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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON'. THURSDAY. .TULT 15. 1937. Warfare Flares in Softball League Piche Protests Fluhrer Win PAGE SIX BAKERYMEN SIGN ASHLAND TALENT TD ADDSTRENGTH Use of Lithian Stars in Last : Night's Game Basis of Protest by Piche Soft bailers Bowerman Silent Intense rivalry between the Com Bierelal league Softball teams of Hunter's and Plche's flamed Into pas warfani today aa A! Plena, man eger of tha Plena hardwara club, filed a formal protest of tha game played laat night In which Fiunrers, with flv playera Imported from Ash lsnd In lt lineup, defeated the Piche outfit, 4-S. - Piche allegei In hla protest that Bill Bowerman, manager of tha Fluhrer team, Imported five playera from the Southern Oregon Normal achool In Aehland without having In the hand! of tha Medford Softball aiaoclatlon manager, Ruse Acheaon. tha algned contracta of said five playera. Alio, that he did not have In tha handa of the manager the cancellation of tha contracts of the players which he let go, therefore caualng another violation of the rules by having over 15 players on his roster. Bowerman today was noncommltsl on tha protest, . In hla protest, Piche sets forth, In . ' .- h.nv fMi. f.eta psr. ... " " - are based, and filed, by me sa being very poor sportsmanship, causing the morale of my team to be broken up and baa made unkindly feeling among his discharged plsyera as well as among all the spectators, all tha other teeme, and the league of ficials." Tha players used by Fluhrer' In last night's game, and which set off tha fireworks, were Jean Eberhart, coach 'of Southern Oregon Normal achool; Ted Schopf, shortatop ot tha Ashlsnd Llthlans of the South era Oregon baeeball league; Darrell Leavens, center fielder ot tha Llth lans; Arba Agar, third baseman ot tha Uthlans, and Al Simpson, sec ond string catcher of the Llthlana. Plcha formally filed tha protest with 1. H. Hedrick, city school su perintendent, In the absence of Rum Acheaon, association manager. The protest also stated that Plena's team desired another game with Pluhrer's, with both teams using the same playera. Meteorological Report July IS, 1D37 Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday. Little change In tem perature. Oregon: Pair tonight and Friday but overcast on coast. Little change m temperature. Moderate northwest wind off coast. Temperature a year ago today: BIgheat, 67; lowest, 00. Total monthly precipitation none: deficiency for the month, 0.34 Inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1038, 16.66 inches; deficiency for the sesson, 1.17 Inches, Relstlve humidity at t p. m. yes terday, 34 per cent; 6 a. m, today, IS per cent. Sunrise tomorrow, 4 :49 a. m. Sunset tomorrow, 7:44 p. m. Observations Taken at 6 a. m., 120 Meridian Time. s TTTfl I: f f! jl Boise '66 60 .. Clesr Boston -73 63 .... Cloudy Chicago 68 70 .88 cloudy Denver 84 64 .06 P. Cdy. Fureka 68 63 .. Cloudy Helena 70 48 . Clear Loe Angeles SO 68 .. cloudy MEDFORD 86 84 .. Clear New York 74 63 J Rain Omaha 03 68 .18 P. Cdy. Phoenix - - 106 74 . Clear Portland 76 68 Cloudy Reno .. 88 44 .. Clear Roeeburg 80 63 .... Clear Bait Lake City 68 66 T. Clear San Francisco ... 88 66 .... Cloudy Seattle 70 66 T. Cloudv Spokane 74 Wsahntgton, D.C. 78 Taklma 83 MARSHFIELD COUNCIL FOR WATER PURCHASE MARSHFIELD. Ore.. July 18. (API The city council expressed approval today of a program to purchase the People'a Water company either Joint ly or without asalstsnca of the twin elty of North Bend. The action came after tha council had voted to take no steps for formation of a water district to build a municipal system IB Brewster valley. The Brewster project would coat 3,40.ooo. it was aatlmated. Cost of acquisition of the private system has not been determined. 66 .06 P. Cdy. 74 T. Cloudy 68 .. Clear MERRICK'S POOL SWIM IN DRINKING WATER Dally: I p. ru to 10 p. m. f undsjs: 10:90 a m to 10 p m Terry Chased to Showers w z,( ,9; h -2 Hill Terry, manager of the New Umpire Klem In the ninth Inning of chased to the clubhouse for his effort. He's shown starting the losing argument. WATER CARNIVAL FOR CCC TALENT T A water carnival, featuring swim mers and divers attending the Red Cross-CCO life-saving school being held here this week, will be staged at Aahland Saturday evening. The aquatlo sports will be a part of the "Greater Ashland" celebration and will be held at the Twin Plunges where practical work in the water Is being carrlod on this week as part ot tha ltfe-savlng school. Lieut, Henry R. Marsden, Jr., Red Cross examiner In charge of the school, has been putting his athletes through their pncea this week In preparation for the water sports. Events will be held In swimming and diving and several stunts will be staged In addition to life-saving and water flrst-ald demonstrations. The show will start at 8 o'clock and will be free to the public. Lieutenant Mnrsden has been as sisted In the Instruction