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FACE ETflHT MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 2rt. 1941. Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Conn Show Lack Of Intelligence In LouU Battle Eugene Athletics Face Craters Twice This Week-End It can't be dented that Billy Conn was dead game, that he fought a great fight and that ha probably showed Joe Louis more leather than the champion thought existed outside a ahoe factory. But, after listening to that brawl and reading about It, we wonder whether the hand some Pittsburgh boy is as smart a fellow in the ring as he has been given credit for. Conn, who makes his living In a sport not top-heavy with brains, except in managerial and promotocial ranks, has long been considered one of the more intelligent creatures of clout. He has been endowed with plenty of ring sawy by writers who have watched him climb up through the lighter-weight divisions to a position as a heavyweight contender, and even people who have forgotten more about the mitt industry than most scribes will ever know have been almost unani mous In declaring his I. Q. far above the pugilistic average. It was principally because of this alleged Conn Intellect that many experts picked him to defeat Louis, who has never been considered smart in a ring sense. The boys who were on Billy's bandwagon figured he would out-speed and out-fox the heavyweight king to win the decision, and they were half-way right. Conn did out-speed Louts; in fact, he simply danled the Bomber with his clever toot work and fast punching. Conn even out foxed the champ for 12 rounds, just as many called the turn, but In the 13th stanza he apparently forgot all about his carefully laid plans and decided he could punch with Louis. That, of course, proved disastrous, Just as It will to anybody who elects to slug It out with the Negro. What we are getting at Is that Conn, In our opinion, has been highly overrated in the matter of gray matter. Sure, he Was overcome with confidence in that 13th round, after piling up a big lead on points, but we say that he wouldn't have let that confidence get the bet ter of him to the extent of deciding to trade punches with Louis, if he had been really smart. Conn has eyes, and he has seen Louis punch other guys into oblivion, lie should have realized that no man can atand up against those Louis wallops when the colored boy la throwing his Sunday best. It goes without saying that Conn, at the start of thnt 13th round, was the new heavyweight champion. He had made Louis look utterly helpless through most of the fight, and all he had to do was keep peppering the big boy with those left hands and mnklng Joe miss. All he had to do was stay only three more rounds to win that coveted title, but he Just could n't resist the urge to stand toe to toe. In falling io submerge his desire to match Louis blow for blow. Conn Indicated to this column that he lacks the mentality with which he has been so generously credited. It he had had Gene Tunney's brains, the world today would have a new heavyweight title holder. Tunney. remember, wouldn't risk getting kissed by one of Jack Dempsey's thunderbolts, and because he stayed his distance in that Philadelphia fray he won the most cherished fight bauble of them all. Conn could have done the same thing. If only he had been smart enouah to play out the siring he started. jow that that is off our chest. If Bill Newland will call at this office S.Mtiily we will caress his palm with one (1) tomato. LOCALS ACQUIRE DUTCH LIEBER TO il Bob Fox Slated to Hurl Saturday Eve Tilt; Smith, Brown Also Available With one of their strongest Oregon State league clubs in years, the Eugene Athletics will Invade Mcdford thii week-end for a two-game series with the Improved Craters Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. The Saturday eve exhibition af fair will start at 9 o'clock; the Sunday afternoon league tussle at 2:30. Both games will be played at the fairgrounds park. Loop tilts Sunday will wind up the first-half pennant race, and In an attempt to complete the initial half with a victory the Craters have signed Dutch Lleber, former Pacific Coast league pitcher, to work the Sun day game. Lieber is the ace of the mound staff of the Redding, (Cal.) Tigers of the Northern California league, and will ar rive in Medford Saturday night. Bob Fox will probably start on the Crater mound Saturday night, with Willard Smith and Jack Brown in reserve. Roelandt to Catch Frankie Roelandt, the kid catcher from Portland, will do the receiving in the Saturday night struggle, with