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f OUHr-MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE 1.1.1X J. -'I- 1 COAST GRID LOOP RELAXES RULEON F Aerials May Be Thrown From Anywhere Back of Line Changes Wanted Hood River, Ore., June 14 tVi Snentacular football will be played on the Pacific coast next fall as service reams anu m riononrfpnt rolleces todiv follow ed the pleas of the Pa.Ific Coast Intercollegiate conierence in p mitting passes to be thrown from anywhere behind the scrimmage line. The coast conference action broke away from the traditional national policy or not permu ting passes closer than five yards behind the line of scrimmage. The professionals have had the unlimited rule, and repercus sions from the coast decision are expected. Coaches proposed the rule change to speed up the game for the spectators, and faculty "rep resentatives quickly approved. Another rule change was to prohibit deliberate out-of-bounds kickoffs. The coaches also recommend ed to the national football rules committee that the defensive team be permitted to advance a recovered fumble, reduce the penalty 'Inside the 10-yard line which exceeds one-half the dis hnu in the coal line, and no penally outside the 10-yard line to place the ball closer to the goal than the five-yard line. Revive Cage Playoff The conference revived the north-south basketball playoff but only If the winners desire to arrange such a scries. Before announcing the 1944 schedulejhe meeting agreed that nmmnr nractlce mav be held at any time, although the fall . season officially will open &epi The doubie round-robin foot ball schedule was repeated for the three southern teams re maining -in football competition Southern Calilornia, i-amor-nia and UCLA. In vaddltlon, . Washington lone northern ji..i.i .nntrnvlllnr will make a trip south In October to play USC and., California, me resv oi the schedule was filled by In dependents and military squads. YARN BLAMED FOR BAD CONDITION OF BALLS ' Chicago, June 14 OJ.R) Man ufacturers blamed Improperly treated yarn today for the oily conditions of baseballs which hit fnrrrd limulrc.1 to throw out T,.iri a Hn7in of them a day..! . Cal Hubbard, votcran Amer ican league umpire, said oil from the yarn soaks through the outer hide and he recently threw out 10 balls in game at Cleveland. In one game there were about 10 wild pitches be fore the oily balls could be eliminated, he said. ilOVVTHEYA American W. L. 23 23 25 26 23 26 24 25 Pet St. Louis . Boston Detroit Cleveland 29 28 25 , 25 . 22 . 24 . 22 . 22 .558 .531 .500 Chlcayo Washington New York . Philadelphia' .... National W. L. 15 19 23 24 26 30 27 27 Pet St. Louis- ritt?burah Cincinnati ... New York v. Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia , Chicago 33 2d . 25 . 25 . 24 . 23 . 19 . 16 .888 .570 .521 .510 .480 .434 .413 .372 Pactlie Coast W. Pi.i tlnnd ..... Sim Franclfco Seattle San Diego . Hollywood Los Angeles Oakland . Sacramento Clmlnl tlm for ClmMflMl . m. Tuo UU to CIimUj, U40 p. m. Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere AnTin It Lewis Super Service Wednesday. June 14- 1944 OIT REFUSES TO PUT ON SHOW TO IT New York, June 1 4 U.R Mild Mel Ott won't play Jekyll Hyde to spur his New York Giants to greater heights, he said today In response to suggestions that he "get tough" with his hired help. "I am tough," he Insisted. "I can be as tough as I have to be. Just ask my ball players. But I'm not going to put on a show. I'm not the fiery type, maybe, but neither Is Joe McCarthy and I understand he's a pretty good manager." Everybody has always liked the chunky little fellow who came to John McGraw as a catcher, 16 years old, in 1925, and became one of the best out fielders and power hitters in baseball. As manager of the last year's cellar inhabitants, Ott lost ...ninht foil nff In his batting, was confined to bed with stom- o,h rfict nrhnnres. "Nonf " hn explained. "The doctor told me I'd ust have to stop worrying so mucn, man nil. Do I worry? Sure, how can a man l.elp it?" Somewhere In the off-season, Ott acquired new philosophy, al though he can't put his finger on it. "I decided tha t a manager could be either an asset or a liability to his club," he explain ed. "If you strain nervously so much that you lost baseball values jerk a pitcher too soon, n. hnM nft inn lore: or hesitate !to shove the infield back for a double play, or to try a -squeeze yourself then the team senses it instinctively, and you're done for the day." A manager's toughest jod, marvelous Mel said, is to take ball games "as they come, and dismiss them when the last put out is registered. Frankly, I ,n' An it vet. I wish I could. But no manager ever thinks that the other team won; he conjures iin urenes where his team lost." The payoff In baseball is in common sense, plus a hunch, nini ho nerve to carrv through Ott said, "and the rest Is up to the boys." PORTLAND, 12-0 n TTnKad Pr.u The league leading Portland