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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MATL TRTBUXE. MEEFORD. OTtEGOV. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1940. G II K P ct ct PI b. P In Ji oi Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Versatile Princa Mehalikis Turn Talent to Songs Do not be tia-priscd, reader. If at some future date the news pops that Prince Selaki Me halakls has made a round-trip to the moon. For It Is becom ing Increasingly apparent that Mr. Mehalakis can do about anything under the sun. The Prince has lectured at ritzy schools on a wide variety of subject, he has written hun dreds of thousands of words and got paid real U. S. currency for them, he has taught swimming and diving at many points In the country, and he has done considerable side. wrestling on the Now, In collaboration with Sebastian Apollo, local musi cian, the Prince has sold three songs to a national publishing company. The Prince wrote the words. Apollo the music. And, incidentally, though In this case the Prince was re sponsible for the song lyrics, he also Is an expert or Kan player and probably could turn out some nifty melodies, him self, if he tried. Eddie Simmons has been top golfer at the Rogue Valley club for several seasons, but this sea son It appears his kingdom will be more seriously threatened than at any time since he mov ed to, the top. As a matter of fact, It looks like the best shotmakers of the club are bunched more closely this year than ever before, with two and possibly three of them threatening to take over the pinnacle position. In the John A. and Frank - Perl tourney, which will be completed next Sunday, Sim mon was eliminated by Bob Hammond, who in turn was ousted by George Harrington. Thus, two golfers Hammond and Harrington eem on the verge oi pressing Eddie for the role of number one divoi dlggtr. After splitting even with Hill Creek in their opening Slate league series and dropping a couple to Albany In their next starts, the Bend Elks came up witn double wins over Jack and Jill last week-end to reach the .500 mark In loop standings, and from all indications they will be tough nuts for the Cra ters to crack the coming week end. Two of the classiest pitching performances of the season were turned In by Bob Houtchens and Jim Farmer as the Elks apparently struck their stride. Houtchens set the Tavernmen down with three blows while winning. 8 to 2, and Farmer was nicked for but three safe- EVERYBODY IFELV Over Medford TODAY & TONIGHT TOMORROW Positively LAST DAY 15 Mile Rides! AMERICA'S LARCEST 27-Passenger Boeing Trimotor Airliner tight and Day Rides 2 P. M. to 10 P. M. Medford Airport w Yanks Strike, Pennant Trail by Trimming Senators Twice tie, alto, in trimming tht Port land club, 4 to J. Another Bend flinger is Lyle Turpln, who is well known here from having twirled the Med ford Crateri to a Southern Ore gon league pennant In 1938. Turpln li used by Bend chiefly in relief roles and as a starter In exhibition games. Bud Conlon, utility maa for the Southern Oregon lea gue Medford Rogues, is play ing his 2Sih year of baseball . . . Bud started In the San Francisco bay district and has played with and against such stars as Earl Averill, Roy Johnson. Willie Kamm and Jimmy O'Connell . . . on one semi-pro club, which won the Alameda county pennant many years ago, Conlon played right field, with Averlll in center and Johnson in left . . . Don McShane, scout for the Cleveland Indians, was in town Saturday night looking over the Craters and Hills Creek teams in their game under the lights . . . McShane, who has seen all State loop outfits In action, says Medford, Silverton and Albany are the three best In the league . . . Incidentally, he remarked that Bobby Feller, Cleveland's young fireballer, was the hard est working player on the team . . . "He is the first on the field and the last to leave," McShane explained, "and every moment of his time is spent brushing up on baseball maneuvers and learning something new." . E By the Associated Press. Big Bill Fleming wss in com mand of the situation last night as the Hollywood Stars defeated the Seattle Rainiers In a bril liant mound duel in Seattle. 