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fEDFORP MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOTTO. QREGOy. TTEPyESDAY. -TTXE 29. 1938.
Medford, Grants Pass File Official Protests on Sunday Defeats
LEAGUE MEETING
SET FOR JULY
TO
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Merchants Claim Play at
Plate Interfered With by
Yreka Batter Umpire's
Action Seen Inconsistent
Following directly on the heal of
Medford' protest of the Crescent
City game here Sunday, Southern
Oregon Baseball League Secretary
Austin Frailer received notice this
morning from Business Manager Fred
Koper of the Oranta Pass Merchants
that Grants Paw had protested
Trexa's 9 to 7 victory over the Mer
chants last Sunday the game which
knocked Grants Pasa out of a tie for
the first-half pennant.
Dom provost of Ashland, league
president, announced he had called
league meeting for July 0 at Oranta
Pass, at which time the two protesu
would be Ironed out maybe. Man
agers of all ala clubs will attend.
Roper alleges that ,ln the seventh
Inning of the game, at Yreka, Yreka1
Pete Brazil stepped across the plate
In an attempt to bunt a pitched ball
with a runner coming In from third
ease, and ao Interfered with the
Grants Pasa catcher that he was un-
able to handle the ball, allowing the
Yreka runner to score. He further al
leges that the umpire In chief behind
the plate claimed he didn't see the
batter step across the plate, and that
be asked the base umpire for a de
lalon on the play. The base umpire
called the batter (Braall) out for
stepping across the plate, In accord
nee with the rules, after which the
umpire In chief refused to uphold
the decision he had asked for and
allowed the runner to score and Bra
all to remain at the plate, Roper atat
ed In bis letter of Protest.
Previous to the two games Sunday,
Medford, Grants Pass and Orescent
City were all tied for the league lead
rshlp.
Net Star 111
as
The bitter baseball war between
Orescent City and Medford moved
off the playing field and Into the
Southern Oregon loaguo'a president
lal office yesterday, when officials of
the Medford Athletic association,
aponsor of the Craters, announced
hey had entered an official proteit
of last Sunday's sensational 18-ln
ring encounter, with Dom Provost
of Ashland, circuit proxy.
The game won by Creecent City,
to o to give them the first-half
Championship, was played under pro
test from the eighth Inning on, when
Crescent City scored three runs to
deadlook the count at o to 4. 1m
m'edtately following the game, Med
ford Athletic association officials ten
tatively decided to withdraw the pro
test. However, after a meeting of of
ficials here yesterdny, It was decided
to definitely- enter the protest, and
letters explaining the situation were
dispatched to President Provost and
to Manager Roy Deo of Crescent City.
Medford's protest is based on the
negation that a Crescent City base
runner attempting to score from
third base In the eighth Inning, In-
tetlonally Interfered with a thrown
ball, allowing him to reach the plate,
and that another baserunner also
cored while Crescent City players
were Illegally gathered around home
plate and on the playing field.
Fueling among Medford players and
fans was red-hot when the protested
play oocurred, and many spectators
have expressed the opinion the Cra
ters were "robbed" of th game. In
case of replay of the encounter Is or
dered, or from that Inning on, Crea-
rent City and Medford will be tied
Jor the leadership, with the winner
training the first-half pennant.
Following 1 th complete letter of
protest mailed to President Provost
and Manager Deo. and signed by V,
S. Piilwell, association secretary:
"At an Informal meeting of the di
rectors of the Medford Athletic as-
soclatlon, sponsors of the Medford
Craters baseball team, t waa Instruct
ed to convey to you our protest or
the baseball game played June 50.
Between the Medford Craters and the
Crescent City Merchant.
"It la claimed by the management
of the Medford Craters that the Cres
cent City umpire was Incorrect In his
Interpretation of baseball rules when
he allowed Reynold of Crescent City
to score from second base when he
should have called Reynolds out for
running when Crescent City plsyers
were congregated around homo plate
obscuring the play from Medford
playera. It Is contended thai as soon
as Roy Deo. creecent City manager,
left his position as third base coach
and entered the playing field the urn
plre should have called "time" and
falling to do this. Reynolds could not
locally advance from second base,
but was automatically out under sec
Hon 20 of rule 49.
"It Is alleged that the following
fact are true: Reynolds was ateallng
base on a pitch. Pern waa on third
base. McLean, Crater catcher, faked
a throw to second base which waa
cut off by Brown who relayed to Ager.
