FAGE FOUR
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941.
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Billy Hulen Says:
Craters, Rogues
Bring Exciting
Ball to Medford
Of course It Isn't major league
baseball that Medford's two
clubi are bringing to local fani,
but nobody can deny it ii inter
esting, bard-fought and spine-
tingling national pastlmlng .
look at the close, tough contests
that have been waged thus far
in the young season: Craters 2
Albany 4 In 11 Innings; Craters
3, Albany 4; Craters 2, Redding
In 10 innings: Rogues 8, Grants
Pass 4 in 11 innings ... the only
two games played here this sea
son that weren't decided by two
run or less and weren't In abso
lute doubt until the last man
was retired, were the Craters'
7 to 4 win over Yreka, and the
Rogues' 10 to 6 conquest of Cres
cent City yesterday.
Latest pitching percentages
.' ei the Texas league, as re
leased In the Sporting News.
; gives Ashland's Bob Hardy
I two wins and no losses for
', Beaumont out of action
. with a sore arm for a couple
' of weeks at the start of the
season, the Lithia City south
, paw is now taking his regular
' turn on the rubber for the Ex
porters ... Rex Cecil, who
I humbled the Craters last year
while pitching for Mt, Shasta
City, is now laboring for San
Bernardino of the class C
California State circuit.
We would like to see Del
Schroer, Crater shortstop, stop
swinging for the fences and con
centrate his efforts on punching
out singles and getting on base
, . he is such little fellow'
that he can't hope to ever de
velop into a distance hitter, and
it's a shame that his batting ave
rage will keep him from making
a name for himself In baseball
. . . right now he is giving Med
ford ball client shortstopping
like they never saw before; his
fielding beyond a doubt is as
good as you can find outside the
big leagues ... if he could bring
his batting average to anywhere
near the same level a his field
ing mark, his baseball future
would indeed be shining , , . how
about it, Del; wouldn't it be
worth itT . . .
AI (Wray) Lightner'i current
batting slump must run in the
family, for his brudder of the
W. I. L. Salem Senators, a fine
hitter last year, is socking a mere
.169, according to latest ave
rages . . . but while Al hasn't
yet started to club 'em like he
can, his outflelding certainly
hasn't suffered ... he came up
with a couple more circus cap
tures against Redding Sattidy
eve . . . and speaking of sense
tional snares, Al Fleishman
pulled another in the same tilt
... it was a high fly ball down
the right field line, and the 1 Irst
sacker hauled it down almost
against the fence after a run of
some 200 feet, with his back to
the grandstand . . .
A letter comes from Mickey
Shader, prexy of the Tucson club
of the Arizona-Texas league, re
minding us of the Cincinnati
neds tryout camp for young ball
players here July 1 through
July 8 . . . Mickey writes that
''never before has there been
such a big demand for young
players," which Is probably due
In part to the national defense
program, which Is taking young
men into well-paying defense in
dustries and into the army . . .
Mickey says his club is "going
good and drawing fine crowds."
Steve Crlppen tells us he Is
dickering with Paul Hoffard
and expects to be playing with
- the Southern Oregon league
Rogues in the near future . .
. our epvlcgies to Bob Fox. the
Craters' ace rlghthanded pitch
er, for tagging him with the
front handle of "Pete." a name
we got we know not where
, . the veteran Fred Roberts,
who Is slowly rounding into
pitching shape and expects to
be able to take his turn on
the Crater mound in a couple
of weeks, very much likes tha
looks of young Willard Smith,
who hurled that fine five-hitter
against Redding Saturday
night ... although Smith still
Is rather Inexperienced. Rob
erts predicted he would de
velop into an excellent flinger
and would win the Craters
lot of ball games.
