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PSGE TWO MT.PFOTCD MAIL TRTBUNTE. M"EDFOTtD. "OREGON. SUM") AY. TOTE 19. 1938 MAX AND JOE HAVE EVEN CHANCE TO WIN, POLL SHOWS Ex-Champs Favor Negro, While Experts Undecided On Title Fight Bomber 2 To 1 Favorite. Br Alan Gould NEW YORK, June 18. (AP) The big fellow with the square Irish Jew and the black hair aprawled In a big chair in the inner sanctum of tight promoter Michael Strauss ("Uncle Mike') Jacobs while the never-ceasing argument raged over Joe Louis and Max schmeiing. Jacobs himself figuratively stuffed eotton In his ears, ignored the crescendo of debate, and peered in tently at two sets of figures, show ing that the advance sale for the forthcoming world heavyweight title crap, with four days to go, had passed the comparable sale for the Louli-Bnrr fight of 1935, mounted to &8A.000 and Indicated there's still an outalde chance to hit the ma Rio mark of 11,000,000. The big fellow James J. Brad dock finally got the floor. "My guess Is no better thsn yours, or anybody else 3," he ventured, "be cause this Is the toughest of all fames to figure. t "For Instance, there's this angle. X licked Max Baer. Bner stopped Max Schmeiing. Schmeiing knocked out Louis. "That makes me look pretty good, doesn't It? But finish It off. Louis knocked me out, stiff, In eight rounds. "I think Louis will flatten Schmei ing this time and do It quick within five rounds." Braddock's emphatic conclusions not only contrast with the views of tw other ex-champlona. Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, who have done considerable editorial "hedging." but differ sharply with the expert consensus. "Jersey Jim has some company "out on the limb," of course, but the Associated Frew poll shows a 50-00 standoff of newspaper opinion, so far, with cores of experts still unable to make up their minds. Activity in the training camps. Instead of furnishing definite clues, mainly has served only to accentu ate the division of viewpoint. Dia metrically opposite conclusions have been drawn by critics standing side by side at the workouts of either Max or Joe. Barring accidents or widen developments over the week end, there appears no solution of the' mystery, short of the actual fisticuffing Wednesday night. Louis continues the betting choice. He may be the 1 to a favorite by the time the ring Is cleared for the main bout. ER TOP SOWERS MvWon A Softball stanriinn W. L. Pet. nmoer products 4 Wooden Boxmen 3 Jennings Tire -, ..,, S Ptohe ,, , 2 1.000 .750 .750 -500 Office Boys Mald-RJte Cat-hol Men Lamport '"'u r .500 Pet. 1.000 .607 .500 .33;l .333 J50 Oasco Western State Domestic Laundry , Oroceteria Lew it Super S. Elks Club , S . a . a . 1 1 1 Timber Products beat Wooden Box men. 1 to 0. Friday nlht at the sta dium to take over the undisputed leadership In Division A. dropping the Bosmen into a second-place tie with Jennings Tire company. Earl Dale al lowed only one hit in hurling the Timber Products club to v'ctory while Marvin Stelner. Roxman fire bailer, save up three safeties and walked six. Dale drove in the winning run. himself. In the. second Inning with a sharp single to left following two walks. Calvert. Timber catcher, strut led the other tally acrosa In the fourth, also after two bases on bal's In the only ther same played Frt day ntftht. Office Boy defeated Lm porta, 13 to S. Batting averacea for all Dlrltlon A players hmin .300 or better will be announced tomorrow. core Fridav R. H R Timber Products 8)5 Wooden Boxmen , 0 12 Dale and Calvert; Stelner and Wll- R. .13 5 Offlcc B-ys Lamporu . Oolton and Calrert; Root, Kuntnian. Walker and It la estimated that China an nually raises 300 .000.000 chickens, ducks and geese, and that the erg production Is in the neighborhood of 13.000.000.000. ARTHRITIS IKint let the torture of arthrlllt lav you up or make life mlwnhl. rnr .. . .... . . . .. . wT- VI 1W"I t "111 itlie iii..f j " remedy. Krtardleu of mt ollien hae done r it- ' J$ '"" "'I" on' ''h'"'' li'rhN free from harmful druj. H af as the food you eat. lll free you of jour com plainly aim remedlee for rhruni.itt.ro. frmale Iron hie. arthrltl. itnniarh trouble, rhronle roiijh. a.lhroa, pile.. pntale trouble. lnn trouble, ulcers. Mood, Klilner. urinary dttordrr. tilth Mood pre.Mire or appendtrllla, nrrvoutne., hrariarhe. iree iihimiII atlon, CHAN A CHAN CHINESE MEDICINE CO. Open daily 10 a.m. lo 13; 1 p m. to 6. 