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MEDFOTtP MATL. TRIBUNE. MEPFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1911 Three Upsets Registered as Eight. Golfers Reach Quarter - Finals PAnp; TWO HAMMOND AMONG THOSE FALLING IN MATCH PLAY (Continued from Ptfa Oh) one-handicap man from the Eugene Country club. They with Dick Hanen, ihot 71's Friday to deadlock for the meaausi prize. A nine-noie playoff among the trio will be held this afternoon or Monday to determine which one receives the medal award. . Perhaps the most surprising result of Saturday's play was the defeat of Hammond by Med ford's Bayard M. Getchell, who hadn't picked up a golf club before the qualifying round iir.ce last year's Southern Oregon-Northern California tourna ment, and whose game was usually in the 80's. Getchell defeated the two-time tourney winner, 3 and 1. Almost as amazing to observ ers of the classic was the 2 and 1 setback suffered by Johnson at the hands of Gene Green of Roseburg, another player whose year-around cards run in the 60's. while Johnson is a con sistent middle and low 70 per former. The third form reversal oc curred when Vern J. Robinson. Medford insurance man with an 11 handicap, eliminated George Parsons of Seattle. I up on the 18th green by virtue of sinning a spectacular 25-foot putt. Robinson fired a 76 medal score to defeat his four-handicap opponent. 1 Upsetters Ousted However, after overturning favored foes In the first round In the morning, Getchell, Green and Robinson were themselves shoved out of the running In the afternoon second rounds. All other favorites registered twin victories as they marched Into the quarter-finals. Hanen, who brought the highest price In the Calcutta pool bidding. $26, hurdled C. Morelock of Cottage Grove, 5 and 4 In the first round thanks to eight pars and two birdies, and husky Marvin Clark of Grants Pass, 6 and 3, in the second round. Cy Donaldson, the young San Franciscan many are predict ing will make a stiff fight for the crown, ousted E, R. Lemley of Cottage Grove, 4 and 3; then measured Portland's Lu clan Clement, 8 and 7, with a blistering 33, one under par, on the first nine. Clement was last year's medalist with a 6f: . Seattle's Forest Watson, 42-year-old former northwest ama teur champion, brushed past H. Johnson of Grants Pass, 3 and 2, and moved Into the quarter-finals with a 2 and 1 conquest of Roseburg's Gene Green. Simmons Advances ; Eddie Simmons, only four time winner of the tournament had two fairly easy matches, in the morning he conquered C. Woods of Klamath Falls, 7 fcnd 6 by firing a one-over-par 87 on the first nine, and In the afternoon he defeated William Zlmmerley of Cottage Grove 4 and 3. ' Jack Creager, also of Med ford, reached the round-of-eight with a 6 and 5 victory over Gus Malmqulst of San Fran cisco, and a 3 and 4 win over Bayard Getchell. - A former caddie at the Rogue Valley club. Roseburg's Alva Merritt displayed excellent golf in trimming Earl Voorhles of Grants Pass. 2 and 1, and Jack F. Heath of Longview, Wash. 6 and 8. Merritt was especially torrid In the afternoon match, being one under par when the duel ended. Completing the quarter-final brack! were Leland (Pete) Clark of Medford, finally two years ago and medalist for three straiKht years, who eliminated Medford s Ken Patton. 8 and 6 with a par-36 on the first nine and two pars and a birdie on the bark nine, and Hobard Price of Medford. 