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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MEDFORD fATL TRIBUNE, AfEDFOTtD. OREfipy. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1938. Craters Capture Southern Oregon Flag; Coast Team Loses 8 to 2 HITS IN BRING VICTORY First Pennant for City in Ten Years Sakraida's Fielding Feature Pro test Loses. Mdford' 10-ycar wait for a basa ball pennant la ended at lose. Before an overflow crowd at the high school pork yssterday after noon, the craahlng Cratera of Man' uer Paul "Hooaler" Hoffard cllnohed the 1038 Southern Oregon league championship by beating the Crca- eent City Mcrchanta. 8 to 2. In the second encounter oT the acneauiea three-Kerne playoff eerlee for the title. The Crntera won the flrat at Crescent City last Sunday, 7 to 0. The magnificent "clutch" pitching of young tyle Turpln, the errorleaa and apectacular defensive aupport of Jil teammates, and the ability of the Ontrs to socle In the pincnes an combined to bring Medford its flrat loop bunting In a decado. Crescent City outhlt Mcdford, 1 to 11, but failed to score until the ninth inning as Turpln kept hitting the corners with a sharp curve and pouring on the heat when the going got tough. In only one Inning, the fourth, did the Mercnanis connect safely, but when they got runners on the bags Turpln cut loose with unhlttable atuff and left 11 stranded. It waa one of the finest exhibitions of nervy hurling wun men on base ever seen in Mearora Th Craters made the best possible .... ii nfi.ttM. sarncred Off lefty Miller and chud nowe. immj White ooitea a nomer u with one aboard, Cliff McLean drove In three tallies with a pair of triples and a slnale. and Honara cracnea out three singles. Medford had threo two-run Innings, the third, win nd seventh, and acored once In the second and eighth frames. Dick Bakralda, center fielder, came tip with threo clrcua catches to aid Turpln In holding the Merchants acorelesa for eight Innings. One of them, a running, one-handed stab of a Texaa leaguer in the fifth waa sensational, and White, on first base, contributed a great catch of a foul fly to the Craters' flawless defensive performance. A Medford double play, lawls to CBlvort to White, also halted the Crescent City threat In the ninth Inning after two runs were In. ' Turpln missed a shutout by easing us In the final frame. Loffer sin Bled and scored on Form's triple down the right field foul line. Miller then singled to left scoring Farm Medford tallied Its first run In the second, when White walked went to second on Rlckert'a Infield aoratcher, and came home on Cook'a slnale through the box. In the third Sakialda got hit by pitch, went to second on a wild plton. and acored on Hoffard's single to center. McLean drove a line triple to right and Hoffard tallied McLean's second triple scoring Cal vert In th fifth Inning aent Miller, Orescent Clty'a first baseman-pitcher, to the showers. Howe, the young high achool righthander, took over the Merchant mound work at this point, and McLean aplked the plate when Matson booted White's grounder. Howe got through the sixth Inning in good style, but the Craters Jump ed on him In the seventh for two more runa. McLean reached flrat on I-Offer'a error, and acored ahead of White as the latter busted a long homer into right-center. The Cratera finished their run-mklng for the day In the eighth, with Calvert draw ing a base on balls, Hoffard singling, and McLean singling Calvert across. Billy Calvert scored two runs for Medford without being charged with a legal time at bat. In five trips to the plate, he sacrificed twice and walked three tlmes The giune was halted for a rtve mlmite stretch In the seventh In ning because of a sudden down pour of rsin, following a slight drla rle through most of the early In nings. Crescent City's protest of last Sun day's game. hnrd on the altered In eligibility of Wally Rlrkrrt, waa overruled by I-rAgue President Dom Provost In a short meeting held be fore the encounter yesterday. Pro voft ruled that ltlekert had never rnrn officially releawd by Medford, and was therefoie still on the roster. Mcdfonl'a victory ellmsxed a sen sat lonsl drive that lM'san after Cres cent City won the first-half cham pionship. Tho Craters won seven out of eight games In the second hslf, hent Ornnls Psas In the second half playoff i:nme, then grabbed the two strntpht from Crescent City, a record of 10 wins In 11 starts. Turpln hurled the lust four victories. Box score : I'reiuent niy (t) AU R II PO A Miller p-lh .. Fremstert, ef Mstann. 