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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11, 1941.
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Billy Hulen Says:
4 Tiger Athlete
Might Ca$t Lots
With O. S.C.
Craters, With 6 Portland Preppers, Face Dorris Tonight
' Things have a habit of occur
ring between spring and autumn
to alter the best-laid plana of
promising prep athletes concern
ing their future athletic activity
in institutions of higher learn
ing, but the way it looks row
two of Medford high's star 1940
grldders will move to Corvallis
and Oregon State come Septem
ber, and still another might cast
his lot with the Beavers.
' Jim Wallis, center, and Louie
Bair, big flankmen, who stood
out with the Black Tornado's
state championship runners-up.
have signified their Intentions of
attending Oregon State. Louie
Thurman, 200-pound blocking
quarterback and three-year vet
eran, Is vacllating between Ore-
gon State and the University of
Oregon. All three, no matter
where they finally wind up, will
take cracks at freshman foot
ball. ,
Those three grid huskies aren't
the only fine athletes from here
y that might choose Oregon State.
Racln' Ray Johnson, perhaps the
biggest "catch" of them all, also
has leanings toward the Corval
lis school, principally because of
its school of engineering, a sub
ject in which he Intends to
major.
Johnson, after that exhibi
tion of quarter-millng he
turned In at the Compton In
vitational meat, can just about
write his own ticket at any
of the coast's major colleges
and universities, despite Ed
Athuton. Dean Cromwell. U.
8. C. track mentor, told Bill
Bowerman after the race that
Johnson was a sweetheart.
Raeln' Ray undoubtedly could
make Southern Cat his alma
mammy without half trying,
and they have a very fine en
gineering school there, io
boot
CALVERT ONE OF
7 NEW PLAYERS
TO SEE ACTION
Portland All-Stars to Get
Thorough Trials Tilt
at Fairgrounds at 8:30
Junior college coaches, un
hampered by coast conference
rules prohibiting proselyting,
"swarmed all over Johnson" fol
lowing the 400-meter race in
which he finished fifth but was
unofficially timed In 48 seconds
flat, Bowerman said. Of course,
Cromwell and the other coast
conference track tutors could
only bestow on Ray a friendly
smile, but not so the junior col
lege mentors. They were free
to talk proposition in no uncer
tain language, and they did.
Johnson told them all he would
be glad to consider anything
they might say, and that's Just
about as far as it will go. Ray,
with his great promise of becom
ing a champion collegiate
quarter-mller, and his honest de
sire to get a good education,
won't end In a junior college
when he can take his pick of
the coast s major universities.
As for the race itself, won by
Grover Klcmmcr of California
in 46. S. Johnson made a mlstnke
in the first 220 yards, according
to Bowerman. Never having
raced In that sort of company,
the best In the world, Johnson
ran too slow In the first 2JU and
found himself in last place at
the halfway mark, Bowerman
recalled. "He was almost in a
dare because of the excitement.
thrill and perhaps a little hit of
stage friRht, Bowerman related
"and when he discovered he was
trailing for the first time in his
With six youthful Portland
high school all-stars slated to
receive thorough trials under
fire, the Medford Craters will
try for their fifth consecutive
victory against Northern Cali
fornia league opposition when
they clash with Red Talbot's
Dorris Lumberjacks in an exhi
bition game starting at 8:30 to
night at the floodlighted fair
grounds park.
All told, seven new Crater
ball players will be making their
first 1941 appearance befure the
home folks in the game against
one of the Northern California
loop'i best clubs. The other is
Billy Calvert, fresh from a
great season of catchjng for the
University of Oregon varsity.
northern division champions.
Although Manager Lou Saner
of the locals was not certain who
would start on the pitching
mound, he intimated that Jack
Brown, 17-year-old righthander
from Portland's Franklin high,
would see plenty of service. The
Craters' other hurlcrs are Bob
Fox, Willard Smith and the vet
eran Freddie Roberts, who might
be a surprise starter.
Youthful Lineup
Calvert and Frank Roelar.dt,
of Franklin, will probably di
vide the catching duties, with
Spike Johnson from Jefferson
high on first base, Bobby Volk
from Washington on second,-Del
Schroer on short, Bob Churchill
from Franklin on third, Al
Llghtner In left, Sauer in center
and big Harold Martenson from
Jefferson in right. Joe Gray and
Al Fleishman, regular centor-
fielder and first baseman, were
to be given a night off, Manager
Sauer said.
Tonight's contest will be the
last for the Craters prior to
their two-gnme series with the
powerful Klamath Falls Peli
cans here Saturday night and
Sunday afternoon, one of which
will be a regular State Inague
contest. The Pelicans are in sec
ond place in the State circuit.
career and had to Increase his
pace, he was too far behind to
overtake the leaders."
