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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORn. OREGON. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 Curt Davis Hurls Brooklyn to 4-1 Win Over Giants -2 Game Lead PArn? TWO REDS BEAT CARDS; GARNER TWO HITS OFF VANDERMEER Dodgers Have Two Game Lead Cincy Star Whiffs H For Near Record. Brooklyn, Sept. . (TV-The Brooklyn Dodgers, who under rated the New York CianU last Saturday and dropped double header to their cron-town riv als, made no mistake today blasting out a 4 to 1 victory that kept them on top of the National league. Curt Davis produced another fine ' pitching performance to add to his recent string, holding the CianU to nine scattered hits, and received potent support from Dolph Camllll and Pete Reiser. Brooklyn made only seven safeties off three New York pitchers, but Camllll collected bis 30th home run of the season to start the Dodgers in the right direction and Reiser supplied a double and a triple. ' Manager Leo Durocher In stalled himself at shortstop tor the gsme, to rest the light-hit ting Peewe Reese, and used Lew Riggs and Jim Wasdeli In place of Cookie Lavagetto and Joe Medwick to obtain addition al lefthanded hitting strength to oppose the Giants' starting hurler. Bill McGee. The strategy proved effective to the delight of the 17,000 Fist bush fans. New York , 1 1 Brooklyn 4 7 1 McGee. Bowman and Hart sett; Davis and Owen. . St Louis, Sept. IHfl The Cardinals didn't have a chance against Johnny Vandermeer's two-hit pitching today as they dropped a 2 to 0 decision to Cin cinnati and fell two full games behind Brooklyn. , The shutout burned a big hole In the Cardinal pennant hopes as the Dodgers sailed further into the lead with a 4-1 victory ever the Giants. - Only a single by Johnny Hopp In the lust Inning and a double by Martin Marion in the fifth robbed Vandermeer, the only major league pitcher ever to hurl two successive hltless games, of his third no-hit per formance. lie struck out 14 Cardinal batters with his blazing fast ball, and crackling curves, only three short of the National league record. An error by Walker Cooper, the Cards' rookie catcher, set up the first Cincinnati score in the fourth inning and Harry Craft broke up the southpaw pitchers' duel between Vandy and Ernie White with his 10th home run of the season In the ninth. Cincinnati J 7 0 St. Louis . Oil Vandermeer and Lombard!; Whit and W. Cooper. Pittsburgh. Sent, a Vince DiMaggio s nineteenth I homer of the season with two! out and Elbie Fletcher on sec ond base In the second inning! gave the Pittsburgh Pirates an1 any ieaa today as they defeat ed the Cubs ft to 4. Chicago 4(1 Pittsburgh 6 S 0 Mooty, Lee, SchmiU and Mc Cuiiough; Heintzelman and Bak- Boston. Sept, 6 (4 Tom my Livingston s pinch hit single In the ninth inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 vic tory over the Boston Braves to day. Philadelphia 4 n j Boston 3 9 1 Johnson, Melton, Pearson and Warren; Tobm and Berrcs, Montgomery. 4 TIES IN ROW Oakland. Calif.. Sept 6- Oaklands revitahied Acorns trimmed Sacramento for the fourth consecutive time todar 5 to 4. shoving the former Coast league leaders deeper into sec ond place. , Shortstop Bill Rigney's single tfl the ninth inning scored Hill Ralmondi with the winning run. Ftve Sacramento errors contri buted to the Scions' defeat ' victory clinched the series for Oakland, giving them mar gin of tour games to one R. H. E Sacramento 4 10 J Oakland 5 11 2 Freitas and Kluttz. Marshall: Corbet t. Darrcw and Conroy, Rairnondi TAKE SECOND POSITION lZVJzlZl New York Yankees made their first appearance as the new champions of the American league today and were defeated without much effort by the Boston Red Sox, 8 to 1. The Red Sockers waded into the offerings of Marvin Breuer and track coach at Medford for three runs In the first In-'senior high school and a second ning and finished with four , lieutenant. Infantry, In the U. S. runs off Steve Peek In the army reserve, disclosed Satur ninth. In between, Jim Tabor day that he had been called to pounded a home run in the , Vancouver (Wash.) barracks the sixth inning. I past week to take his physical A double by Phil Rizzuto and i examination for a possible call a single by Tom Henrich In the into active service, opening stanza was the total Bowerman, who was In town damage done by the Bombers, from Lake o' Woods, where he who played with some reserves is conducting a 10-day condition In