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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 26. 1940. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Ben Hogan Rated Best Driver in 1940 Golf World Eugene Baseball Teams Invade Medford Saturday, Sunday Whenever golfers get togeth er at the 19th green to discuss this and that concerning the an cient and honorable game, the question usually arises as to which of the present-day club bers is the "Babe Ruth" of the tee. Jimmy Thomson, for the past several years, has been recog nized as the longest hitter In the world, with Lavson Little giv ing him a stiff struggle for clouting honors, and Slammtn' Sammy Snead not far behind, if any. Now comes word from Fran cis J. Powers, links publicist that "most critics agree that little Ben Hogan is the best driver in golf this year, despite the fact that Thomson can outmuscle him by several yards." Powers says that Hogan Is not many yards behind Thomson from the tee at any time, and that he is much more accurate than the California slugger. "Over the winter circuit and through the summer tourna ments," Powers writes, "Hogan likely has put fewer drives in. to the rough than any of the top notch professionals, and what he gives Thomson in dis tance he more than makes up lor in accuracy. Hogan. claims Powers, la as handy with his brittle and spoon as the driver, and comes close to being the best all around wood player in the game today, if not the very tops. Hogan uses the longest awing of any pro star, yet sel dom does he not have the club under control at all times. Harbor. Mich.. Wednesday night under the lights at the fairgrounds park. The Craters originally were slated to play the Davids Wed nesday eve, but when they de cided to continue in the tourna ment, and wired the Davids that the game was off, a telegram was fired back suggesting tne Monarchs act as Crater substi tutes. The Medford Athletic As sociation, which will get 23 per cent of the gross gate receipts, agreed to the proposition, so the game is on. Incidentally, Satch Palga is the subject of a swell article In this week's Saturday Evening Post. It's a "must read" for all baseball fans. And he 11 be here Wednesday night. CRATERS TO PLAY 'I i Lanning, Crippen to Hurl for Craters Wray, Reed Will Pitch for Juniors TO FANS BY MICROPHONE Yes, the Craters are going to continue In the state semi-pro baseball tournament, and left here today for their game against Jack and Jill Tavern at Silverton tonight. An attempt was made to In duce Commissioner Ray Brooks to let the Craters and Jack and Jill play in Silverton Monday night, instead of tonight, but it was no soap. Brooks wired back that it was Impossible to make the shift, so the only thing the Craters could do was take off for Silverton. Pretty soon they'll be called the "Nomads", instead of Craters. The idea of that proposed shift In the date of the game was that it would save Medford a long trip to Silverton and back. As it Is, the locals will now be forced to return to Medford to morrow to met Eugene Satur day night and Sunday, then head for Silverton again Mon day for the tournament's last three nights of play. That is, the Craters will re turn to Silverton Monday if they aren't belted over by the Jillers tonight, in which case they will have suffered their second de feat and that means elimination. If the Craters beat Jack and Jill, they will remain to play their semi-final game Tuesday eve. and if they win that, also, they'll collide with Albany Wednesday night. The Craters' determination to remain in the tournament, despite the vicious amount of traveling they must do, tit the stsge for whit will be the greatest baiebill attriction ever pretenle din Midford the Kansas City Monarchs. with Sitchil Paige, virtus the House of Davids, of Bmton. Wichita. Kans., July 26. OJ.R) Arguments with umpires be ing what they sometimes