Beavers were walloped 12-0 on their home grounds by the sixth place Oakland Acorns Tuesday night as the San Francisco Seals put on the heaviest run-spree In the Pacific Coast league, batting the San Diego Padres down 19-6 to climb back Into second place. The runner-up Seattle Rainlers moved back Into third-spot when their guests, the Los Angcu-a Angels took a hard-fought tussle 5-3; and the cellar champions, the Sacramento Sqlons, made the same 9-3 score In a win over their hots. the Hollywood Stars. The Beavers were expecting trouble from Dolph Camilli's tin predictable club, and they got It when the Acorns went hit crarv from the fourth Inning on, spreading their 15 hits through ih remalnin chanter of the game. Score: Oakland 12 1 0 Portland 0 8 1 Salvo and B. Ralmondl; Cohen, Fedcrmeyer, Mosscr, Campbell and Norager. 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June 14 (U.R The Boston Red Sox, given a bare chance at an upper second division berth in pre-season reckonings, today were termed the American league's "Cinder ella team" as they rested in second place, only a game and a half behind the leading St. Louis Browns. The Red Sox, who gave such players as Ted Williams, John Pesky and Dom DiMaggio to the armed services before the start of last season, have suf fered as heavily as any team in the majors from service calls nnH n a result. dronDed from second to seventh place In the standings last year. Yet, with little talk and considerable work, Manager Joe Cronin has put together an outfit which now rides the crest of a six- game winning streak and may threaten throughout the season. Joe Bowman, either castoff or waived on by every club in the National league, returned Bos ton's latest victory, his fourth of the season, yesterday by holding the Philadelphia Ath letics to seven hits while coast ing to a 7-2 triumph. Yanks L.OSD Again The slumping New York VnkpH reached a new low of seventh place at Washington as knuckleballer uutcn ieonara shut them out on seven hits for a 3-0 triumph. The loss extended the Yankees' losing skein to seven games and was their thirteenth setback in their last 13 games. In the only other junior cir cuit contest played, Detroit at Cleveland havlns been rained out, the St Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-3. Mark Christman's single with the bases loaded in the last frame returned Jack Kramers eighth victory. In thn Nntinnnl lfA01ie tne St. Louis Cardinals, paced by Dannv Litwhilor's three dou bles and a sinele. unleashed 16-hit attack against the Chi cago Cubs to win, 8-3. Boston and Philadelphia split the Braves taking the opener of two eamcs. 2-1 behind the ohiht.hit nllehlns of Jim Tallin. The Phillies snaDDed their five- game losing streak in the after- niece bv outshiBBing th Braves to win, 8-7. Ray Starr, making his first start as a Pittsburgh Pirate, defeated his old mates, the Cin cinnati Reds, 3-2. The Brooklyn Dodgers, mak ing use of the New York Giants' favorite blow, the home run, beat their borough rivals. 9-4. Dixie Walker, Frenchy Borda garay and Howie Schultz all hit for the circuit to assure Ed Head of his second straight triumph. Joe Medwick homered for the New Yorkers but it was a case of too little and too late. HAPPY TWILIGHT Bangor, Me. (U.PJ Despite her 98 years, Mrs. baran n Blgelow of Bangor, granddauglv ter of a Bunker Hill drummer Is an rrnmnlished D I 8 n i S t needle worker and taxidermist. V1" ix a l i f: Urn M zt&siSr feawagBg medford armory mwmmm a mmm mmum I II -i-rnf iUJ'i 1 I -3ni IT. ,1. JlfVC.lz 3 I te at mt w "--"J I Ex-Pro Gridders For French Invasion Troops By Bob Meyer United Press Staff Correspondent. Chicago, June 14 J.R Three former professional football wiiiL-oKy, aii,j tmnns during campaigns in players ran imeiieiciii-ii Afica, Sicily, Italy and France, They are Lt, Hobert itaiperin, . fnrmer blocking back for the Brooklyn Dodgers; Ens. John Tripson, ex-tackle for the De troit Lions, and Lt. Phil Buck lew, former Cleveland Ram end. All are navy scouts and raiders the naval equivalent of the commandos. This destructive trio has col lected a total of six decorations for going ashore ahead of Al lied troops to set landing sig nals and direct traffic on the beachheads, according to infor mation compiled by the Na tional Football league. Halperin first saw action in the African invasion, when he landed at Port Lyantey, Moroc co, to mark landing sites for assault infantry. He received the Navy Cross for that action and later was given a presiden tial citation 'or doing the same job at Gela in Sicily. He re peated this task on the Nor mandy beachhead June 6. In the same type of action, Bucklew received the Navy Cross twice once during the African invasion and once in Italy and also was awarded the Silver Star. He had been in Eneland six months DreDar- ing for D-day when the inva sion of France was launched, and friends believed that he also set signals on Normandy shores. Various