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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1939 Bud Ward, Spokane, Captures National Amateur Golf Title LEGGETT RETURNS TO PITCH TODAY BATTLE OF SAAR BEATEN 7 TO 5 IN TO SETTLE WITH GERMAN FOE 4 FLAGS IN IN TITLE BATTLE IN BLOODY BOUT NET TITLE TODAY ON RAY BILLOWS IS WALTERS PITCHES REDS TO VICTORY CARDS ON HEELS BEATEN, S CLINCH WITH THOUSANDS ENGAGED, RAGES ROW Coast Entry Battles Out Of 5 Tight Spots Billows '.' Wild In Morning Play. CHIOAQO. Sept. 18 OP) Marvin (Bud) Ward of Spokane, Wash., fellow who likes to Hand In there and punch until something happen. lammed nil way to the national amateur golf champlonihlp today. Producing a fighting game which left hie opponent no quarter. Ward drove to a 7 and 5 victory over little Bay Billows of Foughkeepile, N. T., In the 43rd title tournament at the North Shore course. In succeeding Willie Turnesa of Brlnrcllff Manor, N. Y., as the Unl ted States golf aFsoclatlon'a amateur tltieholdcr. Ward did It with such cool, deadly purpose that before the morning round was three-quarters over It seemed only a matter of time before the New Yorker who tried to hang on gamely would go down for good. Brilliant Duel Waged The final four holes furnished al most a perfect brief of the entire duel. Seven up through 37 holes, they halved the 28th. Then Billows, with one last desperate rally, won the 39th with a par as Ward miftscd a five foot putt that would have given him a half. At the next hole Ward hooked to a trap, but the Spokane curly head came out of the snnd beautiful ly, getting a half which enabled Mm to deliver the knockout punch at the (lit. On this 190-yard hole both were on the green with their tee shots. Billows about IS feet away and Ward knocking his to within sin feet of the pin. Billows missed by a yard Wsrd cooly stepped up and rammed the putt down for the hole and championship. When be got Into trouble and he war, eeveral times Ward battled his way out with a tenacious consistency that must have taken some of the heart out of the Poughkeepsle player. On the 16th, Ward went over the preen as Billows put his tee shot on nicely and apparently had a chance to redtice Ward's margin to three holes. Ward calmly chipped back, sinking a six footer for a half. Word Comes nark Again at the 10th, where both drove to the roue.li. Ward had a fine second that led to a par as Bil lows took a bogle. Ward's fine ex plosion shot from a trap followed by a nine foot putt won him the 82nd with a par after Billows had been on In two, only to three putt. And at the 28th the Spokane ace delivered the outstanding shot of the match using a mash In niblick to chip six feet over Billows' ball Into the cup for a par and a half. Ward won the first hole and went two up by winning the third, but Billows, particularly wild during the morning round, foimht back to fin ally square the match at the eighth Starting the second nine this mor nlng with a one-up margin after Billows had three putted the ninth. Ward began punching at the 12th. He won that hole and the next two with a pnr and two birdies, tnpptne In a great 89 foot putt at tho 13th and a 12 footer at the 14th. He won the 17th but lost the 18th as hlr drive strayed Into the rough and they went to lunch with Ward four up. Shot From Hough In the afternoon. Ward won the 10th with a fine second from the rough that led to a par. Billows also nelrnj in the rough but unable to find the green with his second Word won the 22nd. lost the 25th on Billows' six foot birdie putt, then got his seven hole lead at the 27th. knocking a creat second stiff to the pin after Billows' put his second In a trap, exploded out 30 feet short then rimmed the cup with his first putt. Then enme the final four holes with Ward getting his fifth blrrtle of the day to win the title at the Slat green. Wsrda medal for the dny with severnl conceded put:, wne one under pnr for the 31 hnles as compnred to Billows' medal of ecven over reguh.tlon figures Ward's route to the championship started with his one up win In 30 hoe, over Eddie Held. Edgewster. Colo., and was followed by the vic tories; chrl. Urinke. Birmingham. Mich., S and 5; Joe Thompson. Bur lington. Ont.. two up; E) Klnirrtev Salt Lake City, Utah, 3 and 1 and his semi-final, win from Chicago's Art Doerlng, a and 1. Onlfor ( le brutes" ruoKNE, ore.. s.pt. ir (,r-pi,y. ln a hole tor every year, Steve Strnwn, 89-year-old retired railroad man. celebrated hie birthday yester day by whacking out a elx-orer-par 378 for 89 holes or. the Ookwsy golf course. Thetco fishing (iimd fishing prospects for the week-end In Chetco river ate described as good, by Hiram HJght and Floyd Clnrk of Hnrbor. Chinook angling Is fair and getting better, they report. Angling for ocoan fish la good, for cut-thrwit trout Is fair and silver side Is poor, they report. The weather la warm. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS OLSON ELECTRIC CINCINNATI, Sept. 18 P Bueky Walters scattered five hits today and earned his afith victory of the season as the Cincinnati Redb crushed the New York Glsnte 8 to 1 In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the daw they clinched their only National league pennant. But the St. Louis' stubborn Car dinals hung onto the chase 3 games behind by beating the Boston Bees, 8 to 8. Walters got three of Cincinnati's hlta today and put up his customary tight pitching performance. He lost a ahutout In the seventh when New York grouped a single, an Infield out and a single. Score: n. h. B. New York I 8 0 Cincinnati ,.,.8 10 0 Qumbert, Lynn and Dannlng, Hay worth; Walters and Lombardl. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 18 P -Those die-hard St. Louis Cardinals enme from behind again today to break the enemy dofense In the lucky sev enth and score their fifth straight victory, 8 to 8, for a clean sweep of tho three-game series with Bos ton. Lynn King, a brilliant fleldlne youngster with no reputation as a slugger, went In as a pinch hitter nna acuvcrea tho single that sent the tying and winning runs across the plate. Boston a n a St. Louis .. ..a 9 0 MacPavden. Weir. Mornn. nrni.i Callahan, and Mast: WeilAnri An drews, Shoun, Davis, and Padgett, Owens. PITTSBURGH. BeDt. IB -m Th. Brooklyn Dodgers downed tho Pirate. 8 to 3 today to manufacture a throe game winning streak. The contest was a red-hot hurling buttle between Freddv Fltzslmmnn. 38-yesr-old knuckle ball specialist, and curve-beller Joe Bowmen for seven scoreless Innings. Brooklyn 3 7 n Pittsburgh a 11 0 Fltzslmmons. Tomulls mri Unrti Todd; Bowman and Berres, Mueller! CHIOAQO. Seot. lfl in si nun- adelphla errors mode big Bill Lee's owl inumpn an easy one today, the Chicago Cubs scoring seven unearned runs on Key Horrell to win 8 to 3. The victory save the nnh, of five In tho series and ended the season a battling between the two teams with ichlcuan h,t . , gnmes and Philadelphia 10. Philadelphia. 3 9 8 Chicago - - "lis 10 3 Hnrrell and Warren: Lee nnH cuso. WITH TIMELY HIT OAKLAND. Cal.. Sent A nlnth-lnnlng run made It a a to 1 victory for the Oakland base ball club today over s,,,.,.,,. . . gave the Oaks the lead In the eerier, Bill Schmidt. Rnrr. ,. ,... Dander, held Onkl.n,. ..... L..' until tho final Inning. Hook Devaura. lookle center fielder, then made a two-base hit. and Al Brn,v. n .. with a drive to the left fl(t fence. tall nome team Ujo prized Score: nr.. Sacramento 1' a' 1 Oakland ""971 Schmidt end rWrru(nn,V. -,. j r nnu itaimondl. League Leaders (11)' the Associated Press) American League Battlng-DIManRlo. New York.' S90 Foxx. n-.iston. .368. Kuns-RoKe, New York and Foxx Boston. 131. Hits Rolfe. New York, MS; Kclt ner, Cleveland, 178. Home Runs Foxx, Boston. 3S Oreenberg. Detroit, and DIMaggto New York. 117. ' Pitching Sundra. New York, 10.0 Hevlng, Boston, 11-3. National League Batting Mire. St. Louis. .349; Med wick. 8t. Louis. .338. nuns-Hack, and Herman, Chicago and Werber. Cincinnati. 100. Hlts-McCormlck. Cincinnati. 180; Medwlck. St. Louis, 170. Home Runs ott, New York 37' Camllll, Brooklyn, 36. Pitching Derringer. Cincinnati 21-7; Wyatt. Brooklyn. 8-3. Finn, stubborn HEL3IN3KI, Sept. 19. ,4Fnns ore clinging to their determination to hold the 1910 Olympics "war or no war," Mattl Jarvlnen. world cham pion Jaw lln thrower, said today. PROSTATE OAKS DOWN SACS He rrllMrtl by our lifrltiil rrmtri). Ho mi have Oa. ronMIA(lon, sttmtarh Trout. If. Hhfunmttm. Prn-tnte Trouble, I iters, ritllilrfii't Mr. Welting. Vllinm. rental Trouble, Pile. Chrunlr Cotiti, ltlh II I mid PieftMire, Arthritis, rolltK rnnunrti. Tomllltiv Heart, Liter, Hltnlrlfr. Kldneit. I. unit, ttlood, I rlti.iry I. II. In.VN " ' '- .vii Tree rormiltatlon. Rookie Southpaw Hurls Win Red Sox Lose, So Do White Sox. - NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (AP) The