4 and 3. and Med ford s Ike Staples, who defeated M. Hodge of Grants Pass by default and Vern Robinson of Medford, S and 3. Clark Liked Close observers of the tour TRY OUR HERBS When Others Fail For quick and permanent relist of ailments evea et long standing. CHINA HERB CO. 135 E. Mala St Medford nament were Inclined to believe that Clark, one of those "always a bridesmaid and never a bride" players because for years he has come so close to winning, yet never could quite go over the top, would probably reach the finals in the lower bracket of the title flight, while the upper bracket of four was termed nothing less than a "dog fight." Most of the interest In this morning's matches was centered on the Hanen-Donaldson clash, a goodly number of the prog nosticators naming the winner or wis duel the ultimate cham pion, although Watson. Sim mons, Merritt. Clark and the others all had their supporters. ine iieia oi o, while boast ing probably more high-class players than any other tourney, was rather disaDDointins am in size to C1UD Off Cia a. There were 30 out-of-town inlfpr. entered and only 46 localltes. Finals Monday Quarter-final and semi-final matches In all lliehts will h played today, with the finals in an nignis staged Mondav Th. championship match will be of o noies, the morning 18 start ing at 9:35 and the final 18 at 1:30. Other flight finals will be over the 18-hole rnut. r-H will be played Monday morning ANGELS BAT OUT WIN OVER OAKS Los Angeles. Aug. 30 IB The batting ability of Johnny moore ana rrankle Totaro's trusty left arm combined to snap Los Angeles' five-tram losing streak today as tht Angels slaughtered Oakland 11 to 1. R. H. E. Oakland . 17 0 Los Angeles ...11 17 0 Pippen, Mulligan and Conroy: Totaro and Campbell San Francisco, Aug. 30. (fP) Hollywood nosed out the San Francisco Seals 3 to 2 today as Johnny Bittner held the Seals to six hits while the Stars bunched nine off Ed Stutz. R. H. E. Hollywood 3 9 1 San Francisco . 2 6 2 Bittner and Dapper; Stutz and Sprinz. OPEN GOLF PLAY Hershey, Pa., Aug. 30. CP) Ben Hogan, riding the crest of a great par-busting streak, shot a smart 69 in the third round of the $3,000 Hershey open golf championship today for a total of 205 and a three stroke lead over Lloyd Mangrum, of Mont erey, Cal. Fourteen under par for the distance. Hogan needs only a 74, one over, tomorrow to break Henry Picard's record of 780 for this tournament, established in 1937. SPECIAL FEE FOR T Corvallis, Aug. 30, Some pheasant hunters, for a $2 special fee, will be almost certain to get game and at the same time aid the state's game management program. The Soap creek experimental game area north of Corvallis will be open to hunters, on pay ment of the fee, and an ob server will accompany each group to record data for later use. Since the experimental area is on the proposed army can tonment site, it will be dlscon tinued when the army takes over. O GREEN VKit Big Heaping Lead 300 eu. ft. J a or 16 Inch Fill four car or trailer at our yard at the and et North Central Ave. and McAndrewt Road Timber Products Company Phone 2121 SJ tnd Nortll CtnU, WINS GOLF TITLE Unruly Gallery Lectured After Unfair Tactics Favoring Abbott. Br Bill Bonl Omaha, Aug. 30. VP) A true champion was crowned at the Omaha Field club today a self-assured, 28-year-old west erner who had to overcome what undoubtedly was the toughest combination of obstac les in the 47-year history of th U. S. Golf association's amateur championship. The champion Is Marvin Har vey Ward of Spokane, Wash., whose friends call him "Bud but who discovered today that apparently he doesn't have a friend in Omaha. The obstacles, In the order In which they stood between him and his second amateur title, were Pat Abbott, hand some young Los Angeles player who was matched with him In the 36-hole final; the Field club course, with its tight fairways, and hidden, slick greens, and a boisterous, unruly gallery of 3,000 that had come out to see Abbott win and didn't care who knew it That, at least, was the most charitable interpretation that could be put on their actions notably on the 24th hole in the afternoon. It was there that six people got in front of Abbott's