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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TVF.DXESDAY. JULY 3. 1940. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Lillard Expect Large Crowd at Aahland Wrestle Grapple Promoter Mark Lil lard looki for a crowd of some 2,000 to attend till giant shin dig In Ashland tomorrow night, nd he may not be far amiss. , . . with mat maniacs like Dan gerous Danny McShain. Bulldog Jackson and Bob Kenaston all on the same card, and in a bat tle royal together, of all things, the clients certainly should come out in swarms . . . Mc Shain, alone, is worth going further than across the street to see . . . When Alex McDonald played ball last week-end, he wus forc ed to grip a sponge over his broken finger when he wielded the hickory at the plate ... a rumor started in Eugene and brought to us by Oregon Frosh Coach John Warren was that Russ Acheson wouldn't be here next season . . . E. H. Hedrick, however, said he hadn't heard anything about It and that If Russ was planning to leave he would have revealed his inten tions . . . Pat Patterson, whose Cra ter batting average has been skidding rapidly the past lew weeks, is socking the ball hard enough but his drives are going where they are in stead of where they ein't ... Pat busted a couple en the nose last week-end that were turned into sensational field ing plays ... a few breaks and the lanky tirst-sacker will be up there In the .300 circle again ... Salem's Western Internation al league Senators aren't draw ing too well, nor are the other loop teams with the exception of Spokane . . . the latter town. Incidentally, set a class D league attendance record last season and the Pacific Coast circuit la eyeing the city as a possible future member . . . The Craters could use a couple more left handed hitters; at this time Rock Peterson is the lone port side swinger . . . except for Bill Lannlng, the pitcher . . . Crash Campbell, who has ap peared here four times this sum mer in the midget racers, was the first driver to officially enter- Uie third annual 230-lap stock car race at Portland, July 21 . . . Campbell, a whale of driver, la one of the favorites for first place in the stock struggle, which is being staged by Bobby Rowe. the midget impressario ... Dean Mc Adams, U. of Wash ington grid star and forward passer par excellent, hurt his elbow hurling the javelin for the track team, and Jimmy Phelan is moaning all over Se attle . . . Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox outfielding star, la reported not hustling, for which he is really raked over Seagram's 7 l.rown Blended Wtmker irt strsifht whukies, on"r (rain neniial spirits. 00 rWf. Seajrara-Dutillera Cor awrs'ion. NewWk. h Smoother, Mlldrr V To a highball Seagram! 7 Crown makes a deliriously I smooth companion lo spar kling water. Al-o makes a Y I silky tastini Manhattan. I 7 Now blended milder than V 1 erer. Try "America's Finest" I ) today. mm TODAY' j Colored ZULU giants 10 STAGE HILARIOUS i Chief Bolo Heavy Slugger for Traveling Club Game Starts at 8:30 Sharp America's funniest and dizzi est baseball show comes to Med ford tonight In the form of the colored African Zulu Giants, with the State League Craters providing the opposition for the nationally-famous barnstorming team at the lighted fairgrounds park. The hilarious attraction is slated to start at 8:30 sharp. Wearing grass skirts and huge white ear rings, the Zulus have the reputation of furnishing the "greatest novelty and attraction, plus real baseball, of any club that ever came west." A feature of their routine is a shadow ball game rated as good as that of the House of Davids. Probably the best player on the team is Chief Bolo, six feet four inch pitcher-outfielder, who belted 97 home runs last year and pitched a pair of no-hit games. He manages the club. Prince Rosto, catcher and out fielder. Is called "the funniest man in baseball." Other members of the team are Andu, outfield; Bihce, third base; Jon, second base; Hoodoo, first base-pitcher; Penu, short stop; Lulu, outfield-pitcher; Jok ko, utility; Knucredi and Tom Tom, pitchers, and Kolu, left field and pitcher. Hawkins Out Although the Zulus stage a wacky show that keeps the clients In stitches, they play real baseball. In tact, some persons believe the colored team is as good as the famous Kansas City Monarchs and the House of Davids. Manager Tommy Hawkins of the Craters was undecided to day which pitcher he would send against the traveling clowns. It will be Bill Lanning. Steve Crippen, Jim Rego