2I Johnston, c 8?.inn. If . ... HevnolO. rf Pennnl. lb .... Howe, p letter, i Perm. 3b Totals 17 9 M 34 14 MeiKord IK) AU P. H PO A Sakralda. cf - 4 10 8 0 Calvert, 2b 0 3 0 8 8 Hoffard, If 4 18 10 Mr U'nn. c ft 2 3 ft I White, lb - 4 2 1 13 0 lU fw - 6 0 2 0 3 Hlckerl rf . 4 0 110 ( u.ik, 2b 3 0 111 New Golf King Crowned ;CfefcM iff ? ! 1 1 1 i I 1 I L.., .,....,J .,,.!,.. 1 -, t 1, 'ii-, I 1 laaaaaaaaaaaaasieaaanl'li B. Patrick Abbott (left) looks on of the L'.S.O.A., present rup to national amateur golf title. Willis Abbott In the oakmont, Pa., tourney. Turpln, p . 4 0 0 t S 0 Totals . Runa by Innings f 11 37 14 0 Crescent City . 000 000 001 3 Medford 012 020 21 x o Summary: Two base hit, Lewis Three-base hits, McLean 3, Perm. Home run, Whit-. Sacrifice hits, Cal vert 2, Hoffard, Framsted, Matson Stolen base, Rlckert. Struck out, Turpln t), Howe 1. Bases on bells, off Miller 2, Howe 4. Wild pitches, Miller 3, Howe 1, Turpln 1. Six hits, 4 runs off Miller In 4 1-8 Innings. 6 hits, 4 runs off Hows In 8 3-8 In nings. Losing pitcher, Millar. Hit by pitcher, Bakralda by Miller. Double plays, Pennal to Loffer, Loffer to Matron to Pennal, Mataon to Loffer to Miller, Lewis to Calvert to White. Umpires, Phillips and Irwin, Tims of game, 1 hour, 68 minutes. Box Office Marks Smashed by Crowds At Craterian Show Record-breaking attendance yestor- day shattered all past boxofflca rec orda at the Craterian theatre, with the opening of the sensational mualo al hit, "Aloxandei a Ragtlmo Band.' Only one picture has ever had any. thing like the crowds that packed Into the Central street ahowhouaa to witness one of the greatest enter talnmenta the acreen haa ever known rhat picture was "Snow White" and It has, until now, been a mark for all the others to shoot at. Now, there'a e new mark, an all-time high that will undoubtedly stand for a long time. This racord-smaahlng performance of "Alexander's Ragtime Band'' wasn't entirely unexpected. As a matter of fact, with reporta coming in from all over the country of the succeu which haa been greeting It every where, the management of the the, atro decided to get ready for the erowds. Pour daya Is the usual run for the bigger shows. But, with hold' overs everywhere "Alexander" playa. It was decided to take no chancos and the picture waa booked for a full weck'e run the only time any pic ture has ever been booked for a week n advance for a local ahowlng. Snow White" ran a week, but was originally act for four daya only. And Judging from the crowds that vir tually stampeded the Craterian yea terday, a full week will be none too long aa It la. The beauty of It all la that with such great advance notices, such rave" reviews, and word-of-moutli advertising that lias been whetting ne spiKtitcs or everyone, "Alexsnd- der's Ragtime Band" actually is ev erything that has been aald about l and morel With all the ballyhoo and exploitation that haa attended the Picture, It brought theatre-goers expecting great things, and sent them awny astonished to have witnessed greater ones. Trying to tell about the picture la like trying to tell about the success that has been Irving Berlin's for o many years. It simply can't be done and done properly. You know It's there: you feel It with a fullnesa of heart: you strive for adjectives suf ficiently strong to express your thought and you're stuck! Thai's "Alexander'a Ragtime Band" so 'ar aheMd of any musical show tint's aver been done before that there's simply no compsrlson. Kvery time one of Berlin's famous melodlea and there are around 30 of them In this picture Is clellvrred from the screen, it makes one feel like getting up In one's srat and shouting with sheer Joy. And If the rendition of the theme number "Alexsniler'a Ragtime Band" doeant make the shivers of delight run up and down your spine, then you must be one of those present who hsve ex perienced all the thrill's youH ever get In this life. BOWLING! 