by Lieut. Marcus H. Muller, who returned re cently from the Red Cross life-saving school held at Ouerneyvllle. Call., where healso qualified aa a life-saving examiner. Forty-seven men, two from each of the 23 camps In the Medford district and one from headquarters detach ment, are enrolled at the school. Prsctlcal work In the water la held at Ashland ech morning with af ternoon study classes In Medford. The men will attempt to qualify as senior Ufa-savers and will return I S M ,., .wnpn -.i--itaa--aa-aa-aa-a-aaa York Glnnts, started to argue with a game In Philadelphia and was to their camps to conduct slmllsr schools. Capt. William C. Ryan, district wel fore officer, hsa posted a number of prlres for the swimming and diving events Saturday evening. Scores Yesterday (By the Asaoct-tl Press) Coast R. H. E. Portland 0 6 1 Sun Pranclsco ll 15 0 Cftraon, SUei-ly (6) and Tresh; LU lnrd nnd Wood all, H. H. E. Seattle . 6 IS 0 Oakland 0 13 4 Gregory and Baasler; DouRlas (R) and Ratmondl, McCaskllt, Baker. Second game; r, h; K. Seattle 18 1 Oakland U aa 3 Barrett, Thomas ( 1 ) , Smith (5) and Splndel; Plechota and Baker. R. H. K. MiMlona 6 18 1 San Diego 8 0 1 Bablrh, Ardeeoya (3) and rmnko vltch; Salvo and Starr. R. H. B. Loa Angelfe. 9 H 3 Sacramento S 10 a Berry and Collins; Seats, Murray and Pranks. National New York, 4; Pittsburgh, 3. Boston. 3: Chicago, 1. Cincinnati, ft; Brooklyn, 8. St. Louls-Phlladelphla, rain. American New York. 10; Detroit. 3. Chicago, 6; Philadelphia, 4 (called end firtli, rain). Cleveland. It; Washington, 8. Boston. 14; St. Lout. 6. T FOR LEAGUE TILT Ashland Will Entertain Rose burg Glendale at Grants Pass Hard Race Is In dicated in Second Half southern Oregon League (Second Half) W. Medford 1 L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 Ashland 1 ( QlendaJe 1 i Crescent City . 0 Oranta Pass 0 Roseburg . 0 (James Next Sunday Medford at Crescent city. Roseburg at Ashland. Olendale at Oranta Paaa. 1 .000 .000 .000 Thre Southern Oregon league ball clubs, weak sisters of the first half pennant race, are at present In a triple tie for the top spot as a result of startling upsets over members of the first division In battles laat Sun day. Next Sunday, In the second round of the second-half pennant battle, those same teams again take on clubs which outdistanced them the first-half. Medford'a Craters will Journey to Crescent City , for a tough encounter with the powerful Chi nooks, first half champions, and undefeated un til Ashland knocked them over, 6-3, last Sunday. Last time the two teams met, Medford lost In the last of the ninth Inning when Orvllle Framsted. faatest man In the league, stole home off Larry Pepper. The game was orig inally slated for Medford, but the schedule was changed soon after the first-half season started to allow Aah land one less long hop. Because of that change, the Llthlana will play in Medford August l", Instead of Medford traveling to Ashland. Au gust 1ft, Crescent City will travel to Ashland Instead of Ashland going to the coast city. 1 While Medford and Crescent Cltv are fighting It out, Roseburg will meet Aahland at Ashland, and Glen dale will hop to Grant Pass for a renewal of their bitter feud. Indications revealed In last Sun day's games point to one of the toughest stretch squabbles In many years. Ashland, Medford and Glen dale, second-division clubs the first half, have strengthened to the point where they are now figured the teams to beat. Crescent City will present Its Identical championship lineup the second-half, and Grants Pass will have added power. Only Roseburg seems weaker, due to the loss of Lefty Baker, slugging outfielder, to Crescent City,- Weather Northern California: Pair tonight and Prlday. but fog on the coast; cooler Interior extreme north portion tonight, moderate northwest wind off the coast. Oregon: Pair tonight and Prlday, but overcast on the coast: little change In temperature: moderate nortnwest wind .off the coast. Hunt Aid Appreciated WASHINGTON, July 18. (AP) Secretary Hull sent messages of ap preciation today to the Japanese and New Zealand governments for their offera of assistance and expressions of sympathy In the aee-rch for Amelia Earhart. Sport Graphs Billy Hnleo 8ayi: Organized Baseball Due Soon Is Belief Grants Pass Leader Thank goodness, we are not alone of guys In southern Oregon who have hopes, visions, and even expectations of organized baseball getting a strong foothold In this territory sometime In the near future. Fred Roper, dynamic business man ager of the Oranta Pass Merchanta and a power-house promoter In any body's league, was In town last Sun day to watch bis club get their ears pinned back by our own Craters, Fred was considerably disgruntled over the battle'a outcome, but the defeat didn't In the least cool hie enthusiasm for the business at hand organized baseball chatter. Grants Pass has strong con nections with the St. Louis Browns (Ray, Machado and Heyne are Brown farm-outs) and