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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1940.
Sport
Graphs
Billy Hulen Says;
Wooden Box Gets
Break in Draw at
Softball Tourney
Is thii Medford's year, utter
three previoui unsuccessful at
tempts, to win the district soft-
ball championship and send a
club to the state tournament at
Salem?
The question will be answer
ed at Klamath Falls Thursday
and Friday nights as five teams
come to grips in the annual dis
trict tournament, the winner of
which earns the Salem berth.
It may or may not be Medford's
year, but one thing is certain.
The local representative Wood
en Box has received a sweet
break in the district tourney
bracketing.
The Boxmcn play their first
game at 9 p. m. Thursday against
the Ashland champions, and if
they win they'll automatically
go Into the finals. Klimath
Falls, considered Medford's most
dangerous opponent, must play
Lakeview at 7 43 Thursday;
then, if victorious, tangle with
Grants Pass at 7:49 p. m. Fri
day for the right to enter the
finals.
In other words, Klamath
Falls and Lakeview must play
two gnmes to reach the finals,
while Medford, Ashlana and
Grants Pass must play only one.
The tournament schedule looks
like this:
Thursday,
7:4S p. m. Lakeview vs.
Klamath Falls.
9:00 p. m. Wooden Box vs.
Ashland,
Friday.
7:45 p. m. Grants Pass vs.
winner Lakcvlew-Klamath Kails.
9:00 p. m. Winner Wooden
Box-Ashland vs. winner 7:45
game.
From this It can be seen that
Wooden Box and Ashland both
have nice schedule break;, while
the other three clubs will be at
a disadvantage in that the club
which reaches the finals must
play two games in a row Friday
night.
J. r. Parry, manager of the
Woodsn Boxman. has bolster
ed his itim with five players
from olhar American league
clubs. He has signed for the
tournament M a r u. Fluhrer's
pitcher Dick Porterfield.
Fluhrer's first baseman) Dick
Lewis, Fluhrer's shortsiopi
Cliff McLean. Medco Infield-r-pitcher,
and Morris Stain
r, Medco pitcher. Thete play
ers will be ready io stop Into
the lineup In case the regular
Wooden Box players falter.
The Wooden Box lineup will
consist of Bob D'Arcy, catcher;
Joe Peccla, pitcher; Al Wray,
first base; Pat Patterson, second
base; Hank Pacheco, shortstop;
Darrcll Leavens, third base:
Winston (Shorty) Campbell, left
field; Bill Plche, center field,
and Jim Boyle, right field.
Medford has been trying to
cop a district title for the past
three seasons, but as yet hasn't
attained the honor. The boys
believe this is the year. In 1937
it was Klamath Falls beating
the locals In the finals, In 1038
it was Klamath again winning
the Salem Jaunt, and last vear
it was Grants Pass pulling the
biggest upset of recent seasons
to grab the title.
Shreveport, La., Aug. 7. OP)
Diriy Dean went 11 Innings
for victory last night as Tulsa
downed Shreveport, 6 2. !
A crowd of 6 000 waited for i
Ol" Diz to falter and retire with ,
his misery as the game wore I
on to a 2-2 tie for 10 Innings.
But Marse Wriglcy's expatriate
Jogged manfully along what he
hopes is his comeback trail to I
the majors. j
In the first half of the
eleventh the Tutsans broke
through Jackie Heid for four
runs, then held the Sports ,
scoreless.
Striking out two and walk
ing a pair, Diz scattered six '
hits and used his new "psycho
logical" sidearm delivery only
In the clutches.
19-YEAR OLD ROOKIE
SIGNED BY VANCOUVER
Salem Aug. 7 P The Van
couver Capilanos of the Western
International baseball league
have signed Pitcher Orrln Da
Vis, 19-year-old Ilill-lxiro. Ore,
rookie. Owner Bob Brown an
nounced yesterday.
Davis was released by Salem
last week. He won three and
lost five fnr Vx- Senators.
I'M still Tribune ut aoa.
