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(A 12 Ji w L M VI elf FACE FOUR MEDFORD MATT. TRTBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1941. Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Rogues, Craters Could Clash in Three-Game Set Ducks Trim CHAMPIONS SCORE C 5 RUNS IN THIRD I TO CLINCH GAME ! Beavers, 9-5 for Northern Division Pennant .f Feminine Bowling Stars MedfcV. has two pretty good ball clubs, between which there existi more than little rivalry, but as yet we haven't heard either of them Issuing a chal lenge to the other tor a game, or a series, to determine the city championship ... the way things stand now, such a series would be a natural, what with the Craters languishing In the cellar of the Oregon State lea gue, generally accepted as the fastest semi-pro circuit in the state, and the Rogues ruling the oost in the Southern Oregon Lmti. - - . Why don't the two clubs get together for a best iwo-oui-or-ihre "serious" for the 1941 Med for title? ... the games could be strung out over three weeks and played on Wednesday nights so as not to interfere wun ineir regular league contests, and tbey should draw fine crowds , that rivalry existing between the teams Is no baloney, either; it's definitely there and at times has approached the sizzling stage ... yet there have been no chal lenges issued . . . come on, boys, let's eet thinss heated up around here and have some good, old- fashioned Intra-city i hoot In1 matches . . . Smoky Joe Spencer, who Bitched and caught tor me ure ters when they operated in the Southern Oregon league two years ago, Is tha number one hurler for the Eugene Athletics of the State loop, and thus far has one win and no setoacKS to his credit ... the Craters are attempting to bring Don Klrsch, second baseman, and Bill Hamel, shortstop, both of University of Oregon northern division, Coast conference champs, to Medford when school Is out . . . BUI Cal vert, Webfoot catcher who'll strengthen the Craters when he arrives, Is acting as go-between. D wlght Catherwood, center, fielder for the Rogues, is un doubtedly the class of all the 8. O. L. outer gardners . . . he has been hitting like a maniac, and his fly-chasing Is letter perfect . . . Tommy Har mon's football fame Is expect ed to net the ex Michigan thunderbolt at least 100 grand . . . Billy Conn did show last night that he could do con siderable slugging when he had to, but we are afraid that Joe Louis will prove a slight ly tougher opponent than Bud dy Knox . . . when Billy and Joseph meet next month, ringside chairs will retail at 127 .. . The other night Pepper Mar tin's Sacramento Solons pulled s squeeze play with two gone and two strikes on ine Dauer which la camblinK with a cap! tal G . . . the opposing Infield was so astounded, naturally, that no play was made on either the runner coming In from third or the batter . . . It's baseball like that that makes the Solons the best drawing team in the lea Hue . . . Cracks Eddie Brletz of the A P.: "Last winter a lot of words were tossed about as to the re spective salaries of the Messrs. Bob Feller and Buck Newsom . . . right now the chief differ ence appears to be that Feller Is earning his" . . . Ted Wil liams, star outfielder of the Bos ton Red Sox, Is feuding with the sports writers again, and Manager Joe Cronln has barred the fourth estate from the Sox clubhouse . . . Ninth-Inning OSC Rally Is Choked Off by Begleries Cougars Blank Huskies Bv the Associated Press, Oregon reigned today as the 1941 baseball champion of the Pacific Coast conference north ern division, while Washington and Washington State prepared to wrap up the season In a game strictly for fun. Oregon clinched the title yes terday by beating Oregon State, 9 to 8, at Corvallls while Wash ington State blanked Washing ton at Pullman, 2 to 0, in the first tilt of a final two-game series. Kirscb Homers. Two-hit pitching by Henry Bushman was the story of Wash ington State's victory, its first In three games against tho Huskies. A five-run outburst in the third Inning, giving the Web foots a 7-0 lead, cleared the way for the new champions' victory Second Baseman Don Klrsch added a homer to the Inning's slaughter. Oregon State filled the bases In the ninth, but Nick Beslerles. the Oregon chucker, turned back the threat without allowing a score. Oregon Stale held a 1211 hitting edge. The standings: W. L. Oregon . 