PAGE THREE
Favorites Come Through in Showers in Annual Golf Tournament
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOliD. OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1937
HAMMOND TD PLAY
LELAND CLARK IN
MORNINUUSSLE
Course And Entrants Damp-
enetf By Rain Eddie
Simmons In Good Form.
Beneath a pelting rain that dead
ened (airways and greens and soak
ed 122 golfers to their skins, the
ninth annual southern Oregon
northern California golf tournament
moved Into the quarter-finals yes
terday afternoon at the Rogue Val
ley Oolf club with favorites coming
through about as expected.
. At 10:30 this morning, the eight
surviving shotmakers In the champ
ionship flight will tee off for semi
final positions, which will be staged
at 1:30 this afternoon. The 38-hole
finals will be played tomorrow
morning and afternoon.
Quarter-final matches this morn
ing will see Med ford 's Lelaud Clark
Jr., facing big Bob Hammond, an
other local Btar; Don Thompson,
Portland favorite, meeting Ivan Har
rington of Medford; defending
Champion Eddie Simmons of Med
ford playing Hank Prlngle of Med
ford: and Hubert Bentley, great
shotmaker from Ashland, meeting
BUI Selkirk, the Yreka, Cal., club
ber. Eddie Simmons, shooting the fin
est golf of the day. entered the
quarter-finals yesterday afternoon
by downing Bill Goodwin of Eu
gene, S and 4. The champion was
2 under par when the match ended
on the 14th, later whamming over
the first nine in 35, one below per
fect figures,
Iceland Clark Jr.. medalist, elim
inated lanky Jean Eberhart of Ash
land, 7 and 6 for the most decisive
margin enjoyed by a winner during
the championship flight. Another
pre -tournament favorite. Don
Thompson of Portland, posted a 4
and 2 win over Bob Wood of Phoe
nix to advance to the quarter
finals. Other championship flight matches
yesterday afternoon saw Bob Ham
mond of Medford beat Dr. B. Q.
BarkwlU of Marshfleld. 7 and 6;
Ivan Harrington of Medford whip
Dick Sleeter of Medford. 1 up on
the 19th: Hank Prlnkle of Medford
eliminate John Koke of Eugene, 2
and 1: Hubert Bentley of Ashland
oust George Harrington of Medford.
4 and 2: and Bill Selkirk of Yreka
defeat W. Jewett of Eugene, 2 up.
- Don Clark, tournament director,
announced that a scotch foursome
would be staged tomorrow morning
about 0:30 with prizes donated by
Leonard and Alfred Carpenter.
Quarter-final matches In all seven
flights will also be shot this morn
ing with the semi-finals being stag
ed this afternoon. Finals will be
held tomorrow. Consolation matches
for first round losers In all nights
will also get under way today.
In yesterday morning's champion
ahlp round involving the 32 low
medal scorers, of which It took an
8S or better to qualify, seven Med
ford golfers, three from Eugene, two
from Ashland, and one each from
Portland, Marshfleld, Phoenix and
Yreka, Cal., won their way Into the
championship night.
Medford's Leland Clark Jr.. who
hot a brilliant par 70 In the qual
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ifying rounds Friday to take medal
ist honors, defested Hank Hathaway
of Medford. 6 and 6. to advance into
one of the favored positions with
the gallery.
Jean Eberhart, Southern Oregon
Normal athletic coach of Ashland,
downed George Evans of Eugene, 3
and 2. Bob Hammond of Medford
posted a 0 and 4 victory over a fel
low townsman, Earl Tumy. Dr. B.
Q. BarkwlU of Marshfleld defeated
Martin Clark of Grants Pass. 1 up.
Portland's Don Thompson hung a
2 and 1 defeat on Medford's J. V.
Watson. Bob Wood. Phoenix high
school athletic coach, defeated Glen
Spencer of Crescent City. 1 up. Dick
Sleeter of Medford won from J. F.
Brady of San Francisco. 2 and 1.
Ivan Harrington of Medford won
from Harold Johnson of Medford by
a default. BUI Goodwin of Eugene
beat Bob Near of Eugene. 1 up.
Defending Champion Eddie Sim
mons of Medford had little trouble
entering the championship flight by
winning from George Parsons ol
Seattle, 6 and 6. Hank Prlngle ol
Medford beat Howard LeClerc of
Medford, 6 and 3. John Koke of
Eugene beat Roy Prultt of Medford.
