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tfEDrOKIMATL TRTBTJTCE. MEDFORr). OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1948.
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CRATERS, 8-3, ON
It couldn't happen here, but It
did. And today Medford i State
league Craters are smarting un
der the sting of a (tunning de
feat at the handi of the Grants
Pass Merchants of the Southern
Oregon loop; a loop generally
considered much "slower" than
the State wheel.
The Craters went into the
ninth Inning at the fairground
field last night on the long end
of 3 to 2 tally, and although
the margin wasn't great every
body figured the game was In
the sack. In fact, a large major
ity of the clients were stream
lug from the ball park when the
visitors, with two men out and
without warning, exploded all
over the landscape.
When it was all over, some
10 minutes later, 11 Merchants
had gone to the plate, six run
ners had rumbled across the
platter and the Craters were
licked by a score of 8 to 3.
That tremendous Grants Pass
rally was pulled at the expense
of Virgil Haynes, the Univer
My of Oregon righthander who
strangely, was left in there to
the bitter end by Manager Paul
Hoffard. Haynes had relieved
Steve Crippen, the Crater's
storting flinger, In the sixth
frame and had done OK unti,
the big blowoff.
Gordon Howerton, Merchant
third baseman, provided the
blow that broke Haynes' heart.
With the bases loaded and the
core tied, 3-3, Gordy whaled a
mighty 330-foot homer over the
left field fence. That made it
7 to 3 In favor of the Grants
Passers, and a moment later er
rors by McDonald and Hawkins
allowed Joe Gray to score with
the sixth run of the inning and
complete the disaster.
Haynes started the ninth In
ning by getting Ralph Lanning
on a popup, and after walking
Gipe he fanned Blacksmith and
It appeared all over. Nig Di
Sordi, Merchant hurlcr signed
when Ashland-Talent folded,
singled to left and - Hibbard
walked, filling the bases. It was
at this point that Haynes
cracked up. He walked Woods,
forcing in the tieing run, and
then Howerton came up and
belted his four-master over the
Shangle sign in left.
Joe Gray kept the rally alive
with a single to center and Os
trom singled to left. Lanning hit
to McDonald at short and Mc
Donald booted it. then threw to
the plate to catch Gray, trying
to score, and Hawkins dropped
the ball. That wound things up.
It was a terrible evening for
the Craters. They collected on
ly three measly blows off Jack
Cook, who pitched 4 2 3 Innings
for the Merchants, and DiSordi
who finished.
Riney Cook got Medfords
first hit in the fifth inning
when' Cook was seut to the
snowers, the blow driving in the
Craters' first run. Hoffard
reached first on Blacksmiths
error, went to second on Bill
I inning's sacrifice, and scored
on Cook s single to center. When
Crippen and Peterson walkrd.
DiSordi took over and retired
the side.
The Merchants had previously
tallied once in the second off
Crippen on Ostroin's walk, Lan
ning's sacrifice, Gipe's infield
single and a long fly to right by
Blacksmith.
So, after tieing the score in
the fifth, the Craters came back
with two more in the sixth to
apparently stow away the game.
McLean reached first on a field
er's choice, Pacheco singled in
field and they both scored when
Blacksmith fulled to cover sec
ond on Catcher Wood's throw
to that base.
Haynes was touched for a run
in the seventh on Blacksmith's
single to rifcht, his stolen base.
DiSordi'a blow to center and
Pacheco s bad throw to the
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plate. That made it 3 to 2 for
the Craters and there it re
mained until the terrible ninth.
The Craters, If they can re
gain their poise, will face Port
land's Jack and Jill Tavern here
Saturday night and Sunday af
ternoon in a pair c! State ieajuc
games.
Box score:
Oraots Pus: AB
Di Bordl, p
Total
Medford:
Peterson, II .
Calvert, el
McDonald, as
McLean, 8b -Holfard.
rt
Lanning, lb
Cook. 2b
Hawkins, a .
Crippen, p
Hay Dee. p
pechaco, ci -Wrey,
lb
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AB
13 3T 18
R H PO A
Totals
Orenta Pees
' t VI 11
oio ooo toe a
Medford
. ooo oia ooo
rrore. Blacksmith 3. Pacheco, Mc
Donald. Hawklna; two-baee hlta, How
erton, McDonald; home rune. How
erton; stolen bases. Cook a, Crippen.
Blackemlth; sacrifices, R. Lanning.
Calvert, B. Lannirwr. Cook; double
playa. Cook to Hawklna to McLean.