Crater third baseman trapping Perm
approximately 20 feet off third base.
Perm ran for home plate and Ager
threw the ball to McLean who was
about u feet out from home piste
toward third base. Perm, while run
ning for home, raised both his arms
In an extended position above his
heed In hst appeared a deliberate
attempt to confuse McLean from
catching Acer's throw.
"It Is alleged, and was admitted af
ter the Kame by Crescent City. play,
era, that the ball thrown by Agei
struck Perm on the hand and was
deflected away from McLean. Un
der ecllon B ul rule 40, It Is con
tended that Farm should hart been
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SOFTBALL SKED IN
T
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Suzanne Lengten
PARIS, June 30, (fi) Summm
Lenglen, once the world' foremost
woman tennis player, today under
went blood transfusion in an ef
fort to arrest pernicious anemia which
her physician said had left her in
"a serious condition."
Her doctor expressed belief, how
ever, that the former champion even
tually would be cured. He reported no
change after the transfusion.
Miss Lenglen has been 111 for ten
days.
Holder of the Wimbledon women's
title from 1010 to 1023 and again In
1025, she later turned professional.
She has been operating a Paris ten
nis school the last five years.
called out for Interfering with a
thrown ball. The umpire ruled that
the ball hit rerm on the head or
shoulder and allowed his score. Mc
Lean, as soon as the ball was de
flected by rerm, claimed an out for
Interference. At this point several
Crescent City players Including Hoy
Deo, Crescent City manager who left
his post as third base coach, entered
the playing field and congregated In
the immediate vicinity of home plate
to argue the point. Under rule 33
all these Crescent City players with
the exception of Form were Illegally
on the field when Reynolds was al
lowed to score.
"On protest by Crater players, the
umpire sent Roy no Ids back to third
base. On Deo's further protest, the
umpire allowed Reynolds to walk to
hdme plate and score the tlelng run.
At the end of this Inning this de
cision was protested by Rlckert, Cra
ter manager. It is contonded by the
managerment of the Craters that the
umpire was derelict In his duty un
der the rules when he allowed Cres
cent City players to enter the play
ers field Illegally. It Is further con
tended that Reynolds could not le
gally advance past second base while
home plate waa obscured by Crescent
City players. It Is further charged
that this Crescent City umpire Is
Incompetent and partial and should
be barred from officiating In this
league.
Tours truly,
"V. B. FALWKLL,
'Secretary Medford Athletic Ass'n."
Oames Tonight I
I) I Tint on A i
Maid -Rite vs. Timber Products, 9 1
p. ra.
Lamport vs. Jennings Tire, 0 p. m
Divlftlon B
Lewis Super vs. Domestlo Laundry,
8 p. m.
Groceteria vs. Oasco, 9 p. m.
Division A Softball schedule winds
up Its first half tonight at the
stadium, with Murray's Ma id -Rite
and Timber Products meeting In the
first game and Jennings Tire and
Lam ports clashing In the second.
Timber Products, with six straight
wins, has clinched the first-half pen
nant. Last night before a large crowd,
Plche sprung an upset to eliminate
Wooden Boxmen from the race by
beating Manager Hoffard's outfit, 6
to 3, behind the one-hit hurling or
Hawk. It was the fifth straight game
Hawk has worked without allowing
a base on balls. Stlne robbed him
of a no-hit game by getting a scratch
single In the final frame.
In the other Division A encounter,
Office Boys beat Catholic Men, 7 to 3,
when the losers committed nine
errors behind Pitcher Meyer.
Division B battles saw Elks belt
out i 10 to 8 win over Groceteria
and Western States rap Gasco, 13
to fi.
Division A scores: '
R. H. F
Plche 6 7 5
Wooden Boxmen 3 15
Sport
Graphs
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Billy Hulen iayi:
California Claims
Gold Hill's Pride
As a Native Son
ENNIS HALL OP FAME
CHICAGO, June 30. P A na
tional clay courts tennis feat achiev
ed only by William Tllden and Bryan
(Bttsy) Grant beckoned Bobby RlRgs
today ax he sought his third singles
crown.
The No. 3 nationally ranked Chl-
cagoan. who first won the title In
1035 and repeated last year, faced
Gordon Mulloy of Miami. Fla., seeded
13th and pegged 30th In the United
States ratings.
Mulloy reached the finals yester
day by ousting Joe Hunt of Los
Angeles, the 1037 runner-up, 1-fl, 8-3.
