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' Yankees Belt Indians for Seventh Straight Win, and 9 Game Lead
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE00N. SUNDAY. AUGUST 5. 1937
GEHRIG KEEPS UP
Ruffing First American
Hurler To Score 15 Wins
' Detroit Breaks Even.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7 (;!; Lou
Gehrig and Red Ruffing ruined the
Cleveland Indians today as the Yank
ees belted the tribe 6 to 3 to stretch
their winning streak to seven str&lgtrt
and retain thllr nine-game lead In
the American league.
Gehrig climaxed a week of extra
base walloping by banging out his
27th homer of the season his sev
enth In the last seven games and a
triple, driving In two runs. Ruffing
limited the Clevelandera to seven hits
and became the first pitcher In the
American league to post 15 victories
for the season. He has been defeated
only three times.
For six Innings, It was a ball game,
with Mel Harder and Ruffing hook
ing up In a pitching duel. But. after
the Indians had deadlocked the count
In the first half of the seventh, the
Yanks blasted Harder out of the ball
game.
As a result. Harder was tagged with
his eighth loss. Next to Gehrig, his
greatest trouble came from Joe Dl
magglo, who stretched his consecutive
hitting streak to 16 straight contests
with a double and single.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 3 7 1
New York 6 8 0
Harder, Brown and Sullivan; Ruff
ing and Dickey. ,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.-(F)-Wash-
lngton rallied In the late Innings to.
day to defeat Detroit 8 to 7 In the
second game of a double-header after
losing the opener, 3 to 2.
The Senators went out In front In
the second Inning of the first game
when four singles produced two runs.
but the Tigers scored enough to win
In the seventh when York hit a home
run with two on.
( First game) R. H. E.
Detroit ' 8 7 1
Washington -
Lawson and York;
Millies: '
(Second game)
Detroit
W.
Washington
Bridges and York;
Chase. Appleton.
Jacobs and Millies.
BOSTON, Aug. 7. (IP) Boston's
rampaging Red Sax came from be
hind three tunes today, twloe with
home runs, to belt the Chicago White
Six 5 to 4 for their Utb victory in
12 starts, one of the 12 games end
ed In a tie.
Hlgglns' drive through Zeke Bon
ura In the ninth inning with one out
and the bases loaded provided the
death blow as the Boston club tight
ened It grip on second place.
R. H. E.
4. 11 0
6 13 0
Chicago
Boston
Lyons, Brown and
Rensa;
Grove
and Desautels.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 7. VP) The
St. Louis Browns won their third
straight game today, coming from be
hind to beat the Athletics, 4 to 1. be
hind the two-hit pitching of Jack
Knott. The game was called at the
end of the sixth because of rain and
the second game of a scheduled double-header
was postponed.
(Called 7th account rain)
R. H. E.
St Louis .............. 4 7 1
Philadelphia .
3
Knott and Hemsley: Caster. Turbe
villa and Brucker.
FATE THIS WEEK
oii-PAVFNTO. Calif., Aug. 7
t.PIjohn Montagues legal coun
frxmv Insisted Governor Frank H
m.rri.m has authority to deny ex-
.-.H.finn to New York on a seven
year-old robbery charge of the Hoi
, ui mvtton aolfei.
Taklns l.-sue with an opinion of
..... ttsmv-aenerar ollict
that granting of the extradition re
quest la mandatory on the governor
A.. nsuter. attorney for Mun-
tairue. said
in n uuncnui
..-i.- i. rir that if a man
In one state haa rehabilitat
ed himself in anothe. during a time
that he allegedly ns -
- , onvernor of the stat
which he is resldin has full po
to refuse his extramuon.
Governor Merrlsm la expected
announce his decision next week.
Inn Davis Cud Ace
Forced to Default
iMPTON. L.I.. Aug. ?. Pt
jlro Yamashl. Japanese Davis cut)
star, battled gallant against Bobby
Bug. Los AngHes. for two painiul
.... h-r this afternoon In tnr
final round match In the
rt..hi annual invitation
Meadow
tenn'f
tournament, and then with the score
6-4. 6-3 a?atnst him. w competed
to default.
A pulled muscle in his right
boulder, inured late yesterday in a
double maun out kept a eecret oj
the Nipponese, was the cause.
