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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY. JUNE 9. 1941
Craters Blast Hills Creek, 5-2 - Rogues Blank Grants Pass, 1-0
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6 HITS IN SIXTH
; ALL LOCAL RUNS
Fox Gives Losers 9 Scat
tered Blows Craters
Sign 6 Portland Prep Stars
Oregon State League
W.
L. Pet.
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Bend
Medtord
Eugene
Hills Creek
Toledo
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Sllverton
3aaulta Sunday
At HIUi Creek 2, Medford 8.
At Klamath Falli B, Eugene 5.
At AT ny 4, Sllverton 3.
At Eend 14, Toledo 2.
It finally happened!
After weeks of Ineffectual
atlckwork. the Medford Crateri
finally found their batting eyes
all at the same time yesterday
and In one gigantic explosion
they bunched six sizzling blows
for five runs to produce a 8 to
2 decision over the Hills Creek
Hillbillies and move into a tie
for fourth place In the Oregon
State league standings. Played
at Hills Creek, the game was
errorless.
Held to one hit for five Inn
ings by Bun Kelsay, Hillbilly
hurler, the Craters brought the
roof crashing down on his head
In the sixth frame to give Bob
Fox his first State league vic
tory. That one inning was all
the Craters needed to clinch
their Initial loop contest.
Calvert Singles
Bobby Volk, the second base
man from Portland's Washing
ton high school, who signed
with the Craters yesterday,
opened the huge sixth with a
single, and was sacrificed to
second by Fox. Del Schroer
walked, and then things started
to happen. Bill Calvert, playing
his first 1941 game with the
locals, busted a single. McDon
ald singled. Joe Gray singled.
Manager Lou Sauer singled. Al
Fleishman singled. Al Llghtner
grounded out to end the Inning,
but the damage was done, the
Crateri had five runs, and the
ball game was In the cooler.
It was a good thing that sixth
Inning rally occurred, for Kel
say had the Craters baffled In
the other eight heats. Schroer's
single In the first was the only
other sock the Craters were
able to manage, being retired
In order In the second, third,
fourth, fifth; seventh, eighth
and ninth.
Fox yielded nine hits to the
'Billies, two more than his team
mates manufactured, but he
kept them scattered except in
the third and sixth. In the third,
Blalle. Stelzer and H. Parks
singled for one run, and In the
sixth H. Parks and Manager
Monroe Dean bracketed singles
around a walk to Howard Parks
to account for the other Hills
Creek telly.
Fox Fans Four
Fox fanned four 'Billies and
had the number of all of them
with the exception of H. Parks,
who hit three for four, and Stel
zer, who made two blows. Kel
say fanned one.
Disregarding the sixth Inn
ing, the Craters showed definite
signs of starting to shellack the
horsehide. They socked no less
than 11 flies to the outfield,
all of which were caught but
most of which were well kissed.
Besides bringing back to Med
ford their first league victory.
the Craters returned with six.
count 'em, Portland high school
stars, who have signed contracts
and Joined the team. All were
selected on the All-Portland in
terscholastic nine this season.
The youths are Volk, Mar
tlnsen, third baseman and out
fielder from Jefferson; Church
Ill, third sacker from Franklin:
Johnson, first baseman from
Jefferson: Roeblandt, catcher
from Franklin and Brown,
pitcher from Franklin.
The Craters will play Dorr Is.
Cel.. of the Northern California
league in an exhibition game
h.re Wednesday night, and the
Kl. ith Falls Red Sox In a
State league conter' here next
Sunda. afternoon.
Box score:
Um'.ortl Al P K PO A
Schroar, as I t I I
Calvart. 114 0
McDonald, lb till
Oray. rf 111
Bauar. ef , 0 11
ritiihmn, lb ,. , , 4 0 1 IS I
Lwhtnar. U . , 4 0 0 1 0
Volk 1114
roi. p eoo
Totals
SI t T 17 II
AB R H PO
Hills creek
Atelarr, as
Fluff, 3b
H Parka. If
How. Parka, rf .
