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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1942. Sport Graph Billy Hulen Says: Mat Monstrosity . May Appear Here Against Sockeye . Mons. Maurice Tillet of France, better known to the country'! mat fans ai "The Angel." is being (ought by Promoter Mack Lillard for an early appear ance here, possibly a week from next Monday night. And, if LUlard is successful in hooking the freakish-looking Frenchman, Sockeye Jack McDonald will ask the oromoter for a shot at Tillet. McDonald has a score to set tle with 'The Angel." In the fall of 1940 Sockeye was riding the crest of a 11-match winning streak in Minneapolis, packing in the customers and knocking over every mat gent who dared stick his nose in the same ring with the big, tough ex-logger. Then, Mons. Maurice Tillet of France came to town.' On- Oc tober 21, 1940, the pair- clashed In the Minneapolis auditorium with some 3.S00 clients pack ing the place. They saw McDon ald's sensational victory string napped. The match lasted 20 min utes and 17 seconds, .. with McDonald making "free use of his flits, elbows and feet, together with resorting to very hold and trick in his rasslla' repertoire in a des perate effort to throw "The Anoal". according to a Minne apolis newspaper's account of the battle. "It was all In vain, however, as Mons. Tillet took everything Sockeye had to offer in the way of physical abuse and then crushed McDonald' Into defeat with his famous bear hug hold after 20 minutes and 17 seconds of tussling." McDonald believes he can de feat the huge-headed, fantastically-constructed "Angel," who is probably the greatest drawing card In American mat circles. If the Frenchman does come here, McDonald will do every thing in his power to land the match. ... Ward Captures Medal in Western Amateur Tournament DEFENDING CWil HEAVILY FAVORED FOR THIRD TITLE Corporal's 141 Best Quali tying Score Sudden Death Match Play Starts, The Craters get their chance to regain the Oregon-California league leadership here the com' ing week-end when they face the pace-setting Klamath Falls Pelicans in a : two-game series Saturday night and ., Sunday aitemoon. At present Ernie Bishop's . Blgbllls . hold a one-game bulge on the Craters, with sine wins and three losses to the locals' eight victories and four defeats. By taking both 'contests, the- Dutch Lieber ' erew will soar back into the lead, a gama ahead of the Pelicans. A split will leave the clubs as is. with Klamath ' ' still boasting a one gama mar gin, while a double win for the Pelicans will put them three full tilts out front and practically wind up the pen ' mant race. Two weeks ago the Craters traveled to Klamath Falls with one-game lead, and came home one game arears due to a double setback at the hands of the Pelicans. Now, the situation is reversed, and It is hoped that Klamath will leave town Sun day night trailing the Craters by one contest. RECORD CARGO Chicago UR The steamship Harry Coulby unloaded 16,399 gross tons of Iron ore in South Chicago recently. It was the largest cargo of ore ever carried by a Great Lakes vessel 64 tons above the peak established last year by the same vessel. old IKi 3 O year S2.40OT. SIJSrT ctiTusi eiimims to. modi, hi. By Russ Newland Spokane, Wash., July 9. OP) In or out of the army, Marvin "Bud" Ward is still the coun try's amateur kingpin golfer and he set out to prove, it today in the first round of match play in the western amateur champion snip. The curly-haired corporal stationed at Fort Wright here in the air force, was paired off with Otto Rosand of this city and, barring nothing short of tremendous upset, was expected to .breeze through the opener of tne sudden death competi tion. Corporal Ward, national ama teur title holder as well as win ner of the western the last two years, bagged medal honors from a fast field with a 36-hole qualifying total of 141. ' He was back of the pace the first day with a 73 but breezed in with fine 68 to overtake the front runners in yesterday's second round. Although his pair of 34's shaded four strokes off par for the 36-36 72 Manlto course, Ward actually had to scramble at times to make it. Three of his tee shots fell in the woods and he had two bogies on Hie first nine. On the second nine he fumbled for a six on the par four twelfth hole yet checked in with room to spare. The second low qualifier was Marsh Hammond, a Spokane entry who put together rounds of 72-71 143. Ward Against Field The tournament was strictly one of Ward against the field and off his performance he figured to trim his opponents In today's first and second rounds His first opponent, Rosand, barely qualified being one of three who played off a tie at 167 for the lent two places in the championship flight. The "name players" scattered throughout the two brackets all were expected to get by the opening match play round. Bill Welch of Houston; Tex., national public links champion. drew Jack Walters of Tacoma, holder of this state's left-handed golf title. Welch qualified with 149 and Walters with 164. Former Public Links Champ Bruce McCormick, Los Angeles fireman, who qualified at 143, was