23S E Msin St. NEWSPAPER GOLF MEET TOP HONORS WON BY KIMBALL Leonard S. Kimball, manager of the Associated Press bureau In Port land, scored a gross 74 over the 18-holc Rogue Valley Golf club course Friday afternoon to win the Grants Pass Courier plaque and a duffle bag. and take top honors in the annual Oregon Newspaper Publishers association tournament. Twenty-nine scribes from all parts of the state entered the tourney, and with 476 In cash and dozens of golf balls and other equipment awarded aa p rifles, the affair was adjudged by all as the most aucces ful, from every standpoint, yet staged. The grand prise of SOO for a hole-ln-one on any par five hole Is still waiting for a claimant. Elbert Bede, publisher of The Spec tator in Portland and tournament chairman, stated the prise would be carried over - and doubled for next year. Following are the other winners of prizes: second low grow. Kalph Curtlss. BO, slpper Jacket; third low gross, Carl Voorhles, 00, five balls; low net, C. E. In galls, 67, duffle bsg; second low net. Lewis Felshelm. Jr.. 7a, golf glove and throe balls; third low net, Dave Dickson, 78, three balls; nearest to medal of 1000. Donald A. H1U. 120. throe balls; second nearest to medal of 1000, Ken Youell. 117, two balls; low gross by team of two, Jerry Owen and Charles Hulten, 187, eight balls; second lowest gross team oftwo, Bobby Robinson and Dave Dickson. 100, six balls; third low gross by team of two, Lewis Felshelm, Sr., and Elbert Bede, four balls; fourth low gross by team of two, Ralph Cronlse and Alton Ba ker, 301, three balls. First birdie, J. Gale, five balls; second birdie, Leonard Kimball, four balls; greatest number of pars, Alton Baker, three, four balls; sec ond greatest number of pars, C. M Hulten, three, three balls; greatest number of fives. Lewis Felshelm, Jr., 10, two balls; and Earl Voor hles, 10, two balls; greatest number of sixes, Robert Ruhl, nine, two balls; greatest number of MVens, J. F. Oale, seven, two balls; longest drive on number 1, Earl Voorhles. four balls and plaque; second longest drive on number 1, Jerry Owen, four balls; third longest drive on number 1, Lewis Felshelm, Jr., three balls. Longest putt on number 0, Letth Abbott, three balls; second longest putt on number P, Elbert Bode and Lewis Felshelm, Jr., two balls; long est putt on number IB. John Burt ner, three balls; closest to peg on number 4, Esrl Voorhlea. three balls: closest to peg on number 8, Ken Youell, three balls and Bob Robin son, second, two balls; closest to peg on number 10, C. E. Ingnrls. three balls; second closest to peg on number 10, Lewis Felshelm. Jr.. two balls; closest to peg on num ber 13. O. M. Hulten, three balls. Leith Abbott, two balls. Proficiency at 10th hole by team of two,. Lee Drake and W. J. White, desk pad and fill era. LEAD OVER COBS NEW YORK;, June 18 (fi Little Dick Bart ell swung a big bat today as he clouted two homers to i?ad th. New York Olanta to a 5 to 3 victory over the St. fiif PnHinaii The triumph, coupled with the Dodgers' setback of the Cub, length 1 iim umuia imn in inn pmuDiini lesRie to four full games. Score: B H. E. 3t. I.011IA 8 10 0 New York , 6 8 1 Wetland. Shoun and Owen: Gum be rt, Lohrman and Dunning BOSTON, June 18. jyMllburn Shoffner, Boston southpaw, white washed the hustling Cincinnati Reds for eight Innings today, only to be driven from the mound by a vain four-run assault In the ninth. But the Bi-es had too much of a lead, and i aaitrra on with the scrww opener, i ' to 4. Score: r. h. B. Cincinnati 4 10 a ; Boston 7 13 0 Derrtnw, Moore and Lombardi. ) Hershhc r$er; Shoffner. Pette and Mueller. j BROOKLYN. N. Y.. June 18 .TV Alr-tlght pitching by Freddy Flta simmons and Babe Phelps" tlmety batting gave the Brooklyn Dodgvrs a 2-1 decision over the fading Chicago Cuba today. Score: R h. B Chicago 16 0 Brooklyn .. 