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MEPrOftD MAIL TRIBUNE. WEPFORD. OREGON, TVEDNTSDAY, JUNE 25, 1941.
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Billy Hulen Says:
Old Rule to Bar
Little From Pro
Golf Tournament
Red Hot Yankees Creep Within One Game of Loop Lead
Frequent and bitter has been
the criticism directed against the
U. S. Lawn Tennis association
for its stubborn refusal to sanc
tion "open" tournaments amont!
the amateur net stars, whom it
rules with an iron hand, and
the professionals like Bude,
Perry. Tilden and the other top
boys in the play for pay game.
Those who condemn the tennis
body for barring tourney com
petition between its amateurs
and the pros, have cited golf as
perfect example of the ex
cellent cooperation that can
exist between amateurs and pro
fessionals in the same sport. The
fault-finders of the U.S.L.T.A.
methods of operation say, In ef
feet, "Why can't tennis stage
open tournaments like golf,
thereby determining the real
national champion?"
Golfdom's policies undoubt
edly are the most broad-minded,
logical and popular of any
other sport, yet they are far
from perfect. Occasionally,
both the Profesiional Colters'
Association and the United
8tates Coif association, ruler
ef the amateurs, pulls off a
deal that leaves sour taste
In everybody's mouth, or en
forces rule that Is down
right silly.
One of these utterly ridicu
lous laws, owned but not proudly
by the P. G. A., will keep Law-
son Little, professional in
every sense of the word, out of
the P. G. A. championship in
Denver July 7-13. Thus. Little,
1940 national open title-holder
and one of the country's greatest
professionals, won't get a chance
to win the championship of the
branch of sport in which he
earns his livelihood.
of Oregon frosh this spring, has
enrolled in the Cincinnati Reds'
tryout camp for young players
between 17 and 21, to be held at
the high school park July 1-5
... any boys desiring to attend
the free camp may obtain enroll
ment blanks from Jack Cum
mlng or Bill Hulen . . .
Lou Novikoff, the "Mad Rus
sian" from Los Angeles, failed
to make the grade with the Chi
cago Cubs and was sent to Mil
waukee in the American Associa
tion, which should make Bud
Stigcr puff out his chest . . . Bud,
before the season started, pre
dicted that Novikoff wouldn't
cut the mustard in the majors
. . . the Pacific Coast league
won't have much prestige left if
it keeps playing Western Inter
national loop clubs . . . Salem
dumped the Beavers in an exhi
bition game Monday eve, 7 to
S, and Tacoma whacked the S. F.
Seals, 9 to 4, on the same night
. . . earlier in the season Salem
beat the Seals.
It seems that years ago, when
11 golf clubs were made and
repaired by professionals, a rule
was drawn providing that com
petitors in the P. G. A. tourna
ment must have served five
yean with a golf club as the
club professional or an assist
ant. Little, because he Jumped
directly from amateur ranks
into the pro game without learn
ing how to make and repair
clubs, will therefore find the
tourney closed to him.
The former Stanford univer
sity golfer isn't the only bona
fide professional who will be
barred from the P. G. A. meet
because he hasn't been a club
pro or assistant for five years.
Johnny Bulla, third in this year's
national open, Is another, and
there are several more of the
cash players who will be forced
to trudge along in the gallery
while their pro cohorts are bat
tling it out.
As Dillon Graham of the
A. P. remarked. "It really did
look a little silly last year for
Little, the open champion and
a profeisional, to be on the
sidelines when the boys played
for the pro championship." Al
though there have been re
ports an exception might be
made In Little's case, nothing
has been done about it yet,
end probably won't be. The
P. G. A., like all governing
bodies In sports, hates to break
hallowed tradition and re
scind long-established rules.
Al Wimer, local southpaw
who pitched for the University
CRATERS PLAN TO
KEEP BIG HURLER
Big Dutch Lieber, the Jovial
fire-balling former Pacific coast
league righthanded pitcher who
hurled the Medford Craters to a
9 to 2 State league victory over
Eugene here last Sunday, may
be with the Craters for the second-half
pennant race which
starts next Sunday.
Attempts are being made to
obtain a Job for Lieber in Med
ford, and those working on the
plan report favorable progress.
Lieber, who has been employed
on the Shasta dam at Redding,
Cal., wants to stay here for the
rest of the campaign, and of
ficials of the Medford Athletic
association say no stone will be
left unturned In finding the,
pitcher a satisfactory position.