1 ud. Hubert Bentley, ace Ashland
shotmaker, posted a 3 and 2 win
over S. Lewis. George Harrington,
Medford Junior high athletic coach.
won from Don Clark of jaeaiora
by a, default. Wilson Jewett of Eu
gene defeated Harry Kavizza oi rra
ford. 1 up. Bill Selkirk of Yreka
downed Howard Scheffel of Med
ford. 3 and 2.
Results of all night matches, made
up according to qualifying scores,
follow, with the winners entering
the quarter-finals In their respec
tive nights and the losera entering
the consolation rounds:
. First Flight
H. H. Hathaway beat George Evans,
default.
M. Clark beat E. Tumy. 2 up.
G. Spencer beat J. V. Watson, de
fault. Roy Prultt beat H. LeClerc. de
fault. Faber Lewis beat Don Clark, de
fault. H. Ravlzza beat Howard Scheffel,
3 and 2. .
H. Johnson beat J. F. Brady, 3
and 2.
B. Neer beat J. Parsons. 1 up.
Sworn! Flight
J. Creager beat H. Bunce. 4 and 2.'
Les Avrlt beat W. Kresse Jr., o
and 4.
Tod Porter beat B. Getche-11, 2
and 1.
E. E. Kelly -beat M. Morris. 1 up.
Bill Moyer beat Dave Wilcox. 2
and 1.
Scott Hamilton beat Glen Jackson.
3 and 1.
Hobart Price beat M. Olson. 1 up.
E. Bashaw beat Dr. Paul Sharp.
1 up.
Third Flight
Dom Provost beat L. Evanson. Mc
Cloud, 3 and 1.
Chaa. Clay Sr., heat Bert Orr, de
fault. K. Hout beat W. F. Biddle. 5 and 4.
Harvey Woods beat V. Green, 2 up,
A. Lalng beat H. B. Kellom, 1 up
on 21st.
W. E. Bartell beat Bill Porter, 8
and 7.
P. Meyers beat W. Prultt. 4 and 3.
L. Watson beat M. Miller, 2 up
Fourth Flight
M. M. Marlatt beat R. Bardwell,
4 and 2.
E. Voorhles beat E. C. Kelly. 6
and 4.
Stan Sherwood beat Mack LUlard.
4 and 3.
K. Bennett beat G. Hamilton, 8
and 6.
Chas. Clay Jr.. beat P. McManamy.
1 up.
L. Clement beat W. Allen, 1 up.
B. Catey beat R. B. Parsons. 3
and 2.
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Firth Flight
O. Codding beat M. Carter, 3 and 2.
B. Williams bent P. Reum. 1 up.
J. C. Irwin bent Q. Jail, B and 3.
J. Jerome beat R. Royer. 3 and 2.
S. Regiel beat G. Thorndtke. 2 up.
C. Sims beat W. McAllister, 3
and 1.
G. Roberts beat J. Cupp. 9 and 7
E. Selgmund beat E. Nichols, 1 up.
sixth Flight
R. R. Harper beat 8. Huston, de
fault. E. Durno beat B. Ingle. 4 and 3.
O. Alenderfer beat K. Wesp, I up.
T. Sutter beat J., Bierma, 1 up
on 20th.
A. Puchner beat G. Swartz, 2 up.
y. Pelrce beat P. Lennard, 3 andl.
G. Field beat V. Shangle. default.
G. Robinson beat M. O. Llttrel.
1 up.
Seventh Hip lit
B. Ebel beat A. Hearn, 1 up.
P. Perl. bye.
R. Buckingham beat E. W. Winkle,
default.
A. Uttrell beat E. Drysdale,
and 1.
E. York bye.
P. VanDyke beat J. Simpson. 4
and 3.
WESTERN FINALS
LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB.
Sept. 4. (UP) Wllford Wehrle of
Racine. Wis., and Charles Kocsls of
Detroit entered the final round of
the thirty-eighth annual western
amateur golf championships today
by winning their semi-final matches
with Ray Billows of Poughkeepale,
N. Y., and John Burke of Newport.
R. I.
Wehrle defeated Billows 2 and 1.
while Kocsls vanquished Burke. 3
and 2 In their matches which ended
almost simultaneously over opposite
courses of Los Angeles Country club.
Catholic All Stars
Defeat Yreka 2 to 1
Medford's Catholic All-Stars defeat
ed the Yreka, CaJlf., Catholic lumin
aries, 2-1. In the season's final soft
ball game at the high school stadium
Friday night.