4
Hnrke Star Passes
OTTAWA. Aug. ?.AP-Eddie
Orard. formr big league hocKey
p'.aver and manager, died early
day. , "
Laid Low By Fast One
Monte Stmt ton, Chlraco White Sox
hard pitch and It (-aught .lake Powell,
the head, toppling him to the ground.
injured. Is shown on the ground.
ERICKSON SLATED
TO HURL AGAINST
T
Rose burg's colorful Pirates and the
battling Medford Craters face off in
a crucial Southern Oregon league
baseball game this afternoon at the
high school field, with the opening
pitch slated for 2:30 sharp. Other
circuit encounters see Grants Pass at
Ashland and Crescent City at Glen
dale. Manager Mike Balkovick of the lo
cals tentatively nominated young Ray
Eric It son. speedball righthander, for
- 3 7 0 , initial mound duty in the battle that
perrell and Medford must win to retain a fight-
ing chance at the second-half pen
It. H. E. ' nant. George Barr, Pirate manager.
will do the flinging for his cellorlte
club.
Although losing four straight since
the second half started a month ago,
Roseburg Is expected to prove a high
hurdle In the Craters pennant aspi
rations. Working against Mike Kou
of Crescent City last week, one of
the league's leading hurlers, Barr was
beaten by only one run. result oi an
error. He is a Dig ngntnanaer wnn
a world of stuff, and may cause much
un happiness among Medford hitters.
Although Erlckson will pro&amy
open fire for the craters. Manager
Balkovick aald that Jack Hugnes, an
other starboard Tiinger, would un
doubtedly see action. Hughes has
been working out dally for the past
month, and claims he ia ready to go
after a two-lear layoff.
Two changes will be seen in the
Medford lineup from that which per- i
formed last Sunday. Donny Dono-1
van, the boy with the machine-gun
arm. will be stoned at third base
Duke Hankui&on'a position, the
latter having returned to Eugene.
Left field, from whence Donovan was
shifted, will be handled by one of
the Craters' three 'other hurlers be-
sides Erlckson Hughes, Larry Pepper
or Alvln Merrltt. Dick Sakralda and
Hoosler Hoftard will be In center and
right, respectively. Remainder of the
infield will see Bob Smith on first,
Wally Rlckert on second and Dick
Lewis at the short patch.
Strong-armed Russ Acheson will do
the receiving. Manager Balkovlck's
ailing leg is still rather weak, but
the husky skipper said he could go
In If necessary. In case Balkovick
wears the big mltt and mask, Ache
son will probably be sent to left field.
With one win and one loss so far
In the second-half race, the Craters
will face the Pirates today with a
do-or-dle attitude. Paced by the
Ashland Llthlans. who have won four
consecutive victories, the pennant
scramble la close approaching the
crucial stage. Manager Balkovick and
his entire club realize that they must
knock off the Pirates today, and all
others In the future, to stay in the
race. One defeat for Medford will
mean curtains.
The large war club of Hoosler Hof
fard, one of the heaviest hitters ever
seen in southern Oregon, is expected
to move into serious action today.
Silent the past three weeks before the
southpaw slants of Mike Koll and
Bob Hardy, Hoosler will at las, be
looking at a right-handed pitcher,
and may break loose with some tre
mendous clouting. A southpaw stick
er, the big fellow just doesn't like
those left-handed curve balls zoom
ing around his knee. Other Balko
vlcklans who may damage Roseburg's
George Barr considerably are Dono
van, hitting over .350; Bob Smith,
ditto: and Dirk Lewis.
It will be Roseburg's final appear
ance on the local turf field this year
and one or the season's (argent
crowds i expected. Austin Pi-aster
will handle the public address sys
tem. EUGENE. Au. ,, AP PN
Beck, principal of Junction city high ,
school, announced toe ay the appoint- I
ment of Eldon Con, former Pacific;
University athlete, as director oi
physical education and head coacn.
For Eiperleneed Electricians
and SatHfactory Work call
OLSON ELECTRIC
mine II Bsrlletl
pitcher, cut loose with a high,
Sew York Yankee outfielder. In
Powell , who was not seriously
(TRAVIS, MEDWICK
KEEP HIT LEADS
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. (AP) Nine
of the 30 batters comprising ttw
"big ten" In each major league hi-
.400 or better this wtek. but it was
still Cecil Travis In the American
and Ducky Medwick in the National
packing the field.