American league pennant race was definitely settled today with the New York Yankees lushing the De troit Tigers 8 to 5 and clinching their fourth consecutive champion ship. They had full advantage of 1 1 hits and three Detroit errors with Robert (Red) Rolfe hitting a triple behind loaded bases and a double with two runners In scoring position to sew up the decision In the seventh and eighth Innings. These were Rolfe's 200 and 201st hits of the year. Rookie Marl us Ruaso, the south paw who came up this summer from Newark, worked the route for his seventh victory and sixth In a row. The only runs scored off him for seven Innings came on Hank Green berg's 28th homo run with one on In the third, taking away a tem porary lead New York gained on Joe Dl Magglo's 28th homer In the sec ond. Today's victory gave the Yankees 08 won agalnBt 41 lost for the season and a 17-gamo lead over the Red Sox, who have won 81 and lost . Each of the clubs had 1ft contests left to play. This was the second ttme In major league history a team has won four successive pennants. The New York Ginnls did It In the National league between 1021-24 while managed by the late John McGraw. However, the Yankees are the only team in history to capture tliree straight world championships and now will have a chance to bag a fourth In the world series starting at Yankee stadium October 4. Score: R. H. E. Detroit 5 11 8 New York 8 11 1 Plppeu, Benton and Tebbet6: Russo and Dickey, B08TON, Sept. 16. ( AP) A three- way battle for runner-up to the Yan kees In the American league devel oped today as the Cleveland Indians edged the crippled Red Sox 2 to 1, for their fifth straight victory to make a elenn sweep in the three game series with Boston. Score: R. H. E. Cleveland 2 8 0 Boston 17 0 Harder and Pytlak; Wagner, Bngby, and Desautels. WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. (AP) Young Joe Haynss, 'who pitched In a class D league last year, shut out the St. Louis Browns with two hits today to win tho ball game for Washington, 4 to 0. Score: r, h. E. St. Louis 0 2 1 Washington 4 8 0 Lawson and Hnrsahny: Hnyncs and Pcrrpll, PHILADELPHIA. Sopt. 16. (API Til Athletics scored their third straight victory over the Chicago White Sox. 7-6, In a hectic 13 Inn ing bnll gnme today, after coming from behind to tie the scoro In the ninth. Score: R. H. 8. Chicago 6 14 4 Philadelphia 7 12 0 Illgney, Brown, and Tresh; Beck man, Caster, Dean, and F. Hayes. Brucker. PENDLETON. Ore.. Sept. 18 (AP) Bill McMakln of Trail City, S. D.. was named tho best all-around cow boy of the 1U31) Pendleton roundup toooy, tinal day of the 30th annual western classic. A crowd of 3S.000 persons Jammed the arena for the final events, bring ing the four-day total to 65.000. McMakln wos awarded the Sam Jackson trophy for best all-around cowboy for tho second time, having previously won the title In 1337. Besides capturing the sll-around championship, the slender, straight riding cowboy of Trail City won the world's bull-dogging title and placed third In the bucking contest. Montana state Swamped SAN J OPE. Calif., Sept. 16 . ,Pl S.in Jose state's football trom was off to an auspicious start In the 1939 grid wars today after handing Montana Stole a 35 to 0 lacing under the floodlight last nMht. Senior Champion PORTLAND. Sept. 16. V' OK-sr Furuset of the Columbia-EdettMo club of Portland won the state sonloi .jolt championship yesterday. He de feated Dr. L. 8. Drwon. Lniie Oswego cours 5 and 4. TROUBLE "fca HlMirdrm? Ilrrh irnri wnrii uiiiri iuii. g DAKOTA COWHAND WINS TOP HONOR Hopes of the Medford Craters In walloping Orasta Pass at the high school park this afternoon and dead' locking the Shaughnessy playoff fi nals at one game apiece, skyrocketed loat night when ' Harry Leggett, ace rlght-bsnded pitcher who had been In San Francisco and wasn't expected back In time for the game, showed up and declared himself in top shape to go against the heavy-clubbing Merchants. So, it will be Leggett on the tiring mound for the, locals as they dig in against the club which has wielded a terrific Jinx over them all season, a Jinx that has thrice sent the Craters down to defeat In three starts against the Jud Pernoll club. If the Ciatera can't bust that Jinx this afternoon the baseball season will be all over, with Grants Pass crowned champs of the playoffs. However, If the Medfords rise up and