MED7011D MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHn. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1941.
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Billy Hukn Sayst
Plan Erolved for
Stopping DiMf
Baiting Streak
. A couple of or,i back,
when the Yankee were scourg
ing through the American league
t their fourth flag t row,
we got io feeling so jerry for
the other Junior loop elub
that we offered them, free for
nothing, comprehensive plan
whereby the Bronx Bombers
might have been twite in their
track.
The plan, carefully thought
out and let flows in tra apace,
Involved Ktch things a passing
new league by-laws prohibiting
the Yankee hitter from noc
ir. the ball out of the park.
snaking the southpaw pitcher
.of the Yankee throw right
handed and the righthander
toss tefthanded, end limiting the
crattRd to be cowered by Yankee
inftelder to two square feet
per fnfieider, etc.
Although thi plan was
jammed full of merit, for ome
trance reason the (even other
American league teem failed
to oat It into operation. At a
remit, the Yankee crowded
Tight on through to the world
arte and embarrassed the
Cineya no end in that classic.
At that time we were o piaued
because our plan we ignored
that we vowed never again to
try to help out big leaguer
When they got into trouble.
, However, being a compassion
ate xuy who hates to see hi
fellow human suffer, we have
decided to try once mora to
straighten out aa unpleasant
i tuition up there, Thi time
we want to do something fine
for those forlorn fllnger who,
for over two months now, have
been attempting to blank one
Joseph Paul DiMeglio, Jr., a
renterfieWer for those fame
Yankees,
This SMis StuUon Is
, really getting serious. It is
all right for a bail player to
gat hi knock every day far
' a certain length of time, but
wha the chap starts threat
ening the record at Tanny
son's famous brook, it about
time to call a halt, ti nothing
t dose about it, the fellow
wiii undoubtedly still be nsak
. ing hit in consecutive gems
la 3999, and such a thing
would put too much pressure
os coming generation of p
tnilt record breakers.
The first suggestion we would
make to those American league
pitcher who have to look Di
Maggio in the eye, i not to
pitch to him. There era several
way thi might be accom
plished, not counting the un
sportsmanlike and cowardly in
tenlionat base n bails. For
example, the pitcher might slm
rI walk off the field, taking
all his player with him. Thi
would tend to stop ir.e game.
and without game DiMaggio
cant hit.
Another good move for the
harassed pitcher would be to
turn the tossing over so use
mascot. DiMaggio, facing a mere
child, might become paternal
and purposely strike out to
make the tittle fellow happy.
Thi plan ha it bad point,
however, at DiMsggio might
riot like the look of the brat
on the mound and whale the
ball over the fence. It would
be vitally important to make
certain the mascot was well-
liked by older men, or the piaa
would be almost too dangerous
to try.
Stow, If the pitcher feels
brave and insist on pitching
to DiMaggio, we would suggest
that the guy be given not a
single good bait to hit. Two-bit
horsehides can be obtained at
any sporting goods store and
these apples, when kissed
squarely, spew sawdust ail over
the infield. Of course, an in
fieider can't throw out a batter
with sawdust, but neither can
a batter get credit for a hits
when the hall t na mnn. ThuaJetght and WMIlea lour, BOin
DiMsggio would be stopped
cold, and the regulation peiiett
could then be returned to the
game.
Working along these same
tin of not giving Jo good
balls to hit. the pitchar might
eves substitute rip tomato
for the William Hcrridg
sphar. Tomato aptach and
travel no distance whatsoever,
and we can't imagine eves
DiMaggio singling to right
cantar os a sharp-breaking
tomato ea the outside corner,
lew. The what thing to net
to give him a good ball to hit!
in fact, give him anything but
a SALU
These suggestion we are of-
f ering gratis to all those poor
American league pitchers, all
except Bobby Feller. W be-
lieve that Feiler can take care
of himself. If he can't, nothing
on earth can save the rest of
them, not even the Hulea Plan
To Stop DiMaggio. meritori
ous a it might be.
(Sote; tt. by any chance.
DiMaggio goes bitles today,
throw the above in the ashcanj
Monarchs Nip Craters, D
MATGHETT BESTS
DUTCH LIEBER IN
BRIliliT DUEL
Negro Fielder Blasts Homer
Over Scoreboard to Start
Rally Fleishman Stars
Held to four bit in eight In
nings by big Dutch Lieber, and
trailing by a to 3 count wnen
the ninth frame opened, the
Kansas City Monarch snatched
a gensattonat 8 to 4 victory from
the Medford Crater at the fair
ground park last night with a
three-run rally which wa ignit
ed by Rightfielder Len Young
terrific home run blast over the
centerfield scoreboard with the
base empty, the first circuit
wsliop ever hit over that sector
of the enclosure.