are, the world's premiere of the "per iscope microphone" last night was considerably more than its sponsors had expected. At the touch of a button, the microphone springs from a hid den receptacle at home plate and feds the vocal part of umpire-player disputes Into the puDiic address system so that spectators can hear what Is go ing on. Leftfielder Ernie Miller of Chanute, who was batting, didn't like the way Umpire Paul Fair was calling them in the Kansas State semi-pro baseball meet. He turned around to tell him so and the microphone sprang up In his face. Some of the spectators blushed. The pub lic address system operator pressed a butujn and the micro phone retired. Miller and Fair finished their argument In com. parauve privacy. ROGUESPLAYAT G. Manager Doc Gitzen of the mcaiord Rogues was undecided today which of four pitchers to start against Gold Hill at r.nM Hill Sunday afternoon at 2:30 In a Southern Oregon Baseball league contest. The local skinner said that h would select the starting hurler from among Tommv Kevin n. Tungate, Harold McAbee and bob Newland, all righthanders. Skinny Wilson was expected to open on the firing line for the Gold Hill Beavers. No Important changes would be made in the Rogue lineup, manager uitzen said. In the other loon tuulo Rntsx. burg will play at Crescent City. Grants Pass draws a bye. Scores Yesterday American Leigue Chicago 6, Boston 4. Philadelphia 7. Cleveland 6. Detroit 5. Washington 2. New York 13. St. Louis 8. National Lsague Chicago 8, Boston 4. Pittsburgh 2. New York t. St. Louis at Philadelphia, rain. Only games scheduled. Pacific Soast Liigue Portland 7-5, Seattle 4-4. Los Angeles 1. San Francisco Hollywood 8. Oakland 1. Sacramento 7, San Diego 1. At least one, maybe two, baseball championships will be determined here Saturday and Sunday as Oregon State league and American Legion Junior teams of Medford and Eugene combine to bring to the city the biggest week-end of na tional pastiming yet seen by local fanatics. The State league Medford Craters and Eugene Athletics will wind up their regular sea son with games Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, and Legion Junior teams of the two towns will clash in a three game series for the sectional title of districts 3 and 4 and right to enter the state finals at Hilliboro in August. With all games being played at the fairgrounds park except for the Saturday afternoon Jun ior tilt, which is slated for the high school field, here Is the schedule: Saturday, 2:30 p. m. Med ford Juniors rs. Eugene Juniors (high school). Saturday, 7:00 p. m. Med ford Juniors vs. Eugene Juniors. Saturday, 9 p. m. Medford Craters vs. Eugene Athletics. Sunday, 1 p. m. Medford Juniors vs. Eugene Juniors (if third and deciding game is necessary.) Sunday, 2:30 p. m. Medford Craters vs. Eugene Athletics. Thus, it will be one game Saturday afternoon, a double- header Saturday night under the glimmers, and another pos sible double-header Sunday aft ternoon. Flag at Stake The Crater-Athletics teries will have a vital bearing on the second-half Oregon State league pennant. Eugene Is at present tied with Albany for the leadership, with Medford a game behind. The Craters must sweep both tilts to retain a chance at the flag as this week end completes the second-half schedule. With Southpaw Jimmy Rcgo pitching for the Craters against Jack and Jill Tavern at Silver ton tonight in a state tourna ment game, the hurling burden against Eugene will fall on the shoulders of Big Bill Lanning, who will probably work Sat urday night, and Steve Crippen, slated to pitch Sunday. Eugene, managed by Former Coast Leaguer Monroe Dean. will throw the veteran Bob Wiltshire at the Craters Satur day evening, and come back with Jack Richards, sensational young southpaw, Sunday after noon. The Athletics, with their unesi learn in zu years, are gunning hard for the cham pionship and will present