Eight new traps with concrete
walks have been installed at the
Seaside-Gearhart Cun club at
Seaside, where the Oregon State
Trapshoot will be held June 19
to 22, Inclusive . . . Robert W
Hunger, chairman of the shoot,
suggests that early reservations
be made for the shooters' fam
Hies, due to the demands of usual
beach business at that time of
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ROBT. BURNS
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R. I. flranu raas. ratine Hlthvat
Craters
the year . . . the Redding Tigers,
after playing the Craters Satur
day, left town Immediately after
the gam and headed for Reno,
Nev., for another week-end fra
cas Sunday afternoon . . . Wrestl
ing Promoter Mack Llllard still
is looking for a spot for his
weekly grappling matches, while
cantonment architects are oc
cupying the armory.
FOR PALM
iT
Club Pro Laddie Selkirk to
day announced the pairings in
four flights for 64 players who
qualified for the annual Barker
Palm Beach handicap tourna
ment at the Rogue Valley Golf
club. Eighteen-hola match play
starts this week, with two
matches slated to be played be
fore next Sunday night
Ike Staples, with score of
73, won the iuw gross prize In
qualifying rounds, while Jack
Creager' 72 was the best low
net tally. Selkirk said that
pairings and result of match
play would be posted in Bar
ker's window every day during
the tournament.
In the weekly competition
for the highest number of score
cards turned in, Kance Cleland
led at tue end of the first week
with 17, followed by Bob Sher
wood with 19 and Creager and
Staples with 13 each.
The club pro expressed his
appreciation to the M. and M.
department store, B a r k e r,s,
Manns, S. A. Gibbs and Coca
Cola for their donations of
prizes for the recently-completed
Perl Spring handicap
tourney.
Barker tourney pairings fol
low:
Championship Flight
Ike Staples vs. Vern Robin
son, Bob Hammond vs. Sid
Reaney, L. Clark vs. Bob Sher
wood, Hobart Price vs. E. Tumy,
G. Harrington vs. Paul Meyers,
J. Creager vs. A. Littrell, Ed
Simmons vs. George Roberts, T.
Porter vs. Dick Wray.
First Flight
C. Clay vs. L. Watson, O.
Schenck vs. B. Davidson, B.
Williams vs. R. Moore, A. Pruitt
vs. D. Irving, F. Perl vs. B.
Cady, B. Trownbrldge vs. A.
Lalnge, G. Jackson vs. J. Hor
ner, W. Biddle vs. W. Kincaid.
Second Flight
E. Nichols vs. H. Obye, J.
Root vs. H. Cleland, R. B. Ham
mond vs. J. Jerome, M. Pelrce
vs. E. Koefoed, J. Barr vs. C.
M. Kidd, S. Relgel vs. E. Mohr,
G. Hunt vs. G. Robinson, S.
Appollo vs. R. Ebel.
Third Flight
S. A. Gibbs vs. Dr. Lagcson,
V. Rolph Sr., vs. J. Smith, Ed
Drysdale vs. Dr. Bunch, F.
Scheffel vs. V. Rolph Jr., R.
Royer vs. R. Hubbard, E. Thorn
dyke vs. M. Gibbons, J. Cupp
vs. R. Donelson, M. Leonard vs.
J. McLennan.
IN TIFF TONIGHT
Pittsburgh, May 26. VP)
Threatened with the "sudden
death" of his heavyweight title
dreams unless he wins decisive
ly, Billy Conn may turn slugger
tonight as he seeks to smash
down Buddy Knox, unsung Day
ton, Ohio, boxer in a final 15
round pre-Louis "test" before a
hometown crowd.
This strange transition from
master boxer into fistic dyna
miter became vitally necessary
for Conn through an ultimatum
by Mike Jacobs which virtually
ordered Billy to win by a knock
out or sacrifice his rights to a
title crack at champion Joe
Louis next month in New York.
Oh Man Trlbun want acta.
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HATCH TURNS IN
3-HIT
PITCHING
FOR ELKS
Bob Fox Bested in Tight
Mound Duel Two-Run
8th Frame Brings Victory
Oregon 8t League
W. L. Pet.
Klamath Fall 1 0 1.000
Hill Creek 1 0 1.000
Albany 1 0 1.000
Eugene 1 0 1.000
Bend 1 1 .500
Medford 0 2 .000
Toledo 0 2 .000
Results Sunday
At Bend 2. Medford 0.