7-tr KEEP FIT! J with I he flnctt port of ill. ttOttt INti! (I modern, up-to-tlalf ftUM. It't hriilihrii. ytt ml fun. Mrr jour frlrndi hpr. Medford Bowling Alleys 111 E. Main near I lie RrMte I nder management of E:irl aims enviously as A. M. Reld, president Willie Turnesa, winner of the 1038 romped to an 8 and T victory over COAST TO OPEt PORTLAND SIXTH (By (he Associated Press) The regular Coast league baseball schedule waa til buttoned up for an other year today and Son Francisco, thanks to an 11th Inning home run by Seattle' Dick Oysolman, get a crack at the pot of gold at the end of the Shaughnessy playoff rain bow. v San FrancUco and third place Sac ramento took turns whltewaahltig each other yesterday. The Seals took the opener, 7 to 0, but dropped the nightcap, 1 to 0. San Diego, winner of last season's playoff, mlaed getting In this sea son by two percentage points and a split doubleheader with second plnee Seattle. Seattle with Dick Clyselmnn punching out out of the ball park in the last of the 11th, took the opener, 9 to 8, but dropped the seven-inning nightcap, 0 to 0. The Los Angeles Angels, who won first place and 13.500 aa prize money for the regulation schedule, gave the browbeaten last place Oakland Acorns a treat. They let the Oaks win a pair, 0 to 7 and fl to 0. Sixth place Portland split a twin- hill with seventh place Hollywood The Beavers took the opener, 8 to 0, but Hollywood won the aeeond, cut to five Innings by rain. 17 to 0. Sacramento opens at Los Angeles and San Francisco at Seattle In the opening games of the Shaughnessy playoffs Tuesday. Winner of the play off will get $5,000 and second place team, 12,600. Boise Wins BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 19 (AP) Boise defeated Ontario, Ore., 13 to 4 yesterday to win the Idaho-Oregon semi-pro baseball league champlon- ahlp. The Oregon tram held a 3 to 1 lead going Into the seventh Inning. am AT NO ADDED FARE! From here, to Chicago, New York and many other eastern destina tions you can include California on the going or returning journey for mot cent mart rsil fjrt tbm yen uomld pdf fnr tht ordi nary itrtight ftit'fd btik round trip. You'll tea twice a much ictnery, have twice as ninth fun, nd double the variety and interest of your trip by going or returning via Southern Ptdfie. Examples of Eait-thru-Califnrnia roundtripst Cost h Tomfitt SttmiinJ CMciKtt. $65.00 $74.00 $90.30 NenYork 97.40 100.40 140.80 TutUt to Chicago, coach Itcroad. For additional information call: F. O. MOHMir At-r. I'hont 31 AND BRITT CLASH T Three New Faces to Appear Carr to Grapple Mur dock Black Secret Back It's Alvln Brltt, the husky arm breaker specialist and former. Junior heavyweight chemplon of the world, versus Tiger Taakoff, the brutal, brawny Bulgarian. In the main event of Promoter Mack Llllard'e weekly wrestling presentation In the Med ford armory tonight, the boys locking grlpa over the one-hour route or until two tumbles are obtained by either or the principals. Two clesn and scientific work men, Paul Murdock and Charley Carr, clash In the six-round opener. Hugh Adams, former House of Davldlte, and Nick Bozlnla, former masked Black Secret and master of the Boston crab hold, meet In the alx-round opener. The program starta at the usual time, 6:0. Advanced reserved seat sales Indicate a nice turout. Tsakoff and Brltt figure to etaire a rock 'em and aoek 'em mat brawl, lnaamuch aa the Tiger fellow rellea almoat entirely upon Illegitimate tac tics such aa punches to the head and body, eye-gouging. halr-puJllng and the like, and Brltt Is prone to temper his maneuvers along the line taken by his opponent. Although In herently a clean performer. Brltt can pour on the heat with the best of them, and he will probably have to do so tonight against the villainous Bulgarian. The Murdock-Carr match has the earmarks of developing Into a spec tacular exhibition of wrestling aa wrestling should be done. Carr. a short, atooky boy from the southland. is maxing nis first appearance here In many month, and Is a bin fav orite with local fans. Murdock em ploys ona of the most devastating sonnenbergs In the game. OVER TEXAS TEAM SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19. (AP) The University of San Pmnn.m Dona surprised themselves with a dis play of power aa they opened the collegiate football season In San Francisco by buryln tho St. Mnrv'n team of San Antonio Tcxna under five touchdowns to win. 31 to 0 yes terday. Crushed Neath Truck SWEET HOME. Sent 10(4di Donald H. Corwln, 38. of Portland, was totally crushed late Saturday when the truck he waa repairing fell off a Jack. SALE Super Value Save $20 WASHER Reg. price IRONER Reg. price TOTAL During this Sale BOTH FOR $59.95 $30.00 $89.95 509.95 No more hot. tiring mirk at the Ironing hoard lhee bll.lerlng summer days. Vou'ti he through with washing mid Ironing hnuni ahead of lime xlth this elllrlrnt washer and speed Ironer. Iron everithltn from heet to shlrtv Offer limited. Hurry. Wmher also sold alone. Ak about prlre. Easy Terms Cunningham 18 North Grape Tlion flOW THEY? TA iA National League W. L. Pittsburgh ' 81 57 Chicago ; 78 61 Cincinnati 78 6a New York . 