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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942. Russ Acheson Leaves Medford High for Pilot's Training Course ATHLETIC COACH GOES TO KLAMATH FOR INSTRUCTION No Successor Yet Named For Football, Track, Cage Mentor Has Fine Record J. Russell Acheson, head foot ball, basketball and track coach at Medford senior high school, left for Klamath Falls this morning to embark on a seven month s citizens' pilot training course simultaneous to being inducted into the U. S. army air corps reserve. Acheson said he would be stationed In Klamath Falls for four months taking a course In primary and secondary flight training, plus 480 hours of ground training, after which he would be transferred to some C.P.T. school in the northwest for a three-months course in cross-country and Instructors' flight. Following successful comple- i jn of the entire course, he will be transferred to the ferry com mand or will serve as an in structor for army air cadets or citizen instructors, he explained. The popular Medford athletic coach took his final examina tion for the C.P.T. course in Klamath Falls last Saturday, and Tuesday night was notified of his acceptance in a telegram received from J. C. Stovall, co ordinator for the University of Oregon's C.P.T. school at Klam ath Falls. Who will succeed Acheson as head coach of three of Medford high's four major sports was not known at this time, and prob ably won t be In the Immediate future. E. H. Hedrlck, city school superintendent, said he had nobody In mind, and had made no plans to acquire a man or men for the football, basket ball and track coaching posts Alex McDonald Is head baseball tutor. Mayfield Mentioned With the war developing an acute shortage of athletic coaches, it was understood there was a possibility that Leonard B. Mayfield, principal, might be drafted for one or more of the coaching positions. Mayfield has had considerable experience along thesr lines at Grants Pass and Oregon City high schools, where his teams made f ino rec ords. Acheson is the second Med ford high coach to leave in less than one year. Lieutenant Bill Bowerman, athletic and recrea tion officer at Fort Lawlon, Seattle, was called into active service shortly after the football season last fall, and Acheson was elevated to the head foot ball and truck coaching tobs. He never had a chance to take over the gridiron reins, of course but his first fling at teaching trick resulted in the Tigers win nlng the state championship last spring. In his four years as head bas ketball coach his teams twice won the district crown and en tered the state tournament. The Tigers reached the finals in 1930 where they were beaten by Salem, and won sixth place in 1042. Acheson also coached base bill in 1040, his club winning 1 1 out of 12 games. A graduate of Portland's Wshlngton high school and of Oregon State college, Acheson came here in the full of 1933 to couch all athletics at Junior hiRh rchnol. Both of his Junior high basketball teams and buth his prld elevens Raptured the South ern Oregon Junior Hlg.i confer ence rhumpionshin, his 103U ragcrs being undefeated and his football tennis losing only one game in two y -s. Promoted l.i 1937 In the fnll of lr"7 he was pro moted to the senior high school h Howcrman's assistant in foot ball and ti-ac-k. and ;i year 'ater was given the head basketball coaching position. Then, follow ing Bowerman s call to artlve duty, he was elevated to head coach in track and football Acheson recently returned from taking a five-weeks t.-ach- irs training course in civil aero- nautlcs at the University of Ore- : Ron in preparation ior teaching this subject at high school the coming year. Acheson vas accompanied to Klamath Falls by his wife and their young son. Kenneth Ray. Heart old VST?, i SJ40OT. Iltlrr Jrtfc-? aunuiae CO. naaim. Autos, Autos, Autos And Horses i - Turn ii.n - n'-' Mini, .n ttniT'-'K - lft Mora than 20,000 parsons found their war to the new S1.7S0.000 at Camdan, N. J., for its formal in tha paddock before the first race. Part of a Jammed parking lot FOXX: NOVIKOFF PAN THIN SUITS Boston, July 23 OP) Jimmy Foxx, who frightened many a pitcher by throwing out his chest and flexing his mighty biceps