At Hills Creek 9, Toledo 1.
At Klamath Falls Albany
(Postponed, rain), ,
Eugene, bye.
Blanked with one hit for sev
en innings by the steady hurling
of Bob Fox, the Bend Elks broke
loose in the eighth to score two
runs on five blows and defeat
the Medford Craters, 2 to 0, in
an Oregon State league game
at Bend Sunday afternoon.
Big Bill Hatch went the route
for the Elks and gave the Cra
ters only three safeties, scat
tered over as many innings.
Fox's single In the third, Gray's
blow in the fifth and Alex Mc
Donald's two-base smash to right
In the eighth were the only hits
made off the southpaw's deliv
ery. Wally Graser, shortstop, op
ened Bend's big eighth frame
with double to right, and after
Douglas went out Wally Kram
ers, catcher, singled. Tommy
Hawkins, last year's Crater man
ager, batted for Volk, and re
sponded with a single, and Og
den and Nehl followed with
consecutive socks to clinch the
contest.
Rally Nipped
The Craters attempted to ral
ly In their half of the ninth in
ning, but couldn't punch run
across the plate. With one gone,
Al Fleishman walked, but was
forced at second by Manager
Lou Sauer. Joe Gray reached
first on Graser's error, but
Glenn Swanson ended the game
with a bouncer to Hatch,
The Crater came closest to
scoring in the eighth inning,
when Del Schroer reached first
on an error and McDonald
smacked his double. A great
throw from the outfield by
Voik, however, cut off Schroer
at the plate.
Hatch, in applying the coat
of whitewash to the Craters,
fanned two and walked three.
Fox gave up four base on balls
and whiffed four.
Next Wednesday night the
Craters will entertain the Weed
Sons in an exhibition game un
der the fairgrounds field lights.
Box score:
Madiord
AB R Jl PO A
s o o a
s o i o
. 4 0 0 0 0
Schroer. as
McDonald, 3b
LlghiiMr. If -
Final-man. lb
Sur. 3b 4
0 0 14 0
0 0 0 1
Oray, cf
4 0 110
Swanaon, rf 4 0 " 0 0
SUtcr, O ( 0 0 4 1
FDX.P 10 11
Totala .
Brn4
oMn. If
Nrhl. lb
Walker, ci
Hatch, p
Oordon, b .
Qraarr. a
Douglaa, 2b .
Krrmeri, o
Volk. rt
Hawkins
.10
S 94 IS
AB R H PO A
1 0
1 1
Tntala as n 33
Battrd for Volk In th.
Scora:
Band 000 000 0031
Medford 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00
Errors: Qraaar, Doug la; two-baaa
hits: McDonald, Oraaar; aarrlflcaa:
Oordon: bases on balls: Hatch I
Pos 4: etrua-outa: Hatch I. rvt 4
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National
W. L. Pet
St. Louis ....,....26 9 .743
Brooklyn ...24 12 .667
New York 18 14 .563
Chicago 16 17 .485
Cincinnati .. 16 20 .444
Pittsburgh 12 19 .387
Boston .,...12 20 .375
Philadelphia 10 23 .303
American
W. L.- Pet.
Cleveland 28 12 .700
Chicago . 21 14 .600
New York 20 18 .526
Boston 16 16 .500
Detroit 18 19 .486
Philadelphia 17 19 .472
Washington 14 24 .368
St. Louis 11 23 .324
Pacific Coast
W. L. Pet.
Sacramento 36 12 .750
Seattle 27 22 .551
San Diego 25 24 .510
San Francisco ....24 26 .480
Hollywood v 22 28 .458
Oakland 21 28 .429
Portland 20 27 .426
Los Angeles- 19 29 .396
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DUNKED IN RIVER
Portland, Ore., May 28. (Pi
Reed college lost its final
crew race of the season Satur
day, but It was a big success
so far as Coxswain Mary Rus
sell was concerned.
The eight crew members
tossed the 18-year-old sopho
more from Bremerton, Wash.,
Into the Willamette river any
way. "Wasn't It nice of the boys."