Doubles by Dick Lewis. Wally Rlck
ert and Dick -Sakralda accounted for
the Medford tallies. Ray Blngler, lo
cal southpaw ace. hurled great bHll
to beat Stelner, Yreka righthander.
Slnpler fanned 10 .while Stelner was
whiffing an even dozen.
Short score:
R. H. E.
Medford ..3 4 1
Yreka 1 B 0
Slngler and J. Smith; Stelner and
Knight.
4.
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BILLOWS OUT OF
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MONDAY NIGHT
Les Wolfe
Marshall Carter
Gorilla Pogi
vs.
Toots Estes
Young Zbysko
vs.
Dick Trout
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LES WOLFE BACK
TO FACE CARTER
Les Wolfe, the lanky Texan with
the movie actor's profile end Mar
shall Carter, the former University of
Missouri wrestling Instructor, will
tangle In the main event at the Med
ford armory tomorow night In the
first grapple program held Indoors for
seven weeks. Because of Inclement
weather, Promoter Meek Llllard shift
ed the scene of his weekly matches
from the high school field back to
their old location, and one of the
.year's largest crowds Is expected to
turn out for the excellent card.
In the middle event. Gorilla Pogl.
a huge and savage Argentinean, will
make his southern Oregon debut
against flashy Toota Estes. In the
opening squabble. Sailor Dick Trout
will face Young Zbyszko, nephew of
the former world s champion. Stanis
laus Zbyszko. Young Zbyszko. who
halls from Poland, is rated a clean
tnd scientific grappler the same as Is
Trout, and a sensational match Is
expected.
GEHRINGER GAINS
NEW YORK, .,pt. 4. (AP)
Ducky Medwick no longer holds ex
clusive rights to the big league bat
ting leadership.
The Detroit Tigers' strong, silent
man, Charley Gehrtnger, this week
became the first player this season
to draw even with the Cardinal
clouter. as the National League lead
er continued In his worst slump of
the year.
While Medwick was falling five
points to .388 for his season average.
Gehringer collected 13 hits In 27
chances during the seven-day span
to Improve his American League
mark and climb Into a tie with
Ducky Wucky.
Generally, the bottlng leaders In
both leagues found the road to the
top a rocky one as pitchers held the
upper hand during the week.
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Lightning Kills Golfers
PITSBURGH. Sept. 4. (AP)
Lightning killed two golfers and two
caddies lata today on the third hole
of the Longue Vue Country club's
golf course.
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NEW YORK, 8ept. 4. (APt Carl
Hubbell returned to form today,
whitewashed the Brooklyn Dodgers,
3 to 0, with one of his most artistic
performances of the season and hurl
ed the New York Giants another
notch forward to their National
League pennant drive. They lead the
Chicago Cubs, who were Idle, by one
full game again.
The screwball master yielded six
hits, five of which were of the in
field variety, and struck 'out eight
batsmen. He retired the side on
strikes In the fifth and fanned the
dangerous Bab Phelps for the final
putout In the ninth with two on base.
Dick Bartwell's home run. Into the
upper left field deck, broke up a
fine flinging duel between Hubbell
and Max Butcher, Dodger righthand
er. It was Bart ell's 14th clrcul clout.
Butcher, yielding only five hits in
seven frames, gave way to a pinch
hitter In the eighth, whereup the
Giants pounded his successor. Ban
Cantwell, for two home runs.
Score:
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 0 6 0
New York . 3 8 0
Butcher, Cantwell and Phelps;
Hubbell and Mancuso.
PHILADELPHIA Sept. 4. AP)
The Boston Bees came from behind
In the eighth, scoring four runs on
doubles by Lopez and Morre and sin
gles by Vlnce Dlmagglo and Fletcher
to defeat Philadelphia 8 to 6 today.
Score :
R. H. E.
Boston 8 11 1
Philadelphia 6 13 0
Gabler, Bush. Weir. Hutchinson
and Lopez: La master, Johnson, Mul
cahy and Grace.
St. Louis at Cincinnati will be
played tomorrow. Pittsburgh at Chi
cago postponed (rain.)
SEALS TAKE PAIR
8AN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4. (ZD-
San Francisco's Seals hnnded the
faltering San Diego Padres a double
drubbing today, capturing the 10
lnnlng opener, 4-3, and the short
second contest, 2-J..
