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PAGE SIX M"EDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 12. 1938. SECOND YEAR JINX GIVEN GOING-OVER BK CLIFF MELTON Giants9 Cool Sophomore Is Standing National League Batsmen On Ears Need lers Unable to Rile Him By 810 FADER Associated Press B ports Wrltw Meet the Icicle, folks. He not only hat the temperament, ha even looks like one, this Cliff Melton, the Glanto sophomore southpaw who's standing National league batters on their ears and giving old man sec ond year Jinx one of the classient goings -over that gentleman ever has Buffered. He 'a built on the general propor tion i of a beanpole. Is Melton. atretchlng about slx-feet-slx straight tip from his sine 13's ana nil most distinguishable features are a pair of out-sized ears. But, man, can he pitch I Nothing RIIps H! m Nothing riles him. Not even nifty a needier as Boiling Bolly Grimes, one of the better goat-getters, disturbs Melton. In fact It's doubtful If Cliff the boy have tag ged him Mickey Mouse and Moun tain Music and Strlngbean even realises they're trying to rib him. He hna Ipsa Imagination than a pan enke (well-done) end he pays less attention. If that's possible, than his oool, calm and collected southpaw mate, King CnrI Hubbell. As a result, Cliff today Is btg league baseball's No. 1 el bower of the year In the matter of games won and lost, with an unbeaten run of six straight showing that a sec ond year man doesn't necessarily have to go to the dogs, as Is the general belief. He's one of the chief reasons Bill Terry's terrific terriers are making somewhat of an early season runaway of the National league raoe, what with the Chicago Cubs showing signs of coming apart at the seams. On Way to Pennant , And, with the Yankees In first place In the American league pen nant parade as the result of their i 4-1 win over Cleveland's collapsible Indians yesterday, the whole situa tion looks like things are on the way toward the third straight cham pionship monopoly for little old New York, despite the fact that the cal endar shows only May 13. It took a Jot of pitching to whip the Bt. Louis Cardinals yesterday, hut Melton had it and the Giants won out. 8-3, for their fifth In a row. Cliff was given a hot fight by Lefty Bob Wetland, but he kept breezing 'em In without lifting an eyebrow, and finally his mates shoved two runs across In the ninth to put the game on Ice and drop the gas-house gang Into seventh plnco. Airmail Stamp Sale Barred At Sunday's Catfish Derby Although Postmaster Frank De Sou ra doesn't know It yet, there'll be no airmail stamps on sale or Na tional Airmail Week ballyhoo In evi dence at ttie .second annual national eatflsh derby at Emigrant lake near Ashland Sunday. Tills edict was promulgated today by Kenneth N. Anthony, secretary treasurer of the National Catfish Derby association. "As everyone should know by now. National Airmail Week begins on Sunday, but It has absolutely noth ing to do with the national catfish derby which also will be held on Sunday," Mr. Anthony pointed out. For months Mr. DeSouza has been promoting National Airmail Week. That Is all right but It so happens that Mr. DeSouza Is also an execu tive committeeman and master of ceremonies of the National Catfish Derby association. "For weeks National Airmail Week has been revolving around Mr. De Souza and vice versa, until now he la badly confuted. He's going around talking about National Catfish Week and the national airmail derby. He's liable to put catfish In the malls and throw airmail stamps Into Emigrant lake. That part Is all right with me, but we're not going to let him use the I eatflsh derby to ballyhoo airmail week. Nor are we going to let htm set up a sub-station to sell airmail stamps. There'll be nothing on sale at the derby exosptlng refreshments and no one need spend any money unless he wants to get something to eat or drink. The whole derby free and that Includes an afternoon of entertainment features while the actual fishing Is going on." The day's festivities wlU start at 1:40 p. m. with the crowning of the queen of the derby by Mayor T. fl, Wiley of Ashland. The angling eon- test will start at 3 and end at 4, During the contest entertainment will be provided for the spectators. The queen's crown, made by Mr, Anthony, famed craftsman, was pla; ed on display today In a show