Billy Cal vert taking over Sunday, Mana ger Lou Sauer said. The re mainder of the Crater lineup will be the same, with Spike Johnson on first, Bobby Volk on second, Del Schroer on short, Harold Martenson or Bob Churchill on third. At Lightner in left, Sauer in center and Joe Gray In right. I Manager Andy Hurney of the I Athletics will bring a strong hurling corps to Medford, with Pete Igoe, Joe Spencer, Al Linn and Bob Wiltshire available for work. Igoe was the top pitcher In the northern division. Pacific Coast conference race this spring, his excellent slab Jobs helping the University of Ore gon win the pennant. He will probably pitch the Sunday game. Eugene Has Stars Dick Bishop, one of the best hitters in the league, will do the catching for the A's, with Nig Mebesius on first, Barney Koch on second, Don Kirsch on short. bill Hamel on third and Hur- ney, Lloyd Mattison and Chuck DeAutremont In the outfield. Kirsch and Hamel, like Igoe, were members of the Webfoot champions this spring. The Craters are especially anxious to sweep the two-game series in order to erase from the minds of local fans the memory of last week's two losses to Klamath Falls. The kids are fired up and straining at the leash, and Manager Sauer be lieves they will turn in two well-played contests. Crooner Crosby Dented Right to Play Incognito Hollywood, June 20. UP) Blng Crosby, with an eye on his score card, tried to en ter the northwest amateur golf tournament at Spokane, Wash., as Harry Lillis. But tourney officials, pos ilbly with an eye on the gate receipts, said Blng must com pete under his full name, Harry Lillis Crosby. Bing shoots a neat low 70 if unmolested. Autograph hunters ruined his game in last year's national open. So Bing sought to enter lext week's event incognito. BEAR CREEK AND Tonight's Schedule Catholic Men vs. Rogue River Chevrolet, 8 p. m. Jennings Tire vs. Coca Cola, 9 p. m. OW THEY STAMD American League W. L. Pet. Cleveland 39 23 .629 New York 34 24 .586 Boston ..... 31 24 .564 Chicago 31 27 .534 Detroit 32 29 .525 Philadelphia 26 32 .448 St. Louis 19 35 .352 Washington 20 28 .345 National League W. L. Pet. St. Louis 42 18 .700 Brooklyn 38 20 .655 New York 29 27 .518 Cincinnati 30 28 .517 Chicago 28 30 .483 Pittsburgh 21 28 .429 Boston 19 33 .365 Philadelphia 17 40 .298 Pacific Coast League W. L. Pet. Sacramento 51 21 .708 San Diego 39 33 .527 Seattle 37 34 .521 San Francisco 37 37 .500 Los Angeles 33 41 .446 Hollywood 31 39 .443 Oakland 31 41 .431 Portland 30 41 .423 WHITE SOX PITCHER REJECTED IN DRAFT Chicago, June 20 W) John Rungan Rlgney, 26 year old star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, was rejected today for ser vice in Uncle Sam's selective service army on the ground that a perforation of the right ear drum made him unfit physically for service. Scores Yesterday American League Cleveland 12, Philadelphia 1. Chicago 2, New York 7. Detroit 4. Boston 6. St. Louis 0. Washington 12. National League New York 9, Pittsburgh 6. Brooklyn 9, Chicago 4. St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 8, (11 innings). (Only games scheduled). Pacific Coast League Los Angeles 1-1, Seattle 4-4. Sacramento 7, Oakland 5. San Francisco 3, Portland 1. Hollywood 8 ,San Diego 4. Western International Spokane 4. Yakima 9. Wenatchee 0, Tacoma 8. Salem 3, Vancouver 2. Oakland, Calif. Tony Ollv era, 116, San Francisco, out pointed Kenny Lindsay, 121, Vancouver, B. C. (10). Cloinf tlmt (or Too Late to Clas sify Arti Is 1 90 p. m. Try HALF & HALF New beverage hit of the year. Famous Rainier Ale blended with mellow porter. AOIOItlta. Alll Richmond. Va. Jlmmv ( Webb. 174. St. Ixniis, knocked I out Johnny Romero. 173. Los Angeles (3). Georcia Abr.im. ' 153. U. S. navy, outfointrd Joe Spangler, 153, Richmond (10). ' C!cnlnt tlma for Too lata to Clas sify Aim u l so p m. Htm twimmtf PmI fteMft JOHN, COME HOME... Sorry I lost temper. Had looked for ward all week to drive In country. Squeaks, rattles, terrible way car per formed was more than I could stand. But have found remedy in our own neighborhood. John, all we have to do is call Union Oil station for Stop-Wear Lubrication, which is guaranteed against faulty chassis lubrication for 1000 miles. And listen, John: One, you SEE difference in way car looks tires, running- boards dressed interior cleaned out, glass gleaming. Two, you HEAR difference in quiet operation. Three, you FEEL difference in way car shifts, steers, rides. Cuarantee of 1000 miles of chassis lubrication given with each Stop-Wear job. Apply immediate ly. If desired, cars picked up and re turned, no extra