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MEDFORD MATE TRTBUNE. MEDF(VRI). OREGON. SUNDAY. JULY 24. 103S
Legion Juniors Play Eugene 1 P. M. Today For Play-Off Honor
3 GAMES OF FIVE
DECIDEWINNER
Lane Team Said Strong
Newland And Wimer Will
Start For Local Squad.
Coach Prank rasaett's Eugene Amer
ican Legion Junior baseball team,
champion of district a and roput
dly the finest auch club ever de
veloped In Lane county, claahea with
Coach George Harrington's Medfnrd
Legion Junior) today at the high
school park In a three-game aeries
to determine the entrant In the state
Blayoffs at Woodburn, Auguat 9 and 7
Although rapped for three straight
defeats by the Roseburg team, Med
ford was named district 4 tltlehold-
ra becauae the Douglas county club
failed to register Its playera with the
atate committee by June 30.
The first game this afternoon will
atart at 1 o'clock sharp. The two
taama will play flve-lnnlng games
until one club wlna a pair, making
possible three encountera to be
atagec.
Medford'i starting hurler In the
opener will be Bob Newland. brilliant
righthander now apparently recov
ered from a trick hip which has kept
him off the rubber the past two
weeka. Al Wlmer, slender southpaw
with the nice curve, will atart the
second game for Coach Harrlngton'a
club. In caae a third game Is neces
sary, either Newland or Wlmer will
do the mound work.
For Eugene, Bobby Robertaon will
toe the rubber In the first aquabble.
Robertson, a tall, lanky youngster
with a high hard one, defeated To
ledo last week, 11 to o. In the rubber
game of the three-game aeries which
gave Eugene the district a title.
Lineup for the Medford Junlora will
Include Herb BotU, catcher; Larry
Schade, first base; Jimmy Lewis, sec
ond baae; Eugene Miller, third base:
Al Qould, shortstop; Bill Reed, left
Held; Cato Wray, center field and
Louts Thurman, right field.
For Eugene, Oatlln will oat oh,
Hathaway will be on first, Skade on
second, Shear on third, Smith at
' Short. DeAutremont In left, Plath In
center and Borgaard In right. Shear
and Robertaon, the pitcher, are the
heavy hitters for the visitors. They
each collected three blowa in tlio
championship game with Toledo.
The Medford club will develop con
siderable plate punch, Itself, through
the batting of Newland, Thurman.
Lewis and Botts. Coach Harrington
has sent his charges through stiff
batting and fielding drills all week
and with Newland again ready to
take his tum In the box, prospects
for a Medford victory are considered
fairly bright.
The local Legion post has guar
anteed the Eugene team 50 to make
the trip here for the championship
aeries, and a large crowd Is hoped for.
TAKES 5-1 WIN
E
The Great One' Shows
Class Before Record
Crowd Giants Trounced
Twice.
CHICAGO, July 23. (AP) Dizzy
Dean U back to stay. The "great
one," who started hli comeback
with a four-hitter against the weak
Boston Bees last Sunday, made It
stick with ft five-hit victory per
formance against the Giants today
as the Cubs swtfpt double-header
from the New Yorkers.
A season record crowd for Wrlg-
ley field, 43,333. turned out to see
the 9165,000 right arm of Old Diz
toss i 3 to 1 victory In the night
cap of the twin bill, after Bill Lee
had chalked up his 12th win of
the year with a 7 to 4 decision in
the opener.
In addition to Dean's classy fling
ing and the twin bill triumph,
which dropped the Giants 3 games
behind the National league leading
Pittsburgh Pirates, the crowd sat
In on an added attraction when the
rival shortstops, Dick Barteli and
Billy J urges, tangled In ft flsfe fight
In the fourth Inning of the night
cap, for which both were banished
from the game.
First game score: R. H. E.
New York 4 14 1
Chicago 7 9 1
Gumbert, Coffman, Brown and
Mnncuso; Leo and Odea.
Second game score: R. H. E.
New York 10 1
Chicago 8 8 0
Shumacker, Brown and Mancuso;
Dean and Hartnet.t
PITTSBURGH. July 23. -(AP)
Deacon Danny MacFayden's pitching
arm and the timely hitting of
Elble Fletcher and Rabbit Wars tier,
gave the Boston Bees a 4 to 2 Tic
tory over the Pirates today, ending
the Bucs' three-game winning streak
Score: R. H. E
Boston . . 4 12
Pittsburgh 2 10 0
McFayden. Erlckson snd Mueller;
Bauers. Bowman and Todd.
SET BY SNEAD IN
CHICAGO, July 23 (JP dolf's sen
sational sophomore. "Slammln' Bam"
Snead, slapped his brand on the
game's all-time record book today.
