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BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORP. OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1940.
Sport
Graphs
Billy Hulen Says;
Crater Termed
Gai House Gang
By Eugene Fan
Eugene ball fans, who saw
our Craters land a double sock
t'. the button of their Athletics
over the week-end, by counts of
10 to naught and 8 to 3, dubbed
the local the "Gas House
Gang".
Although the monicker Isn't
original, by any means, it cer
tainly appears to be appropriate.
The Craters scrapped like mad
lor everything they got in the
Eugene series, and they got
plenty.
The nickname was hung on
the Medford boys Saturday
night, while Rego was flinging
three-hitter and the bat gents
were lacing everything Day and
Hutcheson tossed their way.
Then, to make the name stick,
Steve Crippen got himself tossed
out of the Sunday game for dis
puting an limps' verdict on a
'foul tip.
Crip's exit from the contese
via official request brought to a
couple the number of Crater
guys who have been tossed to
the showers by arbiters thus far
this campaign, which is true
"Gas House Gang" style. Rego
was the other, being removed
at Silverton three weeks ago,
end for the same reason.
When the St. Louis Cardi
nals, the original Gas Hom
ers, were running wild sever
al years back, lhtr were the
most colorful and fighting!
club ia the National league.
We are glad to se that Med
ford is cutting up in the same
manner, for a ball club that
.Jlghta for every break and goes..
about its business with a rip
and a roar Is bound to be e
winning ball club.
Rego, after he got tossed,
drew a certain amount of criti
cism from local fans, and even
from various board members of
the Medford Athletic associa
tion, who should know better.
Crippen, now that ha has been
chased, may come In for some
f the same.
It should be remembered by
tnese persons who condemn a
player for losing his temper,
that if said player always kept
his aplomb and remained un
ruffled through thick and thin
he wouldn't be caring much
whether he won or lost Such
players don't make winning ball
trams. A player that battles to
win. hates to lose, will at times
forget himself to such an extent
he will have umpire trouble.
These sort of players should not
be criticized too strongly, for
without them a ball team is a
pretty wishy-washy outfit.
Not that we uphold players
who make a regular habit of
going oft th dp end and
stirring up conlllcis with the
officials. Thr Is a limit to
a player's fclltgrncyi If h
is a prplual umplr-balir
and trouble-maker he is in the
wrong end should be pun
ished accordingly, by suspen
sion. But neither Rego nor
Crippen ere of this calibre.
They simply lost their temp
ers over what they honestly
believed were raw decisions,
end whether they were right
er wrong in their belief
doesn't matter.
They were sincere In their
idea that they had been
"robbed", and you can't blame
anybody tor standing up for
what he thinks is right. Even
to the extent of becoming mild
ly rough in language. Ball play
ers on a winning team love to
win, and anything that hinders
this winning is cause for upris
ing. Scores Yesterday
American League
St. Louis 7. WashlnRton 4.
Detroit at New York, rain.
Cleveland at Boston, rain.
Only games scheduled.
National League
Brooklyn 8. Pittsburgh 7.
Boston 12, St. Louis 2.
New York at Chicago, rain.
Only games scheduled.
Pacllic Coast League
All trams idle.
Train Kills Cyclist
Albany, June 11. !P A
Southern Pacific railroad train
killed Eldon Schultz. 19. bicyr
list, at the Santiam Highway
crossing near the city limits last
night. The lad's body was hurled
60 feet and his head struck a
curbing.
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FULLER, GAFFNEY
BRISTLING AFTER
Time Trials Start at 7:30,
Races at 8:30 Wheel
barrow Novelty Scheduled
Red-hot rivalry In fart, a
bitter personal feud will flare
Into action tonight as the mid
get raring machines tear around
the oval at the new fairgrounds
field on the third program of
a summer aeries staged by Pro
moter Bobby Rowe of Portland.
The extravaganza starts at 7:30
sharp.
Jud Fuller of St. Louis and
Wayne Gaffney of Yakima, Wn
are the two pilots carrying big
chips on their shoulders, their
enmity being born at Bend Sun
day afternoon in the feeture
event of a race cerd which
drew 3,000 spectators.