as he stepped to the plate, has yet to intimidate any of the National league hurlers. "It's this monkey suit," Dou- ble-X complained, referring to the Chicago Cubs' sleeveless uniforms that has been com pared unfavorably with a gay BO's bathing suit. "The fabric Is so thin that I feel like a skinned rabbit in it." Foxx is only one of the Cubs who dislike their regalia. Lou Novikoff, who has been murder ing the ball of late, is certain that the Cubs would be well up in the first division if they wore regulation spangles. "All of us look thinner than Ted Williams in these outfits." Novikof said. "No wonder we're in sixth place. We appear so skinny and weak to the other clubs that they convince them selves they can blow us' down." LEADS HURLERS Los Angeles, July 23 0P He didn't win or lose a game this week, but big Paul Gehr man of Los Angeles still sits atop the Pacific league pitching list with seven wins against no defeats. Among the regulars Seattle's veteran Hal Turpin boasts the best record. 16-4, followed by Ray Prim of Los Angeles with a 14-4 score. Sacramento's Bllx Donnelly leads the strike-out department with 118. UOWTHE1? STAND (By thp Associated Press) Pacific Coast W. L. P Los Angeles . 60 30 .6 Sacramento 66 44 .6 Seattle S6 32 .! San Francisco 54 52 .5 Snn Dirgo 57 55 .5 Oakland 46 63 .4 Hollywood . 47 66 .4 Portland 41 65 .3 National W. Brooklyn ......... 62 St. Louis 56 Cincinnati 47 ji(.w York ....... 47 Pittsburgh .. 41 Chicago ... 45 Boston 38 Philadelphia 24 .470) .400 I .270 American W. L. Pet New York 6.' 28 .692 Boston 50 39 .562 Cleveland 51 42 .548 St. Louis 48 45 .516 Detroit 47 48 .493 Chicago 38 51 .427 Philadelphia 38 61) .3118 Washington 33 57 .380 POISON OAK? Try a bottle of ZEMACOL " """ aatunrd or oor mnn.j rhrerlnlly rrhinilM Oct a koltlf (oda at HUILILVJ IHHiri. opaninq in spit of transDortation Pat Abbott Major Casualty In Tarn O'Shanter Tourney By Gayla Talbot Chicago, July 23 (P) Without much doubt the most con fused golf tournament in history, the Tarn O'Shanfer open and amateur, unlimited, proceeded today into its fourth or com pletely unintelligible stage the one Just before they bring out the padded wagon and say, "Take it easy, pal, sure you're Napoleon." On today's program, as some- one explained it, was the first 18 holes of the Tarn O'Shanter $19,000 medal play open. Also scheduled were two rounds of match play in the ail-American amateur championship, these being the third and fourth rounds of this particular cham pionship. The man who explain ed this disappeared before his name was obtained, but his ver sion may be taken as fairly au thentic. George S. May, president of Tarn O'Shanter club and the man who thought up all the strange events that have been taking place on his acreage this week, said that was his general understanding of the situation, too. He would 'not. however. consent to being quoted directly. Today, 136 professionals be gan battling for $2,500 first money in the 72-hole open cham pionship. The 16 surviving ama teurs from yesterday's shambles tied up in two match play rounds, while at the same time competing in the open. All of the amateurs who were elim mated yesterday 4B of 'em- continued to compete in the open, boyoboy! Pat Abbott was the only ma jor casualty among the ama teurs. He was knocked out by Gus Novotny of Chicago. The other top-drawer players came through on schedule, and sev oral fine mutches were on tap today. Corp. Marvin Bud Ward, the national champion, faced a worjhy opponent in Earl Stew art, the 1041 intercollegiate king. Rainiers GaSI Upon Yanks for Receiver Seattle. July 23 (ZP) The broken finger which catcher Bob Collins received from a foul tip In the Seattle-Portland Pacific Coast league baseball game last night left the Rainiers with only Bill Beard, a rookie, to work behind the plate. Beard hns a call from his draft board next week. Manager Bill Skiff has asked the New York Yankees to send one of three catchers now with Newark Ed Kearse, with Seat tie two seasons ago. Aaron Rob inson or Tom Paddon. Rationing Board Members Resign Portland, July 23. i,T Seventy-five members of Oregon's I rationing boards have resigned, i Walter W. R. May, state OPA j organization officer, said yestcr day. j They "worked themselves , rngged." and felt that "some of their neighbors should work for a while." he added. Cardan Stat hari. raeina n.rk difficulties. Hera hones oarada is seen in tha background. $4,020 AT STAKE T Salem, July 23 JP The 12th annual Grand Pacific Interna tional Trapshooting association's meet, second largest event of It kind In the nation, opened here this afternoon with officials expecting 250 of the west's best scatter-gunners to participate. The meet ends Sunday. Two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition and 200,000 tar gets will be spent. Today's shooting was limited to informal practice events. Prizes totaling $4,020 will be awarded the winners of the seven big events. BREWER, MILLER Eugene, July 23 .P) With Bud Brewer and Red Miller limiting Albany to five hits. Eugene took a State league baseball victory last night 7-1. The sixth was Eugene's big inning, five runs being scored off Lou Eagleson. Don Kirsch made three of the winner's eight hits. Score: B. II. E. Albany ...................... 15 4 Eugene 7 8 0 Eagleson, Kennell and Ben nett; Brewer, Miller and Bishop. Babe Drowns As Mother Working Salem. Ore., July 23. (F) Dickie Elliott, six-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Elliott of Eola, drowned in the Willam ette river yesterday. The baby, whose mother was working and who was being cared for by his sisters, rolled into the river as he was playing on tho bank. ROGUE RIVER LODGE One-Half Milt Abovt Trait, On Crater Lake Highway PHONE TRAIL 212 for RESERVATIONS for Your Week-End Outing Special CHICKEN and STEAK DINNERS Unexcelled Service and Cuisine . . Dancing . . . .Drinks B Y 0 L RED SOX. TIGERS TAKE 11 IN Champs Boost LeLad To 12 Games With 5-1 Win Over Tribe Dodgers Win. By Judson Bailer Associater Press Sports Writer All the people who for weeks devoted themselves industriously to trying to solve the slump of the New York Yankees probably are busy now figuring out rea sons for the sliding of the Bos ton Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. This is a thankless task, but nevertheless a form of endeavor in which there never is any un employment. Somebody always b in a slump and right now both the Red Sox and the Tigers have it bad. Boston has lost four in a row and nine of its last 11 games, while Detroit has drop ped 11 out of 14 and has fallen from the first division. The Red Sox were shut out 2-0 yesterday by Lee (Bucl.) Ross of the Chicago White Sox, although they made the magnificent total of five hits, one more than Chi cago collected off Broadway Charley Wagner. The Tigers were tamed, 2-1, by the Washington Senators on the five-hit hurling of Sid Hudson. Meanwhile the New York Yankees squeezed to their 11th consecutive victory and extended their American league lead to 12 full games by blasting across four unearned runs in the tenth inning to beat the Cleveland In dians, 5-1. Jo Stopped Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak was stopped at 18 games by Lefty Al Milnar, but Rollie Hemsley made four hits, including two doubles, and Charley Keller hit his 12th home run. This was the Yanks' only score till the over time chapter. The St. Louis Browns blew a 6-0 lead attained in the first four frames and lost an 11-8 decision to the Philadelphia Athletics. Sparked by Chet Laabs' 18th cir cuit clout, the Brownies scored five runs in the fourth. In the National league, the Brooklyn Dodgers disposed of the Cincinnati Reds without trouble, 5-1, with Kirby Higbe pitching five-hit ball and he and his teammates tagging Ray Starr and Gene Thompson for twice that many. This kept the Dodgers six and a half games ahead of the St Louis Cardinals, who slammed out a 7-0 victory over the Phila delphia Phils, who were unable to score on ten hits off Johnny Beazley. The Chicago Cubs evened their score with the Boston Braves in the day's other game as Claude Passeau pitched a masterful two hitter for a 2-1 verdict. It was Passeau s 14th triumph of the year. Scores Yesterday By the Associated Press Pacific Coast League San Francisco 6. Oakland 1. Los Angeles 3, Hollywood 1. San Diego 7, Sacramento 4. Portland 2, Seattle 4. National Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 3. St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 0. Chicago 2, Boston 1. American New York 5, Cleveland 1 (10 innings). Boston 1. Chicago 2. Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 8. Washington 2, Detroit 1. Weitarn International Tacoma 3. Vancouver 7. Spokane 8. Salem 11. Rainiers Whip Bevos Again by Collecting 10 Hits Off Ad Liska By tha Associated Press If the Seattle Rainiers were not playing the weak and help less Portland Beavers, Rainier fans might be encouraged by the rise from fifth to third place the Rainiers have made this week. Pitted against a stronger team, however, the Rainiers might not have done so well and fans are not yet conjuring vis ions of another late season rally such as marked the Rainiers' drive to the Pacific Coast base ball league title. Newly established in third place, the Rainiers won their sfecond straight game from Port land, 4 to 2, last night but the victory was costly, for Catcher Bob Collins suffered a broken finger in attempting to handle a foul tip. The Rainiers combed Ad Lis ka, usually baffling to Seattle batsmen, for 10 hits while Larry Guay yielded six safeties. Coast league fans are learning to expect anything of the San Francisco Seals, one of the loop's notorious in-and-out clubs. Last night the unpredictables trounced Oakland, 6 to 1, the same score bv which thp sai lost to the Oaks on the previous nigni. . The win kpnt the San EVan. ciscans in a tie for fourth with tne &an Diego Padres, who also came back after a loss to defeat Sacramento, 7 to 4. Los Angeles continued its league-leading pace with a 3 to 1 Win AVpr Hnltvwnrul Tho A n. gels have won their last 14 enons. Short score: Portland 2 6 2 Seattle 4 10 2 Liska find Tnvor T.wwifh- Guay and Collins, Beard. Use Mall Tribune want ads. 1 Liked a lot! When we put Imperial into the picture, experts agreed we had masterpiece a whiskey with an aroma, a smoothness, a flavor that put it in a class of one. And predictions were that we tad the nuking of a winner! I A ' . ..A . a. U ' l&'.J 1 fMlmM ifti Mi If W, m F0R 2 BIG RtRSONSl ,rom neetrol spirits jf 23w .-,.,v,ud- (or extra imoothneM. Xyy kjV i.,, 1M p i rial! "FUYOf'pKt'r 0f wtr,"fi sir g w w I I Pint I s2t... bnrj T MAY GET RELIEF Washington, July 23. OP) Legislation designed to give fin ancial relief to operators of tour ist and vacation businesses hit by the gasoline and rubber shortage was introduced today by Senator McNary (R.-Ore.) His bill would authorize the Reconstruction Finance corpora tion to make loans up to 75 per cent of the value of such proper ties, with interest not to exceed three per cent, and no payment due on either principal or in terest until two years after the end of the present emergency was proclaimed by the presi dent. The loans would be issued only where it could be shown that 50 per cent or more of a ON SALE! White, Ivory. White, Tan, Coif ever since I 3 Liked by millions! Taste Imperial- and see why this grand whiskey is drawing the big crowd! Taste why it's America's fastest-growing whiskey. Ask for it at your bar-or take home a tryout bottle. Taste why , a- a waniug i si 1 H? 1 getting th cheers! f $ 1 jl getting the cheers! IMPERIAL normal business arrived by pri vate motor carrier and was not replaceable by common carrier. Cannery Pickets Hold Up Supplies Salem, July 23. OP) Pickets at the Paulus Brothers cannery last night prevented delivery of two railroad cars of empty cans to a spur track at the south end of the cannery, as the two-weeks old strike spread beyond the cannery itself. The plant Is continuing to operate, but with non-union help. The strikers want union recognition and pay increases. U&tt Mail Trlbuna want ads. CARLOAD Blacksmith Coal Now Here Bergman's Shop 118 South Baxtlett NuHn-Bush chttie (asu'o?tecL Limited to All White, Hroirn and SPORTS STYLES Broun anil Black and $ 95 Two-Tone Ventilated and Style.. Edgerton Sport Shoes $4.95 and $5.85 Open Weak-Day Nigh'. Til 8:30 TOGGERY 30 NORTH CENTRAL Bf1?lraa0P'P aUaadhaAaeataatate4kfliaM "- 2 Liked by more! And predictions were right! When we decided to really ihow off Imperial, folks "crowded "round" sales zoomed. For instance, in one tig test-state it hopped ahead of 332 long-established whis kies to reach first place and has stayed there