The Craters will travel to Al
bany next week-end for an ex
hibition game Saturday night
and a regular loop contest Sun
day afternoon.
BY BOMBERS, 9-1,
AS INDIANS LOSE
OiMaggio Hits Safely in 36
Straight Games Cardi
nals and Dodgers Win
STEERS GRANTED
Palo Alto, Calif., June 23
(P) Because he works in
Portland, Ore., shipyard, Les
Steers, world's outstanding high
Jumper, has been granted defer
ment by his Valo Alto draft
board, it was learned here today.
He was recently classified 1-A.
The University of Oregon ath
lete, expecting a draft call mo
mentarily, left yesterday for his
Portland Job instead of going to
Philadelphia with the San Fran
cisco Olympic club team for the
National A.A.U. track and field
meet. Word of the deferment is
news to Steers.
STARS SIGN BASSLER
TO COACH PITCHERS
Hollywood, June 25 fjT
Johnny Bassler, former Holly
wood catcher and coach with
Cleveland's Indians last season,
has been signed to coach Holly
wood's pitching staff.
The Stars recalled First Base
man Bill Gray, optioned to Ta
coma of the Western Interna
tional, and Alex Weldon, pitcher
from enatchee of the same cir
cuit.
By Judion Bailey
Associated Press Writer
The New York Yankees not
only are sizzling hot, they also
have reached a soft spot In the
schedule that may enable them
to slip into first place in the
American league on or before
the Fourth of July, when pen
nant winners are supposed to be
come apparent.
Right now the Yanks are fac
ing the last-place St. Louis
Browns for two more games and
after they finish this scries will
move into four contests with the
almost equally feeble Philadel
phia Athletics and Washington
Senators.
In the same period the league-
leading Cleveland Indians must
tackle the robust Boston Red
Sox twice and the chesty Chica
go White Sox three times.
Three Homers
Yesterday tfie Yankees slaugh
tered the Browns, 9-1, while the
Indiana were being massacred,
13-2, at Boston, reducing the
margin between the two top
clubs to a single game.
Three homers, each with one
on, extended the Yankee record
string of circuit clouts to 19
straight games and Joe DiMag
gio singled to stretch ills person
al hitting streak to 36 consecu
tive games, five short of George
Sisler's record.
The Washington Senators
moved out of the cellar with a
6-3 triumph over the White Sox.
The Detroit Tigers nudged out
the Athletics. 2-1. in a night
game at Philadelphia with a run
in the ninth inning on two sin
gles and a fly.
In the National league the St.
Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn
Dodgers continued virtually
neck and neck. The Cards crush
ed the Boston Braves, 13-1, in
the afternoon with a 14-hit of
fensive and a four-hit pitching
performance by Lon Warneke.
Lieber Beened
The Dodgers struck back with
an 8-0 victory over the Pirates
in a night skirmish at Pittsburgh
to keep within a half-game of
the leaders.
The New York Giants whip
ped the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, and
also cost the Bruins the services
of Outfielder Hank Lieber, who
was beaned for the second time
in his career.
The Cincinnati Reds downed
the Phillies. 8-1, with Bucky
Walters pitching five-hit ball.
UOYVTHI
STAhD
National League
W. L.
St. Louis ....
Brooklyn ....
New York
Cincinnati ..
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Pet
44 21 .677
43 21 .672
33 29 .532
32 31 .508
30 34 .469
24 31 .436
22 35 .386
18 44 .290
American League
W. L. Pet
40 28 .806
37 25 .597
34 26 .567
34 31 .523
32 30 .516
28 34 .452
23 39 .371
21 38 .356
Pet.
23 .701
42 37 .532
40 38 .526
39 40 .494
35 43 .449
33 42 .440
33 44 .429
32 43 .427
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis ....
Pacific Coast League
W. L.
Sacramento . 54
San Diego
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles ...
Hollywood .....
Oakland
Portland
Closing time fur Too Late to du
ally Ads Is 1 :30 p. m.
Scores Yesterday
American
St. Louis 1, New York 9.
Chicago 3, Washington 6
Cleveland 2, Boston 13
Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1
National
Boston 1, St. Louis 13
New York 3, Chicago 1
Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 9
Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 0
Coast
San Francisco 3, Seattle 4
Sacramento 0, Hollywood 7
San Diego 2, Oakland 3
Los Angeles at Portland, rain.