Almost "burning up" 0 1 y m p 1 a
Pleld'e No. 1 course, the 20-year-old
star from West Virginia scored an
elght-under-par 64 to spreadeagle the
first-round field In the 13,000 Chi
cago open championship.
Raking the layout win eight birdies
and never colng over regulation fig
ures, Snead turned In what veteran
observers described as the greatest
round of golf ever played on a cham
pionship course.
Snead's amazing performance made
him a atandout favorite to come
through tomorrow's 38-hole final
round and add first money of 11,500
to the (7.112 he captured to top
monoy wlnnera for the year. Doing
out In 84, two under par, he took
the home nine "apart" with a slx-under-par
30 and gained a four-
stroke margin over his nearest rival,
Ky Larroon of Chicago, who had
rounds of 3B-33 68.
Three yeara ago, In the Western
open at Davenport, Iowa, big Ralph
Cluldahl scored a 64, but It was
generally agreed today that the 8,357-
yard No. 1 Olympla Field's test was
more severe then the one Ouldahl
passed In Iowa. Fred Corcoran, p.
O. A. tournament manager, said he
adjudged Snead's round "the great
est In the game's history."
acne Barazen of Brookfleld Center.
Conn., the defending champion, woa
ptsured of a place among the 48 low
professionals and 24 low amateurs
plua ties, who qualified for Sundoy'a
36 holes. This grind winds up a
tournsment originally scheduled for
72 holes, but reduced to 14 holes
wnen Friday's storm cancelled one
rouna.
! CRATERS TRAVEL
STEELE FAVORITE
OVER HOSTAK IN
Both Men In Top Condition
For Tuesday Night Bout
Record Crowd Seen.
ST. LOUIS, July 23. (AP) The
Brooklyn Dodgera retained their slim
hold on fifth place in the National
league today by nosing out the
Cardinals 4 to 8 behind the eight-
hit pitching o' Bill Posedel
SINGLER TWIRLS
TWO HIT BATTLE
Southpaw Ray Slngler hurled two
hit Softball to give Jennings Tire
company a 10 to 0 Inter-clty victory
over Orants Pass at ths stadium
Friday night. The winners clouted
Pruess and James, climate city pitch
ers. for nine blows, and were never
In danger,
In a challenge gamo. Western States
Grocery failed to replace Lamport'a
In Division A by dropping a 12 to 1
verdict. Wslker and Montelth, Lam
port hurlers, stopped the Grocers
with only two safeties, while their
teammates were belting Cook for 14
Wooden Boxmen traveled to Ash
land and hammered out a 17 to 2 win
over Fortmiller'a, with Bert Luman
leading the attack with five hits In
sis trips, including a homer, and
Orval Hnmpel also pumping a four-
Daser,
Scores r.
Jennings Tire , , jo
Orants Pasa. .. o
R. Slngler and Stewart;
Score:
Brooklyn
St, Louis
Posedel
Owen.
R. H, I
... 4 8 1
8 8
and Shea; Davis and
CINCINNATI. July 23. (AP) The
Phillies took sdvantage of four Red-
leg errors for a five-run splurge In
the fifth Inning today but failed to
withstand a hitting attack and the
Reds won, 10 to 9.
Score: R. H. E.
Philadelphia oil 0
Cincinnati 10 13 8
Mulcshy, H a 1 1 a h a n, Passeau,
Smith. Slvess and V. Davis: Walters,
Schott and Lombardl. Hershberger.
All American league games post
poned: rain.
James and Wolff, Patterson.
H. X.
2
2 1
Pruess,
Lamport's
Western 8tatea
Walker, Montelth and
Cook and P. O'Connor.
Kllllsple;
EX-CUB BOSS NOW
AIR COiIENTATOR
CHICAQO. July 23. (AP) Charlie
Orlram, deposed as manager of the
Chicago Cubs four dsys sgo. already
has lsnded a Job and It's per
manent. Starting tomorrow. Grimm's boom
ing baritone voice will be heard In
the role of a radio baseball com
mentator. He has agreed to sign
wnn station WUHM. of the Colum
o' oronarasung system, as a reg
ular memDer of Its sports staff
His first assignment will be to de
scribe the game tomorrow between
his former plsyers and ths New
Tork Olants.
SEALS TAKE PAIR,
HOLLYWOOD WINS
SAN TRANCISCO. July 23. (AP)
The Ssn Pronclsco Seals awakened
from their batting lethargy today
to take a twin bill from the Son
Diego Padres, 14 to 1 snd 8 to 1.
The Seals gave Eddie 8tuts a six
run lesd In the second Inning of
the opening contest and thereafter
he held the visitors In check. Wally
Hebert was the victim In the first
game.
Sam Gibson outpltched Manuel
Salvo In the seven-lnnlng second
engagement. The Seals decided the
Southern Oregon League
W. L. Pet.
Mediord 2 0
Grants Psss 2 0
Crescent City 2 0
Ashland . 0 2
Qlendale ... o 2
Vreka o 2
Games Todav
Medford at Ashland.
Crescent City st Grants Pass.
Qlendale at Yreka.
1.000
1.000
1.000
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Medford and Ahland baseball riv
alry flares anew this afternoon when
the league-leading Craters move
their heavy artillery to the Llthlsnn'
homo field In the third game of the
Southern Oregon league's eight-game
second half schedule. Largest Ash
land crowd of the season Is expected
for the bsttle, last of the year bo
tween the two clubs. Opening pitch
Is et 2:30 sharp.
Southpaw Lowoll Brown will trw.
the alab for Medford asalnst hl
old teammates, while Phil riri.
right-hander with the sham cnrv.'
will attempt to pitch the Llthlans
to their first second-half victory.
Bill Rathke. right-hander, will be In
the Medford bull-pen. Alva Merrltt
will be held In reserve by the
Llthlans.
In other lesgus encounters. Cres
cent City travels to Orants Pan
for a game which will eliminate on. I
or tne other from the undefeated
ranks, and Qlendale hops over the
oissijou mountains to Yreka.
SEATTLE, July 23. (P) Middle
weight champion Freddie Steele leaf
ed today while the No. 3 challenger
for i. Is title, Al Hostsk, Seattle bomb
er, scheduled one more heavy work
out before their 18-round battle here
Tuesday night.
Since Wednesday Steele has done
little more than loll on the sand at
his Renondo Beach camp while the
youthful, slashing challenger his
waded into sparring partners furi
ously nearly every day. He plans an
other ring workout tomorrow, and a
lighter one Monday. Both men are
near the peak In condition. Steele
expecta to weigh about 169, two
pounds more than the challenger.
And as the boxers trained, the
northwest's fight faltr.ful rallied In
two camps. They tslked with funds,
with Steele holding a 10 to 8 edge
as the favorite. Those who favored
Hostakpolnted to his IS successive
and Impressive knockouts. Steele's
backers argued that the champion.
a clever, experienced boxer, won't get
in front of one of Hcetak's admit
tedly lethal pund.es.
Promoter Nate Druxman predicted
some 40,000 fans, paying from 81.18
to 85.76 each, would pay around
$100,000 to see the fight. If the at
tendance reaches that figure it would
be the largest boxing gate in history
in the northwest.
Ho6tak Is a bruising fighter, with
danger In either l.-and. He atopped
Babe Rlsko in aeven rounds. Allen
Matthewa in nine. Tony Fisher In
one. Steele had much moro difficul
ty In beating the same men, Hos
tsk 's followers Insist.
Steele says he has returned to form
since Freddie Apcstoll laid him low
a few months ago, and Is In tho best
form of Ills career. He has wholly re
covered from a fractured breastbono
which held him out of action for
several weeks. Although his victory
margin was not wide, he looked Im
pressive In his 10-round tuneup fight
against Solly Krleger here recently
T
AT
Y
With 2000 grandstand seats avail
able and 400 of the ringside variety,
Promoter Mack UUard and his small
army of helpers are preparing for
one of the largest local wrestling
crowds in history when the grunt
and groan boys go under the stars
at the high school stadium tomor
row night.
The first open-air program of the
season will feature a spectacular
team match pitting Sockeye Jack
McDonald and Joe Smollnskl against
Sgt. Bob Kenaston and Flash Kelly,
In a four out of six fall match,
one hour time limit. In the opener.
AH Pasha faces Benny Wilson, a
newcomer, In a six-round embrogllo.
Toy Aho of Finland will referee.
All grandstand scats will be avail
able at the regular general admis
sion price, while reserved ducats
will sell as usual. There will be no
change in prices, whatsoever, for the
gala grapple festival.
The wrestling ring, which will be
located directly In front of the
grandstand, will be set up some
time today. Lights will be tested to
make certain everything is In ex
cellent working order. The 400 ring
side seats will' be erected today,
also.
RED CATCHER AND
F
TO
UNABLE
BIG ACE
CRATER JUNIORS
PLAY AT TALENT
Games Today
Medford at Talent.
Prospect at Gold Hill.
Either Ray Lewis, Ray Erlckson or
Crouchcr will pitch for Hertford's
Junior Craters against Talent today
In a Jackson county league baseball
game, with Dahaek doing ti-.g receiv
ing, aeorgo' Qltzen, regular catcher.
Is on the shelf with a broken finger
Manager Charlie Skeeters of Tal
ent plans to send Harold McAblee or
Larry Pepper to the mound.
Remainder of the Junior Crater
lineup will see Floyd Baker on first.
Harnlsh on second. Jci:n Gltzen on
short. Wsyne Curry at third and
Stlne. Pitta, and Kezee In the outfield.
In the other league came. Pros
pect travela to Gold Hill.
WASHINGTON, July 23. (AP)
The world professional f o o t b s 1
champions the Redskins can't find
their biggest player Wee Willie
Wllklns, a 270-pound mite of a man
"We need him for the all-star
game In Chicago next month." sigh.
ed George Preston Marshall, Red
skins owner, "and we can't find
him anywhere."
Marshall has already run down
reports that the six-foot, four-Inch
tacklr from St. Mary's Is working
In the California mountains, the
Caribbean sea, and Mexico. These
reports turned out to be Just so
much unfounded gossip.
Marshall and Ray Flaherty, coach
of the Redsklna. want to be assured
Wllklns will be on hand when the
champs start practice August 10 for
the all-star game.
LAFFOON, LEADER
GALENTO BATTLES
GRIM PNEUMONIA
ORANGE, N. J., .ti.lv as ip,
Tony Galenlos condition remained
Issue In the second Inning, scoring I wrlou" ,0"y " the pudgy New Jer-
, '.'-iii wrr lay llored
In a hospital oed with a sudden at
tack of broncho-pneumonia.
four runs on four hits
First game:
San Diego
ind
R.
1
walk
H. E
6 4
San Francisco . 14 18 8
Hebert. Plllette. Shellenback and
Hogan, Detore; stuta and Woodall.
Second game: R. H. E.
San Diego 14 2
San Francisco 8 8 0
Salvo, Hebert and Hogsn: Gibson
and Sprlna.
LOS ANGELES, July 23. (API
A home run by George Puccinelll,
slugging outfielder, In the eighth
Inning with two on the Dates save
Hollywcod a 8 to 4 victory over
Sscramcnto hers tcdsy.
After a three-run splurge In the
opening Inning Bill Schmidt had
kept the Stars well in check until
Puccinelll stepped up and hit the
ball out of the lot.
Store: r. h. E
Sacramento 4 11 I
Hollywood . 8 8 0
Schmidt and Franks: Nltrholoa.
Crandall and Brenrel, Anmtnr.lo.
LEIPERVILLE. ta.. July 23. -(AP)
John Henry Lewis said today he
was "very disappointed" at the in
definite postponement of Ms 13
round Philadelphia ,'ight with Tony
Oalento.
"I dont know what our plans sre
now," Lewis said "I'm waiting to
hear from my manager. Otis Green
lee, to talk things over. We ll prob
ably visit Tony In a couple of days."
CHICAQO. July 23. (AP) Ky Laf-
roon, veteran professional, scored
brilliant 33-33 68 over the No.
Olympla Fields course today to take
over the first round leadership In
the $5,000 Chicago open golf cham
pionship.
Laffoon's round waa four strokes
under par and gave him a two-stroke
edge over the previous leaders. Gene
Sarazen. defending champion, WU-
told Wehrle of Racine. Wis. and Ray
Mangrum of Oakmont, Pa.
RACING
BASEBALL
NEW YORK, July 23 (AP) -Busy
K. badly outrun In the Butler handi
cap lsst Saturday, closed with a rush
today to defeat pine rivals In the
mile and a sixteenth of the 87.500
Yonkcrs handicap, feature race on
Empire City's tlnsl pnram.
Pig stars as CNmhcr
BRYANTVILLE, Jiass. (UP) When
Ralph Mlllken discovered that a new
ly purchased baby pig waa a natural
climber and would not stay within
bounds, he sold It to a neighbor. But
the pig climbed everything but the
msple tree in the neighbor's yard, so
the young porker wss sold to a Hsn
son resident who Is waiting for a cir
cus to come town.
(By The Associated Press)
Southern Association
Memphis, 4; Little Rock, 2.
(Only game.)
American Association
Indianapolis. 8: Milwaukee. 7.
Louisville, 0; Ksnsss City. 8.
Toledo. 3; Minneapolis, 8.
Columbus, 3: St Paul, 8.
About 4.400 stars are visible to the
nsked eye.
LI Hung Chsng (1833-1901) found
ed the Chinese navy.
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ll.il.hy Itlrn Wins
BROOKL1NE. Mass., July 23. P)
Bobby Rlpgs. of Chicago, today out
played He brilliant but sp:tty Byd
ney Wood, of Ssn Francisco, to (tain
the semi-annual round of the Long
wood Bowl tournament with a. 8-1.
4-8. 8-3 Indoor victory.
American Trarkmrn Win
LONDON. July 23 (API --The
combined Princeton-Cornell track
team, showing unexiweted strength
and balance, easily defented the Ox-fcrd-Cambr:die
f ves today, nln
events to three. In their ninth Inter
national track meet. The Americans
victory squared the series at four vic
tories each and one tie.
Germany Zone Winner
BERLIN. July 2i (AP) Germany
today earned the riant to meet Vugo
slavla In the final round of Euioncan
rone Davis Cup competition as Hen
ner Hrnkrl and Oeorg Von Metaxa
whipped the French toubles team of
Yvon Petra and Jean Lesueur. 4-6.
8-4, 2-8. 10-8. 8-4 The victory pave
Germany a 3-0 lead with only two
singles matches left to play.
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TEAM MATCHES
4 out of 6 Rounds. 1 lir. limit
sockeye Mcdonald
and
JOE SMOLTNSKI
vs.
SOT. BOB KENASTON
and
FLASH KELLY
Opener 6 10-min. Rounds
BENNY WILSON
vs.
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NEW YORK. July 23. (AP)
Jimmy Foxx. the Boston "strong
boy," and Ernie Lombardl, Cincin
nati clouting catcher, "made" the
hitting races in the big leagues this
week.
Lombardl, ousted from the Na
tional league lead a week ago,
climbed back to the top during the
latest seven-day span, collecting
seven hits In 10 chances to hold
his .368 average. His teammate,
Wally Berger, 'who led a week ago.
dropped to third place with .346.
while Ducky Medwlck of the Car
dinals climbed to the No. 2 slot.
Although Earl Averlll retained his
American league lead, Foxx, by
banging out eight hits in 14 times
at bat, boosed his second-place aver
age II points to .382. and thereby
climbed to within nine points of
the Clevelander.
Newcomers In the leading group
during the week were George Wash
ington Case of the Senators, who
climbed to tenth- place In the
American league, and Boston's Doc
Cramer, who advanced to ninth
place, and In the National league.
those Pittsburgh pounders, Arky
Vaughan and Johnny Rlzzo.
Colorado waa admitted to the un
ion In the centennial year, 1878.
The soulrrel la found In All mrtc
of the world except Australia.
14-1 SHOT VICTOR
OVER STAGEHAND
CHICAGO. July 23. (P) Nedayr, a
14 to 1 shot in the betting, tossed
t 'e three-year-old championship of
the American turf Into a tangled
mess today by racing to a surprise
victory in the 830,000 added Arling
ton clasplc.
The little brown colt, owned by
V.'lllls Sharpe Kilmer, Blnghamp'.on.
f. Y publisher, won by a leugtb
victory over Bull Lea, entry of Warren
Wright, of Chicago. Townaend B.
Martin's Cravat was third.
Stagehand. Conqueror of Seablscult
in the rich Santa Anita handicap,
and Menow, which defeated War
Admiral In the 350.000 Massachusetts
handicap, were not in the money,
although they went to the post heav
ily played favorltea. Stagehand landed
fourth, with Menow fifth.
Haste Does Make Waste
CENTER OSSIPEB, N. H. (UP)
Hastemade waste for James Denning
who wos In a iiurryo reach his Chel
sea, Mass., home. State troopers
clocked the motorist at 78 miles per
nour Der:re halting him. Because
Denning sold he had to reach home
without delay, they roused a Judge
from his bed and he fined Denning
124.70.
There Is only one part of helium
in 200.000 parts of air.
FELLER SAYS HIS
FAST BALL GONE
BOSTON, July 33. JPy Bob Pol
ler admitted today his fast ball,
which made him tha wonder boy of
baseball, la gone.
The Cleveland pitcher, knocked out
of the box here the fifth time in
four weeks, added he doesn't know
ui-at's the matter.
"Somewhere between laat season
and this I've lost my fast ball." tha
troubled 19 -year-old Iowan said.
"I mean I still throw t good fast
one, occasionally, but I can't pump
It In, pitch after pitch, like X did
last year. Worse than that, I can't
snap off that fast curve any more
without making It practically a wild
pitch."
"I'm frankly disappointed In him."
observed Mgr. Oaoar Vltt. Feller has
won 10 games against five defeats,
but has failed several times In th4
plnd-.es.
More than 80 percent of our knowl
edge la gained through the eyes.
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boll at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
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