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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1942. PAGE TWO Sport Graphs o Billy Hulen Says: Craters, Klamath Eye Three Plans For Ball Season Now that the Oregon State Baseball league hat decided to do without the Medtord Craters and the Klamath Falls Pelicans the coming season de-franchising these two clubs because of alleged travel difficulties what are the "orphans" going to do about the problem of providing their fan following with the national pastimeT This matter will" be decided at meeting in the M.'N. Ho gan company office here next Friday night at 8 o'clock, at which time representatives from southern Oregon and northern California communities will talk things over and decide which of three plans to work on. Namely, they are: ' 1. The formation of a south ern branch of the Oregon State league. 2. Enlarging the present four club Northern California league to include Medford and Klam ath Falls. S. Formation of an entirely new league. At the State league meeting in Albany Sunday, when Med ford and Klamath Falls were ousted, it was suggested that these two teams form the nuc leus of a southern division of the circuit, with the winners of the two divisions to meet In a title series at conclusion of their regular schedules.- Ths will be done If at all possible, according to Fred Len nard, business manager of the Medford Athletic association, though just what other teams are available won't be ' known until the Friday meeting. In eas such a southern division is formed. Klamath and Madford will probably be forced to dip into California for the necessary two other clubs. Lennard was told by President George Wilhelm of the State league, at the loop meeting In Portland March 15. that it would be OK to pull a couple of California clubs into the southern divis ion, if necessary. Slated to attend the Friday confab are representatives from Klamath Falls, Redding, Yreka. Dorris and Hilt. Grants Pass has been invited to send a dele gate, but nothing has been heard from the Climate City baseball faction. If the southern division plan can't be worked out, ' Medford and Klamath will try to enter the N.C.L. or form a brand new loop. This year's N.C.L. has been decreased to entries from Weed, Mt. Shasta, Dunsmulr and McCloud, and might accept two more clubs, Lennard believes If the new league Idea Is put into operation, Medford and Klamath Falls could possibly -oln with Redding, Yreka. Hilt and Dorris to form a six-team wheel. Anyway, It will all be mulled over at the Friday meeting and tome sort of plan will certainly be mapped out. One thing Ik certain Medford and Klamath Falls are working hand in hand and will dovetail their efforts Medford was not represented at the meeting In Albany Sun day, but a 130-word telegram setting forth once more the Craters' arguments and the con cessions they would make In order to retain their franchise, was In Wllhelm's hands when the meeting opened. That league action in drop ping Medtord and Klamath looks rather like a neatly exe cuted "soueate play." Presi dent Wilhelm. Lennard claims, assured him at Port land March IS that the Al bany meeting would net be an official State league confab if Medford wasn't represented. Lennard said Wilhelm repeat ed that assurance to C. H. (Doc) Davis, director of the Medtord Athletic association, en the long-distance wire last Tuesday night. Confident the Albany meet ing wasn't to be official. Med ford didn't believe it necessary to send a representative, Len nard explained, although the telegram was sent as a reminder VICTOR DRILLS Made by Stanley 3 tttes. U, . ,4 Capacity on steel. A sturdy compact low price drill with ample power to drill In metaL wood or composition up to their rated capacity. HUBBARD BROS. MAIW It RIVERSIDE. PHONE 2189 IT IS GIVEN SILENT Tl 'Bobo" Ignored At Detroit Training Camp Faced By $20,000 Salary Cut. By Cayle Talbot Lakeland. Fla.. March 24 UP) Our old and esteemed pal Buck Newsom one of the greatest pitchers that ever lived, on his own admission finds himself in a position that might embarrass the average man her at the training camp of the Detroit Tigers. It even has Buck a trifle disconcerted. . . Last of the important baseball holdouts, the big fellow from South Carolina Is being per mitted to work out to his heart's content. He is running and sweating and pitching to the batters. He is in surprisingly rood condition, some 20 pounds lighter than he was a year ago. when, as the beaten hero of the 1940 world series, he was toot ing around grandly In a car whose horn olayed "hold that Tiger." Buck Bewildered The only thing is, this time, that Buck doesn't have a con tract to play for the Tigers and it being pointedly Ignored by officials of the club. He works out, puts on - his