6, 0-4. Rlggs advanced when his
doubles-teammate from Atlanta. Bltsy
Grant, defaulted In the second set
with the score tied 0-all because of
blistered hand. Rings had won the
first set, 0-S.
Hawk and Kubll; Steiner and Wil
son.
R. H. B.
Office Boys 7 4 3
Catholic Men 3 4 0
Kunsman and Luman: Meyer and
P. Sakratda.
Postpone Naming
Of Court Bailiff
There will be no Immediate ap
pointment of a circuit court bailiff
to fill the vacancy caused by the
passing of Owney J. Patton, It was
Indicated today.
There will be a lull In court busi
ness during the next three months
and during the period H. M. Turn
baugh, courthouse Jnnltor, will act
bailiff. It waa said a regular
bailiff will be named In the fall
If court business justifies.
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'Wonder' Horse Is
Sold for $300,000
LONDON. June 39. AP) Nearco,
the Italian "wonder horse" that won
the Paris grand prlx last Sunday
and Is unbeaten In U starts, was
purchased today by Martin Benson,
London bookmaker, for a reported
price of 60.000 pounds approxi
mately 1300,000.
The reported price would be one
of the largest over paid for a race
horse.
CHUCK CROWELL STOPS
EDDIE HOGAN IN THIRD
LOS ANGELES, .Tune 30. (AP)
It took Chuck Crowell, towering
young Los Angeles heavyweight, three
rounds to stop Eddie Hogan of New
York In their scheduled 10-round
bout here last night at the Olympic
auditorium.
Crowell weighed 318. Crowell 310.
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Phone 643. We'll haul away four
refuse city Sanitary Service.
Somebody should do something
about those Callfornlans. They are
getting positively out of hand again.
If they are left
to their own de
vices much long
er, they will be
claim lng heri
tage to every
single outstand
lng athlete In
the business,
along with na
ture's beauty
spots.
It was not long
ago that our
neighboring state
to the south at
tempted to move
Wily Rales crater Lake to
Its domain. Rogue River has been
mentioned several times as flowing
through sunny California. Now, the
citizens of the poppy state are ex
tending their nefarious credit-swiping
activities Into the realm of
sports. I
We have on our desk a press bul
letin from Los Angeles In which It I
Is stated that Bob Kenaston, "A
LONG BEACH, CAL., MARINE." used
some freak holds to best Speedy
Larance In the main wrestling bout
at Gtlmore stadium Monday eve
Now, the last time we heard of Sgt.
Bob Kenaston, his place of resi
dence was none other than Gold
Hill, Ore. In fact, Bob has always
been rather proud of the fact that
he came from a little town like
Gold Hill, and made good In the big
city.
Hemmllia. For a time, It was planned
not to bill the film, because of the
expense In obtaining it and the be
ltcf that because of the extremely
short duration of the brawl. It
wouldn't draw enough extra custo
mers to psy out. However, a last-
minute decision was made by local
movie moguls to run the film, so
Med ford 1 tea will see for themselves
what happened, and how.
The pictures will be at the New
Crater I an, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. Although the fight lasted only
two minutes and four seconds, the
pictures run for 10 minutes, the
film being 1700 feet long, El no told
us. The fight is shown both In
natural speed and In slow motion,
and from what we have read about
the pictures, they are really some
thing. Louis' terrific blow to Schmel
lng's back Is clearly shown. It Is
reported, and all other action Is
crystal clear. Referee Arthur Dono
van also gives his version of the
fight, of the much-discussed punch
to Max's back. Guess we'll take In
the pictures, but we'll pick Louis
this time.
Scores Yesterday
All-Star Selections Burn
Cleveland, Brooklyn Fans
By Oeyle Talbot
NEW YORK. Juna 3. 0P The loudest lament In the wak of the
naming of the aquada for the all-star game at Cincinnati July 6 come
from Cleveland and. of al places, Brooklyn.
Cleveland fana are beefing because
Coast League
San Diego 10; Portland 11.
Hollywood 1: Seattle 4.
Sacramento 3, Los Angeles 3.
Oakland 2, San Francisco I.
American League
Detroit 4. Cleveland 5.
Chicago 10. St. Louie 9.
Philadelphia-New York. Washing.
ton-Boston, postponed, rain.
National League
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 3.
St. Louis 9 Chicago 3.
Boston-Brooklyn,. New York-Phlla-
delphla, postponed, rain.