Wnsht. ef
Dean. Jb
O Kelsay, e
BLalle, lb
1 11
Ryan Gets
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Jack Ryan, Louisville, gives up trying to keep dry and
slothes along through a downpour In the National Open at
Fort Worth, Texas, leaving the umbrella to his csddy. The
rain was so hard play was held up a while. Ryan had a fine
71 opening day but this soaked course wasn't to his liking
and his second round was 82.
8 Oreanfleld
B. Kelaay, p .
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1 0 0 0 0
ToUis
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Bitted for Blatle In th.
m Batted for B. Kelaay In Sth.
Medtord , nnn 005 0006
Hills Creek 001 001 000
Sacrifices: Wright. Pos: Double
playa: Volk to schroer to Fleishman:
Baaaa on balls: Fox 8, Kelsay 1;
Strlke-outs: Fox 4. Kelsay 1;
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TILT TO PADRES, 3-2;
BLANKED IN NIGHTCAP
By the Associated Press
A gruelling pitching duel, 'one
of the longest and finest ever
seen In San Diego's Lane park,
featured Coast league baseball
games yesterday and its result
assisted San Diego to a second
place berth In league standings.
Al Olsen, San Diego soutn-
paw, pitched San Diego to a 3
to 2 victory over Portland's Ray
Harrell in a 17-inning Marathon
game. Both went the punishing
route with Olscn giving up nine
hits and Harrell allowing but
seven. George Oetore, facire
catcher, singled to drive In Hal
Patchett with the winning run.
San Diego made it a clean
sweep of the double-header, cop
ping the second game 1 to 0.
Bill Salkeld's home run clout
gave the Padres the winning
run. Pitcher Larry Powell al
lowed the Beavers but one hit.
Tony Froltas pitched Sacra
ment to a 5 to 4 win over Se
attle in the first game of their
double-header and won his own
game by singling in the winning
run in the eighth inning after
two were on.
Nubs Klelnke. who lost a four
hitter earlier in the week to
Seattle when Hal Turpln shut
out the Solons, pitched another
four-hit game to give Sacramen
to a 4 to 1 victory.
San Francisco stnsscrrd sor
rowfully throiiKh the week's
games against Hollywood, drop
ping the opener yesterday, 4 to
S, and winning the finale. 1 to
0, to lose the series to the Stars.
3 games to 2.
Los Angeles took both games
of a double-header from Oak
land, 13 to 10 and 4 to 0.
(First game 17 innings)
Portland 2 9 0
San Diego 3 7 1
Harrell and Annunzio; Olsen
and Detore.
(Second game 7 Innings )
Portland 0 11
San Diego 13 0
Liska and Schulz; Powell and
Salkeld.
MENDENHALL CAPTURES
TRAPSHOOT AT EUGENE
Eugene. June 9 t.-T S. C
Menrienhall of Grants Ps won
the 16 ysrd event of the Kucene
Gun club registered shoot Vester
day by cracking 99 of 100 tar
gets. Lloyd Templeton of Alhany
and Charles Seller of Aurora
tied In the harutirap event with
94 of 100. and Trmpliton won
the shoot off to gain a leg on
the president's trophy. Cal Fay
of Coqullle won the doubles with
a score of 22
I'M alau lnbuj.e maul sua.
a Soaking
BARTELL IS HERO
AS GIANTS TAKE
By Cayle Talbot
(Associated Press Writer)
Remember Dick Bartell, the
scrapping, chirruping little
shortstop who qualified as the
fall guy of the last world series
by holding the ball while Buck
McCormick of the Cincinnati
Reds went charging home with
the tying run in the deciding
game?
Well, . ...gs haven't gone so
hot for Bartc' since that fate
ful day. The Petroit Tigers
t iriv-d him loos not long ago.
and he barely caught on as i
free agent with his old club,
the New York Giants, in the
other league.