8 4 0 Carleton and Hartnett; FlUsim mona and Phelps. PH ILADELPH 1 A. June 18 The PhllUe turned tha tablea on the Pmsbursh riratea today, wlnnlnj a to 3. In an exciting game that aav mm left on base. ": R H. B. Pittsburgh S 9 2 rh::e1f !;Ma t 10 1 Bauera. Brandt and Todd: Mulrahv Pwavi and Dart. Te Mall Tribune Want Ada. ou relief t hlne.e hrrh. Trr thl- Johnny Gets Babe's Congrats (it r AV ' 4 7 'T3T . . ) WV V V f . More thrilling to Johnny Vonder Meer than his second no-hlt. no-run game In urceftlon was the fart he got personal congratula tions from Babe fttith. who "has ulnars been my Idol." Johnny hlnnked the Brooklyn Pmleers, 6 to 0. ln the first nip lit game played In the metropolitan area as the Cincinnati Reds Invaded Ehbets field In Brooklyn. Four days earlier. Johnny let down the Boston Bees with no runs and no hits as the Heds won. E TODAY TO DECIDE Leading the league with five wins and ono loss, Med ford 'a crashing Cra ters Invade Grant Pass today, with Southpaw Lowell Brown slated to open fire for the locals in their at tempt to clinch at least a tie for the first -half championship of the South ern Oregon league. Steve Crlppcn, ace righthander, will go to the rubber for Manager Jud Per noil's Merchants, In second place just one full game behind Medford. A victory for the Craters will mean at least a tie for the first-half title. fiA only one more game remains after today, while a Grants Pass win will deadlock the two clubs. Other circuit battles see Yreka at AAhland and Glendale at Crescent City. Bill Rat nice, who was stricken with an attack of acute indigestion Fri day morning, la entirely recovered now, and will be ready to relieve Brown In the box should the big ,c.i..n..cr wiw. UIUI" "J' I hS? JS.h . r., ,Ht .J, w, i shelf with a cracked wrist and will see no action. Manager Wally Rlckert said yester day the remainder of his club was In excellent condition, following two stiff workouts during the week, and that they would be playing for keeps against the dangerous Merchants. Lost time the two teams met, Rathkc pitched the Craters to a 0 to 1 vls tory. All Medford players are requested to meet at Charlie Pumas' servlc? station at Riverside avenue and Main street at 11:30 this morning. AMONG BAT ACES NEW YORK. June 18. v?1) Cleve land's Earl Averlll and Brooklyn' Cookie La et to t tho pace in the msjor league hitting races today, but the most surprising development was that neither of the defending pan- nant-holdera had a man among the j iraaers. From Averlll down to Bcwton'a Joe Cronln in tenth place in the Amer- lean league, you couldn't find a member of the New York Yankee cast with a microscope. And the same thing held true of the Giants In the National league's ltwid'.ng set. Chief of the newcomers among the lMltlrr tlla week was Swingin" Sam m? Chapman, the Athletics' rookie outfielder frrvh from college, who wss deadlocked ftr the American league second place with Trwky each with .3M. Deb Oarms of the B.-wton B.e.. and llerschel Martin of tht Phli;;es. a pair of youngster, climb ed to a tie for fourth place m the senior circuit, each with .342. MEDFORD MONDAY Dude Chick Floyd Brltt Sockeye McDonald Ted Christy Cv Fox vs. Tony Morelli PLUS Muria Martinet vi. Clar: Mortenson CLEVELAND KEEPS LEAD; YANKS LOSE CLEVELAND, June 18. CF, Lynn Nelson held the league-leading Cleve land Indians to on average of one hit an Inning today and knocked out three single himself to lead Phila delphia's Athletics to an 8-4 victory. Score: R. H. e. Philadelphia 8 13 1 Cleveland .... 