Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 29, 1937, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUTl rEDFOTtD MATIr TRIBUTE. MEDFORD. OREGON THTTRSD AY, JULY 29, 1937, i s - - -- '- .II ' , " " - tf - , """it - -.""'. mmsmmm ASHLAND INVADES! FOR CRUCIAL TILT Contest Expected to Indi oate Winner of Second Half Title; Glendale Plays On Grants Pass Field League standing. W. V. PO. , 8 0 1000 , 1 0 1.000 1 1 iOO 1 1 JtOO 1 3 .833 0 3 .000 Ashland Medord Crtscsnt City Olsndals OrtnU Pass Rotaburg Gomes Next Sunday. . Aanland at Medlord. Olondale at Oranta Paai. ... - n.Mmt. fliLT. .....v nr.onn leaEUS'S tOITia aecond-hau pennant battle awlngs lta fourth ween net du - -in epecd great Medtord-Aahland .. ... h.tti. on the . local curl. featuring a program that tlgurea indicate tna Bocnu-. - right to meet Creecent City lor the league championsnip. n n. P. L,uKKi uu ..- i.nkiAn nountva two bit ter rival, are tiring all their gun In a game which mean ua - niandala's strong Loggers will move Into Oranta Pass to lace nig nuoj . ----r -- curve ball and the heavy-nlttlng Merchants, and Creecent City wm slay boat to a desperate Roeeburg club, auHerlng Irom wholesale loss 1. 1, .h noor fan auopprt. Pacing Heyne on the OranU Pass mound will be. tarry tor Glendale. At Orescent City, Man ager Roy Deo la expected to send Mike Koll, aot southpaw, to the nib bar against the callarlta RoaeburB Urates, who will eounter with George Barr, It will be the most crucial en. ' i nmmr when Manager couDwr Ul 3 - - Mike Belkovlok's Medford Craters tao oU against tha Aamaua lens of Manager Leonard Halt here Sunday. With three straight eecond lialf victories, all gained by virtue of sensational left-handed pitching by lanky Bob Hardy, tha Llthlana will enter the affair slight favorites. Med ford. alao with a clean second-hau ..... uui.,. it defeat of drafts Pass three weeks ago, tha protested Crescent City game ma win played and the ralned-out battle at Qlendale last Sunday, nevertheless, is expected to offer tha fast-moving Ashlandera their tougheat com petition. Renew Mound read. In addition to the league lead, which will be at atake, tha game will offer a resumption of the white hot Larry Pepper versus Bob Hardy burling feud. Pepper, pitching mag nificent beaeball. eked out a 4-3 verdict over Ashland'a brilliant south paw here June 20, but Hardy came right back to down the Crater curve ball artlet In Aahland July 4 In an exhibition gams. The meeting Bun day wlU terminate the rivalry, and fans of Ashland and Medford expeot the tightest pitching battle of the season. Manager Mike Bslkovlck of the Cratere said today that Medford would faco lta blggcet game of the year In excellent condition, with the exception of the manager, himself. A leg Injury, received In the Glen dale game a month ago, will keep Balkovlck from hla position back of the plate. Ruse Acheeon. ex-Oregon State college star and member of the high school coaching staff, will do the receiving. Acheron, working his first game behind the bat last week against Olendale, turned In a nice performsnce. He ha a power Mi throwing arm and la a fair hitter. Two New Faces. Two other new facea who wilt ahow before a home-town crowd tor the first time this yesr. are Paul ("Hoosler") Hotfard, terrlfte left hand hitting outfielder, and Don ny Donovsn. the stocky little guy with the machine gun arm. Hoffard, Medford's beet-known and probably moat popular ball plsyer, will be stationed in right field, and Dono vsn will take care of left. Dick 8a kralds will cover the middle terri tory. Bob Smith, tops among all the losgue's first basemen, will be at his regular position: Wally Rlckert will hold down second: Dick Lewis, short, and Duke Hanklnson, third Thst la tha same Infield that has worked as a unit for almost the en tire season, and experta regard It as the finest In the league. ITome Fire Unsuspected COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. (CP) Hearing the sirens and bells of the lire department. Mrs. Fannie Mel buer rushed to her front door to watch the apparatus go by. Instead of going by, the fire trucks stopped. Unknown to Mrs. Meibuer the base ment of her home was on fire. A neighbor called the fire department. MERRICK'S POOL SWIM IN DRINKING WATER Daily: 1 p. tn to 10 p. m. ftuntlty: t0:S0 ft m- to 10 p m A Kiss for a lav fcS S ... ... I Gene Sarazen, who won the Chicago open golf tournument with a 2(l score, planted a kiss on the ball that green to give him 13,000 first prize.. (left), runner-up. HOW DiJANV fly the Aaaodutpri Press. Coast. W. L. PC. San Diego . 