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PAOfl TWO MEDFORD MATT,. TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1941 Dick Hanen Snares Golf Title With 11 -1 0 Win Over Alva Merritt IHFIELD BOY IN DAMP BATTLE Winner Ends Match With ' 15-Foot Putt On 26th Inexperience Hurts : Merritt. Championship MatchM Championship Flight ' Dick Hanen. Marihfleld, de feated Alva Merritt, Roieburg, 11 and 10. First night George Parson. Seattle, de feated Jim Johnson, Eugene, 3 and 2. Second night Bill Catey, Medford, defeated Bob Sherwood, Medford, 6 nd 5. Third Flight P. Langston, Cottage Grove, defeated Allan Riebel, Grants Pass, 1 up. fourth night , - George Robertson, Medford, defeated Max Felrce, Medlora, 1 up. rifth night E. C. Jerome, Medford, de feated J. C. Hanen, Marshfield, 2 and 1. Second Consolation Orln Schenck, Medford, de feated Ben Trowbridge, Med ford, 1 up. Third Consolation Bud Provost, Ashland, defeat ed Ed Nichols. Medford, 2 and 1. - Fourth Consolttlon Eugene Thorndlke, Medford, defeated G. Baum, Redding, Cal., 1 up. Fifth Consolation Dom Provost, Jr., Ashland, defeated F. VanPelt, Medford, 4 and 3. Nineteen-year-old Dick Hanen of Marshfield successfully de fended his title in the Southern Oregon-N o r t h e r n California amateur tournament at the Ro gue Valley Golf club Monday by sloshing through the rain and the muck to score a decisive 11 and 10 victory over Roseburg's Alva Merritt in the 38-hole final battle staged on probably the wettest playing day In the 13 year history of the classic. It poured down rain intermit tently during the morning 18, and it fell in sheets on the after noon round, but all that mois ture failed to prevent the young University of Oregon belter, 1940 champion, from turning in the classiest golf of any display ed during the three days of match play. Perfect Golf Hanen, who came up to the finals through the toughest of tough brackets, fired 17 pars and four birdies for the 28-hole duration of the match. He was even par for those 28 holes, and created a fitting climax to the struggle by ending the contest on the 26th with a brilliant 15 foot putt for a birdie two. It was an unequal duel from the very first as Merritt, playing In his initial major tournament and lacking the competitive ex perience to match his red hot opponent, found himself out classed in the face of lianen's perfect golf. The 26-year-old Roseburg boy, a guard In the Veterans hospital and former caddie at the local course, was never in the lead. Although he tried valiantly to stem Hanen's victorious march he was incap able of preventing the flood of pars and birdies thrown at him Eleven down after a first 18 that saw Hanen shoot sense tlonal 69, one under par, Mer ritt temporarily staved oft the inevitable by halving the 19th and winning the 20th and 21st to reduce Dick's margin to nine up. However, Hanen came back with a par-three on the 22nd to go 10 up, and shot a spectacu lar birdie three on the 390-yard 23rd to make It 11 up, and Mer ritt' desperate bid to get Dark in the battle went glimmering. Alva Cans 30 Footer They both fired birdie four's on the long, 470-yard 24th, Mer ritt canning a grand 30-foot putt to earn the half as Hanen missed a chance for an eagle three by failing to drop a four footer. Merritt captured the 25th with a par-four to Hanen's five, but on the 26th Alva's tee shot was off to the left of the green while Hanen laid his IS feet from the cup. Merritt made a nice ap proach to within six feet of the pin, but Hanen, gambling to end the match, stroked a fast-moving putt that rammed against the back side of the cup and drop ped in for his birdie and the championship. All during that morning 18 Merritt had trouble with hi Irons. They were long enough, but he was pulling them to the left and Hanen on the top of his game, took full advantage of hi opponent's