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MEDFORD MAP, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940.
Sport
Graphs
Billy Hulen Says;
Baseball Revival
In Climate City
Due to Fine Club
- Grants Pass, with a fine club
in the Southern Oregon league,
la gradually regaining the high
position it formerly held among
semi-pro baseball towns in the
slate.
There was a time in the not
too-distant pant when the Cli
mate city was considered one of
the best ball villages in Oregon,
when the fans whooped it up
and made the turnstiles sing a
merry tune, and when the
teams produced there were as
good as any In the state. That
was in the 1900's and 1920's.
Then, the bush baseball de
pression struck, as it did
throughout the nation, and the
national pastime foundered and
almost went under in Grants
Pass, the same as it did else
where, including Medford. It
was a tough struggle for base
ball to keep its head above wa
ter, but it did and now things
are looking up, are tremendous
ly brighter than at any time In
the past 10 years. Like Medford,
Grants Pass is truly "coming
back a roarin' " In the baseball
scheme.
Of course, the Climate city
isn't drawing crowds as of yore,
nor so spectacularly as Medford.
But a steadily increasing num
ber of fans are supporting the
Merchants and Fred Roper, bus
iness manager, predicts that in
another year or so it will seem
like old times in Grants Pass,
baseballically speaking.
Last Wednesday night when
the Merchants played the Cra
ters here, at least 300 Grants
Pasa boosters followed their
club and kept up a continual
chattering in the grandstand.
Last year, five years ago or
10 years ago probably a tenth
of that number would have
accompanied their team to
Medford for a ball game.
That increased baseball inter
est in Grants Pass, naturally, is
due mainly to the calibre of
ball being played by the home
team. And the Merchants cer
tainly are giving it to them hot
and heavy. Jud Pernoll, the ex
major league southpaw pitcher,
has a real ball club this year,
on that would stand muster in
fine fashion In the Oregon State
league. In fact, the Merchants
we saw the last two Wednesday
nights were better than any
State loop clubs to play here
with the lone exception of Al
bany. That team Is inciting more en
thusiasm in Grants Pass than
any since 1929, we were told.
We also learned that Softball,
which had been getting the big
play there the last three or four
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If Grants Pass continues ia
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almost a certainty next year
or the year aiter. Roper has
been shown by Medford what
lights can do for baseball and
he isn't a Dumb Dora by any
means. Show Mr. Roper how
to make extra sheckels, and
Mr. Roper comes in.
If, and when, Grants Pass in
stalls arcs, the Oregon State
league will probably expand
further into southern Oregon.
Klamath Falls, 10 to 1, will be
the next city admitted, now
that a lighted field is available
there. Grants Pass will most as
suredly be still another south'
ern Oregon town with a fran
chise, after floodlights are put
in.
By Associated Press
Big Buck "Showboat" New-
som of the Detroit Tigers, one
of the poisonous personality kids
of the thundering thirties in the
major leagues, who Is a fellow
who will tell you it's better to
be lucky than good anytime.
Newsom hasn't been beaten
since the season's opening game
with the St. Louis Browns and
last night he checked off his
tenth victory, a 2-1 tally against
those same St. Louis Browns.
Another three-hitter last night
was Hal Schumacher's perform
ance against the Phillies to give
the New York Giants a 7-0 shut
out.
In the only other action In
the major leagues yesterday the
Brooklyn Dodgers edged out the
Chicago Cubs, 8-4, in a tight
game in which each team got
nine hits.
The victory brought Brooklyn
within a game of the first place
Cincinnati Reds with the Giants
hot behind.
FREITAS TOPPLES
BEAVERS. 4 101
By the Associated Press
The worm has turned in Se
attle . . .
San Diego's Padres, smarting
from two straight spankings.
banged out 16 hits and deflated
the Pacific Coast league pennant-defending
Seattle Rainiers
last night, 9 to 2. It ended an
eight-game winning streak for
Seattle.
A ninth-Inning splurge was
staged in Hollywood, where
Hugh Luby laced out a home run
with one on to give Oakland a
S to 4 decision over the Stars.
In San Francisco the Seals
dropped a ten-inning contest to
Los Angeles, 0 to 3.