or Vir gil Haynes. Hawkins, himself, will be out of the lineup because of that beaning Sunday, and his place behind the bat will prob ably be taken care of by Billy Calvert. the COals bv John Di-nhan sports writer of tho Boston Traveler . . . Agitation Is develnnlns In eastern baseball circles to have batters wear helmets while at the platter to diminish the danger of bean balls . . strangely, though, apposing the move are Hank Lleber, Joe Medwick and Pee Wee Rp all of whom have been flatten ed by the horsehlde . . . what do you think, Tommy Hawkins? anvertons Red Sox. semi pro chamnlons of Oninn mH Washington and third-place fin ishers at the national tourna ment at Wichita, Kans., last season, make their only ap pearance of the year in Med- lord next Saturday night and Sunday afternoon ... if the Craters can bump them twice, the second half pennant will be Just around the comer. STATE SEMI-PRO EY Portland, July 3. (T Mo lalla and n & O trnn.fnp rf pnri. land grabbed easy victories last mum in me opening games of me nun annual urcgon semi pro baseball tournament. Molalla downed Portland'. Mantle club. 7 tn 4 whil n jt, n trimmed Mount Angel, 14 to 1. The tournament will continue here until July 22 before moving to Silverton for the finals. BILL HAYWARD SPIKES RUMOR OF RETIREMENT Eugene. July 3. (,p Col. William L. Hayward. Oregon university track coach since 1903. spiked rumors of his immi nent retirement yesterday on his 72nd birthday anniversary. He declared he hoped "to coach many more Oregon teams." Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service African n 'i1 yw ' ' A AST uf'H Vive. Chief Bolo (above), giant out fielder for the African Zulu Giants, will rattle the fair grounds fences tonight what, his club tangles with the Med ford Craters in a game starting at 8:30. Bolo is the Babe Ruth" of the barnstormers, hit ting 57 homers last year. SEVEN GRAPPLERS IN BATTLE ROYAL One of the wildest battle roy als in the history of southern Oregon wrestling is expected to take place in Ashland's Eliza bethan thentre the night of July 4, Thursday, when Promoter Mark Lillard sends seven glad iators into the ring to battle it out under the eyes of two ref erees. Danny McShain, Pete Belcas tro, Dude Chick, Bulldog Jnck- son, Ernie Piluso, Sgt. Bob Ken- aston and Prince Mehalikis are the matmen slated to provide the fireworks, and a meanie ver sus cleanie struggle is almost a certainty. McShain, Bclcastro. Jackson and Kenaston, all tough mugs with no respect for ring man ners, will probably gang up on Chick, Piluso and the Prince, scientific exponents, and fans are anxious to see whether these latter gentlemen, outnumbered as they are, can stave off defeat. following the battle royal the regular three match-program will take place. The second and third men eliminated will come bark to battle 30 minutes or one fall, the next two out will wrestle 40 minutes or two out of three falls, and the finalists will struggle an hour or two out of three falls. First man beaten will be through for the evening. The card will start at 8 o'clock sharp. OVVTHEVA American League. W. L. Tct Detroit 40 1S .13 Cleveland 42 27 .609 Boston 37 28 .!(B9 New York 34 32 MS St. Louis 33 37 .471 Chicago 23 36 .471 riiiladelhia 26 3 .4(10 Washington 27 43 .38ti National Leaqui Brooklyn 40 21 23 23 .6r.r .641 .623 .307 .433 .417 .363 .339 Cincinnati New York Chicago .. . 41 3d 3.1 26 25 34 34 35 36 41 St. Louis .... Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia . 21 Pacific Coast Ltaaue. Seattle .16 34 Oakland 53 2 .622 ..1.13 ..100 ..100 484 .478 364 San Dicno 46 Sacramento 48 Hollywood 47 Los Angeles 44 Sun Francisco 4 4 Portland 32 46 4 a 4H 47 18 .16 "The Neighbors' Kids' Prairie City. 111. .11 This peaceful west central Illinois vil lage had to break precedent and hire a policeman because, the town biard said, of "rowdyism by xnungsters. many of them (roni nrilibormi; low n " Fral rie City s ivpulatmn is 531. Zanies iiBaer Belts Two-Ton Galento Into Heipiesness LIONS OPEN DRIVE TO SEND CRATERS TO BALL TOURNEY The Lioni club, meeting In Hotel Medford last night, launched a campaign to raise approximately $400 to send Medford's baseball Craters, State league leaders, to tne Oregon State semi-pro tourna ment which opened in Portland yesterday. And to start the drive off in spectacular fashion, 28 mem bers pledged $102.90, more than one-fourth the estimated needed amount. Cooperating with the I.lons club in the campaign will be the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Manager Frank Hull wilL. prepare