Fuller and Gaffney, two of
the classiest pilots In the game,
staged a dogfight for 24 laps,
and as they roared into the
home stretch the latter was
leading by the proverbial nose.
Ten feet from the finish line
Fuller drove Gaffney's midget
into a bale of hay at the edge
of the track and shot past him
to receive the checkered flag.
The axle was split on Gaffney's
machine, and although the
driver wasn't physically injured
his feelings were, and he has
vowed to get even with Fuller
this evening.
Gaffney Responsible
Prior to this, Gaffney had
almost forced Fuller's midget
through a fence In a special
match race, so Fuller apparent
ly had some basis for his de
cision to pull a fast one in the
main event. Observers claim the
two drivers are honestly at
swordspolnts and are deter
mined to have it out tonight.
They may be matched in a spe
cial five-lap battle somewhere
on the program, but even if
they are not they will come to
gether several times during the
evening.
A three-car crash at Bend
also sent a trio of drivers to
the hospital, and attempts are
being made to bring In three
pilots from California to fill In
for them tonight. Ascot Louie,
Howie Pearson and Don Cam
eron were Injured in the wreck,
and won't be here tonight. Dave
Gould and Runs Jordan, two
local drivers, may appear on
the program If the California
pilots don't get here In time.
Scheduled to drive are Les
Anderson of Oakland, Cal.,
Frenchy Dubois of Montreal,
Rastus Greene of Birmingham,
Wild Bill Cummings of Butte
Falls, Al Milton of Minneapolis,
Bob Anderson of Vancouver,
Cliff Woodley of Grants Pass,
Ray Chase of Portland, leading
driver of the circuit; Bob Hit
son of Klamath Falls, Jack Ter
rett of Yreka, Cel., Don Wiley
of Medford and possibly Cy
Stockford of Medford. Also,
Fuller and Gaffney, of course.
Track Good
A novelty race has been lined
up with four drivers selected
by popular vote of grandstand
patrons. The pilots will circle
the oval three times, leap from
their cars and continue around
the track once in wheelbarrows,
with their mechanics furnishing
the power.
Time trials will start at 7:30
and will be followed by a
trophy dash. There will be five
heat races of seven laps each
and a class B main event for
slower cars. The 3S-lap reverse
handicap will wind up the pro
gram, and at least a doien cars
are expected to participated In
Uiis event.
The track has been placed In
fine condition and a capacity
crowd Is expected to attend.
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The water In this pool is
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MERRICK'S
Pilots in
A Winner and Runner -Up
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This Associated Press photo shows Gene Beraien (left) and
Lawson Little when they met after 8arasen eirni from behind
to tie Little's 287 total and forced the national open cham
pionship Into an 18-hole playoff at Cleveland. Both were con
fident of victory. "Didn't you say a man over SJ wes toe
old to win the open?" twitted Little. "Maybe I'm younger
then I thought I wes." chuck led Gene.
TODI;
SPRING GRID DRILLS
Sun Valley, Idaho, June 11.
(If) Edwin N. Atherton, com
missioner of the Pacific coast
conference, planned today to lay
before coaches, faculty men and
graduate managers here new
regulations designed to take up
slack in the organization's long
range program.
The former G-man also sought
development of a plan outlined
by conference leaders to deter
mine the duties and scope of his
office.
In addition to the matters sub
mitted by the commissioner, the
conference representatives had
these questions to puzzle over:
Should spring football train
ing be abolished or curtailed?
Should the pay scale for cam
pus employment of athletes be
boosted? - -
How should "recruiting rules"
be applied?
Should the rule prohibiting
remitting tuition for athletes be
allowed to stand?
SHORTAGE OF LETTUCE
HIKES PORTLAND PRICE
Portland, June 11. (At A
shortage that dealers described
as "spectacular" sent lettuce
prices upward on Portland mar
kets today.
The shortage Is country-wide.
the dealers said, caused by
changeable weather conditions.
Local lettuce sold as high as
$2. SO a crate, and the price
reached a new high in New
York $3.
tiOW THE?
STAMD
National League
W. L. Pet.
Brooklyn
....29 13 .690
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia .
St. Louis
Boston
....31 14
....18 IS
26 22
13 23
..13 26
.68:1
.634
.342
.373
.366
13 29 .341
13 27 .325
American League
Boston 23 16 .610
Cleveland 28 IS .396
Detroit 23 18 .381
New York 24 21 .333
Chicago 22 23 .468
Washington 20 29 .408
St. Louis 20 27 .426
Philadelphia IS 27 .400
Pacific Coast league un
changed.
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FED KERR SIGNS
WITH OGDEN; TO
REPORT AT ONCE
Ted Kerr, 18-year-old outfielder-catcher
of M e d f o r d'i
State league Craters, has sign
a contract with the Ogden
(Utah) club of the class C Pio
neer league and will leave Med
ford tonight to report to his
new bosses.
Kerr was signed by Charles
E. Chapman, Pacific coast rep
resentative for the Cincinnati
Reds, on the recommendation of
Pitcher Jimmy Reno of the Cra
ters. His contract is believed
to call for $100 a month. In
line with salaries paid in class
C loops.
Medford obtained Kerr three
weeks ago from the Salem Sen
ators of the Western Interna
tional league, and since he has
been In Crater livery he has
literally torn the cover off the
ball at the plate. He is cur
rently batting .350. from seven
hits in 20 trips. He has belted
a homer, triple and double.
Kerr, a Snn Diego. Cel., boy.
signed as a catcher for Ogden,
a Cincinnati farm. While his
Medford teammates wish him
all the luck In the world, his
sudden departure will be keen
ly felt here the coming week
end when the Craters enter
tain Albany's Alco-Oaks, tied
with the Craters for the State
league leadership. In the opin
ion of local baseball men, the
youngster should have little
difficulty making good with
Ogden, and many observers be
lieve he will continue to rise In
professional ball.
Manager Paul Hoffard of the
locals is undecided as to who
will fill Kerr's rightfield post
In the Medford lineup, but it
will probably be Billy Calvert,
home from University of Ore
gon, or the manager, himself.
The club will work out at the
fairgrounds park at 3:30 Wed
nesday and all players are ask
ed to report.
20 TEAMS ENTERED IN
STATE SEMI PRO MEET
Portland. June II. (Pi The
Silverton Red Sox. the nation's
third ranking semi-pro baseball
team, will defend the state title
against 19 teams at the tourna
ment opening here July 2.
Entries closed yesterday, al
though Ray Brooks, northwest
semi-pro director, said the mail
night bring in additional com
petitors in the next two days.
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End North Central
Battle on Race
8Q El
Club Manager George Robert
eon today announced the pair
ings of 80 entrants In the an
nual Barker Palm Beach handi
cap tournament at the Rogue
Valley Golf club. There are
five flights of 1 players each.
All first-round matches must
be played this week, and be
ginning next week two matches
will be staged each week. Rob
ertson seid. He requested that
opponest contact each other and
set the time for their battles.
A Palm Beach slack suit will
be awarded every flight win
ner, with a Palm Beach tie go
ing to every runner-up. A reg
ulation Palm Beach suit will
be given to the tourney cham
pion, determined In playoffs
among the five flight winners.
Pairings with handicap, fol
low: First Flight.
Leland Clark 2 vs. Fred
Greene 10.
J. Creager 10 vs. T. Porter 8.
H. Price 6 vs. C. Reaney 10.
Lee Watson 10 vs. B. Catey
10.
Ed Simmons 2 vs. R. Prultt
10.
I. Staples 4 vs. L. Clement 10.
R. R. Hammond X vs. E.
Tumy 10.
H. C. Wells 10 vs. K. Kittle
10.
Second Flight.
S. Apollo 14 vs. M. Llllard 13
L. Blythe 13 vs. N. Miksche
12.
. W. Biddle 11 vs. S. Reigel 14.
M. Pelrce 14 vs. Geo. Roberts
13.
R. B. Hammond 11 vs. F.
Perl 13.
C. Clay 14 vs. A. Littrell 14.
B. Orr 11 vs. Geo. Patterson
14.
G. Jackson 14 vs. Paul Mey
ers 10.
Third Flight.
M. Sands 18 vs. G. Thorn-
dike 18.
B. Sherwood 16 vs. F. Len-
nard 16.