In Portland the deep-cellar
Beavers could not solve Tony
Freitas' left-handed tosses and
took a 4 to 1 beating from Sacra
mento. A department of labor survey hu
proved H women spend mors for
their clothes than men.
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COOK, M'DONALD,
LANNING OUT OE
Buster McMillan Heads Port
land Club at Plate; Games
Start at 8:15 and 1:30
With their lineup shattered
by injuries and other activities,
Medford's second-place Craters
will stagger to the starting line
for four Oregon State league
ball games in two days against
the flashy Portland Babes at
the fairgrounds park Saturday
night and Sunday afternoon
The Saturday eve double-
header, a makeup series from
the first-half race, will start at
8: 15. The Sunday twin bill, reg
ular second-half games, will be
gin at 1:30. All tilts will be
of seven innings.
Three Crater regulars will
probably be out of action Sat
urday night, and two of them
may not get to play in any of
the four games.
Big Bill Lannlng. right-
handed pitcher, cut the first
finger on his flinging hand on
a broken insulator while work
ing for Copco yesterday, and
Manager Tommy Hawkins has
grave doubts whether he will
be fit for service over the week
end. Thumb Split
Alex McDonald, shortstop,
split his right .thumb against
Grants Pass Wednesday night
in tagging a runner at second
base, and his appearance in the
lineup is doubtful. He can't grip
bat.
Second Baseman Riney Cook
will be absent for at least the
first game Saturday night, as
he will be in Marshfield with
his American Legion Junior
team. Cook may arrive back in
Medford in time to play the
nightcap Saturday, and will def
initely be here Sunday.
Surveying the wreckage.
Manager Hawkins shook his
head sadly and made plans to
sign at least two ball players
before Saturday night, if pos
sible, to fill in for the injured.
With Lannlng a question
mark, the Craters were left with
Jim Rego, Steve Crippen, Vir
gil Haynes and young Al Wimer
their pitching staff, and
Manager Hawkins was unde
cided as to how the hurlers
would work the "killer" sched
ule of four games in two days.
He also was undecided as to
the way the rest of the club
would line up, although it was
almost a certainty Bill Calvert
would be shifted from the out
field to shortstop. He said prac
tically nothing would be known
until game time Saturday night.
McMillan Slugger
The Babes, managed by Ray
Brooks, will hit town with a
sparkling array of youngsters
and powered at the plate by
Buster McMillan, ex-Portland
Beaver catcher, who will play
first base. Up to last week's
games McMillan was leading the
league in hitting with an aver
age of .529.
The Babe mound staff in
cludes Southpaw Jack Carstens,
Bob Warner, Richard Carloscio,
Dick Mason and Jim Bird. Har
ry Amacher will do the catch
ing, with the brilliant Barney
Koch on second, Billy Mc
Clusky on Short, Harold Marten
son on third, Joe Peccla. Bob
Rennick and Vic Brown in the
outfield.
Crater Skipper Hawkins at
taches great importance to the
first two games, as Medford
must win them in order to re
tain a chance at the first half
title. The Craters and Albany
lied for the first-half pennant,
and losses Saturday will prac
tically give the Oaks the bunt
ing. A workout Is scheduled for
8 o'clock this afternoon at the
fairgrounds park, and the Crater
boss wants all players to re
port. Scores Yesterday
National League
Brooklyn S. Chicago .
New York 7, Philadelphia 0.
Only games scheduled.
American League
Detroit 2. St. Louis I.
Only game scheduled
Pacific Coait League
San Diego 5. Seattle 2.
Oakland 5. Hollywood 4.
Sacramento 4, Portland 1.
Los Angeles 8, San Fran
cisco. 3.
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Billy McClusky (left) and Barney Koch, shortstop and sec
ond baseman for the Portland Babes, are considered the best
double-play combination in the Oregon State Baseball laaoue.
They'll show their wares here Saturday night and Sunday after
noon when Ray Brooks' outfit clashes with the Craters In a
pair of double-headers at the fairgrounds park.