Two days ago Dick finally
slipped into the line-up as
pinch-l.itter, and he seemed so
happy about It that they let
him start yesterday against the
league-leading St. Louis Card
inals In the first game of a
double-header.
He practically ruined the
Cards single-handed. He singled
two runs home In the ninth
inning of the first contest as
the Giants scored five times to
tie the score, and then In the
tenth he pounded a home run
into the left deck with one on
to win the encounter. 7 to 9.
He clouted a double and a
single in the nightcap, which
the Giants also won. 12 to 7.
, and now It's Jurges' turn to
wonder when he'll get off the
1 bench.
The double defeat dropped
; the Cards into second place In
the torrid National league race
despite the fact Brooklyn was
losing a single tilt to Cincln
inati. 3 to 2. The Reds scored
jail their runs off Whit Wyatt
j In the ninth. Taul Derringer
'winning his own game with a
telling double.
The Pittsburgh Pirates ham
mered the riilllies, 12 to 2. and
then were set down 8 to 2.
! Chicago thumped the Boston
! Braves. S to 1, then got slaugh
tered, 13 to 1.
In the American league the
Boston Red Sox supplied the
I big news by bouncing the Chi
cago White Sox twice. 9 to 3
;and 3 to 0 Old Lefty Grove
won the 297th decision of his
j career In besting another orig
inal settler. Ted Lyons. In the
. opener.
i Cleveland set the Phlladel
phia Athletics back twice. 7 to
4 and 8 to 6.
The Yankees went on a home-
jrun rampage, with Joe Dimes;
sio blasting three, to subdue the
St. Louis Browns 9 to 3 In their
, first game and 8 to 3 In the
second.
Washington fell on Dizry
Trout and Buck Newsome to
scuttle Detroit. 9 to 3.
Coach Signed
Redmond. Ore , June
Clyde Martin, Condon High
oliol coach, will become ath
letic director and coach at Red
mond L'nion lliuh next fall, re
placing W. P. Kenna. who has
been called to army duty.
C!o:r. llni foi Lata to cUs-
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CR1PPEN FLINGS
3-HITTER TO WIN
PITCHERS' DUEL
seael-- y
Gitzen Scores Lone Run
After Belting Triple
Double Plays Aid Victory.
Medford's hustling Rogues cap
tured their fourth straight
Southern Oregon league base
ball contest yesterday at the
high school park as Steve Crip
pen turned in brilliant three
hit pitching trick to blank the
Grants Pass Merchants, 1 to 0,
In a game that was run off In
an hour and 20 minutes.
Manager Paul Hoffard's gang
of youngsters tallied the game's
lone run in the very first In
ning, and from then on Crippen
and Chuck Ostrom, Merchant
hurler, locked horns in the sea
son's finest hurler's duel. Os
trom, like Crippen, gave up only
three blows.
Johnny Gitzen, the Rogues'
little second-sacker, was the of
fensive hero of the well-played
contest. Leading off for Med
ford in the first frame, he socked
a line-drive triple down the left
field line. Then, after the next
two batters had been retired,
Gitzen crossed the plate on
Catcher Farthing's passed ball,
a tough pitch that got away
from him and rolled to the
screen. Gitzen also hit an in
field single In the third to ac
cumulate two of his team's three
blows, the other being made by
Catcher Hal Adams In the
eighth.
Bwaryck Stars
Two double-killings aided
Crippen In registering his shut
out victory. One of them came
in the ninth Inning, after Ray
Clayton of the Merchants singled
to left with one away. Moore
hit to Swaryck at shortstop, who
threw to Gitzen who, In turn,
rifled the ball to Hampel to re
tire the side and end the game.
The other twin slaughter also
was started by Swaryck. Man
ager Erlckson reached first base
in the second Inning op Hampel's
error, but the threat was killed
when Swaryck flagged Ostrom's
liner and doubled Erickson off
first base.
