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PACE TWO MEDFORD MATL TRTBTJNE. MEDFOTm. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 7. 1941. Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Colored Palmer House Club Here Wednesday Night The first of three nationally famous barnstorming baseball teams to appear here this season the Palmer House Stars from Chicago will take the field gainst the State league Craters at the fairgrounds park next ' Wednesday evening, and accord ing to advance dope on the vis itors the locals will probably have their hands overflowing. The Stars, a gang of colored boys who won the Illinois state semi-pro title in 1939 and 1940, already have played four games against three Oregon State league opponents, and their rec ord stands at three victories and one defeat. That setback, of course, was at the hands of Albany, 8 to 2. However, the Negroes socked Eugene's Ath letics, 10 to 7, and grabbed a pair from the strong Klamath Pelicans, 10 to 9, and 8 to 3. In addition to holding the ' Illinois state championship, the Stars are currently the colored national semi-pro title holders, having nabbed the crown at last years Wichita tournament. Thus far on their 100-game barnstorming tour they have lost but one game (that to Albany), and are gen erally considered as strong a club as the Kansas City Mon arch!, world's colored cham ; pioni. Leading the star-studded ar ray Is Jack Marshall,, voted All American semi-pro shortstop at the Wichita tourney; and Alex Radcllff, manager and third base, who batted .487 In that tournament and was runner-up for the hitting championship. Another luminary in the inner defense is "Steel Arm" Davis, first baseman, who belted 40 homers last year. Berncll Long est, brilliant fielder, is the sec ond baseman. The outfield is composed of Johnny Bissant, the club's speed merchant; "Bear Man" Daven port, another streak of lightning, and Bilbo Williams, a big slug ger. The team carries two catchers, H. Radcllff. brother of the man ager, and Shirley Petway. Five pitchers are carried "String Bean" Williams, he of the baf fling sidearm delivery; Lefty Cooke, 200-pound southpaw; the veteran Bill Mitchell, former Porta RIcan star and ace of the righthanders; Lenard Johnson, promising young righthander, and John Reed, curve bailer de luxe. Besides the Palmer House Stars, the famous Kansas City Monarchs and the equally-renowned original House of Davids will be here for exhibition tilts against the Craters. The Mon archs are slated for a week from Wednesday night, July 16, and the Davids the Wednesday fol lowing, July 22. Tradition says the clubs leading their leagues on July 4 will be there at the tape, so get ready for a "subway" series between them Yankees and them Dodgers . . this scribe still likes Cincinnati in the National, though . If .the Reds could uit start hit ting to balance their pitching ... the $3,000 that kept Joe DIMaggio and the Yanks part last spring probably will be given Joseph as bonus for his terrific batting streak . . as Eddie Brieta remarks! "After all, Joe drew SO.000 customers to the stadium on Tuesday, and Ed Barrow can't laugh that off" ... Bud Ward Wins Western Amateur Second Time in Row HOGAN FAVORITE IN PGA TOURNEY By Rusa Newland Denver, July 7. P Framed In the unusual circumstances of the defending champion and the U. S. open title holder relegated to second choice, the National Professional Golfers association tournament started tnday at pic turesque Cherry Hills, Slim Benny ilocan, the trans planted Texan, was picked a the man to beat as the field of more than hundred crack shots opened fire In the first round of the 36 qualifying holes. National open kingpin Craig Wood, fresh from last months spectacular victory, was passed up In the rush to get on the llo gan bandwajon. So was Byron Nelson, battling in defense of his P.G.A. laurels. Ward First to Cop Two Straight Since 1923; Both Golfers Fire Birdies , By Loudon Kelly Colorado Springs, July 7. CP Western amateur cham pion Bud Ward fell In step to day with Chick Evans and other fine golfers of another era. . The present, personified by the strong-wristed, blue-eyed Ward, from Spokane, caught up with the past, represented by Evans and his contemporaries, when Ward won his second con secutive western crown. Nobody else had licked one of the biggest Jinxes In Amer ican golf and won this event twice In a row since Evans closed a run of four consecutive westerns in 1923, when the ball was smaller, the clubs fewer and linksmen wore short pants. Ends on 34th The 28-year-old Ward con quered Texas Harry Todd, four years younger, 3 and 2, In the championship match yesterday and when the contest ended on the 34th green, the man from the Washington wheat country had finished giving mountain girted Broadmoor a real lacing for the six days of the meet. In 149 holes of play Ward, national amateur champion in 1939, broke par by six shots, although he shot 142 in the qualifying rounds to the medal winning 141 by Todd, the Dallas veteran. He never once quit yesterday but Ward, killer in a golf fray, stayed on top of him from the second hole on. Both players