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PAGE TEN Bedford mail tribune, medford, Oregon, Friday, april is, 1938. Craters to Open Baseball Season Sunday in Clash With Bellinghairu EXHIBITION GAME WILL BE STAGED AT Erlckson to Start On Mound for Locals; Visiting Team Enroute Home From Cali fornia Training Camp Baseball makes 1U official 1038 bow to Jackson county fan Sunday after noon at the turf high school ball park when the BelUngham Chi nooks of the Western International league clash with Medford'a Craters. Opening pitch . of the exhibition encounter will be at 3:30 sharp. Manager Wally Rlckert of the Southern Oregon league Craters said today that Ray Erlckson, husky right hander, would start on the firing line against the professional club. Follow ing Erlckson to the mound will be Ray Tungate of Butte Falls, and Bill Rathke, also righthanders, and pos sibly Lowell Brown, southpaw first baseman. All three starboard hurlera will definitely do some flinging, the manager said. BelUngham la slated to arrive In Medford this evening or tomorrow morning, from Fresno, Calif., where the class B outfit has been In spring training for the past two weeks, tol lowing a month of the same In Santa Monica. Although Belllnghnm's roster has been received here, It will not be definitely known who will start on the mound until Manager Ken Penner and bis team arrives. Four New Faces Four new faces will greet local John Q. Phans Sunday afternoon as Manager Rlckert unveils the current Crater creation which will start shooting for the Southern Oregon league pennant In three weks. Lowell Brown on first base and Arba Ager at the hot corner will be wearing Medford uniforms for the first time Both played with Ashland last season, and are well known to valley en- , thuslaata. George Harrington, catcher, Junior high school athletic coach and former semi-pro ball, player here abouts, will be performing before a home town gathering for the first time in five years, and BUI Rathke, pitcher, will be entirely new. Remainder of the Crater lineup, as announced by the skipper, will be familiar from their action last season. Rlckert will be at second. Dick Lewis, fresh from a spring train ing try out at Yakima, will be at short, Russ Acheaon will be stationed In left field, Dick Sakralda In center, and Paul "Hoosler" Hoffard In right. Other members of the Medford roster are Tommy White, first basa or out field; El rood, catcher; Ooorge Ottzen, catcher or outfield; Wayne Curry, young high school athlete, infielder. BUI Plche, another prep bnseballer, outfielder; and Bud Relnking. In fielder. Gltwn was a utility man last season; all the others are new comers. Batting Order Given The Craters will bat like this: Sakralda, Rlckert. Lewis. Hoffard, Ager, Brown, Acheaon. Harrington and the pitcher. Those first four hitters are In their last year's spots. Hoffard has been belting the apple at a ter rific clip In practice, and appears as good aa ever. Ager and Brown, both consistent stickers with the Llthlans, and Acheaon, a power hitter, are expected to drive in plenty of runs. Sakralda, not a strong batter, Is nev ertheless fast as a flash, and Lewis and Rlckert are probably the most certain base-knock era on the olub. The Craters will appear In their new uniforms for the first time. The suits are gray trimmed In navy blue, with navy blue socks ond caps and Medford emblazoned across the front of the shirts, and numerals on the back. The BelUngham club, farm team of the Hollywood Pacific Coast league team and boasting flaming rookies almost entirely, wiU arrive In Med ford with 30 players, not Including manager Ken Penner, former major leaguer. Center of interest will be Wea Schulmerlch, former Oiegon State college football fullback and Boston i National and Pacific Coast league out- j fielder. Old "Iron Horse" will hold down left field for the Chlnooks. He j led the Western International league In hitting and home runs last year while with Lewlaton. and Is a dan- I serous right-banded alugser. Pitchers on the Belllngham roster will be Raimondl. Ptlip. Dave Odoro. Ned Rogers. Elmer McOahon. Jarne Farmer and John Stefon. The club carries two catchers Annuntlo and Howard. Outfielders are Schulmerlch. Dwlght Aden, ex-Wllllamette univer slty star; BUI Harris. Al Pearson, and Al Lightner. The infield will be Verb Hayes at first. Ernie Bishop at second. Tim Marble at short and Vernon Madan at third. Utility Inlleldere are Alex McDonald and Bob Ouy. WASHINGTON. April 15-IAPl President Roosevelt promised Clark Orlffllh, president of the Washington