Harnaa to Wra to McLean, Hawkins
to Wray; baeee on balla. Cook 4.
Crippen a, Haynes 4, DI Bordl 1;
strlke-oute. Crippen 8, Haynes 8, DI
Sordl a; hlta off Cook 1 tor 1 run
In 4 a-8 Innings, Haynes 7 lor 7 runs
In 4 Innings, Crippen 8 lor 1 run
In 8 Innings. DI Bordl 3 lor a runs
In 4 1-8 Innings; pasted balla. Haw
klna; winning pitcher, DI Sordl; los
ing pitcher, Haynea. Umpires. Dro
lette, Mllea and Lennard. Time 3:11.
HOYVTH
STAIVD
National League
a n PO A
Hlbbard. aa S 1 0 0
Woods, a I t S 1
Howerton, SB a 1 a 1
Ormy, el 4 1110
Oetrom. II , 4 t I a 0
Lanning. lb 4 0 0 1 I
Olp, rt 4 110 0
Blaekamttb, Jb 4 1 1 6 3
Cook, p ... .. , I 0 0 0 t
i l a o a
W. L. Pet.
Cincinnati .35 13 .660
Brooklyn . 33 17 .660
New York 31 18 .633
Chicago 29 27 .518
St. Louis 21 30 .412
Pittsburgh 18 30 .375
Boston 17 30 .362
Philadelphia 17 31 .334
American League
Boston 31 18 .633
Detroit 32 20 .615
Cleveland 34 22 .607
New York . 27 26 .309
Chicago 23 30 .455
St. Louis 23 30 .455
Philadelphia 20 33 .377
Washington 21 36 .368
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 43 31 .392
Oakland 43 37 .549
Sacramento . 42 40 .512
Hollywood 41 41 .500
San Diego 39 40 .494
Los Angeles ,...38 40 .487
San Francisco 38 41 .481
Portland 29 47 .382
Scores Yesterday
National League
Brooklyn 8. St. Louis 3.
Pittsburgh 5, Boston 1.
Only games scheduled.
American League
St. Louis 6, Boston 4.
Detroit 5-9, Philadelphia 4 4
(first, 10 innings).
Chicago 1, New York 0.
Cleveland 4, Washington 1.
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 2, Seattle 0.
Los Angeles 3, Oakland 2.
Portland 3, San Diego 2.
San Francisco 5, Hollywood 2.
200 GUNNERS PREPARE
FOR STATE TRAPSHOOT
Salem. June 20. (81 More
than 200 shooters took their
practice pops this afternoon,
preparing for the opening to
morrow of the three-day 10th
annual Oregon state trapshoot.
Favorite to win most of the
$3,000 priie money is Frank
Troeh of Pottland. who last
year won his 19th title.
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Sport
Graphs
Billy Hulett Says;
Jillers Undergo
Titanic Shakeup
for Second Half
- Billy Ross, a long-suffering
Individual, finally reached the
limit of his endurance. After
sorrowfully watching his Jack
and Jill Tavernmen of Port
land drop game after game and
wind . up the Oregon State
league's first-half pennant race
with the Inglorious record of
two wins In 13 starts, Billy
rolled up his sleeves and went to
work on the project of produc
ing a baseball team for the second-half
campaign.
Latest reports from the north
ern end of the state Indicate
that Ross, using the scythe on
his basement performers like a
wild man, has accomplished the
job he set out to do. And so
thoroughly that Jack and Jill
is now considered a horse of
the darkest hue for the second
half title.
Billy pulled a shakeup that
would make an egg-beater
green with envy. Of that Tav
ern team which lost a pair
of coniesta to the . Medford
Craters here May 4 and S. In
the season's opening series,
only one player remains. All
the others have bean lopped
from the roster to make way
for hustling newcomers.
Lone holdover on Ross" club
is Win Wittcke, husky third
sacker. The chief acquisition is
Art Parker, former Pacific
Coast league infielder and a
member of five semi-pro slate
championship teams. Parker
will hold .forth on me inrnai
cushion for the Tavernmen,
whan thpv rnma to Medford
Saturday night and Sunday aft
ernoon for a two-tilt series with
our Craters.
Ross didn't stou with the ad
dition of Parker, though. He
ninu swept double-olav
combination out of the Portland
high schools Del Schroer.
thArMnn enrl Jnhnnv Oranato.
second sack and signed up
three heavy-clouting, tieet-iooi-.H
miter eardoners -Carl Kel-
lenberger, Curlcy Lelninger and
Harold Ogden.
