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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPfEMBEK 88, 1939. ' '"aj'J'.'au - V sum i nayj.WI I. e Sport Graphs Billy Hulen ayi: Four New Coaches Working In Class B County Schools ... inflphu are ooerattnK In Jackson county claw B high school circlet thl season, the turnover from last year being about the same as usual . . . th new skippers are Herb : Lewis at Rogue River, succeeding Walt Dennis, who Is devoting all his time to superintending the school system; Francis Schmidt at Phoenix, succeeding Riney Cook, now Medlord Junior high mentor; Hedrlck Bsugh man at Talent and Leonard Patter son at Jacksonville . . . Schmidt la a Willamette university grad. and a football ex . . . If those Cincinnati Reds lose the National league pennant which they apparently have "clinched." (If they win today they're In look on front page) Whltey Moore will be a very unpopular gent In Redland , . . Whltey was pinched for drunken driving only a few days ago. right , when the Reds were batllng down the stretch, which doesn't seem to be the right thing a starting pitcher should get mixed up In when his club Is battling desperately for a cham pionship . . . that's what ruined Pittsburgh last year, and we wonder why those elbow-bending ball players can't hit the wagon when so much Is at stake heavy dough and glory for each and every one of them. Did any of youse flte phans hear this during the radio broad cast of the Louis-Pastor affair, . "Louis landed a hard right, but Pastor It standing with both feet well In the air." . . . Dick Hanen, young Marshfleld golf star who competed In the recent Southern Oregon-Northern California tour- nev here, blistered his home course the other day with a 63, five under par . . . yep, he busted . the course record . . . Dennle Bull, Hanen's sponsor here, went around with the youngster and '. turned In a neat 67, himself. Look magazine of tills week de clares that Notre Dame football teams don't get the "breaks," as many persons believe; that the Irish, In stead, make their own so-called "breaks" by being so thoroughly drilled In fundamentals blocking and tackling that opposing teams re almost certain to crack at some vital moment, with the result Notre Dame takea advantage of the fumble or whatever It may be . . . the pub lication also predicts thst Joe Dl Magglo will be thla year'a world serifs hero . . . our prognostication la that It will be Bucky Walters, Reds' pitcher, who'll win two pitch ing battlea from the Yanka ... Look for Bucknell U to provide the craelest football of the new season the entire coaching staff Is ' lefthanded . . . Jimmy Brown, young shortstop, second baseman and third acker of the St. Louis Csrdlnals, la called by Qabby Hartnett the best In the game today . . . 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Length 29" $57.00 HUBBARD BROS. Main and Riverside Phone 231 TO SLENDER LEAD AS WALTERS BEATEN By Judson BaJlty (AMoclated Prei Sport Writer) All batebiil fan are more or leu spellbound at the moment by the flaming fight between the Cincin nati Redi and St. Lou la Cardinals for the National league pennant and a place In the world aeries. Zt la a spectacle worth anybody's attention, what with St. Loula stay lng off the seemingly Inevitable clincher by Cincinnati, shutting out the raging Reds for 34 consecutive Innings In two days and beating Bucky Walters, 4-0, yesterday. As the clubs took the field for the final game of their series they stood: Osmes Games to W. I. Behind Play Cincinnati . 04 fid . 4 St. Louis 01 . 68 2 4 It's a red-hot scrap that might be decided today or might go to the final Inning of the season Sun day. ! In the National league the Chi cago Cubs, striving desperately to salvage something from the 1038 honors they lost this year, are locked In a strangle hold wtlh the Brook lyn Dodgers. The Cubs clawed their way through two ten-Inning games yesterday to noee out the Pitta- j burgh Pirates 0-8 and 0-6 and move two percentage points ahead of Brooklyn, which was Idle. manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and at a salary of 927,000 per for three years . , . In prep grid games of Interest to local fans this week-end, Ann land travels to Grants Pass for the first Southern Oregon conference clash of the season, Klamath high entertains The Dalles, Bend travels to Oregon City and Mao high plays La Grande . . , this looks like a rcciml-hreaking attendance year for Med ford, what with approxi mately 3000 turning out for the Weed battle last Friday, probably a thousand more due to see the Tornado meet Corvallls here to morrow night, and four