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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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