difficulty. The blonde, bespectacled de fending champion whaled out five straight pars on the first 18 to take four-up lead, while the best Merritt could do was halve the second, and after they both got birdie fours on the 470 yard sixth Hanen parred (even and eight and blrdied nine with great four to reach the turn, six up, with a medal score oi 34, two-under par, to Mcrrltt's 41. A par three on the 10th gave Hanen a seven up advantage, and another par four on the 11th made it eight up for the Marsh field youngster. They halved the 12 th, but Hanen won the 13 th for a nlne-up bulge. After they both shot par fours on the 14th and 13th. Hanen won 18 and 17 with perfect four to go 11 up, and they halved the 13th with par fours to go to lunch with Hanen holding an U-up lead. Two Birdies During that first nine In the morning Hanen parred every hole but the sixth and ninth, and he blrdied those. On the back nine he parred every hole but 12, completing the stretch with a 3J, one-over-par. Merritt. plagued by those Iron shots, had three pars and one birdie on the front nine and three pars on the back nine for an 81 medal total. Although Merritt straightened out his iron play on the after noon round and clicked off five par and a birdie, Hanen' lead wa too great to overcome. Both hot 32' one over par for the eight hole of the second 18. Hanen, in defending hi cham pionship, moved into the finals via the hardest possible route, Spotted in the upper bracket whlc:.. by the luck of the draw contained most of the best golf ers, he was forced to eliminate Eddie Simmons of Medford in the semi-final. 1 up; Cy Don aldson, a one-handicap man from San Francisco, 3 and 2 in the quarter-finals, and In the first two rounds, Marvin Clark of Grants Pass, 8 and 3 and C. Morelock of Cottage Grove, 5 and 4. Asked if he would return to Medford for next year's tourna ment, the personable young Marshfield lad answered, "Sure, I'll be back next year. I've had a grand time here and want to thank everybody for the cour tesies (hown me." Hanen now has two legs on the handsome championship trophy; one more victory and It will be hi for keep. Merritt, In reaching the final match, eliminated Medford' Ice land Clark in the semi-finals, 3 and 2; Jack Creager of Medford, 9 mil 1 in th .,r,.-f I Jack F. Heath of Longvlew.l Wash., 6 and 8 in the second round, and Earl Voorhies of Grants Pass, 2 and 1 in the first round. 3 Title Leave Not counting the consolation rounds, out-of-town golfer took home three of the six flight title. In addition to Hanen win ning the title flight, George Par sons of Seattle captured the first flight crown and P. Langston won the third flight toga by de feating 13 year-old Allan Riebel of Grants Pass In the finals. Rie bel captured the hearts of the tournament attendees, being the youngest player entered, and a bright future was predicted for him. H. Bralnerd of Grants Pass and William Zimmerley of Cot tage Grove won the two-ball Scotch foresome and the prizes awarded by Leonard and Alfred Carpenter. The driving contest was called off because of the torrential downpour. E. C. Jerome awarded the prizes to all flight winners and runners up following the cham pionship match. Medal scores of the title duel: Morning round: Out Hanen 444 344 43434 Merritt .MS 434 63341 In Hanen 344 444 444 33 69 Merritt ..454 944 334 40 61 Afternoon round: Out Hanen ......485 334 82 32101 Merritt ..444 434 4332113 NEW BETTING RECORD SET AT STATE FAIR Salem. Sept. 2. t-P) More than 8,000 persons wt a new betting record of $24,928 on the opening day yesterday of the State fair horse r.ires, the total topping the 1940 figure by $3, 896. My Universe, four-year-old McFarland field entry, sloshed through the mud to win the Lab or day handicap by a length The track was ankle-deep In mud, and all races were run in a driving rain. 45 POUNDER CAPTURES SALMON DERBY PRIZE Astoria. Sept. J (TV An As toria logger. Oney Fmpo, won the annual Aflona regatta sal mon derby yesteiday with a 43-pound fuh, landed Thursday. Competitors since then had tried tn vain to reel In a larger catch, yesterday's bet effort be lng a 40 pound. 