clothes and leaves the park, looking bewil dered. Not even the Detroit sports writers ask him for his views. Only his teammates Josh him a bit. . Buck Is being given the "silent treatment." It Is toigh stuff for the big man who pitched the Tigers to a pennant onlv two seasons ago, with 21 victories and 8 defeats, and who proudly proclaimed last year that he was making the largest salary of any pitcher In the game S32 500. The club has offered him $12,300 this Ime, representing perhaps the most drastic reduction In base ball history, and Buck is so rebellious that It looks doubtful they ever ran get together. ' It teems more likely he will be with another club when the season opens. That will suit Buck, he makes It more than clear. In the clubhouse stream ing with honest perspiration, he kept saying: '1 11 either pitch for 'em or again 'em. But who ever I pitch for will pav Old Buck the salary he wants not what they want to pay." ; Walker Pal On Block By Cleveland Indians Clearwater. Fla, March 24 UP) The Cleveland Indians have decided to trade holdout out fielder Gerald Walker to some other club. Vice President Roger I'ecklnpaugh announced today Walker, 33, fell off In batting last year to 2B.1 and Hrnv. in enly 48 runs. He has been oper ating nis arug store at Orlando Fla., and never appeared at the Indians' spring training camp !iere. BASEBALL (Yesterday's results) Brooklyn (N) 7, Detroit (A) 2. New York (A) 9. Newark 'lnt) 3. St. Louis (A) 2, Washington (A) I (12 Innings). Boston (N) 4, Brooklyn (N) 2. Chicago (N) 10, Pittsburgh (N) 4. Philadelphia (A) 7. Chicago (A) 8 (10 Innings). Cloelnt time tor Claaairted Ada t a m Too lata to ciaaeirj la SO p m to the Willamette valley teams of Medford's sentiments. Nevertheless, the meeting suddenly turned "official," and Medford and Klamath FalU were tossed out in the cold without being given a chance to make a last-ditch fight to stay in. Perhaps Medford and Klamath spokesmen at the meet ing wouldn't have helped any. but again they might have. Rice Scores; Stanford Wins I ft"- f ? Kinney (23). of Rice stretched high to tip one in over Stan ford players to score in their NCAA Western championship tour nament basketball game at Kansas City. No. 17 at right is Pollard of Stanford, and No. at left is Dellmar of Stanford. Stanford won. 53 to 47. T ,b UUOI COAST LOOP MEET Portland, Ore., March 24 OP) Pacific Coast conference repre sentatives charged with the re sponsibility of putting intercol legiate athletics on a war foot-ma-went into their third day today with no tangible results marked up in the "things accom plished'' column. Spokesmen said that It was unlikely anything pertinent to the future of sports In the far west's largest organization would be forthcoming until after the next Joint meeting of faculty men and graduate managers which probably will be held today. Fights Last Night (By Associated Press) Hotlyoke Mass. Carmen Fat ta, 13S. Brooklyn, outpointed Jer ry Williams 136, New York (10). Newark N. J. Lee Savold. 192, Des Moines, knocked out Wallace Cross 202. Newark (9) Baltimore Joey Maxim. 1 7 8 1 , Cleveland, outpointed Lou Brooks, 180a, Wilmington, Del. (10). Bridgeport. Conn Rod Mof fett, 140, Devon. Conn., out pointed Al Labarba, 144, New York (8). New York Taml Mauriello. 1833, New York, won by tech nleal knockout over Henry Coop 198. Brooklyn (3). Slirer Expscls ICO For Spring Practice Corvallls, March 24. (TV Coach Lon Stlner said today he expected the spring football turnout to reach 100 at Oregon State college. Eighty-one aspirants received uniforms yesterday at the open ing practice, including 20 let tcrmen from the Coast confer- GREEN P HE LARGE 300 CUBIC FOOT LOAD Fill your car or McAndrawt Road, Timber Product Company Phone 2121 ence championship team of last year. BOWLING Dlek Porterfleld, rolling for Pluh rer's Bsktry against Domestte Laun dry In a Classic league match last night, shattered tha allays blgb single aerie record by putting to gether (mes ot 334. 347 and 34S tor a total 73Q. Pluhrar's won. S to 0. In other contests Bulck Fireballs beat Hawklnton Tire Tread, a to 1 and Murray's Mald-Rlte beat Foster and Klelaer. 3 to 1. Scores follow: Fluhrer's Bakery Domeitlc Ldrv. Porterfleld... 738 Oreen 618 Paske 534 Compagnont 4f)0 Barr S03 Reltsrna ess Gardner Savior Runts -Eeda ... , 544 , 5ii 548 838 H'cap 18 Total 3887 Hoick rire Balls R. Prultt . 500 Creal (44 Rudd 499 Martin 497 Hodges 633 Han-klnec-n C. Leonard 486 8. Stark 453 J. Horn 648 R. Devora 530 C. Proctor 644 ToUt , asia Foster A Rteler Cannon 573 Boone 493 rranklln 534 Welsenburger 4B4 Burroughs - 537 Maid Rita W. Prultt 651 Haien Witter M B-ll I. Sims 619 4113 413 834 Total 3887 Zimmerman, Sommer In Pro Golf Finals Portland, March 24. iP Al Zimmerman, Pacific northwest open chnmplon, and Charlie Sommer, both of Portland, wilt meet next Monday for the Ore gon Professional Golfers' asso elation title. Each entered the finals yes terday with double victories. Zimmerman defeated Bill Brower, 6 and 8, and the de fending champion, Ted Long worth, 2 up. Sommer berter" Bobby Litton, 2 up, and Bob Kendrick. 