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
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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
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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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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
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I unmercifully but the champion.
playing It smart, managea u nest
off the wild-eyed Seattlelu.
Just once during the match did
Chick hoist McDonald to his shoul
ders for the lariat spin, and . thst
time Sockeye was so close to the
ropes that he was able to clutch
them and escape. Many limes cur
in tn nvenine Yoaklev bore ths
brunt of their vicious attack, and If
anybody was the loser, he was It.
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
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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.
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