4 0 2 Nelson and Hayes; Hudlln. Zuber. Gale house, Harder and Hemsley, Pyt lak. ST. LOUIS. June 18. Pi The World Champion New York Yankee.! lost a chance to gain on the Clew land Indians today when they fell victim to the four-hit pitching of Rookie Howard Mills and lost to the St. Louis Browns 1 to 0. The second game of the scheduled double-header was called after one Inning of ply because of rain. First game score: R. H. E. New York J. 0 4 1 St. Louis 16 1 Gomez and Dickey: Mills and Heath. 1 CHICAGO. June 18. (p) Two Pitching patriarchs who have been opposing each other In the American league 14 years battled 13 Innings today before a break In the White Sox defense gave 38-year-old Lefty Drove and the Boston Red Sox a 4 to 3 decision over 37-year-old Ted Lyons. Score (13 Innings): R. R. K. Boston 4 ,11 3 Chicago 3 13 0 Grove and Desautels: Ccter. Lyons and DETROIT. June 18. iff) The De troit Tigers climbed Into the first division of the American league for the first time this season today when they downed the Washington Sent. tors. 5 to 3. The defeat dropped the Griffs to fifth place. Score: R. H. E. Washington 3 10 1 Detroit 8 11 a Doshong and R. Perrell; Elsenstat and York. PolUh Star Wins LONDON. June 18 vP Jadwlga Jedrzejow&ka of Poland won the Lon don lawn tennia championship to- defeating Mme H'.lda Krahwinkel I SrxrHrur at firmnnv H-S rt.fl MERRICK'S POOL SWIM -IN- DRINKING WATER Dally 1:00 p. m.. (o 10:00 p. m iundaya 10:00 a.m. to I0:0 p.m ARMORY NIGHT et on ! f RRnn v-a prune HI uiiM i via foorw S pi' IN BASEBALL AS NEW YORK, June 18v ff Bab Ruth, the man that baseball forgot, came back to the big leagues today under circumstance as mysterious as they were unexpected. The 44-year-old Babe emerged from three years' obscurity to serve as coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers and will make bis debut tomorrow when the Dodgers meet the Chicago Cube In a doubleheader. He signed for the balance of the 1038 season at a $ 10, 000 , salary. He would have la ugh ted at that kind of money a few years ago when he was wielding a big bat with such deadly effect for the New York Yankees. His last big league Job went up In smoke of controversy In 1035 when he quit a 835,000 post as vice-president, assistant manager and part-time play er with the Boston Nationals. But perhaps there's more the deal than meets the eye. Some baseball men predicted that Ruth would succeed Burleigh Grimes aa manager no later than the start of the -1938 campaign. Another schooi of thought believed bit acquisition waa simply another publicity ten strike engineered by Leland Stanford MacPhall, the Dodgers' shrewd gen eral manager whose operations gen erally are made with at least one eye on the box office. The Babe, himself, wouldn't talk much about It. He waa happy as a kid playing "hookey" over his re turn to the big leagues, but he in slated that the Dodgers had not promised or mentioned anything be yond his Job as coach for the rest of this season. RACING NEW YORK. June 18. (API Maxwell Howard's The Chief put In his claim for the three-year old turf championship today by outrun ning three rivals. Including his fa mous stablemate, Stagehand, In the 50th Dwyer stakes at Aqueduct. The strapping son of Pennant won the mile and an eighth fixture for three-years olds In 1:48 3-5, only one-fifth of a second slower than Discovery's track record. Also behind him were B. F. Wnltaker'a Mythical King, winner of four straight Including the Shevlln In which he received seven pounds from the Howard Ace, and Myron Selzntck's Can't Walt, third In the Kentucky derby. WILMINGTON, Del., June 