cost. But ONLY Union Oil stations in neighborhood have Stop-Wear Lubrication. John, forgive and return. Margaret. Fluhrer's Bakery and Bear Creek Orchards waltzed into the victory column of the young Softball season last night, Fluhr er's coming fast In the last two Innings to defeat Casco, 8 to 5, and Bear Creek nosing out Med co, 8 to 9. Trailing by a S to 1 score In the sixth frame, the Breadeaters suddenly came to life to pound over seven tallies In the last two innings and win their first 1941 start. Catcher Cook hit a homer and a triple to lead Bear Creek in its narrow victory over Mcdco, while Virgil Swanson swatted a round-tripper for the losers. Scores: Gasco 5 5 6 Fluhrer's 8 7 2 Root and D. Watson; Walker and Newland. Bear Creek 8 7 2 Medco 5 8 1 Wright and Cook; J. Gitzen and Adams. NO SHOOT AT MEDFORD GUN CLUB THIS WEEK Because the State Trapshoot ing tournament will extend over the week-end at Seaside, Ore gon, the Medford Gun club will not hold the usual practice shoot Sunday but will shoot on the following Sunday. During the summer, shooting will continue at least twice each month. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1 :30 p. m. Lou Nova Next in Line for Bomber; Champ Plans Rest By Gale Talbot New York, June 20. (P Barring the unforseen, Joe Louis wilt make the next defense of his heavyweight cham pionship here in September against Lou Nova, the California husky who recently forced Max Baer to quit for the second time. They wrangled about It all day yesterday in Promoter Mike Jacobs' office, with Mike trying to talk Nova Into fighting Abe Simon first, but Nova's mana ger, Ray Carlen, was obdurate. One thing is certain: Louis Intends to loaf with all his might during the next two months. His 13th-round victory over Billy Conn Wednesday night left him worn out and tired of - fighting. The champ has been in almost constant training for the past seven months. "Joe admits he made an al most fatal mistake In not laying off training for a couple of days last week like his trainer want ed him to," said Julian Black, a co-manager. "Joe says he knows now how he'll feel when he loses the title. He still can't quit talking about how a little fel low like Conn can take punish ment." Joe's admiration for Conn is sincere. The big negro was over in Billy's corner to congratulate the little man almost before they had finished bringing Billy around with smelling salts. Bil ly's manager, Johnny Ray, though near to crying, told Louis "I didn't think you could do it, Joe. You're a great fighter." Joe said: "Thanks, Johnny. Billy Is a great fighter, too." All these things were told as the fight crowd hashed over the battle. It was agreed generally that Ray had proved himself al most as great a hero as his fight er by refusing to lay Uus blame on Billy for trying to slug with Louis and getting knocked out when sensible discretion would have won the title. "It was what I wanted him to do," Johnny insisted stoutly. "I wouldn't have wanted him te win dancing around. It would have been tinsel. I told him to fight the way he wanted." Everybody within earshot knew Johnny was lying gallant ly; that he had implored his hot headed fighter to play it smart right to the end. but that Conn was flushed with battle and wouldn't listen. MEDFORD CONTEST The Rogue River team of the Southern Oregon Baseball lea gue, losers in five straight starts has cancelled its scheduled game with the Medford Rogues Sunday and may disband for the season. Rogue officials were notified today by Dom Provost of Ashland, loop president. No reason was eiven for the aetion. but it was believed financial trouble led to Rozue River's de cision to call off the tilt. With no S. O. L. game Sun day, the Rogues immediatelv contacted McCloud of the Northern California circuit and arranged a game with that team, to be played at McCloud. McCloud draws a bve Sunday in N. C. L. action. Virgil Haynes, former Uni versity of Oreffnn rlohthnnrfor now livine in Klamath Fall. and Bob Newland, who hurled for the Webfoot freshmen this spring, have been signed by the Kogues to bolster their nitrhinv staff, and will make th trin tn McCloud Sunday. Remainder of the lineup will be the same. In the lone Southern Oregon league game Sunday, Crescent City will play at Grants Pass. In case Rogue River definite ly withdraws from the league, it will operate as a three-team circuit, with one club drawing a bye each Sunday. New York Frankie Martin (Chief Crazy Horse 3rd) 1JJ, Pasadena, Calif., outpointed George Zengaras, 135, New York (8). 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