For his backstop, Boss ac
quired Johnny Mlse, and far
his pitching staff he procured
Southpaw Don Pendergrass
and righthander Kenny Clow.
Also Jack Richards, brilliant
Portland high school south-
paw who won 20 and lost 2
games during his prep career.
Richards last week-end held
Eugene to four blows as the
Jillers trimmed the Athletics,
6 to 3. Pendergrass recently
flung a three-hitter against
Bend. Norm Leithelser, a
right-hander. Is used In relief
tricks.
Yes. It will be a brand new
Jack and Jill team which tangles
with the Craters here this week
end; a team that Ross Is Justified
in believing will cause tremen
dous trouble this second half,
and Just might sneak in to the
championship. The locals will
have their. mitts full with the
Taverns.
The adult educational work
shop that's the birarre name of
the coaching school Bill Bower
man will attend this summer.
But Bill doesn't believe a funny
name augers poor for the school;
in fact, he believes It will be one
of the most interesting and
worthwhile he has ever at
tended. Dean Cromwell of University
of Southern California, whose
monicker is symbolic with na
tional championship track and
field teams will be on hand to
disperse information on that
sport. John (Ox) DaGrosa, the
most notrd professional football
coach in the business and author
of several outstanding grid;
books, will tnke care of the
MIDGET RACES
GRANTS PASS
FAIRGROUNDS
FRIDAY KITE
JUNE 21 Time Trials '8 p.m.
RACES BEGIN 8:45 p.m.
TO 1
I block and tackle business. Da
' Grosa is recognized as probably
the nation's foremost authority
on line play, which is the main
reason Bill has registered for the
, school.
I It will be at Monierey, Calif.,
' Augukt 7 to 12, inclusive.
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Games Tonight. I
American league: Catholic
Men vs. Fluhrer's Breadeaters,
8 p. m.; Wooden" Box vs. Jen-;
nlngs Tire, 9 p. m. National
league: Eagles vs. Faber's, 8
p. m.; Casco vs. Teamsters, 9
p. m. '
After a Wednesday night lay
off, the city's Softball clubs re
sume their scrapping at the
stadium tonight with four tilts
slated in two leagues.
Catholic Men and Fluhrer's
will collide at 8 o'clock in an
American league contest, with
Wooden Box and Jennings Tire
meeting an hour later.
In the National loop. Eagles
play Faber's at 8 and Gasco
tangles with Teamsters at 9.
Minneapolis, June 20. OP)
Barring an unlikely David-and-Goliath
act in the N.C.A.A.
track and field meet at Memo
rial stadium Friday and Satur
day, the team championship is
going back to the west coast.
The only question seemed to
be whether the University of
Southern California would re
tain the title, ns it has for eight
of the last 12 years, or would
yield to Stanford. Squads from
these two members of the Pa
cific Coast conference took a
big part In that loop's 96 to 40
victory over the Big Ten In
Monday's mwt at Evanston, 111.
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READY FOR TITLE
TONIGHT
Fight Facts and Figures
By the Associated Press
The bout 13 rounds to a
decision for the world's heavy
weight championship.
The principals Joe Louis,
Detroit, champion, vs. Arturo
Godoy, Iquiqul, Chile, chal
lenger. The place and date
Yankee Stadium, New York,
today.
The time Main pout, 6
p. m.. (I?ST); first preliminary,
4:30 p.m.
Expected attendance and
gate-30,000 fans; $150,000
gross.
Betting odds Louis 1 to 5
to win; 1 to 2 to knock out
Godoy.
By Gayle Talbot
New York, June 20. IIP)
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their second show in that city.
Time trials are slated to start
at 8 o'clock, with races begin
ning at 8:45.
Next races here, according to
Paul Ail, business manager for
Promoter Bobby Rowe of Porf
land, will probably be July 9.
During the three-week local
race-famine the cars and pilots
will be In Bend, northern Cali
fornia and northern Oregon.
PILUSO TO MEET
Ernie Piluso, who lost to Sgt.
Bob Kenaston In last Monday's
main event wrestling match
here, will get his chance for re
venge next Monday evening
when the pair collide in a re
match. Promoter Mack Lillard
announced today.
Cowboy Dude Chick and
Prince Selaki Mehalikis will
meet in the middle event, while
Frankie Clemens and George
Wagner of Texas will open the
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