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MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. -OREGON. SUNDAY. MAY 25. 1941. Les Steers, Oregon Star, Sets New World Record for High Jump- EFFORT TO LEAP INCH IRE FAILS; LOUIS' PRESTIGE DENTED BY BAER INDIANS STRETCH BROOKLYN, CARDS! SPEECE PITCHES 1GT0NY TO SPREE TO 7; E Wl TO ROOSEVELT NEXT, IN GRADE EVENT HANDICAP TO BE HELD ON JUNE 14 EI T REDS SPLIT EVEN PAGE TTVr Berlin Mark Shattered Davis of Salinas Takes Close 100-Yd. Dash. Loj Angeles, May 24, W Living up to all expectation! two world'! records went by the boards today as a hand-picked array of the nation's finest track and field athlstes displayed their ware! in the inaugural Los Ange les Coliseum relays before a roaring throng of 25,000. California's mighty four-man two-mile relay team made a has been of a five-year-old mark set by a picked team in Berlin, and high-stepping Les Steers from Oregon university continued his record shattering exploits in the high Jump. The California quartette .of John Reese, Grover Klemmer. Dick Peter and Clarence Barnes made a show of the field in the two-mile relay, finishing 73 yards In front of Michigan in time of 7 minutes, 34 910 sec onds. It was faster than the American team of Lornbostel. Young, Williamson and Wood fuff hung up in Berlin in 1936. Tow-headed Les Steers on his first high Jump went over the bar officially measured at 8 feet 10T-4 inches, which was better .than his applied for world's rec ord of 6 feet, 10 25 32 inches posted at Seattle a month ago. He tried to go one inch higher, but missed in three tries each time by a hair. Laurel's weren't confined to the far west, however. A smash ing University of Texas team captured the 440-yard relay in 41 seconds, which is one-fifth of second shy of the world's rec ord. Big Archie Harris of Indiana approached the world's discus record with a throw of 173 feet. Ills Inches, and a broad Jump of 24 feet 2Vi inches by Long Billy Brown of Louisiana State university was hardly to be sneered at. Cornelius Vanderdam tried 'for IS feet, 4 inches in the pole vault, but had to be satisfied with IS feet, while Ohio State's Bob Wright captured the high hurdles in 14 seconds flat. Fred Wolcott did not compete. The featured 100 yard dash found young Hal Davis of Sa linas Junior collrRe the winner In a blanket finish with Billy Brown, Fred Ramsdcll of Texas, Peyton Jordan, ex -Southern Cali fornia star, and Carlton Terry, another Texas U speedster. Southern California captured the four-man relay in a bittei battle with Michigan and did .It In time of 3 minutes, 11.7 seconds. LETTERIN CLUB : TO HOLD SMOKER' Jacksonville. May 24. Spl.) -The lettcrmcn's club of Jack sonville high school will spon sor a series of boxing and wrestl ing matches Monday night in the school gymnasium. The pro gram will start at 8 o'clock Following are the matches: Eoxlng: G. Johnson vs. M. Johnson, D. Goddard vs. E. Hln kle; Hmkle vs. R. Corbin; K Knapp vs. B. Hyde; C. Offon bachrr vs. J. Woodward; D O'Brien vs. E. Hall. ' Wrestling: E. Gravel vs. D Butcher. L. Thomas vs P. Mc Glnty; K. Thomas vs. B. Camp bell; C. McGintv vs. L. Flck. Handicap Cowling Play Ends Tonight The third annual southern Oregon handicap bowling tour nament will come to a clow at the Mcdford alleys tonight. Teams from Marshfield. Rose burg and Klamath Falls will provide the day's action starting at 10 a. m. Murray's Maid Rite of Med ford leads in team play thus far with a score of 2870. Bud Strombey leads in singles with 093 and in the all events with 1895. Compapnom and Gardner re the doubles pace-rtter With 1233. RACING New York, May 24. -T George D. Wldenrr'i Eight Thirty packed 132 pounds over mile in 1:37 1 5 and won the $10,000 MetropolitJ.ii n.rdicap by two lengths at Belmont P.Tk today. Heavily placed In the mu tuel. Eight Thirty paid only $3 60 for $2 for his second vie j lor in as many starts tills J ear. ' Trapshooters of the state are girding for the 12th annual Mail Tribune trapshootlng tourna ment slated for the Medtora Gun club next Sunday, June 1. the prlre for the winner being a year's subscription of the Mail Tribune and possession of the handsome trophy for one year. A three- time winner of the tournament will become perma nent owner of the trophy, and two Grants Pass gunners already have two legs on it. They are S. G. Mendehall. winner in 1D34 and 1033. and II. Croisant, vic