1 up on the 19th. trailer at our yard en West ol tha S. P. Tracks aaeeai SLABS BRAZIL BATTERS CY In a savagely-fought, hysterl cal main event in the armory last night. Handsome Pedro Brazil battered out a two-fall- to-one graople victory over Cya nlde Cy Williams to continue the letter's ttring of consecutive defeats. Williams much to the pleasure nf Medford s fandom hat not yet won a match. The popular South American champ took (he first and third tails, the decider coming in truly spectacular fashion when Brazil unleashed flying head scissors from inside the ring up and over the topes, clamped his legt around the Williams noggin on the outside and swung Cya nlde back Into the squared cir cle, where he promptly pinned him for the match. This oc curred after 18 minutes of slam bang action. Pedro grabbed his first tum ble after eight minutes of punch ing and what not. clouting Wil liamt on the back of the neck and pinning aim with a press. Williams, cutting loose with a ferocious attack of kneeing, choking, nair-pulllng and other forms of mat mayhem, evened the count seven minutes later with a body press after belting Brazil on the chin a coup.e of timet. In the seml-wlndup Andre Adoree and Jim Casey went 30 minutes to a clean, scientific draw. Casey, who took the lone fall of the match In the opener against Joe Corbett, substituted for Chief Thunderblrd in the middle event when the latter failed to make an appearance This match went on following the main event, with neither matman aole to obtain a fall. In the opener Casey employed several shoulder flips and a body press to win hit fall in the fourth and final round. TO FOR THIRD TOGA Plnehurst, N. C, March 24 W) If Melvin (Chick) Harbert. aireaay me surprise rind of the winter golf season, can win the 1 north and south ODen. starting ! here todav. he will wran un a . reDuition as nrobablv the fin est young comer in the game This tournament means much more than two he already ha won this season at Beaumont and San Antonio, Tex. If he wins, he will have to win the hard way. He will have to beat the fastest field of the season. including open champion Craig Wood, making his first real bid of the year after passing up the coast-to-coast tour. Douglas fir Is manufactured in over 600 standard commercial items and used for more dif'er ent purposes than any other wood, Cloelnt. time for Claaalfted Aril 0 i ra Too lata to Classify 13 SO Sale and Installation of OIL CIRCULATORS Will BE FROZEN SOON V. a 18A DamaimLa " Oil Stoves Must Be Installed KemetTiDer Bator. Freeing Date. EASY TERMS LIBERAL TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR USED WC30 STOVE. HUBBARD BROS. Main and Riverside. Joe Louis Dedicates Simon Fight to Ailing Blackburn By Sid Teder Fort Dlx. N. J., March 23. It probably It asking a bit too much for Joe Louis to knock Abe Simon all the way from Madison Square Garden's ring to a Chicago hospital bedside In one hope Friday night, but the spirit will be there just the same. Because out there In that hos- pital cot Jack Blackburn, old faithful "Cfiapple," often refer red to as Joe's Mr. Brain, lies tussling with a cruel combina tion of rheumatism, sciatica and a near thing with pneumonia. He'll be missing from Joe's cor ner Friday night for tha first time tlnce the Bomber tossed hit first bomb. And Joe feels It deeply, since they're palt as well at associates in tha beak busting business. "So this one," the Bomber ex plained today as he bounced a last whistlng hook off the last weary sparmaie I nose, "It for Chappie. I gotta win this one for him." At a result, while the finan cial and artistic portion of this taffy pull with Ample Abe Is for the benefit of the army emergency relief Joe it fight ing for nothing 'cept my coun try" t h e punchet will be pitched for the grinning matter mind. Buck Private Joe say? Chappie had more to do, -than even himself, in making him the boss-man. And lust to be on the tafe tide, he'll get last- minute Instructions from Black burn in a phone call tomorrow night or Thursday. This meant that all handt will have quite a nice evening of it, except possibly Ample Abe. He has to climb into the ring with Joe at his peak. But everyone should be satisfied with' the Jingle of the cash register. It was learned today they'll sing a tune something between $123,000 and $150,000, which it snappy live In any league. Of this, with Joe and Pro moter Mike Jacobs kicking in their entire profits and. Ample Abe and Madison Square Gar den