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FACE FOUR
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1941.
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Billy Hulen Says:
California Loop
Having Bad Tim
With No Support
Thlf iprinf imart baseball
man, who bad witnessed tha
game'a upi and downa for years
on end, were unanimous in pre
dicting the 1941 season would
see attendance figures soar to
new all-time highs in the ma-
Jors and right on down through
the minors to the smallest class
D leagues.
They figured that increased
wages in almost every field and
a decrease in unemployment as
the national defense program
rolled Into high gear would
stimulate the turnstiles and
send a flood of legal tender into
club treasuries.
Their reasoning apparently
was sound, for It did seem log
ical that baseball, as well as
other businesses, would be ben
efitted by all those Jobs and all
that extra dough in the weekly
pay envelope.
But something went haywire,
in at least one minor league
that we know of. The majors,
we understand, are drawing as
expected, and we know noth
ing about the other minor loops
scattered throughout the coun
try. But the California State
circuit, a class C wheel formed
this spring, is taking an awful
beating from a financial standpoint.
Starting out as aa eight,
team league, it is new down
to six and doubts have been
expressed whether it can con
tinue to operate. San Ber
nardino, backed by the Holly
wood Stars of the Coast
league, and Riverside, a farm
club of the Cincinnati Reds,
were forced to close shop be
cause of the lack of fan sup
port. Baa Berdoo, was la see
end place when it folded, so
the excuse can't be made that
the team didn't draw because
it wasn't winning. Incident
ally, the leading hurler for
the club was Rex Cecil, who
pitched for Mt. Shasta City
last season.
Incredible as it sounds, the
Riverside club was pulling only
SO to 300 paying customers be
fore it gave up the ghost and
that In a town of .33,000. San
Bernardino was almost as bad.
and Charles C. Chapman, Clncy
scout, told us that a Sunday
doubleheader In Stockton re
cently drew but 87 persons.
Chapman had no answer to
the question of why the league
wasn't drawing, other than to
remark that San Francisco and
Los Angeles papers weren't giv
ing the circuit a great deal of
publicity, and that home-town
sheets were also pawing out
dearth of newa to the readers.
Homer by Williams Gives American Leaguers 7-5 Victory
RED SOX SLUGGER
DELIVERS IN 9TH
WITH 2JVIATES ON
National All-Stars See Their
Great Four-Run Rally
5 to 3 Lead Overcome by
The Minnesota football
team is being menaced by
academics, with no leu than
one-fourth the squad doing
plenty of worrying, along
with Bernle Bierman . .
Cappy Lee Bewg oi the Ore
gen State police was la town
from Salem the other day
with the prediction Tex Oli
ver's Webfoots would - be
almighty powerful come aut
umn ... I. Plckem picks Al
bany to repeat In the current
stste semi-pro tournament...
only other club with a chance
is Silverton.
Ben Hogan, remarks Eddie
Brietz, has "out-DIMagged Dl
Magglo by fintshing in the
money in 80 consecutive golf
tournaments, or since the 1939
open at Phllly" . . . right now
Hogan Is shooting for the PGA
crown in Colorado ... Joe
Louis wants to fight Nova in
Detroit, but Lou says nay, nay.
The St. Lawrence seaway, if
approved, will open a channel
stretching J.000 miles from
Minnesota to the North Atlantic.
By Cayla Talbot
Brlggs Stadium. Detroit. July
8 (JFt Ted Williams of the
Boston Red Sox smashed a ter
rific home run nearly to the top
of the right field stands with
two mates on base In the ninth
Inning to climax a four run ral
ly and give the American league
all stars a 7-3 victory over the
National league in a thrilling
battle before 84,674 fans here
today.
Two were out, Joe Gordon
was perched on third base and
Joe DiMaggio on first when Wil
liams caught one of Claude Pas
seau's Sunday pitches Just right
to wrap up the game. The ball
hit the balustrade only about
15 feet from the too of the tow
ering stand. The erowd swarmed
on the field even before Ted had
rounded third base and accom
panied him In a happy parade
across the plate.