4unctr landed by Leo Barnea, Portland CARDS KEEP LEAD BY TAKING PAIR By Judson Bailey (Associated Piess Writer) The same subway that goes to Ebbets field In Brooklyn also runs to Coney Island, and there are about as many sideshows at one stop as at the other. But the people who have been rushing to the circus at Ebbets field are beginning to wonder whether the main stow may be in the ether direction St. Louis. The Cardinals captured a doubleheader from the Pitta burgh Pirates yestrrday with comparative ease. 8-3 and 6-3. while the Brooklyn Dodgers had a terrible time winning a 13 inning marathon from the Bos ton Breves, 6-3, and ther, escap ing with a 2-2 six-it,rilng tie in the nightcap. In the other Notional league action the Giant swept a double bill from the poor Phillies and Cincinnati split with the Chi cago Cubs. New Vork's first victory, 7-2, was achieved on four-hit hurling by Bob Car penter, and it took a circuit clout. Babe Young s 21st, to win, 4-3, in the tenth inning. Paul Derringer beat Jake Mooty as the Reds 'opped Chi cago, 2-1, but the Cubs came back to take the nightcap, 8-4. The New York Yankees di vided a doubleheader with the Athletics at Philadlcphla and now need three more victories to clinch the American league pennant. A cluster of home runs by George Se'kirk, Joe Gordon and Charley Keller boomed the Bombers to a 13-11 win in the first encounter, but Bill Beckman muffled them, 8-1, on 1 1 hit in the second session. The second-place Boston Red Sox raided the Washington Sena. tors twice, 13-9 and 10-2 The Chicago White Sox whipped the bruised and totter ing Cleveland Indians twice, 7-5 and 4-3. The Detroit Tigers tor the St. Louis Browns apart 9-8 and 16-8. PRO GlANTSPLAY STARS THIS EVE New York. Sept. 2. T The "All Americans" ot 1041 are go ing to try tomorrow night to duplicate the feat c.f the "Okies" of 1940 and beat the New York Giants in the sixth ennual Tri bune fresh air fund football game at the Polo grounds. The "All-Ameri'.-ans" are this year's version of the eastern col lege All Stars. Actually the squad of 38, which has been drilling for three weeks under Coach Jimmy Crowley o' Ford ham, includes two 1940 All America players Chtt Glad- chuk of Boston college and Nick Drahos of Cornell and a couple who barely missed all-America honors, Frank Rengnn of Penn and Charley O'Rourke of Boston college. The others are Just about as well known to football fans, in contract to last year's squad of small-college players dubbed the "Ok 1m." Scores Yesterday National Boston 3-2, Brooklyn 6-2 (1st game 13 innings, 2nd 6, playoff today). Cincinnati 2-4, Chicago 1-3 (2nd game 10 innings). Philadelphia 2-3, New York 7-4 (2nd game 10 lnnlngs. Pittsburgh 3-3. St. Louis 5 6 American New York 13-1, Philadelphia 11-3. Washington 9-2. Boston 13-10. St. Louis 3-8. Detroit 9-16. Chicago 7-4. Cleveland S 3. Pacific Coast Seattle 6, Portland 3 (8 In nings, rain). ' Sacramento 4-2. San Diego 8 3 (1st game 12 innings). Oakland 4-13, Los Angeles 8-6 Hollywood 8-1, San Francis co 7-6. Western International Salem 6 8, Spokane 114 Tacoma 3, Vancouver 2 (10 Innings). Wenatchee 0. Yakima 14. Portland. Sept 2 V A challenge of the state tax com mission ruling that uniform as sessments must be made on resi dences will be heard by the Multnomah coumy board of equalization Wednesday. POISON OAK? Trf a botilt el ZEMACOL ! man MtunM m fmt mnnry rhrrttittiy rfund4 OH fr4t! Ward Wins Amateur Title H Iff"- ?r -A lt r ? ' 1 :r. f as ' J.' - Smiles abounding. Marvin "Bud" Ward (left) of Spokane. Wash., the winner, and Pat Abbott (right), of Pacific