That tremendous drive, trav
eling 388 feet, wa the signal
for the Negro world cnara
pions to unleash a four-hit last
inning assault that snapped the
Crater six-gam winning streak
and brought to a climax the
most dramatic game staged here
thi season. It wa a thriller
dilter. from beginning to end.
and the large crowd was more
than satisfied, even though the
Crater did lose It after seem
ingly having the thing all
wrapped up.
Error Hurt
After Young' gigantic blow
with none away, making the
score 4 to 8 for the locals,
Lieber got Bonnie Serreii on art
infield bouncer and it uu
looked like the Crater would
squeeze through. But Syl Sneed,
leftfieider, blasted a double to
left and promptly stole third.
and when McLean, second base
man, made a bad throw to the
plate on Bradford roller, Sneed
tallied with the tying run.
Bradford stole second when
Frinkie Boelandt got tangled
up with Jack Matchett, Mon
arch batter, to attempting to
throw to second, and Matchett
then singled to center sending
Bradford across the plate with
the winning nut.
That wa the ball game, for
to the Crater ninth, Schroer
and Manager Sauer fanned and
Churchill popped to the infield.
Until that disastrous ninth,
the Crater were breezing along
in great fashion, thank to a
three-run explosion in the fourth
on McLean's double to left, Al
Fleishman' single to left and
Joe Gray' roaring triple down
the rightf ieid line.
This outburst gave the Cra
ter a 3 to 1 lead, the Monarch
having tallied one in the first
inning when Sauer dropped Mc
Danieia' high fly to center, the
Utter making the circuit on an
Infield out and Jack Marshall's
fly to center.
Take -i Lead
The Monarch cut the Crater
lead to 3 to 2 to the fifth on
Bradford's single, an infield out
and Cyrus smash to right-center,
but toe local went ahead to Z
in Use sixth on Fleishman' sin
gle to left. Gray' sacrifice, a
wild pitch and Catcher Brad
ford' error on a third strike.
The colored boy threatened
to the seventh when Bradford
singled Infield end stole second,
but Al Fleishman came up with
a sensational fielding play on
first base to retire the side.
McDanieit whaled a liner to
right that had "two base" writ-
ten all over it, but Fleishman
leaped far to hi right and tab
bed it backhanded. Fleishman.
incidentally, had 20 putouts. only
one short of the National league
record for first basemen and
two shy of the American loop
mark.
Oppciir.j i'eber in the spec
tacular pitchers duel wa jack
Matchett. big black boy with
hard one that sizzled. Matchett
gv the Crater 10 blow and
fanned li, wmie uteoer Jieioea
flmgers issued one walk.
Band Coming
The Monarch wilt piay a re
turn engagement here July 33.
Next Saturday night and Sun
day afternoon the Craters will
entertain the Bend Elks, the sec
ond game to count in league
standings.
The game last night wa de
layed for a half hour because of
short thunder shower.
Box score;
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Gheza Wins P. G. A. Trophy
His getting dreams cam t rue when Vic Ghent (left,
bronsed Deal, M, J,, pro, wa handed the ornate cup, symbolic
of the P. G. A, championship. Ghessi won it at Denver, Colo,,
from Byron Nelson (right), in 3t thrill-packed holes, Tom Walsh
cental, P. G. A. president, nude the presentation.
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Monarch too SIS 00
Medtorft .000 Sttt 0004
Error: Bradford Sauar, McLwn:
run batted In. Marshals, Cyras,
Young". Bradford, Matchatt, F!ih
man, Gray, Schroer; two-bue hits,
Churchill, MoLoan, Snout; thm
eaaa bit. Gray; noma tuna. Young;
stolen ban. Schroer. McDantals,
Young, Based, Bradtsrd a: aacrUtce,
Orsy; base on balls. Li 8 bar I,
Mattheit I: i!rlk-ouu, Lieber 3.
Matcbat W, hit by pitcher, by
LttBer (Toung); wild pitches, Mat
chett 1; umpire. Miles ana Let)'
nard; time I SO.
BEAVER RALLY FALLS
ONE RUN SHORT FOR
, 6-5 PADRE VICW
By the Associated Press
Seattle is supposed to be the
"cripple" in Pacific Coast
league baseball now, but the
Rainier still pack a hefty
punch.