18. (AP) Thomas D. Taggarfs Marlca, champion mare of the mldwestern race tracks last season, made her eastern debut today and galloped to an easy victory over five eastern fillies and mares In the 810,000 added Newcastle handicap at Dela ware park. Elisabeth Barrett married Robert Browning when she was 41 years old. HOSTAK WILL GET T CRACK AT STEELE SEATTLE. June 18. (AP) Al Hostak, a kid from the other side of the railroad tracks in Seattle, has beaten Fred Apostoll and Young Corbett III to the punch. Of the three leading contenders for the world middleweight boxing championship. Hostak gets first crack at Freddie Steele and his title. Promoter Nate Druxman announc ed today he had landed the Pa cific Northwest's fistic natural a 15-round championship battle be tween the two neighborhood rivals. The fight will be held outdoors in the Seattle civic stadium the night of July 26. New York promoters have been dickering for a Steele-Apoetolt title fight, and San Francisco has been trying for a Corbett-Steele scrap. Druxman said he guaranteed Steele 830.000 with the option of a percentage of the gate which he expects will gross close to 8100,000. When Steele won the championship from Eddie (Babe) Rlsko here two years ago the match grossed 867.000. The Hostak-Steele battle has been brewing ever since the over-all youngster from the suburb of Georgetown skyrocketed into the limelight with knockout victories over such middleweight as Tony Flsner, Young Terry, Allen Mat thews, "Irish" Bob Turner. Otto Blackwell, Swede Berglund and Rlsko, the man who lost the title on a decision to Steele. In the last rankings of the National Boxing association Hostak ranked as the No. 3 contender. Glen Lee of Edison, Neb., was No. 1. Hostak has had 18 middleweight I fights and has knocked out his last 11 opponents. Three of these Rlsko, Fisher and Matthews, were boys The champion was unable to put away. TACKLE PROSPECT Medford'a Junior Craters go gun ning for their third straight Jackson county baseball league victory today nt the local high school park, clash ing with the Prospect Hillbillies of Manager Dewey Hill. First pitch will be at 3:30 sharp. In the other circuit encounter. Talent travels to Gold Hill to face the undefeated Miners. Manager George Harrington of the Medford club has nominated Ray Erlckson to do the hurling. Erlck son has won two straight games. For Prospect, either Skinny Wilson or Duesenberry will toil on the mound The Junior Craters will spread out with Harrington catching, Larry Schade on first, Elmer Harnlsh on second. Johnny Gltzen on short. ' CRATER JUNIORS LADY ORANGE Just now, Bride of June, you're walking in a dream a fragrant, half-real mist of romance and roses. But in a fleeting while the moneymoon will be behind you. You'll be facing a world of facts with a shopping-bag on your arm. Doing your determined best to be the practical little housewife. Cheer up! It's easier than it sounds. So much easier than it used to be! You need no special training today to be a thrifty shopper. The long ordeal of education by trial and error that Grandma underwent is a thing of the past. Why? Because you have a dependable guide to buying, right here in the pages of this newspaper! Everything you want for your home and your table is advertised by reputable merchants, ready to stand behind their goods. News of bargains, accurate descrip tions, prices all the information you need is here. Sitting at home, you can compare values and make your selections. Then fare forth to buy with confidence. Lucky lady! L ADY IT QUEEN Three montlu ago. Wor!d' Women Champion Clara Mortenaon made two appearances here, and both times the armory a packed to the rattera with enthusiastic, grap pling lane who wanted to see for themselves Just how good a fem inine exponent of the mangle and moan Industry could become. They saw plenty. Tomorrow