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Paul Bunyan of Golf, Hollywood Favorite, Jailed as Hold-Up Man
OF LINKS HELD UP
;e
Friends Hope To Block New
York Extradition Per
formed Prodigious Feats.
LOS ANGELES. July XO. John
Montague, sematlonal golfer who ac
quired the title of "Mystery Man,"
was held under 910.000 ball on a New
York robbery warrant today after m
hearing In which Deputy District At
torney Howard Hlnshaw declared:
"Officers think this man may know
something of recent robberies here."
Hlnshsw made his statement in at
tempting to obtain setting of ball at
$25,000. Superior Judge Walter Guer
In ruled, however, the New York
charge was the only one Involved In
the hearing.
The so-called phantom of the fair
ways, who Is credited with almost
unbelievable golfing feats and who
has many Influential friends, was
arrested on a warrant charging thut
ne participated in a roadhouse hoi'?,
up near Jay, N. Y In 1930. ,t''
District Attorney Thomas jr. Mc
Donald or Essex county, r'.'. Y., an
nounced there he wouH push pro
ceedings to extradite 32-year-old
Montague under his admitted re.il
name of LaVerne Moore.
The warrant charged that Moore,
or Montague, and two other men
held up patrons and proprietors of
the roao house, slugged one. 67-year.
old Watt Cobb, and escaped with
Meekly he posed for photograph.
ers. who for the past year have yearn
ed for his picture but feared for their
safety If they shot one. Yet the soft
spoken Montague never used violence
In the past In dissuading them he
merely grabbed the plates, destroyed
tftem and then paid the photog.
raphers for their loss.
Montague's legion of friends In the
film colony greeted news of his ar
rest with silence. He was as much
a mystery to them, his close friends,
as he was to everyone else.
George Clark, his personal friend.
golf companion and attorney. Inti
mated an appeal would be made to
Governor Frank P. Merrlam to refuse
to sign extradition papers.
"Montague has proven to us that
he la a fine man and a fine sports
man." Clark said. "He has led a
clean, straightforward life out here.'
Once again stories of the enigmatic
Montague bloomed forth. Some are
true, others are almost unbllevable.
Most of them have thler locale at the
famous Lakeside Golf club, favored
spot of the movie folk.
George Von Elm. former national
amateur champion and still a top
flight golfer, has repeatedly proclaim
ed Montague the "best golfer In the
world, with a tremendous drive and
uncanny putting abllltv.
The time Montague routed Blng
Crosby Is typical, and true. They
stt out to play 18 holes, Crosby us
ing regular clubs, Montague a base
ball bat, a shovel and rake. Crosby
was on in tnree. Montague batted
me nan into the trap with one swlna.
shoveled It within a few feet of the
pin and holed out In three, using
lob raKe nnnaie as a pool cue.
Playing at Del Monte, Cal.. Mon
tague reputedly reached the last
green with two easy putts ahead for
a course record. He picked up, dls.
dalnlng setting a record.
His friends tell of his strenzth
how he yanked the pants off Jack
Oakle In one playful yank In the
grill room; atuffed bulky George Ban
croft Into a locker, or lifted bulkier
Oliver (Babe) Hardy onto a piano
witn one hand, the last done by
"tncic luting."
BABE RUTH JUST
FALLS, OR FAINTS
TUCKAHOE. N. Y.. July 10. (UP)
Babe Ruth, former home-run king.,
tried to play a round of golf under
a blistering sun today, got around
to the sixth green and toppled over.
Witnesses said the Bambino eol
lepsrd. but club officials Insisted he
merely "sat down" when he found
the heat too much for him. Both
agreed, however, that Ruth had to
be carried to the clubhouse, where he
was placed on a cot.
Dr. John Weston, who was at the
course when Ruth was brought In.
administered treatment which reviv
ed the former Yankee star. After
resting about an hour, Ruth an
nounced he felt all right.
PLAYS AMERICANS
BERLIN. July 10 (UP) 0rmny
won the right today to meet the
United StAtei in the Interior, Davit
Cup final the winner of which will
challenge England for the trophy
by eliminating Czechoslovakia, In the
European tone final.
The German doubles team of Baron
Gottfried ton Cramm and Henner
Henkel triumphed over the Cxeen
pair. Josef Cask and Landlalav
Hecht, 6-1. 6-3. 10-13. 6-0. i
' Previously the Germans had won !
two singles matches, thus Insuring
victory regardless of the outcome of
the final two single matches tomor- j
FACES DRAGON IN
OPEN MR EVENTS
Wrestling Under Arcs At
Football Field Tomorrow
Fast Bouts Signed.
