MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941
Dodgers Idle Today As Cards Face Pirates In Twin Bill
Sport
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Billy Uulen Says:
Curt Davis Aids
'Bums' In Drive
For League Flag
BROOKLYN HOLDS I 7m FOUR CLUBS OPEN OREGON MERMAIDS FkTI MANY MULE DEER
When (and If) the Brooklyn
podgers finally put the clincher
on the torridly-disputed National
league pennant race, the writing
boyi whon. job it it to aingle
out Individual playeri as having
carried more than their share
of the itretch-drive load are
liable to accord a portion of
that honor to long, lean, 35-year-old
pitcher by the name of
Curtli B. Davis.
This" 185-pound linger,' who
fctands six feet three inches tall
and possesses what most base
call men agree Is the best side
nrm curve ball in the loop, has
been performing brilliantly for
the past two months as the
''beloved sums" and the St.
Louis Cardinals staged one of
the bitterest bunting battles in
the history of the senior circuit.
Not considered a starting
pitcher at the first of the sea
ton, Davis, nevertheless, has
been taking his regular turn
on the Brooklyn mound since
the race developed Into a "dog
fight," nd the big fellow has
ahowed his mettle by winning
more than one crucial contest.
The last was yesterday, when
Curt flung a six-hitter to blank
the Phillies 8 to 0, and give
the Durochermen a game and
half bulge over the Cardinals.
Most local fans, especially the
Older ones, are pulling h-art and
soul for the Dodgers to win the
pennant, and their choice was
ynade because of Davis, who
Inade hundreds of friends when
tie pitched here in 1B27.
Curt who was signed for
'f the Ban Francisco Boals by
, the late Court Hall, Mediord's
grandest bassball character,
has had a varied baseball
. career. He Is nearlng the end
of that career, of that there
- Is little doubt, and It would
be more than nice If he could
participate In the ultimate
goal of rll major leaguers,
the World's Series, Just once
' before he lays aside his glove
, and spikes for the last time.
Davis started out with Salt
take City In the old Utah-Idaho
league in 1928, after trying out
with the Seals, and his 18 and 8
pitching record and 132 strike
outs led to his recall by San
Francisco for the 1929 season.
That season and for the next
tour he was one of the reliables
Of Chnrley Graham's club, win
ning IT games in each of the
1929 and 1930 seasons, 14 In
1931, 22 in 1932 and 20 in 1933.
' Finally, after It began to look
like he was doomed to spend
the rest of his playing life In
the Pacific Coast league Davis
was sold to the Phlledelphia
Phillies, and In his first major
league season, 1934, he captured
19 games and lost 17, a remark
able record for a Phllly hurler.
In 1935 he won 18 and lost
1 for the Phils, and his reward
finally came in May of 1938
when he was traded with Out
fielder Ethan Allen to the Chi
cago Cubs for Chuck Klein and
Pitcher Fabian Kowallk. His
record for that year was 13 and
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PENNANTBATTLE
Curt Davis Blanks Phils, 5-0
To Add Half-Game To
Brook Lead; Tigers Win.
By Bid Fader
(Associated Press Writer)
There Is a guy named Frankle
Frisch in the National league.
known up and down the senior
circuit as "Onkel Franz."
Now Onkel Franz doesn't
care much for Leo the Lip Dur
ocher who manages the Brook
lyn Dodgers. Qnkel Franz said
as much he was boss man of
the St. Louis gas house gang
and Leo the Lip was Just a St.
Loo hired man.
Well, Leo the Lip and his
Dodgers had a game and a half
edge over St. Louis this morn
ing as the Cards moved into
Pittsburgh for a four-game ser
ies with Onkel Franz's Pirates
in the tightest National league
race In the memory of the old
est Inhabitant.
Here Is the way the race sizes
up today:
Games
W. L. Pet. to play
Brooklyn 97 63 .647 4
St. Louis 94 83 .839 4
Onkel Franz, If he so desired,
really could make it softer for
the Cards, than he would for
the Gowanus gallants, but tho
old flash Is still playing up the
hilt, showing no favorites.
Four In Sixth
The Dodgers are Idle today
after adding a half game to their
margin date. Curt Davis curve-
balled the Phils Into submission
with a six-hit lob. but it was
close until the sixth Inning
when Frank Melton softened up
and the Brooklyns poured four
runs across to put the game on
ice, 5 to 0.