baseball club, today that ha would be on hand to throw out tka ball for the opening American league game here Monday Washington playa the Philadelphia Athletics. Griffith called at the Whit House to present black leather billfold with "P. D. R." Initialed In old and containing a season league pass, to the president. To Mra. Roosevelt. Clrirfth gar a black handling, also Initialed, with a fraaofl pat tucked Inside, California L ift i ' r ' "" a f Ks, f -- -fT. . Li;.LJl . bJ.. V..gj Coach Ky Ebrtght or- the University of California's crew spoke a re w BUI Bcal Just before tlio Bears toolcto the water at Seattle to prepare fo r of Washington eight. Bv FRANK GORRIE SEATTLE. Woah., April IB (AP) On the fickle waters of lake Wash ington tomorrow the University of Washington will risk Its world row ing supremacy against Ita oldest ri vals, the California Bears. In the 35th renewal of the Pacific coast crew regatta. And out of the classic event, one of the most colorful spectacles of the west, will surely come a national championship contender, for between the two navies thoy have won the last tlvo Poughkeepsle varsity titles. California captured three In a row In 1033, 1034 and 1036. and Washing ton scored grsnd slams In varsity, Junlor-varslty and freshman races the last two years. No race was held on the Hudson river In 1033. Washington was the favorite among the local clan at least, largely he- oausa of three successful clean- sweeps over California tho last three years and a record of 16 consecutive victories In two years. A huge crowd, variously estimated at between 60.000 and 76.000, waa expected to take In the big water ahow. The freshman race has been set for 3 p. m. (P. 8. T.I, the jtinior- varslty for 8:45, and the varsity for 30. MRS. WADDELL LEADS In the final four-position gallery match of the Indoor season, Mrs. Ivan Waddell led the Rifle club marksmen with a 384x400 tast night on the 50-foot target. For a few weeks the Thurdsay night record firing will consist of only prone shooting over 40 shot course, and telescope sights will be penalized one point for every target. Sunday morning will see firing on the outdoor smallbore range at Table Rock. Scores last night were: Mrs. Ivan Waddell 334 Shelby Tuttla 383 Ed Lull 382 Ivan Waddell i 370 Lew Conner 373 Mra. 8 M. Tuttla : 372 R. Richmond 371 M. Tuttle 370 C. Oall 365 L. Edwarda 337 Hllbert Young 3.11 y, S. WILL PUSH OLYMPIC PLANS KEW YORK. April H (API- American Olympic officials, backed by the assurance of Avery Brundage that nothing short of a world war will keep the 1940 International games from being held "somewhere," today were ready to bejln serious prepara tion "ior adequate United Btatea rep resentation In the Tokyo games.' Organisation meetings of the fames committees which have Jurisdiction over American rtartletpallc-n tn the 37 sports on the Olympic program will be the first step. These meetings will be held tn New York and Chi cago aa soon as convenient. Meanwhile Japan Is aolng shead with Ita own program to ho:d the games at Tokyo under the new dates. September 21-Oetober 6. adopted at the International Olympic committee meeting In Cairo, from which Brua dsge returned yesterday. Andrea Segovia. Spanish concert guitarist. Is one of the few who still play the guitar with their tinkers in stead of a pick. Crew Prepares for Race A'AV ' BlUyHule. BY IS AS AS BEST The following recreational bulletin was i.sued today by Rogue River national forest headquarters: "Elk creek is clesr but high; bait fishing should be fair. Trail creek Is somewhat rolley but should be fairly good for bait fishing. Tho Rcgue river -is clear from the bridge below Trail to Union Creek and mod erately high. Copco dam, one mile west of Prospect, fibould afford excel lent bait NRhlng. There la a good road to the dam which leaves the highway 400 feet south of Prospect. Ample parking space for cars Is available. "Fishing conditions on the Apple 3 a to will be found poor due to high water. Roads leading to the higher elevations are closed. The road to Squaw lake la passable to a point within 22 mil. of tho lake. "The road to Four Bit creek In the Butte Falls area Is open and the creek is clear. B!g Butte creek is milky but should afford good bait fishing. "Snow depth at Union Creek Is approximately 38 inches. Snow melts rapidly In the afternoons. The Union Creek ski run la covered with about 24 Inches of snow and la fairly amooth. Skiing should be fair over the week-end. All forest service roads leading off the highway above Pros pect are closed. Elk Creek road ta in good condition from the highway for a distnnee of 13 miles. Along the Elk and Trail crek roads many varie ties of wild flowers are in blossom lamb's tongues predominating. The E. R. A. camp reported rain th!s morning at Union Creek. "Skiing at Trail camp will be found good. Cora may be driven within 2ly mllen of the run. The Little Applegate read Is open to Yale creek. "Tho Fish lake road from Butte Fall is open to the Mosquito guard station, a point 10 miles from the head of Fish lake. Fish lake has from 15 to 23 Inches of Ice and Is covered with snow. Snow depth at Fish lake Is 38 inches,' THREE-SCHOOL- MEET T An Informal track and field meet will be held at. the huh ach.