This was solely because Travis had
one of his bigger weeks, and boosted
his league leading average to 3.B8,
while Medwick. although dropptti.
one point to .403. was still the big
gun of the National league cam
palgn. Travis, young Washington short
stop, traveled at a .500 clip for the
week ended with yesterday's games,
getting 14 hits In 36 chances, ana
raising his average 12 points. Lou
Gahrlg. the Yankee walloper, hit to
.407 for the week, but stilt lont
ground.
. Gehrig, Joe . Dlmagglo of the
Yanks, and Charley Gehringer of tha
Tigers In the American league, and
Hartnett. Johnny Mlze of the Car
dinals arid Ernie "Lombard! of the
Reds in the National all hit .400 or
better durhig the week. -
BRITISH SPEEDER
WILL VISIT UTAH
LONDON. Aug. 7. ( AP Bespec
tacled Captain George Eyston, the
auto racer who looks like a school
master, took time out today from
his plans to attack the world's land
speed record, to tell about the eight-
wheeled. 3. 000-horsepower car he be
lieves may shatter the mark.
Eyeston will sail on the Aquitanla
August 35 for' a new assault on the
speed record In Utah where Sir
Malcolm Campbell roared over the
Bonneville salt flats 301 miles per
hour In 1035.
"I'm going to Utah merely to ex
perlment with the car," said the
40-year old captain.
"A lot depends on the course and
It is fantastic to talk about making
400 miles per hour In Utah because
a very much longer course than
available there ts necessary before
any attempt for that record Is
made.'
Eyston said his car gives the ap
pearance of an enormous fish and
theoretically 1a twice as powerful as
Sir Malcolms Bluebird.
LOS ANGELES HAS
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. ( AP) The
American Professional Football
league, a seven-club circuit whicn
Includes only three teams which
competed last year, will open Its
1037 season at Pittsburgh Septem
ber 10 and close at Los Angeles De
cember 34, It was announced today.
The addition of Los AngHe mark
the first time a far western team
has competed against eastern pro
clubs on a regularly scheduled ba
sis. The American Legion club from
Los Angeles will make a tour of ttu
eastern sector, opening at Pitts
burgh September 10 and ending at
Cincinnati October 34. Each eastern
sitfsm will play at Los Angeles. Jer
sey City making the first visit No
vember 7.
MERRICK'S
POOL
3WIM
IN DRINKING
WATER
Dally; I p. o to 10 p. n.
iitif1ar IO:Ji m IMA p n
AFTER LEE
CUTS CUBS
LEAD
CHICAGO. Aug, 7. (API The
Boston Bees, alter BUI Lee was forced
from the Chicago mound with a side
Injury In the sixth Inning, feu on
three relief hurlers for all their runs
in that frame today to defeat the
league-leading Cubs. 8 to 6. The de
feat reduced the Bruins' margin over
the Idle, second-place Giants to five
games.
Augle Galen s loth homer and an
other circuit smash by Bill Herman
with two mates on bases bad given
Lee a 4-to-l start.
The veteran Charley Root was
rushed Into the game with scarcely
any warm-up and three runs were
scored before he could get his breath.
Larry French went in and let In three
more.
Manager Charley Ortmm frantically
signaled Clay Bryant to the hill, and
Warstler slammed out a double. But
after a fly drove In the eighth run,
Bryant managed to retire the side.
R. H. B.
Boston ...................... 8 12 0
Chicago 6 13 1
Oabler, Turner and Mueller; Lee.
Root, French, Bryant, Parmelee and
Hartnett, Bottarlnl.
8T. LOUIS, Aug. 7. AP The big
bats of Joe Medwick and Johnny
Mlze, booming home runs, led the
St. Louis Cardinals today in an ef
fective attack that sank Phlladelhla,
11 to 4.
Joe smashed hla 22ud round.trlpper
of the season oft Hugh Mulcahy In
the first Inning and. In the eighth,
got his 33rd off Larry Crawford.