Mary smiled as she clambered
out of the water. "They didn't
have to do It, you know, for the
coxswain Is only supposed to
get thrown in if the race Is
won."
And the Judges, perhaps up
set at sighting a female in the
Reed shell, didn't arrive at the
finishing line in time to see
the Portland rowing club de
feat the collegians. Their boat
broke down shortly after the
start and they had to hitchhike
to the finish.
TOLEDO DEFEATED
BY HILLS CREEK
Eugene, May 26. fP) Hills
Creek drummed the Toledo
Lions, 9-1, in the opening State
league baseball game at Swim
mers' Delight yesterday.
Hillbilly Sluggers, led by
Howard Parks with three hits
in four trips to the plate, col
lected nine safeties off Boyd
Eagleson, Including two triples
and two doubles.
Score: R. H. E.
Toledo 13 0
Hills Creek 0 9 2
Eagleson, L. Anderson and
Hoover; B. Kelsay and G. Kel-
say, Kendall.
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LOCALS SOCK 12
HITS OFF THREE
C. CITYHURLERS
Paul Hess Scatters 1 1 Blows
to Notch Second Win
Both Teams Field Well
Southern Oregon League
W. L. Pet
Medford 2 . 0
Grants Pass 1 1
Crescent Citv 1 . 1
1.000
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.500
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I Rnffne River 0 2
Results Sunday
At Medford 10, Crescent
City 8.
At Grants Pass 9, Rogue
River 2.
By virtue of their 10 to 8
win over the Crescent City Mer
chants, the Medford Rogues
stand today at the top of the
heap in the Southern Oregon
league pennant race.
The game yesterday after
noon on the locals diamond was
nip and tuck throughout with
both sides hitting hard. Big
Paul Hess was touched for 11
hits but was able to scatter
them well for the victory. The
California squad threw three
flingers into the fray but they
were greeted with 12 resound
ing blows by the big bats of
Hoosier Hoffard's boy.
Exceptional fielding featured
the game with both sides mak
ing seemingly impossible
catches. Higby of the Merchants
came up with a hard line drive
robbing Orval Hampel of a
three-base hit in right field in
the third inning. For Medford
Dwight Catherwood also han
dled his three chances in center
field with exceptional skill.
C. C. Scores First
Crescent City was the first to
draw blood as they put together
three hits for one run in the
first inning, with Petersson, the
Merchants first sacker, batting
in Whitey Matson. This was
followed in the second inning
when Matson in turn sent Higby
home on a double following
Higby's base on balls and a
stolen base. However the Rogues
came back In their half of the
second frame when they scored
four runs of two hits, two walks
and one error. Patterson, Faw-
cett, Adams, and Hess scoring.
Again in the-fourth inning
the Rogues scored the same
number of runs climaxed by
Dwight Ca t h e r w o o d's triple
down the left field foul line.
Adams started things off when
he made his second blow of the
day. He was followed by John
ny Gitzen's fielders' choice, Git
zen making first but forcing
Adams. Cook's fly was muffed
by Higby sending home the
Medford second baseman. Cook
scored in turn on Hoffard's
single. Catherwood then deliv
ered his triple and scored later
after a single by Hampel.
Crescent City was not able
to score again until the fifth
stanza. Here they manufac
tured two runs on as many
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errors by the Medford club,
Peterson and Fry figuring In the
scoring. In the eighth inning
they got their last run after
Koll had got on base due to an
error by Cook, stealing second,
making home on Higbys hit.
Catherwood. Adams Hit
The Rogues scored in their
half of the same Inning, Gitzen
and Hoffman doing it by one
error and two passed balls
coupled with walk.
With the winning of this en
counter the Rogues were able
to move into undisputed pos
session of first place as they
were tied with Crescent City
with one win apiece before the
game.
Catherwood and Adams led
the hitting for the Rogues with
three hits apiece, with Whitey
Matson getting the same for the
Merchants.
Next Sunday the Medford
club goes to Rogue River, with
the ball game scheduled to start
at 2:30 p. m.