Western International
Tacoma 8, Spokane 2
Vancouevr 9, Wenatchee 6
Yakima at Salem, rain.
SOFTBALLERS TO
T
If It doesn't rain again to
night, the softballers will make
up two games postponed Tues
day night by the inclement
weather.
Gasco and Bear Creek Or
chards are slated to tangle at
8 o'clock on the high school
field, with Fluhrer's bakery and
Medco scheduled to take the
field an hour later.
The makeup games will be
played tonight, barring rain, be
cause the baseball Craters have
no game slated.
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18-HOLE MATCHES
By Gall Fowler
Spokane, June 25 (JP) The
Pacific northwest men's ama
teur golf tournament went into
match play today, with the
championship draw for the most
part pitting the name players
against that oft-maligned group
usually classified as "a bunch of
guys named Joe."
However, from the "Joes"
may come some upsets in the
sudden death 18-holers which
start at 12:30 p. m. .
Louie Jennings, the pleasant
23-year-old Portlandcr who yes
terday won medalist honors
with a 70-73143, was to be the
first starter, matched against
Phil Namma of the Rainier golf
club, Seattle. Namma qualified
with 153.
The star-studded field in-!
eludes a former national ama
teur champion (Bud Ward): a
Canadian amateur champion
(Ken Black, whose 68 yesterday
was the hottest qualifying 18);
a movie actor-golfer (Bing Cros
by); a former welterweight box
ing champion, (Jimmy McLar
nin); a former Oregon state
champion (Louie Jennings); a
former state and British Colum
bia champion (Chuck Hunter);
and three former northwest
champions Ken Storey, 1934;
Harry Givan, 1935-36; and For
est Watson, 1926.
Kern Upsets Dope in 440-Yard Run
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at the NCAA track meet at Palo Alto, Calif. Harold Bogrow (center). NYU. was second. Grov
er Klemmer, U.C., favored to win, was third. Gene Littler (behind Kerns). Nebraska, was
fourth. Winning time was 46 6 U.S.C won the meet.
The temperature in the fire
rooms of some U. S. navnl ves
sels sometimes reaches as high
as 115 degrees. Sailors stationed
there must eat salt tablets and
drink up to four times the nor
mal amount of water.
ME REGATTA
By Bill Bonl
Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 25
t.JP) Given the promised
break in the weather, nine eight
oared varsity crews will tie up
to their stakeboats at approxi
mately 2:45 p. m. fPST) today,
ready for a four-mile race down
the Hudson river to decide the
44th championship of the Inter
collegiate Rowing association.
The weather Is an important
matter to the 72 lean, bronzed
muscular young men in the
splinter-thin 60-foot shells. It's
a tradition based on records that
fair weather means a fast race
and that's what's expected to
day. There have been times
when the wind kicked up the
Hudson so that shells were
swamped. Other times the
crews out in the middle of the
river were slowed by wind and
rough water while those in the
'.ee of the towering west bank
benefited by its protection.
Sleeping car service has been
discontinued in many European
countries, the department of
commerce reports.
, 7 TO 0;
HALTS BEAVER GAME
By the Associated Press
Sacramento's glory as leader
of Pacific Coast league baseball
is getting slightly tarnished.
After being forced to the limit
to win their series with cellar
holder Oakland by a one-game
margin last week, the Solons
started another series inauspici
ously last night when they went
down before Hollywood, 7 to 0.
Seattle captured a see-saw
contest from San Francisco, 4 to
3, after coming from behind
twice.
Oakland pulled up out of last
place by squeezing out San
Diego, 3 to 2. Stanley Corbett
allowed but three scattered hits.
Los Angeles at Portland was
postponed because of wet
grounds and a double-header
was scheduled for Friday.
Babies Used To Blits
Liverpool, Eng. (U.R) Twenty
seven babies were put to bed in
a children's home in a north
west town. The sirens sounded.
Guns began to fire. Nazi raid
ers circled over head. Twenty
seven babies, cosily tucked
away, slept on. I
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
New York Chalky Wright,
127, Los Angeles, stopped Bob
by Mclntyre, 138, Detroit, (5).
Toronto Sammy Angott, 137,
Louisville. Ky., outpointed
Harry Hurst, 137, Montreal (10).
Hartford, Conn. Bobby Ivy,
128, Hartford, outpointed Harry
Jeffra, 124, Baltimore. (10). i
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