Starting the final 220, with
Klemmer about 25 yards in
front of him, Johnson want
Into high and "picked" Johnny
Watchlar. national Junior col
lege champ, and Colored
James Herbert of New York,
both on the turn. Bowerman
said. At this point, with the
track only four lanes wide,
Johnson was confronted with
what Bowerman describes as a
"olid wall of runners." as
Klemmer. Cliff Bourland and
Hubert Kerns, both of U. S.
C, and Gene Littler of Ne
braska raced Into the stretch.
With those four runners tak
ing up all the cinder space in
front oi him, Bowerman ex
plained. Johnson was unable
to break through and finished
about 12 to 15 yards back of
Klemmer. 10 yards behind
Bourland, seven behind Kerns
and five arrears Littler. Trail
ing Racin' Ray was Watchler.
by some five yards, and Her
bert by about 10, Bill recalled.
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of the Detroit Titers and Charlie Keller of the Yankees, met In
New York recently they were even up on runs batted in the tally
for each being 32. The (rips show bow they do it
REICH HOMER IN 11TH
GIVES BEAVERS 2 TO 1
VICTORY OVER ANGELS
By the Asoclated Press
San Francisco slammed out a
15-hit, 10 to 3 win over Seattle
lost night but it was their most
expensive victory in the Coast
league this season because of the
loss of their crack third base
man. Ted Jennings made his
final exit from the playing field
for the season on a stretcher
in the second inning. The slug
ging third sacker shattered the
bones in his right ankle when he
slid into second base on the force
end of a double play.
Hit-happy Sacramento pound
ed out a 10 to 3 victory in win
ning over Hollywood.,
San Diego took a firmer grip
on second place by defeating
Oakland 3 to 2.
Portland came through with a
2 to 1 win over Los Angeles
when Herman Reich slammed
out a home run in the eleventh
inning to break up a pitchers'
duel between Whitey Hilcher of
Portland and Southpaw Ray
Prim of Los Angeles.
Yesterday's scores:
R.
Portland 2
Los Angeles 1
Hilcher and Annunzlo;
Stine (11), and Collins,
nings.)
UOWTHEY?
National League
W. L. Pet.
St. Louis 36 16 .692
Brooklyn 34 16 .680
Cincinnati 26 25 .M0
New York 24 21 .500
Chicago 23 25 .479
Pittsburgh 19 23 .432
Boston 16 30 .348
Philadelphia 16 33 .327
American League
W. L, Pet.
Cleveland 35 20 .638
New York 29 22 .569
Boston 26 20 .565
Chicago 28 23 .549
Detroit 28 24 .538
Philadelphia 24 27 .471
St. Louis 16 32 .333
Washington 17 35 .327
Pacific Coast League
W. L. Pet.
Sacramento 44 19 .698
San Diego 34 31 .523
Seattle 31 31 .500
Hollywood 30 31 .492
San Francisco 32 33 .492
Portland 27 34 .443
Los Angeles 28 3tl .438
Oakland 26 37 .413
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Fights Last Night
By Judson Bailey
(Associated Press Writer)
Lon Warneke, the lean veter
an of the St. Louis Cardinals,
shut out the Phils 3-0 yesterday.
The only blow off him was a
single by Emmett Mueller, the
home club's first man up in the
opening inning.
There was some other fine
pitching yesterday. Bob Feller
achieved his 13th victory of the
season and eighth straight by
holding the Washington Sena
tors to four hits whife the Cleve
land Indians slapped out a 4 to
1 decision.
Steve Peck. Rookie knuckle
bailer of the New York Yankees,
had a one-hitter going into the
ninth inning aeain&t the Chicago
White Sox. He weakened to ai
low five singles and three runs
In that frame, but the Yankees
won easily. 8-3.
Tommy Bridges, the little vet
eran of the Detroit Tigers, put
on a strikeout show against the
Philadelphia Athletics, fanning
14. but tired badly in the late
innings and had to be rescued
bv big Al Benton as Detroit won,
4-3.
The Brooklyn Dodgers cut
short their slump with a 4-3 vic
tory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Johnny Vender Mcer achieved
his sixth success of the season
by scattering nine hits as the
world champoin Cincinnati Reds
beat the Boston Braves, 4-3, for
their ninth conquest in 11 games
and took over third place. Frank
McCornick, gradually breaking
out of his prolonged batting
slump, hit three doubles to figure
in all the Reds runs.
Vern Olsen pitched the CM
cago Cubs to an 11-0 shutout of
the New York Giants.
