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PAGE ETGHT MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRTDAY, AUGUST 9. 1940. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Monarch Didn't Pull Punche in Lost to Craters People get funnier ideas than anybody. And people who at tend baseball games are no dif ferent in this respect than any other people. Following the Medford Crat ers' startling 9 to 2 upset of Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Monarchi Wednesday night, we actually heard fans belittle the accomplishment on the grounds that the Negro boys "pulled their punches and did Dot do the best they could. Not all the fairgrounds clients held to this theory, mind you. but a sufficiently large num ber did, to call forth this de fense of what we consider the ace performance, to date, of the local ball team. For anybody to claim the Monrachs Intentionally played sub-par baseball, or voluntarily handed the contest to the Crat ers, borders on the ridiculous, we humbly think. Upon second thought, it Is not only ridicu lous, but plumb wacky. For one thing, does anybody suppose those colored gentle men would reach into their Jeans and scatter silver dollars hither and yon, simply for the fun of watching the cartwheels roll? That, literally, is what the darkies would have been doing had they "tossed" that ball game to the Craters. The Moaarchs, like all barn storming clubs, make their living on their repuiatlons, on their ability to win against all comers and not on their losing characteristics. A de feat ai the hands of a bush league club is bad publicity It puts dollars and cents in their pockets to conquer, and hurts financially to be beaten. Does anybody think ttjat the press report which went out from Medford after the game, and which will be printed in plenty of newspapers, will help attendance at the Monarchs' next stop? Does anybody think that fans in other towns, read ing of how the Craters trim med not only the Monarchs, but the great Paige, himself, will have thelf enthusiasm to see Paige and his team whipped Into a frenzy? The Monarchs are billed as the world's Negro champions, and Paige is called one of the greatest living pitchers. Those reputations are their stocks in trade, that's how and why they pull huge crowds wherever they appear. Is it logical to believe they would deliberately hurt those reputations for the sake of making the local players and fans feel good over a victory? Nertz, we say. Another thing. Ball players imply don't get up there and Intentionally strike out, hit weak grounders or lift futile files. The boys like that old average too well for that. Nor do they deliberately kick field ing chances. We were as amazed a any body in the stands when the Craters licked the Monarchs. It just didn't seem in the cards they could do it. But they did and we, for one, are of the opin ion that it was a square, clean cut victory, with not the slight est touch of "funny business" on the part of the Monarchs. Crlpptn's tantalising curves of all varieties and descrip tions bewildered the colored tickers, who are fast-ball hit ters. And the Craters simply belted batehits when they needed them. That's all there was to ill the game wasn't "thrown" to the locals, we would wager our nexMo-latt sou. In closing, hear what Fred Lennard, an umpire right on the field and in close proximity with the Monarchs, has to say on the thing: "Don't let anyone tell you the Monarchs lost on purpose. They were plenty burned up in getting licked and Paige, espec ially, was hot under the collar when Medford scored two runs off him in the third inning. They were playing for keeps and doing their best. 1 know because I could hear them talk ing to each other." PGE NOTE HOLDERS SUE FOR COLLECTION Portland. Aug. 9 'V A federal court suit to collect $4. 786.000 from the Portland Gen eral Electric company was filed here yesterday by Chase Na tional bank of New York. The bank complained the power company defaulted last May in payment of notes held by the Chase National and to the Harris Trust & Savings bank of Chicago. Cm kta u Tribune ami aoa. Wooden PACHECO, PICHE, PATTERSON CLUB Locals Advance to Tonight's Finals Lakeview Up sets Klamath Falls, 7-6 With Hank Pacheco, Pat Pat terson and Bill Piche clouting homers to account for four runs. Wooden Box nailed down the Ashland Elks, 9 to 2, at Klam ath Falls last night to catapult into the finals of the annual district Softball tournament. In the other tourney game, Lakeview upset the Klamath Falls Knights of Columbus, 7 to 6. Tonight's slate finds Grants Pass colliding with Lakeview at 7:45, the winners to tangle with Wooden Box at 9:00 o'clock in the title game. Piche's homer, with Al Wray