When the fateful ninth began
the National leaguers appeared
to have their fourth victory in
the classic wrapped up.
iney were ahead, o to J. bv
virtue of two home runs hit in
successive innings by Arky
Vaughan, veteran shortstop of
the Pittsburgh Pirates each with
a man on base. Passeau, fourth
pitcher for the National leaguers
appeared to be holding the
Americans well In check.
Catcher Frank Haves, first
American up in the ninth, was
an easy pop-up victim, and some
or the fans began moving for
the exits but Ken Keltner of
Cleveland, batting for the pitch
er, beat out a smash to short
stop, and Lou Boudreau followed
with a clean single to center.
Cecil Travis worked Passeau
for a walk to load the sacks and
bring up Joe DiMaggio.
Joe obliged with a hard
grounder to short and Keltner
scored while Travis was being
forced at second. Williams, who
had knocked in the first run of
the game In the fourth frame,
worked the count to one strike
and two balls and then laid into
the horsehlde to climax about
as thrilling a tussle as the game
ever produced.
Bos score;
Nationals UXirOA
Hack. Chlcato . 3 0 t t 0
Levagetto, Brkljm.. Sb. 1 0 0 0 0
Moors, St. LouU, If S 0 1 0 0
lUlwr, Brooklyn, ef 4 0 0 S 0
Mlia. at Louis, lb 1 1 S 0
Mccormick, cm., tb . 0 0 O 0 0
Nicholson, Chlcato. rf I 0 0 1 0
Elliott, Pittsburg, rf 1 0 0 0 0
Slaughter, St. U, rf. 1 1 0 0
Vaughan. PltU.. ss 4 I I I
Millar, Boaton, as -. 0 0 0 0 1
Fray, Cincinnati, Jb I 0 1 I I
Rarman. Brooklyn, Jb. St ISO
Owan, Brooklyn, e 1 0 0 0 0
Lopes, Plttaburgh, e 1 0 0 S 0
Dannlng. Naw York, a 1 0 0 t 0
Wyatt, Brooklyn, p 0 0 0 0 0
Ott, Naw York a - t 0 0 0 0
Demriftr, Cln, p 0 0 0 0 1
Walters, Cincinnati, p. I I 1 0 0
Medwlok, Brklyn, x 1 0 0 0 0
Paaaeau, Chlcato, p. 1 0 0 0 0
At Least the Catcher Was Protected jfPAR PROVES HARD
NUT FOR GOLFERS
IN PGA Tl
Catcher Ed Kearse, of Kansas City (center) well protected by his mask and other equip
ment, tosses a right at Lou Novlkoff, former big league and eoast league player, after a
ribbing match in Milwaukee led to a brief fight. No one was hurt and the boys wound up
shaking hands.
Totals
y Two
..SS 10 JS 7
winning runs
out when
were scores.
k Batted tor Wyatt In the third,
ka Batted for Walters. In tha
aaasntb.
American AB R H FO A
Doerr. Boaton. Jb s 0 0 0 0
Gordon, New York. 3b.. J I I t 0
Travis. Waahlniton, sb t I 1 t
J DIMaeglo. N. Y-. CI- 4 1 I 0
Wllliama. Boaton. If 4 t I 0
Heath. Cleveland, rf 1 0 0 I 0
D. DiMarglo. Boaton, rf I 0 1 1 0
Cronin, Boaton. aa t 0 0 0
Boudreau. Clvve.. aa. 0 J 0 I
York, Detroit, lb t 0 1 S 1
Foil. Beaton, lb n I 0 0 J
Dtckry. New York, e S I 4 1
Havre, Philadelphia, e. t 0 0 1 0
Feller, Cleveland, p 0 0 0 0 1
Cullenbtne. Bt. U. a 1 S 0 0 0
Lee. Chicago, p 10 0 0 1
Hudson, Wash., p 0 0 0 0 0
Keller, New York, ta . 1 0 0 0 0
Smith. Chicago, p .... 0 0 0 1 0
Kettner, Cleveland, zee 1 1 1 0 0
Totals ..aa 7 11 J7 11
a Batted for Feller In third.
s-BaUed for Hudson In seventh,
see Batted for Smith hi ninth.