-o! field Saturday afternoon, with athletes of Medford. Jacksonville and Central Point schools competing. Members of te Medford squad. In addition, will wsge spirited c.impett the traveling squad which will com pete In the Bill Hayward relaya at Eugene. April 33. Dae Mall Tribune Want Ada. v , FOLKS CLAUK25 I 3YIARQLDi k tliu irtrj in I BIGHTjQ with Quatty - "vN5i "05 PI" Mfyrf '2.00 QUART wordg of Instruction to Stroke their big race with the University KENASTON WILL TRY RECENTLY KNIT LEG For the first time in two months, Sgt. Bob Kenaston of Gold Hill, Jack son county's own top-notch grappler. will see action In the ring next Mon day night when he faces iSockeyn Jack McDonald In the main event of the weekly armory program. Kenaston has been hobbling around his parents' farm during the long layoff, waiting for a broken ankle to mend. The leg waa fractured in Klamath "Falls match, and since then Bob has been forced to take thing! easy. Now, however, he claims the ankle is as good as new. and fans and Promoter Mack LUlard figure It must be, or else the ex-Marine would not have challenged McDonald, ht most bitter enemy. In preliminary bouts to the top squabble, Lillard has lined up Wild Red Berry and Bulldog Ken Hollic for the middle engagement and Mar shall Carter and Paul Murdock for the opener. Berry and Hollls are ex pected to practically tear each other limb from limb. Scores Yesterday Coast League Portland. 3; Oakland, 4. .Seattle. 1; Los Angeles, 5. .Ban Francisco. 12; San Diego. 1. Hollywood. 1; Sacramento, 5. Los Anse lea. Hollywood Portland Sacramento Sent tie Ssn Francisco.. San Diego Oakland 3 WASHINGTON. April 15. (APt The Interstate commerce commission denied today an application by the eastern railroads for permission to In crease paaseriicter coach fares from 9 to SVj cents a mile, The commission in Its order said It found the proposed Increase not juatlfled. Railroads had estimated the half cent Increase would have added 130, 000,000 to their revenues. Four hundred Basque children who had been sheltered In England for the put nine months returned to their homes In Bilbao recently. DOWN . . . a yairr eM motor delivers a new !93l)otia- ' seal w rutnllM loal at , LAMPORT'S Hardware a Sporting Goods 5t K. Main Phone Ho Standing Won Lost Pet. O a .fiQ2 8 4 .667 8 8 .616 6 6 .500 6 7 .462 6 7 .462 5 8 .3R3 10 .231 errsv $oo Mi""",'t.- i i Sport Graphs Billy Hnien Sayi: Medford Fandora Assured of Fine . Exhibition Sunday "Slnca 17 players were drafted from our circuit last season by the Pacific Coast league and are now making good there this year, your fans may be assured the best tn base fa a 1 1 entertain ment." Such are the words of Albert B. Kurbltz, pres ident of the Bel 1 1 n g h a m Chl nooks of the Western Interna tional league, as written to BUI Falwell, secretary of the Medford Athletic associa tion, In regard to the exhibition game here Sunday between the Chlnooks and the Medford Craters. Those words, mora than anything eise couia, explain Just what man ner of ball club will be seen at the high school orchard day after tomor row when the 1938 curtain la lifted locally on the national pastime. When 17 young players are drafted from class B loop In one season and all Immediately crash a double-A clr cult like the Pacific Coast, well, they must perform a pretty fair country orana of ball In the smaller wheel This ball game, matles, will be positively the "big thing" In base ball here this summer, so far as Is known now. Of course, the Craters may angle around and bring In. a Coast league club later, but until tbey do. the ap pearance of BelUngham will top everything else. It will be the only chance southern Oregon fans will have of witnessing an honest-to-goodness professional team tn action on the local greensward. BelUngham la taking Its Initial shot at Western International pen nant this year, having replaced Lew