pitted against Charles Walker of Portland, Ore., in with a 165. Another army corporal and one time public links titlist, Pat Abbott of Los Angeles, had an opening round date with Bob Wiley of Puyallup, Wash. Ab bott qualified at 149 compared to Wiley's 164. Wisconsin Star Wilford Wehrle, a former western cham pion, prepared to compare shots with a local entry, Emmett Dur gan, and off qualifying trials was expected to have only a workout. Wehrle moved into the match play with medal fig ures of 145 against Durgan's 166. Bailay Qualifies Veteran Chick Evans of Chi cago, eight times western cham pion, had a tough one in big A. B. "Buck Bailey, assistant foot ball coach of Washington State college, and a real competitive golfer. Evans qualified with 1S7 and Bailey with 138. While the "big leaguers" were attracting the galleries, the tournament's genuine sensation. Buddy Moe, hooked up with Jim Whipple of Clarkston. Wash. Moe, son of a Spokane profes sional golfer. Is 13 years old and probably the youngest ever to qualify for a major tournament. Young Moe, not much bigger than his bag, had a qualifying score of 133, three strokes bet ter than his first round rival. The climate of southern Aus tralia is similar to that of Wash ington, D. C. Former Boxing Champion Weds wW sill fl w& jmm- DODGERS, YANKS BOAST BIG LEADS Bums Top Cards by Eight Games Red Sox Trail Champs by Four Full Tilts IN TENNIS UPSET COAST PITCHERS Barney Ross, former welterwelaht boxlna ehamnl a?l ii c'nin Hewlett, a dancer, were married at San Diego. Shown here, L-R, are Nate Stein ui uwufwwui nomm. Kin. now, ana nasei nevin ot coronado, Calii. Rainiers Rap Liska For 8 to 2 Victory: Leading Solons Lose (By the Associated Press) Squaring up Tuesday night's 4-1 defeat, the Seattle Rainiers pounded two Portland pitchers last nignt lor 14 hits and an 8-2 victory in Pacific Coast league oaseDaii at Cortland. The Rainiers erased a one-run Beaver lead gained in the open ing inning with three tallies in the third off four hits, added another run In the fifth and three more In the sixth to de finitely sew up the game. Ad Liska yielded ud 11 hits In five and two-thirds innings and was charged with the loss, while Carl Fisher, Seattle chucker, held the Beavers to seven hits but walked six. The San Diego Padres ham mered out 17 bingles to set down the league leading Sacra' mento Solons, 10-2, at San Diego. Los Angeles, in second place. dropped a 3 to 2 decision to Oakland In 10 innings. At Hollywood, the Stars took 2 innings to nose out the San Francisco Seals, 7 to 6 in a free hitting affair. Score: Seattle 8 14 1 Portland . 2 7 4 Fisher and Beard; Liska, Schubel and Leovich. Scores Yesterday (By the Associated Press) Pacific Coast League Sacramento 2, San Diego 10. Seattle 8, Portland 2. San Francisco 6, Hollywood 7. (12 innings). Los Angeles 2, Oakland 3. (10 Innings). Western International Vancouver 3, Spokane 11. Tacoma 1, Salem 7. HOW THEY?) STANDt PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Sacramento ,, 38 37 .611 Los Angeles S3 39 .583 San Diego 34 44 .331 San Francisco 4R 43 .327 Seattle 47 48 .493 Oakland .. 44 80 .468 Hollywood 40 39 .404 Portland 33 39 .339 Cloalns tlma for Cluuinod Ads m. Too bit to Classify 11 90 Chicago, July 9 (JP) There Is a regular starting role await ing lean Lon Warneke, 33-year- old National league pitching vet eran, whose return to Chicago's Cubs after five and a half years comes as much of a surprise as did his trade to the St. Louis Cards in 1936. "I'll use him right away and I'll use him regularly," Manager Wilson said today. "We've need ed another starting pitcher all along." To which General Manager James Gallagher added: 'He has an arm that still has some pitching skill left in it. He is a steady workman and our pitching staff needs steady ing." Warneke himself, In his 12th year as a major leaguer and with a record of 183 victories against 108 defeats, had this to say: "Sure, I'm glad to be com ing back to my old stomping grounds. Although that old fire ball is gone, I still think Im a pretty fair chucker.' Silverton, July 9. (JP) Ver- boort, with one defeat already against It, bowed out of the Ore gon semi-pro baseball tourna ment last night under an 8-0 pounding by McElroy's of Portland. Williams, McElroy pitcher. was credited with striking out 13 of the 33 batsmen who faced him. Friday night McElroy's and Silverton, each with ene defeat. meet In another tourney elimination; Score: McElroy's 8 8 0 Verboort 0 4 8 Williams and Brown: Lyda and Waner. JUNK THE CAR Fort Wayne. Ind. (U.PJ Frank Rimberlin, whose automobile was stolen from Hoopeston, 111., and wrecked by the thief here, wired to Sheriff Walter Felger: "Sell the car to a Junk dealer but send me the tires by freight." 