3-2. The defeat reduced Se attle's Pacific Coast league lead over the San Diego Padres, who defeated Los Angeles 8-3, a full game. Although outhlt 14-7 by the Beavers, the Oakland Acorns scored an 8-4 victory In Port land. Ben Cantwell. the Oak land slowballcr, bore down in the pinches. Byron Speece, who relieved Hilcher on the mound for the Beavers in the fourth Inning. Impressed the large Portland crowd when he retired two bat ters on four pitched balls. From then on. until he stepped aside for a pinch-hitter In the eighth he permitted only a single Acorn to reach first. Tony Freitas. tiny southpaw, held the San Francisco Seals in check as the Sacramento Solons scored a 3-2 victory In their series opener. BEiWIXT ER SLATE With no exhibition earn. scheduled for this week, next starts for the Medford baseball Craters will be against the Bend Mks here Saturday night and Sunday afternoon In a two-same Oregon State league series. The club will practice at the fair grounds field at 8:30 p. Thursday. Burnell nail, eatcher, has been released, and receiving mines rrom now on will be nan (Ilea by Tommy Hawkins and possibly Ted Kerr, although the latter may be shifted to shortstop or the outfield. Crater players will be dinner guests of directors of the Med ford Athletic association at the Hotel Medford Friday at 6 p. m. Each director will clutch a play ers' dinner check. LE When Shortstop Bud Rein king of the Medford Rogues and Pitcher Nig DiSordi of the Ash land -Talent A tees had their short but sharp punching skirm ish last Sunday at the fair grounds field, nobody, least of all Reinklng. thought there would be any serious repercus sions. Put Mud found out different ly yesterday. He learned that his left arm was frartured Just above the wrist, and that it would be In a cast for about three weeks Also, that he would be out of baseball action for a month, at least. The fight occurred when Tteinktng bunted down the first base line and DISordl. in field ing the ball and tagging him out. knocked the Rogut short stop sprawling. ARM IN SQUA6B BOMBERS BACK IN . : r. FIRST DIVISION;! r 4) i WIN 6 JUT OF 7 0 H d fflg yawn numecs unjj un, MWM.4mMw h Lead With 4-t Win Overl ft VL ;.,rst J 1 's: Reds Lost to Pirates: At -;' .v', II By Judson Bailey Associated Press Sports Writer, Without fanfare or fireworks the New York Yankees have arrived back In the first divi sion of the American league and apparently have finally found the trail that can lead to their coveted fifth consecu tive world championship. The Yanks humbled the Washington Senators, 12-4 and 3-1, in a doubleheader yesterday to attain six victories In their last seven games In fact, nine victories In 12 games since that demoralizing eight-game losing streak. Red Sox Next. Today New York Is only 8'-4 games out of first place and easily can be riding the crest before the Fourth of July. The Yanks will plsy three games with the league-leading Boston Red Sox tomorrow and Friday. In subduing the Senators, the McCarthymen tallied 12 runs on 14 hits in the first game and Rookie Marvin Bruer lim ited Washington to seven hits In the second. The Red Sox tightened their hold on first place at least tem porarily by beating the Phila delphia Athletics 4-1 In a night game after the second place Cleveland Indiana had lost to Detroit 8 5. Browns Win Pair. The Yankees' leap from sixth to fourth place was made pos sible by the Chicago White Sox dropping both ends of a double header to the St. Louis Browns. 10-9 and 7 5. The Cincinnati Reds dropped a 8-2 decision to Pittsburgh. The Chicago Cubs were shut out by the St. Louis Cardlrals 8-0 on the four-hit hurling of Max Lanier. The Brooklyn Dodgers cut down the Phillies 4-2 for their fifth consecutive victory. softbaOener POSTPONED AGAIN The opening of the 1940 Med ford Softball season, called off last night because of rain and a wet field, has again been postponed because of the possi bility of more moisture tonight. It was announced by Riney Cook, assistant field manager. The 13 teams entered In two leagues will swing Into action whenever It is assured the evening will be clear, Cook stated. Radio Highlights By Associated Press Radio Editor. (Time la Pacific Standards Tonight: Europe CBS 4:55. 8:30; MBS 5:15. 5:30. 6, 8:15; WJZ-NBC ; NBC-Chains 8. WEAF-NBC 7:30 Postmaster General Farley on "The Air plane in Peace and War." WABC-CBS 8:15 Dr. James Bryant Conant on "What We Should Do to Help the Allies." WJZ-NBC 3:30 M. L. Ernst on "Spotlight on the Dictators"; 5:30 Major Al Williams on "Real Air Tower for U. 8" 8:30 Sen. Taft on national de fense. Thursday, Memorial Day: Spe cial programs MBS 9 a. nisei-vices from S.S. Tahoma; 10 a. m. Gov. Arthur James of Pennsylvania, address at Get tysburg: 10:45 program from War Veterans hospital, Louis- j ville. WJZ-NBC 11 a. m. ser-l vices at Arlington cemetery . . J Indianapolis races MBS 7 '5. 9:30. 