Satchel
FAMOUS COLORE D
PART OMMEST
Steve Crippen to Pitch for
Craters; Exhibition Game
Starts at 8:30 Sharp
The Medford Craters will en
tertain the Kansas City Mon
archs and Satchel Paige, world's
colored champions, at the fair
grounds park tonight In the first
of a series of August exhibition
games against strong out-of-town
clubs. The tilt will start
at 8:30 sharp.
The Monarchs, who defeated
the House of Davids here last
Wednesday evening, 7 to 4, will
probably field about ttio same
lineup. Paige, credited with be
ing the fastest pitcher In the
game today, is expected to swing
into action, although nobody
knows how much of the game
he will hurl. He was ill last
week and worked only one in
ning against the Davids? but it
is believed he will tuke the
mound for a longer turn this
evening.
The colored barnstorming
club, with a brilliant array of
power hitters and classy field'
ers, will be making their final
appearance of the year In south
ern Oregon. It Is probably the
best team ever to show In this
section.
Manager Tommy Hawkins of
the State league Craters said
that Steve Crippen would Ret
the mound call as it is his turn
to labor.
Peccla is Play.
Joe Peccla, Softball pitcher
for Wooden Box and former out
fielder for the Portland Babes
of the State league, will be in
right field for the locals. Peccia
has been Ineligible for State
loop action. Lou Saner, former
Albany outfielder now employ
ed here, may also play for the
Craters.
Remainder of the local line
up will spread out with Patter
son on first, Cook on second,
McLean on third, Calvert on
short, Wray In left and Pacheco
in center. Hawkins will catch.
Pitcher Jimmy Rego, accord
ing to Manager Hawkins, would
be released today. The south
paw, Hawkins said, wants to
return to his home in Oakland,
Cat.
TEX OLIVER DUE
Eugene, Aug. 7. (IP) A new
two-year contract and an un
disclosed salary Increase were
recommended for G. A. (Tex)
Oliver, University of Oregon
football coach, by the athletic
board last night.
The recommendation will be
submitted to the state board of
higher education and Chancel
lor F. M. Hunter for approval.
The contract assures Oregon
of Oliver's service for another
three years, as his present two
year contract has one year to
run. His current salary Is $6,000
a year.
LARGEST EARTH DAM
REM FOR SERVICE
San Fernando, Cal., Aug. 7 (Pi
Eight months ahead of sched
ule, the $10,000,000 Hansen
dam, largest rollrdearth struc
ture in the world, has been
completed near here.
Its horseshoe arms stretching
for almost two miles across the
foothills overlooking the San
Fernando valley, the dam will
control floodwaters from the
Sun Gabriel mountains which,
rushing down big Tujiinga can
yon, caused $10,000,000 in dam
ages in a March 3, 1938, disas
ter alone.
Baker, Ore, Aug. 7. ilPt
Senator W. II. Strayer. chair
man of the state department of
geology and mineral Industries,
announced today that F.arl K.
Nixon would resume his work
as director of the department
about August 10.
Mr. Nixon, who was given
leave of atisence of 60 days
without pay by the department
Iwo months ago. has been In
Peru during most of that time
Paige's
lNegro Champions of World
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Satchel Paige's Kansas City Monarchs (above) return io Med
ford tonight to iangle vilh the Craters under the lights at
the fairgrounds park, the' game starting at 8:30. Paige, noted
fireball pitcher, is expected io fling pari of ihe game.
Ball Player
4)
Willard Hershberger (above).
nati Reds baseball team, was found dead in his hotel room
in Boston with his throat slashed. Hershberger caught ihe
second game of a double-header with the Boston Bees but did
noi appear at ihe ball park the next day. His home is ai
Three Rivers, Calii.
Anderson, Kinnick to Lead
All -Stars Against Packers
By Tom Siler
Chicago. Aug. 7 (IP) The Green Bnv Packers, scourge of pro
fessional football, have a date with
That's the night the pro cham-1
pions line up in Soldier Field '
against a "dream squad" of col
legians having their last fling
at football glory as amateur
grldders.