Despite their Impressive In
jury list, the Rainier smashed
league leading Sacramento 12-8
last night and evened the split
week series. They spotted the
Senators four run in the first
Inning, then came back and
overcame a tied score twice
to wfp going away.
The loss stashed Sacramento s
lead to nine games over San
Diego, which advanced with a
narrow 8-5 victory over Port
land. The Cellartte Beavers
crowded five runs into the last
half of a wild ninih inning, and
San Diego drafted three pitch
ers before Ted Norbert hit into
a double play,
Boiiywood halted a strong
Oakland rally to the ninth, and
beat the Oaks t-7.
San Francisco' three errors
contributed to the Seals' 7-2
downfall at the hands of Los
Angeles.
Yesterday' scores:
San Diego 8 S 6
Portland 9 I
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WILLAMETTE NOT
TO INVITE TEAMS
TO HOOP TOURNEY
Salem. July 17. m Wil
lamette university, long-time
host of the Oregon State high
school basketball tournament,
let tt be known last night that
it would not invite schools here
for another tournament next
spring.
There ha been considerable
agitation for a transfer of the
tournament to some other Ore
gon city end several tentatively
have bid for it.
Coach Roy S. Keene of Wil
lamette, in announcing Willam
ette' withdrawal as an invita
tional host did not say, how
ever, that the Salem Institution
would refuse the tournament if
asked by the State High School
Activities association to sponsor
it The tenor of Keene letter
wax that Willamette would not
make an aggressive fight to
keep the tournament in Salem.
Willamette originated the
state tournament 23 years ago
on an invitational basis. All 23
tournament were staged at
Salem.
Keene announced Willam
ette's decision In a letter to Troy
S. Walker of Portland, secre
tary of the Oregon State High
School Athletic association.
JOCKEY GUNS FOR
FOURTH STRAIT
Lo Angeles, July 17.-
Jockey Georgia Woolf, one of
the best money rider in the
country, may win his fourth
consecutive victory in the $75,
000 Hollywood Gold Cup Sat
urday but there's a big "if."
Woolf, who rode Seabiscuit,
Kayak II and Challednn to win
the big race of the Hollywood
Park summer meeting in 1938,
1939 and 1940, is signed io pilot
Staretor, but this sturdy colt is
a doubtful starter.
Trainer George Strate said
Staretor's entry appended to a
large extent on his workout to
day. If he shows no ill effects
from his winning race in the
$25,000 Hollywood derby last
Saturday, he may run againjt
the older horses In the Gold
Cup.
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DI MAGGIO LEADS
YANKEES IN 10-3
WIN OVER TIE
By Judsoa Bailey
Associated Press Writer.
The latest report on the major
league races is that they prob
ably are going to follow the
same pattern that everybody
was accustomed to before last
year.
The powerful New York
Yankees are right on the verge
of running away from the rest
of the American league while
the National league is in the
throes of another one of those
push-and-pult struggle that very
likely may last right down to
the finish in September.
The Bombers from the Bronx
blasted out a 10-3 victory over
the Cleveland Indian yesterday
in the first tussle of their three
game clash and cleared up most
of the doubt about their being
the best ciub in the league.
Joe DiMaggio hit a double and
two singles to stretch hi hitting
streak to 58 consecutive games.
On the other hand the Dodg
ers, who had a chance to bottle
up the senior circuit just as
completely, were raided 7-4 by
the St. Louis Cardinals and had
their lead cut to three games
last night.
The New York Giants staved
off the Cincinnati Reds' threat
at third place in the senior loop
by whipping Bucky Walters 7-4.
Pittsburgh and Boston divid
ed a double-header, Jim Tobin
pitching the Braves to a 4-1
triumph In the first game and
then the Pirates rallying with
seven runs in the seventh in
ning of the nightcap to win 13-5.
The Chicago Cubs captured a
8-5 decision over the hapless
Phillies in their night- game,
Charley Root gathering In the
198th triumph of his career
although needing help.
In the other American league
games the Boston Red Sox
edged out the Chicago White
Sox, 2-1 and the St. Louis
Browns overpowered the Phila
delphia Athletics, 11-2.
LILLARD CANCELS
GRAPPLEPROGRAM
Promoter Mack Lillard an
nounced today the cancellation
of next Monday night's sched
uled wrestling program at the
fairgrounds park, due to his
being unable to obtain sufficient
high-class talent.
