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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE. MEDFORD. OREGON', FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1940. Speed Records to Fall on Daily's Track Sunday I outslugging the St. Louts Browr.t for a 7-5 victory. The came ma Sport Graphs Billy Hulett Says: neuver expanded their lead over I the last place New York Yankees I to nine and one-hall garnet. OF UPSETS I n'2 Ubv Lighted Field Here Praised by Oakland Writer Civic prida note: Medford's lighted field at the fairgrounds la drawing favorable comment from far and wide. Arthur A, Macy of Oakland, Cal.. secretary of the Central California Base ball Managers association and conductor of a column in the Oakland Tribune, penned the following after attending last Saturday night's Pacilic Grey bound-Medford Crater game: "Tha lame was played before a large crowd, and Medford's new park is perfect for night baseball, with a lighting system that surpasses many parks where professional ball is piayea. Macy wrote this in his column, and while he was here he re marked that the local field was the best lighted of any semi-pro park he had ever seen. Other excerpts from Macy't column! "Tommy Hawkins, brother of Portland's Frankla Hawkins, did tha receiving for the Craters and looked very good . . . Al Drolette., well known In the East Bay. came la from Grants Pass to um pire with Lew Miles . . . Dro lette, who at one time was on the Oaks' payroll ar a catcher, has young son, Jlmmle, who has followed the footsteps of hit Dad. Young Drolette Is catching on the Grants Past hlah school team." And now that Mr. Macy has given Medford such a nice break in his column, we will give him a little "write-up." He is the man who obtained Carl Monzo for Dunsmuir in the Northern Call fornia league and, in fact, acts as sort of a "clearing house" for aetni-pro clubs in need of players and Bay district pastimers look ing for berths on small-town clubs. This may surprise a lot of baseball "eggsperts," but -Boston's Jimmy Foxx, who certainly should know If anybody does, claims 60 per cent of all home runs In the majors are hit off curve balls , . . Billy Conn's next tiff may be against Bob Pastor outdoors in August , . , many of tha fite boys believe Conn is the most likely "white hope" to eventually lift the crown from Louis, but he will have to leam bow to punch harder. Next home ball game for the Craters will be the coming Wednesdsy night, against Klamath-Dorrls Red Box . Incidentally, the Red Sox last Sunday beat Dunsmuir and Carl Monso, to I, and It ' will be remembered this lat ter club Is the one which blanked the locals. 2 to 0 . . ..Lowell Brown, ex-Crater southpaw. Is hurling for the Red Sox, along with Clyde Carlstrom. The midgets won't be bark in Medford, or southern Oregon for that matter, for two or three weeks . . . after leaving Klam ath Falls tomorrow, they will make a long swing through Washington and Idaho . . . with tome talk going around upstate circles regarding a state high school baseball title, we would like to modestly call attention to the local school club, which re cently broke Grants Pass' 21 game victory string. The football and track roaches at Franklin high school In Se attle are facing a shortage of ma terial because all the kids want to be baseball players, reports Gail Fowler of the Associated Press . . . Fowler writes that about 100 male students are IN lOmil AND CANS' A ZIP TO WHEELS Ticket Sale Opens Today Reed Clips Five Seconds Off Record in Tune-Up With completion of the work of smoothing the Daily speed way, stock car pilots who will compete in Sunday's race pro gram have been showing what can be done on the improved surface. Among those tuning up their mounts, Shorty Reed, vet eran driver, yesterday whirled his Durant speedster around the oval in the amazing time of 33 seconds flat, cutting more than five seconds off the prev ious record and proving that the track Is In the best condi tion yet. Pre-race ticket sale opened today and will continue