Not a Grants Pass runner
reached third base' as Crippen.
mixing a bewildering variety of
slow stuff with an occasional
fast ball, and getting great sup
port from his mates, set the Mer
chants down with monotonous
regularity. In the third Inning
Ken Williams, Jr., dropped a
Texas league single into left, but
was out trying to stretch it Into
a double on Harold Fawcett's
fine throw to Gitzen. In the
sixth Laubach singled to left and
took second on a wild pitch, but
Crippen bore down and fanned
B. Clayton and got R. Clayton
on a roller.
Ostrom Tough
After the first Inning, the
Rogues couldn't do anything
with Ostrom and took a string of
horsecollars from then on. Git
zen singled in the third but was
promptly thrown out trying to
steal second. Cook got life on
an error in the seventh and was
sacrificed down by Bill Piche.
but he died there as Ostrom
whiffed Hampel and Hoffard.
batting for Mick Miller. Adams
singled In the eighth but was
stranded when Crippen filed out
to left for the third out.
Crippen struck out five Mer
chants and walked but one.
while Ostrom fanned four and
gave up no free passes. Cripper
also fielded his position in grand
style, coming up with six as
sists and one putout.
Box score:
Omit Paae AB R R PO A
R. Clayton. IB 4 0 1 14 0
Moore, as 0 0 0 4
Farthlnc. a a 0 0 4 1
Bnrkson. ef .8 0 0 1 0
Ostrom, p , 0 0 0 1
Stout, rf 0 0 0 0
Williams. If O 1 0
Laubaeh 3b S 0 113
B. Clayton. Sb S 0 0
TntaJs
Madford
Oltsea. to
Coo. 3b
Plena, cf
Hampal. lb -Ulnar,
rf ......
a Hoffard. rf
arrck. aa
Fawoelt. If
Mama, e
cnppan. p
.asm it
AB P. H PO A
. 1 1 i 1
. 0 0 s
.10 0 10
.S 0 0 1 1
.10 0 10
.1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 S
0 0 0 1
. 0 1 0
-001
Totala J 1 rt IS
S Battad foe Miller In 7th
O. Pass 00O 000 PTC 0
kixtiord 100 000 cox 1
Errors: Hampal. R. Clsvten. B
Clayton: Threa-baae hita: oitsan:
sscrumi: Plena. Doubia piarv
warrck to Hampal: PsrarrtS to Olt
sn to Hampal: Basra on balls- Crlp-
: pan t: Btnka-oiita: Crlprn 5 Otror
4; Fasasd balls: Ailama. rr!h:n
I Vmplraa: Aelwson and W:i:nmi.
I Tlma I JO.
Natchitoches, the site of Lou
isiana State Normal college, was
the f:rt white settlement in
Lc;:i'isna founded in 1714.
four years before New Orleans.
Trainer Clears Whirlaway
Mystery; Horse Needs Work
By Sid Feder
New York, June 9 (P One of the Jones
cleared up the mystery of Whirlaway today.
ine explanation was as sim
ple as dunking a doughnut. The
only thing wrong with the Ken
tucky cannonball, back there
when they were labelling him
"bum" all the way from Aga
warn to Agua Caliente, was that
he just wasn't getting enough
work.
Since Trainer Ben Jones still
was busy reading over the con
gratulations that poured in for
Whirly's Belmont stakes tri
umph Saturday, Young Jimmy,
Ben's son and assistant, came
up with the story of whythe
colt's form chart looked like the
zig-zag trail a fly takes mean
dering across a bald head.
The chief thing wrong with
Whirly when he was flounder
ing -around back there, said
Jimmy, was that as soon as he
was given a vacation of a couple
weeks he wanted to make a
habit of it. But when he was
kept punching the clock regu
larly, he won his 2-year-old
championship, followed It up by
climbing into the "horse hall of
fame" as the fifth triple crown
winner in history, and now
looms as a distinct threat to
Seabiscuit's all-time money-winning
record.