78 64 MO Boston - 69 69 300 St. Louis 67 " 7J .48a Bro:kIyn 63 78 .487 Philadelphia 44 93 321 American League W. L. Pet New York 94 46 071 Boston 79 59 .57 Cleveland 79 81 .8(14 Detroit 74 66 .829 Washington 50 81 495 Chloago - 68 76 ,30 St. Louis ... 49 86 363 Philadelphia 61 90 ,16a Coast W. L. Pet. Los Angeles 108 73 390 Seattle 100 78 371 Sacramento ... 95 83 .537 San Francisco w 93 85 322 San Diego 93 85 .620 Portland ...... 70 06 .463 Hollywood . 79 99" .444 Oakland 65 113 .305 T TILTS (By Hugh . Fullerton. Jr.) NEW YOP-k, Sept. 19. (AP) Big time football, which once waa aatla fled to claim the spotlight after the world series had been finished, steps right up this week to demand Its full share of attention. Big schools have round "pushover" warmup games unprofitable and the little ones have found them uncom fortable. The result Is a set of head line games that would be outstand ing even In mid season. How's this for one week's collec tion of major contests? Alabama vs. Southern California at Los Angeles Saturday and Iowa vs. U.C.L.A. Friday night (the American Legion convention at Los Angelea thla week probably accounts for holding thoso two so early): Washington vs. Minnesota at Minneapolis. Kansas v. Texas at Lawrence, Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia at Pittsburgh, St. Mary's vs. California at Berkeley. Pur due vs. Detroit at Lafayette. Texaa Christian vs. Centenary at Fort Worth and Louisiana State vs. Mississippi nt Baton Rouge. , Only the most courageous "expert" would try to pick the winners of that bunch at this time of the year, for each team Is figured to be at or near the top In Its section when the season ends. Only the last Is a conference tilt and that one may test L.8.U.'a title aspirations in the southeastern loop. Closing time tor loo Late to Clas. lfy Ads la 1:30 p m. HOME LAUNDRY BRAND NEW WASHER WRINGER IRONER fr ,1 f P' . .S j I ' SJ C ia.tr. Til OH P.irreHIn mllarv Tub Lotell Wrlnr,er Electric Co. 252 Medford, Oregon 1 T OF STATE LAUNCH DRIVE FOR TITLE (By the Associated Press) Prep schools large and smsll placed confident entries this week In the annual football derby for Oregon'a mythical championship. One or two Btrong teams took weekend lickings but the biggest schools, for the most part, ran up some husky scores against practice opponents. Many elevens, however, will not engage in their first con testa until Friday and Saturday. Three teams Oregon City. Salem and Independence claimed the right to defend the 1937 title. Many Ore gon City opponenta recalled how the ploneera knocked over the previously undefeated Bend Lava Bears, 13 to 12, In a late season game advertised as a atate championship contest. 8alem put down all Its Oregon rivals but lost an Interstate battle with Camas, Wash. Independence completed the year undefeated, un tied and unscored upon. Its sched ule, however, waa against Bmall schools. Washington state teams had good luck against Oregon foes Saturday. uncnaus downed Lincoln or Port land, 3 to 0, and Kelso defeated Benson of Portland. 13 to 6. Wash ington, coached by Oene Shields, former line mentor, nosed out Csmas, 14 to 13. La Grande virtually elimi nated Itself from the race, losing to Kooseveit of Portland. J3 to 0. Friday's contests lined up some promising contenders. Klamath Falls appeared mighty In a 40 to S vic tory over Hill Military Academy of Portland. Astoria easily disposed of The Dalles, S6 to 0, and Jefferson of Portland blanked Vancouver, Wash.. 14 to 0. 