It may be that our Bob has gone
high-hat on all hla old friends back
here In the sticks, and would rather
be mentioned as hailing from a
larger town, such as Long Beach. It
may be that he told the guy who
wrote the story that he was from
Long Beach, ashamed to reveal hav
ing been raised In a tiny town. Thla
may be the true lowdown. but we
doubt It. Knowing Callfornlans as
we do, It Is our sincere opinion that
California is attempting to pull an
other fast one, that Bob, loyal to
Gold Hill and Oregon to the bitter
end, knows nothing of this mean
and dirty trick of California's to
claim Bob as their own.
1 Hp In arms, Gold lllllersl
Votir leading citizen Is being
stolen from under your noses.
Are you going to sit back and
take It, or are you going to fight
for what Is rightfully yours?
We fervently hope that you will
battle tn the last man to prevent
California rrom stealing your
llob Kenaston, Arter all, he Is
your llobbv, and Ir aiivhnrty
meets those Callfornlans on the
field of honor, you should be
elected.
And.speaklng of that wrestling
card In Los Angeles, quits s few
of the boys participating are well
known here. Paul Murdock drew
with Ken Hollls. Abe Goldberg tossed
Joe Smollnskl, Nick Boeanls threw
Frit Hansen and Cecil McQIll beat
Bob Montgomery, what waa this.
anyway a Medford wrestling card?
Germany will not show the Louis-
Schmellng fight pictures, we under
stand, but Medford will. That was
definitely stated today by Elno
ABE SAFE AT HOME
FTER AUTO SMASHUP
RmOKWOOD. N. J.. June 30.
Bane Ruth the home nin hitter
who returned to baseball recently as
coach for the Brooklyn Dodger.
was safe at home today but It was
wonder.
He was driving by himself back to
New York from a Ylslt with friends
near here last night when hla rv
nglrd left front wheels with an
other automohlle. swerved 30 feet
across the West Saddle river road,
struck a low stone wall and fell on
Its side.
Ruth climbed from hut badlv dam-
aed car unhurt. Miss Row Berk of
Upper Saddle Htver. driver of the
other car, stayed on the mad and
also was uninjured.
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MANY CATCHING LIMIT
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Fishing at Diamond lake Is espec
ially good, with many limit catches
reported, according to Information
furnished by state police today.
Flashers and worms are providing the
best lure, and many good catches are
being made after mmdown with
bucktall royal coachman flies.
Rogue river and tributaries are re
ported good. Several fine catches
have been made In the Prospect vl
clnity, and a few salmon have been
taken from the river near McLeod
above Trail.
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Junior Base bailers
To Clash Thursday
Jackson county's Junior American
Legion ball team and Medford's Jun
ior Craters clash In a practice game
at the high school park Thursduy
afternoon at 4:30. In a previous en
counter between the two clubs, the
Legion team won, 1 to 0.
The gall bame Is free, and all fans
are Invited to attend.
Closing time for Too Late to Claa
slfy Ads la 1:30 p m.
their sterling first baseman. Hal
Trosky, waa left off the American
league roster, and the Brooklyn ad
dicts are boiling because fat Freddie
Pltzslmmons, the veteran knuckle
bailer, was given the go-by when
the National league chose Its best.
Trosky, while no bargain as a
fielder, has been levelling the fences
all season, and at the moment Is
second only to his teammate Earl
Averlll, among American league slug
gers. He Is banging the ball far ahead
of the first three first-basemen who
were picked by the American leaguers
Jimmy Foxx, Hank Oreenberg and
Lou Gehrig.
Burleigh Qiimes, Brooklyn man
ager, Is as sore at the Flat bush fans
about the "slighting" of Fltzslmmons
by hla former bosom pal, BUI Terry,
who made the final selection of the
National league team he will handle
In the big one-day engagement.
"Everybody knows that Fltz would
knock those American leaguers silly
for three Innings," Grimes fumed. "I
don't understand how he waa passed
up. Why, he's allowed only three
earned runs In his last 40 Innings,
practically shut-out ball."
Burleigh takes particular exception
to the fact that Mace Brown, Pitts
burgh's sensational relief fllnger, got
the call over Fltz.
"I always thought you had to qual
ify for the all-stars as a starting
pitcher, not a finisher." he said. "Tho
way Fltz Is going now he would have
those Americana eating out of his
hand."
Cleveland would appear to have
even a more meritorious protest on
the exclusion of Trosky. Taking the
batting figures at their face value
there would be no way of leaving
him off.