The Black Dragon, one of the most
hated grapplers to ever appear In
southern Oregon, and Prince Mlhal
lkls, one of the most popular, will
face each other tomorrow night at the
high school football stadium In the
top event of the first out-of-loov;
program to be presented by Pronvv.'.vr
Mack LUlard In Med ford. Th'-'lliow
will Inaugurate 10 straight .-eks of
wrestling under the stars.
In the middle event, Sammy Ko
hen, a newcomer from New York
City, will meet Y-.-aukle Stojack, the
thundering ex-pigskln performer, and
In the oper.r. Prank Clemens, the
Indian "winder boy," will return after
a four'ear absence, to tangle with
Gen'man Dale Hadock, who Is far
fM-m a gentleman.
Although the Dragon - MlhallkL,
headllner Is naturally causing ths
greatest furore In local wrestling
spots, more than considerable Interest
la being shown In the Stojack-Kohen
squabble. The New York Jew, ac
cording to reports, Is not only one
of the most brutal and unorthodox
grapplers In the game but also the
most perfectly developed, physically.
He la a marvel of physical culture.
Promoter Mack LUlard says, and he
uses his amazing muscular develop-
Featuring the "Indian Paralyzer."
one of wrestlings most devastating
holds, Frank Clemens, the okluhinna
"wonder boy" will return to Med
ford tomorrow night to tangle with
the unorthodox Dale Haddock In
the opening event. The program will
he staged at the high school foot
ball stadium starting at 8:30 sharp.
ment to tremendous advantage. How
his magnificent body will stand the
terrific sonnenberglng and dropklck
Ing of the popular stojack Is a ques
tion that Is being discussed freely.
Frank Clemens, a full-blooded
Oklahoma Indian, tips the scales p.t
nearly 200 pounds In comparison to
the ITS poundage be boasted when
he last showed here. LUlard stated.
In the four years that have elapsed,
Clemens has manufactured a bril
liant record In the east and middle
west, with most of his victims fall
ing before the "Indian Paralyzer,"
a spectacular and devastating maneu
ver designed and used exclusively by
Clemens. The Indian Is clean and
fast, and will be pitted against the
dirty Haddock In the opener.
After a year's tour of the eastern
seaboard, during which he beat some
great wrestlers In the ring and lec
tured before distinguished audiences.
Prince Mlhallkls, the Arabian noble
man, returns to the scene of some of
his most spectacular victories. To
welcome him back, Promoter LUlard
has designated the despised Black
Dragon, defeated but once In many
local battlea.
The Prince, one of the cleanest and
most scientific workers In the game,
will be an overwhelming favorite with
the expected huge crowd when he
face the hooded horror. He never
deserts his orthodox tactics until the
last minute, and fans who hate the
Dragon with heart and soul, are hop
ing the Arabian glvea him his worst
defeat In his career.
Jack LaRue. a wrestler from Kan
sas city. Kan., will be the third man
In the ring. Ray Friable, figuring ne
needs a vacation from the weekly
mayhem, will take a short layoff. The
program opens at 8:3C p. m. as ususl
Husky-Gopher Grid
Schedule Extended
MINNEAPOLIS. July 10. (AP) The
University of Minnesota and the
University of Washington extended
their athletic relationships today with
the announcement the Washington
eleven will play the Gophers In Min
neapolis on September 28, 1940. and
Minnesota will make Its second trip
In four yeara to Seattle In 1841 for a
game with the Huskies on September
27.
Seabiscuit Grabs
Fat Butler Classic
NEW YORK. July 10. (API Mrs.
C. 8. Howard's fteablscult. winner 01
the Brooklyn handicap, today cap
tured 'he mile and three. sixteen Wis of
the 420 000 Butler handicap at Em
pire City for his fifth successive tic
tory. B. M. Bhers' Tborscm trailed
by length and a half for second
money, with Mrs. Memll Danemark'i
Corlnto another three lengths back
la third place. i
PITTSBURGH. July 10. AJ;
Larry French muffled the PlraV. bats
In a three-hit pitching performance
today to give Chicago a ? to 0 vic
tory which squared thw Pittsburgh
series.
The Cubs' soul!. paw star retired
In order the tlr?;t is batters to face
hlra In contest to the Pirates' dis
play of IPs'ulta yesterday.
Phil C-'varetta scored both of the
Chlcac- runs.
IV the third Inning he led off
z.ia a trlnle Into left center. Cv
blanton, on the mound for Pitts
burgh, got rid of the next two bat
ters, but Stanley Hack smacked a
sharp single to left.
Three alngles In the seventh again
brought Cavaretta loping home.