win dow at Mann's department store. It Is considered Mr. Anthony's master piece. Candidates for publ'o office were said today to be working on their catfish derby speeches. All have been Invited to address the derby crowd, but campaign speeches have been ruled put. Instead, each candidate must tell a fish yarn. A fee of 36 cents will be charged for a three- minute talk, 50 cents for a flve-mln ute foray. The winning story, Judged by popular applause, will be assessed an additional 00 cents. Something's Always Happening Is Two - Ton Tony's Complaint By GAMS TALBOT NEW YORK, May 13. (AP) It looks like poor Tony Qalento. who asks only that hs have his beer and be permitted to bite In the clinches, was born to trouble,. Nothing seems to go right for Tony except his left hand, with which he expects to knock out Natle Mann tomorrow Ight. He only Just managed to get him self reinstated by the local boxing commission so that he could start In making an honest living for his first-born, and now he finds himself the unwitting cause of a war be tween his man user. Joe Jacobs, and the promoter, Mike Jacobs. "Something's always happenln' to me. the Newark round man mourn ed after Joe and Mike hsd their verbal clash yesterday down at the boxing commission. "I got kicked out of school because I hit the principal with a house-brick, and It seems like I been hlttln' somebody with a house-brick ever since. 'Ohee, Joe's sore at me now be cause I signed a contract for this fight. They shouldn'ta told me they was goln' to reinstate Joe as a man ager if they wasn't gonna do It. joe says I msde a 'scratch man outa him. whatever that means." Tony really looked pained right down to where his neck would start, If he had a neck. He couldn't work up any enthusiasm about making hia first appearance as a maln eventer at the garder. , Tony considers himself In mighty fine trim for his tussle with Mann. He's down to around 340 pounds, the result, he says, of having limited his beer drinking to when he was thirsty and having refused several second helpings of spaghetti. Also, he has skipped considerable rope and bopped a lot of sparring part ners, whom he employs on a whole sale scale at 3 the session. 4 SO. OREGON MEET Several sensational battles are ex pected to occur Saturday afternoon when 18 high school track and flela teams clash In the annual Southern Oregon district meet at the Medforri stadium. Competition will be especially keen In the 100-yard dash, with Ashland's brilliant sprinter. Don Cat on; Med ford'a Ray Crosby, and Lakevlew's Curry ranking as favorites. Caton has traveled the distance In 10.1, Crosby ran It In 10.3 last week at Grants Pass, and Curry Is reported to have clicked It off In 10.1 this year. , In the 860 and mile, Med ford's two distance runners, Chris Barker and Rum Werner, are expected to wage a spectacular battle. Lsnglols is also reported to have several strong run ners In those events. Because of Its undefeated status this year, which also Includes the championship of the BUI Hay wary relays, Med ford s powerful squad is the favorite to repeat Its trlumpti of last season, when it scored 46 points. Coach Bill Bowerman con servatively figures his teem will gar ner 40 tallies Saturday, with stiff est competition provided from Myrtle Point, champions of Coos county; Klamath Falls and Grants Pass. , Nearly 300 athletes will compete In the huge track carnival, the first time it has ever been staged here. Winners and second-place finishers will qualify for the state track and field meet at Corvallls next week end. 4 Sport Graphs .... Billy Hulen says: Ashland Lights May Allow Night Baseball Games account! for the excellent bsaeba'l visibility on the Llthlan field. An other thing that makea the Ashland field teem better llluml -.ted La the absence of turf, according to City School Superintendent I. H Hedrlck of Medford. Grass, he explained, Is the poorest reflector of light, while a dirt field such as Ashland's Is one of the best, Although the combined total power of Medford's arcs Is j greater than Aahlsnd's, the Ashland j field la actually better lighted 1 cause of superior field reflection, he said. mud Wlljr Roleaj HOW THEY? a xs S 3 Coast League. W. San Diego .. . 33 Los Angeles ................. 31 Hollywood 31 Portland . 31 San Francisco w.wtHMm... 31 3acrrnento 19 Seattle . 18 Oakland 14 New York . Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Boston W. .... 18 13 11 i tint I r 75 T - ' U IOTI0WMCE NOW atill more thousands can enjoy tht whisky famed for "double value." Yet, quality Kentucky whisky and made tht 'Slow Mash" way. which takee mora fi'm, and train. That's Bottoms Up! A special treat now since growing demand hat made possible its lowest price since repeal. "SLOW MASH" Scores Yesterday 8t. Louis Philadelphia Red Lyons and Bobby Chick will headline next Monday night's wrestl- Brooklyn Ing card at the Medford armory, clashing In a no-tlme-llmlt, finish match, it was announced today by Promoter Mack Llllard. It will be a return go from the spectacular draw affair the boys staged In the middle engagement last Monday. The Black Secret, upsetter of Bob Kenaston, will face Tony Oarlbaldl In the nflddle attraction, and two newcomers will round out the pro gram, meeting In the opener. They are Floyd Brltt of Luray, Kan.. brother of Alvln Brltt and Lefty Pacer of Indiana, a clean and scien tific performer. Promoter LUIsrd said that Kenas ton. peeved pver what he termed a raw deal In last Monday's main event, had pulled freight out of southern Oregon and headed southward. 10 t s 8 New York Washington Cleveland ......... Boston Detroit ............... Chicago .............. Philadelphia St. Louis W. 1 15 18 13 7 6 L. PC. IT .664 18 .538 18 .938 18 .638 18 .538 30 .487 32 .450 36 .350 L. PC. 3 .857 8 .591 9 .650 10 .500 10 .413 13 .409 13 .381 14 .363 L. PC. 7 .667 8 .662 8 .619 8 .610 11 .431 11 .380 13 ' .816 16 .373 KIBBEE GETS BIG I I Coast League Portland 8. Los Angeles 3. Seattle 1, Oakland 3. Hollywood 8, San Diego 1. San Pranclsco 9, Sacramento 8. National League At Chicago 0, Brooklyn 7. At St. Louis S, New York 8. At Cincinnati-Boston, rain. At Pittsburgh-Philadelphia, cold. American league At New York 4, Cleveland 1. At Washington 1. Detroit 4. At Philadelphia 6. Bt. Louis 9. At Boston 4, Chicago 3. Comfort New eTTJOmnS. May 13. (API Out Klbbee. film comedian who came bsck to the McKenzie river this year to get the "btg ones he met last summer." landed a throe-pound rainbow trout yesterday afternoon. tn the company of his wife and Prince HeUrtch, veteran boatman of the McKenrle, the film star landed the beautiful redslde trout after a tussle which lasted more thsn 30 minutes. In addition, he caught 13 falrnlMd fish. Klbbee was so pleased with his catch that he decided to abandon his plans to go to the Oregon coast area and remain on the McKenale till Friday morning when he will leaves for Grants Pass for some fish ing on the Rogue. Trout Fishing Good In Chetco Is Word Trout fishing In the Chetko river la excellent, much better than at the same time last year, sccordtng to , word received today from Hiram J. Hlght. Mr. Hlght reports that many tr ; being taken on bucktall files. Doc ' Shelton spinners and worms for ban I Football players of Ashland aren't the only athletes singing the praise of that fine, newly lighted gridiron, which received Its baptism Tuesday night when the sentors beat the high school var sity, 6 to 0. Directly fol lowing the pig skin encounter. Manager Jack Bauldlng of the Ashland Llthlans got some of his baseball boya out under the glim mers for a labor tory test to de termine whether the arcs shed enoush artificial dayllgnt for the na tional pastime. The result, to all concerned. Indicated that Ashland, right now, is ready for night base ball. The ball piny era didn't look at any pitching, but they did shag fly balls and grounders. And, to a man, they reported the horsehlde could be clear ly followed from the time It left the j bat until It plopped In their gloves. Darby O 'Toole, who can whack out fungoes with the best of them, whaled away and sent the apple miles high, snd It never did pass from the range of the lights. Outfielders had no trouble In following the flight of the ball, and drives on the ground were spparently Just as vis ible as In broad daylight. The only question remaining In whether the lamp!) will fur nish enough 'Illumination for n ! batter faring a fnst-hall rhueker. ' Manager Bauldlng believes they Mill, hut n more thorough tent will be made soon to definitely settle the question. So Tar as the fielding Is concerned, the lights are undoubtedly bright enough. If. after a batter versus pitcher tet, the lamps are prov ed sufficient, southern