reDorts have described Bucklew as a "one man inva sion fnrpp " A snldipr whn wit nessed the former grid star in action said that Bucklew had stood in a small boat off the Italian shore directing L S T landings while "every gun in Europe" was trained on the spot. Trioson received the Navy Cross in the - African Invasion after his landing boat had been shot out from under him at night. Their weapons lost, his gang pushed ashore to battle hand to hand and set signals for the Allied lanu ng. Other former pro ! ague prop erty now on the nation's hero Inclnrfiv t.t Whizzpr White. who gathered Information while alone on a Japanese island; Capt. Maury Britt, Detroit end, who received the 88th Congres sional Medal of Honor after losing an arm in an Italian bat tle and killed five Germans who had demanded his surrender; Motts Tonelli, former Chicago Cardinal back, who was cap tured on Bataan. Ex-Umpire's Wife Plunged to Death Detroit, June 14 (U.R) Mrs. Mary Patricia Moriarty, 33, whose divorce suit from former American League Umpire George Moriarty was to come up for final decision Thursday, died yesterday after Jumping from the Belle Isle bridge into the De troit river here. She had filed suit for divorce from the 60-ycarold former um pire in November, 1942, charg ing him with beating her and "treating me like a servant." NEWROMAN MAYOR Rome, June 13 (UP.) Prince Fllippo Andrea Doria Pamphili. who is known as the Prince of Doria, was appointed mayor of Rome today, succeeding Gen. Roberto Bencivenga. who was annninted bv Premier Pietro Badoglio. Lead Way r j it was revealed today. TO GIVE WAGNER BITTER TEST II "Gorgeous George" Wagner, next to Pete Belcastro the most r,r(hnrfr,v nf the current crop of wrestlers in this area, faces probably his toughest local match Thursday night when he goes against Walter "sneeze a.v,!., kttcbu P.hinece matman in hl nna.hnnr main event of the weekly grapple program in the Medford armory. As good as Wagner Is-and he's rated one-two-three among the Pacific coast's light-heavyweight onerotors he will enter the ring no better than an even choice to whip Achiu, master of j i u - j u t s u and all regulation wrestling maneuvers. As a matter of fact, many ob servers believe the big Oriental will prove too much for Wagner to handle. Achiu is one of the ring's most powerful gents, and the all-around athletic training he received at the University of Davton makes him one of the most capable wrestlers in the Plenty of excitement Is on tap In the middle event, where Pete Belcastro and Herb Parks will work each other over. Silent Ratan and Buck Davidson will meet in the curtain-raiser. SEGUWBETZ LEAD IN TOURMEY rwrnit .Tnn 14 OJ.R) Fran cisco (Pancho) Segura of Ecua dor, and Pauline tsetz oi l,os a i. in their resDective divisions into the third round nf tha notinnnl clav courts ten' phamn nrnh ni here loaay after comparatively easy vic tories in their opening rounds iiactarrlnV Segura, two-handed playing South American whosIs ranked third nationally and seeded nnmher one in this tourney advanced at the expense of p.io'.v Tavlnr nf Detroit. Segura baffled Taylor with hard cross- court shots ana tricKy iwo h.nHH lnh tn win 8-0. 6-2. The rwrnit nlnvpr's easv service al lowed Segura to take command immediately and he set tne pace throughout, chasing his tall op ponent back and forth across the court. THE GRANGE TInnar Annlsaata Grande Upper Applegate Grange met In regular session July 10. Twenty-four members were pres ent nnH four officers absent. nna tn innbllitv of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harr to attend state Granee. Mr. and Mrs. valorls Haskins were elected as alter nates. Two members of the County War Bond Drive committee from v.j William Gates and Henry Zacharisen, were present. and Mr. Gates gave a snori wi on the Bth loan drive. Sunday, June 18, will be clean up day at Grange. A pot-luck supper will be served in the eve ning. Grange will furnish ice cream. A holiday dance will be given the evening of July 4. There will he eood music and everybody is assured a good time. Gold Hill Grange ?nii um rcrance met June 1 for a pot-luck dinner In honor of Mr. and Mrs. i;nas. uray anu Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mcuuire onrf .TnAnn. The Grays recently nnmii near Grants Pass and the McGuire family are moving in TillamnnW. Th D9 situation nrevented the Grays from attending and business in the northern part of the state called the McGuire fnmil V Brother Long resigned from the executive committee due to inability to attend regularly Sister Marie Christensen was voted to finish his unexpired form Worthy Master Howes turned the meetine over to the overseer, Brother Wlgle during the lec ture hour, so he and Mrs Howes rniilH attend Another Gran&e. Lecture hour was in honor of Flag Day and Father's Day. Rpvprlv fhriitpnsen And Ornha Martin gave each one attending a small corsage. The flowers were donated by Mrs. Ethel Mar tin. