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Newspaper Page TextI PAOfl TWO MEDFORD MATT, TRTBUNE. MEDFOTil). OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JTJLY 27. 1938. Hostak Knocks Steele Out in First Round to Annex Championship FRED FLATTENED FOUR TIMES BY Left Cross to Jaw in Open ing Seconds Leaves Ta coma Boy Loop-Legged Hostak Happy in Victory Bv Frank Gorrle brattle. July 37 (API Al "Hos tile" Hostak, a 22-year-old kid from tho Georgetown brewery district of Seattle who would aa oon puncn you In the nose aa shake hands, wore the world's middleweight championship crown today. The overall youngster, wielding murderous left hand, battered down Freddie Steele, the Tacoma boy who held the title two years, four times to win In one minute, 43 seconds 01 me first round of their scneauiea u round bout. Hostak Happy A huge throng of some 30,000 hard. ly realized the battle was over when Referee Jack Dompeey counted ten over the glnssy-eyod Steele who lay bleedlni and battered In the rosin it took Hostak, too, some time to man he was the champion, but when ho did he Jumped and danced all over the ring. ' "I am the happiest guy tn the country," cried Hostak. "I saw a hole and let that left go. Boy am I ' nanny." And that's Just the way the bout finished. . Al spotted an opening tnru Steele's guard, lot fly with a left cross to the Jaw, and Steele wont down In a heap. He wos so far gone he didn't know what to do and con sequently did the wrong thing. He got right up groggy and weaving and he was an easy mark the rest of the way. Hostak charged In throwing punches from every direction and Steele bounced twice moro before he finally took a vicious right that fin ished him. Gate Near (00,000 Steele will get between 30,000 and 139,000 for his final dafenso of his title, It was ostlmatcd today, as his share of tho gate receipts, which were near tho a.00,000 mark. Hostak will get 1314 per cont of the receipts after the taxes have been deducted. "I wish Al good luck," said Steele from under on Ice pack In the dress ing room. "I did the some thing once" moaning he won the title from Babe Rlsko here two years ago. "They all got caught up with some time. I was protty well shaken. Say, can you tell mo how many times I went down?" And Hostok asked tho same ques tion. Ho didn't know, olther, the number of times he flattened Freddie. Slecle To Host Stools, an expectant papa, will take an extended rest before ho considers returning to tho ring, his manoger, Eddio Miller, said. Eddie Marino, Hostak's manager, commented : "I knew Ai could lick him two years ago. Wo are ready to meet all comers but we haven't any plnns yot." Hostak haa been at tho business since hli:h school days and he now boasts 10 consecutive .knockouta. He has had 0D battles and lost but one. That was to Jimmy Best of Tacoma when ho was a welterweight. Later he got even with Jimmy. He has never been knocked off his feot. Dempscy called Hostak "the nearest thing to Stanley Kctchell we over had had In the fight arena." Dempaoy praised Steele's gamenres and disclosed: the follen tltleholder had wonted' to continue even after being counted out. HOW THEY " Mm Bmt alt sV Coast League W. L. PC. 80 .880 81 .671 58 .826 67 .621 68 .608 02 .476 4 .402 77 .388 L. PC. 31 .631 37 .680 37 .878 38 .688 47 .460 48 .444 48 .420 67 .313 L. PC. 20 .643 30 .838 33 .8113 43 .617 39 .473 48 .471 47 .307 1 87 JOS ' Los Angeles Sacramento Bent tie 81) 03 82 ..... 61 BO .. 85 San Diego San Francisco Portlond Hollywood Oakland - 43 National. W. 83 Pittsburgh .. New York Chicago Clnclnnntl Brooklyn Boston St. Louis .... Philadelphia . 80 . 48 . 40 , 38 . 36 38 W. , 83 . SO . 48 .48 . 38 New York Cleveland Boston Washington Chicago - Detroit . Philadelphia St. Louis 98 Med In firaitla ram ORAM'S PASS. Ore.. July 37. IAP) Mrs. Marguerite W. Penn of Berkeley, Cel., and Lt.-Col Isaac W. Nlchol were married here yesterday by Dr. H. 8. rtelchard, Presbyterian minister. They will return to rort Lewis, Wash., where the officer la stationed In the Inspector -general's department of the army. An Aiithflrlied HIMOMZ will prntrrt our ran flnhli. Daily's Auto Paintinn B Vnilb (lartlrtt Left Hook Knocks Steele's - AI "Hostile" HostRk, right, tins Just stepped linck after ilellverlnR a left hook whlrh started Champion Freddie Steele towiml tho rioor In the first round of the championship ho tit nt Seattle, Hostuk won the middleweight crown by a technical knockout after one minute and 43 seconds of the first round when former Heavyweight Champion1 Juek Iiempsey tolled the 10-count over tho fallen middleweight ruler. E HEAVIEST HITTER IN ENTIRE LEAGUE Tommy White, Medford'a slugging young outfielder, Is still the South orn Oregon league's loading batsman thanks to threo hits In six trips to the plato against Ashland last Sun day which boosted his average eight points to .478. Close Behind Is Paul "Hoosler" Hof ford, an outfield teammato of Whlto'o whoso four hits tn four chances cat apulted him from eighth place to second and lipped his mark 61 points to .430. Leonard Patterson, Ashland first basoman, holds down third place and then comes two more Medford players, Manager Wally Blckert and Cliff "Chief" McLean, with averages of .418 and .400, respectively. Of the league's first five leading hitters, four of them are Mcdfordltes, all batting .400 or over, Tho Craters are far ahead of all other teams tn combined batting with mark of .329, with Yreka in sec ond place with .271. Averages released by Leaguo Sec retary Austin prazier follow: Tram llnttlng AB. B. H Avg. Medford .. 408 111- 133- .323 Yreka 300 48 106 .271 Grants Pass ........ 377 68 84 .249 Crescent City 402 70 100 .348 Olendale 364 43 81 .340 Ashlond 391 66 92 .235 Individual Halting (Over 300, over 4 O.) AB. B. H. Av .478 .439 .428 .418 .400 .394 .393 .3BI .381 J37 .333 .333 .333 .333 335 .323 .312 .319 .319 .318 317 .317 .314 .Sit 310 .302 .300 White, Medford 23 7 11 Hoffard, Medford .... 41 14 18 Patterson, Ashland.... 21 3 9 Rtckert, Medford .. 43 19 18 McLean, Medford ..- 46 12 18 M. Koll, C. City 38 13 15 Avery, Olrndnle 33 10 13 Willis, Olendale 31 3 13 Hess, Ashland 21 8 8 Clarey. Yreka ... 14 3 PorterMeld. Ashland SO 4 Poster. Yreka . 21 9 Deo, Crescent City. 18 Ilogers, Oranta Pasa 12 Shelton, Yreka 43 Drollette, a. Pass 34 Crtppen, a. Pasa si Matson, c. City 47 Leavens, Ashland 43 Sehopf, Ashland .... 44 Lewis, Medford . 41 Reynolds. C. Ctty . 41 Ball, Olendale 3S Blacksmith, o Pass.. 43 10 IS It Short, Yreka 39 Ager, Ashland 39 Smith, Medford 20 Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service ll nil .Tin i'wyA'mmwa'li'w'iwJ : p New Middleweight Champ Slugging Type of Fighter SEATTLE, July 27. (UP) The new middleweight boxing champion of the world 22-year-old curly-hatred Al Hostak of Seattle Is a alugger. They call Hostak tho "Savage Slav," but ho Is Just a big, good-natured kid, next to the youngest In a family of 8lX. Ho started fighting In a fire sta tion gymnasium, climbed Into a rln for tho first time five years ago. Ho had 7Q lights, won the lost 15 of them by early-round knockouta until he got the greatest chance of his career. Two or threo times Al thought he would quit the ring while he climb ed the ladder, but he always came back. His father, a Rlas3-worker who brought his trade from Czechoslo vakia, told Al he had no objection to his fighting, but he wanted him to be a good fighter. Tho boy heeded the advice. He's tho best In his class today. Scores Yesterday National League St. Louis 6, New York 8. Chicago 10, Brooklyn 8. ' Cincinnati 0, Boston 3. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia American League Boston 1, Chicago 9. ' Washington 8, Detroit 6. Philadelphia 2. Cleveland 4. New York 10-12, St. Louie 8-3. Coast League Hollywood 3, San Diego 7. Los Angeles 2, Portland 0. Soattle 3. Sacramento 4. San Francisco 7, Oakland 4. Wild Bill Boyd Now Dempsey's Protege SEATTLE, July 27. (m Jnck Dcmpsey enmo hese to referee last night's Steele-Hostak flRht and ac quired a new heovyweltiht protege. The former heovywelght chomplou signed popors yesterday for the per sonal supervision of Wtld Bill Bov1 of Seattle, former navy heavyweight champion. In New York City. Boyd will leave for the east In August and fight In New York City thla tall. Dempsey took him under hla wing alter watching him in a secret bout with a well-known heavyweight. oing EAST? ll " L S JtffiH. t-Kl7 '.CALL. 1 9 For .A'H- --1 ' , S J Crown Loose f' V, I 1 Hostak was born tn Minneapolis In 1016. He came to Seattle In 1917 and has lived here since. He resides In an "overall" section of the city called Georgetown, near Boeing field, tho city's airport. Ho has made little money so far In his career, compared to what lies ahead of him as a champion. But ho hos given his parents and thoso brothers and sisters who still live at home a new house, bought a ser vice station which his oldest married brdther operates, and purchased a farm. The farm, however, Is mainly a place to fish. The senior Hostak said he wouldn't give ten cents for the farming that could be done there. Al spent a quiet day at home be fore the fight, hod a good dlnnor which his mother cooked, and then went to the stadium with his father. His father has seen all his fights His mother never goes. Al wouldn t let her. Wrestling By the Ansoclated Press INDIANAPOLIS Joe Savoldl, 310, Three Oaks. Mich, beat Prank Sex ton, 225, Akron, O., straight falls. BOSTON Steve Cssey, 227, Ire land, threw Dick Shikat, 227, Ger many, one hour, 15 minutes. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press LOS ANGELES Baby Arlamendl. 135. Los Angeles, outpointed Jimmy Vaughn. 133, Cleveland (10.) HOUSTON. Tex. Al Bernard. 158'i. Now York, stopped Tony Bruno, 160. Milwaukee (4). Galento Knocks Out Broncho Pneumonia ORANGE. N. J., July 37. (API Two-ton Tony Galento knocked "that bum broncho-pneumonia through the ropes today. Definite Improvement In the heavy weight fighter's condition was re ported by hla physician. Dr. Josepn Hlgl. No more blood transfusions are contemplated, the doctor aald. Tony had one yesterday and two on Sun day, CLASH FOR TITLE I T Games Tonight Division A Office Boys vs. catholic Men, 8:00 p. m. Plche vs. Ma Id-Rite. 9:00 p. ra. Division B Levis Super vs. Elks, 800 p. m Western states vs. Zorlc, 9:00 p. m, Timber Products and Wooden Box- men smashed out division A aottball victories at the stadium last night to end the second-half pennant race In a deadlock for first place. The Tlmbermen belted Jennings Tire com pany, 10 to 8, and the Boxers over whelmed Lamport'. 11 to 4. By their conquests, the two bitter rivals wound up the second-half slate with six wins and one loss and set the stage for a playoff game for the title tomorrow night. The game will start at 9 p. m. In case' Wooden Boxmen win, a three-game series for the season championship will be staged next week. Timber Products, first-half pennant winners, oan clinch the championship by beating the Box- men In the second-half playoff en counter. Timber Products beat Jennings by scoring eight runs in the third Inn ing, with Dick Lewis providing the spark by clouting a homer with the bases loaded. Bob Smith also hit for the circuit for the winners, and Schaeffer, Jennings Tire, batted tn all his teams' runs with a triple with three aboard. Bert Luman hit a hom run and P. Smith clouted three safeties to pace the Wooden Box attack against Lamport's. Scrlpter of the losers ob tained three of his team's alx hits off Morris Stelner, Boxmen hurler In division B battles, Zone swamp ed Oroceterla, 27 to 4 and Lewis Super Service beat Western States Grocery, 13 to 10. Scores: R. H. B. Timber Products ..........10 11 Jennings Tire H S 4 3 3 Dale and J. Smith; R. Slngler and Stewart, R. R. E. Wooden Boxmen 11 IS 1 Lamport's - 4 6 4 Stelner and Wilson; Montelth and GUllsple. 4 Idaho, Utah Form Baseball League TWIN PALLS, Idaho, July 27. (f) Return of professional baseball to Idaho and Utah next spring was as sured today aa seven class . O ball clubs formally organized the "Pio neer" league. The 18-week season, six games a week, with Mondays open for trav eling, will open May 1, 1938. Lewlston, Boise, Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Salt Lake and Og den, Utah, will definitely be members of the league, formed to tit Into major and minor league farm sys tems. Frovo, Utah, has posted franchise money, and If another olub Is sign ed,, the Pioneer league will be an clght-club circuit. SILVERTON WINS OPENER WITH FIVE-HIT PITCHING SILVERTON, Ore.. July 37. SUverton. Oregon representative, won the opening game of the Pacific northwest semi -pro championships last night, 13 to 3, when George "Windy" WtHdsor held the Eastern State hospital team of Medical Lake, Washington representative, to five hits. For Utility District -PORTLAND, Ore., July 37. (AP) A proposed Cascade Locks people's utility district to distribute Bonne ville dam power was favored In in Oregon hydro-electrtc commission report yesterday. The Hotel That Is San Francisco 4r Yon will enjoy sUrinj at The Palace Hotel . . for It la not onlr in San Francisco, it Is San Francisco. In It are embodied the courtetT . . the comfort., the modernity, .the gaiety, that are San Francisco's distinguished tradition. Its rooms are spacious Its location Is right in the center of things. It Is famous for fine food . In a el ry famed for fine foodJ S.V) Rooms each with batb rrom $3.30 (stnlr) op. m PALACE HOTEL Msrket at New Montgomery SA.N FRAAUSCO Sport Graphs . . Billy Huleo sayu Ashland's Mentor Being Considered As School Chief Forrest "Skeet" O'Connell Is a very enterprising and ambitious gentleman. In his two short years as coach of Ashland high school's athletic teams, the ex Oregon State college baa ket balt star has done such a flno Job and made so many friends that he la actu ally oelna- ser. lously considered for the position of c It y school a u p e rlntendent. Oeorge A. Bris Billy Hulen. coe haa resigned aft many yeara service, and tne poet has not yet been filled. That bit of rather startling Infor mation comes to us direct from one of our most reliable Ashland oper atives, and can be relied upon as the real McCoy regarding the Interesting question aa to who will ba the next city school supe In the Uthla city. Not that Skeet has the position cinched, nor even the Inside track, our operative reports. But he Is said to be seriously In the running, wltrr the school board looking at him with extremely favorable eyes It might seem strange that so young a man could be given more than a passing thought by the board in scrutinising applicants for the Job, but there la a reason. Accord ing to our operative, the school board haa decided leanings toward the "new blood" Idea, and figures that Skeet might be Just- the gent they want to inject plenty of youthful enthus- lssm Into administration of school affairs In Ashllnd. The board. Itself, Is composed of men far from the doddering stage, which probably has something to do with the way It feels about the superintendent busi ness. Whether Skeet would prove an ef ficient school superintendent we du not know, but It's a cinch that If he Is elected to the post the Orlultes will loss a mighty fine athletic coach. Of course, he couldn't retain his present duties If he were elevated to the superlntendency. It is also pretty certain that If he Is named super intendent, the schools of Ashland can look for an athletlo program to compare with any In the state. Orval Hampel, 11 ford's new second baseman, Is OK. The slender, natural -taking ball player who plays first base for the Wooden Box sortball team, passed his first Southern Oregon -if ''4af Iff i nil iel tfatio NOW It the lima to convert waste ipoce In the attic into ottroclive, useful rooms, add. Ing comfort and vove to your home. . Make ony oiher needed improvements repaint, add extra closets, heating system or ether changes. The First National Bank offers long-time F.H.A. Mod ernization financing on exist, ing structures up to $10,000. tf MODERNIZATION FINANCING Yoer impmtiMets cost . . $:00 Hwrl I ir. nM Mri is 11 MS iwrii 1 it- TMy Nfirt a til siaaiJir.saattbMraMIl Ul MEDFORD BRANCH THE FIRST OF PORTLAND I ' league test at Ashland Sunday In great style, and .Manager Wally Blckert spares no words In prais ing the newcomer. . Hampel covers a lot of territory I