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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. KEDFORTV OREGON. TUESDAY. JULY ?0, 1940. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Original House Of David Will Play Wednesday To straighten out mistaken Idea tome fani have here that the House of David baseball club has disbanded and won't be here Wednesday night to play Satchel Paige and the Kan sas City Monarch!, let ui ex plain that the team that broke up recently in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was not the original Is raelite House of David team from Benton Harbor, Mich. This latter outfit, with the famous Long John Tucker, one of the greatest first basemen that ever drew on glove, and that amazing "pepper game" involving Tucker, George (Andy) Anderson and J. L. (Doc) Tally, is the club that'll be here Wednesday. Definitely, for cer tain. Several years ago there was only one House of David team but friction developed and the two factions running the club split up. One went one way and the other the other way, both with teams. The outfit to play here Is the original, still comes from Benton Harbor and was reorganized by Mary Purnell. It Includes Tucker, in his 17th year with the club; Tally, vet eran of 87 years with the team; Anderson, playing his 12th season with the bewhiskered boys, and many others who have been members of the club for more than three campaigns. This other House of David team disbanded in Council Bluffs when the players were unable to get their money from Manager Ham Oliver. The dough amounted to $90 a month per player. So, any fear customers may have thai there won't be a game tomorrow evening can be forgotten. There will not only be contest, but prob ably the greatest one ever staged In this city. And that's no over-statement, for the two clubs are tecognised as being the nation's top barnstorming nines, playing a brand of ball equal to double-A calibre. The Davids will come to Med ford with a six-year winning record seldom, if ever, equaled by a traveling club playing practically every day and visit ing nearly every state In the union. During the past half dozen seasons the whisker gang has won 817 and lost 281 for a .734 percentage. And that against the country's finest semi-pro teams and many class D, C, B, A and AA clubs In organized baseball. Whether the Benton Harbor genta can beat the Monarchs Is a moot question, what with Mr. Paige and his fireball being present. But whether Mr. Paige will fling the entire nine inn ings isn't known, either. If he does, and he might, the odds, of course, would be all against the Davids. When Satchel loses a contest, Abner Doubleday turns over In his grave, and ha has been mighty quiet for the past decade. However, if Paige works only a few Innings, say about three or four, the Davids might cop the verdict. As a matter of fact, we understand that, man for man, the Davids are slightly stronger than the colored boys, ! but, naturally, are not so potent when Paige is pitching for the Monarchs. Speaking of Paige, who Is sometimes called the "colored Rube Waddell" because of his eccentricities, here are a few notes on his career: One season he averaged 15.4 strikeouts per game. He holds victories over such white hurlers et Dlny Dean. Daffy Deen. Schoolboy Rows. Tommy Bridges, Mike Rybe end Joe Bowman. Joe DiMag glo, after facing Satchel once, declared, "He's the fattest there Is." In 193S he pitched and wen five games In one week, allowing only three runs In the five contests. In 1933 he won 31 and lost four. - and blanked the opposition 18 times. The same year he hurled (2 Innings of consecu tive scoreless ball, and won II straight. On June 28, 1934, he fanned nine straight hitters et Wll mlngton, Del., and came back the next day to whiff eight in a row at Utica, N. Y. He was nicknamed "Satchel" because nf his gigantic feet. He Is 31 years old (probably hit baseball age), and it terrific. FISH WARDEN SOCKED $2C FOR VIOLATION North Haledon, N. J., July 30. (UP.) Deputy Fish and Game Warden Ernest Grossman wat fined $20 today on charges of fishing without a license. Boxmen, Medco Open PECCIA, STEINER SLATED TO HURL Bear Creek, Teamsters to Clash for Third Round National Flag 4 Games, Games Tonight. Special game: Fluhrer's Breadeatert vt. Catholic All Start, 8 p. m. American league: Wooden Box vt. Medco, 9 p. m National league: Bear Creek vt. Teamsters, 8 p. m. Inter City game: Medford Copco vt. Klamath Falls Copco, 9 p. m. Wooden Box and Medco, Med ford s two top toftball teams, square off at the stadium to night in the first gamo of their best two-out-of-thrce series for the 1940 championship and the right to