until actual start of the races, with Hunt's Ice Cream Shop handling the pasteboards. Good news to the younger racing fans Is the fact that all children under 12 years of age will be admitted free. Those planning to attend are urged to buy their tickets be fore race day thus preventing any possible Jam at the two track entrances. Bob Rose Ready Bob Rose also announced Thursday that he would have his car ready for the starting flsg on Sunday. Just two days before the last meeting Rose had engine trouble which pre vented him from entering, but since then has purchased a new motor, and will have his DeSoto in top shape for this week's races. Rose will be remembered by spectators as the driver who so miraculously escaped serious Injury in the final race last year when his car turned turtle on the cut-bark curve, pinning him beneath the racer. Luckily, however, he was uninjured and continued In the competition. Strangely enough, Rose will again nave the same racing number, ominous number 13. Remembering the spectator challenges at the last meeting, Promoter James Daily disclosed that any and all open challenges will be snapped up by racers, despite the fact that the smoother track will be advan tageous to an ordinary stock model car. The 30 lap race will open the events at 1:30 o'cloik, with a special race following. The finale will be the SO lap feature run. Scores Yesterday National League Chicago S, Boston 4. Other games rained out. American League Boston 7, St. Louis 9. Other games rained out. Pacific Coast League Seattle 4. Portland 3. Los Angeles 8, Oakland 1. Sacramento 8, San Diego S. Hollywood 4, San Francisco 3. lined up for a playground league which operates all summer, and that even the son of the track coach, Leonard Saalwaechtcr. likes baseball better than the cinder sport . . . Franklin high produced Freddie Hutchinson. Dewey Soriano. Frnie Endress and other baseballers who en tered pro ranks. ALE Lift Without A Letdown tmtiiliMor. Mrftfrtt. j Eureka Champs to Whack Local Pins pjjjj " q b q 9 P iM !7 ' Fluhrer't Breid-Eatert of Curekt. Cal., tha outstanding team of the Redwood empire bowling league, will be in town Saturday to compete In tha current southern Oregon bowl ing tournament being staged in the Medford alleys. The Bread-Eaters, representing Fluhrer's bakery in Eureka, won the Redwood empire title this year. From left to right, members of the team are Werner Helberg, Mel Babies. Frank McLaughlin. Bert McCarag han, Harold Lee and Bill Hunsaker. 10 ROUGH Pnil'l CLEANIES AT TOP Although next Monday night's main event wrestling match in the armory will feature a pair of scientific gentlemen in ac tion. Ernie Piluso versus Prince Selaki Mehalikis, the program will be balanced nicely by two rough scuffles preceding the climax bout. Bulldog Jackson, sometimes known as Yukon Jake, of Port land and Alaska, will give the Black Panther the test the lat ter failed to receive last Mon day night, In the middle event. The Panther, a very black Ne gro and reputedly a clean mat man, was the first man elim inated on the last program's battle royal, so fans didn't get to see much of him. The col ored boy from Birmingham has his Job cut out for him against Jackson, one of the game's roughest roughnecks. Al Ferona, a vicious Italian who may become the number one meanie in this section, will tackle Frankie Clemens, the In dian "wonder boy," in the six round opener. Ferona, in his first appcarnee here last Mon day, looked like he had the stuff to challenge such guys as Belcastro, Kenaston and Jack son for the role of top villain hereabouts. By the Associated Press After a five game lapse, the Washington Huskies finally got back Into the win column of the northern division, Pacific Coast conference race yesterday by defeating the Oregon Wcbfoots. 9 5 in a baseball game in Seattle. The victory gave Washington an even break in the two-game series. The Oregon State Beavers scored their second straight over the Idaho Vandals In Moscow. 