Palisades. Calif., the loser, flank the national amiteur golf trophy at Oma ha after Ward's 4 and 3 victory. Ward won th title in 1939 also. BY SEATTLE 6 TO 3 (By Associated Press) Sacramento sends its Coast baseball league Senators into Oakland today, hoping that a change of environment may pro vide a remedy for the chronic headache which two weeks' association with Seattle and San Diego has produced. Seattle defeated Portland 6-3 last night as, for the second successive day, rain broke up a holiday double-header in the sixth inning of the first game. Scoring was limited to the first three innings, the Rainiers win ning with a three-run rally in the last of the third after Ted Norbert had accounted for all the Portland runs with a homer in the opening half of the same frame. Seattle took the curtailed series, five games to two. San Diego capped Sacramen to's most disastrous series yes terday by sweeping a double bill, 8-4 and 3-2. Fifth-place San Francisco made it five out of six against Holly wood by capturing its second successive double-header, 7 8 and 6-1. Los Angeles and Oakland split, the Angels winning the first 8-4 and the Acorns claim ing the closed, 13-6. Scores: R. H. E. Portland . 003 000 3 5 1 Seattle ... 21:i OOx 6 6 1 Hilcher, Callahan and Srhultr, Gregory, Johnson and Collins. Spokane. Sept. 2. (IP) Mar vin (Bud) Ward. Spokane's ama teur golf champion who was hostilely treated by Omaha golf fans Saturday when Ward de feated Pat Abbott of Los An geles in amateur finals, was greeted by a throng of Bud Ward fans on his return here yesterday. Keys to the city were pre sented Ward by Mayor Krank Sutherlin and the returning golfer was carried from the Spokane air terminal on the shoulders of his fans. "This looks like a Pat Abbott demon stration at Omaha." he said. O GREEN ?m Big Heaping Load 300 cu. ft. 12 or It inch Till your car or trailer at our yard at th end et North Central Ate. and McAsdrews Road Timber Prodis Company Fbon 2123 1 1 H3 OUSTED BY GRANT New York, Sept. 1. P The national tennis championships go into their fourth session at Forest Hills today. st'U as wide open as a crap game at a sales- mens convention. If anything were needed to emphasize the lack uf a sure fire gallery attraction, it was well pointed out By the fact that such a pair of non-championship possibilities as Bryan Grant, Jr of Atlanta and Pancho Segura of Ecuador were permitted to occupy the coveted Stadium court most of the afternoon The fans probably got more enjoyment out of wntching Grant out-tumble and finally beat the little Suith American gamecock by moruthon scores of 6-4. 8-6 4-8. 8-7. 6-2 than they would have from a deathless struggle between two heavy weights. 4IOW THEY? CTTA 4V s sa -" S Coast Won Lost Pet. Sacramento 91 63 .591 Seattle ..86 64 ,573 San Diego 87 65 .572 Hollywood 76 76 .500 San Froncsico 72 82 .488 Oakland 68 88 .442 Los Angeles 65 83 .433 Portland 63 87 .420 National Won Lost 43 46 55 59 66 74 75 91 Lost 45 63 64 65 69 73 73 75 Pet. .648 .643 .560 .533 .434 .433 .409 .283 Pet .684 .326 .522 .500 .431 .443 .443 .414 St. Louis.... Brooklyn .. Cincinnati Pittsburgh New York Chicago 83 83 70 68 62 57 Boston ..52 Philadelphia 36 American Won New York 89 Boston 70 Chicago ..70 Cleveland 65 Detroit 61 St. Louis 58 Philadelphia 58 Washington 53 Park Bans Urged Portland, Ore., Sept. 2. (!P The Federation of Western Out door clubs urged tne federal gov ernment yesterday to ban min ing, grazing and hunting in na tional parks and monuments. End North Centra Craters Lose Loop Pennant To Sox in Mudfest, 14 to 5 t By Al Gould Medford' Crater had their first State Baseball league pen nant in their grasp yesterday afternoon at the rain-soaked fairgrounds park, but the combined forces of Jupe Pluvius and a slueEina crew of Red Sox from Silverton overwhelm ed them in the late innings to Rain was falling