Mlze's f5th homer was at Mulcahy's
expense In the fifth.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia ".. 4 8 1
St. Louie 11 10 1
Mulcahy, Kelleher, Crawford and
Grace; Harrell, SI jjohnson andOwen.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 7. (AP) The
Reds climbed back Into undisputed
possession of sixth place In the Na
tional league today by whipping the
Brooklyn Dodgers, ( to 1, behind the
effective seven-hit pltohlng' of Paul
Derringer.
Derringer pitched perfect ball
through the first four Innings, gave
up a run In the sixth on two hits
and then breezed the rest of the way.
: R. H. E,
Brooklyn 1 7.1
Cincinnati 4 11 2
Butcher, Llndsey and Phelps; Der-
Inger and Lombardl.
; New York at Plttsburgs rain, post-
RACING
BOSTON, Aug. 7. Mrs. C. S,
Howard's Soft biscuit captured the 150.-
ooo added Massachusetts handicap
today, setting a new track record oi
1:49 for the mile and an eighth.
CHICAOO, Aug. 7. P) Cross Keys,
owned by D. M. Mldklff and Howard
Wells of Lexington, Ky., ran the beat
race of her career at Lincoln fields
today to capture the first running of
the Dearborn handicap beforo 2C.0O0
spectators.
SARATOGA 3PR1NOS, Aug. 7. fl
John Hay Whitney's Pumpkin, a
speedy son or Tetratema, defeated
eight other two-year olds in the six
furlongs of the Saratoga special to
day. DeWItt Page's Maetall was a nose
back In second place with third mon
ey going to Warren Wright's Bull
Lea.
Van Byn to Fore
RYE. N. Y., Aug. 7 (P) John Van
Ryn, of Austin, Texas seeded sixth,
was first of the ranking players to
advance in the eastern grass courts
men's singles tennis championship
when he defeated Vernon Marcum, of
Lakeland, Fla., g-3, 6-0, today.
Fish t ii died
OREGON CITY. Aug. 7 (AP)
In an efiort to determine to what
eitent they are damaged by the pas
sage, thousands of young fish will
be turned throught the Cszsderc
dam on the Clackamas liver August
9.
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NO TERRORS FOR
Ther Is only one thing that cocky
little Sammy Kohen has to .worry
about when he facet Pr ankle Clem
ens In the top event of Mack Lll
lard's weekly grappling program at
the open-air high school arena to
morrow night. And that's the Indian
paralyser, the pet maneuver that has
kept the Ok la horn an undefeated In
southern Oregon.
But Cohen, probably the most
cocksure wrestling man that ever
stepped In a ring, isn't even giving
the devastating neck-number a sec
ond thought. So confident Is the
New York City Jew of whipping the
Clemens fellow that he is already
hounding tmpreaaarlo Llllaxd to get
some tough opponents In here; some
guys who can give him a tussle,
Clemens, on the other hand, is one
of those citizens who talk a very poor
match and wrestle a very sweet one.
He has popped off not once since
arivlng here about a month ago. His
record, which Is perfect, seems to
point to the value of doing your
mat work on the mat and not on
the street. However, Kohen said be
forehand that he was going to knock
the Black Dragon silly, which he
did, so there may be something to
that too. Anyway, local addicts are
looking for a ding-dong battle when
the two have their squabble tomor
row evening.
Toots Bates, popular cleanle who
has been absent from local circles
for some time, returns to try Jack
La Rue. the Kansas City bad man, In
the middle event. LaRue boasts a
honey of a hammerlock. which he
applies after foul-punching bis op
ponent into a state of pitiful sub
mission. Estes is a past master of
the thrll ling' dropklck. He is also a
clean wrestler, which la probably just
as well, what with LaRue displaying
enough dirt for a dozen wrestling
orutes.
Danny Savlch, the cleelna who
turned meanle when the pressure
was on, faces Carlos Rodriguez, the
Mexican "hot tatnale." In the opener.
It's a rematch from last week and
should see plenty of bad blood
spilled.
HORSE SHOE TOSSERS
TO VIE HERE TODAY
GRANTS PASS. Aug. 7. (Spl.)
A team of six Grants Pass horseshoe
pitchers will go to Medford Sunday
for a tournament with pear city
teasers.
Those who will go are Lloyd Sayre,
John Bparlln, Jim Payne, Buren
Reynolds, Harry Manning, and John
Wild.