shot not a great deal better golf In the morning round than any pair . of low-handicap Sunday golfers, but they ripped any such comparisons to ribbons on the first afternoon nine. Ding-Dong Match It was birdie against birdie in that nine-hole stretch tour for Ward and three for' Todd and each of the seven won the shooter the hole. The two-time champion posted a three-under- par 32 for the nine against 33 for Todd, who was western champion two years ago. FAST SPOTTING OF Jacksonville, Fla. UP) War conditions, which have silenced the radios of American ships at sea, may seriously impair the efficiency of the federal hurri cane warning service this sum mer. The service hitherto has de pended largely upon radio re ports from ships in plotting and predicting the paths of tropical disturbances. This year the ser vice is forced to rely almost entirely upon reports from 30 land stations scattered through out the Carribean area. In the past, radio reports from ships passing in the neighbor hood of the Cape Verde islands, have enabled the service to spot a hurricane In its earliest stages, and by constant check, to warn vessels from its path. Today the Cape Verde region la reported infested with German raiders and submarines. A single radio signal from a ship passing through the area might be an In vitation to doom. The S. S. Robin Moor was sunk a short distance from the birthplace of tropical storms. Navy hydrographers have also reported floating mines In the same waters. The Cape Verde Islands area west of Dakar launched such furious storms as the '26 Miami hurricane, the Palm Beach storm of 1928, and the 1938 New England hurricane the most destructive in history. t On INuLK Heavyweight Grapple King TIPS HARRY TODD IN FINALS, 3-2 Rembrandt Etching Lost Melbourne, Australia (U.B One of Rembrandt's most fa mous etchings, "The Three Crosses." has been lost because of enemy action while being I shipped from London to the I National Gallery of Victoria. It was a study of Christ being cru 'cificd between the two thieves. t " J -, .... . ... . dj j ..... . v, . j i A 4 4 K r f 3 "? I til 4 ? "e"3 Jlra Londos, International wrestling champion, and one of the greatest matmen that ever lived, will make his Medford debut next Monday night at the open air fairgrounds park. Promoter Mack Lillard, who has been trying to get Londos for seven or eight years, said he was dickering with a strong opponent for the champ. 8-7, TO GAIN SPLIT IN SUNDAY TWIN BILL By the Associated Press The Seattle Rainlers got a firm grip on second place in Coast league baseball standings yesterday by blanking San Diego in both ends of a double- header, 1 to 0 and 2 to 0. The Sacramento Senators pllt their doubleheader with Port land, dropping the first 8 to 7 and taking the second 3 to 0. Sacramento won seven out of the ten-game series. Tony Freitas pitched the shut out for Sacramento, the sixth of the week, with Sacramento get ting four. The San Francisco Seals, bog ged down all week, snapped out of the slump and whipped Holly wood 11 to 5 and 4 to 2. Los Angeles and Oakland split a doubleheader, the Angels win ning the opener, 6 to 3 and the Oak copping the nightcap, 4 to 3. The teams split the series, 4 to 4. Scores: Portland 8 11 3 Sacramento .. 7 11 2 Harrcll, Orrell, Hilcher and Callahan and Annunzio; Hol lingsworth, Caplinger and Witc zorek, Kluttz. (Second game) Portland 0 8 1 Sacramento . 3 8 0 Reed and Schultz; Freitas and Wieezorck. MULTNOMAH MERMAIDS PLAN TO BARNSTORM Portland. July 7. The record-raiding Multnomah Ath letic club girls' swimming team, point-winners In numerous re cent national meets, will cross the continent In August for a series of swimming meets. High spot of the trip will be the women's senior outdoor championship at High Point, N C, Aug. 14-17. Old Stuff Grandfleld, Okla. (,r Troubled by nesnuitoes? A fel low in Granrificld says he has a perfect drfrme afninst them He wears long underwear. Radiihts Fine Decatur, Ind. (UP) Charles Ehinger wanted a luxuriant lawn. So he sowed his yard with a good grade of grass seed. The seed met his expectations. It I produced a luxuriant crop of raaisnes. Old Engine Stockton, Cihf. U'l Built In 1867 and believed to be the old est locomotive In the country, old ho. 1 of the Stockton Termi nal and Eastern railroad still is in dally serv ice. During the year it nauis about si.ooo.ooo worth of walnuts between this point and the towns of Linden and Bellota. BEND, VALSETZ WIN Albany, Ore., July 7 (VP) Valsetz, Bend, Silverton and Albany moved past first-round opponents in the annual Oregon semi-pro baseball tournament yesterday. Top performance of the day was turned in by Albany's Red Miller, who shut out the United Furniture Workers of Portland, 2-0, with one hit, a single in the fifth inning. He qlso whiffed n. nionroe uear. doubled home the defending champions' two runs In the first. Silverton unleashed its power against Marine Electric of Port land to win, 11-2. Jimmy Robert son, catcher, and Jack Richards, pitcher, spanked homers. Rich ards and Earl Toolson divided the Silverton hurling duties, each allowing but one hit. Valsetz also showed strength at the