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MEDFORD MAH. TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. JUNE 17. 1941.
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Billy Hulen Says:
Crater Hit Hard
But Can't Match
Pelican Slugging
Regardless of the general im
pression you received in watch
ing the Crater kids torpedoed
twice by those Klamath Falls
Pelicans over the week-end, it
must be admitted they did do
some pretty heavy clouting on
their own behalf. The trouble
was that Klamath Falls clubbed
considerably harder, thereby
scoring more runs, thereby win
ning both games, 13 to 7 and
12 to 7.
The locals made 10 hits Sat
urday night, three of them
doubles (Sauer, Johnson, Wray)
and one of them a triple (John
son), and that batting attack,
ordinarily, would have been suf
ficient to return a victory. In
Sunday's tilt, the Craters hit
safely 11 times, with Schroer
socking a triple, and Sauer and
Volk doubles. This show of
plate strength should have been
enough to win, but again the
Pelicans managed to hit much
oftener and take the verdict.
As we see it, the trouble was
that the Craters, who had been
getting fine pitching until Kla
math hit town, suddenly found
themselves against a club their
hurlers couldn't cope with.
Those Pelicans, now tied with
Albany for the league lead,
have the stoutest-clouting crew
of, any outfit we have yet seen.
. The major paln-ln-the-neck
to the locals was Paul Crapo,
Klamath first baseman. In
Saturday's tussle he hit a
triple, double and two singles
la six trips, and In Sunday's
game he continued his savage
Jugging with three doubles
for five. Thus. In the two
game set. all Crapo did was
belt seven hits in 11 times at
the plate, four of them
doubles and one triple. Crapo,
Incidentally, has received an
iter from the Salem Sena
tors of the Western Interna
tional league, but plans to
turn It down to continue
working for Copco in Klam
ath Falls. '
Although the number of
fights I. Pickem has picked cor
rectly can be counted on the
fingers nf one hand, the guy is
going to try again . . . he se
lects William Conn to lift the
Louis heavyweight crown to
morrow night by virtue of a
15-round decision . . . but no
more wagering, brothers . . .
we understand that Racln' Ray
Johnson has Just about made up
his mind on Southern Califor
nia,, and aren't you the lucky
fellow. Dean Cromwell? . . .
Albany's defeat by Bend Sun
day was the first State league
loss for the Oaks since Med
ford's Craters beat Glen Elliott
here way last summer . , .
Shortstop Del Schroer of the
Craters, who couldn't hit at the
start of the season, has collec
ted seven blows in his last 11
official trips to the plate In
three games, and a couple of
them have been three-base wal
lops . . . those rampaging Pell
cans are in town again tomor
row night for an exhibit! in
game, and everybody keep theif
fingers crossed . . .
For the benefit of several
skeptical fans, a dropped foul
fly which should have been
caught IS an error, regardless
of what happens to the batter
afterwards . . . the rules say:
"An error shall be given for
each mlsplay which prolongs
the time at bat of a batsman or
prolongs the life of the base
runner or allows a base-runner
to make one or more bases
when perfect play would have
Insured his being put out" . . .
To Earl Jones of Ashland rur
al route 2, box 180: Nope, Joe
Louis has never been defeated
nor lost his title since he won
it from Jimmy Braddock . . .
in fact, no heavyweight champ
ion has dropped his crown and
regained it . . . Louis was
knocked out by Max Srhmcling,
right enough, but that was be
fore he became champion , . .
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22 WRITERS LIKE
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Fighters Plan Rest Today
for 15-Round Tiff; Weigh
in at Noon Tomorrow
Radio station KUIN, Grants
Pass, 1340 kilocycles, will
broadcast a blow-by-blow de
scription of the Louis-Conn
fight through the facilities of
the Mutual Broadcasting sys
tem. The fight Is scheduled
to go on the air at 0 p. m.
Wednesday, Pacific standard
time.
By Gayle Talbot
New York. June 17. 0T1
Their training completed, brash
Billy Conn and big Joe Louis
were scheduled to take things
mutually easy today, merely
fiddling around and resting up
in preparation for tomorrow
night's championship battle at
the Polo grounds. Billy, who
surrendered his 175-pound title
for a crack at Louis' unlimited
crown, limbered up in one of
this city's smaller gymnasiums,
while the negro champion re
mained at the cool of his train
ing camp at Greenwood lake.
They will weigh in tomorrow
noon at the offices of the ath
letic commission,
lows who for a living have to
lows who tor a living rave to
look at all the tussles, like Joe
Louis over Billy Conn In tomor
row night's doings at the Polo
grounds, but the surprise of
their voting today was that the
Brown Bomber was only a 2 to
1 choice.
An Associated Press poll of
the fight writers gathering for
Joe's 18th defense of the heavy
weight crown showed that of
33 casting ballots, 11 picked
Conn and 22 rode along with
the head man.
Buildup Amaslng
The build-up for this bout has
been an amazing thing. Last
summer, when Conn and his
fldegety little manager, Johnny
Ray, first began talking about
fighting Joe Louis, they were
good for many a hearty laugh
around fight headquarters here.
The boys asked Johnny if he
were serious about wanting to
get Billy killed.
Then Mike Jacobs became per
sonally attached to the hand
some boy from Pittsburgh. Billy,
frequently Mike's house guest,
must have convinced the crusty
old promoter, who usually Is
about as sentimental as a bill
collector, that he might whip
Louis. At any rate, here is
Conn about to fight the man
killer and Billy isn't a bit bet
ter qualified than he was year
ago.
