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PAGE THREE Dick Hanen Wins Golf Title With 6-5 Victory Over Ed Simmons MEDFORD MAfL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1940. NEW CHIP NEVER! ENDINGJ 31ST Simmons' Game Collapses On Afternoon Round Ha nen 3 Over Par for Match Championship Matches Championship Flight Dick Hanen, Marshfield, de feated Eddie Simmons, Medford, 6 and 5. First Flight Sid Milligan, Eugene, beat Paul Walgren, Corvallii, four and 3. Second Flight Harold Johnson, Grants Pass, beat Roy Pederson, McCloud. Cal., 1 up. Third Flight Tart Johnson, Corvallis, beat B. Getchell, Medford, 4 and 2. Fourth Flight Ted Denson, Cottage Grove, beat J. F. Brady, San Francisco, 2 and 1. Fifth Flight Dr. Harvey A. Woods, Ash land, beat Dick Milestone, Jr., Medford, 1 up on 19th. Sixth Flight Jerry Gastineau, Ashland, beat Earl Leever, Ashland, 2 and 1. Interstate Special Louis Richardson, Burlin game, Cal., beat Ed Dews, Ash land, 3 and 2. Second Consolation Almus Pruitt, Medford, beat Sid Reaney, Medford, 1 up on 18th. Third Consolation R. B. Hammond, Sr., Med ford, beat Louis Blythe, Med ford, 1 up on 18th. Fourth Coniolatlon D. Irving, Medford, beat T. Ordeman, Corvallis, 2 up. Fifth Consolation Dr. E. J. Jasper, Astoria, beat Justin B. Smith, Medford, 5 and 4. Sixth Consolation Elno Hemmila, Medford, beat Jack Bierma, Medford, 2 and 1. Dick Hanen, the 19-year-old Marshfield and University of Oregon symbol of near-golfing perfection, is the new champion of the annual Southern Oregon- He turned a fire into a false alarm FIRE laddies of a California town Ukiah is its name came clanging and shrieking down the street the other day to discover they were too late. From across the way South State Street to be exact a Standard Stations man had dashed with a fire extinguisher. Man and gadget had saved neighboring shop before fire really got started. Spectacular and commend able was this quick-thinking action. Yet it's in the routine department of prevention that our station salesmen make their really tremendous contribution to the public safety. Tbey spe cialize in accidents that never harp- Tbey clean w indshields and prevent accidents due to glare. They check batteries and re more the menace of cars gone blind. They look over tires and catch blowouts before they blow. The watch they maintain on oil and water keeps many a car from going dead on some dangerous grade or curve. Naturally Standard intro duced these free services to please old customers and win new ones. But there's no bun combe about our hope th!t you'll use them even if you buy from our competitors. The more safety on the highways, the better for all of us whe live by them. Standard Oil Company of California Northern California tournament. ! Over the sun-browned and lightning-fast fairways of the Rogue Valley course, the youth ful shotmaker yesterday de throned Medford'a Eddie Sim mons, defending champion and four-time victor in the local classic. The score was 6 and 5. While a gallery of several hundred persons looked on with rapt attention, Hanen brought to an abrupt end Simmons' two year domination of the tourna ment in a 36-hole final struggle that ended on the 31st green. The 1940 title-holder was never behind aa he brought into play too many guna for the former crown-wearer. Hanen. most of the time, was from 10 to 30 yards longer off the tee, was steadier with his irons and was far more deadly on the greens. Eddie Off Form The Simmons of yesterday was a far cry from the Sim mons who registered an amaz ing 66, four under par, to beat Leland Clark in the quarter finals Sunday, and who clubbed out a 71 in his semi-final vic tory over Hubert B. Bentley. Nothing Eddie did was right. His usually reliable woods play ed him false, his irons misbe haved and his putter his most potent weapon refused to obey orders. Simmons, in that title match, shot probably his worst golf of the past several years Although Eddie suffered one of his extremely rare "off" days, Hanen didn't receive the match on a silver platter. Dick shot fine golf and he had to, for Simmons, despite his cold ness, was dangerous to the end. Hanen was simply too good, and the result might have been the same had Simmons turned in his customary exhibition. But he didn't and today a richly-deserving youngster rrom Marsh field has possession of the hand some championship trophy for one year. It was fairly close for 18 holes, with Hanen going to lunch with only a two-up ad vantage. But when the after noon round started Dick pulled rapidly away to accumulate a seven-up lead at the end of 27 holes, as he fired a one-under-par 35 on the front nine to Simmons' terrible 42. Sinks