G. Robinson 18 vs. Ed Nich-
ols 16.
O. Schenck 17 vs. A. Prultt
16.
J. Cupp 16 vs. M. Leonard
18.
B. Laceson 17 vs. B. Trow.
bridge 17.
W. B. Klncald 16 vs. M. Mil
ler 16.
R. Moore 16 vs. R. Scott.
Fourth Flight.
F. G. Bunch 20 vs. G. CnA.
ding 22.
B. Thurlow 20 vs. E. Knfned
IS.
D. Wray 18 vs. T. Nave 20.
M. Marley 20 vs. Dick Smith
22.
H. Fluhrer 23 vs. H. Clelanrt
21.
R. T. Donelson 22 vs. r:
Neilson 22.
F. Rlnehart 18 vs. F. Scheffel
20.
E. Drysdale 20 vs. J. Simtv
son 22.
Fifth Flight.
Don Bagley 24 vs. H. Kellom
18.
Doug Gardner 24 vs. J. Barr
20.
R. W. Ruhl 22 vs. V. Rolfe 23.
E. Mohr 22 vs. J. Phelffer 22.
J. Jerome 23 vs. R. Bardwell
24.
H. Thierolf 23 vs. S. A. Gibbs
22.
J. Smith 23 vs. J. Moran 23.
H. Woods 22 vs. F. H. Wood
ward 23.
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IN MAT BATTLE
After dropping the first fall
to his clever opponent. Port
land's. Ernie Piluso came from
behind to grab two tumbles
and defeat Don Sugai of Salem
in last night'i main event wres
tling match in the Medford
armory.
A series of painful and po
tent hammerlocks gave Piluso
the victory. His first fall came
six minutes after the rest period
and he wound up the spectacu
lar and scientific bout in one
minute and 20 seconds of the
third heat.
Sugai, far from outclassed,
got his tumble nine minutes
after the opening gong. After
the pair exchanged legitimate
holds In sensational fashion, the
Japanese flash suddenly cut
loose with four thundering son
nenbergs, and finished off the
attack with a body press for
the fall.
Piluso came back strong and
finessed Sugai into position for
the hammerlock that gained him
victory. Ernie worked on Su
gai's left arm so violently that
the Nipponese was forced to
give up. And after the rest
period, which wasn't long
enough for Don to recuperate,
Piluso again grabbed the arm
and applied the nresaure. and
once more Sugai had to say
when.
Jimmy Mitchell, alias the
Black Panther, scored a two
fall to one victory over Frankie
Clemens In the middle event,
and like Piluso he was forced
to take two tumbles after los
ing the first.
Clemens. In the second
whipped on a reverse body
scissors and riveted .Mitchell's
shoulders to the carpet. In the
third Mitchell clamped on his
favorite headlock and after suf
fering the pressure for several
minutes Clemens gave up.
The fifth round saw the match
end. as the Panther hnnnrl
off the ropes, gave Clemens a
lerrmc tlying mare and pinned
him with a body press.
Prince Selalrt MhTIVI
whipped Canadian Herbie Parks
in two straight fails in the
opener, taking tumbles In the
second and third rnimH. M
halikis used a Boston crab for
the first fall and came right
back to apply the same maneu
ver for the match, after weak.
enlng Parks with sonnenbergs
and body slams.
Promoter Mack LlllarH ' an.
nounced that Jlmmv Onorirlh
ex-Notre Dame grid star, was
due here soon, and that Dan
gerous Danny McShane would
probably appear on next week's
cara. boo Kenaston issued a
ringside challenge to the win
ner of last night's main event.
A vociferous rooting section
was provided by 29 Mail Trib
une carriers, who esrned ducats
to the program bv selling nK.
scrlptions the past week. Those
attending were as follows:
Billy Bauman. Carl Bashor,
Gerald Bishon. Dran nvi. Fre
est Winkle, Steve Dodge. Lee
Blew, John Jensen. Robert
Weir, John Brewer, George
Bryant, Edward Evanson, Bruce
McKay. Roy Russell, Walter
Clements. Jack Pope, Jack He
ney. Rov Goodman. Rlrharri
Frederick. Bob Brewer. Homer
Young. Bill Frederick, Jack
Burdell, Arnold Jokl. Ralph
Brock. Leland Dressier. Kieth
Ehrk. D. O. LIndsey and Albert
Anderson.