Maybe he was ready a year
ago, as he said he was, and may
be he will prove It tomorrow
night. This reviewer merely is
trying to point out that Conn
still is a light-heavyweight, and
that he has not scored a victory
over any figtuer of the caliber
of Lou Nova, Max or Buddy
Bacr or even Abe Simon in gain
ing this shot at the champion
ship. Scores Yesterday
American League
New York 8, Cleveland 4.
Washington 3, Detroit 1.
(Only two games) .
National League
New York . Cincinnati 0.
Chicago 3, Philadelphia 1.
(Only two gamesi.
Pacific Coast League
Teams traveling.
Series open tonight:
Los Angeles at Seattle.
San Francisco at Portland.
Sacramento at Oakland.
San Diego at Hollywood.
Western International
Yakima 6, Vancouver 3 (10
innings).
San Francisco 3, Salem S (ex
hibition game).
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League
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PASTOR DECISIVE
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Washington, June 17. (P)
Bob Pastor, hopeful of bouncing
back as a heavyweight head-
liner, showed enough power to
outpoint Buddy Scott of Wash
ington decisively in a 10-rounder
here last night.
Some 2.500 spectators watched
Pastor belt Scott almost at will
for nine rounds of the bout.
Buddy was practically out on
his feet at the end.
Pastor went to the canvas in
the fifth the only knock down
of the bout when Scott con
nected with a short right to the
head. That round was the only
one credited to Buddy.
Pastor weighed 178J4, Scott
181.
SALICA RETAINS
Philadelphia. June 17. U
Crafty, ring-wise Lou Sallca of
Brooklyn still is bantamweight
champion of the world because
he had a plan and stuck to it.
On the verge of losing his
118-pound title to Philadelphia's
Tommy Forte for the second
time in six months, he came
from behind last night to gain
a unanimous 15-round decision
over the challenger before 14,
500 at Shibe Park.
BAKED SALMON FEED
AT C. P. T
Central Point, June 17.
(Spl.) The Central Point Sports
men's club and the Civic club
will serve their third annual
baked salmon dinner at the
Grange hall Thursday night at
7 o'clock. Ladles of the Civic
club will prepare and serve the
dinner, to which the public Is
cordially invited.
Tickets for the affair may be
obtained at Ross and Ross here,
or from Aubrey Norris in Med
ford. NEW TRACK MENTOR IS
NAMED BY BEND HIGH
Bend, June 17. Track
coach at Bend high school next
year will be Claude Cook, Adri
an high mentor fnr the past two
years, Howard W. George, city
superintendent, announced to
day. Cook, who replaces Joe Hus
ton, now Roosevelt high coach
In Portland, will be assistant in
other sports.
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CUT CLEVELAND'S
LEAD TO ONE GAME
By Judson Bailey
Associated Press Writer
The New York Yankees have
a psychological edge over their
rivals whenever they get rolling
high and handsome In their
present manner.
In winning their eighth con
secutive game yesterday they
appeared to overawe the Cleve
land Indians and this should
be a danger signal for the rest
cf the American league. In their
days of glory the Yankees al
ways had two strikes on every
foe before they ever sauntered
onto the field and they now
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the Indians and they didn't out
pitch them yesterday, but they
wen, 8-4, and cut Cleveland's
first-place margin to a single
game.
The Washington Senators
downed the Detroit Tigers, 3-1
in the only other American
league game.
In the National league the
New York Giants shut out the
Cincinnati Reds, 8-0, on the
three-hit hurling of Bill Lohr
man and the wildness of John
Vander Meer and Gene (Junior)
Thompson.
The Chicago Cubs cuffed the
Phillies, 3-1, with a fielding
show in which Babe Dahlgren,
their new first baseman, played
an important part. He handled
a dozen chances and participa
ted in three double plays, two
of which were routed by home
plate. He also made a hit and
got two walks at the plate.
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Four Teams Open Softball
Season at Stadium Tonight
Barring rain, the Medford Softball association will launch
its 1941 season at the senior high school field tonight with four
of the eight teams swinging into action in two games, both of
which will be played on a diamond set in the center of the field
directly in front of the grandstand.
Catholic Men and Medco will
open the program at 8 o'clock,
this tilt to be followed by the
clash between Jennings Tire
company and Coca Cola, which
has replaced Timber Products in
the eight-club loop. Thursday
night the four other teams will
inaugurate their schedule, with
Gasco meeting Fluhrer's Bakery
and Bear Creek facing Rogue
River Chevrolet.
Team managers are as follows:
Gasco, Jack Boyle; Bear Creek,
Heinle Bohl; Fluhrer's, Jerry
Trill; Medco, Lloyd Klrcher;
Catholic Men, Ray Lewis: Jen
ning's Tire, Ray Singler; Rogue
River Chevrolet, Bob Kincaid;
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strong teams and all predict
pennants for their clubs.
A total of 58 games will be
played during 28 nights of play
this season, with each team fac
ing a 14-game schedule. Games
will be played on Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday nights.
Die Together
Philadelphia (U.F) Edward
Steck, 72, and Frank James, 68,
life-long friends and related by
marriage, died on the same day
within three hours of each other.
They took ill on the same day.
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pick of the Big Ten in their an
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The meet, coming as a flnat
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Alto, shaped up as the greatest
dual engagement of the 1941
season and one likely to produce
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