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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAP, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1940. STAR AS SOX TIP ST. LOUIS. 3-1 - By Judson Bailey (AP Press SporU Writer) Jimmle Foxx and Lefty Grove, who have been perform ing feata of baseball magic these many yean, still can lift a rab bit out of a hat when occasion demands. Occasion demanded yester day and these two long-time as sociates beat the St. Louis Browns 3-1 to preserve the Bos ton Red Sox' shaky half-game grip on the American league . lead. Grove has been tottering for weeks as a starting pitcher. He was geting knocked out in every game. And when he stiffened the slugging Browns on six hits in this one he still was on the verge of losing 1-0 because one of the hit was a home run by Chet Laabs. Then Foxx, who had shared Grove's glory for years, came to bat in the ninth inning with two on and two out and polled out his 14th homer of the season to win the game. The Cleveland Indians were poised to take over the lead if Boston had been beaten. The tribe's terrific infield twins, Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack, took charge of beating the Washington Senators 8-4 in 11 innings. In the National league the Brooklyn Dodgers nursed a new winning streak to five games and moved within a game of the pace-setting Cincinnati Reds by caging the St. Louis Card inals 9-5. The Pittsburgh Pirates bat tled the Boston Bees Into a tie for the cellar spot with a 7-4 triumph. The Chicago Cubs set off their biggest hitting fireworks of the season to trounce the Phillies 11-S. The world champion New York Yankee and the Detroit Tigers both were out-rallied. Pitcher Buck Ross hit a two run homer as the Philadelphia Athletics nicked Buck Newsom for three runs in the third. Then Detroit batted Ross out of the box in the eighth only to Save the A $ score three more runs In the' last half of the same Inning and win 7-4. The Chicago White Sox were held to three hits by Spud Chandler for eight Innings but got three more and the ball game, 4-3, with a two-run up rising In the ninth after New York had scored twice in the last of the eighth. Harrington Receives Fruits of Golf Victory L1m i) j fe if- izzz ' I I ' I 'm-Tiz: 2 v ' " ! " "TS hrmJi SCORE SOFTBALL Games Tenlghl American league: Wooden Box vs. Catholic Men, 8 p. m.; Fluhrer's vs. Lost River Dairy. 9 p. m. National league: Fabcr's vs. Copco, 8 p. m.; Eagles vs. Teamsters, 9 p. m. By virtue of his 8 and 7 defeat of W. H. Fluhrer last Sunday. George Harrington (right) gained the championship of the annual John A. and Frank Perl spring handicap tourna ment at the Rogue Valley Golf club. He is shown here receiving the handsome trophy, em blematic of the title, from Frank Perl. Harrington shot amaiing golf to win on the 11th green, accumulating three birdies on the first nine, which he negotiated in 33. ROSEBURG PLAYS CARDINALS APPOINT SOUTHWORTH MANAGER St. Louis, June 7. (IP) Billy Southworth, manager of the Rochester club of the Interna tional league, today was named manager of the St. Louis Card inals succeeding Ray Blades. The Roseburg Pirates and the Medford Rogues will battle it out on the local high school diamond next Sunday afternoon as the Southern Oregon Base ball league reaches its sixth week of pennant squabbling. The game will start at 2:30. In other loop clashes, Grants Pass, leading the pack, travels to Gold Hill, and second-place Crescent City meets Ashland Talent at Ashland. Manager G. A. (Docl Gitzen has nominated Ray Tungate, big right hander to fling for the Rogues. He said the remainder of the lineup would be the same as in recent games. There are 4a ultyscrapenV In New York city over 30 Mono high. The Empire SlaW building hae 103 storlea, topping the Hit. The RKO bulldlnf. at Rockefeller Center la No. 49 on tha Hit with 31 etorlea. COMINGS MAKESlCRATERS TRAVEL 1 KnnnxsETT AW 3 THRILLS! SPILLS! AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TUESDAY JUNE 1 1 Ifs seldom that an Inexpert enced competitor can step right into a sport dominated by pro fessionals and make more than a mediocre showing, but Wild