constantly throughout the fray. Umpire Al Drolette called time for a half hour In the fourth inning to allow the deluge to subside, and to permit the ground-keepers to spread sawdust around tn lield, which by now was a soggy mass. The faithful few who shuddered through the ap proximately two hours of base ball, saw a ball game liberally sprinkled with basehlts but sur prisingly few errors, consider ing the condition of the field. Silverton picked up 15 blows off the offerings of little Carl Monio in the seven and two thirds innings he worked. Six of these were for extra bases. Southpaw Jack Richards of the Red Sox gave up 11 basehlts. but was stingy with them with men on the sacks. The northern team's victory gave them the 1941 State league championship which they relin quished last year to Albany af ter finishing on top in 1939. The Craters were ahead 4 to 3, going into the fourth inning but Silverton counted three time to lead by three runs when time was called. Then the Red Sox scored once in the fifth and ended their scoring with four in the seventh and three in the eighth. Meanwhile Pitcher Richards tightened up and blanked Med ford for the remainder of the game, although they had men on base in the sixth, seventh and final Innings. Medford opened the scoring In the first frame when Schroer got life on the shortstop's error, went to third on Churchill's single, and crossed the plate on a wild pitch. The Red Sox went ahead In the second as Carney led off with a two base blow and scored in front of Richard's single. Manning drew a walk and both he and Richards scored when Robertson's hard hit ball got away from Churchill. Mclrvin fanned, Gra nato singled, but Kretchmar hit into a double play to retire the side. Medford came right back with three more in their half of the second as Monzo doubled behind successive singles by Roelandt and Kohler. Then Schroer belted a clean single to left to score Monzo, and that's the way it stood when the game entered the fourth Inning. The new champs really broke out their big guns from then on, tallying three time s in the fourth. Manning got another free ticket, Mclrvin advanced him with a single, and Granato also walked to load the bases. Kretchmar flied out to Kohler in right field and Manning tallied after the catch. Shinn then socked a long double against the boards in left field to score Mclrvin and Granato, leaving the score 6 to 4 when time was called in the middle of the fourth. When play was resumed Med ford scored its final run on a double by Kohler and Monzo's single. In the fifth Silverton picked up another run as Carney walk ed, advanced to third on an error and an infield out and came in on Robertson's fielders choice to Schroer. They rang FOR LONG-LIFE, FIRE PROOF CONSTRUCTION, USE . . . And Be Sure To Specify This Dependable Southern Oregon Product BEAVER BRAND PORTLAND CEMENT Pacific Portland Cement Co SUCCESSOR TO BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT CO. GOLD HILL, OREGON Medford Lumber Co., Medford Concrete Construction Co.. Porter Lumber Co., Bruce Bauer Lumber Co., R. O. Stephenson Lumber Co., J. W. Copeland Yards, Crater Lake Lumber Co.. Big Pine Lumber Co. take the title game, 14 to 6. the bell four more times in the seventh when Carney opened with a double and Richards fol lowed with another to score Carney. Richards moved to third on Mannings single and both tallied in front of Robert son as the husky catcher park ed a 350-foot home run over the left field wall. It was a healthy swat and marked the beginning of the end for Monzo, as a walk and four singles in the eighth frame scored three more counters and chased him to the showers. Jack Brown took over the mound duties with two down and the bases loaded but whif fed Shinn for the final out. In the last inning Brown set the Red Sox down in order. Richards pitched the entire