The games will be called at 1 :30
o'clock.
SOFT BALL SQUAD
KEEP ON WINNING
Commercial League Stand1i.es
W. U Pet.
Timber Products...... 4
Piche 3
Jennings Tire ..... 3
Catholic Men 3
HUMRS 8
Fluhrers 3
Office Boys 3
Fabers 1
1.000
.750
.750
.600
.600
.500
.400
.250
.300
.000
Lamports ..
30-30 Club
... 0
Timber Products, undlsputedly the
class of Med ford's Commercial soft
ball league, continued Its second-
half pennant drive the past week
with a pair of thundering victories
over 20-30 and Office Boys. Count
ing first-half standings, the power
ful Tlmbermen have grabbed 13
straight victories and seem to have
the local softball situation well
hand.
Friday night's encounters saw
Father Meyer of the Catholic Men,
pitch three-hit ball to knock the
HUMRS out of the race. Ken Leav
ltt, HUMRS hurler, also gave tip
o:ily three base hits, but lost when
errors enabled the Cat hollo outfit
to tally twice for the only runs of
the game,
Ray Singler allowed two safeties
In a great exhibition as Jennings
Tire shut out Lamport 13-0. The
winners collected ,10 hits off three
Lamport hurlers.
Another two-hitter was turned in
by Vincent" of Piche when he beat
the 30-30 club, 14-1.
Timber Products grabbed Its 13tn
straight by defeating tha Office
Boys, 7-4. Hoosler Hoffard came up
with two sensational catches In cen
ter field to release the pressure on
Red Scheel, Timber man pitcher.
Scores: R. H. B.
Catholic Men 3 3 3
HUMRS 0 3 i
Meyer and P. Sakralda; Leavl"
and G. Glt&en.
H.
10
Jennings Tire 3
Lamports .. 0 3 1
R. Singler and Stewart; Wray,
Campbell, Schilling and Chllders.
R, H.
Piche 14 18 3
3 '-30 club 1 3 1
Vincent and Wilson; Gllstrap and
McNanamy.
Timber Products 7 9
Office Boys 4 0
Scheel and Campbell; Col ton and
Harrington.
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and money.
Hanny Savlch (above), tlropkicK
artut, will attempt to repeat hit.
last Keek's victory over Carlos Hod
riguee, Mexico's "hot taniale," In the
opening event of Promoter Mack
l.t I lard's weekly grapple card at the
high m-hool arena tomorrow night.
Ex-Stanford Coach,
Long ill, is Dead
APPLEOATE, Placer County. Ca
Aug. 7 ( AP) Deatlt, after several
years lllnera, took James F. Lana-
gai. 68, head football coach at Stan
ford from 1893 to 1909. He died at
hla summer home ncre yesterday.
uuring his regime the -Cardinal
never lost a game to California, their
traditional rival.
High School Football Stadium
MONDAY NIGHT
Frank Clement
Sammy Kohen
Toots Estes
V8.
Jack LaDue
Carlos Rodriguez
vs.
Danny S&vich
Beats on sal at BHOWN'S, Phone 101
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. (flV
Bill Shores, sturdy t'urler f or the
Seals, turned In the best mound per
formance of the season on the local
baseball lot here today when he let
down the slugging Sacramento Solons
with one hit to give the Seals a o-O
victory.
Adams' 3-base hit along the left
field foul line was the only safety
off shores. Cotton Ptppen. pitching
for the Solons. was pounded for 4
runs on 5 hits and Johnny Geres' er
ror In the sixth Inning.
R. H. K.
Sacramento ,,, 0 l a
San Francisco s 11 0
Plppen, Murray, Seats and Franks;
Shores and Wood a 11.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 7. Red
Evans of Los Angeles achieved hla
third straight victory today as the
Angels easily vanquished Oakland, 7
to 1.
The Angels conjured up a victory
psychology In the third when Bob
Hargrave. right fielder, hit a home
run with two mates on base, making
the score 6 to 0.
Oakland's lone tally was a home
run by Browne In the eighth Inning.
R. B. E.
Oakland M 18 0
Los Angeles 1IL. 7 13 0
Miller and Ralmondl,
Baker; Evans
and Collins.
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