a heavy-hitting lineup powered by Catcher Libby. Bill Carney, centerficlder: Manager Dean, second baseman, and Phillips. Coach Riney Cook of the Medford Juniors, champions of district 4. said that Cato Wray tikmm Clatty first baseman of the Eugem Athletics, who play the Craters here Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in the Origon State liigue finale, is Nig Me betius. who performed latt year with Tolido. Although not a powerhoute hitter. Mebetiut Is considered one of the finitt de fentive first sackers in Origon semi-pro basibill. E TO FACE DAVIDS Leroy "Satchel" Paige and his Kansas City Monarchs, world's colored champions and one of the greatest baseball teams ever put together outside organized ball, will collide with the al-most-equally sensational Benton Harbor House of Davids here Wednesday night under the lights at the fairgrounds park. Arrangements for the clash, the most super-colossal ever staged In Medford, were com pleted yesterday afternoon when the Craters called off their game with the Davids to com pete further in the state semi pro tournament. A week ago the two famous barnstorming clubs tangled in Portland, vith the Monarchs taking a 1 to 0 decision behind the four-hit, 14-strikeout hurl ing of the immortal Paige, the "black Malty" of baseball and recognized by whites and ne groes, alike, as the greatest pitcher in the world. Paige, six foot three and a half inch giant with what is consid ered the smokiest "smoker" In baseball, will pitch against the bewhiskered House of David nine. Whether he will fling the entire nine Innings is not known, but it is certain he will fog them over for at least three innings and maybe more. FLUHRER'S, G TO 5CCC SWiWrsCHOOL Games Tonight American league: Copco vs. Jennings Tire, 8 p. m.: Wooden Box vs. Fluhrer s. 9 p. m. Na tional league: Elks vs. Bear Creek, 8 p. m.; Gasco vs. Team sters, 9 p. m. With all the fireworks ex ploding in the seventh and final inning, Mcdco nosed out a 6 to S victory over Fluhrer's Brcadcaters in an American league Softball game at the stadium last night. Behind 2 to 4 In the final frame, Fluhrer's staged a three run rally that apparently clinch ed the contest. With two gone and two runners on, Johnny Smith blasted a homer to give the Brcadcatcrs a 5 to 4 lead. But in Medco's half of the seventh a walk and singles by Steincr, Calvert and McLean punched two tallies across the I E TORRID GRAPPLE The annual Medford CCC dis trict water safety school at Twin Plunges in Ashland will come to an end Saturday night at 8 o'clock with a free program at the pool, to be followed by a dance to which all ladies will be admitted at no cost. Fifty four CCC enrollces from the district's 27 camps will partici pate in the swimming demon stration. Included on the program will be a 300-foot free style relay race, a fancy diving demonstra tion, a 100-foot free style swim ming race, a 100-foot medley re lay race, a 100-foot breast stroke race, clown diving, a 100-foot back stroke race, a 200-foot lemon and spoon race. riat (. h. t ,! ! " "r an peram race, a lite In the other American oop sfinK d e m on s t r a t i o n and closh. Jennings Tire company I fw"d'n8 "f Cross emblems ot'iii minis. Instructors at the school have Jimmy Goodrich, generally considered the game's greatest exponent of the flying tackle and sonnenberg. maneuvers he learn ed while doing his bit on the football field for the fighting Irish of Notre Dame, will prob ably enter the ring almost an even choice to defeat Dangerous Danny McShane when the pair collide in the main event on next Monday night's Mack Lillard wrestling program in the Med ford armory. Although fans aren't overlook ing the fact that Jitterbug Danny is one of the toughest customers currently plying the rassle rialto. and a thoroughly unscrupulous hombre, they have a great deal of respect for Goodrich. His tor pedoing into defeat of