Blanton yielded alx hits and gave
up five passes to first In the. eight
frames he worked.
R. H. E.
Chicago 3 6 0
Pittsburgh 0 3 0
French and Hartnett; Blanton.
Brown and Todd.
ST. LOUIS, July 10. (API Lon
Warneke of the Cardinals went af
ter his eleventh season victory to
day but Instead waa charged with
his fourth defeat aa Cincinnati's
Reds pummeled St. Louis for an 11
to 3 victory. Warneke was Jerked
after Ival Goodman hit the Reds'
fourth home run and 13th hit off
the Arkansas humming bird In the
fifth.
R. H. E.
Cincinnati ... u 16 0
St. Louis : 3 11 0
Derringer and Lombardl; Warneke.
White, Ryba and Ogrodowskl, Owens.
BOSTON. July 10. ( AP) Bucky
Walters of the Phillies shut out the
Boston Bees, 4 to 0, today on four
hits for his ninth victory of the
season. Waltera hurled hltless ball
for five Innings In which only one
Boston player, Deba Garms. reached
first base. He received a walk.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 12 2
Boston 0 4 1
Walters and Atwood: Bush, Hutch
inson, Lannlng and Lopes
BROOKLYN. July 10 (AP) King
Carl Hubbell took ewect revenge on
the Dodgers today, blanking them!
with three hlta aa he pitched the
new xorK uianta to a 4 to o vic
tory to even the current series.
Facing the Brooklyns for the first
time since they broke his all-time
high winning streak of 24 straight
on May 31. "Old 8quarepants" pitch
ed six Innings of h.'tless ball.
R. H. E.
New York 4 8 1
Brooklyn 0 3 2
Hubbell and Mancuso; FltKslm
mons. Butcher and Phelps.
T
JENNINGS IN TIE
Timber Products and Jenninss
Tire company remained tied for the
Commercial league softball lead Fri
day night when they blasted out
overwhelming wins from Fabers and
20-30. Both have won five and lost
no games.
The lumbermen defeated Fabers.
12-0, behind the five-hit pitching of
Red Schcel and Burreson. Hammock
hit a home-run and Scheel collected
three for three to lead the attack.
Jennings Tire swamped 20-30, 29-6.
with Ray Stngler allowing only five
hits.
In the lone Service league battle,
Elks defeated the Telephone company.
18-1, with the aid of four double
plays and homers by Al Plche and
Bell.
Scores: r. h. K.
Jennings 20 33 fi
20-30 6 6 7
R. Slngler and Lumsn; Gllstrap and
McManamy. '
R. H. E.
Timber Products ......... 13 17 1
Fabers 0 0 6
Scheel, Burreson and Campbell; D.
Ayers, Atkins and P. O'Connor,
R. H. E.
Elks 16 8 7
Telephone 1 a fl
Ebel and Woods; Leavitt and Crea-gpr.
High School Football Stadium
MONDAY NIGHT
Black Dragon
TS,
Prince Mihalikis
Sammy Kohen
VI.
Frank Stojack
Frank Clemens
Dale Haddock
NEW OPEN AIR ARENA
Seats os tale at BIOWN'S Phone lot
TAI.tM7l.sr t CATa Pbnn ITf
R
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NEW YORK. July 10. (AP) The
Yankees teed off a pa Inst Washington
pitching for second straight d-y to
day and walloped the Senators. 13
to 3. behind Charley Rufflngs steady
hurling.
Ruffing, meantime, went along
easily, blanking the Nats with six
hits for the first eight Innings, and
then, with victory assured, slowing
up enough to let the Washlngtons
count twice In the ninth, when
Buddy Myer s triple 6cnt one run in
and Jesse Hill's single drove another
across.
It was Rufflngs tenth victory
against two setbacks for the year,
and gave the league-leading Yanks a
six-game winning streak.
The Yanks belted Wes Ferrell.
Washington starter, to the showers
in four innings.
Score: R. H. E.
Washington 2 9 1
New York 12 IS 1
W. Ferrell. Cohen, Chase and R.
Ferrell; Ruffing and Dickey, Glenn.
CHICAGO, July 10. (AP) Pitcher
Clint Brown not only played th?
part of rescuer for the White Sox
today but also drove tn the run
which gave the Chicago club a 5-to-4
victory over the St. Louis Browns In
11 Innings.
Score: R. H. E.
St. Louis 4 12 0
Chicago 5 8 2
(Eleven Innings).
Hlldebrand. White and Huffman:
Cain. Brown and Scwell.