Bill Cummings of Butte Falls has done just that in midget auto racing. May 14 was the date of Cum mings' first job at piloting one of the diminutive power buggies in a plenty tough racket. He made his very first appearance at the fairgrounds field here, and although he had had no pre vious experience in the hazard ous sport he did far better than was expected of him. Since that initial race Cummings has moved to a position only egiht places removed from the point standings leadership, and vet eran midget drivers are predict ing a bright future for the young Butte Falls pilot. Cummings' next driving Job will be at the fairgrounds field next Tuesday night, June 11. when Bobby Rowe of Portland presents his third program of the summer series. Wild Bill will be In there scrapping with some 17 other pilots, including a dozen who possess national reputations. He will drive a V 8 60, one of the new cars built in Portland last winter. The program will start at 7:30 with time trials, which will be followed by a trophy dash and five heat races. There will be a class B main event, for slower cars, and the feature attraction. a grind of 30 or 33 laps for all mtngrts. Wooden Box and Medco smashed out American league Softball victories at the stadium last night, the Boxers over whelming Jennings Tire, 18 to 10 and Medco trimming Fluh rer s Breadeaters, 8 to 4. Pitchel Bill Bowerman of Jennings Tire bore the brunt of Wooden Box' 13-hit attack, which was led by Boyle and Freeman who belted homers and doubles. The Boxmen also turned in a double killing, Kerr to Patterson to Baker. Medco won its game from Fluhrer's when Sam VanDyke dropped a fly ball in the third inning with the bases loaded, three runs scoring. Hampel, with a triple, paced the Medco attack, while Lewis and Apple- gate socked doubles for the losers. Fluhrer's made two dou ble plays, Dixon to Porterfield and Dixon to Lewis to Porter field. In the National loop, Copco defeated Teamsters, 14 to 2 and Bear Creek Orchards nicked Elks, 5 to 1. P. Sakraida, R, Sakraida and Hinman hit triples for Copco. Scores follow: Medco . 6 Fluhrer's 4 Steiner and Wilson; gate and J. Smith. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Harrington Boys To Enter Oregon Amateur Tourney CLEAN GRAPPLERS TO Jacobs' elimination series. He'U fight young Pat Comiskey early in August. Comiskey came back to take revenge on his only conqueror, Steve Dudas. in the eight-round semi-final last night. 8 1 7 1 Apple- Games This Week-end Medford at Eugene. . Bend at Silverton. Hills Creek at Babes. Jack and Jill at Albany. Jennings 10 8 8 Wooden Box 18 13 3 Bowerman and Nave; Free man, DArcy and Kubll. Copco 14 17 3 Teamsters 2 8 7 R. Singler and P. Sakraida; Dallaire and Fraley. Creek Bear Elks Curry and Worten; Archer. 5 8 2 1 8 9 Stelle and Maiiealt, a mineral which n ftemblet whit marble, la uaril aa llnlne material In ateel furnacwe beeauaa It wlthManda a temperature aa hlh aa 8 JO0 drgreea Pahenhelt. Sffl SEASON OPENS SATURDAY June 8 1 p.m. MODERN DANCING Glen Hamilton's Band Saturday Night ORIENTAL GARDENS PI n The Oregon State Baseball league's first-half pennant race will come to an end this week end, with Medford's Craters and the Albany Alco-Oaks now tied for the lead with seven victories and one defeat. While Medford is colliding with Eugene in a two-game ser ies Saturday night and Sundav afternoon at Eugene, the Oar will be entertaining the cellar ite Jack and Jill Tavernmen of Portland. On paper, Albany has much the easier series, for Eu gene, Medford's opponent, is in fourth place and climbing. Jim Rego is slated to pitch Saturday night's game for Med ford, with Steve Crippcn or Bill Lanning flinging the second tilt Sunday. After winding up the first half, the Craters will return home for a four-week stay. The Craters will leave for Eugene from Lewis Super-Service station at 12:30 a. m. to morrow. Ray Brooks, northwest semi pro baseball commlssione-, sent word today that the Southern Oregon semi-pro tournament, scheduled for Medford next week, had been cancelled. Brooks explained that not enough teams entered the event to make it worthwhile. STARS BLANK BEAVERS 6 TOO; Two