ball when it was on its way over the green, after having be'.n warned to be alert so they could move out of the way if neces sary, and thus stopped the ball on the fringe of the green and In none too serious trouble. Perhaps this was accidental. Harold W. Pierce of Boston, the U.S.G.A. president, said he thought so. Vet after a marshal. In the ensuing scramble for places around the green, had kicked Abbott's ball onto the green, this time genuinely by accident, Pierce himself felt It was necessafy to step to the center of the green and deliver a lecture on proper gallery con duct which opened with the statement that "we all know what is happening here today." Again, perhaps it was acci dental. Then it must have been coincidence that on the 31st hole, with Ward's approach shot rolling fast toward the back of the green, someone shouted "Let her go through," and the crowd standing on the fringe moved fast enough so that there wasn't anyone in the way of the ball when it came on over and down the back edge. Joseph C. Dey, Jr., of New York, the U.S.G.A. 's executive secretary, said he never had seen such demonstrations and Pierce admitted he never had seen such animosity in a gallery. Back of it all, apparently, was a wide-spread story that Ward on his first day here had labeled the course a "cow pasture" a remark he denies ever having made, though he admits quite frankly it was in none too good condition. The finish of the match, on tht 33rd hole with Ward the winner by 4 and 3, was entirely typical. No sooner had Abbott, who had taken five to reach the green on this par-4 hole, made the gesture which con ceded the hole and the matcn to Ward than two huskies rush ed forward and hoisted the loser on thir shoulders while the new champion was left alone until someone shouted: "How about Ward." Despite all this turmoil, the match itself was by no means secondary. It was a good match, but one in which at only one stage did SLABS there appear even a shade of doubt that Ward would be the winner. YANKS ELIMINATE TIGERS AND BEAT INGTi Washington, Aug. 30. VP) The New York Yankees turned loose an 11-hit bombardment on three pitchers today and whipped the Washington Sen ators 8 to 1 in a game that mathematically eliminated last year's American league champ ions, the Detroit Tigers, from the present pennant race. Although the Tigers won to day, they have been beaten 68 times while New York could lose only 67 if they didn't win another game this year. Marvin Breuer pitched steady six-hit ball against the Senators and missed a shutout only through an error in the sixth. R. H. E. New York 3 11 1 Washington 16 4 Breuer and Dickey; Hudson, Masterson, Anderson and Early. Cleveland, Aug. 30. (JP) Buck Newsom limited the punchless Cleveland Indians to seven hits today to give De troit a 7 to 3 triumph in the series opener. The only potent Cleveland blow was Ray Hack's fifth-inn ing homer which also scored Jeff Heath, who had doubled. R. H. E. Detroit 7 14 I Cleveland 3 7 0 Newsom and Tebbetts: Smith. Brown, Eisenstate, Krakauskas and DcSautels, Hemsley, Boston, Aug. 30. iyp)Ted Williams, striving to keep his batting average over the .400 mark, got two hits, one a homer. in three trips to the plate to day as the Boston Red Sox took an easy 12-3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 8 2 Boston 12 12 1 McCrabb, Nacley and Hayes; C. Wagner and Peacock. St. Louis. Aug. 30. VP) With little respect for Johnny Humphries' no-run pitching, the Browns knocked him out of the box today and decisively walloped the second-place Chi cago White Sox. 10 to 1. Humphries made it 33 score less innings in a row by blank ing the Browns their first time at bat, but Chct Laabs broke his string with a home run in the second inning. R. H. E. Chicago 15 1 St. Louis 10 18 0 Humphries, H a 1 1 e 1 1 