night In the local man sion of maul. La Mortenaon returns to display the wrestling talent that has catapulted her to the top of the heap, so far aa the gals are con cerned, and according to Promoter Mack Llllard. once more the atruc ture will be Jammed to the celling with howling, screaming customers Miss Mortenson'a opponent will be Maria Martinez, a pretty Mexi can senorlta weighing 135!4 pounds and possessing plenty on the ball. She . will outweigh the champion slightly, by about a pound and one half, and If reports are reliable, she will give the title-holder a very busy evening. The two girls will wrestle two out of three falls to a finish. Immedi ately following the middle event of the male program, which includes three all-star bouts. Meeting In the main go wlU be Cowboy Dude Chick and Floyd Brltt. one of the meanest of the current run of meanles. They will grapple for one hour or the two best falls out of three In a battle between the spectacular lariat apln, Chick's payoff maneuver, and the Illegal arm-breaker over the ropes. Brltt's main stock In trade, which he learned from hla famous brother, Alvln. One of the wildest alley-brawls of the season Is expected to occur In the middle bout, when Terrible Ted Christy returns to tangle with Sockeye Jack McDonald, the gen tleman who beat Dude Chick last week. Both Christy and Sockeye are masters ' of Illegitimate maneuvers, and with no love lost - between them, another one of those roof ralslng things Is In praspect. Tony Morelll and Cy Pox will clash In the opener. In a match In which Pox. the roly-poly, gum- chewing favorite from Ft. Worth. Texas, will be backed by the spec tators to tear the villainous Morelll apart. Wayne Curry on third, Shorty Camp bell In left. Billy Plche In center end Hale Oreeman in right. George Oltzen, catcher and outfielder re cently released by the Ashland Lith lans of the Southern Oregon league, will probably see action, as will Rus Acheson, who may work on the pitch ing rubber. Bob Newland. righthand er, will also be a twirling reserve, and Dahack. utility, may break into the game. Last Sunday, Medford defeated the Prospect outfit, 13 to 3. with Erlck son allowing only two hits until the ninth Inning. OF THE BLOSSOMS HAMMOND. CLARK AND PRU1TT WILL ENTER GOLF TEST Three of Medford'a finest golfer Bob Hammond, Leland Clark. Jr., and Roy Prultt left Friday after noon for Portland, where they wilt enter the annual Northwest ma. teur tournament at Waverley coun try club. Elghteen-hola qualifying rounds start Monday and last for two days. Hammond and Clark are both two handicap men, while Prultt la six-handicap ahooter. Fourteen members of the Rogue Valley Oolf club have finished their IB-hole qualifying rounda for posu tlons In the ladder tournament which will start Immediately to de termine the eight-man team to compete In the state-wide team tournament In lugene, July 10. Oolfers may challenge two positions above them In the standings. Following are the qualifying acores turned In. and the ladder aa it looka now: Leland Clark, 89-89 1T. Bob Hammond, 71-74 148. . a. Harrington, 78-78181. Hank Prlngle. 78-78163. B. Oetchel, 77-76153. Bob Woods. 77-77154. Hobart Price, 78-75154. Harold Johnson, 61-77 158. Roy Prultt, 79-79158. Ed Simmons. 81-79 160. Tod Porter, 81-79160. J. V. Wataon. 83-80163. Lee Watson, 81-83183. O. Harrington, 76-88164. , Table Rock Beaten Central Point ball team beat Table Rock Thursday afternoon. 10 to 7, at Central Point. P. O'Connor, Central Point hurler, allowed only 4 hits. Score: It. H- E. Central Point . . 10 6 6 Table Rock , 7 4 8 P. O'Connor and B. O'Connor, Wilson, Duesenberry and Hensley, Sage. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. Learn to FLY Special Solo Course $59.00 Payments as Low as $1.50 per Week. Come on out and talk it over, Medford Air Service Tommy Culbertson.
