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PAGE TWO Curt Davis Beats Gubs for His Fifth Straight Victory This FORMER PITCHER VALLEY GAINS Reds Down Boston With Homers Pirates Defeat Lowly Phils. Chicago, June 6. (AP) Curt Davis shaded Bill Lee In a tight mound duel today he pitch ed the Brooklyn Dodgers to a J-C ahutout over the Chicago Cuba for hla fifth straight vic tory and his eighth of the season. With the second and third place teams, St. Louis and New York, bumping Into a postpone in e n t, the triumph boosted Brooklyn's National league lead tc seven games. Davis, who has lost only twice this season, scattered seven hits In compiling his third shutout of the year, while Lee yielded eight blows, three of them In tr second Inning when the Dodgers pushed over their first run. The Cubs got runner to third base In the first, fifth, seventh and eighth innings but never were able to break through the Dodgers' defense for a tally. Joe Medwlck collected three of Brooklyn's hits to stretch his ' batting streak to 14 consecutive games. Stan Hack was the only Cub bitter who gave Davis much trouble. He hit two doubles and a single in three official trips to the plate. One of his two-baggers came in the ninth Inning with two down, but Jimmy Foxx batted for Lennie Merullo and (rounded out R. H. E. Brooklyn 2 8 0 Chicago 0 7 0 Davis and Owen; Lee and Mc Cullough. Cincinnati. June 8. (AP) The Cincinnati Reds put on one of their occasional power dem onstrations today to defeat the Boston Braves with home runs three of them. The score was to 2. The victory was the Reds' third straight over the Braves- in the current six-game series and Bucky Walters' sixth con secutive win after a bad start. Bucky himself, rookie Bert Haas, and Frank McCormlck homered for the Reds, each with man on base. Paul Waner knocked out his 2,994th major league hit in the fifth to draw closer to the 3,000 mark, but Walters fanned him on the next try. R. H. E. Boston 2 7 0 Cincinnati 8 11 0 Tobin and Lombardl; Walters and Lamanno. Pittsburgh, June 6 AP Rip Sewell held Philadelphia to three hits today to pitch Pitts burgh to a 3 to 1 victory .giv ing the Pirates two In a row, their longest winning streak since May 3, over a stretch of the last 30 games. Nick Ettcn's home run robbed Sewell of a shutout as he hung up his fifth triumph of the year. Etten also beat out an Infield single, taking down two of the three Quaker hits. R. H. E Philadelphia 13 1 Pittsburgh 3 8 0 Hughes, Podgajny, and War ren; Sewell and Lopez. 'BIG HlSEllNE TO PLAY 'OUTSIDE' Portland, June 8 ;P) The Oregon penitentiary baseball team will play outride prison walls for the first t'me next Sunday in a game againtt Port land army all-stars, Warden George Alexander announced today. The game, a benefit for the army recreational fund, will be played In the Vaughn street park here. Expansion of the Marine Corps eomlc strip, "Stony Craig." is Technical Sergeant Frank Rentfrow. O WE'RE OPEN EVERY WEEK-DAY NIGHT 'TIL 8:30 Complete Una of DRESS, SPORT and WORK Clothes The TOGGERY Mac MacKtnna SHUT OUT AGAIN BESTS ALSAB New York, June 8 UP) Equi poise's chocolate baby, stretch running Shut Out, put a stran-gle-hold on the championship of the three-year-olds today by add ing the ancient Belmont stakes to his Kentucky derby triumph and once more making Alsab "holler uncle." Topping off a Belmont park program from which war relief benefitted by an estimated $125,000, Ekky's sturdy son poked his way in front a half a mile from home and let Al Sabath's Chocago hope chase him all the way to the Judges by three lengths. It was Shut Out's second "big one" this spring In races in which his great daddy never had a chance to run. Equipoise took sick the eve of his derby In 1B31 and never ran for the big money In the blue grass classic or Belmont's mlle-and-a-half grind of which today's was the 74th running. He died more than a year ago, and this spring his last son went out to represent the old man. He did it smartly In the derby. And he had even more fun to day under a smashing, heady ride by wise Eddie Arcaro, be cause Alsab was a 2 to 5 shot In this one and all but a few of the crowd of 29,812 customers figured "The Sab" had it at his mercy. But Shut Out and Arcaro not only won they did it Alsab's way. They stayed far back with Sabath's pride and Joy through the first three-quarters of a mile. When Alsab started to move up, they went right along. At the mile mark, Arcaro got Ekky's kid on top and, holding Alsab safe all the way, Just romped In by open daylight. A $9 to $2 shot, Mrs. Payne Whitney's colt was caught in the good time of 2:29 1-5, only four-fifths off the track record In picking up a $44,320 pay check for this third "Jewel" of the triple crown and, with his derby "salary," Shut Out boost ed