subscription blanks for distribution in vari ous local business firms, for fans who wish to contribute to the fund. The chamber will also accept donations at its office. The Lions club will contact other Medford service clubs, and members will attend the Zulu Giant game tonight and the Silverton tilts Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon to receive contributions from fans. Although the Craters are rated the best semi-pro cljb in the state, and favorites to win the tournament, it was not be lieved they could enter the meet because of the time ar.d money players would lose by being absent from their tobr or their trips to Portland. The Lions club campaign changes the picture, and if the entire mount is raised the players will be reimbursed for their wage-losses. The Craters are scheduled to play their first game next lues day night against the winner of the Tillamook-McElroy Dancers game, and are slated to return to Portland the following Fri day evening. . The tourney, staged under-the double elim ination system., continues at Vaughn street peril In Portland to July 22, thev tfioves to Si. verton for the teml-finalc and finals. Winner of the Oregon tour nament playi the; Washington semi-pro champions for the right to enter the national tour nament at Wichita, Kan. Sil verton competed at Wichita lai-t season, finishing In third place. LOST BY PITCHER No Games Tonight. Pitcher Rickey of Jennings Tire company last night nurlrd the first no-hit game of the Medford Softball season, but-he lost the contest by a score of 6 to 5 to Fluhrer's Breadia'crs when he issued eight bares on balls and his teammates com mitted three errors. Barker of Jennings hit a homer in the seventh with two mates abo.ird. but the b'ow failed by one run to overcome the Fluhrers' lead. In the other American league clash. Medco nicked Catholic Men. 8 to 3. on Stiner's two- hit hurling and doubles by Wil son White and McLean. Myers doubled for the losers. Teamsters defeated Copco. 1ft to 3, in a National league game, with Bean pitching a two-hitter for the winners and Askwith Balding and Fralev socking I triples and Littrell hitting two doubles. Hunt's Craterlans overwhelm ed Bear Creek Orchardr, 16 to 4. Scores: R. H Catholic Men 3 2 Medco 8 14 E 3 I J. Gitren. Myers and land Stciner and Wilson. Dar- R. 5 8 H. E 8 3 0 2 Jennings Tire Fluhrer's Rickcv and Nave; Maru anc" J. Smith. R. Teamsters 10 Copoo 3 H 12 2 E. Bean and Fraley; R. S'ngUr and Seller. R H E Bear Creek 4 t II Hunt's Craterlans . 19 11 .' Addie and Betty; C!endeiv nlng and Davidson. Auto. Plat and W inflow Olasa tn V!fd resorfr M-dford p:s:e ula Mitiur lo. It to. ar':u Meet Medford t I w ff VTrJ V t - i'J The faces of iistiana's two glad gladiators incicated no great Joy at the particular stage (shown above) of their engagement in the long-heralded "battle of the bums" in Jersey City last night. Tony Galento (left) and Maxie Baer register plenty of pain. Galento suffered a broken hand in the fight and was unable to answer the bell for the eighth round. Below: Two-ton Tony holds on for dear life as Madcap Maxie strives to shake him off for further punishment. (AP Wirephotos by airmail to Mail Tribune). PLAY MARSHHELD AT LOCAL FIELD Bill Reed, righthanded Med ford senior high school pitcher, was nominated by Coach Riney Cook today to work on the mound for the local American Legion Junior team when it col lides with the Marshfield Legion Juniors on the high school field Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. One game down to Marshfield in their district scries, the Med ford Juniors must win tomor row's game to square the set. and if they do a second and de ciding tilt will be played im mediately following the first game. However, if Marshfield wins, the series will be all over and no third game will be played. Medford lost to Marsh field at Marshfield last Satur day, 6 to 4. Coach Cook revealed the re mainder of the local lineup would look like this: Adams catching. Miller on first. D. Faw cett on second Swaryk on short Jandreau on third, Wray in left, H. Fawcett in center and Hardy in right. Other players who mav see action are Bill Gitzen, right field; Steve Dippel. left field; Russ Jordan, center field; Bud Provost, first base and Cap Van dagrift. pitcher. Marshfield will probably start Gilbert on the pitching rubber, with Hanning back of the plate. Gilbert allowed Medford eight blows last Saturday, the same number his teammates rapped off Cato Wray, Medford pitcher. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. Jersey City. N. J. Pa? Com iskcy. 