Lillard explained that two
grapplers he had planned on
signing for the card had joined
the army, and that another had
taken a job in Portland and
would be unable to make the
trip to southern Oregon.
The promoter wasn't certain
when he would be able to stage
his next card, but said it would
probably be in three or four
weeks.
ad L1SKAC0AST
STRIKEOUT KING
Los Angeles, July 17..
Al Hollingsworth of Sacramento
continued his phenomenal pace
the past week to keep his lead
among Pacific coast pitchers
with 14 victories and only three
defeat. Turptn of Seattle is
runnertip with 12-4 record, fol-
j lowed clojely by Hebert of San
Stega 14-5. Schmidt, Saeramen-
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HOT JIMMY CLARK
TABBED FAVORITE
N PUBL1NX MEET
By Call Fowler
Indian Canyon, Spokane, July
17. m Unless Dave Mitchell
of Atlanta, Ga repeat hi 1934
triumph, there'll be a new na
tional public links golf cham
pion thi year, and the con
sensus around the clubhouse is
that the 1941 titlist will have
the same surname as the 1940
crownholder Clark.
Last year' winner. Bob Clark
of St. Paul, lost a thriller yes
terday despite prodigou driv
ing, to young Billy Korn of
I Salt Lake City, who is paying
Mi expense here with money
he saved for school. The score
was 1 up.
The other Clark, regarded as
the tourney favorite, is blond
young Jimmy Clark of Long
Beach, Calif., who continued to
match the torrid weather with
a brand of golf just as hot.
Clark had to rely on subpar
gou to squeeze through against
a couple of toughies yesterday.
ana when the shooting was all
over the youngster, who has
been 13 strokes under par in
the last 71 holes, had defeated
Charlie Barnes of Atlanta, Ga.,
2 and 1. and extracted a 1 up
victory over Leslie Leal of Bel
lingham, Wash. -
ScorcsYesterday
American League
New York 10, Cleveland 8.
St. Louis It, Philadelphia 2.
Boston 2, Chicago 1.
Washington at Detroit post
poned, rain.
National League
New York 7, Cincinnati 4.
Boston 4-3, Pittsburgh 1-13.
Chicago 9, Philadelphia S.
St. Louis 7, Brooklyn 4.
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 12, Sacramento 8.
San Diego 6, Portland S.
Los Angeles 7, San Fran
cisco 2.
Hollywood 9, Oakland 7.
Western International
Spokane 9, Yakima 1.
Wenatchee 13, Tacoma 2.
Vancouver 7, Salem 6.
to 11-4 and Turbeville, Sacra
mento, 8-3.
Ad Liska, Portland veteran
submariner, took over the
strikeout leadership with 90.
Frankie Dasso of Hollywood
and George Munger of the Sacs
have fanned 89 each.
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Angel Infielder Suspended
For Spitting in limp's Face
!. An.l.. Julv 17 (.Pi Eddie Mayo, Los Angeles' lug-
ging third baseman who had
leagues, has been suspended
of Umpire Ray Snyder.
President W. C. Tuttle of the i
Pacific Coast league set the
penalty after conferring with
William G. Bramham, president
of toe National Association of
Professional Baseball leagues.
Bramham suggested the year's
ouster In a wire from his Dur
ham, N. C, headquarters. It was
reported to be the severest pen
alty ever meted for uch an of
fense. Mayo sparked the Angels to
the Coast league championship
in 1938 and was voted the cir
cuit's most valuable player. He
was with the New York Giants
in 1936 and with the Boston
Braves in 1937 and 1938. He
was scouted often last season
and, with a .300 batting average
and 13 homers this season, was
bidding for a return to the
majors.
Mayo said "The decision came
as an awful surprise ... hon
estly, I do not believe I spat
in Umpire Snyder' face."
The incident occurred after
Snyder called Frenchy Uhalt of
Hollywood safe in a close play.
Both Mayo and Manager Jigger
Statz of the Angels were ban
ished for too vociferous argu
ing. Mayo' loss was the second
severe blow to the Angels this
month. Judge Bramham de
clared the team's leading pitcher,
Julio Bonettl, ineligible for or
ganized baseball for associating
with gamblers. Bramham said
there was no evidence that Bon
ettl ever had thrown a game.
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OWTH
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National League
Brooklyn
St. Louis ...
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
American League
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Detroit 42
Philadelphia 36
Washington 29
St. Louis 29
Coast League
Sacramento ...
San Diego
Seattle
Hollywood
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland 44
Portland 38
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