hand Steve Crlppen, Merchant (linger, his first setback at Crater hands, the playoffs will be tied at one tilt each. Grants Pass won the first battle at Grants Pass last Sunday, 8 to 0, as Crip flung some fancy four-hit ball. With Leggett slated for mound labor, Manager Paul Hoffard and the lads believe they can cut that tough Grants Pass mustard and retain a chance at grobblng the playoff title. They still don't see how Crlppen can beat them so consistently (three times already this year) and they have vowed to give the red-headed sharpshooter an unpleasant after noon. Manager Hoffard announced a slight change In the regular Crater lineup. Billy Calvort will move from shortstop to catcher, and Dick Lewis will, take over the shortpatchlnQ berth. The rest of the boys will spread out In the uaual fashion. DETROIT, Sept. 16 ypj Joe Louis predicted tonight that he would stop Bob Pastor within five rounds when they meet In a 20-round engagement Wednesday night In which Louis' heavyweight crown will be at stoke. "I don't Intend to name no round when I'll do It," he explnlned, "but I don't believe the fight will go more than five." Pastor Is Just as confident that he will win, but he hasn't picked any round cither. He did say a few days ago that the number seven has been a lucky one for him, but didn't go so for as to pick that an the one In which he hopes to end the battle. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16. p Mike Jacobs' punch cora-in headfd west tonight for the Joe Louis-Bob Pastor party In Detroit. Heading west, the fight crowd left behind the ta.ll California kid who didn't measure up to the solid gold of his reputation aa "the golden boy." Battered and bruised, he remained In a hospital, 10 atltchos In the riht eye which Oolento opened to the bone when he held target practice last night In Municipal stadium. Lou will remain In the hospital for four or five days, his pilot. Roy Corlcn. explained. Then he will re turn to tho coast for a rest of three months or thereabouts before think ing again of taking up the trial. High School Football (By the Atsoelnted Prew) Washington Vancouver 14, Jefferson (Port land! 30. Cnmos 8, Commerce (Portland! 30 Longvtew 14. Clrant (Portland) 0. Walla Walla 30. Mllton-Freewater 0 Oreeon Dunsmutr, Cal, 30: Ornnts Pasa 13. Chemawa Indiana 0, Hood River 40. Hill Military (Portland) 0; Bend 40. Washington (Portland) 13, Astoria 0 Ashland 13. Lakevlew 13. (tie) Redmond 0, The Dalles 48. Hlll.boro 8, Forest Grove 0. Beoverton 14, Tlavtrd 0. Cse Mall Tribune want ada. BOMBER PREDICTS KAYO FOR PASTOR WITHIN 5 ROUNDS WEESTL1MG MEDFORD ARMORY MONDAY NIGHT Joe Smolinsky Hans Schulz Wildcat Wilson Dave Levin Billy Venable vs. Taro Ito PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16. (AP) Tony O ale n to was baclt on top of the world again today, yelling for another chance at the heavyweight championship and likely to get It, following Ms bloody 14th round technical knockont-of Lou Nova last right in the municipal stadium. Regarded by a majority of critics as easy prey for the powerful Cal- lfomlan, round Tony came back to give Nova a fearful punching, knock htm down four times and forced Referee George Blake to stop It In 2:44 of the 14th. Both fighters looked like they had been hit by trucks at the finish, and for the last five rounds the crowd was Imploring Blake to step in. Tony led all the way, from the Instant he landed a terrific left hook to Nova's Jaw In the second round. Ho would have won by a wide mar gin on points If the fight had gone the limit. Nova's efforts to box him were futile. Every time be started a left Jab, his best weapon, Tony nearly knocked his head off. It was a surprising and amazing exhibition of hard punching and endurance by the barkeep. " In the third round, Tony clipped Nova to the canvas for a count of one. In the eighth he had him down again for no count, and In the final chapter Lou was on the floor twice for three and eight before Blake took pity on him. Tony was staggered a couple of times here and there, but he never went down. From the third round on Nova bled furiously from cuts around his right eye, and his handlers did won ders in bringing him out at all to ward the last. His face was a crim son blotch. One of Nova's straight lefts drove Tony's teeth through his Hp midway of the carnage, and from there on everybody In the ring. including the referee, was