209, Taterson. N. J., knocked out Bob Sikes. 191. Pine Bluff. Ark., (1). Billings. Mont Johnny Mar- quel, laii. Billings. Knocxeo out Kenny Neb.. (21. Autin, 163, Omaha WRESTLING ASHLAND, JULY 4th CHAUTAUQUA BLDG. 8:00 P. M. BATTLE ROYAL . -C DANNY McSHANE PETE BELCASTRO DUDE CHICK BULLDOG JACKSON ERNIE PILUSO BOB KEN ASTON PRINCE MEHALIKIS Plus 1 Regular Matches - iniani Ui tH-H'mmm am aujeii it, I ngmif wm LJ ' y ' ' T f ri - ? . : : i-i Scores Yesterday American League Philadelphia 4-9. Boston 3-1 S. New York 6. Washington 2. Detroit 10. Chicago 9. St. Louis 5. Cleveland 3. National League Brooklyn 4. Philadelphia 1. Chicago 10. Pittsburgh 0. Boston 5, New York 3. St. Louis 4. Cincinnati 0. Pacific Coast League Seattle 7. Portland 0. Los Angeles 5. Hollywood 1. Sacramento 8. San Diego 3. Oakland 6. San Francisco S. Bird Commuters Houston. Tex. IT) C. E. B u e h n e r. businessman who bands birds as a hobby, says many of his feathered friends are pretty regular commuters. "I have records of birds that were banded one year and then set loose." he says. "The next two years iney came Dacx wun- in several days of the previous dates." Scats on sale at Brown's Telephone 101 Craters MEDFORD GUNNERS TO COMPETE AT C. CITY Several Medford gunner? plan to travel to Crescent City to morrow. July 4. to compete in a trapshoot to be staged under the auspices of the California gun club. The shoot, origianlly slated for the 4th, 5th and 6th, will be held only on the 4th. accord ing to worl received today by local gun club members. Cse Matt Tr.ouos want ads. A Chemist of high reputation, Who 's tested Ales all o'er, the Nation, Says this of RAINIER, The Ale of GOOD CHEER "So good it defies imitationl" ALE $nlW Dairy f Pr-Mur Co.. IMt nbuton Tonight TO ANSWER BELL FOR ROUND EIGHT Fat Boys Exhausted After Bloody Battle Maxie Uses Brains to Upset Dope New York, July 3. (IP) Joe Triner, chairman of the Illinois state boxing commission, and Promoter Mike Jacobs today conferred over the proposed September fight between heavy weight Champion Joe Louis and Max Baer, probably in Chicago. Although no official announce, ment was made, it was Jacobs' plan to hold it in Chicago it Baer whipped Tony Galento. He did that decisively in eight . rounds in Jersey City's Roosevelt stadium last night. Baer was up bright and early this morning, and dropped into Jacobs' office to learn he earned $19,821.46 last night. Galento, who received the same amount, awakened from a sound sleep to deny rumors he was dead. "I'm all right. I'm asleep. goodbye." said the Orange. N. J., fighter who retired late after ten stitches were taken in hia face wounds and his left hand had been placed in splints. The gate, contributed by 22, 711 fans, grossed $97,254.10. The federal tax was $8,839.40 and the state tax, $9,693.86, leaving a net gate of $78,720.84. By Gayle Talbot Jersey City, July 3. (" Two tired, fat old fighting men slugged each other into a state of utter exhaustion out on the Jersey marshes last night, and finally one of them, Tony Ga lento, was unable to go on any longer. The fat tavern keeper was sit ting on his stool, blowing blood like a harpooned whale, when the bell rang to start the eighth round. His handlers wouldn't let him go out, so the referee raised Max Baer's hand. It went into the books as a technical knockout in the eighth. The fight and it was a hard one while it lasted proved only that there isn't a heavyweight in the world today worthy of chal lenging Joe Louis for the cham pionship. Baer Wants Louis Baer, exuberant in his dress ing room afterward, was shout ing his defiance of Louis and demanding another shot at the big negro to whom he once sur rendered while on his knees. But Max is about six years too late. If he is smart, he will challenge Louis from the housetops now, but not get into the ring with, him. Max fought about as brainy a fight last night as one would hope to see. He took his time, dodged Galento's mighty lunges, and steadily punched the fat man into a state bordering on help lessness. But, even, so he did not look like a fighter to face the Louis thunderbolts. He looked old in the face, and with out fire. Tony, who had been a solid favorite, found the handicap of 244'j pounds of fat and a bar room cut on his chin too much. The pounds slowed him to where he was awkward in the clinches and a sucker for Baer sharp blasts. The cut. adminis tered originally by a beer glass pegged by his brother, opened up round by round until finally he was choking and blowing froth.