3 WATER BAGS Appell's South African, Linen, 2-jsllon sit $1.10 COVERED CANTEENS $1L65 Boyce Blanket Covered. Metal Protected Edges, 6 quart site . "VERICOOL" IN VERY Hot Weather These New Manhattan SHIRTS You bett Manhsttan's "Vsrlcool" Shirts of new modern meth material give coolness plus smsrtness In the hottest weather . . $2.50 Open Week-Day Night Til 8:30 TOGGERY 30 NO. CENTRAL USLTA Plans Junior Series With Canada New York, July 9 (JPi While many sports are curtailing their programs because of the war, the United States Lawn Tennis association is offering something new an invitation junior Davis cup scries with Canada on Au gust 22-23. Five United States Juniors will compete against a like num ber of Canadian youths at the swank Seigniory club, some 30 miles from Ottawa. HIT-RUN VICTIM Portland, July 9 (JP) Larry Shanahan, 16, riding a bicycle on Base Line road east of Port land last night, was struck and fatally Injured by a hit-run motorist. Use Mall Trlbuns want ads. By Judson Bailey Associated Press Sports Writer. The major leagues enter the back stretch of their pennant race today without much to run for except the fun of running. The double all-star shows, which raised 3100,000 for-the baseball equipment fund for servicemen, $70,000 for army and navy relief and sold f 60,000 in war savings stamns. marked the approximate halfwav Mint in ine scneauie. At the Intermission the Brook lyn Dodgers were eight games in ironi or the 5t. Louis Car dinals In the National league and the world champion New York Yankees had a four-game advantage over the Boston Red box in the American. This makes it apparent to all parties concerned that there no longer is any argument about the eventual pennant winners in either major league and none of the baseball celebrities who gathered in New York and Cleveland for the all-star con tests cared even to intimate that the Dodgers and Yankees could be headed. This situation leaves the other clubs in the big top to find whatever satisfaction they can in scrambling for places in the first division and the fans to turn their attention to the com petition for individual honors. NEW GNU FOR GNUS New York, July 9 (JP) The father gnu finally got the news he'd been asking of mother gnu for weeks "any gnus today?" Yes, there's new gnu at the Bronx zoo. Closing time tor Clu&Lfled Ads 9 m. Too lata to Claaslfy 13:80 p. m. Portland, Ore., July 9 (JP) A mother-and-son doubles team started mixed doubles play in the Oregon state tennis cham pionships with an upset yester day as Mrs. L. N. Harris and Don Harris, Los Angeles, meas ured the third-seeded team of Ruth Dieguez and Paul Dibble. The San Franciscans fell to the family combination only after a hard tussle, 1-6, 8-6, 6-4. Nick Carter and Harry Roche, both San Francisco, moved into the men's singles quarter finals but not easily. Carter was pressed to defeat Clarence S wen son, San Francisco,' 6-3, 1 1-9. and Monte Meyers, Beaverton, Oregon high school champion, was downed by Roche, 7-5, 6-3. Dorothy Head, Alameda Calif., and Betty Parker, Portland, went into the women's singles semi finals, the former downing Su zanne Springer, also San Fran cisco, 6-3, 6-1, and the latter edging Gladys Ross, Seattle, 6-3, 7-5. 1 CHERRY PRICES Portland, July 9 (JP) Cher ries: Bings 8-10 cents; row packed 10-12 cents. Royal Anns 8V4-9 cents; pie 6-7 cents. Los Angeles, July 9 (JP) Paul Gehrman and Roy Davis of the Los Angeles Angels re main the nominal leaders in the Pacific Coast league pitching parade through games of last Tuesday. Gehrman has won seven and lost none, and Davis boasts four wins without a setback. Hal Turpin, Seattle, and Che Beers, Sacramento, have identi cal records of 13 games won and four lost. Seattle's Dick Barrett is the strikeout leader with 99. WHEAT INSURANCE Corvallis, July 9 (JP) War damage by bombing or other causes has been added to the risks covered in the federal wheat crop insurance, the state AAA office here has announced. Protection is thus afforded against all diseases, pests, "acta of God" and acts of Hitler, Hiro hito, et al. OPEN HOUSING BIDS - Portland, Ore., July 9 (JP) A low bid of $121,839 for con structing 51 housing units for war workers here was received yesterday by the Portland hous ing authority from Columbia Homes, Inc., Vancouver, Wash. X'-'V",-' m .o.e al la, III af Vat frfl ataavVOab m m W sW- gY V A W aV aBBBBT A m -w Ish ! is -1 w mm aVT-W J i LniTAmriTII -8. wsw m mv m aaa mL i m i i ikuumi sax fRANcisco WORLD IMPOBTLHTlNC. Seattle We Want You to Meet ml Champ of the Comics! Here is important news for every reader of ; the Mail Tribune! We have just completed arrangements to begin publication Sunday, July 19, of the comic that has taken the world by storm. JOE PALOOKA, created by Ham Fisher, Is the hero of a comic that has won the hearts of millions of readers. JOE PALOOKA is a fighter, but he's as gentle as a lamb. JOE PALOOKA may be dumb but he's good. He's the kind of fellow you can't help liking. He's the most popular champ of the fight game ever known. The complications of JOE PALOOKA'S life are innumerable, but he always comes up smiling, no matter how hard the blow. He's in love and how! He loves Ann Howe, and ' she's a beauty but as you know, the path of true love is always beset by many obstacles, and JOE seems to have more than his share. JOE PALOOKA is the latest member of the Matt Tribune's comic family one more import, ant item in the service given you by the Mail Tribune. Read JOE PALOOKA Every Sunday IN THE MAIL TRIBUNE Beginning SUNDAY . . . July 19 Ul HUBBARD BROS. INC.