tor In 1936 and 1940. The trophy will be shot for In events 1, 2, 8 and 4 at 100 16-yard targets. Also on the block will be the Mendenhall trophy and the Ches ter Wood purse. In the latter event a first-time winner will receive $10, a repeater $92. The Mendenhall trophy, for B class and under, will be shot for in events 1, 2, 3 and 4; the Wood purse in events S and 6. rallyTIth TO DEFEAT STATE Eugene, Ore., May 24 (JP Southpaw Glenn Elliott of Ore gon State college almost hand cuffed University of Oregon sluggers today, only to lose out in the ninth inning, 2-1. He limited Oregon to four hits, but three of the four were triples, enabling the victors to remain in the race with Uni versity of Washington for the Pacific Coast conference north ern division baseball title. Buck Berry tripled in the last Inning and scored the winning run on Shlmsak's sacrifice bunt. Berry figured In the other Ore gon score, hitting a ground ball In the fourth Inning that was fumbled, enabling Clifford, who had tripled, to cross the plate. Pete Igoe gave up seven hitr for Oregon, and allowed the Staters to score only in the fourth, when Peters tripled and Younce hit an outfield fly. The defeat virtually eliminat ed Oregon State from title con sideration. Score: ' R. H. E. Oregon State 17 3 Oregon 2 4 1 Elliott and Capka; Igoe and Calvert. Moscow, Idaho, May 24 (P) The University of Idaho crush ed the University of Washing ton's hopes of taking over the Coast conference norther- di vision baseball leadership to day, combining heavy stirkwork with flawless fielding for an 8 to 0 victory. Score: R. H. E. Washington 0 4 1 Idaho 8 15 0 Heath, Hard and Watson; Snyder and Kara. ROSEBURG TAKES STATE NET TOGA Portland. May 24. (Tt Rose burg's high school doubles ten nis team retained its state title here today, defeating Ashland In the finals. 6-4. 6-2. Monty Myers of Beaverton captured the state high school tennis singles championship here this afternoon In the Reed col lege courts and Roseburg took the doubles crown. Myers disposed of Charles Jan drr.iu of Ashland, 6 1, 6 3. Clyde Cnrstens and Paul Cacy who gave Roseburg the doubles victory over Ashland. 8-4, 6-2. were the defending champions In the doubles semi-finals. Roseburg defeated Eugene. 6 2, h 3. and Ashland won over Mc Minnvillr, 6 2, 6 2. Singles semi- final results Myers defeated Warren Downs. Salem. 6 0. 9 7. and Jandreau heat Glen Mcintosh, Cvrvallis 7 3, 6 4. Amateur Golf Dates New York, May 24. ' The United States C.'! .oriai.'on to. nay announced Sept. 7-12 a the dates for the 1SM2 amateur chai pionsnip at the Pebble Beach course, Del Monte. Calif. Grant High Wins Portland. May 24. Grant high school ran away with championships in both Junior and senior divisiu.-; M the city track meet Friday. The winners far putd tnncr:1 opponents with 62 r-4'ir In ..'-'t-i- romii-tttion and 4'J'a in junior. Bomber Knocked Through Ropes in First; Challenger Quits in Seventh. Washington, May 24. (Pi They changed the name of the Joe Louis outing society from the "Sum a Month" to the "Bomb a Month" club today as Buddy Baer filed a formal claim on the Brown Bomber's world heavyweight championship. Certainly, Joe's highly-polished prestige, which had gained no particular gleam through his recent efforts against Abe Si mon and Tony Musto, was dent ed considerably by the huge Califcrnian, in spite of Louis victory last night through a somewhat beclouded disqualifi cation of Baer for refusing to come out for the seventh round. In fact, the 10-to-l shot Baer did his Job so capably, even to knocking Jot through the ropes right in the first round that Promoter Mike Jacobs Im mediately promised him a re match. Meantime Buddy and his manager, Ancil Hoffman, were granted a hearing by the Dis trict of Columbia boxing com mission, on their claim on Joe's crown. The d 1 1 1 r I e t'f commission chairman, Claude W. Owen, gave Baer'f title claims little chance, however. He pointed out that the board was not em powered to reverse a decision under any circumstances. Financially, the fight proved a considerable success. In spite of afternoon and evening rain which definitely hurt the gate. The 23,912 paid customers con tributed to a gross Jackpot of $105,183. Today Louis picked up a pay envelope containing $34,616 as his end of this, while Baer collected $12,981. ROGUESTOlAY COAST TEAM, 2:30 The undisputed leadership of the Southern Oregon Baseball