the lineup. ling camp for his 1941 Black The victory gave the Red Sox I Tornado football squad, said undisputed possession of second , that he took the exam Tuesday place again. Score: Boston New York 1 Dodson and Pytlak; Peek and Sllvestrl. rw.it r,n I know when he would be called n..5mPi 6-f-Buck into active service providing he u n h.,! ? n J?, gn 'P - th examination, adding tlt Vlr. , S'h k! thr.D""i'hat It might be "six days or six r rf,J... V'V month." he received his " r,C'"?l'nd, tod 7 aj orders to report. Bowerman and 8 to 2, and as a result the , j . . V .,i . h.7f k!m J? ,,ndi camp today and bring his squad ' T". behind the fourtn-PUce,back to Medford next Friday. First game: R. H. E. Cleveland . 2 8 2 Detroit nan Smith and Hemsley. Desau- tels; Newsom and Tebbetts. Second game: R. H. E. Cleveland 2 6 6 Detroit 7 11 0 Milnar. Groroek7Krakauskas and Desautels; Benton and Teb- betts. m.l. m ,. m wiiii gu, ccpi. o - irj i ne ; inicago v, niie Sox came back : Oregon conference football; to capture the second game of : coach to enter the service in an , a double-header today, 7 to I, active role. Arthur (Snowy) j after dropping the decision to'Gustafson of Klamath Falls. al- the St. Louis Browns in the i so a reserve officer, was called opener S to 0. I and Is now at Fort Ord, Cel.. The Browns' victory was their where he has full charge of the ; seventh straight over the White i camp's athletic program. Sox. The split dropped the Sox into third place, a half game back of Boston. First gatle: St. Louis. R. . S H. 12 Chicago 0 S luuncneranarerrelljLeeand Market Wise, stretch-running 1 a three-year-old son of Broker's -econd game: R. H. E xip, which Brooklyn contractor rM-il! I ,1 ?.Lou Tufano picked up cheao 7. ;T J !' December, set a new track ry? m"elW U ,nd , record of 1 50 for a mile and an Ferrell; Rigney and Turner. Llghth in winnlng the Edgemere Philadelphia, Sept. 6. IP) (handicap from a strong field at rne Athletics maintained their , two and a half game hold on seventh place in the American league by dividing a double bill with Washington today. winnin. the opener S to- 3 but going I "own Dei ore emu Leonard ii h- nltht cap, 8 to 4. rirst game: R. H. j. I 2 vtasntngton 3 8 Philadelphia . 8 12 li Hudson. Huber and Fe.rlv Knott, Shirley and Hayes. Second game: R. H. E. Washington 8 14 1 Philadelphia 4 11 2 Leonard and Early; Beckman, Ferrick and Wagner. IN LEGION TILT San Diego, Calif., Sept 6 ' San Diego shutout Berwn. til., I to 0, today for the second consecutive time In the Junior American Legion national cham pionships, as stocky Wes Kei nerly allowed only seven scat tered hits and then staved off a determined ninth Inning rally. Last night San Diego blanked Berwyn. 8 to 0. in the series opener. A victory for post six tomor row would clinch the series. The score: R. H. E San Diego 1 I Berwyn 0 7 1 C rids tor In Army Seattle, Sept. 6 iT The University of Washington foot ball team lost Its first player to the draft today when John Garrabrant quarterback from East Orange, N. J., was Induct ed Into the army. Wins Roping Honors Colfax. Wash., Sept 6 J Amie Will of Orrak tied his calf In It seconds to take top money In the rodeo here de spite the fact his horse s'irpeJ and fell on the wet ground Just as he roped the f.eeing calf. Vtaelhee Tl want a wrw ik. Irrd mt Ja aa run 1 1 OLSON ELECTRIC Dial t4 v cewlrai TAKES EXAM FOR ACTIVE SERVICE Returns From Vancouver, Wn., And Goes To Lake o' Woods Camp. Bill Bowerman, head football but didn't know whether he had H. E. I passed it. He returned to Med 8 o ' ford Tuesday night and left for 7 1 Lake o' Woods with the grid Breuer, squad Wednesday, The mentor said that he didn't E. H. Hedrick, city school superintendent, would make no statement concerning Bower- m,n In case the lat ter is called, and it was not known whether one of the two prevent assistant coaches. Russ Acheson or Ed Kirtley, would! be moved lnto 0,6 he,d mentor-1 ing post, or whether a new coach would be named. i In case Bowerman Is called. i ,,, . r- . I nt will oe me second oouuirmj RACING New York, sn a in Aqueauci race iracx loaay. Nasi Reprisals Paris, Sept. 6. iPi The exe cution of three French "host- geI In reprisal for an attack on a sergeant of the German army of occupation in France last Wednesday was announced by the Germans today. Redmond. Sept. 6 jW The Redmond Chamber of Commerce made Rep. Walter E. Pierce an honorary member on his visit here. SAVE FROM 20 to THIS WEEK To Introduce and establish my new woolen line and to PROVE THE SUPERIOR QUALITY, you will receive, to your Individual measure, one oi these fine wool 835 values at an Intro ductory Advertising Price oi $241.95 O.