WARRENTON TO BECOME
COAST PILCHARD HUB
ASTORIA. June 29, (AP) Three
pilchard reduction plan operators
prepared today to transform War
ronton, small Columbia river mouth
town, into the pilchard center of the
north Pacific coast.
The three, the Pacific Marine Pro
ducts corporation, the Redondo Fish
Products company and the Sama
Cruz Oil company, were granted li
censee to operate reduction plants.
Only the Pacific Marine company op
erated last year.
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She Stood Alone
BERKELEY. Cal. P) Gertrude
Faulkner Kauffman was certainly In
the spotlight as the Pacific Unitarian
school for the Ministry held Its an
nual graduation exercises. She was
the only graduate.
flOW THEY?
CTi ify
Coast League
Team w.
Sacramento 65
Los Angelea 49
San Francisco 48
Portland 44
San Diego 44
Seattle 44
Hollywood 41
Oakland 31
National
W. L. Pet.
New York 31 34 .607
Cincinnati 35 35 .583
Chicago 3 38 .556
Pittsburgh 31 35 .554
Boston 37 37 .500
St. Louis 37 81 .46
Brooklyn 35 35 .417
Philadelphia 16 38 .396
Cleveland
Boston .....
Washington .
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago .
St. Louis
W. L. Pet.
39 31 .850
35 35 .576
33 37 .550
34 31 .533
33 33 .500
26 30 .484
33 33 .400
14 40 .359
ASHLAND JULY 4 CARD
Cowboy Dude Chick and Terrlbre
Ted Christy will meet in the main
event of Ashland's gala July 4 wrest
ling card In the open-air Chautauqua
next Monday night, starting at 8:00
o'clock. Promoter Mack LI Hard an
nounced today. The brawl, a rematch
from the sensational shindig the two
staged here Monday, when Christy
handed Chick his third defeat In
three years, will be staged under
Texas rules, with nothing barred. It
will be winner take all, with the
loser receiving only bare traveling
expenses.
In the middle event. Miss Clara
Morten son and Senorlta Maria Mar
tinez will clash In a 40-mlnute. two
out-of-three-fall bout. Thla will be
the two gals' third meeting in three
weeks.
Bulldog Jackson, one of the dirt
iest grapplers tn the game and a
maln-eventer In Portland and other
coast cities for several years, will
face Bobby Chick In the 30-mlnute.
one-fall opener.
The huge Chautauqua In Ashland
wUl seat 3000 persons, and Maestro
Llllard expects a capacity crowd for
his yearly program In the Llthla city.
The matches will start at 8 p. ra
sharp, and every seat In the amphi
theatre Is a reserved seat to the
fireworks display, which will begin
Immediately following the final bout.
RALPH COWGILL'S POOCH
IS DECORATED AT CAMP
ASTORIA. June 29. (Jf) Buster, a
fox terrier owned by Lieutenant-Colonel
Ralph Cowglll, was decorated
yesterday with the coveted 10-year
service medal for continuous attend
ance at Oregon national guard en
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Uncle 5am Pays
WASHINGTON, June 29. (AP)
A bill to pay Mrs. Muriel C. Young,
Marshfleld, Ore., $2,250 for Injuries
suffered September 0, 1936, whon
she was struck by a national park
service truck near Salem, Ore., was
signed yesterday by President Roose
velt.
Fisherman's Lurk
BEND. June 29. (P) Millard T.
Ttlpplett, Deschutes county commis
sioner, felt pretty good when he
reeled In his line while fishing at
East lake and found a fisherman's
pole, complete with reel and line.
He felt even better when he reeled
In the second line and found a lan?e
trout on the hook. ,
'And Sudden Death"
NEWPORT. June 29. Fy Dell W.
Rhodes, Marshfleld, died instantly
last night when his automobile
swerved from the road and hit a
tree three miles south of here. Nell
Matson, Eureka, Cal., transient riding
with Rhodes, was bruised.
Sentenced hy the Mile
MISSOULA, Mont. (UP) Joe Ma
tlch of Lapwal. Idaho, was sentenced
to federal penitentiary at the rate of
a month a mile, to repent his theft
of 15 miles of copper wire from an
emergency relief camp on the Clear
water forest reserve.
Entrppreneur to India
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UP) -"The
hazards of founding an American tee
cream foctoryln India are preferable
to a career in law school," said John
H. Harding, Harvard '36, as he packed
up to leave for Bombay. He became
acquainted with India on a tour
after his graduation.
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