his bankroll for a year-and- a-half of racing to $136,197.50. LIEBER TO PITCH AT The Medford Craters and the Grants Pass Merchants will clash at Grants Pass today In an Oregon-California league dou- bleheadcr, the first game start- li . at 1:30 sharp. In other loop action the Klamath Falls Pell- cans and the Dorris, (Cal.) Lum berlacks will play the second game of their two-game series at Klamath Falls, the first having been staged last night. The Craters, with a two and two record, will send Manager Dutch Licbcr to the mound in the initial contest and Steve Crlppen, who has accounted for both of Medford's victories, in the afterpiece. Grants Pnss is ex pected to have Martindule and Johnson on the firing line. Prior to last night's game, Klamath Falls and Dorris were tied for the league leadership with three wins and one loss, with Medford in second and Grants Pass In the basement with four defeats In as many starts. ARNOVIGH LEADS LEWIS TEAM WIN Fort Lewis, Wash., June 8 (JPt Morrle Arnovich. former National league slugging star, made a personally conducted tour of the opening of the new athletic stadium at Fort Lewis today. Arnovich, recently named manager of the post baseball team, hit a home run with two mates aboard on the first pitch to him as the Fort Lewis team defeated the Tacoma Tigers of the Western International league. 8 to 1. Morrle also hit a triple and single, accounting for an other run. Charlpy Norton, a Cincinnati National farmhand, limited the Tacoma team to two hits. 34 No. Central Art Hess MEDFORD MAIL RUFFING SCORES 250TH WIN TO JOIN BASEBALLGREATS Joe Gordon on Hit Spree White Sox Rookie Checks Boston. New York, June 8 UP) Charley (Red) Ruffing dean of the New York Yankee pitching staff and winner of more games than any other major league hurler, reached the 250 mark today when he tossed a fancy four-hitter at the Cleveland In dians for a 3-0 shutout. Joe Gordon helped the Yan kee righthander become the first active pitcher to win 250 games and boosted his own hitting streak to 22 consecutive con tests by driving in all the runs on a first Inning double with the bases loaded. Ruffing also leads the major league pitchers In shutouts and today's white washing was his second of the season and the 39th of his career. Two more than the National League leader, Brooklyn's Larry French. The 38-year-old Ruffing be came the eleventh pitcher of modern times to win 250 or more games, although seven of the others won 300 or more. Ted Lyons of Chicago White Sox is Ruffing's closest rival among the active pitchers, hav ing won 248 games. Cleveland 0 4 0 New York 3 8 0 Dean and Hegan, Denning (8); Ruffing and Rosar. Boston, June 6 Dom Di Maggio, the first man Orval Grove faced, banged a home run today, but after that the 22-year-old Chicago righthander had things pretty much his own way as the White Sox beat the Bos ton Red Sox, 3 to 1. Chicago 3 10 0 Boston 4 1 Grove and Tresh; Hughson, Butland (8) and Conroy. Philadelphia, June 8 UP) Despite a seventh Inning rally that netted them four runs, the St. Louis Browns lost to the Philadelphia Athletics. 6-5, to day and thus kept from moving Into fourth place in the Amer ican League. It was vengeance for the A's who took a 1-0 beating from the Browns in a 16-lnning en counter last night. St. Louis ..5 13 0 Philadelphia 6 12 1 Aukcr, Manning (4) Besse (7), Biscon (8) and Hayes; Wolff and Wagner. Washington, June 6 (Pi Washington and Detroit divided a baseball twin bill today the Tigers taking the opener 9-3, be hind Tommy Bridges' tight pitching, and the Senators cop ping the nightcap, 11-3. First game Detroit 0 18 1 Washington 3 4 1 Bridges and Tebbetts; Zuber, Wilson (4), and Early. Second game Detroit 3 8 4 Washington 11 12 0 Newhouser, Manders (7), and Parsons; Cathey, Hudson (6), and Evans. GREG RICE SETS Pelham Manor, N. Y., June 8 OP) Greg Rice, the world's pre mier distance runner, set a new American three-mile record of 14 minutes flnt today at the Metropolitan A. A. U. cham pionship track meet on Travers island. He shattered the 1410 4 mark established by Taisto Maki. of Finland, at New Orleans in 1939. and lowered his own best outdoor time of 14:13. Mall mount want S3. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, MARKER IN PLACE EARLY THIS WEEK A fine-looking granite head stone will be placed on the grave of Al Melvln In I.O.O.F. cemetary early this week, testi fying to the high esteem in which the great Medford high athlete of the late 1920's was held by friends, local fans and teammates. Voluntary contributions by Medford citizens, former school mates and the Order of the M, high school lettermen's society, made possible the purchase of the headstone from the Oregon Granite company, which did Its part by furnishing a marker list ed at a considerable higher price than the $47 raised could have bought. The marker is of the new slope-faced style, and is twenty inches wide and ten Inches thick at the base. The color is cornelian, a deep red, and Is of channeled, polished granite from the Cold Springs Granite com pany in Minnesota. Al Melvin, who died on May 2, 1931, of injuries he suffered while diving over a high-jump standard at Marysville, (Cal.) Junior college, was considered the greatest athlete ever devel oped at Medford high. He was twice all-state basketball for ward, and played in the back field on two of Medford high's state championship football elevens. IS Robert Newland, former Med ford high school athletic star and .a member of the University of Oregon varsity basketball and track teams the past year, was sworn In as a private first class In the Marine Corps Re serve In Portland Thursday, under the class III (d) program, and upon his graduation from U. of O. In 1944 will enter the candidates' class for commis sion. Newland was the second Med ford youth to be accepted by the Marine Corps Reserve the past week, the other being Johnny Gitzen, son of Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Gitzen of 129 North Grape street Also sworn in with Newland was Bill Davis of Grants Pass, fullback on the University of Oregon freshman football team last fall. Under the class III (d) pro gram the enlistees are allowed to complete their college educa tions before being called Into active service, unless an emer gency arises. Following their graduation they will take a 10-weeks training course for commissions as second lieuten ants. STIR AND GILL Corvallls, June 6 UP) Lon Stiner and A. T. "Slats" Gill left Oregon State college today for Logan, Utah, to head foot ball and basketball Instruction at the Utah State college sum mer coaching school. Stiner, coach of the coast con ference and Rose Bowl cham pionship football team, will re place Matty Bell, southern Methodist coach, called to ac tive navy duty at the last mo ment. Gill, OSC Hoop coach, signed for the course last fall. The school will be in session from June 8 to 12. The United States Army Med ical Library Is the largest work ing medical library in the world. ALL-HEAVYWEIGHT CARD , WRESTLING Medford ARMORY MONDAY KITE OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1942. SAN DIEGO 8-5; OAKS SCORE WIN San Diego, Calif., June 6 UP) Portlands Beavers, unleash ing a five-run uprising in the sixth inning, trounced San Di ego 8 to 5 today to snap a six game Coast League losing streak. The Beavers drove Norman Brown from the mound with four straight singles in the sixth, and got to Veteran Boots Poffenberger for a walk and two-base hit In the same inning for the winning runs. Portland 8 13 3 San Diego 5 9 1 Helser, Llska and Leovich; Brown, Poffenberger and De tore, Los Angeles, June 8 UP) Oakland took a liking to the of ferings of three Los Angeles pitchers today and eased to a 6-1 victory over the pace setting Coast League Angels. The Oaks built up a 5-1 lead In the first four Innings, cash ing In on extra base blows, and were never threatened. The series stands three to two in Los Angeles' favor. Oakland 8 11 7 Los Angeles 1 7 0 Buxton, Dl Biasi and Ralm ondi; Adams, Flores, Gehrman and Todd. San Francisco, June 6 UP) The Hollywood stars splurged a four-run rally in the eighth in ning this afternoon to beat out the San Francisco Coast League baseball team, 5 to 3, and snap their own losing streak at three games. Two runs behind going into the eighth, the stars bounced four hit off Tom Seats. Seal Southpaw, to produce four runs and the victory. Hollywood a iz 2 San Francisco ...3 8 3 Hilcher, Perez and Brenzel. Atwood; Seats, Harrell and Og rodowskl. CANCEL TREK TO ML HART REFUGE Klamath Falls, June 6 UP) There won't be any Jaunt to Hart Mountain for the order of the Antelope this year. Marshall Cornett, the order's Chief White Tail, said need for conserving gasoline, tires and automobiles prompted the deci sion. The order was formed 10 years ago to promote interest in the Hart Mountain wildlife refuge and the pilgrimage has been an annual event. GOLF TOURNEY STARTS New York. June 6 (P) From the veteran Robert T Jones to a 22-year-old steel worker at Buffalo, approximate ly 600 golfers pitched and put ted their way around 11 courses today in the second stage of qualifying for the hale America National Open. SCHEDULE GRID GAME Cheney. June 6 ((East ern Washington college officials announced tonight the school's foo'ball game with Pacific Luth eran Oct. 24 would be played at Gonzaga Stadium In Spokane. AL SIMMONS DIVORCED St. Petersburg. Fla., June 6 iP) The wife of Al Simmons former major league batting star, was granted a divorce here March 26, It was learned today Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, present