The only other action In the
National league found the New
v,u .n.ti- - ,i . 1
York Giants splitting a twl i
bill with the Boston Braves
King Carl Hubbell served a
steady nine-hitter in the opener
for a 9-3 decision. Phil Masl's
ninth-Inning two-bagger enabled
the Braves to break a tie and
cop the nightcap, 2-1.
One of two games on the cur
tailed American league card
saw tha 1940 champions, tho
Detroit Tigers, move Into a
fourth-place tie by mowing
down the Chicago White Sox,
110.
Johnny Nlggellng blanked
the succumbing beauties from
Cleveland with seven hits for
a 9 to 0 St. Louis victory.
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press
North Little Rock. Ark. Pat
Comiskey, 218, Patterson, N. J
stopped Bob Slkes, 186, Pine
Bluff, Ark. (6).
Tampa, Fla Claudlo Vllllar.
109, Spain, outpointed Buddv
Scott, 183, Washington, D. C.
(10).
Buffalo, N. Y. Gus Dorazlo.
1S6, Philadelphia, outpointed
Clarence Jones, 180, Buffalo
(12).
Denver Rodle O'Dooley, 202,
Steamboat Springs, Colo., out
pointed Andy (Kid) Miller, 188,
Sioux City, Iowa (6).
13, and for the Cubs In 1937,
10 wins and five losses
In April of 1938 he flgur.d
In one of Baseball's moat spec
tacular player deals. With
Pitcher Clyde Shoun and
Outfielder Tuck Stainback
AND 1185,000 he was traded
to the St. Louis Cardlne.ls for
the one and only Jerome
(Diisy) Dean. In two years
with the Cards he proved far
more valuable to his team
than Dean did to the Cubs,
wlnnlno 12 and losing I In
1938 and copping 22 and drop
ping It In 1939. Dean. In the
same years, won seven and
lost one In 1939 and won six
and lost lour In 1939.
Davis went to Brook'.yn In
June of 1940, along with Joe
Medwick. In exchange for Pitch
ers Carl Tuyle and Sam Nahem
Outfielder Ernie Koy, Inflelder
Outfielder Bert Haas and a
bundle of cash estimated at
5132.000. His record for last
year, pitching for both the Cards
and Dodg.'rs, was eight wins
and 11 losses, which Is one
reason why Durocher didn't con
sider him regular starter early
this campaign.
Perhaps Curt'i outstanding
major league performance oc
curred In .934 with the Phil
lies when he participated In 12
double plays to tie the big
league record and establish a
new National loop mark for
pitchers taking part In double
ktlltnaa.
PAUSE FOR 'PAWS ' Mlt My John Wyhonle. the 197
pound Alabama right guard, will probably Icok like this tower of
strength to gridiron opponents. He was elected alternate captain.
Is expected to give a good account of himself this fall.
Fascination Of Air Corps
Training Told By Cummings
By Fred Hampton
Associated Press Staff Writer
The subject matter of this shaft of type today may not be
sports in the strict sense. We scanned an entertaining story
from Bill Cummings, former Medford Mall Tribune reporter,
and later sports editor of the Klamath Falls Herald-News, who
is shortly to become a lieutenant in the U. S. army air corps. It
seemed interesting enough to pass along.
Of Mather Field, Calif., where
he Is completing his course,
Cummings wrttt i home to the
Herald:
"Situated on the flat valley
floor 11 miles east of Sacra
mento, Mather Is just beginning
to emerge from the "dust bowl"
stage. Six months ago there was
nothing here but an abandoned
skeleton of a World War I air
field. Now there are 229 new
buildings, an BOO-acre surfaced
landing area, several miles of
paved streets, a theater, church,
:,. ... ' ,, V h
stores, all the facilities to house
5000 officers, cadets, student of
ficers and enlisted men.
"Long before the scheduled
completion of this new post,
while barracks, mess halls and
officers were still unfinished
frameworks, the first aviation
cadets arrived to begin their ad
vanced training , . . they have
since been commissioned lieuten
ants in the air corps reserve.
Graduation day for my class Is
Sept. 28.
Starts Final Phase
"On completion of the basic
course at Moffett field, with 46
classmates, 1 started the final
phase of the air corps training
here under circumstances which
were anything but pleasant. In
the scorching sun, beating down
on a layer of gagging dust, we
lived in tents, ate in tents, went
to ground school In tents, took
showers in tents, waited In tents
along the flying line for train
ing flights.
"But the pioneering is vir
tually over. Reinforced by 132
new lower-classmen from Mof
fett, we are now housed in com
fortable barracks, two men to
a room.