league will be determined today when the Medfcrd Rogues and the Crescent City Merchants battle it out on the high school field In a contest slated to start at 2:30 sharp. The clash has all the ear marks of developing Into a pitchers' duel between Paul Hess, big Rogue righthander, and Tiny Ray Koll, Crescent City southpaw. Last Sunday, Hess flung the Rogues to tri umph over Grants Pass, while Koll hurled his club to victory over Rogue River. Manager Paul (Hoosier) Hof fard will field a revised and improved Rogue lineup today, having signed Pat Patterson to play first base and Orval Ham pel to hold down shortstop. Hal Adams will catch, Johnny Gitzen will be on second, Rlney Cook on third, Dick Hoffman or Harold Fawcett In left, Dwlght Catherwood In center and Hoffard in right. Crescent City will take the turf with Baldwin catching, Peterson on first, Matson on second, Hynson on short. Frye on third, Wilson in left, Hans cam in center and Higby In right. Intense rivalry always has existed between Medford and Crescent City ball clubs, and today's game is expected to be Just as hotly contested as any of the past engagements be tween The two teams. THIS WEEK ONLY GREEN FIR SLA Big Heaping Lead 900 cu. ft, 12 or If Inch Till your car or trailer el North Central Ave. Timber Products Company Phone 1123 Cleveland, May 24. (IP) -The Cleveland Indians stretched their American league lead to four and one-half games today by taking the second of their three-game aeries from the Browns with a four-run first Inning, repeating their 4 to 2 victory of last night. Elden Aiiker wai the victim in one-third of the tribe'! half of the first inning. R. H. E. St. Louis : 2 8 3 Cleveland 4 7 0 Auker, Ostermueller and Ter rell; Bagby and Desautels. New York, May 24. (P) Scoring four runs In the sev enth Inning, the Yankees came from behind to beat the Boston Red Sox, 7 to 6, here today before 21,000 fans. It was the Yanks' fourth straight victory, excluding yesterday's tie. Buddy Rosar started the ral ly with his third straight hit off Earl Johnson, Boston's southpaw rookie, and Joe D! maggio climaxed it with a single that drove across the tying and winning runs. R. H. E. Boston . 6 9 4 New York . 7 9 1 Johnson, Fleming, Wilson, and Pytlak; Gomez, Branch, Murphy and Rosar. Detroit .May 24. P) Lefty Edgar Smith's wild pitch with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth gave the Detroit Tigers a 1 to 0 victory over the Chicago White Sox and boosted the American league champions Into fourth place. R. H. E. Chicago 0 7 0 Detroit , 19 0 Smith and Tresh; Gorsica and TebbetU. Philadelphia, May 24.- Wilson Dee Miles' third straight hit as a pinchhltter gave the surprising Athletics their sixth win in seven games as they swept a doublchcader today from Washington, 13 to S, and 6 to 9. First game: R. H. E. Washington . 5 11 2 Philadelphia 13 18 2 Sundra, Anderson, Masterson and Early; Knott, Ferrick and Hayes. Second game: R. H. E. Washington 5 8 0 Philadelphia 6 11 1 Kennedy and Early; McCrabb. Harris and Hayes. STEELEFlSIN COMEBACK FIGHT Hollywood. May 24. fP) Freddie Steele, former Tacoma. Wash., holder of the world's mid dleweight boxing title, lost by a technical knockout last night in his comebnek attempt against Jimmy Casino, Los Angeles Casino weighed one pound more than Freddie's 160. Steele never was off his feet but both eyes were puffed and he was at the mercy of his younger opponent when the ref eree stopped the fight. Buys Ice Coliseum Portland, Ore , May 24. (Pi Edward F. Greel, Portland skating enthusiast, yesterday purchased the ice coliseum, home of the Portland burkaroos of the Pacific coast hockey league from the Susan Kratz estate. ! Pullman, May 24. .P) The ! southwest district won its sixth I state intorscholastic track and ! field championship in seven years today as Washington hiKh school athletes wrote three new records into the books. at eur yard at tha end and McAndrtws Road aio- tnd N-?th Ctntral , St. Louis, May 24. (JP) Al though they got only eight hits each, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals man aged to score a total of 17 runs today, with the league-leading Redbirds displaying the most efficiency to win 10-7. The topheavy run production was made possible by 11 bases on balls, three errors, and two hit batsmen. The 16 hits in cluded a home run, two triples and three doubles. Bob Elliott, Pirate outfielder, was struck on the back of the head by a pitched ball in the eighth inning and was taken to a hospital for examination. R. H. E. Pittsburgh 7 8 2 St. Louis 10 8 1 Sewell, Dietz, Bowman and Lopez, Baker; Nahem, Lanier and Mancuso. Brooklyn, May 24 (JP) Dolf Camilli's ninth home run of the season, made with two out and the bases empty In the eighth, paced the Dodgers to a 7 to 3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies today. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 7 1 Brooklyn 7 12 0 Hughes, Pearson and Warren; Higbe and Owen. Chicago, May 24. (JPy The Cincinnati Reds, after losing the first game, 4 to 2, earned an even break in a doubleheader today on Whitey Moore's six hit, 4 to 1. victory over the Chicago Cubs before 19,055 wind-cmued spectators. First game: R. H. E. Cincinnati 2 8 1 Chicago 4 10 4 Turner, Pearson and Lorn bardi; Lee and George. Second came: R. H. T. Cincinnati 4 10 0 Chicago . 16 2 Moore and West; French, Page, Erickson and George. New York at Boston, post poned, rain. SMALLBORE RIFLE Climaxing months of prepara tion, the Medford Rifle club will stage its fourth annual smallbore matches at its Table Rock rifle range next Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1. Always a major event in Ore gon shooting circles, this year promises to surpass any in the past and a colorful array of shooting talent from all parts of the coast will be on hand for the opening match at 8:00 o'clock Saturday morning. Staged as a class "B" regis tered tournament, the Medford matches will be second in lm portance only to the big north west regional at the Clackamas rifle range next month. Tour nament officials will include Frank Kahrs of Remington Arms company, executive offi cer: Cap Tuttle. range officer; J. E. Plogg of Portland, statis tical officer, and Otto Howard of Medford, assisted by Earl Troeh of Portland, in the scor ing department. Acting as Na tional Rifle association observer for the matches will be E. R. Sloan, Pacific coast representa tive of the National association. PAUL (Hoosier) HOFFARD PRESENTS The Medford Rogues vs. Crescent City Merchants IN THE SOUTHERN OREGON LEAGUE TODAY May 23. 2:30 p. m. Senior High Field Admission 3Se. tax Included Grade and High School Students Free Portland, May 24 (By ron Speece quelled the Holly wood Stars with seven hits to day and the Portland Beavers chalked up their second Coast league series win, S to 2. The veteran chucker was nick ed for one run in the first in ning on singles by Herman Schulte, Babe Herman and Har ry Rosenberg, and another In the eighth on Uhalt's triple and an infield out, but had every thing his own way the rest of the time. Al Piechota, making his first start for Hollywood since his re turn from the big leagues, gave up two rum in the third. Portland filled the bases In the sixth and Ted Norbert loft ed a fly that enabled Reich to score. In the seventh Thomp son walked, was sacrificed to second, and Joe Schulte laced a single to right field for the final run. Score: . R. H. E. Hollywood 2 7 1 Portland 4 9 1 Piechota and Dapper; Speece and SchulU. Los Angeles, May 24 (IP) Jess Flores, young Mexican hurl er, stopped Sacramento cold to day, and Los Angeles won its first game of the Coast league series here, 7 to 3. The Sacs had been running wild all week, but today Flores blanked them with two hits in eight innings. In the final frame, Pepper Martin's league leaders ganged up on Jess with four more hits for their trio of tallies. Score: R. H. E Sacramento 3 6 2 Los Angeles 7 10 0 Green, Turbeville, Martin and Marshall; Flores and Holm. San Francisco, May 24 (ff Hammering out a three-run ral ly in the ninth Inning, San Diego nipped San Francisco 8-6 today to cling tightly to its slim mar gin over the Seals for third place in the Coast league. With the bases loaded, two men out, and the score dead locked, Padre Outfielder Hal Patchett clouted a single off Win Ballou in the last Inning to score the two winning runs. Score: R. H. E. San Diego . .. 8 18 2 San Francisco .... 