PHILADELPHIA, July 10. ( AP )
The Athletics lost both ends of a
double header with the Boston Red
Sox this afternoon, running their los
ing streak to 12 In a row. The scores
were 9 to 3 and & to 2, the second
game going 11 innings.
First game: R. H. E.
Boston 9 10 0
Philadelphia 2 10 2
Grove. OstermufUcr and DcSautels;
Caster and Atwood.
Second game: R. H. E.
Boston 6 8 0
Philadelphia 2 12 3
(Eleven Innings).
Marcum and Berg; Fink and Con
roy. DETROIT. July 10 (API Cleve
land and Detroit split their double
header today, the Indians taking the i
second game. 8 to 7, after the Tigers
won the first, 12 to 11, The nightcap
was featured by Trosky's two home
runs and another by Laabs with one
on.
First game: R. H. E.
Cleveland 11 12 2
Detroit 12 16 4
Whitehlll. Heving, Andrews and
Pytlak; Wade, Rowe, Russell and Teb
betts. Second game: R. H. E.
Cleveland 8 12 o
Detroit 7 10 0
Harder, Oalehouse and Sullivan;
Bridges, Con man and Bolton, Teb
betts. CAMBRIDGE. Masa., July 10. (Pi
After five previous failures on Amer
ican soil, the combined Oxford-Cambridge
track team defeated the Harvard-Yale
forces, seven first Pisces
to five, today. Three meet records
fell.
The British collegians' success was
due to the "doubles" registered by
Cambridge's Godfrey Brown. Eng
land'a current super-runner. In the
quarter and half-mile races and the
Oxonian Alan Pennington In the
sprints.
Brown, who was expected to threat
en Ben Eastman's world mark of 46,4
for the 440, was timed In 47.7 seconds
when be broke the tape alx yards
ahead of James D. Llghtbody, Jr .
Harvard freshman son of the Amer
ican Olympic hero of 30-odd years
ago.
With the 12-evelnt meet atandlng
six first plsces to five In favor of
the British, Brown, who waa runner
up to the U. S. A.a Archie Williams
In the last Olympic 400-meter run,
raced out of the ruck at the three
quarter mark and put on such a
blistering finish that he led Alex
Northrop of Harvard by eight yards
In the 880, turned In 1 :54.3. to clinch
the Brltshera' first victory on this
side of the Atlantic.
Armstrong,
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Hint's Alf ttlntrh on his noe In the nbove picture mid Henry Armstrong,
the tmmn streak from the Pacific Const, put htm there for a knockout In
the third round of their lightweight fight In New York. Armstrong, owned
by Al Jolson, flattened ltlntch, a rugged Australian, six times before the
knockout.
E THIS YEAR
PORTLAND, Ore., July ll.-(AP)
Tlie "big game" between the Uni
versity of Oregon and Oregon State
college football teams will be played
October 23 at Eugene as scheduled,
but may be transferred to Portland
next year and every third year there
after, the Oregonlan sold today.
The newspaper tald representatives
of the two schools and of the Mult
nomah Athletic club so decided at a
secret meeting here Friday, called by
Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor
of higher education.
Oregon State college, understood
to have suggested the change In or
der to Improve gate receipts, also
plans to have the O. S. C.-Unlverslty
of Washington game played here on
years when the Oregon-Washing ton
game Is staged In Seattle.
Told To Be Original
BLUE RIDGE. N. O. (UP) Dr. A.
D. Beittel of Guilford college, told
students attending a religious cou
ferenco here to "be radical." He sug
gested they be so "In the sense of
being fundamental, cardinal and or
iginal; for only radical people can
meet the demands of the day and
aire.1
Beats Blatch
SCORE VICTORIES
LOS ANGELES. July 10. (AP)
Sllngln' Sam Gibson hung up his
15th victory of the season today as
he pitched the San Francisco Seals
to a 9 -to -7 derision over the Los An
geles Angels,
Score: R, H. E.
San Francisco 9 18 3
Los Angeles 7 10 3
Gibson. Cole and Moneo; Salve
son, Overman nnd Collins.
San Francisco, July 10. (AP) San
Francisco's Missions defeated the San
Diego Padres, 9 to 7, today in a see
saw free-hitting game. Ttie locals
clinched the game In the eighth In
ning with a two-run rally off dou
bles by Harry Rosenberg and Roy
Mort and a single by Max West.
Sre: r. h. E.
Snn Diego 7 14 3
Missions 9 14 j
Hcbert, Pillette and Star; Herr
mann, Bviblch and Frankovltch.
A bill authorizing an appropriation
of $11,580,000 annually for uso in
making payments to states for the
education of physically handicapped
children has been presented to the
senate.