"... Midway in our training
schedule, lighting equipment
had not been installed, but our
program was not delayed. We
practiced night landings and
wkeoffs on a stripe outlined by
'smudge pots" of the type used
on highway construction jobs.
"During the transition period
we learn the characteristics ot
these new, heavier ships. Then
we start formation flying, of
which we got enough taste at
basic to label It the most fasci
nating part. Takeoffs and land
ings, steep turns and spirals,
climbs, glides, straight and level
all must be accomplished
wing-tip to wing tip, or in the
more difficult echelon forma
tion, wherein the planes are
stacked like playing cards in a
midair shuffle.
Night Flying
"Next comes a two-hour re
fresher course in night flying
before we're turned loose on the
first night crosscountry trip. 1
remember the first night. With
course carefully plotted, I start
ed north along a heading which
1 had little reason to believe
would take me to my first turn
ing point. Once there I swung
southwest, picking up check
points with more assurance, and
finally identifying the next cor
ner of my triangular route as
the blazing lights of a town on
the edge of black San Francisco
bay; thence home with gas run
ning low and the twinkling
lights of Mather a welcome
sight.
"... It'a a big change since
learning to fly at Klamath air
port, but on the other hand
there's much that remains the
same ... the fascination is al
Iwajs there, whether you get It.
in a Piper cub, an advanced air
corps trainer, or, I suppose, In
the B-19."
OROPKICK MIST
Eugene, Ore., Sept. 23. (IP)
University of Oregon football
practice was behind locked gates
today, but fans knew one of
Coach Tex Oliver's secrets a
drop-kick artist had been found
In the last public workout be
fore tht Stanford game Satur
day, Sophomore Halfback Tom
Oxman booted a number of
points afttr touchdowns. He
later hoisted several 39-yard
kicks over the bar.
Corvallls, Ore., Sept. 23. (IP)
Oregon Slate college football
players, who will entrain to
morrow for the Coast confer
ence game against University of
Souther i California at Los An
geles Saturday, cased up In
practice today. The last pre
game scrimmage was held yes
terday. Babe Herman Grabs
Bat Toga With .348
Los Angtles, Sept. 23. (IP)
Hollywood's Babe Herman won
the Pacific Coast league batting
championship with mark of
.346, unofficial averages showed
today The veteran outfielder
first ba.ieman beat out Los An
geles' Johnny Moore, who had
a season average of .331.
Sacramento won the team
batting honor by three points
from Hollywood, .283 to .280.
Scores Yesterday
National
Brooklyn 9, Philadelphia 0.
Boston 3 2, New York 91.
Only games National.
American
Detroit 11, Chicago 0.
St. Louis 8, Cleveland 0.
Only games American.
Closing tuns tut Cla.aiflrd Adt
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$5,000 PLAYOFFS
San Francisco, Sept. 23. (IP)
The four top baseball clubs of
the Pacific Coast league pair
off in opening games of the post
season Shaughnessy playoffs to
night, with Seattle aiming for
:ts third successive President's
cup and prize money of $3,000.
The champion Rainiers clash
with four-place Hollywood on
the letter's diamond, while San
Diego and Sacramento battle at
San Diego to decide also second
p'ace In the final standings. The
two ciuba tied for the runner-up
spot at the end ot the regular
season. The content will count
in the playoffs.
After two games at Holly
wood, the Rainiers and the Stars
will move to Seattle to finish
the seven-game series. If the
weather is not favorable at Se
attle, the series may be con
cluded at Hollywood.
San Diego and Sacramento
will play three games at San
Diego before shifting to the
Solons' home park.
The President's cup and first
prlzo money of $9,000 will go
to the winner of the two-week
competition. The runner-up club
will get $2 300 and the other
two teams $1,230 each.
Seattle captured the league
pennant for the third year In
a row, winning by a four-game
margin over the two second
place teams. The Rainiers de
feated Los Angeles last year In
the playoffs for the cup.
Sophomore Sensation
to Play for Gophers
Against Washington
By Tom Slier
Chicago, Sept. 23. (IP) The
mighty Gophers of Minnesota
have the brilliant Bruce Smith
and 22 other lettermen with
which to face their challengers
'.his fall, but the rallbirds to the
north already are talking about
b sophomore sensation.
Smith, versatile star, has been
acclaimed the potential back of
the year and the Gophers have
been tabbed as the team to beat
for Big Ten and national honors,
but this doesn't excite the Go
pher clientele. What does excite
them is the daring exploits of
one Herman Frickey, ISO-pound
newcomer.