more home games scheduled . . there Is little doubt but that Medford Is the best football town In the state , . Fred Hampson, A. P. spores writer, remarks: "When John Berry crashed the University of Oregon btvck field last week permanently as near as anyone can tell now he broke up a Jay Oraybeal-Bob Smith monopoly on the two halfback positions that had existed pretty steadily since the two seniors were sophs." . . . wouldn't It be sumpln If Oregon State could beat Stanford and Oregon wallop USC come Saturday? t 4,251 Deer Killed in Current Seasofi PORTLAND, Sept. 38. (ff Hunt- era have killed 4,351 deer since tho season opened last Wednesday, an Incomplete check by the state game commission showed today. Checking stations near Murderers creek In Grant county have tagged 3.501 deer. psssMSftrtswuytMMe .mH0mtH(-ii)j iwtf'&ttwv&sttK&w . HAPPY DAY S If smiles are a sure stgn, football prospects for Harvard are pretty rosy. At least Capt. Torbert MacDonald (left) seemed to glimpse victories ahead, as he and Head Coacb Dick Harlow talked at Cambridge, Mass. With 11 lettermen In uniform. Cen tral Point high school's gridiron team will travel to Henley in Klamath county next Satureuy afternoon for their first game of a six-game sched ule which Includes two clashes with Jacksonville and two tilts with the Ashland high reserves. Jacksonville. although playing mostly six-man foot ball, will Increase lt team to 11 men for the two Central Point encounters. Coach Ken Hulbert of the Pointers announced that the following letter men would see action against Hen ley: Williams, Twyman and Copln ger, ends; Kllburn and Biasing, tack les; Oarrett and Htlkey, guards; Thompson, center; Plnkham. Holland and Myers, backs. Other candidates showing up well are Tedrtck. Pierce, Brown and Glone in the backfleld and Burns, Parks, Seymour, J. Kllburn. Smith, Loren and Lawrence Cassman and Vincent In the line. AS PIRATE CHIEF PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28. (API- Harold (Pie) Traynor today resigned as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a Job he had held since June, 1934. A successor has not been selected. President William E. Benswanger accepted the resignation, effective Sunday, with "regret" and announce 1 Traynor would be retained by the club, probably as an assistant to Joe Schultz. head of the Pirate farm system. Benswanger said he would "get busy at once' 'to find another man ager. Reporta current here said Frankle Prlsch. former St. Louis car dinal pilot, would get the Job. SCHULZ. LEVIN Victorious In three straight armory starts. Hans (Hitler! Schuli. big Ger man matman, will go against Dave Levin In next Monday nlght'a main event. Promoter Mack Llllard an nounced tortav. lvln la Mien un defeated since coming here three weeks ago. Pete Belcastro. wrf TtuBn m turns to battle Billy Vensble In the mianie event. In the opener. Joe Smollnakl will tannic with Rtwriv LaRance. who waa here about two years ago. LsRanc la a clean, scl. entlflc grappler weighing 203 pounds Armstrong to Fight In Seattle Oct. 20 SEATTLE, Sept. 28. (API Henrv Armstrong, w o r 1 d's welterwelBht champion, has been signed to de- lend nis title aalnst an undetected opponent here October 20. Promoter Nate Druxman announced today. Druxman said he waa looking for the "strongest available man" aa the contender. Armstrong will come here a week before the fight. SMITH SEEN MAINSTAY OF TROJANS' DEFENSE LOS ANOEl.es. Sept. 38 (API Once agnln big Harry Smith promises to do me mainstay of Southern Cal ifornia's line. , Given honorable alt-Amerlra men tion last yesr. Smith hss shown the ame power leading Interference an1 breaking up enemy offensive maneu vers Uils fsll. The Trojans scheduled compara tively lltiht practice today for Sat urdays game with Oregon. Closing time for Too Lata to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p m. Dse Mall Tribune went ads. A SlnionU by Pally MiEke a New Car Finish l.al l.nneer and Keep Ihe Color From Fading Daily's Auto Painting ?1 aniith IVirllrlt BOWLING Commercial league bowling results at the Medford alleys last night were as follows: Plche Sports 3, Monarch Seed Ir. Peed 1; Rollln' Pin 4, Mall Tribune 0; McDonald Candy Company 3. Llttrell Parts 2. Scores follow: Plche Sport. Prultt ..... 175 188 181 923 Newland 148 140 181 487 Tollefson 141 188 171 498 Irwin 142 165 132 439 Rezeppa 160 129 179 458 704 78s 844 2387 Monarch Seed and Feed. 37 27 37 81 Antle 189 193 181 533 Ryan 108 130 118 358 R. Mlksche 149 149 114 412 Bob Mlksche . 188 168 134 468 Webster Ill 149 145 405 733 814 899 3345 Bollln' Pin. 19 19 ' 19 57 D. Lewis 141 111 150 403 Strode Yukoclch ... 