The Housewife
'Research Professor of Economy"
SHE'S not a Ph.D. or an LL.D. She hasn't a diploma or
a cap and gown. Her research is not done in the labora
tory or the library. As a matter of fact, her findings
are made, usually, in the street car, in the subway,' in
the suburban commuter's train.
She reads the advertisements in this paper with care
and consideration. They form her research data. By
means of them she makes her purchases so that she
well deserves the title of "Research Professor of Econ
omy.'' She discovers item after item, as the year rolls
on, combining high quality with low.
It is clear to you at once that you . . . and all who
make and keep a home . . . have the same opportunity.
With the help of newspaper advertising you, too, can
graduate from the school of indiscriminate buying into
the faculty of fastidious purchases!
GRANTS PASS TO
PLAY CRATERS IN
LAST HALE TILT
Ripping the lid off the Southern
Oregon Baseball league's second-half
pennant race. Manager Mike Balko
vlck'a Medford . Cratera and the
Grants Pas Merchanta of Manager
Jud Pernoll swing Into action today
on the high school turf, with the
opening ,Jtch slated for 3:30 'Sharp.
Other circuit encounters, which
will Inaugurate the seven-game second-half
stretch battle and right to
meet Crescent City for the champ
ionship, will see Ashland traveling
to the coast town for a crack at
the first-half winners and Olendale
moving to Roseburg.
Here tn Medford, the Cratera aen
satlonal young righthander Larry
Pepper, will oppose Rudy Heyne,
Grants Pass starboard ace. In what
la figured to develop Into a bril
liant hurling duel. Pepper has fog
ged his amazing curve ball past
enemy batters for three wine so far.
white Heyne haa ona victory to his
credit against Ashland. Heyne la
the property of the St. Louis Browns,
having been farmed-out to Grants
Pass for more seasoning. He Is a
big righthander with plenty of what
l'.( takes.
It will be the 'irutal batting
punch of the Grants Pass club,
which tied for second place In the
first-half race, versus the proved
defensive strength of the Medford
team, which finished in a tie for
the third spot.
, The Merchants, with five regulars
hitting over .300 and two In the
.400 class, ended the first-half race
with a team batting mark of .397
to lead the league by a wide mar
gin. Chuck Ostrom, center field, and
Melvln McCarthy, first base, are
both slugging at a .400 clip. Ray.
left field, Machado, right field, and
Elacksmlth. shortstop, are all well
above the .300 circle.
To offset tha tremendous offen
sive advantage the Merchanta will
have. Manager Balkovlck of the
Crntera will rely on the twisting,
astounding "sinker" o' Larry Pepper
and great defensive play. The Med
ford outfit has undoubtedly the
finest Infield In the circuit, with
Bob Smith on first, Rlckert on sec
ond. Dick Lewis at abort and Duke
Hnnklnson on third. And In Dick
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Sakralda, center field, the Cratera
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In the loop, bar none, Lyls
Russell and John Smith will com
plete the Crater outfield. Manager
Balkovlck will don the mask and
protector to receive Pepper's slanta
and high hard one, which, by the
way. la plenty faat, now.
Both clubs, will clear slates and
on even footing with every other
team In the circuit, will be playing
for keepa. In the short second-half
race, every -- unter la crucial, and
both Medford and Grants Pass are
considered to have excellent chances
at the bunting. Both will do their
level best to get away to a flylhg
start.
The largest crowd of the year la
expected to pack the twin grand
stands. A public address loud-speaker
system will keep the fans In
formed of all action. Verne 3hangle
will do the announcing.
NEW TORK. July 10. (AP) Ducky
Medwlck of the Cardinals and Lou
Gehrig of the Yankeea boosted their
respective league leading batting av
eragea this week, but the opposition
continued to close In on them.
Paul Waner of the Plratea catted
an even M0 for the week to boost
his average nine points to .394 In
second place In the National leagu-.
thereby trailing Medwlck'a .400 by
only IS points.
Oehrlg hit nine for 19 during the
week to climb to .378 at the heed of
the American league parade, but hla
Yankee teammate. Joe Dlmaggfo,
stole the loop show. Deadpan Jce
clubbed out 12 hits In 18 chances
to climb 33 points to .369. and march
Into third place. aftr being eighth
last week.
"Lost" Constitution Found
CLEVELAND (UP) Offlcala of the
Rlpon club, an organization of young
Republicans, had searched for alx
years for the club'a lost constitu
tion. Several former officers had
been accused of hiding the docu
ment. Then Fred Warak. former city
employe, found It among hla politi
cal souvenirs.
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WATER
Dally: I p. m to 10 p. m.
Hundaysi 10:30 a. in. to in p. tn