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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1940,
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iWy Hulen Says;
"Break Up Medco"
It Softball Cry;
English Say No
Like that familiar cry of
"Break Up the Yankees," which
wai heard almost constantly the
part four years, there is agita
tion afoot here to "Break Up
Medco," the powerhouse soft
ball crew of Clarence English
and Medford Corporation . . .
because the Medcoites were pen
nant winners in 1039 and got
away to a whopping start this
campaign, several of the other
team managers have become
panicky and desire to relieve
Medco of several of its star
players, distributing them
among American loop clubs to
"even up the race." . . .
Medco is undoubtedly the
strongest team in the league,
but it is also the most colorful
and the best-drawing ... by
deliberately weakening the out
fit to that its competitors can
be strengthened, Softball here
would be cheapened no end . . .
such an act might make closer
pennant race, but it would be
a "phoney" race, a manufac
tured one, and that's certainly
not the general idea of sports,
any sport . . . anyway, Mr.
Clarence English says they
aren't going to break up his
Softball club, so that seems to
be that. . . .
Look for Klamath Falls io
be la the Oregon Stale base
ball league next year . . , the
Pelican city is constructing a
fine, new, lighted field,
through the cooperation of a
elvle club and a Softball
group, and the baseball boys
already have started chatter
ing about a berth In Oregon's
fastest semi-pro circuit ...
Bend couldn't get lights this
eprtnq, but the city is on
lis wy now ... a 18,000
bond issue was recently vot
ed by the citlsens of the
central Oregon town, and
erection of the arcs is under
way. Orv Williams, who has been
with the Medford Craters all
year in the role of relief pitch
er, plans to return to his home
in Portland this week , . . Wil
liams, young and ambitious,
wants to get experience and.
realizing ha couldn't do so with
the Craters, with Rego, Lan
nlng and C r I p p e n hanging
around, decided to snap up an
offer he received from a Port
land semi pro team ... the
boys will be sorry to see Orv
pull out, as he was one of the
most popular players on the
team. . . .
Cntter Official mrm thinking
about hoisting up temporary
bleachers at the fairgrounds
park this coming week-end,
when Albany's Alco-Oaks come
here for a two-game "serious"
with the locals ... it may be a
good Idea, at that, for If there
ever was a "natural" set of
games, these two coming up
are It . . . the two clubs ended
the first half in a dead hrat
for the top spot, with nine wins
out of 10 starts, and it is a
state-wide question as to which
Is the giant of the Slate league.
The bott shoriiiop since
Harry Dunn that's what old
time fan are calling Alex
McDonald, who covers that
territory for the Craters . . .
three times In the Eugene
series last week-end. Alex cut
off what looked like certain
base-hits, and along with his
terrific fielding, he possesses
what is commonly referred to
as "hustle," with a capital H.
Grants Pass, undefeated lead
ers of the Southern Oregon
lcauue. has been Issuing chal
lenges to the Craters for a
game tinder the local glims
some Wtdnesrlav mv mnA
will probably take place in the
Mi two weens . . . another
strong team tn
the near future is Ml. Shanta
City (Cal.;. which i. heading
the Northern California loop
with six victories and no set-back.
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OF 35-UP
Through clouds of dust stir
red up by nine roaring midget
racers, Wayne Gaffney of Yaki
ma, Wash., pounded his high
powered "doodle bug" to vic
tory in the 35-lap, reverse han
dicap feature event on last
night's Bobby Rowe race pro
gram at the fairgrounds base
ball park. Some 1,300 cus
tomers were in the stands.
Gaffney won by a margin of
almost a full lap over Port
land's Ray Chase, with Wild
Bill Cummlngs of Butte Falls
in third place, Cliff Woodloy of
Grants Pass in fourth and Don
Cameron of San Francisco in
fifth.
Although slated for 33 laps,
the race fell one turn short of
reaching that figure as Frenchy
Dubois of Montreal, Canada,
rammed Into the centerfield
fence on the 84th whirl, bring
ing the struggle to an end. Du
bois was not injured but his
midget suffered bad front-end
damage, and the Valentine sign
on the fence was battered con
siderably. The accident occurred when
the Dubois car's front axle
broke after he rounded the
south curve. Out of control,
the car smashed Into the bar
rier and the rest of the drivers
were flagged down.
Gaffney's time for the 34
laps was 10 minutes, 55 sec
onds. Cliff Woodley, the Grants
Pass boy making his first com
petitive race appearance, led
the pack for six laps, when he
was picked by Gaffney. From
then on the Yakima pilot was
never headed. After losing the
lead, Woodley and Don Hitson
of Klamath Falls staged a bat
tle for serond place for 10
laps, but Ray Chase overtook
both on the 29th lap and went
on to grab second money.
Don Cameron won the five
lap class B main event, finish
ing 200 yards In front of Bruce
Day of Los Angeles, with Les
Anderson of Oakland, Cal.,
third. Cameron took the lead
at the outset and held his posi
tion throughout.