The game, which usually at
tracts 80,000 spectators, will re
unite for a night the famed and
feared Iowa combination of
Coach Eddie Anderson and his
dazzling triple-threat halfback,
Nile Kinnick.
Anderson was srlected as
head coach of the all-stars in a
nation-wide poll. In a similar
contest Kinnick was designated
as a starter in the game, pulling
more votes than any other play
ers. Assisting Anderson in hand
ling the all-star squad of 67
players will be Don Faurot, Mis
souri; Buck Shaw, Santa Clara;
E. E. (Tad) V Ionian, Princeton
and Lowell (Heel) Dawson. Tu
lane. Each earned his spot on
the staff by leading the voting
in their respective sections.
The Packers, who won their
fifth pro title last fall, and the
all-stars will begin practice next
Monday, giving each squad two
and a half weeks of conditioning
exercises.
Kinniek's running mate on
the starting eleven chosen by
the fans will be Lou Brock of
Purdue with Ambrose Schindler
of Southern California at quar
terback and Joe Thcsing of
Notre Dame at full.
The line contains two other
members of the great Trojan
machine of last fall. At the ends
will be Bill Fish of Southern
California and Esco Snrkinrn,
Ohio State. Nick Cutlich, North
western, and Joe Body, Texas
Aggces, were named tackles:
Harry Smith. Southern Califor
nia, and Jim Logan. Indiana,
guards, and Clyde Turner. Hard-m-Simmons.
center.
Two games have ended in ties,
the all-stars won two and the
pros two.
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Confucius Say "Faith Will Be Cures"
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Monarchs to Clash With
Is Suicide
29. catcher for the Cincin
trouble August 29.
Scores Yesterday
National League,
Boston 312, Philadelphia 0-2.
Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 1 (sec
ond game called account dark
ness). Chicago at Cincinnati, wet
grounds.
(Only games.)
American League.
Chicago 5-2. Cleveland 1-3.
Washington 11, Philadelphia
Boston B. New York 3.
Detroit 6, St. Louis 2.
Coasi League.
Hollywood 7. Portland 5.
OaklBnd 4, Seattle 2.
Sacramento 2, San Francisco
3.
San Diego 5-1, Los Angeles
14 2.
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Grants Pass. Aug. 7.
The Ray Oil Burners of Seattle,
three times claimants of Wash
ington's softball crown, wire
handed a 6 to 0 victory here
last night as a local jll-stat ag
gregation collected from six lea
gue teams committed nine errors
in attempting to learn team
work. The all -stars will be
Grants Pass entrants in the dis-
trict playoff at Klamath Falls
Friday.
Score: R.
Oil Burner 6
Grants Pass 0
Cowan. Caston and
James and Pruitt.
Negroes got to vote
Bahamas In 18I10. eight years
before abolition of slavery there.
.TO N rnl9l. Rnomi A-n
ALLOWS SEALS 10
2-2
By ihe Associaied Press
All was confusion in Pacific
Coast league ranks today after a
night of daffy diamond events
that saw the Oakland Acorns
topple the conference kingpin,
Seattle, and yet lose its undivid
ed claim on second place.
For Oakland won only once,
while Los Angeles, outhit in two
games against San Diego, won
both of them. The 14 to 5 and
2 to 1 scores sent the Angels
Into a clinch with Oakland in
the runner-up position, 16 games
behind the Rainiers.
I Meanwhile Sacramento was
losing a freak decision to San
Francisco, 3 to 2, but moving
iiuu ine lira uivision .uui per
centage points ahead of San
Diego.
Sanity ruled in Portland
where the most consistent losers
in the league dropped the split
week opener to Hollywood, 7 to
5, although they gave the Stars
a five-run fright in the ninth In
ning. The Ouklanders, with a three
run rally in the second inning
sparked by Left Fielder Marve
Gudat's triple, smeared up Pitch
er Hal Turpin's effort to win his
19th for Seattle, winning 4 to 2.
A howling crowd was on the
grass at Seal stadium as San
Francisco put over its 3 to 2 de
feat of Sacramento.