12 40 .986 Sacramento .... 69 50 .6B0 San Francisco 60 64 .650 Portland 84 53 .647 Los Angeles .............. 00 59 .604 Oakland 64 87 .440 Sesttle ..... 49 70 .41? Missions 44 78 .387 National. W. L. PO. Chicago 66 31 .644 New York 64 88 .607 Pittsburgh 47 39 .547 St. Louis .--. 45 33 .517 Boston 48 48 .483 Brooklyn 35 60 .412 Cincinnati 38 49 .424 Philadelphia 33 5B .363 American. W. L. PO.. New York .... 67 38 .671 Detroit 61 84 .600 Chicago ......-....-... 53 38 .696 Boston 48 87 .564 Cleveland 41 42 .494 Washington - 37 46 .448 St. Louis 28 68 .326 Philadelphia 28 68 .310 Brownsboro BROWNSBORO, July 29. (SpD H. W. Wright and Tom Keen spent Thursday and Friday of last week flatting at Rnncherla. . BUI Swalne went to Medford for a visit with his brother, who is with tha Russel circus and whom he had not seen for 15 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tucker have as house guesta this week. Mr. Tucker's nieces, Jessie Bell and Mrs. J. H. Llelbrlck and daughter from Hamp ton, lows. Mrs. Raymond Baker entertslned In honor of her son Louis" eighth birthday last Friday evening. Those present were Mrs. H. W. Wright snd chlldron. Clarence Hsyward, Donald snd Raymond Johnson and Kenneth Warner. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Victor of Sac ramento, Cal., Mrs. Msry Wllllsms and Mrs. Mnyme Clurwolf of Horn brook. Cel.. were guesta at. the home of Mr. end Mrs. W. M. Hansen one dsy last week. 1 Griffin Creek GRIFFIN CREEK, July 39. (Spl.) We are glad to report that "Grand ma" Darby who waa injured in a (all recently In Improving. We hope for her nptdy recovery. Mrs. 15t, mother of Mm. C. O. Gay, who haa hecn very HI, U alao improving. Mr. and Mra. Wllber Ktme mo tored to Yreka recently and apent the day. Mrs. L. h. Crocker of Kent. Wnah.. vlalted recently with her .Maters. Mra Ruth Hood, Maude Arnold and Beaa Wade of Medford, on her way to visit her daughter. Mrs. Bob Young of Eacopdldo, Calif. Jean Dutton from Murphy, came up the first of the week to apend some time with her grandparent. Mr. and Mm. R. R. Ouches. Grange members and frlenda are planning a picnic to be held at Mc Ka bridge August 6. This la to be a community get together. Pomona Grange Is planning a Jackson county picnic at the Jackaon Hot 6prlnga August a. Commercial hatcheries aet about 40 pftrcent more egga than the num ber of chirks e xpe- td . $aUm Uccr Salem Brewery Asi'n, Salem $3,000 Ball dropped Into the r.up on the 18th Beside Snrazen is Ky Laffoon Meteorological Report Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday: warmer Friday. Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday, but fog on coast; warmer In Inter ior Friday; gentle to moderate north west wind off the coaat. Local Data Temperature a. year ago . today: highest 93; lowest 57. Total monthly precipitation. .30 Inches; deficiency for the month, .06 Inches. Total precipitation since September 1. 1020, 1Q.8S Inches; deficiency for the sen.vm. .00 Inches. Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yes terday 31 percent; 0 a. m. todoy, 76 percent. Tomorrow: sunrise 5:02 a. m.; sun set 7:32 p. m. Observations Taken at 5 a, m., 120 Meridian Time. II H r b 3 a 3 9 " CITY Boise 03 63 00 Clear Boston Id 60 .00 Clear Chicago - 00 83 T Clear Denver ... 86 84 .69 clear Eureka 73 63 .00 Cloudy Helena 04 63 .18 Clear Los Angeles.. 04 66 .00 Cloudy Medford 88 64 .00 Clear NeW York .... 