300 TIM ENTER
MU MEET AT FRESNO;
TRACK FAST AS FLASH
Fresno, Cal., June 28. (IP)
Nearly 300 of the nation's track
and field aces and a clay track
rated one of the fastest in the
country combined to give fans
more hope they might see a few
national or even world records
shattered in the two-day na
tional A. A. U. championships
opening here tonight.
The fifty-second running of
the annual championships finds
most of the men who were shut
out of a chance at Olympic
Game records, because of the
war, entered in the Fresno
tournament.
The yellow track, carefully
tended for attempts at record
performances, was at first de
clared "too fast" by several
eastern athletes who had never
raced on it before.
Ed Duggcr of Tufts, Fred Wol
cott of Rice Institute and Joe
Batiste of Tucson, Ariz., each
fell after tripping on the first
hurdle of their practice run for
the 110-meter event. Each de
clared the track too speedy, but
after a few more runs expressed
confidence he could make good
time tomorrow night.
IN SO. OREGON LOOP
Medford's Rogues will remain
Idle SunriBV afternoon as the
Southern OrcRon Baseball league j
opens its second half pennant
race with Grants Pass, first half I
champs, entertaining Crescent
City and Roseburg playing at
Gold Hill. !
Medford's bye was caused by!
the disbandment of the Ashland-1
Talent Ateos recently. Next loop
tilt for the Rogues will be at
Crescent City July 7.
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BASEBALL
TWO DOUBLE-HEADERS
Saturday Night and Sunday Afternoon
PORTLAND BABES
vs.
MEDFORD CRATERS
First Game Saturday Night 8:15 o'clock
First Game Sun. Afternoon 1:30 o'clock
FAIRGROUNDS PARK
flOW THEY?
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National League
W. L. PC.
Cincinnati 38 20 .655
Brooklyn 35 20 .636
New York 35 21 .625
Chicago 33 30 .524
Pittsburgh .. 23 32 .418
St. Louis 22 33 .400
Boston 19 32 .373
Philadelphia 20 37 .351
American League
W. L.
Cleveland 40 24
Detroit 36 24
Boston 34 24
New York 29 31
St. Louis 30 35
Chicago 27 32
Philadelphia . 23 35
Washington 25 39
PC.
.625
.600
.586
.483
.462
.458
.397
.391
PC.
.624
.544
.511
.506
.488
.484
.471
.369
Pacific Coast League
W. L.
Seattle 53
Oakland 49
Hollywood 46
Snn Diego 44
Los Angeles 42
23
41
44
43
44
Sacramento
San Francisco
44 47
41 46
Portland 31
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BABE DIDISON SETS
Milwaukee, June 28.
Long-driving Babe Didrikson
Zaharias. with a sparkling 72
card to her credit, loomed over
the field of eight survivors in
the women's western open golf
tournament today as one of the
chief threats to defending cham
pion Helen Drttweiler's title.
The Los Angeles shotmaker
entered the quarter-finals yes
terday by touring the Blue
Mound course three under wo
men's par for an all-time Wis
consin record as she eliminated
Mrs. J. A. Ochiltree of Indian
apolis, 8 to 6.
Miss Dettwcller, Washington
(D. C.) business woman golfer,
stepped through her second
round with a 2 and 1 conquest
of Kathryn Pearson. Houston,
Texas.
Adults 40e
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1-0 CONQUEST OF
LOST RIVER TEAM
Games Tonight
American league: Fluhrer's
vs. Wooden Box, 8 p. m.; Medco
vs. Lost River Dairy, 9 p. m.
National league: Bear Creek vs
Gasco, 8 p. m.; Eagles vs. Elks,
9 p. m.
Excellent hurling by Russ
Bean and Mara, coupled with
Lowery's home run and Bean's
triple, gave Fluhrer's Bread
aters a 4 to 0 shutout over Lost
River Dairy in an American
league game at the stadium last
night.
Leavens and Ayres got the
only hits off Bean, who worked
the first five innings for the
winners. Mara hurled hitless
ball the last two frames.
In the other American loop
clash, Jennings Tire blasted
Catholic Men, 12 to 4, with D.
Singler hitting a triple and Bar
ker a double for the winners.
Lewis doubled for the losers.
In National league games.