National 000 001 3208
American 000 101 0147
Errors Heath. Reiser 3. Wllliama.
Smith. Runa batted In Wllliama 4.
Moore, Boudreau, Vaughan 4, Di
Maggio. J. DiMaggio. Earned runs
Nationals S, Americana 7. Two base
hit Tram. Wllliama, Walters, Her
man, Mlse, J. DiMaggio. Home runs
Vaughan 3, Wllliama. Sacrifice hits
Hack, Lopes. Double playl Frey.
Vaughan and Mlse; York and Cronin.
Lett on baaea Nationals 8; Ameri
cana 7. Baas on balls Wyatt (Wll
liama); Walters 3 (DiMaggio, Heath);
Hudson (Hack); Passeau (Travta).
Struck out By Feller 4 (Hack, Reis
er, Nlcholion, Ott); by Derringer 1
(Hestb); by Weltere 3 (Cronin.
Doerr); by Hudson 1 (Moors); by
Smith 3 (Reiser, Slaughter): by
Paaaeau 3 (Keller, Wllliama. Foix).
Hlta off Feller 1 In 3 Innings; off
Lee 4 In 3; off Hudson 3 In 1; off
Smith 3 in 3: off Wyatt 0 In 3; off
Derringer 3 In 3; off Walters 3 In 3;
off Passeau 8 In 3-3.3. Winning
pitcher Smith. Loalng pitcher Paa
aeau. Umpires Summera (Al). Jor
dan (Ni. Grieve (AL). and Plnelll
(NL). Time 3:33. Attendance (paid)
M.874.
LEIBER TO HURL
FOR CRATERS; 4
E
Manager Lou Sauer said to
day that Dutch Leiber, ex-Coast
leaguer, would pitch for the
State league Craters against the
colored Palmer House Stars of
Chicago Wednesday night at the
fairgrounds park, and at the
same time he announced two
changes in the Infield made nec
essary by the return to their
homes of four Portland young
sters. Leaving Medford Monday and
today were Spike Johnson, first
baseman; Bobby Volk, second
sacker; Darrell Slater, second
string catcher and Harold Mar
tenson, alternate third baseman.
The boys, it was understood, be
came homesick, and couldn't
find employment here.
At second base Sauer said
that Cliff McLean, who has been
on the sidelines for six weeks
with an injured shoulder, would
probably hold forth. First base
will be taken care of by either
Al Fleishman, Orv Hampel or
Antelope AI Llghtner. The lat
ter, signed by the Craters after
being released by Salem of the
WIL, will be at first if he ar
rives here before the game, the
manager said.
Remainder of the lineup will
be the same, with Frank Roe
landt catching, Del Schroer,
on short, Bob Churchill on third,
Al Wray In left, Sauer in cen
ter and Joe Gray in right.
,
Fights Last Night
Harry Bassler and. Dutch
Harrison Card 68s Sam
Snead Next With 69
By the Associated Press
Chicago Johnny Colan, 182,
New York, knocked out Johnny
Trotter, 170, Chicago (9).
Baltimore Johnny Shkor,
208, Baltimore, stopped Henry
Moroz, 190, New York (3).
Oloelng time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1 :30 p. m.
By Loudon Kelly
Denver, July 8. UP) Cherry
Kills, rolling out against a back
drop of the Rockies, still is dar
ing most of the professional
golfing clan to give it a licking
in tournament play.
A field of 97 professionals
teed off yesterday. Just five
cracked the stubborn par 71 In
the first leg of the P.G.A. tour
nament's 38-h o 1 e qualifying
rounds for the Alex Smith dia
mond medal and a foothold in
tomorrow's match play rounds
for the 63 low scorers and de
fending champion Byron Nelson
of Toledo.
Harry Baialer. blackhaired
member of a California baseball
playing family, and E. J.
(Dutch) Harrison, an Arkansan
built like a No. 1 Iron, guided
the caravan into today's second
trek over the lake-trapped
course with 68s.