Oregon fniiK can expert some night base ball In jig time. For that matter. In case the light ing system Isn't quite brilliant enough for hitters swinging at a speedballer, not much remains to be done to make It so. Home plate on the field Is located at the extremo north corner, and there are no Hht poles at the northeast end of the i park. At the most. It would take only one more pole with Its cluster j of five globes to do the trick, the pole being placed at the northeast end of the field and near the plate, j Maybe that wouldn't even be neccs- : sary. an extra lamp or so on the poles nearest the plata might do the i trick. j , Anyway. It looks like Ashland has stolen a big march on everv othr town In southern Oregon and north ern California, whether intentional or not. Lights for night baseball have been a dream with ball players and fans for years, and It has ben sincerely hoped the dream would come true, maybe next aesson. For Ashland, It apparently has come true, so It's up to Grants Pass. Klamath Falls. Bend. Medford and the north ern California villages to fall In line. When four, six or eight cities In this territory install lights for after-dark baseball, nothing much more will re main before a class E or class D. circuit can be organized. Actually, the Ashland field lights haven't as much power as those llsht Ing the Medford turf gridiron. Ash land has eight poles with 1500-watt globes In clusters of five, while Med ford has the same number of poles, but with six 1500-watt globes on each pole. However, the Ashland lamps are 70 feet above the ground while Medford's are 63, which undoubtedly REWIRE NOW and be sure it's right OLSON ELECTRIC Phone lis. 3 N. nartlcrt 7 GREEN PINE n u KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY MOWNFOIIUN DlSnilftV CO INCOtfO'AIIO HOTEL CLARK in Downtown LOS ANGELES Ccanvenlenca is another oi ferine of this hotel Wbethei on business or pleasure tni the Hotel Clark makes ac Ideal 'base of operations as well as a restful billet at tht end of the day "campaign " Good food naturally And moderate charges, as well as fot noon accommodation give ftna algnificsr.ee to assuring wort-COMPORT SLAB WGDQP BIG DOUBLE LOAD Phone 7 Now i-r 5 Timber Products Company Manager Jurt Pernoll's Grants Pass Merchants, surprise team of the Southern Oregnn league, comes to Medford Sunday to hat tie our Craters In the local In augural, and great tcfttlvlttc are helng planned. Already a long list of prim for Prater "firsts" hare been donated hy Medford citizens, and elaborate opening day ceremonies are helng ar ranged. Grants Pass, with a bunch of youngsters sent there by the St. Louis Browns, and a sprinkling of veterans, knocked over Crescent city last Sun day, 10 to 6, and great was the re joicing all over the circuit, except In the lair of the Crescents. The coast club, champions last year, were fig ured odds-on favorites to repeat, and the early setback by Grants Pass changed the entire complexion of the race. . Grants Pass will come to Medford wtth a powerful team, make no mis take about It. Steve Crippen, a youius righthander, will probably be on the mound, and II he hurls like he did against Crescent City, the locals will have to havo their hitting pants on. Al Drolette has been shifted to first base to make way for Hogers, a bril liant young catcher, and other well known players are Chuck Ostrom, Melvln McCarthy, Phil Griggs and Russell Blacksmith. Manager Wally Rlckert of the Cra ters waa especially pleased with the manner In which the local "mur derera' row" went to work on three Ashland throwers Sunday. Also, with the way husky Ray Ertckson wheeled bla fast one down the slot for alt Innings after relieving Bill Rathka tn the second. Ray's curve ball was also breaking sharp and sudden, and all In all It was Just about the young hurler's finest pitching exhibition In two years. Skipper Rlckert Issued a seiioiut ultimatum today regarding playera who haven't been reporting for prac tice regularly. Re said that from now on. those who didn't show up Tuesdays. Wednesdays and Thursdsys would be replaced In the Uneup with gentlemen sitting on the bench, and rarln to go. "We have so many good ball play ers sitting on the bench." Rlckert explained, "that all the regulars ha7e to hustle every minute to retain their positions. 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