Use Mali Tribune want tarn.
Program
Washington Rowing System
Dominant at Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 11. -P) Washington's oarsmen
were due here today for a final week of preparation for the in
tercollegiate regatta next Tuesday. The chances are that even If
the Huskies don't win Washington still will be the ruling power
In the rowing world.
For two of the eastern con
tenders for the Intercollegiate
title Cornell and Princeton
are coached by Washington grad
uates. The concensus hereabouts
is that if anyone beats the Hus
kies this year it will be Cornell.
Under the guidance of Harri
son Sanford and Norman Sonju.
both Washington alumni, Cor
nell has become about the most
potent rowing power in the east.
Princeton, which has support
ed crews since 1872, but never
before sent one to Poughkeepsie,
is a rank outsider among the
nine varsities. The Tigers had
a rather dismal sprint season,
beating only Navy.
Ky Ebright, who has won
more Poughkeepsie races than
any other coach, dropped his
1939 champions a notch or two
in the eyes of some observers
when he made several shifts in
his boatings yesterday.
Columbia and Syracuse may
be the "dark horses" of the var
sity race.
Navy can be judged only on
its sprint record, and the mid
shipmen didn't win a race. Wis
consin has shown considerable
improvement since its arrival
but still doesn't look good
enough.
SOFTBALLERS IN
ACTION TONISHT
Games Tonight
American league: Catholic
Men vs. Jennings Tire company,
8 p. m.; Lost River Dairy vs.
Medco, 9 p. m. National league:
Elks vs. Copco, 8 p. m., Gasco
vs. Eagles, 9 p. m.
The softballers start a new
week of play at the stadium
tonight, with undefeated Medco
and Lost River Haii-v tnncltno
in the feature American leaeue :
clash at 9 o'clock.
At a meeting of team man
agers last night. It was voted
to discontinue Wednesday night
action after this week in order
that exhibition baseball games
between the Craters and strong
out-of-town clubs could be
staged at the fairgrounds park.
TRIO TIED FOR COAST
LOOP BAT LEADERSHIP
Los Angeles, June 11. WPI
Pacific Coast league batting
honors gravitated into a three-
way tie in the week's games
through last Sunday.
Topping the circuit for the
previous week. Johnny Moore
of Los Angeles slumped 27
points to .3i5 to become all
square with two swatting San
Diegans. Steve Hesner and Al
Detore. The latter two had .386
and .383, respectively, a week
ago.
Lets Up ei 99.
Millville, N. J. U R John
Foster, at the age of 99, has
Just come to the conclusion that
"I'm gettln' a little too old to
go blackberryin' this year.'" He
made the observation Immedi
ately after sawing and chopping
half a cord of wood. He still
will work a garden in the leai
of his home, however.
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N QUALIFY ROUNDS
Portland, June 11. iP) Vin
cent Dolp and Louis Jennings
tied yesterday at the halfway
point of the qualifying round in
the Oregon amateur golf tourna
ment. Each carded a 71.
Sissy Green, long-hitting 13-year-oid
Portland girl, scored 80
in the women's tournament and
was medalist.
Dolp and Jennings, one under
par, were followed by Dick
Hanen of Marshfield with 73.
Glenn Spivey. The Dalles, Roy
Wiggins. Joe Ahem, Doug Nicol
and Robert Orr. all Portland,
had 74s. The last 18 holes of
the qualifying were played to
day. Among other 18-hole scores In
the men's medal round: George
Harrington, Medford, 78; Ivan
Harrington, Medford, 81.
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
New York Maxie Berger,
1-10, Montreal, outpointed Bob
by Mclntyre, 139, Detroit (8).
Philadelphia Johnny Barbara-Kid
Cocoa fight postponed
until Thursday because of
threatening weather.
Chicago Leonard Bennett,
146. Detroit, outpointed Tommy
Pallatin, 144, St. Joseph, Mich.,
,10.
Baltimore Charley Gomer,
135, New York, outpointed Ev
erett Rightmire, 127, Sioux
City, Ia.
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