aboard in the second inning, gave the Medford champions a 2 to 1 lead and Patterson In creased it to 3 to 1 with another circuit swat in the same frame. Pacheco belted his round trip per in the third with the bases empty. The locals wound up their scoring in the fourth inning with five runs off three hits and two errors. These five tal lies were made off the pitching of Darby O'Toole, who relieved R. Mole in the fourth. Losers Score First Ashland, held to six blows by the combined hurling of Joe Peccia, Maru and A'torrle Stein er, got their first run in the opening frame on a walk, two errors and a fielders choice. A walk and three singles in the fifth gave the losers their other score. Peccia pitched the first four innings for Wooden Box, giv ing up one hit. Pacheco hit a double for the winners, In ad dition to a homer. Lakeview'a win over Klam ath Falls was a thriller. With Klamath leading, S to 2, In the sixth, Lakeview loaded the bases on three walks and Vos sen, second baseman, hammered out a triple ticing the score. In the seventh frame Acllo. Klamath pitcher. Issued three straight walks and Catcher Hay of Lakeview singled home the winning runs. A small crowd of about 600 saw the games: Scores: R. H. E. Klamath Falls 6 8 3 Lakeview 7 6 3 Brotcn, Meyers, Aeilo and Derrar; Peters and Hay. Ashland 2 6 3 Wooden Box 9 9 9 R. Mole. O'Toole and Hnyncs; Peccia, Maru, Steiner and D'Arcy. Gearhart, Ore.. Aug. 9. (&) First class scores In the pre liminary round of the annual Pacific Indian trapshoot tour nament forecast a high compet itive pace in the more serious target work today. P. C. Barber of Seattle and Al Rlehl, formerly of Portland, shot perfect 100s in yesterday's practice at the Gearhart gun club. Other preliminary scores Included: Walt Simmons, Salem, 87: Sam Stitchler, Salem. 95; George Porter. Medford, 91; T. E. Daniels. Medford. 94: M. E. Cornett, Klamath Falls, 94; F. R. Olds. Klamath Falls, R9; C. W. Lemery. Medford. 94; E. W. Pease. Medford. 95. Spend the VVeek-End a LAKE 0' THE WOODS Dancing Every Saturday Nite HERB COCHRAN And His Orchestra and Entertainers Men 75c Ladles Free Box Crushes Ashland, Waits for Put -Out on Bended Knee i s 1 Catcher Bill Baker of league-leadinq Cincinnati Reds blocks the plate and with a tri umphant grin gets ready to lag out John Cooney of Boston E"i vVo's just leaving his feet for a slide at home in fifth inning of the game at Boston, Two Bee players are sig naling frantically for Cooney to hit the dirt as Ump Pinslii lon:?s self to call - "out." Cooney tried to make home from first on Bama Rowell's double to rightfield. Boston won 10 to 3. TOURNEY TITLES Championship singles a n d . doubles matches in the Jackson county tennis tournament will be played at the Junior high school courts Sunday morning. with Ncvin Cope and Yoshia Maruyama clashing at 9 o'clock for the single crown. and Cope and Y. Maruyama meeting Otto Kreuger and Dick Porterfield about 11:30 for the doubles title. Cope and Maruyama moved I into the doubles finals yester day afternoon with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Wllsie Pruitt and Clayton Lewis. Kreuger and Porterfield had previously won their way into the championship round. The two title matches will be decided in five-set battles. The women's doubles champ ionship, slated to have been de cided yesterday, was postponed to 5:30 p. m. today. The match will pit Mrs. Roy Browning and Constance Degman against Mrs. Nellie Laing and Mrs. Wilsie Pruitt. Scores Yesterday National League Cincinnati 3, Chicago 1. Boston 6, Philadelphia 2. Brooklyn 6, New York 3. (Only games). American League Cleveland 7-1, St. Louis 4-2. Boston 6, New York 5. Philadelphia 8, Washington 4. (Only games). Coast League Oakland 2, Seattle 8. Hollywood 5, Portland 3. Sacramento 7, San Francis co 2. A "irvrt vacation" throufth Canada's t'vtrgrern Playground . . crostnft lit flrriit mountain rinftri . . . tiiltlnft Banff end l.akv Luui.t.. .toi'&&ry end back home.. .a complete lin le four with new ik-enet and travel thrills every day of your trip. ' TRIM r SV SIT MSI!irS to utmi and aiHou.er from t.enora Street I'ermlnal In Seuttlt ..a delightful wit water cruise. AIR i OSnil OSr l IRMNS from am tuner, tliroutth WH miles of the world's flneat mountain scenery. Open oheoatlon car to Calgary. Stop over and play. ..or rrt . . . where v ih. LOW M MMI'H MR 'S now elU-ttne lo all point make the Circle lour a moi economical trip.. and remember lour .Amrruan dollars go farthtr tn Canada this year. All detail . .Iliriuff unJ rro-trnutoni from vouf int, or 'circle! HOW THF?v National League W. L. Pet. .64 34 .653 .60 40 .600 51 45 .531 ..53 51 .510 .49 48 .505 .47 50 .485 .37 61 .378 .32 64 .333 W. L. Pet. i League .63 41 .606 .63 42 .600 ..57 47 .548 ..50 49 .505 ..50 51 .405 ..45 58 .437 .44 63 .411 ..40 61 .396 ost League W. L. Pet. .89 46 .650 ..73 62 .541 ..72 62 .537 .68 68 .500 .66 67 .496 .66 68 .493 ..60 73 .451 .43 91 .321 Cincinnati Boston ClovcU Boston New York San Diego San Francisco.. EX-PUC COMMISSIONER DIES 'AFTER LONG ILL Bend, Aug. 9. (T) N. G. Wallace, 65, state public utilities commissioner who resigned June 1, 1339, succumbed here yesterday to a two-year illness. Born in a Grant county, Ark., log cnbln, Wallace moved to central Oregon in 1913. He was a 17th district state senator and Crook county judge from 1917 to 1925. 