plate in walloping Forest Grove, 18-2. Nine errors by Dairy Creek, including six by Shortstop Don old Shattuck, aided Bend to a 12-1 victory. Games tonight will pit Silver ton vs. Valsetz and Marine Elec tric vs. Forest Grove. Cm Mali Tribune want ids. THE America's largest food crop is corn. WATER WELL DRILLING MM I.L MML MM HIM MoiiiKit rsins ROBT. BURNS Telephone 243 L SL f. Orsnti pa. foflc HtftiOT? '1-1 VI t L -y" TTin trip, wtiy not enjoy the su perlative chorm of o beloved city's moit distinguished hotel! MOM t BAUV Visit ibi FtrntMS REDWOOD ROOM with u alt loooytan ld) Finest foods ond cocktolls In on ofmojphtre of grandeur. DvuKtou-n.,.Gtrj Ml Titytor SAN FRANCISCO iJCHAtO U KOUI MfWIt WILL WHIT WYATT FACE FELLER TOP OUTDOOR MAT CARD NEXT WEEK ALL-STAR Culminating seven or eight years of sustained effort, Wrest ling Promoter Mack Lillard an nounced today that he had fin ally signed Jim Londos, inter national heavyweight champion, for an appearance in Medford next Monday night, July 14, at the open-air fairgrounds base ball park. Londos, considered one of the greatest matmen of all time, will head a three-match pro gram, the balance of which, along with his opponent, to be announced later. The card will be the first here in two months, and Lillard expects upwards of 2,000 fans will be on hand to watch Londos in action against a strong foe. The great Londos features an airplane spin, along with a vast knowledge of all legitimate holds, and Is a clean and scien tific wrestler unless forced to turn to underhand tricks by the work of his opponent. Starting next Monday eve, the promoter plans to resume weekly operations at the fair grounds park. After the initial program, Lillard tentatively plans to put on several boxing bouts along with the mat duels. Scores Yesterday American League Boston B-4, Washington 2-3. Detroit 7-3, St. Louis 8-5. New York 8-3, Philadelphia Chicago 9, Cleveland 4. National League Pittsburgh 2-13, Chicago 1-4. Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 0. New York 7, Philadelphia 3 (second game, called, rain). Brooklyn 5-4, Boston 2-4 (sec ond game, called, rain). Pacific Coast League Seattle 1-2, San Diego 0-0. Los Angeles 6-3, Oakland 3-4. San Francisco 11-4, Holly wood 5-2. Portland 8-0, Sacramento 7-3. Western International Vancouver 7, Tacoma 3 (10 innings). Salem 6-6, Spokane 4-7. Yakima 12-5, Wenatchee 3-6. FRACAS BY DOUGLAS NINE Detroit, Mich.. July 7. V Whitlow Wyatt of Brooklyn and Bob Feller of Cleveland were tentatively named today to op pose each other on the mound tomorrow when the National and American leagues clash in their ninth annual all-star game. Bill McKechnie, manager of the Nationals announced his ten tative batting order would be: Stan Hack, Chicago, third base. Lonnle Frey, Cincinnati, sec ond base. Pete Reiser, Brooklyn, center field. Johnny Mlze, St. Louis, first base. Mel Ott, New York, right field. Bob Elliott, Pittsburgh, left field. Eddie Miller, Boston, short stop. Mickey Owen, Brooklyn, catcher. Whitlow Wyatt, Brooklyn, pitcher. McKechnie indicated that his own pitching ace, Bucky Walt ers, probably would be the Na tional league's second hurler. The Deacon emphasized, how ever, that he would not decide definitely on his line up until he met with his players tomor row morning. Del Baker of the Detroit Tig ers, manager of the Americans, declined to give out a line-up early this afternoon, but said he was practically sure that Feller would be his starting pitcher, followed by Thornton Lee of the Chicago White Sox. A homing pigeon captured by U. S. soldiers in the Meuse-Ar-gonne battle has lived 24 years. DEFEATED T District 4 Standings W. L. Pet. Roseburg 2 0 1.000 Marshfield 1 1 .500 Medford 1 3 .250 Second game: R. H. E. Roseburg 9 8 0 Medford 8 12 3 Main and Stephens; Provost and Adams. HOW TEY main Jiiv National Roseburg's American Legion junior baseballers swept a doubleheader from the Medford Legion Juniors here yesterday 12 to 8 and 9 to 8, to take the leadership in district 4 stand ings. Both contests went into extra innings, with the visitors exploding for big rallies in the final frames to capture the ver dicts. In the first game, with the score tied at 8-all at the end of nine innings, Roseburg put together five hits in the tenth frame to score four runs and clinch the contest. The second tilt, slated for seven innings, went nine before Roseburg ham mered across six runs to break a 3-3 deadlock. The locals came back with two tallies in their half, but the rally was squelched before serious damage could be done. Bob Smith worked the first game for the locals and yielded 16 hits, while Medford made eight off Dick Debernardi. The second game was' a beautiful pitchers' duel for eight innings between Bud Provost of the Medford juniors and Main of Roseburg. Provost, in eight heats, gave up only two hits, while Main was scattering nine to Medford. Scores: First game: R. H. I. Roseburg 12 16 ' 8 Medford 1 8 8 2 Debernardi and White; Smith and Adams. Brooklyn St. Louis New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Boston . Philadelphia W. L. 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