11 4 Washington 9 8 O. S. C. 9 8 W. S. C - S 9 Idaho 3 S II - vl ' -'A .'I m m m iC '' ,r - - 'W-V. ' CONN TKO'S KNOX 10 HOME RUNS GIVE IN EIGHTH HEAT- m m mm IIUI W I I VII bWWIW Pet. .733 .600 .5(10 .357 .250 TO Representing Medford at tho Women's International Bowling Congress at Los Angeles will be the above bowlerettes. They'll do their stuff Saturday night and Sunday morning. The team, sponsored by the Hotel Jackson, consists of Mamie Pruitt, Ruth Cougle and Zola Sims, left to right In the back row. and Audrey Swoape and Mabel Sherwood, in the front row. (Picture cour tesy The Oregonian.) 143 TO QUALIFY The Medford Crate" will at temDt to make it three straight wins over Northern iaiuornia league opposition when they en tertain the Weeds Sons in an exhibition game under the fair grounds field lights Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Thus far. the Craters have beaten Yreka three times and Bedding once, to gain a commanding advan tage over clubs from the loop to the south. Expected to get the Crater pitching call is young Willard Smith, who turned in that fine five-hitter to trim Redding. 2 to 1, in 10 Innings last Saturday night. Manager Lou Snuer plans to give the lad plenty of work from now on to ready him for action in the State league. Cliff Fisk will probably do the flinging for the Weed club. Wednesday night's content with Weed will be the final tune-up tilt for the Craters prior to the invasion of the Kelso. Wash., club for a two-game series Saturday night and Sun day afternoon. The Craters will work out at the fairgrounds park at 5:30 this afternoon. Portland. May 27. &) Rain and thunder failed to halt Bud Ward's long drives and the Spokane, Wash., ace shot a sub oar 71-72143 to qualify for the national open tournament here yesterday. The former national amateur champion finished 10 strokes ahead of his nearest opponent on the 144-par Portland golf club course. New York,. May 27. VP) Cliff Spencer, the long-driving Washington pro who never nas invaded the field of big-time golf, had his day of glory yes terday when he led all the qual ifiers for the national open championship at Fort Worth Tex.. June 8, 8 and 7. Playing over the Columbia Country club course, the 35-year-old Spencer fired rounds of 88 and 69 for a 38-hole total of 137. That not only put him four strokes ahead of the 28 other golfers In his own district, including several rather prom inent players, but topped the entire list of more than 1,000 who yesterday sought the 188 places available in the national tourney. HOSTAK IN TITLE Coach Bill Bowerman of Med ford high said today he had not yet received an answer to chal lenges he sent athletic officials in California for an abbreviated track meet between Oregon's state high school champion run ners and hurdlers and California prep trackmen. The challenges were mailed to high school ath letic heads in San Francisco and Los Angeles, proposing the meet be held at either of those cities June 5, 6 or 7. Bowerman's all-star track team consists of Ray Johnson of Medford, 440-yard dash champ; Andy LaMarr of Medford, high hurdles champion; Wally Still of Mac high, 100 and 220-yard dash tltleholdcr; Leslie Pcake of Miiwaukle. half-miler; Ken Wil ' son of Alsea, miler, and Stuart By Duke Moran Pittsburgh, May 26. (P) Billy Conn, waltzing light heavy weight champ stalking Joe Louis DoinU proudly to his eighth- round technical knockout tri umph over Pudgy Buddy Knox, Dayton, Ohio, heavyweight, as a sample of what he "will give Joe next month." "I've had the workout I need ed now and I'm ready for the bomber," asserted Billy s few minutes after his thumping lefts and rights floored Knox three times and beat him into help lessness last night before Pitts burgh's largest fight crowd of 27,043 spectators. Billy, weighing 180, was lu pounds lighter than his 24-year- old opponent. He started so slowly against Knox that Pro moter