Chip Shot Eddie staged a desperate bat tle as the final nine holes be gan. On the 28th he got a par three half, and on the 29th he canned a 30-foot chip shot to earn another half. Then, with himself dormie seven seven down and seven to play Sim mons won the 30th with a four aa Hanen missed an eight-foot putt. It was dormie six. then, and the odds were simply too great to overcome. Hanen, on the 31st, was down in par four, and a 10-foot putt confronted Simmons for a birdie three and a last fighting chance. He stroked the ball but it rolled past the cup, a miss by three inches, and the match wai all over. Hanen, shooting a one-over-par 37 on the first nine holes in the morning, won the first, third, fourth, sixth and seventh holes to take a four-up lead. But Simmons, temporarily col lecting his game, won the eighth as Hanen went two over par three, and the ninth with a birdie four. That left Hanen two up. Eddie's medal for the first nine was 40. They halved the 10th and a par four gave Hanen a three- up bulge on the 11th. But Sim mons came back with a par three on the 12th and a par four on the 13th to be only one down, and then squared the match on the 14th with another par four. Hanen 2 Up Hanen birdied the 370-yard 13th to take a one hole lead again, and another birdie three on the 16th gave him a two up margin. They halved the 17th and 18th and went to lunch with Hanen up two. Both shot 35 s on the second morn ing nine, one over par, to bring their medal for the first 18 holes to 72 for Hanen and 75 for Simmons. Starting the final 18, Sim mons' drive found the rough and he went three down as Hanen got a par four. Hanen three-putted the 20th and Sim mons fired a par four to cut the Marshfield youngster's lead to two holes, but the bespec tacled, slender Hanen went three up again on the 21st as Simmons was partly stymied and took three putts to get down. On the 22nd Simmons' tee shot was behind trees at the right of the fairway and Hanen picked up another hole with a par three, making him four up. They halved the 23rd in par fours as Simmons, behind a dead stymie, chipped over Hanen's ball and canned a two footer. It was one of the tour ney's most brilliantly executed shots. It went for naught, however, for Hanen fired a birdie four on the 470-yard 24th to go five I up. and after they t-ak d the 1:5th Hanen increased hi lead to six up with a par thrte on the ZBtrt, as Eddie s six-foot putt rimmed the cup and didn't drop. Simmons picked up on the 27th when he took six shots to reach the green, three of which were spent in the rough. That made it seven up for Hanen, with only nine to go. Hanen Start Ahead And try as he might. Eddie couldn't catch the smooth-play ing Hanen, despite that great 30-foot chip shot he sunk on the 28th. Hanen just kept belt ing them a mile off the tee and approaching with uncanny ac curacy. The new titleholder didn't fire par golf during the match, but he was flirting with it. Hanen's medal score for the 31 holes was 123, three above reg ulation figures. Simmons' medal was 132. 12 over par. The Marshfield youngster, in his drive to the title, defeated Jean Eberhart of Ashland, 6 and S; Roy Pruitt of Medford, 8 and 7; Jack Creager of Med ford. 4 up: Don Leal of Eugene. 2 up, and Simmons. The runner-up reached the finals by eliminating Marvin Clark of Grants Pass, 1 up on the 20th; Elmer Hanegan of Klamath Falls, 3 and 2; Leland Clark of Medford, 4 up and Hubert B. Bentley of Ashland, 1 up on the 20th. For the first time in the tour nament's history, every flight championship was won by an out-of-town golfer. Only in the consolation flights did Medford shotmakers manage to finish on top. Almus Pruitt won the sec ond flight consolation title, R. B. Hammond, Sr., copped the third flight consolation crown, D. Irving won the fourth flight consolation championship and Eino Hemmila was victorious in the sixth flight consolation. Clark Best Driver In the driving contest held after the championship match. Medford s Leland (Pete) Clark averaged 300 yards on three socks to take first place. E. C. (Jerry) Jerome pre sented prizes to all flight win ners and runners-up following the driving contest. With 114 golfers entered. 58 of which came from as widely separated points as Seattle and San Francisco, the tournament was considered one of the finest yet held here. Much credit was accorded Club Manager George Robertson and Club Pro Laddie Selkirk, the former for his un tiring work in making the meet a success and the latter for his officiating duties. Following are the medal scores for the title match: Morning round: Out Hanen 4 6 4 1 4 4 4 6 637 Simmons .6 4644694 4 tO In Hanen 4 4 6 6 6 8 4 4 36 73 81mmona .8 6844444 43676 Afternoon round: Out Hanen 4 8 4 3 4 4 4 8 4 88 Simmons .8 4644644 743 In Hanen 8 4 8 41881 Simmons , 4 4 418 67 HOYVTM STAhD American League W. L. Cleveland 75 52 New York 71 55 Detroit 72 56 Boston 69 60 Chicago 65 61 Washington 54 73 St. Louis 54 76 Philadelphia 47 74 National League Cincinnati 80 46 Brooklyn .. 