smeared with the claret. Tony looked great last night and he wants another shot at Louis for the heavyweight title. "I'll stop that Louis In two rounds next time." he said earnestly as he peered- out of his one good eye. PORTLAND, Bept 16 (TP) The state game commission refused num erous petitions and letters urging cancellation of the open season on 500 does in Klamath and Lake coun ties within certain boundaries yes terday. Members explained the season was ordered to balance the deer popula tion and keep it to a limit where natural feed could sustain it. The .commission closed much of northern Douglas county, on a line intersecting the town of Dlllard, to pheasant and quail hunting, but left the southern part open. Ad jacent Josephine and Jnckson coun ties also are open but other western Oregon counties are closed. First "V" Injured EUGENE. Ore., Sept. 18 (p) Den nte Donovan, quarterback, became Oregon's first rootbnll casualty when he Buffered a gashed eye during scrimmage yesterday. The injury will not keep him out of practice, how ever. Prank Boyd, transfer halfback, twisted a knee and hobbled to the sideline. Tractor "Bulldozes" Orchard SEBASTOPOU Col. (UP) If Char ley MacCarthy really wanta to know what It takea to "mow them down." Ernest Qteaaot can tell him that It la a tractor and bulldozer, called upon to clean out an orchard that had required 10 yeara to grow, he disposed of It In a few hours by pulling out trees at the rate of 16S per hour. Certain lilies In Australia grow to the height of a three-story house. f Use Mall Tribune want ada. We Match Any Color Paint exposed tpots hefnre winter rains start. Daily's Auto Painting I iiulh Itartlett Seats on Bale at BROWN 4 Tel. 101 VALENTINE'S CAFE Tel. t: PROTECT BIRDS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOREST HILlfi. N. Y.,Sept. I IJP) Welby Van Horn, the ball-busting kid from Los Angeles, and Bobby Rlggs, Wimbledon champion and Davis cup star, won their semi-final matches at Forest Hills today and will clash tefcnorrow for the national tennis championship. Van Horn, 19-year-old, unseeded astonlgher of the tournament pro duced another of his last-ditch rallies to defeat Jack Bromwlch, the double handed Australian champion, 2-6. 4-6. 8-3, 6-4: 8-8. As the score indi cates. .It was a thriller; full of fire and brimstone. The cool canny Rlggs had no trou ble at all squelching Joe Hunt, the Annapolis midshipman, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6. 6-1. The case of his victory estab lished him a favorite over the young star he faces tomorrow, no matter how hard the crowd might be root ing for the wonder boy. Two long-time California rivals, Alice Marble and Helen Jacobs, reached the women's final. Alice, the defending champion, scarcely got a warm-up In turning back Virginia Wolfenden of San Francisco. 6-0. 8-1. and Helen disposed of Kay Stammers of England, 7-5, 6-0. . Van Horn was the dsys big noise, ss he was yesterday In beating Wayne Sobln. There Is little doubt in any body's mind that he will be the champion next vear, no matter what Rlggs does to him tomorrow. In the clubhouse, Bromwlch aald ho had seen enough of Van Horn to last him a life-time. "Two yeara from now." he said wearily, "I wouldn't even want to be in the same part of town with him." He said It was Welby's service that got him. Toward the last, he said. he knew he'd never bre-k through that cannon ball delivery again. ASHLAND TIES IN SEASON'S OPENE Two Southern Oregon conference football teams Ashland's Grizzlies rind the Grants Pass Cavemen didn't fare so well in their inaugural 1939 clashes Friday night. Ashland, tansling with Lakevlew at Ashland, played ragged ball to Bet no better than a 13-13 tie with the Honkers. Dunsmutr, Cel., traveled to Grants Pass and handed the Cave men a 20 to 12 setback. Both games were decidedly "early season." HEADQUARTERS For a Complete Line of Be ready for the opening dato, Wednesday, September 20th, with com plete equipment to get your buck. Trade Yould Old Rifle for a New One Winchester and Remington Game Rifles Ammunition Complete Line of Winchester Brand Ammunition for All Guns Competitively Priced UHBAED I With Warsaw laid in ruins from aerial and artillery bombardment and millions of his countrymen desper ately fighting the Nazi Invaders, Joe Smollnskl of Poland will do his part against one of Hsrr Hitler's hench men Monday night In the