158 183 178 518 135 138 129 393 Shreeve Trill 95 165 137 397 167 169 303 539 705 784 816 3305 Mall Tribune. Murray 141 116 139 396 Greene 113 128 93 333 Kraus 136 126 108 370 Latham 124 138 130 393 Hagen. Al 128 138 165 431 642 646 634 1922 Llttrell parts. 64 Overmyer 126 136 151 413 Llttrell 152 160 124 436 Swearlngen 143 152 1 60 435 Kent 83 128 79 389 Hlerholzer 131 115 133 379 634 691 647 2036 18 18 18 653 709 665 McDonald Candy Co. Long 133 122 124 369 Slead 136 126 110 372 Hoppe 121 109 108 338 Plsher 151 132 156 429 Bylea 144 139 191 474 675 618 698 1982 HOW THEY? American League. W. New York 104 Boston .......; . 87 Cleveland 84 Chicago . 85 Detroit . 80 Washington . 63 Philadelphia 54 St. Louis 41 National League. Cincinnati 94 St. Louis 91 Chicago .... .............. 83 Brooklyn 79 New York .. 73 Pittsburgh 67 Boston 59 Philadelphia 45 56 .637 58 .811 83 .447 65 .410 100 .310 ELKHART, Ind . Sept. 28. (API WPA workers who built a $120,000 hih school footbsll stadium will be guests at Its dedication. The school board has given each worker two free tickets to the first game In the stadium Friday night. ACE REPORTERS DISCOVER REAL It't Taste that Counts in Whiskey! Here's Why Thousands art Switching to Smooth Old Quaket Every Drop Noa 3 Years Old! What ! Men by the thousands switching; to Old Quaker? Yea . . . and here's why. They've discovered that in whiskey, taste counto-and Old Quaker, every drop now 3 years old, has given them an entirely new idea of the paiu of taste, richneas, quality! "Old Quaker Is every hit as good as my former whiskey," ays Salesman of (St. Louis, Missouri, "smooth, mellow and delicious!" So try Old Quaker yourself see if you agree with him. It may be well worth your while! Buy a bottle of Old Quaker today! STRAICHT T&miUk All AnilmhU in Rye THIS WHISKiY IS 3 YtAKS OLD I REFEREE OE CLASH TOMORROW Jean Eberhart, athletic coach of Southern Oregon College of Educa tion In Ashland, will referee the Medford high -Corvallls high foot ball clash here Friday night, Coach BUI Bowerznan of the Tigers an nounced today. Fred Flock of Klam ath Falls will umpire and George Robertson of Medford will act as head linesman, the mentor stated. The Black Tornado engaged In only a light workout yesterday after noon and will wind up thla week's drilling today with another easy session. The first string players, with the exception of Billy Plche, are all In fine condition for the struggle but a pair of second team men yes terday suffered afflictions which may keep them out of the game. Claude Jones, center, hurt his knee In prac tice, and Jack Florey, guard, went home with a bad cold. Johnson at Right tlulf With Plche, veteran right halfback. definitely relegated to the bench for the opening klckoff because of a leg Injury he sustained In the Weed game. Bo we rm an said that Ray Johnson, speed-burning state 440 yard dash champion, would open at the right half position. Johnson was a member of last year's sophomore aggregation. Although Plche won't start the game, he may get In later, the coach said. The remainder of the starting backfleld will see Louie Thurman at blocking quarter. Bob Newland at left half and Ike Orr, the soph dynamo, at fullback. In the forward wall, Harry Thur man will open at center. Alden Hlb bert and Dale Howard will man the guard posts, Al Barrow and BUI Clute wilt take care of the tackles and Stanley Winter will be at left end. At the right flank will be either Vara Hoots or Don Moyer. CorvalHs Heavy The Corvallls Spartans, 29 strong, are expected to arrive here early Friday afternoon, and they may take a light workout on the stadium turf later In the day. The squad, with Coach Frank Ramsey, will travel In a large school bus. The Corvallls club, rated a favorite in the Willamette Valley loop, will average 180 pounds In the line and slightly over 160 in the backfleld. Medford high students will stage a huge rally Friday evening before the game, with a gigantic bonfire and everything. The bonfire will blaze cm a vacant field near the athletic plant. ALL WEBFOOTS IN SHAPE FOR GAME EUGENE, Sept. 28. ifrt The Uni versity of Oregon Webfoots held a secret drill at Hayward field yester day and left for Los Angeles last night to open the Pacific coast con ference football season against might Southern California Saturday. Although long scrimmages this week caused numerous bruises. Coach Tex Oliver pronounced all hands In good condition. Thirty-four players made the trip south to meet a team that haa upset the Webfoots by tremendous scores in the past. Oregon was again the underdog. Silverton Wins In Play-off Opener SILVERTON. Sept. 28. AP Sil- vorton's Red Sox defeated the Toledo Lions. 