Medford golfers will fire their best shots in the annual Oregon amateur tournament at Portland's Riverside Golf club June 10 to 13, and while no body expects the championship to be brought back here it is not outside the realm of possi bility that such may occur. The Harrington brothers, George and Ivan, will Journey forth to match strokes with the finest play-for-fun boys in the state, and many others from outside Oregon, and if George can continue the pnee he has been setting at the Rogue Val ley club these past few weeks there may be some .upsets in the Rose city event. Not that George is ranked at one of the tournament favorites or even a "darkhorso." There are too many good players in Portland who know the River side layout too well for an out-of-towner like George to be seriously considered as a titular threat. Nevertheless, if Har rington stretches his current par-shattering game to include action in the Portland tournev, he will have to be recognized as a possible winner. George entered the tour- nemeni last year and won two matches before being eliminated. And last summer his game was considerably below the form he has dis played this season. His 66 In the finals of the Perl tourney, for instance, was positively terrific; far better than he ever did before. A 66 in the Portland event would mean plenty, although of course he isn't going to shoot a 66 there nor la anybody else, probably. Anyway, George, and Ivan too. will have gobs of rooters nere m Medford and southern Oregon. And if they are ousted In the first round that will be OK, tOO. But KOmahnu, HMt. j see both of them beaten in their tirsi matches. Pleased with fan reaction fol lowing last Monday night's all cleanie mat program. Promoter Mack Lillard has lined up an other 100 percent scientific card for next Monday eve, feat uring Ernie Piluso and Don Sugal in the top main event. Right down the line the bouts will furnish clients the oppor tunity of witnessing two legiti mate matmen trading their best clean tactics. Jimmy Mitchell alias the Black Panter, who lost his first Medford match last Monday against Piluso, will bat tle Indian Frankie Clemens in the middle event, while Herb Parks and Prince Selakt Mehal ikis swap holds in the opener. Sugal versus Piluso is the match fans have been request ing, and Lillard said he had no trouble arranging it. "Both boys were very agreeable when I approached them regarding the bout," the promoter stated. "They apparently desire to put their ability to the acid test, which they certainly will be doing when they wrestle each other." Clemens. Indian "wonder boy," has been out of action for a week while a painful boil on his left leg healed. The boil has disappeared at last and Clemens, according to Lillard, is in fine condition. By the Associated Press The Oakland Acorns were back at the top of the heap in the Pacific Coast league today after taking their third straight game from the erstwhile leading Seattle Rami -s. The third sncci-slve win came last night when Oakland de feated Seattle. 3 to 2. Jack Sal- vesan, Oakland pitcher, held Se attle batters to six hits and knocked in the winning run him self. San Francisco continued to skid toward the bottom of the standings when San Diego de feated them, 13 to 3, last night. Sacramento downs Los Ange les. 7 to 4. by filling the bases in the eighth on bunts and bring ing the winning run in on a sin gle. Hollywood shut out Portland, 6 to 0. for Its second win in three games with the cellar team. HOW THEY? STAMD American League W. L. PETERSON OUTPOINTS TURNER FOR DIADEM Salem, June 7. (IP) Buddy Peterson, Independence farmer i ooy. won me uregon miaaie- weight boxing crown last night by outpointing Leo Turner in 10 rounds. In another middleweight fight, Tony Kahut won a 10-round de cision over Sig Barlund of Marshfield. Billy Calvert of Medford, who piayea snortstop for the Oregon "eoroois this spring, wound up "fine. season batting .387 inira nignest on the club . . Buck Berry, grid fullback, led re ieam at me plate with .429 orhll n..l,:.i j n. . - "ii'uer iick w Hitman was second with .371 . . . Cal- ven win join the Craters in me next two weeks . . . nncKey Shader. who ran the v.HH.