Medford armory when he faces off against Hans Schulz, huge German wrestler, in the main event of Mack U Hard's weekly mat card. If ever there was a grappling "natural" In this town, the Smolln-skl-Schulz battle Is It. With their countries waging a violent war and their Inherent hatred of all things German and Polish, respectively, blazing forth In unrestricted fury, the match may go down in the books as one of the most -vicious and sensa tional yet staged here. Smolinskt, the baby-faced wrestler with the disposition of a maniac, has vowed to whip Schulz as he has never ben whipped before. Joe Is probably one of the meanest matmen ever to gouge an opponent's eye In Medford and he swears he will give the Ger man "the worHs." Schulz. who displayed In his first appearance here last week an attack based on Illegitimate and cruel ma neuvers, has told people he will "take" Smollnskl as quickly as his countrymen have enveloped half of Poland. Schulz huen't the least bit of respect for the Pole, and believes Joe will fold up when the going gets tough. The pair are slated to go one hour or the best two out of three falls, but neither figures the match will last over a half hour. Schulz says he will get his work done in a very few minutes, while Smollnskl has Indicated he will repulse the Hitlerite even sooner. In supplementing matches to the red-hot main event, Llllard has signed Dave Wilson In the middle encounter, and Billy Venable and Taro Ito for action in the opener. 4 Newspapers Surveyed RENO. Nev. (UP) Statistics just completed paint Nevada as the veri table cemetery of Journalism. Only one out of every six newspapers started In Nevada since Journalism first came to the state has survived. The state has had 171 newspapers which have suspend 3d, changed names or merged with some other paper. 4- Development in recent years of five United States mineral Industries, na tural gas. helium, natural carbon di oxide, potash and sulphur is attri buted largely to underground explor ations for oil. Other Hunting Supplies Fast Color Red Hats Red Hunting Shirts Water Repellent Hunting Coats Sleeping Bags and Air Mattresses Coleman Camp Stoves Coleman Gasoline Lanterns Deer Sacks Field Glasses Tarpaulins Wall Tents Canteens, and many other items (Continued from Page One.) struck at the German lines at three distinct points: along the MoaeiU river valley In the north; at the In dustrially rich city of Saarbruecken at the south, and about midway be tween the two down the Little Nled river, which ii a tributary to the iiaar. What, was described aa the most important FrencL advance of the last 24 hours was reported to have brought them Into the angle formed by the two rivers east of their In junction.. From a high ridge and two heights which flank It French guns were said to be able to dominate the op posite, bank of the Soar from the town of Merzig to Saarlouls, a dis tance of .10 miles. Military ' observers estimated that at least . 15 - German divisions and .about, the same number, If not mure, of French divisions had been drawn Into the fighting for possession of the strategic no-man's-land between the Siegfried and Maginot lines. (French and German divisions consist of between 10,000 and 15,000 troops.) . At Strongest Point In the area of this battle between Saarbruecken and the Moselle valley, are Germany's strongest advance fortifications guarding the central sector of. the northern flank. : The Saar fighting has been grow ing Increasingly desperate since Bri tain's prime minister Chamberlain flew to France on Sept. 12 for the first secret meeting of the British French supreme war council, called to discuss Immediate measures of aid for their Polish allies. Dispatches from Poland described the situation there as critical, but said all -hope had not been aban doned. The first "over the topM advance reported in the war which goes into its third week tomorrow was said to have been mode by German In fantry today in the lower Nied val ley, under the protection of a heavy artillery bombardment. - The French command said that after hours of fighting the German charge was broken. ELECTRIC MOTORS New or L'sed. A size for every Job. zr: Gage Motor Service 20 N. Grape phone Ofla 117 HUNTING KHIVES Many types and sizes BROS. Phone 231 Chan & Chan rhllic- Mrilli IMC CO. Phone 115 S N. Rarllrft ' lO-l'-l-.l PM. M in - Tiic. - Vied W t. Main Medtnril Main and Riverside