72 53 St: Louis 64 58 Pittsburgh 64 59 New York 62 62 Chicago 63 67 Boston 53 73 Philadelphia 41 81 Pacilic Coast League Seattle 103 58 Los Angeles . BO 71 Oakland 86 76 San Diego ... 83 76 Sacramento .. 82 81 Hollywood 79 83 San Francisco 73 88 Portland 49 112 GIRL KATBALL CHAMPS IGNORE NATIONAL MEET Salem. Sept. 3. (IP) The i Pade-Barrirk women's Softball team of Salem, state champion will not enter the national tour nament at Detroit this week team officials said today. Closing time for Too late to Clas sify Aila u I SO p m. Hi Hiram! See the New 1941 Plymouth FIRST at Humphrey Motors 33 S. Riverside. Dial 49(0. DE SOTO PLYMOUTH Hershey, Pa., Sept. 3. ("l Byron Nelson of Toledo, O., to day joined the select handful of professional golfers who have won both the medal and the , match play championships of the United States, and once again! the triumph was at the expense of Sam Snead, the luckless. , Nelson, open king in 1939, won the P.G.A. title for the first time yesterday. He defeated Snead by one hole in a rousing 36-hole final that wound up in a blaze of brilliant shots. Snead is still wondering how he lost this one. The West Vir ginia slugger has dropped a lot of big tournaments before by folding up at critical moments, but this time it was different. Sammy threw a final round 68, five under par, at Nelson and it didn t do him any good. Said Sam sadly: "I don't know what I have to do to crash in there. I guess I'll Just never win a big one." Minnesota Grid Eleven Boosted ' By Patty Berg Portland. Sept- 3. Patty Berg, considered the nation's No. 1 woman golfer, arrived here today with Mrs. O. S. Hill for an exhibition match Wednesday but all she wanted to talk about was football. "Minnesota." she said, "will be good but we've got a tough schedule with no breathers." Miss Berg, a native of Min nesota, attended the state university there for two years. , Mrs. Hill is a former Kan tat City amateur star. FATAL ACCIDENT ' ScoresYesterday E purse and paid $7.20 to win. $4.30 to place and $3.50 to show. Abe Furst, winner of the sixth race, paid the day's biggest price $27.70 to win. BEANED BATSMAN Salem. Sept. 3. (IP) Posilipo. with Jockey Glen Dye up, made a strong finish to capture the Labor Day handicap at the state fairgrounds yesterday, opening day of the fair's six-day horse racing meet. Posilipo crossed the tape just ahead of Palliation for the $300 NOT BADLY HURT Tacoma, Sept. 3. (ZP) Pat O'Brien, Tacoma catcher, knocked unconscious when hit on the head with a pitched ball in the first game of a double header between Wenatchee and Tacoma here last night, was re ported in a satisfactory condi tion today. Hospital attendants said O'Brien suffered a slight con cussion but that there was no fracture. He will be hospitalized three days. A pitch thrown by Jack Hawkins struck O'Brien above the right ear. Syracuse. N. Y., Sept. 3. IJT Rex Mays. Glendale. Calif., holds the national racing driv ers 1940 championship after a New York state fair grounds vic tory in the 100-mile national automobile championship race. The death of Lou Webb, Los Angeles, marred yesterday's event. Webb's car careened across the track into that of Kelly Petillo, also of Los Ange les, on the 17th lap- The acci dent forced Petillo from the race. May's time for the 100 laps was 1 hour, 10 minutes and 22.68 seconds. CYCLIST KILLED Langhorne, Pa., Sept. S. (IP) Ed Kretz of Wilmar, Calif held the national 100-mile mo torcycle championship today won in a race which cost the life of one driver and injured three others, none seriously. A Labor Day crowd of 20,000 at the Langhorne speedway saw George Matheson, 32-year-old Paterson, N. J., racer hurled to death as his machine skidded coming into the stretch turn on the second lap. Kretz, driving an Indian, set a time of 72.56.60. Uim Mall Tribune want ads. National League Boston 7-2. Brooklyn 6-6. Philadelphia 11-6, New York 2-5. Cincinnati 2-4, St. Louis 1-7. Pittsburgh 51, Chicago 2 7. American League New York 6-0, Philadelphia 3-3. Washington 1-5. Boston 0 4. St. Louis 2-3, Cleveland 1-0. Chicago 2-4. Detroit 1-0. Pacific Coast League San Diego at Seattle, rain. Sacramento 6-3, Portland 3-4. Hollywood 11-0, San Fran cisco 5-3. Los Angeles 8-3, Oakland 4-3. Closing tlma tor Too Late to CUa ilfjr Ada la t M p. m. 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