Commandant of the Murine Corps, is a famous rifleman. h WIRING k ELECTRICAL REPAIR SERVICE OLSON Phone 2840 ELECTRIC 3 N. Bartlatt BEGINS 8:30 THRILLS! - SPILLS! Ticker Now On SaU At OWL CLUB, Phono 2300. HI-WAY, Phone 3387. SOCKEYE BATTLES JOE GORBETT IN FEATURE Joe Corbett, who almost whip ped Joe Savoldi for a major mat upset in the armcry two weeks ago, is back in the ma;n event class after appearing in a pre liminary match, last Monday night, and tomorrow night he'll see what he can do about defeat ing Sockeye Jack McDonald. The giant Australian sonnen berged Chief Thunderbird into submission last week and look ed so good in doing it that Pro moter Mack Lillard immediate ly started work on bringing Cor bett and McDonald together. Corbett, of course, as more than willing, and McDonald was just as definitely approving of the match. The contest should be tough and gruelling, for both matmen are rugged and hard to hurt and can withstand an Incredible amount of punishment. Both are ir top physical condition. Weed's ruffian, Pete Belcas tro, and George Craig, the Camp White blacksmith-wrestler, will do their stuff in the six-round middle event, and from the class Craig displayed in defeat ing Cowboy Dude Chick last Monday night it appears that Mr. Belcastro will have his hands full. Craig will pit his science against Belcastro's un holy brand of grappling. Cliff Olsen of Wisconsin, a scientific workman weighing aDout 213 pounds, will make his southern Oregon debut against cmel ihunderbird in the four round opener starting at 8:30 sharp. Olsen, according to Lil lard, is one of the game's better wrestlers and has proved highly popular wherever he has ap peared. SEALS RECALL HENSON San Francisco, June 6 UP) ine ban trancisco Seals have recalled Charley Henson, slug ging outfielder and first base man, from the Tacoma Club of the Western International League. Henson will report next week and replace Ferris Fain, who has been in a slump since the start of the season, at first base. Closing tlma for Clarified Ads 9 m Too lata to Clasalfy 13 30 p ta It's Time For That SUMMER SUIT! -5 Kr m FOPAICTORY il 1 aa-nntfo Xbumis TODAY Atti-rti lh N VT CTRF. NOW. U-JO p m l.x1i at Iho Be 1 1 TORY n Mil ... "Irnt rr of rVarl ll.utKH Uka lb a) oaib: REDS BALL CAMP The annual Cincinnati Reds' .a, mn fnr voung - ball players In this area closed at the nai w yesterday aft ernoon, one-day earlier than scheduled in oraer vo bi, George (Mickey) Shader, Reds scout and camp instructor, a chance to view me metuoiu Grants Pass Oregon-Caiif ornia leaeue double-header in Grants. Pass today. I Shader said he had a good turn,, lit nf VOUnS DrOSDeCtS ev ery day of the four-day camp, and adaed that aiinougn nouuu was signed to a contract he had the names and addresses of all the enrollees and would keep a close watch on their progress in the game. There were several likelv looking Dlayers attending the camp, although all were not quite ready for careers in organ ized baseball, the scout stated. E. H. Hedrlck, city school su nsrintenrlent who turned over the fine high school park and all facilities to the Keds, was sin rprpl V thanked bv Shader. as were all other local persons who contributed to the success oi me camp. Shader said he hoped to return to Medford next year to conduct another camp. The scout and Mrs. Shader Dlan to leave here Monday for Eugene, where Shader will hold a similar camp June 12 to 16, inclusive. WINS SHOOT TITLE Tacoma, June 6 UP) Earl Col son Jr., 21-year-old Tacoman- retained the Washington state doubles trapshooting champion ship today when he broke 91 cut of 100 at the Tacoma Gun club on the second day of the state tournament. ' WARMERDAM LEAP Pocatello, Idaho, June 6 (Pt Cornelius Warmerdam vaulted 15 feet lVs inches today at the Intermountain A. A. 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Washington stations west of the Cascade mountains were in structed to maintain silence from that hour until permitted to resume broadcasting Oregon stations affected were those sit. . uated west of the 121st Meridian. icnemy uumucra can use m a, radio station's beam as guide j) to a target). TREASURE TROVE SPEEDS SPADERS Grand Island, Nebr., June 6 (JP For the fourth time Mrs. Alma Workman, Grand Island, Is getting her garden dug for nothing. Ten years ago a $10 gold piece was found In the plot and furious but futile digging fol lowed. A few years later an other $10 gold piece was found and the garden was churned fruitlessly. Last year it was ia $5 piece. V Now she had found another $10 gold piece and they're at it again. SSD STABLES English and Western Saddles Children's Ponies. Phone 5905 Across from County Shops Barnett Road Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service - S3 I f I li. UTZ Wear" 0 0