Score follows:
Creacent City AB R H PO
Mataon, 3b
s 1 3 2
6 0 3 1
4 11
6 0 16
6 13 0
6 0 0 1
1 1 3
3 13 3
3 0 0 0
3 0 0 1
10 0 0
Hanaon, as
Peterson, lb ..
Hanaam. cf If
Pry. 3b
Baldwin
Totals
Mtdford
Oltzeo. 3b
Cook. Sb
Hoffard. rf
Catherwood, cf .
Hampel. as
Patteraon, lb
Fawcett. if
Adama. c ,,
Hess, p ....
Hoffman, rf
Smith, sa i
Miller, lb
.4 13 11 - 34
AB R H PO A
Totals , , . , 38 10 13 3T 19
8core:
Crescent Cty.U0 031 0106
Medford 04 0 4 00 0 3x 10
Errors :Cook. Harople. Smith. Adama;
Peteraon, Baldwin, Higby: runs bat
ted In: Oltzen 3, Hoffard 3, Hample.
Catherwood, Peterson. Hanaon, Higby;
two-basa hits: Mataon; three-base
hlta: Catherwood; stolen baaea: Olt
sen 3, Catherwood. Pry. Koll, Blgby.
Clauaon; sacrifices: Oltaen: double
playa: Cook to Oltzen to Patterson:
baaea on balls: by Hess 3. Tamor 3.
Clauaon 3: atrlke-outs: Hess 3. Ta
mor 1. Koll 1, Clauaon 1: hlta off
Hesj ii for 6 runs tn Innings.
ramor s for 4 runs in 3 innings.
Koll 4 for 4 runs In 3 innings;
passed balla: Baldwin 3. Adama: los
ing pitcher: Tamor. Umpires: Ache
eon, Ross. Time, 3:18.
TENNISER DON BUDGE
WINS IN 'LOVE' GAME
Chicaso. Mav 28. MPVTVin
Budge, who begins defense of
his national professional tennis
championship tomorrow, will be
married this afternnnn tn Ml,,
Dierdre Conselman, 19-year-old
Stanford university student of
Glendale, Cal.
The ceremonv will take nlin,
at four o'clock at St. Chrysos-
tom s Protestant Episcopal
cnurcn.
Ritchie Heads Seedmen
Corvallis, May 26 UP) Glen
Ritchie. Forest Grove, was elect.
ed president of the Orecon s.H
Growers league, formed here
Saturday. Frank Schotzwohl,
Grants Pass, was named a di
rector.
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Tamor. p cf
KoU, p cf
Clauaon, p
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By Gayle Talbot
The St. Louis Cards, setting
a breathless pace in the Na
tional league, open a new series
against the Chicago Cuba today
with a patched-up Infield, the
result of an injury to their sen
sational rookie second baseman,
Frank Crespl.
Crespl suffered a fractured
finger yesterday as the flying
leaders were sweeping a double
header with the Pittsburgh Pir
ates by scores of 6 to 4 and 4
to 3, and probably will be out
for a fortnight.
The Cleveland Indians went
bowling merrily along to their
fifth straight victory as 20.000
Sunday fans watched Bob Feller
shut out the St. Louis Browns
6 to 0 and rock up his ninth
victory of the year. The demon
young fireballer fanned 13.
Old Lefty Grove of the Bos
ton Red Sox Inched nearer his
lifetime goal of 300 victories as
he notched No. 2S6 at the ex
pense of the New York Yan
kees, 10 to 3.
The Chicago White Sox burst
loose with a seven-run rally in
the seventh frame at Detroit to
knock Hal Newhouser from the
hill and win 7 to 3.
Brooklyn made the most of
five hits to beat the Phillies,
8 to 4.
Charley Root bested Paul
Derringer in tense duel as
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Though he is $1,000 richer fop
his victory yesterday In ths
fourth annual Goodall round
robin, Paul Runyan will be just
one of some thousand other
golfers when he steps on tha
first tee this morning. Along
with those thousand others.,
he'll have to fight for the righlfr
to qualify for next week's U.
S. open championship at Fort
Worth, Texas.
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