enter the district tour nament at Klamath Falls, Au gust 8 and 9. Second contest will be played Thursday even ing and the third. If one It necessary, Friday night. Joe Peccia, who has beaten Medco twice hand-running, to give the Boxmen the third- round crown, is slated to fling for Wooden Box. He will be opposed by Morrle Stelner, who pitched Medford to the first and second round titles. Big Evening. It will be a big night at the stauium this evening, the big gest of the year. In addition to the feature attraction, Bear Creek and Teamsters will col lide at 8 p. m. In a game that will decide the third round championship of the National league. Another stellar attraction will be the lnter-clty clash between Copoc teams from Medford and Klamath Falls, scheduled to start at 9 p. m. The fourth contest will see Fluhrer's Bread- eaten tangling with an all-star Catholic team at 8 p. m. The Medco-Wooden Box gigantic will get under way at 9 o'clock. In the National league, Copco won the first round title and Elkt the tecond round gonfalon. Thursday night, Copco will play the Elkt, and the winner of thit game will meet the Bear Creek-Teamstert victor Friday night for the National loop pen nant. URGED TO REGISTER All girls desiring to enter the contest for the role of "queen of the Medford roundup days" were requested today to register with Jack Murray. 227 West Main street, telephone 413. The roundup will be held here Au gust 17 and 18. Murray, chairman of the queen contest committee, said the on'y requirement for girls entering was that they must be abel to ride a horse. Deadline for registering Is August 10, at which time the queen will be crowned and two princesses named. SPECIAL TESTS SLATED Special tests, for those who failed to pass during the recent Red Cross water safety cam paign and for those who were unable to enroll In the classes, will be given Wednesday and Thursday afternoons "it the Nat atorium under the direction of Miss Marjorle Kelly, chairman of life-saving for the Jackson county Red Cross. All - ...... ...Ill U- " " j ,,, "r , ' g ven, and Miss Kelly Invites .ii 1 i , all those wishing to enroll to d0 ,0' mr Dir!M In uwd tUewle i rana Copco. OUR k Whiskered Pepper Bailers When the famous House of Davids clash with Satchel Paige end the Kansas City colored Monarchs at the fair grounds park Wednesday night at 8:30 a feature of the show will be the "pepper game" staged In the fifth Inning by the Davids. The trio which stages the "game" Is, left to right. Doc Tally. Long John Tucker and Ceorge Anderson, all veter ans of the club. TAG APPLICATIONSjANOTHER HIATMAN DUE BY AUGUST 1 Hunters are reminded that August 1 Is the deadline for sending their names and ad dresses to the Oregon state game commission In order to obtain big game tags for cow elk and antelope, which will enable them to shoot this game in open territories the coming season. A total of 2,000 cow elk tags and 1.300 antelope tags will be issued. If a number of ap plications exceeding the quotas set are received in the game commission office by August 1 a drawing will be held. Other wise, applicants will be taken care of in the order in which the applications are received. Those desiring tagr should send their names and addresses, the kind and number of their hunting licenses and $3 to the game commission, filO Oregon building, Portland, Ore. HANEN FIRES 149 Tacoma, July 30. (P) Sharp shooting Al Zimmerman. Port land pro, led the field by three strokes as the Washington state open championship entered its seond half today on the Fircrev course. Zimmerman scored a four-under-par 70-68138 in the first half of the 72-hole tournament yesterday. Tied for second at 141 were Marvin (Bud) Ward, national amateur champion, with 70-71; Neil Christian, Yakima pro. 69-72. Other first day scores in cluded: Dick Hanen, Marshfield, Ore., 149. TENNIS TOURNEY TO A Jackson county tennis tour nament, open to all men and women players in southern Ore gon, will be staged on the local Junior high school courts under sponsorship of the Medford Ten nis club starting Sunday morn Ing at 9 30 it was announced today by H. G. Wilson. The tournament will last four si lour days, Wilson said, with doubles .i- i . u i li , , i and singles championships to be . , . , , . decided in both men s and wo- men'i division. Entrie must be received bv Wilson by 9 a. m. - .... ... Sunday. There will be no en- jranf fee Wilson said that suitable prizes would be awarded to winners in all divisions. SWIM IN DRINKING WATER Children Adulti ADMISSION 20e 20c (With your own suit) SUITS Se 10c ADULT CLASS Continuing on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 o'clock. Tha aalar In ime