33TTLED IN BCX! mmm L Straight E:uri:s YiUskiy r-1 j ' ' : T I. ttXTLAY tllTILUSO C 1 r : It 1 Ti Two more entrants shot 18 of the required 36 holes in the H. Chandler Egan tourney yes terday at the Rogue Valley Golf club. Douglas Gardiner carded a 92 with a 22 handicap for a net 70. and Jack Barr fired a 93 with a 20 handicap for a net 73. Previously, Bob Sherwood carded a net 70 and Lee Watson a net 75. All entrants must shoot their 36 holes by Sunday evening. Club Manager George Robert son stated. X. hi V I I II 1 II II A.1 II The market is flooded with so-called tire "bargains." But, remember this: you gamble your safety and you can't save money on Bargain-Built Tires, no matter how cheap you buy them. First-line tires are the only real bargain in safety and economy. That's why We're Fighting the Fight for First-Line Tires We want every car owner In town to have first-line tire qual ity, safety and value. That's why during this sale we're offer ing you first-line, Top-Quality, new, fresh GeneralTires at less than others ask you to pay for tires built cheap to sell cheap. AT TRADE-IN $1 DISCOUNTS OF Increased trade-in allowances . ..cash tavingi other tirei can't match rcgardleM of price and quality. Minimum tradr-in allouvncts ptr tire 5 J016 . 5 50 17. 6 00 16. . . 2.70 f. M.40 jj u. . . . 3.80 $6.40 ,. 3.00 4.60 6 30 16.... 4.1 Of, 6.90 . 3.25 r. 5.15 700 16.... 4.65. 7.85 Other sites In proportion. If your tires arc practically new u mil t you full saw for ikem. HAWKINSON TIRE 204 NORTH RIVERSIDE BEDFORD'S 9 - 2, in CRATERS LINE UP BIG LAKES r I Negotiations were completed by the Medford Craters today for a two-game exhibition series here this week-end against the Big Lakes lumber company team of Klamath Falls, pennant I winneds of the Intcrwondcrland j league. The first game will be played at 9 p. m. Saturday under the lights at the fairgrounds park, with the second tilt starting at 2 p. m. Sunday at the same location. Big Lakes, in copping their loop championship, won 15 and lost one game. Their last cir cuit start resulted in a 6 to 4 victory Sunday over Alturas. In an exhibition game recently, they held the House of Davids to a 5 to 4 victory. The Craters, who trimmed the Kansas City Monarchs, 5 to 2. Wednesday eve, will send Steve Criopen and Big Bill Lanring to the hill aqainst the invaders, with Lanning prob ably working the Saturday night contest. The lineup will probably be the same as in the Monarch game. T In line with University of Oregon promotion work. Basket ball Coach Howard Hobson and Grid Mentor Tex Oliver will be in Medford next Tuesday to show motion pictures of games played by the Webfoots last sea son. The movies will be shown at a place to be announced later, and the public will be welcome. Two other university officials will also be here. They are Elmer Fansctt, alumni secretary, and Roy Vernstrom, his assis tant. They will meet with local alumni, and a luncheon or din ner will probably be arranged. Cm Mail Tribune want d. 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Every one was perfectly safe that close to the batter's box, because few of the cinema idols could hit the ball out of the infield. The show opened with a grand parade led by Paulette Goddard in a cute outfit of red shirt,, dark skirt and red hose. and Martens Dietrich in an open After that, old reliable Bus ter Keaton drew a big hand and once again proved that he can really catch a ball. Dennis Mor gan was the batting star, hit ting one of Broderick Craw ford's pitches clear into short right field. The Three Stooges played third base, all at the same time, armed with butterfly nets. The final score was some thing like 414 for the comed ians (they had a midget, Jerry Maringe, make one run), to 3 plus for the leading men. Boris Karloff, in complete Franken stein makeup, tallied once for the heroes, the comedians let- ting him round the bases with-i out molestation, and their plus ' run came on a homer by the invisible man, who wasn't there i at all. ! Or maybe it was Yehudl. 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