lston. Idaho. In the six-team league. Through a working agreement with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast league, the chlnooks have gained a roster that many northwest baseball writers believe will bring them .he bunting. All players are young and full of fire, with the ex ception of Wes "Iron Horse" Schul merlch. and although the ex-Oregon State football star is no longer wet behind the ears, he still retains plenty of the old hustle and verve. Wea will be stationed In left Held. and probably on the bases most of the afternoon. Just a word about the Western ln- ternstlonal league. Tt was organized last season with Tacoma. Spokane, Lewlston. Wenatchee. . Yakima and Vancouver. B. C. as members. The loop started out aa a class D arfatr. which was the lowest classification given In organized baseball, but soon after the season started was changed to class B when northwest fans de manded a faster brand of baseball. So. the clicuit was upped to class B. the salary limit was Increased, all teams went out and signed better ball players, and the fans roared their approval by making it the best-draw ing class B league tn America. "Fill a glass, Sirs!" JPf My Whiskey is now 3 YEARS OLD at no increase in price GENTLEMEN, it takes an extra year of age in 1 oak casks to impart the ertra goodness, the extra richness to my famous Bourbon whiskey. Here's superior smoothness and fragrant bouquet And Gentlemen, remember it's full 100 proof whis key. You get two extra drinks to each bottle ... an extra year of age . . . and there's no increase in price! ALSO 100 PROOf STRAIGHT RYf-a rich, native rye now 3 years old, without any increase in price. OLD MR.BOSTON 100 PROOF STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY Moat of the clubs are partly owned or have working agreement with Pa clflo Coast or major league teams, and are fed promising rookies who need a year or bo of reasoning be fore stepping into foster company. Such a team la BelUngham, managed by Ken Penner, former Portland Beaver and big league hurler. Holly wood, which is leading the coast league, has sent all Its most valuable youngsters to the Chlnooks, and the Influx of players has made the team odds-on favorites to win the "pea nut." . The Craters were extremely fortun ate to bill BelUngham on a Sunday, and an Eaater Sunday at that, and local officials are expecting a record- smashing attendance. The high school field, one of the finest tn the state, is In excellent condition for the game, except for the newly sown turf In right field, which has been fenced off for the past two weeks while the green tufta have a chance to reach air before being trampled on by spikes. The grass la Just beginning to ahow above the ground, and In another month will be thick .and tough. NEW WAGE-HOUR BILL WASHINGTON, April 15. (API Southern opposition developed tn the house today against the new wage- hour bill, chiefly because of the elimination of all wage differentials. Representative McReynoIds (Dem. Tenn.), who led the southern opposi tion to the legislation rejected by the house last December, expressed belief the new measure vould never reach the house floor. McRynoIds said he was personally "very much opposed " to the new bill because he believed It would "work a great hardship on the south." He said congress should adopt a resolution providing for a thorough investigation of the wage-hour prob lem "Instead of guessing at the facts and trying to write a bill on the result." The new bill would provide for a graduated minimum wage starting at 25 cents an hour and increasing to 40 cents at the end of three years. It also would provide for reduction of the work week -om 44 hours to 40 hours in two years. The labor committee approved the measure at an overtime session last night, and Chairman Norton (D., N. J.) said its chances for reaching tho president's desk were "good." FOR HOOD FRUIT HOOD RIVER. April 15. (AP) The moft favorable moisture condi tions in 10 years have resulted In prospects for a heavy yield in nearly all classes of fruit In Inland Oregon and Washington. Record blooms In Wasco county apricot and peach orchards brought predictions of a 1200 to 1500 ton crop. The cheery tree bloom Is the best tn several seasons. Conditions are generally good In the Mosler district Early cherry blooms in Hood River valley Indicated a crop equal to the best In former years. The condition oi later blooming apple and pear trees was reported satisfactory. Plant diseases have cut Into the valley's strawberry acreage In the last few seasons and the yield will