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Softball Season Opens Tonight With Colorful Pageant, Ceremony TEAMS TO FOR OPPONENTS IN FIRSTJMS High School Drum Corps Will Head Parade Players At 7:30 Four Games To Be Played Tonight. Colorl Drml Pageantryl ' rourtitn brilliantly - uniformed teama parading onto the green turf of the high school stadium, under the bright arc llghta and beneath the tars. One hundred and alxty-elght of the olty'a flneat aoftball playem marching to the beat of Modford high achoora glittering glrla' drum corps. An expected crowd of 1600 sitting tense aa Association Chairman Sum Jennings and Ed Klrtley. assistant field manager, draw from hat the members of the lucky teams who will swing Into action this first night. Then, play ball I Two games being staged at the same time, one on the north diamond and one on the south. And after those encounters are com pleted, four more highly-trained and red-hot clubs taking the field for two more spectacular clashes. It's the grand, gala and stupend ous Insugural of Medford's summer Softball campaign tonight. It starts at 7:80 with the fair high school lassies rolling their drums and lead ing the gaudily-dressed ball playora out from the south stadium entrance, onto the red olnder running track and down past the huge covered grandstand, then out on the velvety turf and through planned maneuvers The ball games begin at 8 o'clock sharp, after the drawing to determine which of the U teama are to per form for the first time. The season schedule for the eight A division and six B division teams haa been drawn up by Fred Lennard. using numbers for the clubs. The drawing will Iden tlfy those numbers with teams, and the numbered slate will then be fill ed In with the names of teams, and released later this week. There will be two A division games tonight, and a pair of B division en counters. A gsmes will take place on the north dlnmond and B battles on the south. The eight division A clubs are the absolute oream of Med lord's Softball squads, while the sex tette of division B outfits are not far behind. Following are the teams which wl.'l appear on the field, ready to open fire If Lady Luck Is kind: Division A. Division B. Timber Products Lewis Super Plche Western States i ... tfk I 4. A I WORRYING Warner, Hon us by name, blames down at-the-moulh look on Pittsburgh .Pirates' losing streak. An old lime baseball star himself, he'f the Pirates' coach. Ma Id -Rite Lam ports Office Boy Elk OortiMtlc Laundry Oasco Oroccterti Catholic Men Jennings Wooden Box men FLUHRER IN COIN AT K. F. REGATTA KLAMATH PALLS, June 7. (AP Ward Angllley of MnryBVllle, Cal 1038 national outboard champion, won flrnt money In the annual Upper Klamath . Lake regatta Sun day, nosing out Howard Ashley, a fellow townsman. In the final event. Ashley had led the pack during earlier races but fell to second when motor trouble forced him to drop out of the free-for-all finish. Heine Fluhrer of Med ford finished third In the second heat of the C hydroplane event and second In the free-for-all. In a log-bucking contest held In conjunction . with the boat races Marvin Ragsdale of Big Lakes Box company won the official champion ship of the Oregon pine district by sawing through a 36-Inch log In 3:43.0. Rainier Paper Hold RAINIER, Ore., June 7. (AP) The Rnlnler Review, a weekly, pub lished the lnst three yours by Maurice Nelson, was sold to Albert R. McCall, Pendleton, Ore., who took possession today. Mr. McCall had a Job printing plant at Pendleton and previously had published the Recorder st Elgin. Ore. "SUMMER IS IGUMEN IN" So sang the Anglo-Saxon bard. And whatever you may think of his spelling, your heart must echo his joy as June again brings Summer in. Memorial Day marks the real beginning of Summer for most of us. A glad season and there are so manv things nowadays to make it more enjoyable! Take foods as a single item. On the household pages of this newspaper you will find advertisements of mouth-watering summer delicacies by the score. Fresh fruits and berries as they appear in the markets. Succu lent new vegetables. Crisp ready-to-eat cereals. Cool, dainty, hot-weather salads. Delicious ice-box desserts. Bubbly drinks to fill tinkling, moisture-beaded glasses. Yes, Summer is a delightful time of year if you appreciate the good things that come with , warm weather. And if you read the advertisements day by day they'll bring you news of all that's new and desir able in the fine art of Summer living. THREE FIGHT FOR LEAD anthem Oregon lagna W. L. Pet. O.B. Medford 4 1 300 Orents Pass. 1 .800 . Crescent City.-. 3 3 .600 1 Olendale a S 400 3 Ashland 1 4 .300 8 Yrekm 1 4 .300 Games behind lesders. Southern Oregon lesgue's first-half pennsnt battle, entering the borne stretch, has evolved Into a three-way scrap between Medford's Craters and the Clrants Pass Merchants, tied for the lead, and Crescent City, undis puted holder of second place and within essy shooting distance of the pace-setters. Last year's champions are only one gamo out of first place. aamea Sunday saw Ashland and Yreka sink deeper Into the coal-hole to eliminate any mathematical chance they might have at the first-half rag. Yreka was knocked over by Crescent City. 13 to 3, snd Grants Psss beat Ashland, 13 to 7, to stay even with the Medfords, who belted Glendale, 9 to 1. With only three encounters re maining In the first-half race, which ends June 38, the trio of first divi sion clubs hold distinct advantages over Glcndaie. In fourth position two games behind the leaders, and one back of Crescent City. The Loggers are still In the battle, but they must win all three games to gain a tie tor the title. Ashland and Yreka can't possibly win, as they are three full battles behind Medford and Grants Pass and those two latter teams meet a week from next Sunday. Next Sunday will seo Ashland at Medford, Orants Pass at Crescent City and Glendale at Yreka. HOW THEY fTl A f National W. L. Pet. Chicago 38 . 