'Grant of Portland punched over a 14 to 7 victory against Long view. Other. teems emerging with victo ries Included Hlllsboro, Hood River, Milwaukee, Baker. Mllton-Freewater. Beaverton, .Union and Bend. YANKS COP FLAG FOR THIRD TIE (By Associated Presto And In tho confusion, the Yankees found themselves In the world series. The crack belonged to Dnzzy ance originally. But you can borrow It for the occasion. For the Yankees clinched their third straight Ameri can league pennant yesterday by los- ,VARE YOU A i TAMMl DATTm . waiting for water to heat by old-fashioned, inadequate methods. An automatic, electric, hot water system installed in your home will provide hot water at just the right tempera ture 24 hours a day as constant as your cold water supply. Economical, convenient, perfect service. Why not phone for particulars now! The California Oregon Power ln two games to the St. Louts Browns. Haln waa the deciding factor. Bos. ton's second-place Red Sox had two gamea rained off their echeduie in Chicago, and that made It mathe matically Impossible for any club to catch the Yankeea. You can't say the Yanks sneaked In through the back door, though. Not with a 14-game lead right now. Connie Mack says It's the best bal anced club bis old eyes have ever set upon. Jimmy Dykea agrees with him. So do lots of others. BATTLE TONIGHT SEATTLE. Sept.. 19. IIP) Eddie Marino, manager of middleweight champion Ai Hostak. aald today Hoe tak la In excellent shape and will be ready to talk about a championship fight after his non-title battle here tonight with Hayden (Young) Stuh ley of Chicago. However, Marino emphasised flrsl conversations will be with Nate Druxman. Seattle promoter, who gave Hostak a chance to lift the crown from Freddie Steele's head several weeks ago. Hostak will not consider numerous other offers, Marino said, until Drux man has had the opportunity .to line up a bout. The new champion, making his first ring appearance since ( he won the crown.' will be atrlvlng' for his seventeenth straight knockout this evening. CHALLENGE MATCH Eddie Simmons shot a birdie 3 on the second extra hole Sunday morn ing at the Rogue Valley Golf course to give hlra and his partner, Georpe Harrington, a 1 up victory over Bob Hammond end Leland Clark in th!r 18-hole best-all challenge match. The affair ended on the 20tb green. Simmons turned in a medal score of 71, lowest of the quartet and one over par. A fairly large gallery folr lowed the match. A five-man team from Copco bat the Postofflce five-man outfit by three points In another challenge match. Gets Coach Post PORTLAND. Sept. 19. (AP) Hill Military Academy named Hal Chap man, former member of tho Pacific college coaching staff, director of physical education. Chapman, a Ba lem man, has coached teams at In dependence Junior high school, Wap piniia and Moeier. OF GETS CASH TROPHY PENDLETON, Sept. 19. Young Rom Heurle. tho new king of cow boys, hummed a happy range tuna today as he headed home to Wyoming with a $5000 trophy. 91500 In hard cash and a $400 silver-mounted sad dle, all emblematic of top honors at Pendleton's famed roundup. The 26-year-old youth, a slender, lanky ranch baud rrom Dubois, gain ed a year's possession of the Sam Jackson trophy and tho title "alt around cowboy." Tha saddle was the prize for first place In the steer rop ing contest. He brought his snorting bull to the dust In the finals in 81.4 seconds. Wayne Davis, 26. of Enterprise, cli maxed six years of roundup compe tition by riding frenzied Johnny J, a. surging bronc of wild ancestry, in to submission before 20.000 specta tors Saturdfcy. George Nelson of Wa mic. Ore., was second and Henrle, third. Earl Marsh of Chugwater, Wyo., was second In the steer roping and Norman Cowan, Medford, third. A spine Jolting ride on 30 Below brought a first to Irwin Wortman, Bozeman,. Mont., in the amateur bucking flnojs. C:dy Dodson, Entsr prlze, rode second and Hal Evans, Jordan Valley, Ore., third. Cliff Gardener of Reno set up a two-day .average of 22 seconds and won the bulldoggirig title. He was followed by Frank Smith, Portland, Jim Massey, Encino, Calif. An average of 18 seconds for two days gave John Thomas, Honda, N B., the calf roping championship with Buster Prather, Atamogordo, N. M.. second, and Ray Prather, Alamo gordo, third. Pretty Lillian Jones of the Uma tilla tribe waa chosen the all-American Indian beauty contest winner. Lydla French, Toppenlsh was sec ond and Mary Elw, Cayuse, third. Scores Yesterday (By the Auoclated PTens) Const Oakland 9-5. Los Angelea 7-0. Sacramento 0-1, San Francisco 7-0. Hollywood 0-17, Portland 3-9. Seattle 9-0, Son Diego 8-6. National Pittsburgh 1. Philadelphia 0. Chicago l. Brooklyn 4. (Rest rained out). American WnMitn?ton 1, Detroit 8. Nnw York 3-7. St. Louis 4-8. Philadelphia 8-14. Cleveland 7-S. Boaton-Chlcaga, rain. Company ft fTBUC h 4