18 to 1, last night in the first play-off game for the state baseball league title. The second game of the best two out of three series will be played Sunday at Toledo. s Scores Yesterday American League. Cleveland 5-7, Chicago 2-5. Detroit 7, St. Loula 4. New Vork at Boston, rain. Philadelphia at Washintgon, rain. National League. St. Loula 4, Cincinnati 0. Chicago 9-9. Pittsburgh 8-5. Boston at Philadelphia, rain. (Only games scheduled-) FIND HOW 1,156 MEN WHISKEY QUALITY! WHISKEY OOPR !", THF 01 DQl'AKFR CO. IAWRFSO BVRC. IND QUART jjtl J1.70 $L PINT SJ 90 ,cl,SSsjf ! fo . : I WnWTl -II IB M I-- II . CRAND OLD MAN Younger men than he mlffht envy the energy of Amos Alonio Stage (above), football's "grand old man," who's entering his golden jubilee year as coach. He's at Stockton, Cal., at the College of the Pacific. CLASH TONIGHT IN FIRST OF PLAYOFFS SACRAMENTO, Sept. 28. (AP) Los Angelea and Sacramento, which finished third and fourth respectively In the regular Pacific Coast league baseball season, open a four-out-of-seven game series here tonight in finals of the Shaughnessy playoffs. A check for 5.000 and the presi dent's cup will be at stake. The second-place club will collect (2,500. Los Angeles eliminated the pennant-winning Seattle Ralniers in the semi-finals and Sacramento disposed of the San Francisco Seals In the other bracket. The clubs will play a double header tomorrow night, then resume the series at Los Angeles Sunday. New Shoes YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio (UP) R O y Collins, of Ardmore, Okla., doesn't mind if he stays In Jail here. Roy, 19, was arrested for train-hopping here. He wore only one shoe and that was lost when policemen ar rested him. Police bought Collins a new pair of shoes and a pair of socks. USED CAE SALE 39 Olds Tudor ggSS, $895 39 Ford Tudor 11 $625 36 Olds Sedan $S45 35 Olds Sedan $445 34 Pontiac Sedan Kg $295 34 CheV Spt Sedan Reconditioned $325 30 Podge Spt. Roadster $75 30 Pontiac Sedan CIe $95 30 Auburn Spt. Cpe. Rg. $95 29 Buick Sedan g&, $50 29 Chevrolet Coupe Xr $95 29 Ford Tudor $65 SEE THE SENSATIONAL NEW 1940 OLDS Medord Gara&e 121 NORTH JUNIORS IN FIRST GRID GAME ASHLAND FRIDAY Coach Riney Cook will send hla 1939 Medford Junior high grid ms. chine Into action for tha first time Prldsy afternoon against the Ashland Juniors of Mentor Al Simpson. The game Is slated for 3:30 sharp on the Ashland high school fleid. In announcing his starting lineup. Coach Cook luted two players for each position, and said the definite openers wouldn't be known until Just before game-time. Cook released the following names: Left end. Chester Ricks or Bob Young; left tackle. Stan Smith or Austin Murray: left guard, Lowell Pleser or Jim Hoey; center, Ray Case, beer or Jim Miller; right guard. Oil Tumy or Melvln Mitchell; right tackle. Clayton Anderson or M. Bes sonette; right end, Darrell Montelth or Rusa Johnson; quarterback, Steve Dlpple or Ken stocks; left halfback, Hal Adams or Don Fawcett: right halfback. Roger Barker or Steve Isaacs; fullback, Cliff Jones or BUI Bayllss. Other members of the- squad, who may see service, are: Hob Deuel. Ben Wharton. Don Barrow, Bob Curry, Fred Ruch, R. Shelley, Dean Shel don, ' Dean Stead. Don Smith, John Long. Wally Regan, Russ Nicholson and Jack Baker. New Showing ARROW & TRU-VAL SHIRTS $135 & $200 1 j For FRIDAY, SATURDAY and WE GIVE S. & H. GREEN TRADING BARTLETT T CITY- Al IEIG G. P. FOR LEAGUE ' CHAMPIONSHIP GRANTS PAflS. Sept. MffV presumably on advice of Southern Oregon Baseball league officials. Crescent City has declined to plsy art nts Pas for the league cham pionship, Fred Roper of the local club learned today. Roper received a letter from Roy Deo. manager of the Crescents, stat- 1 lng that "the powers that be told me several weeks ago that the game would not be played, but a co- championship would be declsred between us and a pennant given to each of us." Roper's reply was that he would fight any such arrangement, that league officials "have no right" to authorize any aueh co-champlonship, and that he would demand of Presi dent Dom Provost an order either for a playoff of the tie or a forfeit. Was Luxury BOSTON (UP) It used to be luxury to swear in Massachusetts. The WPA historical records survey says an executive proclamation In 1797 provided for a fine of 25 or 50 cents for each offense. The proclama tion, signed by John Avery, secretary of the commonwealth, la now in the Blllerlca Historical society collection. Closing time for Too Late to Claa alfy Ada Is 1:30 p. m. SUNDAY STAMPS PHONE 637 l i njs j i ssms-ai IrYfr fains saai I t