Pinch Hitter Ed Stutr strolled
in with the winning run in the
ninth inning as the Sac catcher,
Jim Grilk, stood by, dreamily
twiddling the ball In his mitt.
It happened with bases loaded
the score tied at 2-all, and the
count three balls and one strike
on Outfielder Brooks Holder.
With the next pitch Holder
dropped his bat and started to
take a walk and Stutz ankled
home.Not until he had scored did
Umpire Wally Hood decide the
pitch was a strike. The whole
Sacramento team surrounded
Hood in yelping rage at the be
lated decision, as did a flock of
Solon fans who appeared from
somewhere.
Hood finally changed his de
cision, but either way, the grin
ning Stutz couldn't lose.
OW THEY?
STAfiD
American
League.
W. L. Pet.
.. 62 41 .602
M 41 .598
55 46 .545
.. 50 48 510
49 49 .500
.. 45 57 .441
- 43 61 .413
.. 39 61 .390
Detroit ..
Cleveland .....
Boston
Chicago
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
National League.
Cincinnati 61 33
Brooklyn 58 40
New York 51 . 43
Chicago 52 50
St. Louis 47 48
Pittsburgh 47 48
Boston 35 CI
Philadelphia 32 62
Pacific Coast League.
Seattle
45
61
61
6
67
68
71
89
Oakland 72
Los Angeles 72
Sacramento 66
San Diego 65
Hollywood (14
San Francisco 110
Portland 43
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COPE ELIMINATES
PRUITT TO REACH
TOURNEY FINALS
Ncvln Cope, with a 6-4. 6-1
victory over Wilsie Pruitt, yes
terday afternoon reached the
finals of the Jackson county
tennis tournament being played
at the Junior high school courts,
and earned the right to face
Yoshla Maruyama for the men's
singles crown.
Date for the title match hasn't
been set, but it will be played
this week or Sunday.
One-half of the women's sin
gles finals also was reached
when Nellie Laing defeated Mrs.
Wilsie Pruitt, 6-1, 3-8, 6-3. Con
stance Degman and Pauline Wei
land will play at 5 p. in. today
for the right to face Nellie Laing
for the singles championship.
The former defeated Mrs. Roy
Browning yesterday, 6-2, 6-6,
and the latter eliminated Betty
Thorndike, 6-4, 6-0.
One men's doubles team ad
vanced into the semi-fir.a'.s. Otto
Kreuger and Dick Porterfield
beat Del Cooley and Roy Kay
ama, 6-2, 8-6. Yoshia Maru
yama and Nevin Cope are slat
ed to face Wilsie Pruitt and
Clayton Lewis late this after
noon, the winners to move Into
the semi-finals.
OUSTED UNION HEADS
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Portland, Ore.. Aug. 7. (IP)
Officers of Local 1-28, CIO In
ternational Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's union, charged
in circuit court yesterday that
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Craters
their temporary suspension by
jthe union's governing body was
inspired oy cummuniBis inu
fifth columnists.
Officials of District No. I of
the ILWU sued for an order
enjoining the men from contin
uing in office, declaring they
' were temporarily suspended
'for violating the union's consti
tution and fundamental princi
ples of the ILWU.
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Yjfy &;; "ve El Cabrillo Rincho. A spend thrift
rfe', J ,jmi,y devoted suitor, and a dashing
-sMff A vaquero, were all aligned against her. AI-f-V-''1!
though her heart wit .trnno nA ho.
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the moon
Tonight
I Seattle, was rearrested here
yesterday after escaping from
jail where he had been locked
up for questioning on a vag
rancy charge.
Sheriff Austin Huffman said
Phillips was recently paroled
from McNeil Island federal
prison.
The sheriff said after his ar
rest yesterday Phillips used
file and screwdriver he had
concealed In his clothing to
fashion a key to his cell door
from an insulating plate in the
cell's light switch.
More than 5,000 art objects
confiscated by Napoleon were
returned after his downfall to
countries from which he had
taken them. sf
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