Copco edged Faber's, 3 to 2 and
Eagles outslugged Teamsters, 11
to 9. In the latter game, Burn
ham and H. Arthur homered
and H. Lewis and R. Arthur
tripled for the Eagles,
Littrell, Balding and
while
Kenton
tripled for Teamsters.
Scores:
Score: R. H. E.
Jennings Tire 12 8 5
Catholic Men 4 7 5
Walker and Nave; J. Gitzen,
L. Sakraida and Darland.
Score: R. H. E.
Lost River '0 2 1
Fluhrer's 4 8 2
Leavens and Wray; Bean,
Maru and J. Smith.
Score: R. H. E.
Fabers 2 8 1
Copco 3 4 2
L. Plnkham and Babb; R.
Singler and Soller.
Score: R. H. E.
Teamsters 9 15 3
Eagles 11 11 3
Dalliare, Balding and Fraley;
Adams and Arthur.
BEAVERS SELL THOMAS
TO SAN DIEGO PADRES
Portland, Ore., June 28. (JPl
The Portland Pacific Coast
league baseball club sold Wil
liam Thomas, right hand
pitcher, to San Diego today.
The amount of the straight cash
deal was not announced.
Oreater Parts hM a population of
about 4.933.000. Oreater London con
tains about 8 655,000.
The lightship off San Francisco
record! an average of 1,135 hours of
fog per year.
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This Week -End
Climaxing the 10-day Red
Cross water safety campaign
attended by more than 450 stu
dents of all ages, the annual
water carnival will be held in
the natatorlum Saturday night
at 7:30. The public is cordially
invited to attend, and there will
be no charge for the exhibition.
According to Miss Frances
Arnspiger, acting chairman of
life-saving of the Jackson coun
ty Red Cross chapter, the pro
gram will include mass drills
staged by the beginner classes,
races of all kinds, watermelon
polo, diving, stunts and form
swimming. The Junior and sen
ior life-saving classes will dem
onstrate holds, breaks, ap
proaches and carries used when
saving a drowning person. Miss
Arnspiger said.
Under the direction of Harry
Harvie, expert instructor, the
classes were considered the most
successful ever held here, both
in the number of students and
the benefits gained.
The Red Cross wishes to ex
press its appreciation to the fol
lowing persons for devoting
their time and efforts to the
campaign: John Nagley, Fran
ces Port, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Brock, Mrs. Dorothy Perl, Wal
ter Clements, Jack Hamilton,
Floyd Brownlee, Wardlo Pur-
din, Dick Nelson, Dorothy Cof
feen, Bill and Richard Freder
icks, Dean Showers and Jimmy
Morrow.
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
New York Joey Fontana.
133, Brooklyn, knocked out Lee
Harper, 131, Texas (7).
Baltimore G e o r g 1 e Pace,
123, Cleveland, bantamweight
champion, stopped Lawrence
Gunn, 123, Baltimore (1) (non
title). East Liverpool, Ohio Teddy
Yarosz, 174, Pittsburgh, out
pointed Bud Mignault, 169.
Brockton, Mass. (10).
Minneapolis Chuck Crowell,
220, Los Angeles, outpointed
Arne Anderson, 188, Sweden
(10).
FORMER TENNIS STAR
DIVORCED ON CRUELTY
Bridgeport, Conn;, June 28.
P) Mrs. Rebecca Tenney
Shields of Greenwich won a di
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day from Francis X. Shields,
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Haverford. Pa., June 58.
The national intercollegiate
tennis championships entered the
quarter final round at the Mer
lon Cricket club today with a
pair of "dark horses" vieing for
the limelight with the six re
maining seeded entries.
Top-ranked Don McNeill, na
tional clay court titleholder from
Kenyon college, faces one of the
"outsides" in Bill Reedy, of
Southern California. Frank
Guernsey, the defending cham
pion from Rice Institute, is pitted
against the other Bill Canning,
of California.
In the remaining matches second-seeded
Joe Hunt, of Navy, is
matched with Isadore Bellis of
Pennsylvania, while Ted Schroe
der, of Southern California,
meets Bill Talbcrt of Cincinnati.
Closing time for Too Late o Clas
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