-v. Evening. Till 6 .'Clock. FIVE DAYS ONLY Pa Il9 Till I .'Clock. Ttxe. Wed.-Thur.-Fri.-Sat. Sept. 9, 10, 11, 12,13 A small detsoslt Is all that is retired and be measured during the ABOVE DATES for one el these line Hi Value all wool Individually Tailored Suit, and by turning In this bond the cost te you Is only JI4.9S. which is the advertising price allowed by the company to estab lish my new line her. These suits, after the above dates, will be sold at the regular price. REMEMBER . . . THIS OrrER IS GOOD ONLY CI THE ABOVE DAYS This Week You SAVE from $10 to $15 pep SUIT tHP TO: ASem a IMS The WftMea Ceenpen? h etaktng M i-rttlrg alt c riraw nu la yr came aad aas alaiaty a y. am.vrm -eats are taarm. f r 3 riv-U:r-': I t r m iiimnin, u titru 'IT TO BE TRIE D The Ins and the Outs ef correct pos ture art explained la Recruit Michael F. Collins at the Norfolk, naval training station liy Lieut. Commander Gene Tonne (left), who's busy building naval physical fitness. New York. Sept 6. m The competition for hitting honors in the major league Is something like the pennant races. Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox has put the American league batting championship in a bag and tied the top while two representatives of the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals are trading wallops for no decision in the national. The Red Sox fireman gained four points this week, the same amount he lost last week, to lift his average to .411. Cecil Travis of Washington, the No. 2 batter, slipped four points to .360. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees, still out of action, remained stationary at .356. There was plenty of shuffling among the leading National league hitters. Pete Reiser of the Dodgers, who has been on top more often than not this season, sprinted nine points to regain the lead at .333 while Johnny Hopp of the Cardinals, who had a .333 mark last Sat urday, skidded to .326. This was good enough for second place because Nick Etten of the Phillies, who was hitting .329, also slipped seven points. Sensation Will Work Salem. Sept. 6. (Ji Willam ette university's football hopes received a dash of cold water yesterday when Al Walden. sen sational quarterback, advised school officials he would not re turn to school. He raid he was going to work in an airplane lactory. PRESENT THIS BOND a FALL TOURNAMENT AT GOLF The first of a series of tour naments to be held all fall and (winter will get under way at :the Rogue Valley Golf club to day with 18-hole qualifying rounds for a match-play, hand i icap Merchants' tourney. Play ers will be placed In flights and will play one match a week until the championships are de termined, with all flight win ners and runners-up receiving prizes of various kinds. Also on the golfing schedule today is a clock-putting tourna ment from a 30-foot circle, with golf balls to be awarded the winners. Players will make 15 foot putts from number 1 to number 9, on the putting green behind the clubhouse. Held For Shooting Toledo, Sept. 6. Pi A Lin coln county grand Jury hat charged William Hughes, Depoe Bay harbor signalman, with as sault with a dangerous weapon. He was accused of shooting Captain John Avery In a dis pute over pay. Highway Name Portland. Sept. 6. (TV-The state highway commission will hear a suggestion next week that the Wolf Creek highway be named the George L. Baker highway in memory of Port land's late mayor. AneTTwIirRun Portland. Sept. 6. P) Rep resentative Homer D. Angell will run for congress In Ore gon's third congressional district next year, he announced before , ii- u. . r -. ' last night. THE TAILOR 118 E. MAI5 NELSON IN LEAD O'SHANTER PLAY Chicago, Sept 6. W) Three sharpshooters of big-money golf Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead closed in to day on that surprising fairways sniper from the Oiarks, Leon ard Dodson, laying the ground work for a wide open final round engagement tomorrow in the 811,000 Tam OShanter championship. Dodson, whose marksmanship pickecU off scoring honors for the first two days, still was out in front with a 84-hole total oi 206 strokes. But his one over par 73 today was Just enough off his furious 36-hole pace of 133 to enable a number of pur suers to pull into position for what