91, behind the two-hit pitching of Sophomore Glen Ellio't. The scor: R. H. E. Oregon 5 B 7 Washington 9 9 4 Lynn and Walden; Uzard and Young. R. . 9 H. 13 2 O. S. C. Idaho .. 1 Elliott and Leovich; Snyder. Summers and Price, Atkins. LOCAL ROGUES. SUNDAY Medford's Southern Oregon league Rogues, managed by G. A.1 (Ic Git?en. will travel to Gold Mill Sunday afternoon as the loop goes into Its third week of pennant battling. Rained out of their opener, the Rogues have lost one game, to Grants Fass. In circuit action. In other league games Sunday, Crescent City travels to Rose burg, and the Ashland-Talent Atees invade Grants Pass. During the Civil war. J450.-1 000 in United States notes was I'stied. They were popularly known is ' greenbacks.'' ' Colored Matman Appearing ou next Monday night's armory wrestling pro gram will be the Black Panihor (above), colored flash from Bir mingham, Ala. The Panther, a clean grappler, faces Bulldog Jackson in the middle event. E BY SEATTLE, 4-3 By the Associated Press The Seattle Rniniers moved into second place in the Pacific coat league race by defeating the Portland Beavers. 4-3, in the ninth inning in Seattle last niqht. Dick Barrett yielded only four hits as he bested Whitey Hilcher in a tight mound duel. Hilcher only permitted five hits before the eventful ninth when three Rainier singles and a costly Port land error enabled the Seattle nine to come 'from behind with three runs. The Portland misdeed oc curred when both George Pa checo and Herman Reich at tempted to cover first base on what appeared a certain putout on Bill Schuster's infield sacri fice hit. Tacheco caught the ball, but Reich was charged with an error for being in the way. Schuster later scored the win ning run. Oakland's loss of second place was largely due to the efforts of ' '"' "sci V. J " whlch. rounded out 14 hits off Oakland pitchers Joseph Mul ligan and cm Johnson, to win. 81. I Tony Freitas. on the mound 5' for Sacramento, put the jinx on San Dirgo as the Sacs won, 8 to 5. Hollywood stopped San Fran cisco. 4 to 3. tarftt !, 1000 lOOMt I 1000 tATNt $4 M prtft. ft tw pit SUNXiaim MS) I. I0N0ON HOTEL ST. FRANCIS ri4hif UNION SQUARE . 1.1 1 1 KMJt aim M 'Mm h mm MAID-RITE ADVANCES TO THIRD PLACE IN BOWUNG TOURNEY In the Southern Oregon Bowl ing Tournament, Murray's Maid Kite last night rolled into third place with 2818, and the Grants Pass Elks club fourth with 2784 Grover't Creamery, G. P., rolled 2578, and Hammer's Grocerys O. P., 2533. In the double events Rengs torff and Pierson rolled 1268, 1'wing and Bergman 112, Shcl ton and Hammer 1153, Myer and Diamond 1132, Bevin and Carter 1170, Creal and Haley 1082. Single scores were: Carter 666, Myers 588, Blcvin 579. Creal 559, Ewing 558, Shelton 551, Pierson 540, Bergman 537. Hammer 527. Carter went into third place In the singles and second in the all events with 1925. Murray's Maid-Rite was the only local team on the alleys last night, all the rest being from Grants Pass. Tonight will find the Sooners, Eads Transfer of Medford and the Signal Oil Station from Grants Pass bowl ing. On Saturday at 8 p. m., eight teams from Eureka will start firing at the local scores. Sunday there will be four teams from Roscburg. three from Klamath Falls, and two from Marshfield to complete the tour nament, which will end Sunday evening. In 1703, Delaware became a separate colony, although it had the same governor as Pennsyl vania, FOR A SURPRISE- Look up Old Crow! Its popular price and fine quality make it an outstanding value! KENTUCKY STRAIGHT IOC TROOF jjR.9.?0WV QLART-U J r- Cwd. t. I ' l Whn buying bjurbon SZ SjJj fs ask for Old Crew ) Com. P-J. NATIONAL P1STTT.LF.RJI TROD. C0Kf. NFW YORK SHAKEUP FOR TIFF SILVERTON Medford's Craters will pre sent a slightly revised lineup when they move against the Silverton Red Sox, last year's state champs, in a two-game State league series in Silverton Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Rocky Peterson will be moved from shortstop to the outfield, his natural position, and Alex McDonald, former infielder for Bellingham in the Western In