First game : R. H. E.
San Diego 3 7 1
San Francisco 4 8 2
Chaplin and Detore: Llllard, La
ma nske. Ballou and Wood all.
Second game (7 Innings):
R. H. E.
San Diego ....... 16 1
San Francisco. 2 7 1
Craghead and Starr: Bheehan and
Monoz.
OAKLAND. Calif., Sept. 4. Pr
Despite heavy hitting of Darlo Lodl
glanl, young Oaks second sacker who
pounded out a home run and three
singles, the Sacramento Solons de
feated Oakland's ball team 14-6 here
today, taking a 4 to 1 edge In the
series.
Score: R. H. E.
Sacramento ...... - 14 13 0
Oakland - 6 14 1
Schmidt and Franks; Miller, Radu-
nlch'and Bakzr.
Seattle-Portland, postponed, rain.
No other scheduled.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. () Lefty
Gomez turned In one of his classier
pitching jobs today and stopped the
New York Yankees' losing streak at
three straight with a 6 to 0 shutout
over the Senators.
Aided by timely. If not heavy, hit
ting on the part of his mataa, par-
tlcularly BUI Dicky and George Sol-
kirk, Gomea pitched his 17th victory
of the season against ten defeats.
The win. coupled with the Tiger de
feat at the hands of the White Sox.
boosted the Yankees' American league
ieaa to ten games.
The Yanks collected only seven hits
off Pote Appleton and Sid Cohen, but
made them when hits meant runs.
Score: R. h. e.
New York ' ... 8 7 1
Washington 0 8 1
Gomez, Dicky; Appleton, Cohen and
R. Perrell.
DETROIT. Sept. 4. (fi) The Chi
cago White Sqx siloed a game off De
troit s second place lead in the Amer
ican league today, pounding Tommy
Bridges and Slicker Koffman for six
teen hits and a 0 to 1 Victory.
Score: r. h. E.I
Chicago .... 8 16 2 !
Detroit 16 1
Dietrich and Sewell; Bridges, Coff
man and York.
BOSTON, Sept. 4. P) The Phila
delphia Athletics defeated the Boston
Red Sox 10-4 behind the seven-hit
pitching of Luther Thomas In the
second game of a doubleheader to
day. It was only the second victory the
Mackmen have scored over the Red
Sox this season. The Sox took the first
game 6 to 4.
First game (10 Innings) R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 10 4
Boston 8 9 a
Caster and Brucker; Newsom and
Desautels.
Second game: R. H. E.
Philadelphia 10 11 3
Boston 4 7 2
Thomas and Hayes; Wilson, A.
Thomas, Olson and Berg.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 4. JPi The
Cleveland Indians sloshed through
rain and mud today to take the open
er of a doubleheader with the St.
Louis Browns, 5 to 1, and with the
score 3 to 3, darkness caused the sec
ond game to be called at the end of
the sixth inning.
First game: R. H. E.
Cleveland 8)1 0
St. Louis 1 12 0
Harder and Pytlak; Knott and Hev-
sley.
2nd game (6 Innings). R. H. E
Cleveland . 3 4 1
St. Louis - 3 8 3
(Game called account darkness).
Hudlln, Hevlng, Brown, Whitehall
and Sullivan; Vanatta and Huffman
Fair H (true line Pitching
SALEM, Sept. 4 (A1) Horseshoe
pitchers of Oregon are expected to
provide one of the Interesting feature
of the state fair, opening Monday.
The state tournament will be played
during the week.
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NEW YORK. Sept. 4. (UP) In the
aftermath of the Joe Louis-Tom Fan
heavyweight championship prize fight
this came to light today:
Just before the fight a sli?af of
telegrams arrived In the Parr dressing
room. A second opened them. Those
that seemed more Important he
handed to Tommy. The others were
tossed Into a pile for Tom's later
perusal.
One of the latter was read by Parr
after he had failed to lift the title.
it was signed
Edward Windsor" and
was from Wasserleonburg, Austria.
It reed: "As one Welshman to an
other, pile In; I'm betting on you."
Why didn't you show this one to
me before? Farr asked. It a only
from my king."
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Sarron Retain Title
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.
Sept. 4. (AP) Pete Stirron of Bir
mingham, Ala., retained his world's
featherweight title today when he
outpointed Freddie Miller of Cincin
nati, the former tltlcholder.
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Seattle Mermnlrta Win
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