In a novelty wheelbarrow
race, Cummlngs of Butte Falls
won first money, with Jack
Terrett of Yreka, Cel., second.
A special three-lap match race
between Terrett and Woodley
was taken by Terrett in 1.85.
Jud Fuller of St. Louis grab
bed the first two races follow
ing completion of time trials.
He copped the helmet dash of
three laps, with Gaffney sec
ond and Chase third, and came
right back to win the first heat
race over Chase In second and
Gaffney third.
The second heat race saw
Gaffney receive the checkered
nag. followed by Cameron and
Cummlngs in that order. Cum
mlngs got himself a win In the
third heat race, with Dubois
second and Woodley third. Ter
rett won the fourth heat race
over Al Milton of Minneapolis,
with Woodley third. Woodley
came back to win the fifth and
last heat race, with Cy Stock-
"ra ot Medford second and
Rastus Greene of Birmingham
inira.
Jud Fuller turned In the best
time In trials, negotiating the
ovai in 18.30 seconds. Gaffnev
was second with 18 87, and
i-nase third with 18 73.
It was announced that an
finer program would be held
at the fairgrounds field next
Tuesday night. The midgets
will roar at the Josephine coun
ty fairgrounds next Saturday
vvvning.
Wisthtr.
Northern California: Fair to
night and Thursday but over
cast on coast and cloudv In
treme north portion with local
thunderstorms over the moun
tains: cooler in Interior this
evening and on Thursdnv: mod
erate northwest wind off coast.
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Dlisy Dean's Chicago Cub teammates crowded around him
at Wrlgley field dressing room to wish him luck as the pitched
prepared io depart for ihe Tulsa club of the Texas league,
where he hoped he would be aio wish him luck as the pitcher
delivery and perhaps return to the majors. Left to righti
Stan Hack. Jake Mooty, Claude Pdssaau. Bernie Olsen and
Dean (seated).
HOW THEY?
STAND
National League
W. L. Pet.
Brooklyn 29 13 .690
Cincinnati 31 15 .674
New York 28 15 .6 SI
Chicago 28 24 .320
Philadelphia 16 26 .381
Pittsburgh 15 25 .75
St. Louis IS 29 .341
Boston .. 13 27 .325
American League
W. I.. Pet.
Boston . 26 18 .619
Detroit 26 18 .391
Cleveland 28 20 .583
New York 24 22 .322
Chicago 23 23 .479
St. Louis 21 27 .438
Washington ...20 30 .400
Philadelphia 18 28 .391
Pacific Coast League
W. L. Pet.
Seattle 39 28 .374
Oakland 42 32 .368
San Diego 38 33 .335
Hollywood 39 35 .527
Sacramento 38 38 .488
San Francisco 34 37 .479
Los Angeles 33 37 .471
Portland .. 24 44 .353
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Dom Provost of Ashland,
president of the Southern Ore
gon Baseball league, announced
late yesterday that the Ash-land-Talent
Atees had with
drawn from the circuit and the
team would disband.
Provost told League Secre
tary Austin Frazier of Medford
that officials of the Atees had
found it impossible to break
even financially and that play
ers on the tram were discour
aged by the lack of support
and in favor of breaking tip
for the rest of the year.
The withdrawal of Ashland
Talent leaves the loop with five
clubs Medford, Grants Pass.
Roseburg, Gold Hill and Cres
cent City and league officials
plan to either revise the sched
ule for the remaining teams or
order all Alee games from now
on forfeited to the opposition.
Ashland Talent, as a result of
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Games Tonight
American league: Medco vs.
Catholic Men, 8 p.m., Wooden
Box Fluhrer's, 9 p.m. Na
tional league: Copco vs. Gasco,
8 p.m., Faber'i vs. Teamsters,
9 p.m.
Medco made it four straight
wins in as many starts last night
by exploding for seven runs in
the fifth inning to defeat Lost
River Dairy, 8 to 4. in an Amer
ican league Softball game.
Behind by a count of 1 to 4
going into the fifth, the league
leaders suddenly found the
range on Marchl, Dairyman
flinger. Three hits, four walks
and an error accounted for the
seven tallies and the ball game.
In the other American loop
clash, Jennings Tire registered
its first victory with a 14 to 7
shellacking of Vie Catholic Men.
Jack Hill led the winners' at
tack with a homer and triple,
and two double plays aided in
the outcome.
L. Sakraida homered for the
losers, McGuire belted a triple
and G. Gitzen hit a double.
Copco continued unbeaten In
I the National league with a 5 to
I 1 win nvpr (lie F.lWs n Rav
Singler fanned nine and allowed
but four scattered blows.
The Eagles won their first
National loop contest from Gas
co, 14 to 9, and as a result the
latter club dropped into the cel
lar with no wins in four games.
Vessey hit a homer, H. Lewis a
triple and Humphries, Cadwal
lader and H. Lewis doubles for
the Eagles. Wall clouted a
round-tripper for Gasco.