game for Silverton, fanning six and issuing but three walks. Monzo was more liberal with walks, giving out eight and setting down six via the strike out route. Brown struck out one and didn't walk any in his one and one-third innings of toil. Bill Carney picked up four safe blows, including three con secutive doubles. Robertson got only one hit during the day but the one blow was good for three runs. Mclrvin, Manning, Richards, Shinn, and Granato collected two blows each, while Whitman and Kretchmar were the only Red Sox failing to hit safely at least once. Medford's hitting was spread out over the lineup, as Monzo, Kohler, Rolandt and Fleishman connected twice. Monzo and Kohler got the only extra-base hits, each clouting a double. Despite the muddy grounds. Silverton turned in two double plays and Medford pulled one. This was the final scheduled game for the locals. They ended the regular season with the sec ond half championship to their credit. Box score: Sllvarton AB R H PO A Oranftto, 3b , Kretchmar, ss 6hlnn. Sb , Whitman, cf Carney, it, if. lb . Richards, p .. .... Manning, lb, rf Robertson, e Mclrvin, rt. it. . Totals .45 14 11 37 S AB R H PO A Med'ord Bcbroer. k ( urchin, lb . McLean. 3b Fleishman, lb Wray, If Sauer, ef , ., Roelandt, e Kohler, rt Monso, p Brown, p . 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 10 0 t Totals Allverton ..SS S 11 37 11 .030 310 43014 Medford 130 100 000 S Errors: Kretchmar. ChurchlU. Man ning, Fleishman, Orsnato: Runs bat ted In: Monso 3. Schroer 3, Oranato 3, Carney, Kretchmar, Shinn 3, Man n'ng. 3, Robertson 4, Richards: Two base hlta: Carney S, Monao. Shinn, Kohler, Richards: Home runs: Rob eruon: Sacrifices: McLean, Wray, Schroer: Double plays: Kretchmar to Granato to Manning: Schroer to Mc Lean to Fleishman: Richards to Ora nato to Carney: Left on baaes: Med ford S, Silverton 11: Buea on balls: Monao , Richards 3: Strtke-outa: Monzo 5. Richards . Brown 1; Hits Cf: nonro is tor 14 rani in 7-3 s innings: Brown 0 (or 0 runt in 1-13; 'Hit by pltchtr. oy: Monzo (Krtch- mar); Wild pltehM: Richards l: Lot In pitcher: Uonso: Umpire: Dro it u and lAnnvA; Tims: 3:15. Hubby Wins Doth . After Frau Copt Pin Throw Duel Sallna, Kas., Sept. 24JP) It was an Inspired Mr. Smith wtio won th 100-yard dash at the County fair. Mrs. Smith had Just won the rolling pin throwing con ti t with b heave of 7S feet. ELECTRIC 'TOTE' ADAPTED AT FAIR. Salem, Sept. 2 JP) The first electrically powered Qulnella totalizer went Into operation at the Oregon state fair race track yesterday. Invented by an Australian, the machine was adapted by Mark Larwood, Eugene, who ha handled the parl-mutuel system at the fair for six years. The device handled almost half of the day's wagering, which ap proximated $25,000. Larwood said a similar total lzer has been used at Bay Mead ows for two years as a daily double machine. One of its fea tures is an adaptation which automatically prevents the sale of tickets after the starting race bell rings. THREE NEW COACHES IN PORTLAND LEAGUE Portland, Sept. 2. CP) Ache and arnica time arrived today for scores of youngsters who aspire to Portland high school football teams, as practice for the 1941 season opened. Coaches issued equipment and confined first-day work mainly to light exercises. The Portland Interscholastic league will hav) three new coaches this vear Joe Houston, Roosevelt- Leonard Gehrke Lincoln, at.d George Emlgh, Franklin. Gehrke form erly was at Jeffervon and Emlgh was a former asslstar.t at Frank lin. Closing urns (or Classified Ads t a. m. Too Late to Classify 13:80 p. ' fi The World-famous Olympic offers every !' service and convenience, plus that friendly, club-like atmos phere you travelers appreciate so much. Sot expensive; BfM for National defenaa ani rtcomtntnt) enlist mt?nt In th L. ft. 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