Revisions in "Purity Code"
Up for Conference Debate
By Gall Fowler
Seattle, June 11. Uft Without voting themselves any time
nd half. Pacific Coast conference graduate managers, athletic
directors and faculty representatives went into their first day of
overtime today to decide on revisions In the Atherton code.
Originally scheduled for two.
days, the conference conferees'
opened their third day with sug-1
gestloni on changes In the
'purity code" promulgated by
fast one close to Helser's head
in the sixth, the Salem pitcher
I dropped his bat and raced out
to the mound to aim one at
Holmes' chin. The two were
parted. The other battle featured
Umpire Johnny Oravec and
few of the boys over a close one
at third base.
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Conference Commissioners
win Atherton.
Action taken yesterday
eluded:
Jt. The conference sustained
and adopted Atherton'i recent
report under which 22 freshman
athletes at five schools were
barred from further competition
at their respective school.
2. Graduate managers and
athletic directors issued a state
ment condemning professional
baseball practice of campus
"cradle-snatching."
3. All hands gathered around
the table in a joint meeting to
air suggestions on "purity code"
changes before retiring to separ
ate sessions to draw up recom
mendations. 4. Rules covering five minor
sports were modified, and seven
minor sports were designated as
not coming under conference
rules.
5. Faculty men worked last
night on adoption of a recodi
fication of conference rules.
Ties Complicate
Piedmont League
Pennant Battle
Charlotte, N. C. June 11.
(P) That Gordian Knox had
nothing on the Piedmont
league today.
Charlotte, Richmond and
Norfolk were all tied for first
place. Next in a triple tie
were Asheville, Portsmouth
ind Durham. Then came
Winston-Salem and Greens
iioro, the other two clubs, who
were tied, too. And the sea
ton is 44 games old.
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Scores Yesterday IN TITLE FLIGHT
, , American
Cleveland 4, Washington 1.
New York 8, Chicago 3.
Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3.
Boston at St. Louis postponed,
rain.
By the Associated Press
New York Cocoa Kid, 146.
New Haven, Conn., knocked out
Manuel Villa, 1st, 145, Mexico
City (4.)
Philadelphia Andre Jcssu
run, 154. New York, outpointed
Milo Theodorcscu, 160, Ru
mania (10.)
Los Angeles Jackie Wilson,
138, Los Angeles, stopped Nor
mrnt Quarlcs, 138, Florence, S.
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St. Louis 3. Philadelphia 0.
Cincinnati 4. Boston 3.
Chicago 11, New York 0.
Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 3.
Coast
Portland 2, Los Angeles 1 (11
innings.)
San Diego 5, Oakland 2.
Sacramento 10, Hollyood 3.
San Francisco 10, Seattle 3.
Western International
Spokane 7, Wenatchce 8.
Salem 4-4, Tacoma 3-3.
Yakima 3, Vancouver 0.
Disruption of the spice trade
by the war has increased the
price of some items as much as
1.000 per cent.
Portland, June 11. (Pi This
may be the year for Harold Sal
vador to break the Jinx that has
barred him from the Oregon
amateur golf champinship.
The Portland ace drew a fa
vored position in match play
opening on the Oswego Lake
Country club course today after
tying Marty Leptick. Portland,
for medal honors yesterday with
147.
Lou Jennings, defending cham
pion, faced Eddie Beck in the
first round. Leptick played Dr.
O. F. Willing, Portland, while
Salvador drew Joe Ahem.'
Following the medalists were
Matt Hatala. Portland, with 150
and Bob McReynolds, Portland,
and Jim Johnson. Eugene. 152.
Men's pairings and qualifying
scores included:
Championship flight Dick
Hanen, University of Oregon,
152, vs. M. Campbell. The Dalles,
158: Jim Johnson. Eugene. 152,
vs. Bob Bronson, Portland, 157
NAG MEET OPENS
K. FALLS TODAY
Featuring' pari-mutuel wager
ing under license by the Oregon
State Racing commission, the
Klamath Falls Jockey club will
present its annual eight-day race
meeting in Klamath Falls start
ing today. Races will be held
on the nights of June 11, 12, 13.
IB, 19 and 20, starting at 8
o'clock, and on the afternoons of
June 14 and 21, starting at 2
o'clock.
Purses totaling $6,000 will be
distributed during the race
meeting, and reports from "over
the hill" are to the effect that
scores of fine nags are on hand
for the meet.
By the Associated Press j
The Salem Senators climbed :
into fourth place in the Western I
International league by taking j
both ends of a doublehcader
from the Tacoma Tigers in !
Salem by identical scores of 4-3
last night. I
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by two fist fights. Roy Helser j
won his seventh straight and
starred in a short fight. When I
Tiger twirler Holmes tossed a I
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