chipping along, the army fund for needy families of sold iers off to the wars should col lect $50,000 or more. At the TRAIXIXG CAMPS (By the Associated Press) Daytona Beach, Fla. Pur chase of Stanley (French) Bor dagaray by the Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday increased the rumors of a possible trade be tween the National league champions and the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers are trying to peddle Louis (Bobo) Newsom. holdout pitcher on whom all American league clubs except Washington have waived). Brooklyn is expected to offer Joe Medwlck, former ttar St. Louis Cardinal outfielder, whose place In the Brooklyn outer garden has been usurped by Augie Galan. Bordagaray't purchase from the New York Yankees hikes the number of Dodger outfield ers to nine. Tampa, Fla. Outfielder Har ry Craft got Into hit first Grapefruit league game of the We Still Have On Hand a Ftw PREWAY Oil Circulators Time Is short let us give you a complete low price today. Tele phone 2189 or drop in at our store and see them. PSone 2189 season yesterday, tingling and scoring Cincinnati's first run in the game with the St Louis Cardinals. An eye infection kept him on the bench until now. Anaheim, Cal. Big Jim Cat tlglia, former Georgetown ath lete who came west as the Phil adelphia Athletics' bullpen catcher. It making Connie Mack think ot offering him a reg ular contract. Yesterday he banged out a double and a tingle against the Chicago White Sox nipped two would-be base steal ert and caught three foul tips, Miami Manager Mel Ott of the New York Glantt today an nounced the benching of the en tire first team in an effort to break a losing streak that now stands at six, end a record of only two triumphs In 13 ttarts. The Philadelphia Phils will furnish today't opposition. St, Petersburg, Fla. Rookie Harry Breechen, southpaw pitcher, is among those St. Louis Cardinals driving Man ager Billy Southworth to dis traction. As the manager pon dered what to do with five left handed hurlers, Breechen hurl ed four shutout frames against the Cincinnati Redt. D, ORTLAND TO SEE T Portland. March 24 (IF) A Cornelius Warmerda m-Eari Meadowt pole vaulting duel it in prospect for the Hill relay carnival Friday night. The pair once held the world record Jointly but Warmerdam since has soared 13 feet 8V4 ! inches for a new mark. I Warmerdam already has sent 1 notice he will compete here, and j Meadows, now in Fort Worth, Tex., applied for entry yester day. Also to appear will be Les Steers, former University of Oregon high lumper who holds the world's record at 6 feet 10 inches. Cloelnt time for Claaairied Ads 9 i. m. Too nil to Claaaltj 13:30 p. in. f--: "-"VV..-r-: : ; ' "", . 1 ft' V -ii! Hs W. . ' V . PNea;tM'Vt'V f.4' g ' i t - - if , t.i ' ' ' r00 .YPACIFICjP Kay Ban la government and industry require fast, dependable transportation. That's where Union Pacifia Streamliners play an Important part. 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Our new sample bench built by L. T. Blsh wat to well liked we plan to build enough to Una walls around the hall. Sunday, March 29, has been set aside at time to do the work, beginning at 9:30 a. m. Ladies please bring generous covered dishes of food (or noon lunch. We are also completing plant to put water in our kitchen as Roxy Ann Grange hat been named as an emergency first aid center. Our $10 check won in tha national safety contest it to be j used to benefit the most mem bers for the longest time in doing the most good we can. We also aim to have our hall as a good will center for com munity and school in worth while efforts. A humorous skit, "Clemen tine." with Mattie Luman at tha 49er prospector; Vera Thomas, i Clementine; Addle Brown, broken-hearted suitor, and Ethel Bish at soloist was enjoyed. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kelznr and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cordy. Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange will meet In regular session Tuesday night, March 24, at the regular hour. Birthdays of the first quarter will be observed in a special way by the home economics committee Al) membert whose oirthdays occur in tha first three months of the year are urged to be on hand to enjoy the spe cial plant being made in their honor. The lecturer has an inter esting program in preparation. Special items of business await to be disposed of. which will be of interest to all. Mr. and Mrt. Brock will be given third and fourth degrees. Monlag Furnaces k Air Conditioning Systems LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. 309 E. Main. Phona 4427 POISON OAK? Try a bottle of ZEMACOL Ton muil be eatlaflrd or your money rherrrully refunded. Oet a bottle today at WESTERN THRIFT. passenger and freight trans. End Merta Ceaus