Fred stated with conviction that when Grants Pass was ready for organized ball, he was certain the major league club of Rogers Hornsby would back the Climate City entry. In other words, Grants las would become a farm team 'In the Ht. Louis system. To say that Roper was hot for the proposition would be Btatlng It mild ly. He was burning up. "It's coming, and coming soon." the Merchant chief announced. "Baseball all over the country has skyrocketed the past few years, and especially since last season. The num ber of leagues affiliated with the national association Is almost twice this summer what it was last year, and the big fellow all say It will double again next year." Asked what he thought of the pos sibility of organized ball in southern Oregon by next year, Fred said that he wouldn't be aurprlsed If there was a class D league In operation. That beats our enthusiasm by ten city blocks; our figuring was that It was still several years away. We'll string along, though, with your prediction, Mr. Roper. It Is apparent that Roper has his mind set on organized baseball in southern Oregon In no uncertain terms. And, anyone acquainted with hla work aa secretary of the Jose phine county fair board and In being "the works" of Grants Pass ball teams for plenty of years, will un derstand what we mean when we say, "If Fred Rpper puts his shoulder to the wheel, It's all over but the shouting." No grass has been sprouting under hla dogs, either, while he has been playing seriously with the Idea. Already he has established contact with several sources of Information concerning actual operation of such a league and many minor details. He told us he expected to have some real low-down In a few days, ant! that he would pass It on. If organized baseball were brought to southern Oregon. It would be almost Imperative that all league chins played under lights. .Something like 80 percent of minor league cities have arcs over their field's, ond only in the majors do the teams still stick to 1h light ball. Pardon. Cinrln- Duhtltd groin neutral spiritt 75 natl In tha National league ooasti glimmers, and stages sev eral e neon nt era a year at night. In case Medford ever does have aa entry In a class D league here abouts. It will mean 50 or more home games a year, with the same number on the road. It's baseball avery day Moat class D circuits use a ISO game , schedule, with half at borne and half I on the road, of course, but many I play even more. It will also mean that all teams answer directly to wiuiam O. Bramhsm, president of ine National Association of Profes sional Baseball Leagues, who 1 in turn under Kenesaw Mountain Lan dls, commissioner of organised base ball. There Is little doubt In the minds of anyone Interested In the national pastime In southern Oregon, that Grants Pass could support a club. Least of all In the mind of Fred Roper. If Klamath Falls, Medford. Ashland, all felt the same way about it. there would be little left to do but draw up the schedule and receive the charter. Any lettora written to this depart ment on tha subject will be greatly appreciated. We believe the wind Is blowing the right way, and would like to have tangible proof, or other wise. HOWTHEy? (By the Associated Press) Coast W. L. Pet. Sacramentoo 63 4a .596 San Francisco - ... 63 43 -590 San Diego .... 63 44 .689 Los Angeles 54 SO .618 Portland -............ 51 51 .600 Seattle 47 68 .448 Oakland 43 66 .393 Missions 3g 67 .388 Nations! W. L. Pet. New York 47 as .618 Chlcsgo 45 38 .816 Pittsburgh ,.- 40 33 .648 ... 39 33 .483 ... 34 41 .453 St. Louis .... Boston Brooklyn 41 .431 Cincinnati m 43 .403 Philadelphia 38 47 .373 American W. L. Pet. New York , 48 33 .686 Boston . . 41 38 .594 chlcsgo 44 31 .687 Detroit 43 30 .583 Cleveland 36 34 .507 Washington 30 39 .435 St. Louis 33 48 .314 Philadelphia 30 60 .386 To War On Gangsters PORTLAND, Ore., July 15. (AP) Portland got ready for a declaration of war on gangsters today. 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Home runs by Murrsy Bell snd Ray Lewis and alx-hlt pitching by Ken Leavltt featured the HUMRS 19-10 defeat of the 30-30 club laat night at the high achool football stadium In a Commercial league Softball en counter. It was the seventh straight defeat for the clubmen. In the other Commercial circuit -to ( , , to Portland or San Franeisco TRAVEL WHILE YOU SLEEP! Lea-e here any evening. Our fast over night service brings you into Portland or San Francisco early the next morning, refreshed and ready for work or pleasure, after a real night's rest. You'll lave a lot of lime, and money, tool For example: Oneway Roundtrip DA DTI Hlin R&" 9,98 i305 rUlflLnllU lower berth 1.50 8.00 This overnight STANDARD PULLMAN trip brings you into Portland, Union Station,,at 8:00 in the morning Rail fare honored In comfortable coaches $6.59 110.65 SAN FRANCISCO Good in COACHES or TOURIST PULLMANS (plus $1.50 for an overnight berth). 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