1130 a. m.; WJZ-NBC 8 a. m 9:45 a. m., 12 noon; CBS 12 noon. WEAF-NBC 9:15 a. nt, Mrs. Roosevelt broadcast. Ke.pt Sprouting. Garner, la. flj.ff Old Spurry. a buff Leghorn hen own hv W. C. Noble, Garner, hat grown five sets of spurs in her 18 years. The present set of spurs ere about two Inrhet long. The hen ttill produces eggs at her regular rate of 100 a year. A PAINTER OF REPUTATION Daily's Auto Painting ft Smith hwllell V, hi' r jV " -f in tlWIaifhir HERE SHE COME S-Onre the Indianapolis Speed way classic gets under way May 30, this racer driven by Kelly Petillo and all contestants in the 500-mile grind will became swift-moving- grey blurs on the track. Last year's winner of the race was Wilbur Shaw, who's competing again this May for his third victory. Petillo s in the pits, when above was made. HOW THEY? SUMD National League. W. L. Brooklyn at 8 Cincinnati 22 10 New York 17 12 Chicago 18 16 Philadelphia 11 18 St. Louis 12 20 Boston 9 18 Pittsburgh 9 20 Pet American League. W. L Boston 20 ( Cleveland 20 12 Detroit 17 14 New York 15 11 Chicago 15 It St. Louis 14 1 Washington 15 2f Philadelphia 12 IS Psciflc Coast League. W. L. Seattle 30 23 San Diego 31 26 Oakland 31 28 Hollywood 31 28 San Francisco 29 27 Sacramento 27 32 Los Angeles 25 31 Portland 22 z31 Pet. .506 .544 .525 .525 .518 ,4.i 8 .446 .415 SrnrPSYPSfPrrlay National League. Pittsburgh 5. Cincinnati 3. St. Louis 5, Chicago 0. Brooklyn 4. Philadelphia 2 New York at Boston, post poned, rain. American Leaque. New York 12-3. Washlnzton 4-1. Detroit 8, Cleveland 5. St. Louis 10-7. Chicago 9-.V Boston 4. Philadelphia 1. Paelfie Coast Leagu. Hollywood 3. Seattle 2. Sacramento 3, San Francisco San Diego 8. Los Angrles 3. Oakland 8. Portland 4. Short Chang Sugar City, Colo i-Pi "Crow ley County Gets $999.9!8 Rain It was a Couple of Burks Short Out in the West End." said a headline in the Sugar Citv Gaictte. RODEO Sunday, June 2 AT 4 CORNERS Crsl.r Laka Highway Bronco Butting. Amateur Steer Riding for Boys And Other Events tnirv ilrf rat" -..yff-Ti Fights Last Night By the Associated Press.) New York Everett Right mire. 128. Sioux City. Ia., out polntrd Maxie Shapiro, 128, New York (8). Los Angeles Tommy Martin, 185, London, knocked out Bob Nestell, 190, Los Angeles. (6). In the last 10 years, the number of autolsts brought into court In California on liquor charges has risen from 1,075 to 18.321. 33 CARS ENTERED By Herold Harrison. Indianapolis, May 29.- An Italian mechanic worked frantically today to get a French soldier's speedster in shape to have a full 33-car field for the 28th annual 800-mile race at the Indianapolis speedway to morrow. The 33-car field was com pleted, but one of them, an Italian Maserati. driven by Rene Lebegue. a Frenchman, threw a piston arm through the crank shaft In practice yesterday. Luigi Chinetti Is the Italian mechanic who came to this country with Lebegue and Drey fuss. Thirty-six cars qualified for the race, but since only 33 can start, Dreyfus. Louis Durant of Herrington, Kas., and Tony Willman of Milwaukee. Wis., were eliminated for having the slowest speeds. The qualifying average speed was a fraction under 123 miles an hour. Last year it was 123.356. Two former winners Shaw, victor in 1937 and 1939, and Kelly Petillo of Los Angeles. winner in 1935 are In the starting field. The race will begin promptly ! GOODYEAR TIRES ti VftUU V 4.00-16 Cash price with your old tire MEDFORD SERVICE STATION "YOUR TIRE SHOP." C. C. FURNAS Proprietor. MAIN and PACIFIC HIGHWAY. TELEPHONE 14 I Calling All SUNDAY DRIVERS I You won't ever see a roadside sign that says HOLIDAYS AHEAD . . . But the fact remains that the great Outdoor Season it already under way and here for a long stay. And that mean new play clothes for all the family new hati and handbags new swim suits and tennis racket and sun tan oil new gadgets for the car new everything for a new life-under-the-sun. "But what will we use for money?" . . . Well, here's a good tip on that point Use the same old money but S-T-R-E-T-C-H it I Watch the advertisements in this paper for chnnces to buy MORE for LESS! You'll find good values offered every time, things you especially want at prices that are reasonable and fair. It's a good habit shopping by newspaper before you shop at the store. Saves you real money! Brings you more things you need and want! Helps you live life a little more richly! if ''-j"' A It j riy ji REPEATER 7-A third Indianapolis Speedway victory is goal of Wilbur Shsw (sbove), who'll rare Mav 30. He won the SOO-mile grind in 1937 and again in 1939. at 8 a. m. (PST) tomorrow. 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