loomed as rousing finisr. to the season's biggest golf money skirmish. For right behind the 29-year-old leader from Kansas City were Nelson, at 208, Hogan at 209 and Snead at 210, three great money players who've demonstrated their ability to drive from behind when hun dreds of dollars ride on every final round shot Dodson, known for his story spinning talents and wagering exploits, didn't crack today, but his game was off the beam of a performance which saw him fire a sizzling 65 Thursday and a 68 yesterday. IS FINALLY SCALEO Beacon hill near Gold Hill, unconquered by scores of motor cyclists who had been trying for years to send then- mechanical steeds roaring up its steep and treacherous slopes, finally yield ed to two young men Saturday afternoon. Emmett Woods and Dick Twy man, both of the old Pacific highway, rode their Harley-Dav-idson's to the top of the moun tain in a three-hour battle to become the first ones to ever accomplish the feat. It took them three hours to do it, but they descended in five minutes. Rye For Finns Helsinki. Finland, Sept. 6. W The Finnish radio today said that Germany was arrang ing to ship Finland 25.000 tons of rye. an amount regarded by authorities as sufficient largely to alleviate the nation's grain shortage. Premier Going Home San Francisco. Sept. 6. (JP) Peter Fraser. prime minister of New Zealand, was to leave to day by Clipper to synchronize his country's war effort in the light of what he has learned cn a several month's world inspec tion trip. Clodcc um rot cirfted Adi a m Tjo lata k Cluirj M30 p UPSTAIRS FIFTH IN SHOOT Mrs. Ivan Waddell of Med ford, northwest regional cham pion, placed fifth in a field of 485 in the 100-yard-all-comerj-metallic-sighta event of the na tional smallbore rifle champion ships being held at Camp Perry, Ohio, it was learned her: yes terday. Competing against the great est rifle shots in America, Mrs. WaddeU had score of 399, the same as National Champion Dave Carlson of New Haven, Conn. However, Mrs. Waddell had fewer shots in the small X-ring. Carlson placed third in the event a feature of the na tional championships. Mrs. Waddell, whose expenses to the national tournament were paid by the National Rifle asso sication, and Mr. Waddell left here August 24 and are ex pected to arrive back home Sep tember 12. SENIOR GOLFERS Portland, Sept. 6. JP Tht Oregon Senior Golfers' associa tion tournament will open on the Portland club course here Monday. A qualifying round will be followed by the start of match play on Tuesday. Finals will be Friday. Gun Kills Boy Roseburg, Sept 6. (JP) An accidental shot claimed the life of William Haughn, 14, today. A .22 calibre bullet lodged against his spine while he was shooting at stumps Thursday. Dm Mail Ttidum ot iJa. A:':0 ill Voof " . uevenberfl a ft Y ... w k GLENN H. UTZ "UTZ FOR SUITS" Op" Saturday Eve Until 8:30 TO BEAT MULL New York, Sept 6 VP) Frank Kovacs, the tall young man from Oakland, Cat, who has been called the country'! next super-tennis star, looked like that might be more than a rumor today as he crushed Don McNeill, the defending cham pion, 6-4. 6-2, 10-8, in the semi, finals of the national tennis championships at Forest Hills. The 21-year-old Kovacs lfl!J pressed a near-capacity crowd of 12,000 with his brilliant per formance, and established him self a solid favorite to defeat Bobby Riggs, of Clinton, S. C, in their final duel tomorrow. Riggs, the steady, brainy little competitor who was champion in 1939, was forced to the ab solute limit in turning back TedV Schroeder, 20-year-old Stanford T university undergraduate. In their semi-final. The marathon scores were 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 8-11, 7-5. It took Riggs two hours and 40 minutes to tame his stam peding young adversary. Prior to the men's matches, Helen Jacobs, grandest veteran of the women's brigade, went down fighting before Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke of New York, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Helen, 33, four-time former champion and four-time runner-up, will be on the side lines tomorrow when MneJW Cooke tackles blonde Paulina Betz of Los Angeles for the title abandoned by Alice Marble. Assumes Office La Grande, Sept. 6.- Phillip W. Farrell has token office as district supervisor of the farm security administration for Baker, Wallowa, Union, Sherman, Umatilla, Wasco, Gil liam and Hood River counties. 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