Frickey. 21-year-old triple
threat back, was all-state In his
native Billings, Mont., but Min
nesota 'ans had to see nim for
themselves before pouring out
their supetlatives.
The Gophers have at least
one experienced performer for
every position and two for all
posts except the two halfback
slots. This works out perfect for
Frickey and he's slatej to be
the starter at right half when
the Gophers oppose Washington
Saturday.
HOW THE1
STAMD
National League
Brooklyn .....
St. Louis
Cincinnati ...
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
...41 106
American League
New York 98 90
Boston -..-...80
Chicago 74
Cleveland 73
Detroit .73
Washington 67
St. Louis 67
Philadelphia 62
Oat ktail mtunt want ads
W. L. Pet.
97 33 .647
94 33 .639
84 64 .968
78 69 .331
69 77 .473
68 81 .436
61 89 .407
.279
662
68 .341
76 .493
76 .49J
76 .490
80 .436
81 .433
87 .416
finest Bourbons
RECEIVE HONORS
Portland. Sept. 23 (IP) Ore
gon A. A. U. officials conferred
all-American honors on Brenda
Helser and Nancy Merki, na
tional women's swimming cham
pions from Portland, at their
annual meeting last nlht.
Miss Helser, 100-meter cham
pion, and Miss Merki, 400- and
1300-meter title holder, received
sweaters In recognition of mak
ing the 1940 Olympic swimming
team.
The A. A. U. proposed changes
in national rules that would en
able a professional to retain
amateur standing In all sports
except those In which he Is paid.
Another proposal would permit
local A. A. U. registration com
mittees to reinstate athletes
seeking amateur status.
Season Grid Tickets
Still Are Available
A few choice reserved seat
tickets for Medford high's 1941
football season are still avail
able, and those desiring to pur
chase them were requested by
Principal Leonard B. Mayfield
to telephone or call in person
at the high school office.
Principal Mayfield said that
approximately 330 season tick
ets would be sold this year.
BOWLING
Classic league results last night:
HawXUuon Tit Tread 3, Murray's
Mald-Rlto 1; Domestic Laundry 9,
Poitsr and Klelaar 1; Bulck Flra Balls
3. nuhrar'a Bakery 1. Soora follow:
Hawklnion's Tire Tread
J. Mocto .
IBS 190 1S3 M7
148 303 1S3 814
170 184 ISO S14
143 348 390 620
337 180 177 894
D. M;Faddea .
L. Morse
R. DsVora H
O. Proctor
883 1003 951 3838
Mnrraj'i Mald-Rlu
W. Pnlltt 910 198 177 885
B. Hajen 193 193 188 873
M Landers 173 183 191 838
M. B:l) ,. 148 118 179 440
I. 8.m 144 157 333 634
884 837 988 3857
Domestlo Laundry
170 188 318 871
171 183 131 464
Oreen
Saylor
Gardner 181 146 168 463
Runts ll'l 176 314 871
Eada 303 174 333 609
875 846 956 3677
Foster and Klelur
Boone 334 160 151 533
rrlable 177 168 172 517
Erlckton 143 169 185 497
Corley 135 176 140 441
Newland 159 163 329 550
849 856 898 3603
Bulck Fire Ball!
R. Prultt 168 160 198 618
B. Creal 318 178 171 564
HI Letter 183 ISO 135 497
J. Long 168 179 138 488
C. Adair 187 179 187 803
910 876 779 3675
Fluhrer" Bakery
Porterfleld 160 164 307 631
Paska 136 171 141 448
Bean 303 145 300 648
Barr 136 163 141 428
Rltama 199 193 139 661
823 836 848 3306
THE GRANGE
Griffin Creek Grange
Griffin Creek Grange held
regular session September 16
with good attendance in spite of
the busy season. Four new mem
bers were admitted, Mr. and
Mrs. Croft, by demit, and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Bierma, by obli
grtion. We also had one visitor for
the evening, Mrs. Ross of White
Plains, Wash., who gave a brief
talk about the work done In
that Grange of which she is a
member.
A very short lecture program
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CRIOIRON SPECS-End
Lewis Smiley of Michigan State
college at East Lansing. Mich.,
faces the football schedule with
more ease of mind, now that he
has a special pair of unbreakable
glasses set In rubber frames, for
game wearing.
was given as our Grange mem
bers were mourning the death
of one of our brothers, Jack
Conger, whose funeral was held
September 17. The Grange Joins
in extending deepest sympathy
to Sister Hilma for her loss.