18 .636 New York 36 18 .634 Boston 31 17 .553 Cincinnati 33 31 .513 Pittsburgh 20 30 .500 St. Louis 10 33 .463 Brooklyn 18 37 .400 Philadelphia : 11 37 .280 American Cleveland 38 14 .667 New York 24 16 .000 Washington ...... 26 20 .565 Boston 23 18 .561 Detroit 20 33 .465 Philadelphia .. 17 33 .435 Chicago ;. 13 33 .361 St. Louis 12 38 .316 Coast unchanged, teams traveling. Sport Graphs ... Billy Hulen says: Nothing Spared To Make Catball Season Success Medford's summer soft ball cam paign takes Its place In the local sports picture starting this evening at the nign I I school stadium I f't" fl under lights, J;VVC'M I nor hard work sparea in me at tempt to make this an even greater ae a so n than last year's amazingly suc cessful -one. Early this spring the asso ciation blew It self to the ex BUly Rote tent of considerable potatoes for Pete Hiirgls, one of the finest soft ball hurlera on the Pacific coast, and what the Loa Angeles fellow did for local players during his stay here will be apparent tonight. That he greatly Improved the ability of many Medford youths In his soft ball school has already been proved In the twilight "trial" league, an other innovation carried out this year for the general betterment of the game. That "trial" league, which ran for almost a month, waa really one of the most original and flnerft Ideas we have ever heard of for the pur pose of preparing any sort of teams for a league schedule. In addition to whipping the players Into excel lent condition. It served as a testing ground for all 14 ctuba and as sured them of being placed In their proper division for the pennant races. The top eight teams In the twilight circuit earned berths In di vision A, and the lower six outfits were placed In division B. Because or that, fans this season will witness games between clubs as evenly matched as it la possible to ar range. Another new angle this year, and one which should produce Interne enthusiasm. Is the def inite plan to stage Inter-city KanicH on Friday nights, with Mcilford teams meeting those from Ashland, Grants Pass. Kin ninth Falls and northern California rlt.es. Mill another Innovation Is the arrangement for a "challenge night." at which time the top team In division mm B may challenge the bottom club In division A for the Utter outfits position. In case the di vision B team wins, It exchanges positions with the A club, both taking over the other's previous league standing. Everything will be run like clock work this season, games starting on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p. m. sharp and gates to the stadium opening at 7:30. There will be no encounters on Saturdays, Sundays or Mondays, the latter night being left open In a nice gesture to Promoter Mack LUlard, wrestling Impressarlo. So cordial were the business relations between Ltllard and dity School Superintendent E. H. Hedrtck last summer, when the grappling pro grams were staged at the. stadium for a time, that the latter Insisted this year that Monday night be left vacant so aa not to Interfere with the wrestling cards early -In the summer, and no that Ullard can move his grappters to the stadium later If he desires. Some figures are boring, but these shouldn't be to local baseball fans. They concern the amazing record, so far produced, by the Craters' big portstde htirler, Lowell Itrtnvn. When Lowell bent Olendale, 9 to 1, Sunday afternoon, he completed l Inning of Southern Oregon league toll with only one run scored against him. In those 10 Inning, he has allowed a total of eight hltn, lew than four per game. And, as Glendale scored Us lone run In the ninth inning, Brown ran up a record of pitching 18 scoreless Innings. Lowell first , saw circuit action against Grants Pass here May 16, hurling the last Inning and allow ing no hits nor runs. Then, the fol lowing week at Crescent City, he beat Lefty Mike Koll, 4 to 0, while allowing only two safeties. As be fore mentioned, he held Glendale scoreless for eight Innings Sunday before the Loggers punched across n tally in the ninth. Darrell Leavens, Ashland center fielder, Is probably feeling some thing like Babe Ruth used to when American league pitchers, rather than take a chance on the Bambino dropping one over the fence, put him on first bae with four balls. Leavens was at the plate five times In the Ashland-Granta Pass game Sunday, and five times he was given free transportation to the In itial cushion. Coach Bill Bower man of Med ford high will leave shortly for Eu gene where, the last two weeks : of this month, he will absorb all he can of the Tex Oliver football ma gic. Oliver la conducting 'a gridiron coaching school for prep mentors at that time. JOE ON DEFENSE DETROIT. June 7. (AP) John Roxborough. co-manager of heavy weight champion Joe Louis, said here last night that former champ Ion Gene Tunney had recently work ed out with Louis and that another workout was planned., ' Roxborough, here on business, said that "Tunney epent a few hours with Joe up at