Scores:
R.
Catholic Men 7
Jennings Tire 14
H. E.
10 2
13 6
L. Sakraida, J. Lewis, Mc
Guire and Darling; Wright and
Shafer.
Lost River 4 8 4
Medco 8 5 1
March!, Leavens and Wray;
McLean, Steiner and Haynes.
Elks 14 1
Copco 8 11 0
Stelle and Archer; Singler
and P. Sakraida.
Gasco . 9 15 3
Eagles 14 12 - 3
Shimoda, Colton, Baglien and
Kyker; Huntley and Arthur.
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Rio De Janeiro. June 12. Wl
The United States cruiser
Qulncy, dispatched to South
America on a "good will cruise,"
arrived at Rio De Janeiro today.
last Sunday's games, was In
fourth place in the loop, with
1 two games won and four lost.
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Wray Leads Crater Batsmen;
McLean Belts in Most Runs
As the Medford Craters pre
pare for the long-awaited in
vasion of Albany's Alco-Oaks
next Saturday night and Sunday
afternoon for the year's "big"
series, a glance at the offensive
figures of the local State league
leaders reveal that Al Wray,
southpaw centerfielder, is top
ping all Crater players in bat
ting at the close of the regular
first-half race.
Wray has connected for ' 13
hits in 29 trips for a mark of
.448, and in addition he leads the
club in triples with four and is
tied with Riney Cook for the
stolen-base leadership with four.
The outfielder also has laid down
the most sacrifice bunts four.
Three players are deadlocked
for the lead in two-baggers. Rock
Peterson, Cook and Steve Crip
pen all having belted three. Crip
pen has hit one homer. Leonard
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB SH Avg
Wray 29 10 13 2 4 0 6 4 4 .448
Crippen 20 68301510 .400
Calvert 522100000 .400
Cook 44 6 17 300543 .386
McLean 42 8 14 200931 .333
Williams 3 01 000301 .333
McDonald 16 15100211 .313
Patterson 42 11 13 2 0 0 8 0 2 .310
Rego 13 24010300 .308
Peterson 30 98310512 .267
Hawkins 30 ,6 6 1 0 0 7 1 2 .200
Lanning 701000000 .143
Hoffard 18 2 2100200 .111
RAPS RACE DATE
Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 12.
P The University of Washing
ton eventually will withdraw
from the intercollegiate regatta
on the Hudson river, unless the
board of stewards set a later
date for the race. Coach Al
Ulbrickson said today.
Ulbrickson. making his state
ment after the coaches of the
16 college crews had sent the
oarsmen through their morning
workout, said his crews can not
get the proper training unless
the race is held after June 24.
Washington oarsmen are not
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(Pat) Patterson, first baseman
leads in runs scored with 11.
. In the vitally-Important runs-batted-ln
department. Cliff
(Chief) McLean, third sacker and
cleanup hitter, leads all with
nine. Although he Is batting
only .200, Catcher Tommy Haw
kins has driven seven tallies
across the plate to hold the runner-up
position in the RBI col
umn. The amazingly fine offensive
balance of the club also is re
vealed in the runs-batted-in fig
ures, for no less than seven play
ers have socked five or more
markers over the plate. In other
words, no one or two men are
carrying the attacking load
they all are having plenty to
say about the matter of driving
runs across the platter.
Following are the offensive
figures for the first half of the
State league season:
permitted to leave the school
until final examinations are
completed and the university
normally does not complete its
year until June 5 or 6. accord
ing to the Huskies' coach.
Scores Yesterday
National League.
New York 4-3. Chicago 0-1.
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 1.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, rain.
Boston at St. Lou's, rain,
the south central.
American League.
Detroit 6, New York 1.
Boston 9, Cleveland 2.
St. Louis 5. Washington 2.
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 4.
Pacific Coast League.
San Diego 2, Seattle 1.
PAUSE THAT
Los Angeles 2, San Francisco
Oakland 7, Portland 2.
Hollywood 5. Sacramento 4.
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SPRING TRAINING 0. K.
Sun Valley, Idaho, June 13.
(IP) Near dictatorial power waa
vested today In Edwin N. Ather
ton, commissioner of the Pacific
Coast conference.
Only by appeal to the faculty
representatives of the 10-mem-ber
college athletic circuit could
one of his rulings be reversed
and the laculty group meets
only twice a year.
In between their sessions, the
faculty representatives voted,
Atherton lias complete power In
Interpreting rules and making
decisions in cases violating the
conference code.
Meanwhile, graduate manag
ers of the conference tossed
aside a proposal to eliminate
spring football training, a sug
gestion that came largely from
coaches of other spring sports.
Two other problems, scouting
of rival football teams and
freshman athletic competition,
were debated but the graduate
managers made no recommend
ations. "P'.e first civilized ruler to have as
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of thousands of years ago. who rot
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savage tribes.
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