and Tresh, Turner; Caster and Fer rell. E COTTAGE GROVE ATHLETES Cottage Grove, Aug. 30. (JP) All Cottage Grove high school athletes will be protected bv in surance. Booster club officials said today. Medical fees and hospitaliza tion will be provided for foot ball players and the protection will be transferred after the season to those in succeeding sports. Cloelns tun rr ciMMflrd Ade a m loo Late to Classify 1J.30 p TODAY 2:30 P. M. Medford Craters vs. Silverton Red Sox For Oregon State CRATERS BATTLE IN TITLE BATTLE Mclrvin To Oppose Lieber On Mound No Game Monday If Locals Lose. The Oregon State league's two finest ball clubs, the Med ford Craters and the Silverton Red Sox, go to the post at the fairgrounds park at 2:30 sharp this afternoon to battle it out for the second-half champion ship, and In case the Craters, with Big Dutch Lieber on the rubber, manage to belt the Sox on the button the same two clubs will come right back at each other at 2:30 Monday after noon, Labor Day, in a game that will determine the 1941 loop pennant. Silverton, behind the steady hurling of Righthander Earl Toolson, trimmed the Albany Alco-Oaks, 7 to 4, Friday night in their playoff game for the first-half title. Medford and Sil verton deadlocked for the second-half crown and will stage their playoff today. If Silverton wins this afternoon, they will automatically become the 1941 champs, but if the Craters turn the trick to cop the second-half flag they'll get that pennant snot at the upstaters Monday. Announcing a change in pre vious plans, directors of the Medford Athletic association said there would not be a Mon day game in case the Craters were defeated this afternoon, thus winding up the pennant race. They explained that an ex hibition tilt Monday would be useless and didn't figure to draw well due to the finals of the Southern Oregon-Northern Cali fornia golf tournament being staged the same afternoon. How ever, they emphasized, if the Craters win today the pennant playoff game would definitely be played Monday afternoon. Lieber, winner of seven out of nine league contests this season, will take the mound for the Craters today, and in case he pitches the locals into the title game Monday the Craters will bring Carl Monzo from Oakland, Cal., to fling the Labor Day af fair, Manager Lou Sauer an nounced. Cal Mclrvin, the sensational 17-year-old high school south paw, is slated to work for the Ked Sox this afternoon. Mclrvin. in his last start against the loc als, set them down with three singles for an 11 to 0 conquest. If the two clubs are forced to play a Monday game to deter mine the pennant winner, South paw Jack Richards will prob ably do the Silverton twirling. Today's game will climax the Craters' roaring second half drive that saw them capture six out of seven games to tie Silver ton for the second-half title. The locals will be at full strength, with Roelandt catching, Fleish man on first, McLean on second. Schroer on short, Churchill on third, Wray in left, the managei in center and Kohler in right. The Red Sox. who won the state semi pro tournament and placed five men on the all-star team, will take the field witn Robertson catching, Manning on first, Granato on second, Kretch mar on short, Shinn on third Carney in left, Whitman in cen ter and Richards in right. Since Caesar's days, there have been more than a thou sand systems of shorthand. League Second-Half Reserved General Tourney Scores Championship Flight (2nd Round) Dick Hanen, Marahfleld. beat Mr vln Clark, O; nu Pass, A and S; Cy Donaldson, Baa Francisco, best Lu clan Clement, Portland. 