Mike Jacobs could be seen .writhing in his ringside seat as he debated whether this was the man to face Louis. Then, almost without warning In the fifth. Conn's flicking left suddenly became a bolt that started the Ohioan'a head bob bing. Knox slipped to his knees after one of them hit him below the heart in the sixth, but got up without a count. But the next round a series of four lefts to the head backed Buddy Into a corner and a right dropped him for a nine count He came up Into a fresh storm of leather and again flopped lor a toll of eight. The third time he left the canvas after a nine count found the bell ending the round. He couldn't get off his seat for the eighth. Conn's hometown stand brought him the biggest purse of his career a 33 13 per cent slice of the $68,000 house, OW THETC S sa ii S 3 By Judsen Bailey (Associated Press Writer) The only club In the National league that packs dynamite at the plate is that swashbuckling crew bossed by Billy boutn worth In St. Louis. They proved it again yester day by chopping down the Chi cago Cubs, 12-11, with iwo home runs in the eleventh inning. This was the Cards' seventh straight victory. The Brooklyn Dodgers were presented with a 6-4 triumph centerflelder Joe Marty dropped league slugger 1. carrying on fhiVh111 " HollywoSl ouifTelder took over s. . rmrln. the leadership with a .403 marlc The world champion Clndn- j Sacrament0-, Babe Adams nati Reds outslugged the Pitts- to sg8 af,er Ktting burgh Pirates for a 7-3 decision r;lmost lrom the season's in s night game. The Keas punched out 13 hits, including home runs by Harry Craft and Ernie Koy, pace almost Inaugural. The Babe's right up there in h.n runs. too. His eight are only one less than Eddie Mayo of In the only American league i"- - ,iubbe(j to lead encounter me w V . that department. Tied with fTiSr rThV.HerrnTeight are Blattne, encounter sti 5-3. w m wree runs m - - Gutterldge of Sacramento. nimn, xwo on oru.- h" -, ... ... , flva . double with the bases loaded. BATTING LEADER fnmnletlne the top live batting are Harris of Seattle, .383, Detore of San Diego, .376, and Jennings, San Francisco, .371. Blattner and Sturdy of Sac ramento have a long lead over base pilfering rivals with dozen each. AnMles. Mav 27. W by the humble Phillies when Babe Herman, the old major cleaning. Americans spend more than $600,000,000 a year for dry HMZEIW Schweizer of Adrian, dies champ. low-hur- Oh Msil rrlbuns mnt ads. St. Louis .. Brooklyn . New York Chicago .... Cincinnati . Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia Cleveland .. Chicago .... New York Boston ......... Detioit Philadelphia Washington . St. Louis M(H5GaX3 rami GEES VALUES IN HOME & AUTO T Scores Yesterday Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. I Pittsburgh Billy Conn. 180. Pittsburgh, stopped Buddy Knox. 190, Dayton, Ohio, (8); Harry Bobo, 202, Pittsburgh, outpoint ed Lee Savold, 190, Dcs Moines. Iowa, (10); Pat Comlskey, 218, Patvrson, N. J., knocked out James J. Johnson, 186, New York, (1). Albany, N. Y. Vlnnle Vines, 150, Schenectady. N. Y., stop ped Billy Furrone, 148, Phlla delphia, (7). Holyoke, Mass. Chester Rico. 138, New York, stopped Jackie Reemes, 140. Brooklyn, (5). Chicago. May 27. W) Al Hostak. Seattle challenger, and rugged Tony Zale of Gary, Ind., swap punches tomorrow night for the middleweight champion ship (N.B.A. variety), but that attraction alone doesn't explain the big advance sale. Many of the boxing customers who already have put $40,000 in the till are going to see Booker Beckwith, wicked punch er of Gary, battle Solly Krleger. Brooklyn veteran and ex-mld- dlewelght champion himself. Krieger and the Gary young ster are scheduled to go 10 rounds In the semi-final to the title engagement. By the Associated Press National Brooklyn 8. Philadelphia 4. St. Louis 12. Chicago 11. Cincinnati 7. Pittsburgh 3. (Only games). American Detroit 5. Cleveland 3. (Only game scheduled). Exhibition Yakima (WIL) 3. Oakland (coast) 1. Everett (Northwest League) 8, Vancouver (WIL) 3. Fresno (Calif. State) 8, Sacra mento (coast) 3. Dm Uall rrlbuns nl ids. 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