"It's not that he's lazy," Jim
my pointed out, "but we found
that when we took him away
from the track for two, three
weeks and let him Idle, he for
got all about how to run. Then
it takes him time to straighten
out again and learn about
racing once more. He's that
whacky."
SILVERTON LOSES
IN LEAGUE DEBUT
By the Associated Press
Not even a new state league
baseball team could stop the
rampaging Albany Alcos and
the 1940 state champions re
tained undefeated status yester
day (Sunday) by defeating Sil
verton, 4-3.
Silverton made an auspicious
first appearance with homers
by Jack Richards and Ken Man
ning in the Initial Inning good
for three runs, but Red Miller,
Albany pitcher, who hasn't lost
a game In months, blanked them
thereafter. Albany coupled time
ly hits with Silverton errors for
the winning runs.
Klamath Falls trimmed the
Eugene Athletics twice, but only
one game counted on league rec
ords. A Saturday night exhibi
tion game was won, 12-9, and
the regular encounter yesterday
was 9-5.
Bend walloped Toledo, 14-2,
batting around the lineup in the
fourth inning to score seven
runs.
Scores:
Silverton 3 3 2
Albany 4 7 1
Toolson and Robertson; Mil
ler and Amacher.
Eugene 5 10 1
Klamath Falls 9 10 1
Wiltshire, Spencer and Bish
op; Hanauska and Davis.
Toledo 2 6 4
Bend 14 19
Eagleson, L. Anderson and
i Ball: Hatch and Kremers.
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National League
W. L.
Brooklyn
St, Louis
New York
Cincinnati ,
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia ,
.33
.34
.24
..24
..21
..18
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Cleveland
Boston ...
Chicago ..
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington 17 34
Pacific Coast League
W. L.
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Sacramento ..
San Diego
Seattle
Hollywood
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland .
Oakland
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19
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.508
.500
.484
.444
.433
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Scores Yesterday
National
Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 2.
New York 7-12, St. Louis 5-7.
Chicago 3-1. Boston 1-13.
Pittsburgh 12-2, Philadelphia
23.
American
Boston 9-3, Chicago 3-0.
Cleveland 7-8. Philadelphia
4-6.
Washington 9, Detroit 3.
New York 9-8, St Louis 3-3.
Pacific Coast
San Diego 3-1, Portland 2-0
(first game 17 innings.)
Hollywood 9-0, San Francisco
4-1.
Los Angeles 13-4, Oakland
10-0.
Sacramento 9-4, Seattle 4-1.
Western International
Wenatchee 8-6, Salem 9-9.
Yakima 7-0, Tacoma 1-9.
Vancouver at Spokane post
poned.
HUSKIES SLATE GRID
OPENERS FOR 5 YEARS
Seattle, June B. VP) Inter-
sectional football openers
through 1943 were announced
over the week-end by Ray Eck
man. University of Washington
athletic director.
This September, of course. It's
Minnesota at Seattle. In 1942
Amos Alonzo Stagg'i College of
the Pacific eleven will come
north from Stockton. Calif. In
1943 Kansas State of the Big
Six conference will open here
Then in 1944 the home-and-
home arrangement with Minne
sota will be resumed, with the
Huskies at Minneapolis, and the
Gophers here in 1949.
Admiral Francois Darlan of
1! France holds the British Grand
Cross of the Royal Victorian or-
ider.
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Club Pro Laddie Selkirk to
day requested that all competi
tors in the Barker Palm Beach
tournament post their week-end
scores at the Rogue Valley
course clubhouse so that en
trants will know who they play
next. Selkirk said that many
golfers failed to post results of
their Saturday and Sunday
matches.
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Portland, June 9. UP) Eddie
Beck, Portland, shot sub-par golf
yesterday to win the Oregon
Public Links championship with
a 4 and 3 victory over Louis
Rose, also of Portland.
Beck, who also won In 1939,
was three under par on the 33
holes of the match. Rose, Port
land and Oregon coast titlist,
was even with par until the last
six holes, cn which he took two
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