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MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 2rt. 1941.
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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
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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).
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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).
Harrisburg, Pa. Louis
Brooks, 178, Wilmington, Del.,
knocked out Sammy Slatko,
181. Johnstown, Pa. (2).
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