8 tad 1; For est Wataon, Seattle, beet O. Oreen. Roeeburg, 3 and 1: Ed Slnunone, Medford, beat William Zlmmerly Cottage Orove, i end S: Jack Creager Medford, beat Bayard Getchell. Med ford. ft and 4: A1t Merlrtt, Rose burg, beat J. F. Heath. lonjvlew, Wah, s and 5: Lelend Clerk. Med ford. beet Hobart Price, Medford, 4 and 3: Ike Staples, Medford. beat Vern Robinson, Medford, 6 and S. Championship Flight (1st Round) Dick Hanen, Marahfleld. but C. Morelock, Cottage Grove, ft and 4: Marvin Clerk. Grant Pus beat L. Malqulst. San Frtncleco, 4 and 3: C7 Donaldson, San Francisco, beat E. R. Lemley, Cottage Grove, 4 and 3: Luclan Clement, Portland, beat Sid Reaney. Medford, 3 and 3: O. Oreen. Roeeburg. beat Jim Johnson, Eugene. 3 and 1; Forest Watson, Seattle, beat H- Johnson, Grants Pais, 3 and a; Ed Simmons, Medford. beat C. Woods. Klamath Falls, 7 and 6; William Zim merly, Cottage drove, beat Howard Scrogglnt, K Fells. 4 and 3: Bayard Getchell, Medford. beat Bob Ham mond, Medford, 3 and 1: Jack Creag er. M;dford. beat O. Malqulst. Ban Francisco, t and ft: Alva Merritt. Roeeburg, beat K. Voorhles. Grants Pass. 3 and f: J. F. Heath. Longview Wash., beat Ray Btbb. Corvallis. 1 up. Hobart Price. Medford, beat Al mue Pruitt. Medford. default; Le land Clark. Medford. beat Ken Pat ton, Medford, S and 4; Vera Robin son. Medford, beat George Partone, 8eattle, 1 up: Ike Staples, Medford, beat M. Bodge, default. First Flight C. Morelock, Cottage Drove, beat L. Malmqulst, San Francisco, 8 and 1: Sid Reaney, Medford, beat E. K Lemley, Cottege Grove, 3 up; Jim Johnson, Eugene, beat H. Johnson Grants Peas, 7 and 8: Howard Scrog 31ns, K. Falls, beat C. Woods, Klam ath Palla, 3 up; E. Voorhles, Grants Pass, beat Ray Babb. Corvallis. 3 up; Bob Hammond, Medford, beat u Malmqulst, San Francisco. 7 and fl; Almus Pruitt. Medford, beat Ken Patton, Medford, 1 up: George Par aons, Seattle, beat M. Hodge, Orants Pass, default. Second " Flight A. oreen. Trail, beat F. Brady. San Franclaco. 1 up; Bill Caty. Medford. beat Rawlea Moore. Medford. 1 up on 30th; N. D. Locker, Yreka, Beat O. Schenck. Medford, 4 and 3. Bob Sherwood. Medford. beat Ben Trowbridge. Medford. 4 and 8. Lea Watson, Medford, beat H. Bum ham, Medford. 4 and 3: I. C. Irwin. Ashland, beat Dr. H. A. Woods. Ash land. 3 up: J. Stalllnga. Klamath Falls, beat Charles Clay. Medford. de fault: A. D. Johnson, Klamath Falls, beat 8. Wellls. Medford. 1 up. Third Flight Bert Orr. Medford, beat Bud Pro vost. Jr.. Ashland, default. Allan Relbel. Orants Paw. beat J. Smith. Medford. 3 and 1: R. E. Kelly. Roee burg, beat Reg Parsons, Seattle. 4 and 3: H. B. Bralnerd. Grants Pass, beat Ted Dennon. Cottage Orove, 3 up: Bill Davidson, Medford. beat Dom Provost. Ashland, ft and 4: P. Lang ston. Cottage Orove. beat 8. Appolo. Medford. 3 and 3; Bernle Williams, Medford. beat Ed Nichols. Medford 3 up: Bill McAllister. Medford, beat Bob Clark, Medford. 3 up. Fourth Flltht B. C. Kelly, Portland, beat D. Smith. Jr.. Medford. 8 and 4; J. Llt trell. Marshfleld. beat Ted Medford. K. Falls, default: M. Pelrce. Medford. beat M. Burton, Redding, 4 and 3: John Cupp. Medford. beat Gene Thomdtke. Medford. 8 and 3: J Wood. Medford beat Red Llttrell. Manhfleld. 7 and 8; Dick Mather. Portland, beat Oeonze Roberts. Med ford. 1 up: Al Llttrell. Medford. beat Baum. Redding. 3 up: George Rob-e-teon. Medford, beat F. Sneed, Red ding, 3 and 1. Fifth Flight f. Dews. Ashland, beat O. Rasmus sen. Loa Angeles, 4 and 8: Jerry Jer ome, Medford. beat J. Smith. Med ford. 4 up: Ray Donelson. Medford. beat D. Field. Medford. 8 and 3: Ed Drysdale, Medford. beat Dom Provost. Jr.. Ashland. 3 up: C. M. Kidd. Med ford. beat Emll Mohr. Medford. 8 and 8: Bob Marsh. Medford. beat R. Rover. Medford. 8 and 3: Etno Hem mlla, Medford, beat H. Frye, Jr.. Med ford, 8 and 3: Joe Hanen. Marsh field, beat M. Van Pelt, Medford. 