Joe Ly nam last Monday was a picture of grappling potency, and it is the opinion of many that he will give McShane the roughest eve ning of the latter's soiled career. Supplementing the top tiff will be a pair of prelims de signed to wring the last drop of excitement out of another ladies' night crowd. George Wagner and Bob Kenaston are slated for the center quarrel, in another meanie-cleanie affair with Ken aston, naturally, providing the off-color action. , Then in the opener, a new comerbig. tough Mike Nazar ian. an Armenian with not too pleasant a disposition will clash with Otis Clingman, a popular legitimate grappler. Both these matches should aDDroach the main event in the matter of cnins and thrills. War Grieves Gourmets As Alien Food Flow Dwindles By Jack Stinnett. Washington. Gastronomica!: Capital gourmets have an ache, but it didn't come from eating. Just the reverse, in fact. Russian caviar is up 100 per cent In price, when you can get it at all. The fine French champagnes are 'getting as scarce as bathwater in Death Valley. The kegs of famous Holland and Munchen beers are gettinp down to the spigots. Matjes, herring, from Sweden, Is soaring. Olives from Italy, Spain and other Mediterranean countries are far from as plen tiful or as cheap as they used to be. The imported Dutch, Danish and Scandinavian cheeses no long tickle the nos trils when you swing through the delicatessen screen-doors. The last shipment of rpisbrod (Swedish bread) to arrive here j Japan. It's only a question of j months now, if things go on like this, that the bert smorgas bord in the land will look as meager as Sunday's chicken on Tuesday morning. Imported sardines arc na longer just hard . to get out of the can . . . it's vetting so you can't even get the cans. Polish hams are more often a mem ory than a reality. One mora winter, and people who salvo their summers with Rhine win and soda will have to turn to gin 'n' tonic. Ancient eggs, bird nests and kippered octo pus are still coming through from China, but that's scant solation. Oddly enough, the gourmets are about the only ones who are weeping . . . barring those importers who are finding busi ness Isn't what it was ''before the war." A lot of the delica tessen and fancy food grocers will tell you it's a good thing for America. Maybe, iney say, our high-hat food connoisseurs will learn to "cat America first" ... and like it. CLUB trimmed Catholic Men. 11 to 3. Mitr-holl trinlarl tr.f V- ners and Morrisey dittoed for .Wflter Vh,ite f Sfmp the losers iTule Lake and Wesley O. Flood With H. Vcssey leading the!0' Camp Hat Creek' aH.nl. ..4U I . .. .1 I . . . a. tain ,, a iiwmi-, anu u ipiP, Eagles defeated Bear Creek, 14, to 10, in a National league same. Lefricr doubled for the losers. In a girls' game, Hunt's Crat erians defeated Bear Creek. 29 to 1, as the losers committed a dozen fielding mishaps. Score: R. H. E. Jennings 11 11 2 Catholic Men 3 8 8 WOW THEY? STAND American Ltagui W. L. Detroit M 34 Cleveland 53 as Boston 47 4J New York 45 41 Chicago 43 41 Washington 38 S3 St. Louis 38 53 Philadelphia 34 53 National Liagu W. r. I Cincinnati 58 25 Brooklyn 51 34 New York 45 37 Chicago 47 45 St. Louis 38 43 Pittsburgh 37 45 Boston 29 51 Philadelphia 28 53 Pacific Coast Ltagui Seattle TOURNEY SEMI-FINALS uaKland 67 Los Angeles 62 San Diego 60 Sacramento 59 Hollywood 57 San Francisco 53 Portland 42 BAERL0U1S TIFF New York, July 26. U.R Promoter Mike Jacobs an nounced today he had abandoned plans for a heavyweight cham pionship match in September between Joe Louis and Max Baer. Instead. Louis will fight the winner of the bout next month between Billy Conn and Bob Pastor. ,10-3 Lions Chief Silverton, July 28. IP) Th Silverton Red Sox, defending champions, defeated Tillamook, 10 to 3, in the Oregon semlpro baseball tournament last night. The game between Reliable Shoe of Portland and Battle ground was postponed