83 66 .00 Clear Omaha 93 70 .00 Cloudy Phoenix 100 70 .00 Clear Portland 73 36 .00 Cloudy Reno 06 44 .00 Clear Roseburg 76 63 .00 Clear Salt Lake 100 64 .11 P Cloudy San F'mnclsco 83 S3 .00 Clear Seattle .. 70 64 T Cloudy Spokane 78 56 .33 Clear Wash., D. C 86 64 .00 Clear Yakima 90 63 .00 Clear ) feurle Keuppolnted SALEM, July 30. (AP) Governor Martin re-appolnted Hugh H. Earle as state Insurance commissioner for a four-year term, ending June 30. 1041. Use Mail Tribune want ads. CODE $1.10 QUART eiTot Mtt ntiae ( HQLBRQQtt ) V BOURBOH STATE SOFTBALL JOURNEY SLATED LAST OF AUGUST 8ALEM, July 29. flV sixteen of the atate's beat softball teams will bo ohoaen soon In district tournaments to participate In the atate toft ball tournament here August 23 to 28. Salem and Portland each will send two teams. Dwlght Adama, Dailaa, atate soft ball director, announced today that a girls' tournament would be played here In conjunction with the men's meet. District 1 and 11 are In Salem, and districts 2 and 3 In Portland. In district 4, AMorla. St. Helens, Ctatskanle, Rainier and Vernonla will play off. The Hillsboro team, Adams said, la favored to win Washington county, district 5. MUwaukle and Oregon City are fav orites In district 6. while McMlnu- vllle and Tillamook are favored to fight it out for tho district title: Dallas and Independence will play off In district 8, Bllverton and Mt Angel In district 9, and Corvallls and Albany In district 10. A Eugene team will represent dis trict 12, while Marshfield and Co qullle are po&slbllltlea In district J3 In district 14, Oranta Pass and Klamath Falls are favorites, with Medford and Ashland also In the running. . Hood River will come from district 1A, and Bflker and Elgin will battle for the district 10 place. F Prom twelve to fourteen entrants are expected to tee off In the weekly two-ball mixed foursome tournament at the Rogue Valley Qllf club at 6:30 this afternoon. All mean be ra of the local club are eligible for these nine-hole tourna ments which were started a month ago. Golf balls are awarded to. the winners of the nine-hole medal play struggle. A. B. Roberts, local pro, announced today that he Is now attempting to organize eight four-man golf teams to form an Interclub league. Tho eight leaders are to be elected and they will choose their teammates. Each team will play once a week. TACOMA TEAM WINNERS BASEBALL TOURNAMENT TACOMA, July 20- (P) The John Bon Paint company team of Tacoma eyed the national semi -pro bnsebp ll tournament at Wichita, Kns., todty after defeating Reliable Shoe of Port land, Ore., for the northwest cham pionship here last night. Each team had won two previous games. Imlluus Like 91 Ittllt FLAGSTAFF. Ariz. ( UP) When they get their change, American In diana don't want sliver but green backs, and the greenbacks must be $1 bills and not five's or ten's, mer chants at the etghth annual south western pow wow learned when 2.000 tribesmen shook skeptical heads at larger bills and demanded 91 -notes and nothing elso. PINT 1 95C CODE 195A et. sitau, ,,. Scores Yesterday (By tha Aiioclited press) Coast . B. H. I. Missions 3 10 4 Portland OS 1 Bolen and Outen; Radonlts Car son (7) and Tresh. H. R. B. ..13 17 3 San Diego . Seattle . 3 S 0 Chaplin and Detore; dregory, Smith (6) and Splndel. R. R. E. ..10 16 i San Francisco , 8 8 8 Bonham and Baker; Shores, Bal lou (6), O'Doul (8) and Monzo. R. H. E. Sacramento 0 6 1 Los Angeles 4 7 0 Ilpen, Murray and Pranks; Berry and Collins. Second game: R. H. E. .881 8 11 1 Sacramento . Los Angeles Stout, Seat (4), Murray (61 and Cooper; Garland. Campbell (3), Lle ber (4) and Gibson. National -Cincinnati 6, Boston 1. Chicago 7, Brooklyn S. New York 8, St. Louis 4. . Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 4. American Washington 11, Chicago 8. Boston S, St. Louis 4. Detroit 8, New York 1. Philadelphia 11, Cleveland 7. FRANKIE CLEMENS 10 FACE DRAGON Undefeated in the Medford ring, Prankl'e Clemens, the Oklahoma I "wonder boy" will face hla toughesi j test yet when he meets the Black Dragon In the main event of Pro- ! moter Mack Llllard'a weekly wrestling card at the open-air high school arena next Monday night. Ltllard an nounced the card today. Sammy Kohen, the New York City Jew, will tanglo with Jack LaRue In the middle -event and Carlos Rod riguez, tho "hot tamale," will faco Danny Savlch In tho opener. 8avtch, one of the , local favorites, returns after several weeks absence. Balks as Spar Mate ' OAKLAND, Cal. (UP) Mrs. Irece Kupldloskl won a divorce from her husband on the grounds that he la a navy boxer. She charged that In hla boxing he sometimes forgot he waa at home instead of in the ring and used her aa an unwilling spar ine partner. TIMBERMEN COLLECT 12TH STRAIGHT WIN BY Games Tonight Commercial League Lamport vs. 20-80. Office Boys vs. HUMRS. Service Leafue Telephone vs. Elks. Postofftce vs. Copco. Timber Products . . enllMtrf It twelfth etralght Commercial league Softball win last nle-ht -t. th hioh school stadium by shutting out the L.ainouo Hen, 7-0, behind the three hit pitching of Red Scheel. The vic tory wsa the second for the Tlm bermen In the second-half pennant race. Business is good here! We Are Selling Genuine Goodrich Tires Would you have believed this possible ten years ago, when you paid 18 or 20 dollar! for tires that couldn't even approach these in mileage or any other quality? No wonder people are flocking in! Tires made by the oldest and most experi enced tire manufacturer at slightly over a five-dollar hill for the Ford and Chevrolet size. Other sizes proportionately low. THIS CAN'T LAST, It's money in your pocket to buy these) tires right now I r Lewis Super 8th and Front. We Magic It doesn't matter what you're thinking of buying a bar.pin or a baby grand, a new suit for Junior or a set of dining.room furniture the best place to start your shopping tour is in your favorite easy-chair, with an open newspaper. . The turn of a page will carry you as swiftly as the magic carpet of the Arabian Nights, from one end of the shopping district to another, up and down in eleva tors, across busy streets and avenues. Because you can rely on modern advertising as a guide to good values, you can compare prices and styles, fabrics and finishes, just as though you were standing in a store. Make a habit of reading the advertisements in this paper every day. They can save you time, energy and money. Jennings, runnera-up to Timber Products the first-half, opened Its second-half schedule with a thund ering 18-1 victory over Fabere of Central Point. Ray Stngler pitched aU-hlt ball for tha winners while his teammates were socking twice that many baaehlta off two Paber hurlers. The losers committed 10 errors. Plena downed the Office Boys, 8-3. tn another Commercial league battle. Verblck aet the Office Boys on their oollectlve heads with only four hits, and Campbell, Plena outfielder, came up with a sensational barehanded catch against the fence to halt a threatening rally. - Bill. Bowerman'a Pluhrer's outfit, studded with Ashland performers, hammered out a 16-7 verdict over the downtrodden 20-30 club. It was the eleventh consecutive loss for the clubmen. Two Commercial and two Service league games are on the slate for tonight, with tha Commercial leaguers getting under way at 7:46 and the Service circuit encounters starting an hour later. Your Credit Is Good Here U,ll',ll'IUIJ.MM.li Mill .lUII.I 1111111 I Service Station Never Close. Phone 1300 Carpet R. H. E. .7 9 0 ,01 Catholic Men Scheel and Campbell; Meyer anel P. Sakralda. R. H. B. .18 13 1 1 8 10 Jennings Tire pabers R. Slngler and Ruttsr; Ayers, Bui- bert and Babb. R. R. E. Plche 8 9 8 Office Boys 3 4-0 Verblck and Wilson; Colton and Harrington. " R. H. B. Fluhrera 16 18 3 7 117 Bowerman and Simpson; Miles, GUstrap and Brown. ' SALEM, July 39 AP) Officials of tha C. k. Spsuldlng Lumbar com pany said early opening of the plant, closed since 1933, would follow an nouncement of approval of a RFC loan sought by the oompany. Scores: Timber Product Today's PriceV 1