H.E.C. Chairman Jessie Min
ear reported the regular Sep
tember H.E.C. meeting would be
!held at the home of Sister
Eleanor Brltton on Oak Grove
road. A good meeting is antici
pated, so members please at
tend. Central Point Grange -
An enjoyable meeting was
held at Central Point Grange
Friday evening, the birthday
party for the quarter. The pro
gram took us back to the days
of the little red school house
with its double desks. About 20
Grange members impersonating
those having birthdays were en
rolled in the school under the
able instructor, Mae Richard
son. The pupils were dressed
in pinafore and overalls and
had tin dinner pails and an ap
ple for the teacher.
The hall and dining room
were beautifully decorated with
flowers. The birthday table
with its birthday cake was dec
orated as a school yard with
it little red school house.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jensen
and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Green
were obligated in first and sec
ond degrees. Brother Hampton's
mother was a welcome visitor.
September 30 will be annual
booster night with a program
and social in open meeting. Tho
program will begin at 8:19.
At the next regular meeting,
Friday, October 3, Bellvlew
Grange wil present the agate
to Central Point. Members from
all county Granges will be pres
ent and it is hoped that Central
Point membership will turn out
in full force. All Central Point
ladies are to bring sandwiches.
Officers are reminded of
practice Friday, September 26
at 8 p. m.
Roxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann Grangers are re
minded of the county council
meeting Wednesday, Sept. 24 at
8 p. m. All officers and mem
bers are requested to attend if
possible, and bring sandwiches
or cake.
The annual Grange horseshoe
contest will be held at Bybee
bridge picnic grounds Sunday,
Sept. 28, starting at 10 a. m.,
weather permitting. Individual
and team prizes will be awar
ded. Bandon, Ore., Sept. 23. (IP)
The Coos Cranberry cooper
ative, expecting a labor short
age, has ordered eight picking
machines to help harvest the
i $100,000 crop.
SLABS
Cod Morta Ceatr
!
IN LAKE COUNTY
Lamport's reported today that
four mule deer were entered in
their buck contest this morning
by hunters returning from Lake
county, ana other sources re
ported three more mule deer
and a black tail were brought
to town by successful hunters.
The season opened last Satur
day. Otto C. F. Krueger of 728 West
Second street, district ranger ot
the O and C. administration'
here, and Eugene K. Peterson
cf Route 3, Ashland, assistant
ranger, bagged a six and a
four-pointer In the Silver Lake
country of the Fremont national
forest near Bly. One weighed
214 pounds the other 209.
Also entered In Lamport's
contest were two big mule deer
killed by Estis Gibson near Pine
Creek and by L. J. Brown on
Drews mountain near Lakevlew.
H. C. Obye, Ray Miksche and
Lloyd Damon also returned to
Medford from eastern Oregon
with mule deer, all of them
being three-pointers. They hunt
ed in the Cox Flat area ot the
Fremont national forest, and
reported that deer were plenti
ful in the area.
Cordy Sunderman ot 1714
East Main street brought back
nice black tail from the Ap
plegate district Sunday night.
DRAFOOFTENED
F(
Washington, Sept. 23.-
Local draft boards received per
mission from selective service
headquarters today to postpone
the military service of college
students in cases where immed
iate induction would cause "un
due hardship."
A student, for example, might
be permitted to complete a se
mester before being called. Of
ficials said, however, that if a
student knew in advance of en
rollment that he was due for
induction, he could expect no
postponement.
The new procedure is appli
cable regardless of the course
being pursued by the student.
George of Greece
Arrives In London
London, Sept. 23. (IP) King
George II of Greece arrived in
London from South Africa Mon
day and was greeted at Euston
station by King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth of England,
Prime Minister Winston Church
ill, For-.ign Secretary Anthony
Eden and other cabinet min
isters. The Duke and Duchess of
Kent also were in the reception
party.
The Greek monarch arrived
earlier at a northern port.
BRIDGE SETTLES
Portland, Sept. 23. (IP) Hy
drrulic jacks supported tho
western approach to the Haw
thorne bridge over the Willam- a.
ette river today after It was
discovered the structure had set
tled four inches. Raised to make
way for the Front avenue high
way project, the approach will
be held by jacks until it is de
termined whether further set
tling is likely.
Cloaing Um for Clarified Ada
a m. Too Lat to Clataify 12:30 p.
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