Hogan Has 71
A stroke back was Sam
Snead, the sweet swinger from
Hot Springs, Vs., his ailing back
apparently forgotten, whose siz
zling iron play earned him the
starting 69.
Braced at 70 were two un
knowns to most golf galleries
27-year-old George Fazio of
Philadelphia and Bill Francis,
a red-headed beanpole from Hoi
lidaysburg, Fa.
Little Ben Hogan, leading
money earner of the year from
Hershey, Pa., was tied at 71
with tall Henry Ransom of Fort
Worth, Texas.
National open champion Craig
Wood said "I couldn't seem to
get going after taking a six and
a five on the first two holes,"
but he seemed confident of bet
tering his first day 78.
Scores Yesterday
Western International
Spokane 9, Wena tehee 1.
Vancouver 6, Yakima 1.
Only games scheduled.
Other leagues idle.
Manager Does It
Himself With 3
Circuit Smashes
Martinsville. Va., July 8
(P) If you want thing well
done, etc. . .
George Ferrell, manager of
Martinsville in the Bi-State
league, hit three home runs
and a single to drive in six
runs last night and give his
club a 13 to 8 victory over
Brother Wes Ferrell'i Leaks
ville (N.C.) Triplets.
The win also put Martins
ville back in first place in the
league.
LEAGUE REDUCED
TO THREE TEAMS
After much uncertainty re
garding whether Rogue River
was "in" or "out," the Southern
Oregon Baseball league resolved
itself into a three-team circuit
over the week-end with the def
inite announcement from Bob
Adler of Crescent City, loop sec
retary, that Rogue River had
finally decided to disband for
the season.
This leaves the Medford
Rogues, f i r s t - h a 1 f champs;
Grants Pass and Crescent City
to carry on the schedule, with
one team drawing a bye every
Sunday. The Rogues will play
at Grants Pass next Sabbath.
TO PLAY MEDFORD
OUTFIT THIS EVE
Softball has been added to tha
list of entertainment events
planned for the welcome home
of Medford's own National
Guardsmen, scheduled to arrive
here today for a four-day visit
en route from Camp Hunter Lig
gett in California to Camp Mur
ray. Washington.
The soldier boys, members of
Company A, 186th Infantry and
headquarters detachment, 3d
battalion, will send a Softball
team Into action tonight at the
senior high school stadium
against an all-star array selected
from the eight-team city league.
The game will start at 8 o'clock
sharp.
Among the soldiers are sever
al lads who have played here in
seasons past, and the army team
is expected to be one of the
strongest ever to take the local
field.
All told, there will be three
contests tonight. In a pair of reg
ular league tilts. Bear Creek
Orchards will face Coca Cola at
7 o'clock, and Medco will clash
with Rogue River Chevrolet at
9, or after the soldiers-all-star
game is completed.
Softball officials said there
would be no raise in admission
prices.
3SC
Make a note to try a bottle
of Barclay's Private Stock
Straight Rye Whiskey. You'll
be mighty glad you did. It's
only $1.85 a quart and 95c a
pint ... a real buyl . - ,
, 14 HOOF
o ctnm o torn 0"c o z
Albany, July 8. IP) Earl
Toolson, Willamette university
athlete, hurled the Silverton
Red Sox into the third round
of the Oregon semi-pro baseball
tournament last night by giving
up but one hit in a 3-1 victory
over Valsetz.
Marine Electric of Portland,
previously defeated by Silver
ton, kept alive its tournament
hopes by squelching Forest
Grove, 11-1, in a game ended
in the fifth Inning by mutual
consent. The defeat eliminated
the Grovers.
Silverton will meet the win
ner of tonight's game between
Albany and Bend.
New
Interior Appointments
1941
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LAUSON SPORT KING
Out Board
MOTOR
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Gasoline Economy
Trolling Ability
Easy Starting
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Counter-Balanced Crank
shaft. Ball Bearing
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Automotive Float Feed
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Free Automatls Tilt-Up
Silent Underwater
Exhaust
8emi-W.edless Propeller
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