6 12 3 Dilbeck, Thomas, Humphreys, Hebert and Salkeld: Epperly, Stutz and Ogrodowski. Stew Frederick, 205-pound righthander who hurled for the Silverton Red Sox last season, has been signed by the Medford Craters and will meet the team in Bend this afternoon, Manager Lou Sauer announced yesterday. The new pitcher, according to the Carter skipper, may take the mound against the Elks in to day's State league contest, al though Pete Fox is tentatively slated to fling for the locals. Lyle Turpin. former Medford moundsman, or Jim Farmer, will probably work rn the rub ber for Bend. Manager Sauer said that Slater would catch, Fleishman would be on first, himself on second, Schroer on short, Mc Donald on third, Lightncr in left. Joe Gray in center and Eilertson in right. 1 1 It School ll&'rVl Washington captured the an nual Medford city grade school track and field championship in the meet at the high school sta dium Saturday afternoon, scor ing 100V4 points to barely nose out Roosevelt with 98 tallies. Lincoln was third with 61 and Jackson fourth with 54'4. The Colonials won when the Roosevelt medley relay team was disqualified because one of its members ran out of his lane, almost tripping two other run ners. Gordon of Roosevelt was the star of the meet, winning four first places in the class D hur dles, 60-yard dash, high Jump and broad jump. But the out standing individual performance was turned in by Lincoln's Wol gamott, who broad jumped 14 feet 54 Inches, a very fine leap for a grade school athlete. Ill NORTHERN TITLE Seattle, May 24. OPt Uni versity of Washington won its fourth straight northern divis ion. Pacific coast conference tennis team championship by an overwhelming margin today, scoring 14 points to 7 for Wash ington State college, its nearest competitor. Other rankings: Idaho 5, Ore gon 5 and Oregon State 1. The champions are coached by Jack Torney. The finals provided one up set. Mervin Miller of Washing ton State defeated Bob Odman of Washington 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the singles championship. In an all-Washington doubles finals Odman and Lefty Loqu vam won the championship by defeating Righty Eden and Doug Lefebvre 6-3, 6-4. t. , Z1 t 'i4 Eli ONE OF OUR NEW STRAWS You Win In O You'll beat tha haat In a new cool straw this summsr . . . Tha breeie that sweeps through the open-wea-e of a cool straw Is bound to cool tha most torrid brow. Try this keen looking cocoanut modal with a gay puggaree band and FEEL the mtrcury dropl Popular Prices Range from 98c to $3.50 GLENN H. UTZ "UTZ FOR SUITS" Open Saturday Eve Until 8:30 P. Af. The Rogue Valley Golf club will be one of hundreds of clubs throughout America that will conduct a one-day handicap tour nament Saturday, June 14, for the British War Relief Society, Inc., club Pro Laddie Selkirk announced yesterday. The - tournaments are being sponsored by the British War Relief society in cooperation with its 800 committees through out the United States, and a committee of golf enthusiast which. Includes Robert T. (Bob by) Jones, Jr, who will act .a c'.iciiman. All golfers, for an entrance, fee of $2 will be entitled to play 18 holes of golf on their horn courses, and each entrant will receive one Spaulding golf ball in a specially wrapped box, and a greens marker. In addition, i there will be a prize for the low net score at every club par ticipating. Selkirk emphasized that the $2 entrance fee was the only charge for those entering tha tournament. Half the fee will go to the relief society for tha re:Ief and rehabilitation of Brit ish air raid victims, while half will be used for the prizes. The club pro again called at tention to the fact that all ent rants in the annual Barker Palm-. Beach tournament must have I their 18-hole qualifying cards in the clubhouse by tonight. Pairings in the different flights will be announced Monday. GJolma Golf Titlist. Pullman, Wash., May 24 (V) Tass G J o 1 m e. University of Washington golfer who won tha Seaftle city championship two weeks ago, captured the indi vidual crown in the northern division. Pacific Coast confer ence golf tournament today with a 36-hole 138, two under par for the Washington State college course. Closing time for Too Lata to el. If y Ads Is 1:30 p. m. Congratulation to The Class of 10411 May you all continue on toward tha coveted goal of happiness and suc cess. To those of you who will em brace a college career, our admoni tion Is to take full advantage of your privilege learn with a purpose) To the many who plan to enter into bus iness. Industry and agriculture, wa recommend Initiative, alertness and above all. WORK HARD I And. Just a tip to those who wish to compliment the young man graduate . . . Our store Is literally packed with useful, appropriate gilts 1 A Breeze! 4