Lafayettevtlle, N. Y., last week, and they got along well. "He was showing Joe how to avoid being hit with a right hand," Rox piorough said. Asked if Tunney would do any more -work with Louis during the champion's training for hla return bout with Max Schmellng, Roxbor ouch said: "Maybe late this week or early next week If It can be arranged for some time early In the morning. The last time Tunney was teschlng Joe it was supposed to be a secret. But the news leaked out." TRAP GUNNERS ASSURED PLENTY ROOMS IN BEND BEND. June 7. (AP) Dr. W. O. Manning of the Bend trap club as sured scorea of trapshooters today there would be ample accommoda tions for the state tournament open ing here Thursday. Sixteen gunners arrived from Se attle yesterday to fish the Deschutes river before entering the preliminary events. The annual meet will at tract lending marksmen from Ore gon and the adjacent states. Comfort Neil HOTEL CLARK In Downtown LOS ANGELES Convenience u anothai ot tering of this hotel w bethei on bull neat ot pleasure Dent the Hot Clark make an ideal "base of operation m well aa a restful billet at the end of the dart "campaign " Qcod rood naturally And moderate eharge w well as for room a coommoda uons gi ve f inai significance to assuring word COMPORT Pintle from $?.S( Double from WS.50 Memories of all the great wrestling matches of the past were forgotten last night as Cowboy Dude Chick and Sockeye Jack McDonald wrote Into the book the story of their second savage meeting, staged before an hysterical mob of 1300 specta tors who were barely able to drag their limp bodies homeward follow ing 60 minutes of action such as will probably never be seen in the armory again. Back In January, those same two grapplers battled to a no-fall draw tn what waa considered, until then, the most sensational bout ever pro duced In Medford. Last night, they again struggled the full time limit to finish all even, but In this gigan tic masterpiece, which eclipsed their previous crash, they each managed to belt out one tumble. Chick, world's Junior heavyweight champion, gained the first fall in 28 minutes with a reverse body slam and press. McDonald used his fav orite Boston crab hold to deadlock the count at the 83-minute mark. Promoter Mack Li Hard said today that he was attempting to bring the pair together next Monday night In a finish match, with no time limit, and that preliminary overtures made to them last night after the bout Indicated there was a good possi bility of the battle being staged. Definite announcement would be made tomorrow or Thursday, the promoter stated. 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HUBBARD - WRAY CO. ki.w. im ftr ha Duntsh- ed Sockeye unmercifully with a ter- .hnrt.rm scissors and flying mares that catapulted the ex-logger high In the air ana isnoea mm w the canvas with resounding thumps. first turned dirty. pulling McDonsld's hair to aid him In obtaining tne arm vnntri.v several times ivoicrce i j - broke the chBmplon off McDonald, acts that rolled Dude so mucn an pushed the referee all over the ring and finally heaved him outside. The fall came when McDonald was ap parently half outside the ropes. hrir for the second tum ble the unhurtable Sockeye. who bsd remained fairly clean during me in itial aesslon. opened up with a sav age and brutal body attack. He punched Chick from pillar to post and when the cbsmplon decided to i. McDonald noured It on all the harder. Three tlmea Chick went to his knees from clouia k f. tomch followed by right nanas to the chin. -and twice Sockeye, htm self, was staggered by Dude's tre mendous swings. t wHri melee in a corner, Chick hammered both McDonald and Ret Yoakley to the carpel, uien stomped on them. He reached down and again tossed the umps over the ropes, but Sockeye woooiea kj mo foafr nnH Attacked from all fronts. He pounded Chick with everything but the ticket office and finally flopped him over and applied tne nratnn rrah in the meantime. Yoak ley had become tangled up In the ropes and was unaDie 10 ie..r nun self loose. So. while the mob went nff thii. hnn. McDonald heaved and pulled and gave It to the champ for fully a minute ueiore Yoakley finally extricated himself to pat Sockeye on the back. With only seven minutes of the mntch remaining, both shot the wnrkR in in attemDt to break the deadlock, but It was no soap. Mc Donald punished Chick's aenmg dbck HORSE-DRAWN NO. 4 John Deere MOWER TUB lmpl. 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Floyd Brltt msde short work of Bed Lyons In the sensational mid dle event, taking the first fall in the first round with a reverse roll. i i.iaanra nftr uslns the arm. breaker, and the aecond fall In ths second round Wltn a nammeriocK. Bobby Chick took two out of three tumbles from the Black Secret In the opener, using tne isrist spin in,h. fnttrth rnnto and sn Indian idth)ncir in the fifth. The Secret employed a back-breaker In the third for a fan. unce again me hua.4 m.n. wn forced tn ramnvM iwuun, - - - -... his mssk, and once again it wss Buss Davis who furnisneo tne cut ting Iron to slice It off. Scores Yesterday National New York 11, Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 4. Chicago 10, Philadelphia 8. St. Louis U. Boston 3. American Washington 8. Cleveland 4 (11 Innings). Boston 8. Detroit 7. New York 8, St. Louis 8. (Only games scheduled). Coast Teams traveling, no games. 1 WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. 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