pool la chanln rontuntlt an Ii rblonnalr la mert aiaie mjulrrmrnu MERRICK'S Open 1 p. m. until 9:43 p. m. KO'D BY DEIfSEY Charlotte, N. C, July 30. (U.ki it took Jack Dempsey but one blow after 37 seconds of the second round here last night to gain a technical knockout over a 28-year-old wrestler, Ellis Bashara. More than 3,000 fans cheered as the one time heavyweight champion took complete com mand in the beginning when he drove a right to the wrestler's jaw and sent him to the canvas in the first five seconds. Bashara went ciown for a count of seven In the first round and was being counted out again from the results of fast lefts and rights when the bell rang. In the second, Demp sey started dishing out the same medicine and Referee Benny Leonard ended the match when Dampsey sent a punch to the Jaw. Bashara was carried out unconscious. J-J, Silvcrton, July SO. (J" Jack St Jill Tavern baseball team reached the finals in the once defeated bracket of the state semi-pro tournament last nisht by walloping Reliable Shoe of rortland. 8-3. Ken Clow choked the Shoe men to five hits and fanned eight while his mates battered Jubltz for 13 hits. Sllverton, last year's cham pion, will meet the Tavern team tonight for the right to play Albany. Silvcrton nipped B. & O. Transfer of Portland last night. 16 to 8. Scrc: 15. H. E. Jack & Jill 8 13 1 Reliable Shoe 3 5 2 Clow and W. Wittcke; Jubitz and Me.-senger. R. H. E Sllverton 16 12 B. fe O 8 8 Wilson and KrenuTs; J. Linde. Lewis and Marr. SPLENDID CONDITION HELPING DeCORREVONT International Falls. Minn. P1 The splendid physical con dition of Bill DeCorrevont Northwestern university half back, made his chances of re covery from an emergency ap pendectomy excellent. Dr. Hen t .: , ,,!... ... , ,, .. ,. the athlete was st 11 on the se- ,,,,. .,,:,, ., , nous condit on list, GREEN PINE SLABS $3.75 o FACTORY BLOCKS BUNDLED KINDLING Or fill ycur car or trader at our fuel yard on the corner of North Central Ave and McAndrews Road Timber Products Company Mitsoee ." ";V oto- Softball If SHANE DEFEATS Dangerous Danny McShane clamped on but one legitimate wrestling hold during the en tire 20-mlnute duration of the match, but that one hold was his favorite piledriver and It brought the Jitterbug a one fall verdict over Notre Dame't Jimmy Goodrich in last night's main event before a nice crowd in the armory. Until Hollywood Danny lift ed up Jimmy and slammed him to the canvas on the back of hit neck, the popular Goodrich had all the better of the action. In fact, it wasn't even close. Goodrich, right off the bat. started working on McShane's left arm. And right to the end Danny was grimacing and groaning as be attempted, with out success, to break the ter rific arm-bar and arm-breaker Goodrich was making him un happy with. At the 20-mlnute mark, Dan ny maneuvered around to that he could lift Goodrich off the floon, and when he did it was all over. He rammed Jimmy's neck hard to the carpet, and that completed the evening's en tertainment. Goodrich, stunned, was unable to continue. It wat a tough match, and as expected Goodrich was a worthy foe for the former light heavyweight champion. Danny, as a matter of fact, wat so thor oughly annoyed by the arm-bar that he didn't take time off to get In his famous brand of dirt. He spent all his time trying to shatter the hold. Bob Kenaston of Gold Hill fouled out to George Wagner in the middle event, the end coming in the fourth round after each had taken a fall. Repeat ed Illegal punches, kicks, hair pulls, etc., caused a wrestling commissioner to raco to the ringside and order Referee Earl Yoakley to award the match to Wagner, which he did with pleasure. A leg pinwheel gave George the first tumble in the second round, he supplementing the pinwheel with a leg-breaker that forced Kenaston to quit to save his underpinning from being broken off at the knee. Kenaston evened the count in the third heat with a back arm stretch, after softening up Wagner with a flock of blows to the body and an occasional foot to the ribs. Mike Nazarian. the big Ar menian newcomer, lived up to his advance reputation as a tough monkey, and a mean one. He grabbed a two-out-of-three fall decision from Otis Cling man in the opener, using leg straps for both tumbles after hammering Otis all over the ring. Nazarian'! falls came In the second and fourth rounds, while Clingman employed a cradle hold and a shoulder stand in the third to obtain a press. It was announced that next Monday would be the last ladies' night program. Coos Judge Named Salem, July 30. (p J. . Norton of Coquille was annnint jicd by Gov. Charles A. Sprague i today to become Coos countv Dun. . . . jimsc un .