because of rain. The last innings of the Silverton-Tillamook contest were played in the wet. Ray Brooks, Oregon semi-pro commissioner, announced a trip leheader for next Wednesday night at Albany. J The Pontchartrain curve on the Illinois Central railroad be tween Ruddock and Tunity, La., is the longest single .railroad curve in the United States. With slight variations in degree, be tween 8 and 12 minutes, this curve, skirting the western short of Lake Pontchartrain, extends nearly 9H miles. Pay Less Dritt Better Men's Ginulna CALFSKIN Dress Oxfords $3.95 pair M. M. Dept. Store, Inc. Karl M. Sorrick (above) of Jackson. Mich., is lhi new pris- ident of the International Asso ciation of Lion Clubt. Hi was unanimously advancid from the first vice preiidency to ihi pres idency at thi 24th annual con vention of thi atsociation which cloud July 25 In Havana, Cuba.' MOTORISTS ATTENTION K If your motor healt or radlalnr Iraki, tri or call HOOPER'S RADIAIOR SERVICE SJ . liarllptt IMlone 497 "1 would pitch the Saturday after- I, j noon game and Bill Reed the ''",';''';''h''i Saturday night contest. In case , pLei?1 Vu,. ,1.. .Ki-j i , . Lean and vils?n. ir himu kmiv is piayea oun day afternoon, Cap Vandcrgrift I Score: R. H. E will do the flinging. Cook 'Eagles 14 16 10 1 stated. 'Bear Creek 10 13 2: Eugene's Legion Juniors, who I J. Vessev and Adams; Curry. ! shellacked Toledo and Corvallls Bohl and Wootcn. to grab the district 3 bunting. will probably have Snick Har j bert on the mound Saturday , afternoon and Southpaw Kirk on the rubber In the evening. I Seabrlght. N. J.. July 26. (UP.' Finalists in the men's sin gles of the 53d annual Seabright invitation tennis tournament will Jennings and Nave: Dallaire. 'be decided today when Bobby RiKgs plays Gilbert A. Hunt and Francis Kovars meeeta Elwood T. Cooke of Portland, Ore., in the semi-finals. Alice Marble of Beverly Hills. Calif., meets Sarah Palfrey of Brookline. Mass.. and Pauline Bctz of Los Angeles plays Mary Hardwick of England In the wo men's semi-final matches. Myers and Darland. Score; R. H. E. .56 1 .6 11 0 Smith; Mc- CLAY BIRDS SHATTERED T Fights Last Night LEADS GRID POLU By the Attociatid Prut I Hartford. Conn. Marty Ser vo. 139. Schenectady, N. Y.. stopped Eddie Zivic, 139, Pitts- I burgh. (61. New York Gunnar Barlund. 199. Finland, stopped Italo Colo- ncllo, 202, Italy (3. Extra Pale Beer RAINIER FOR GOOD CHEERI nlai pair intf I'r.Njwr t Vldfnfa. Portland, July 26. V Thousands of clay birds were blasted in the air today signal-1 The Valley railroad, one' ing the start of the 10th annual mji in i-noih .t --.t i i. i Kranu I acme irapsnoci wurua-Pa., j, ,he horU.st line-haul ! Chicago. July "B.Friti j ment at Portland t.un club. ; railroad in the United States. I c, i.niinKiiii coarn, was nm" H pni'i out In front today in the bal- i yesterday, Robert Ray, 19. of loting to name a head coach I'oquillc. Ore. walked off with for the collegians who will op. tun honors, breaking 97 out of pose Green Bay's professional ,0u ,Hrifts from 16 yards and champions in the seventh an " ml' ' Su 1,1 handicap event, nual all star football gmiie for' "'K'1 I"1"" ,h' 16 yard charity August 29 at Soldier '"lit. however, went to Guy field. Ifhlesman. Spokane, and 11. Car- First returns in the nation 1 1",'- Salt Lake City, with 99 s. wide noil nvt Pri.l-r i.,ui t'al Ray, Ccqmlle. R. Flaherty of 9,921 votes. Right behind him was Mai Elward of Pur due with 9.646. The all stars will have a five man coaching staff selected from five sections of the coun try. Sectional leaders and their to tal points included: Far west: A. A. Stage. Col lege i.f Pacific. 1.41V Howard Ulurlhuture. Jones, s.tnliern California. 987. I Buck Shaw, Santa Clara, 809. Spokane, and Merle llenkle. ; Portland, had 9's. Other scores Included: I H. E Bowser. Grants, Tass. 90: R. S. 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