8 and ft. Closing time ft Classified Ads a. m Tno Lata to Clawiry 13 30 p Championship FAIRGROUNDS PARK Seat 60c Admission 45c High School Student. .. .30c Children under 14 Free TO PUT IM AHEAD Red Fans Pull For Arkansan Giants Down Brooklyn Twice. Cincinnati, Aug. 30. VP) Lean Lon Warneke threw "a lit tle of everything" today in hurl ing a masterful no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds and pitch ing the St. Louis Cardinals into first place in the torrid National league pennant race. Only three Reds reached first base as the 31-year-old right hander, veteran of 11 major league campaigns, blanked the world champs 2-0. The Cards victory shoved them into first place with a .640 percentage to .637 for Brooklyn, which lost to New York, 4-3, and 5-1. It was the first no-hitter In either major league this season. Only 28 men faced the six-foot Arkansas "Humming Bird", who received a rousing ovation when he got Third Baseman Billy Wer ber to pop to Johnny Mize near first for the final out. It was Warneke's 15th victory against seven losses for the year. The Cards themselves were having no bed of roses. Young Elmer Riddle mowed them down almost with the same ease as did Warneke. He allowed five hits, two of them scratches, and the game might still be going on if Harry Craft had been able to hold Don Padgett's whistling liner in the seventh. The crowd of nearly 10,000 was pulling for Warneke from the sixth inning on, when it ap peared he might make it. St. Louis 2 5 2 Those f T V f" 1 J You're In the Dog House In High Water Sleeves Nothing brands a suit "low bred" more accurately ana emphatically than a pair of high water sleeves. And it gWas a man who wears It about as much poise as self conscious Johnnie at his first recitation. You can avoid this embarrassing malady by buying your new Fall Suit at tha Glann H. Uta store where you will find Hart Schaffner at Marx and Curiae Clothes exclusively featured la Medford. GLENN H. UTZ "Utz FOR SUITS" Open Saturday Eve Until 8:30 Cincinnati 0 0 3 Warneke and W, Cooper, E. Riddle and Lombardl. New York, Aug. 30. (.TV While 50,370 fans screamed and shouted at the carnage, th New York Giants jolted tha Brooklyn Dodgers out of tha National league lead today with a surprising double triumph, 4 to 3 and 5 to 1. Brooklyn had held tha lead since August 20 and turned back the Giants yesterday 5 to 4. But today the Terry men open ed the flood gates on all the pent-up animosity surrounding the cross-town rivalry and bag ged both games with a great show of authority. They made a dozen hits off four Brooklyn hurlers in tha first game and 14 against two . unlucky Dodger chuckers in thM nightcap. Old Gabby Hartnett hit his fourth home run for tha Giants in the sixth, on the nightcap, Johnny Rucker produced a triple, a double and a single and Dick Bartell hit a triple and two singles in the wide-spread New York attack. Thi Giants tallied once in the first, again in the fourth, twice in the sixth and another in the seventh. National first game. Brooklyn .. 3 8 1 New York 4 12 1 Kimball, French and Owen; Lohrman, Bowman and Can ning. Second game: Brooklyn 1 8 0 New York 5 14 I Casey, Hamlin and Owen Franks; McGee, Bowman and Hartnett. Chicago, Aug. 30. (IP) Paul Erickson, 23-year-old rookie re cently graduated to starting as signments, pitched six-hit . ball today as the Chicago Cubs de feated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 to 1, in the series opener. , Pittsburgh 1.8 S Chicago 4 11 0 Sewell, Klinger and Lopez; Erickson and McCullough. who wield nlbllrs and mashles will take part In the 13th annual southern Oregon, northern California amateur jolt tournament on tha Rogue River Valley course today and Monday, (lolfers from far and wlda will be on hand and It will become a real show one that should appeal to all Interested In sports. tYhy not slip on lhoe new sport togs from this store and Join the gallery for this tournament . . . It's a date remem ber, August SI and September 1st. v
