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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
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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."
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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
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.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
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"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
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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
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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.
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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.