-ususi i, succeeding Hugh McLain of Marshfield. who resigned because of ill health. Norton will serve until next January. Due Mall Tribune want tdft- Electrical CONTRACTORS Medford Electric Basement Medford Bldg. Phont to 3 00 CUBIC FOOT LOAD Title Playoffs Batting, Pitching Honors For Craters Won by Crippen Steve Crippen, to far at sta tistics are concerned, wat the big tqueeze for Medford't State league Craters during the past loop campaign. The red-headed pitcher, out fielder, lnfielder and jack-of-all-trades, hung up a batting aver age of .474, over 100 points higher than his nearest teammate-rival, and was. In addi tion, Medford't leading pitcher with five victoriet and no de feats. Patterson led the team In AB. R. H. 38 11 18 73 16 27 82 12 26 Crippen Wray Cook McLean .. McDonald Calvert .. Patterson , Hawkins Pacheco .. Peterson Rego Lanning Carlstrom . 103 12 32 63 8 20 . 61 12 16 93 17 24 81 14 20 46 8 11 84 13 20 34 24 1 Pitching Games Crippen , McLean Lanning Rego Williams .. Carlstrom 9 2 8 12 2 1 E DODGER, THE. FINED FOR FIGHTIN New York, July 30. (U.R) President Ford Frick of the National league today fined four players who were involved in arguments at Ebhcts field yesterday in the game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pitts burgh Pirates. Babe Phelps, Brooklyn catch er, and Arky Vaughan, Pirate shortstop, were fined S25 each for getting into a fight. Manager Frank Frisch of the Pirates was fined $100. He was ejected from the game after an argument with an umpire, but came back later, sat In the stands and, after the game, re newed the argument with the umpires. Second Baseman Frank Gus tine of the Pirates was fined S50 for "misconduct on the field," growing out of the argu ment between Frisch and the umpires. See our large display of recondi tioned electric range, priced aa low at 120 at Copco. mmmwmmM w i ' wiwii i m ' "'. " im n.nu ., inyiv ew"W"" jmrn mm mi mum If you have a loan on your LIFE INSURANCE POLICY ...you can save nearly half of the interest cost by seeing any branch of the First National Bank! 1000 OR MORE 3 PER ANNUM LESS THAN 1000 4 PER ANNUM NO INCONVENIENCE PROMPT ATTENTION INOUIRE OR WRITE FOR DETAILS Qnif Ezinch FIRST NATIONAL BANK runs scored with 17, McLean led in doubles with avven and runt batted in with 18, Wray and Peterson each belted four triples, five players socked homers, Riney Cook stole nine bases and made five sacrifice hits. Jimmy Rego was Medford's workhorse pitcher, appearing in 12 games and pitching 94 1-3 Innings for a seven and three record. He fanned 70, tops for the mound staff. Batting and pitching percent ages follow: 2B 3B HR RBI SB SH Av. 10 11 10 18 10 5 7 16 4 11 3 4 0 1 .474 4 .370 5 .317 1 .305 3 .303 2 .262 4 .258 2 .247 1 .239 3 .238 2 .235 0 .208 0 .000 Percentages. IP W. L. SO. Pet. 53 2-3 5 0 33 1.000 3 2 3 1 0 2 1.000 65 1-3 5 2 43 .714 94 1-3 7 3 70 .700 10 118 .500 3 0 1 4 . 000 I Scores Yesterday National League New York 4, Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 6. Chicago 7, Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 8, Boston 3. American League Philadelphia 9, Detroit 7. Only game scheduled. Pacific Coast League Idle. Cm Mall Tribune want ada. HUGE DEFENSE PLAN OFFERS ADVANCEMENT AND SECURITY IN WAR OR PEACE TIMES IN Airplane Construction Call for 50.000 planet means opportunity for those who can qualify. Find out today how you can get ready Immediately for employment in tremendous new airplane building program in California. CALIFORNIA AIRCRAFT INSTITUTE prepares men. IS to 35. for placement in 10 to 12 weeks. Tuition rates substantially lower than most. See or write Mr. Prindle, Holland Hotel, Medford. Ore., this week. Interviews by appointment only. i ir-Tim-Saaiffffi OF PORTLAND Tonight HOWTHE1& STANDS American League. W. L. Pet. Detroit 37 36 .613 Cleveland 35 38 .391 Boston 50 42 .343 New York 47 43 .522 Chicago - 43 43 .511 Washington 40 33 .421 St. Louis 39 36 .411 Philadelphia 37 55 .403 National League. W. L. Pet. Cincinnati 60 28 .682 Brooklyn 54 36 .600 New York 48 38 .558 Tf Chicago 49 47 .510 ' St. Louit 41 43 .477 Pittsburgh 41 46 .471 Philadelphia 30 36 .349 Boston 29 36 .341 Pacfiic Coast League. Unchanged. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press Chicago Buddy Knox, 186, Dayton, Ohio, outpointed Chuck Crowell, 215, Los Angeles (1 OX. Baltimore Harry Jeffra, 124, Baltimore, featherweight champion, outpointed Spider Armstrong, 125, Toronto (15). FRUIT HAULING Fast Service Large Trucks Experienced Men Careful Handling Phone 315 EADS TRANSFER It STORAGE George Earti, owner Vernon Evans, operation! manafer h f On Mail Tribune euit eda. Phona End North Central
