MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1942.
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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
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'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.
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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-
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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:
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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.
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SLABS
BRAZIL BATTERS
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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.
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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
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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.
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Cornelius Warmerda m-Eari
Meadowt pole vaulting duel it
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j Meadows, now in Fort Worth,
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Boxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann Grange opened
meeting Friday evening with
officers seating drill.
Mr. and Mrt. Woodard ol
Grange No. 536 Fresno, Calif,
were visitors.
Brother Rushton't accident
wat reported and we extend to
him best wishes for a speedy
recovery.
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
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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
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