-innau neas' baseball school here last year, is in Tucson. .u '-where he is Prldent of i" jucson Lowboys of the Arizona Texas league . . Tuc son, a Cincinnati farm, is draw ing tremendous crowds, Mickey writes, and is onlv twr, out o fit place . . . Shader wrote his best regards to Jack Cumming. Doe Gitzen and his other friends here , . . Bill Bowerman nln. tend a coaching school at Mon erey, Cel., this summer, and will return with m,.M. dope on line play for his Tiger eleven . . . that funnv.l,ti leg hold Herb Parks mnw. Z called a corkscrew toe hold, and " Is plenty potent ... It ap pears the local Softball leagues are rather shy on good pitchers this season . . . either that, or the clubs possess better hitters than ever before ... Cloaini Un (or Too Late to Claa Ify Ada la 1 30 p m. Boston ... Cleveland Detroit New York Chicago Washington Philadelphia . .25 .27 23 .20 .19 .17 St. Louis 18 National League Cincinnati 29 12 Brooklyn 28 11 New York 22 14 Chicago 22 22 Philadelphia 14 22 St. Louis 14 24 Boston 12 23 Pittsburgh li 23 Pacific Coast League Oakland Seattle San Diego Sacramento Hollywood 40 36 36 34 34 Scores Yesterday RED SOX EDGE BABES. 3 TO 2, IN LOOP TILT Portland, June 7. (JP The Silverton Red Sox beat the Portland Babes. 3 to 2. in a state baseball league game last night. The score: R. H. E. Silverton 3 7 1 Portland Babes 2 S 5 Wilson and Reed; Fentner and Amacher. HUSKY CREWS ENTRAIN TONIGHT FOR REGATTA Seattle, June 7. (P) Two University of Washington crews, champions of the west coast, will entrain for the east tonight to challenge the nation's best eights for honors at Poughkeepsie. The grueling training grind ended yesterday with Coach Al Ulbrickson in an optimistic mood. Only a light rowing drill was scheduled for today. Pub Doubly Wet. Brisbane, Australia. (U.R) The thirsty folk in Tully, Queensland, no longer have to tramp along dusty highways to obtain a drink of beer. Nowa days, they get to the pub by boat, for the Tully river, in flood, is running four feet deep across the barroom floor, and the licensee squats on top of the bar counter and serves drinks from on high. American League Boston 3, St. Louis 1. Cleveland 5, Washington 4 (11 innings). Chicago 4, New York 3. Philadelphia 7, Detroit 4. National League Brooklyn 9, St. Louis S. Pittsburgh 7. Boston 6. Chicago 11, Philadelphia 5. Only games scheduled. Pacific Coast League Oakland 3, Seattle 2. Hollywood 6, Portland 0. San Diego 13. San Francisco 4. Sacramento 7, Los Angeles 4. Father and Son Tucson, Ariz. (U.R) Like many business men, C Leonard Pfeiffer, 44-year-old vice presi dent of a New York perfume firm, thought it would be an excellent idea to return to col lege. Unlike most men, he did something about enrolling at the University of Arizona here for a course of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. His son is sophomore at the university. Spots Missourians Pubelo, Colo. (IP) Policeman E. R. Billings was standing on a street corner. A strange wo man stopped before him, scrut inized him carefully and an nounced: "You're from Mis souri." "You betcha." said Po liceman Billings. "But how did you guess?" "I can always tell," said the lady, and she march ed on. New York, June 7. OP) Buddy Baer knocked out Valen tin Campoli in a minute and 53 seconds of their scheduled 12- round bout at Madison Square Garden last night. Baer slam med the Argentine to the canvas for a count of six with the first punch, a right to the Jaw. The victory moved Buddv one step up in Promoter Mike Feathered Blittkrlegers Pueblo, Colo. (IP) All this spring robins on the courthouse lawn have been digging worms I from the turf and sparrows have been waiting nearby to make lightning dashes for the robins' worms before the robins can eat them. Kibitzers report, how ever, both the robins and the sparrows are fat. A Paris legend of 150 years itand Ing waa ahattered by wreckera who raised the canal-boat "Telemaque." sunk In the 6e1n In the French revolution. They expected to recover aome of the treasure of Marls An toinette. Actually, not one gold coin waa found. 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