around second base. He goes down after ground tails like be knows what It's all about, and possesses a good throwing arm. He might be a little slow on taking double play throws and relaying them to first base, but otherwise he appears to fit In nicely. Orval Is a left-handed hitter with a smooth, hard'swlng something like Tommy White's. He won't hit many homers or triples, probably, but will get more than his share of singles and two-base knocks. He hita sharp drives that whistle. With the addition of Hampel to the roster, that makes six left-handed hitters going to the plato and only three players batting from the right side of the platter. Hoffard, White, Rlckert, Smith and Brown, In ad dition to Hampel. clout from the south side, and only McLean, Lewis and Calvert swing right-handed. Those six southpaw hitters are' gol ns to make things very uncomfortable for tho league's right-handed pitchers Grants Pass makes Its last ap pearance of the season here next Sunday, and the game could not be played under more dramatic circumstances. The Merchants and Craters are tied for first place with threo wins and no losses, -so the victor will Jump Into the undisputed league lead. To date, the clubs have split even, Medford winning here Moy IS, 6 to 3, and Steve Crlppen blanking the Craters at Granth Pass June 19, 4 to 0. Both games were In the first-half. Crlppen will probably open on the Merchant mound, while Lowell Brown will fog them over for the Craters. However, Manager Jud Pernoll may start young Orvall Hoffman as a surprise move, after the upset de feat he handed Crescent City lost Sunday. Hoffman pitched 11-hlt ball In downing the first-half champions, so may get the call against Medford Bolt Picks Hen (JRBENVILLB. Pa., July 27. (AP) Lightning struck Richard Holmes' chicken house, stripping the feathers from one side of a hen. Apparently uninjured, she continues steady egg production. HERE'S HOW YOU OBTAIN A MODERNIZATION LOAN f . Secure Estlmttt el Cost Ask tke CASH price (rem , eenirotlor or building materiel iuo- 2. See The First National Bank ring the eiHinot. lo the motl convenient branch lor checking the leea There ii no deloy. Th, First Nutlonel con give DIRECT epprevel. J. Mall th Certificate of Completion to bonk. TW. Ii supplied by your contractor or builder when the wert Is flnlihed. The First National Bank then payt CASH. No Oeloyll ... No Ulro Chorgel YOU NEED NOT IE A OEPOSlTOC TO sODItOW FROM THIS ANK NATIONAL BANK imfk Fir.1 Notional Son! Weil of Ik, tocliei" IS PACE SETTER FOR Orln Schenck, with s great 1ST, continued to set a blistering pace In the H. Chandler Egan Memorial golf tournament at the Rogue Val ley club, as 40 players finished their third round of play In the 72-hols medal handicap affair. B. Catey fol lowed with a total 201 for the 54 holes,, and Eddie Simmons was In third place with 203. Final rounds of the tourney will be played Sunday, with pairings for the last 18 holes to be announced Friday. Some golfers have not yet finished their first three rounds, but will do so today and tomorrow. Following are the total scores for shot-makers who have completed the first three rounds: O. Schenck .... 197 T. Porter. 218 B. Catey 201 B. Orr 218 E. Simmons..- 203 B. Williams. 218 Doc Boomer 204 Al Clement- 219 Q. Harrington 206 c. Adair 220 h. Nass 20S D. Milestone 221 L. Clark 206 H. Hathaway 222 S. Houston 208 P. Patterson 232 I, Harrington.. 209 A. E. Long.... 224 E. Woodln 209 S. Relgel 229 h. Watson 209 O. Robinson 225 H. Itavlzza 210 M. Pierce 229 W. Klncaid 210 AI Hearn 226 H. Price -. 211 B. Bauer 226 B. McAllister- 211 V. Rolfe 230 a. Royer 211 Bob Watson 232 S. Appolo 213 W. Prultt 232 J. A. Wood 215 Don Clark..- 234 V. J. Robinson 216 A. Waker 337 a. Codding ...- 217 J. H. Beal 338 CALLING ALL BOWLERS FOR MEETING TONIGHT All local bowlers are urged to at tend a meeting at the Medford alleys tonight, starting at 8 o'clock, to dis cuss further plans In regard to the recently organized city bowling as sociation. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p m. REPAINT REMODEL REPAIR 'C"Hib met, mmaii