be at the lowest point since the crop was dominant In the 1890'b. Btw-Bmk. tBe. . Km. Embittered Babe Calls Off Personal Baseball Strike By GAYLB TALBOT NEW YORK, April 15- TPi Has chad's most illustrious outcast, Bab Ruth, has changed his mind about never entering a hull park again and has consented to attend the respect Ire openers of the three metropolitan clubs, the Yankees, Olants and Dodgers. Not that the Babe doesn't still feel bitter about the treatment he has received from organized baseball. It's left a lasting scar on the big fellow. one that all his fnoney cannot remove. He thinks he should be out there managing a big league team, hearing the cheers of the crowd again and maybe taking himself a few licks dur ing batting practice. During the past winter, when It seemed suddenly to occur to him that he was out of baseball for good. the Babe became bitter and swore to sever his last tie with the game that made htm famous, and for which he did more, perhaps, than any player ever hss. He had seen his last con test, he declared. But now, as a member of the sports committee of the coming New York world's fair, he finds It among his duties to attend at least the openers, and he'a promised Grover Whalen he will be on hand with a flower In his button-hole. The Babe probably will see some more games after that, too. However much he loves his golf and his hunt ing and fishing, he'a going to find it difficult to stay away from Yankee stadium ("the house . that Ruth built.") ' The Babe professes to have no interest In Joe DIMagglo's efforts to pry more money out of the Yankees. "Let him get all he can," Is about the extent of his remarks on the subject. The Babe, himself, was the gaudiest holdout of all In his big years. Incidentally, it was Ruth's Dish water mark of $80,000 a season that DIMagglQ had his eye on. A few months ago he really thought he might reach that figure before he was through. At any rate, the writer asked Joe If he was aiming that high, and he replied: "Why not?" He prob ably Is a good deal less hopeful since Colonel Jake Ruppert set his Jaw. REAMES BILL TO GIVE COUNTIES GRANT FUNDS WASHINGTON, ADrll 15 (JP) A bill to grant consent of congress for construction of a dike on Catching Slough, Ore., waa Introduced yester day by Senator McNary (R., Ore.). Other bills Included: Reames (D.. Ore.) To require that 75 per cent of the money acquired for the Coos Bay wagon road grant fund from land or timber In each county be paid to the county treas urer. Careless week-end vtsltora arc blamed for the loss of more than 1 ,000.000 trees In English forest fires since the first of the year. DON'T YOUR NAME to petitions to bar the operation of Seines, Pound Nets, and Other Fixed Gear from the Columbia River UNLE YOU WANT TO... Throw hundreds of Oregon citiiens out of work and onto relief rolls; Damage the State's third largest Industry; Take a large annual income from Oregon . farmers and business men; Hand over a monopoly of a vast public resource to one organization. ON THE BASIS . . . Of false, misleading and entirely untrut charges and claims. KEEP OREGON MEN EMPLOYED . and maintain happy Oregon homes! O Oregon Seine and Pound Net Fishermen's Assn. ELMER BEEBE. Prta. 1 BOWLING Two Commercial league bowling matches were rolled at the Medford alleya last night, with Medco taking three out of four polnta from Mon arch and Provost-Spauldlng of Aah land beating Plche Hardware, 3 to 1. Scores follow: Monarch Wilkinson 157 128 112 395 Keen 172 151 167490 V. 8wanson 146 154 152451 Mlksche 132 147 145424 Stark 157 148 159464 Handicap 54 54 54162 I Totals 818 780 789 2387 Medco English 203 181 146530 , Steward 137 165 122424 Brandon 215 154 161530 Antle 183 153 170506 Kessler 109 162 181642 Totals 937 815 780 2532 Plche Hnrilw.ire R. Prultt 231 172 190593 B. Plche 115 178 143436 Newland 180 167 110 457 Johnson 142 179 164 485 Rezeppa 188 172 176 636 Totals 856 868 783 2507 Provost j McKeown 151 192 181524 Eberhart 175 178 166518 rortmlller 130 115 155 400 Allen 159 134 121 114 Erwln 211 152 166 529 Handicap 85 85 85 25S Totals 911 856 874 2841 SPRING GRID PRACTICE " CAUSES FATAL INJURY BAEBODRVILLE. Ky.. April 16. . (AP) Steve Stamper. 20. star foot ball and basketball player at Union college, died today from InjKrtes suf fered Wednesday In spring football practice. BiowuiigftA mm KEEP FIT! with the finest sport of all, BOWL IM1! It's healthful yet real fun. Meet jour friends here. Special ratei to ladles. Medford Bowling Alleys 415 . Main neat the Bridge Under New .Management of Earl 81ms H. K. PARKER, SM'y