ternational league and present coach of Grass Valley, (Ore.)) high tchool, will be at the short patch, according to Manager Paul Hoffard. Hoffard said he would choose his other outfielder from among Tommy White, Burnell Ball, Steve Crippen, Al Wray and himself. Ball, second string catcher, has been moved to the outer garden because of hit hit ting. Jimmy Rego, southpaw ace, is slated to work the Saturday night game, and either Crippen or Orv Williamj, righthanders, will go to the rubber in the Sunday afternoon tilt. The remainder of the lineup remains the same, with Tommy Hawkins catching, Leonard Pat terson on first, Riney Cook on second and Cliff (Chief) McLean on third. McDonald, like Hawkins, is still teaching school and will meet the team in Silverton. The sub will leave here Saturday morning ana return to Medford after the Sunday game. Silverton and Medford are tied for the league leadership the Red Sox having won four straight games in as many starts and the Craters having copped a pair and lost none. Albany also is undefeated in two trips to the post. OW THEY STAND National League W. L. Pet. Cincinnati 16' 5 .762 Brooklyn 15 5 .750 New York 12 9 .571 Chicago 13 11 .542 Philadelphia 8 11 .421 St. Louis 8 15 .348 Boston 6 14 .300 Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 American League Boston 18 8 .750 Cleveland 14 8 .63 Detroit 12 11 .522 Philadelphia 11 12 .478 Washington 10 13 .435 St. Louis 9 13 .409 Chicago 9 13 .409 New York 7 14 .333 Pacific Coast League San Diego ...26 20 .565 Seattle 22 19 .537 Oakland 25 22 .532 San Francisco 23 22 .511 Hollywood 23 24 .489 Los Angeles 21 23 .477 Sacramento 17 24 .415 BOURBON WHISKEY This historic whiskey is just as fine as it evor was, but-find out the good news for yourself ! Look up this mag nificent bourbon whiskey today. En joy ita superb taste, iu luxurious quality ! S IN PERL . 5 AND Hotter than a blow-torch, Bob Hammond defeated the local club champion, Eddie Simmons, for the first time in eight years yesterday in the quarter finals of the first flight for the Perl golf cup, 5 up and 4 to play. Hammond will now play the winner of the Harrington broth ers' set-to, for the first flight title. The Hammond victory was in the nature of an upset as Bob hadn t beaten Eddie in tournament play since 1932. and had been badly off his game the past few weeks. Yes terday, however, he was not only on his game but above it. He finished the first nine with a 34, 2 under par, and was sailing along at a 1-under-par clip when the match ended on the 14th. Although this Is a handicap tournament the two men played even. Simmons never gave up, was shooting at the pin all the time but his putts refused to drop, giving him a 38 on the first nine, 2 over par, and 1 under on the second. This was good golf, but with Hammond can ning them from all angles and equally deadly off the tee, it wasn't quite good enough. The score: In Hammond . 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 S s Simmons 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 438 Out Hammond, 3 5 3 4 4 Simmons 1 S a 4 4 BOSOX POUND OUT 7-5 By Associated Press ' The Boston Red Sox aren't fooling with those gestures they're making toward the American league pennant. Without any spectacular string of victories, the Red Sockers have won 18 of the 24 games they have played this spring and eight out of nine since they took i over first place in a display oi : authority against the Cleveland Indians May 6. They increased their margin' over the second place Indians to' three full games yesterday byi NEW STRAWS $195 to $395 W.ien the middle of May rolls around It's time to chuck the old felt hat and lake on a Straw! Here they are fellows. Straw Hats in new "telescope" and "pinch" crown styles featuring cool meshes. Braided and open weaves. New shades of Bamboo such as Leaf Green and Cocoanut Brown. Also genuine Panamas and Sailors. STORE mmm i t mini: i..z;t II mil Largest Fastest and Smoothest TRACK in Southern Oregon Auto Races SUNDAY Tickets Now at Hunt's 4 FOR MEN
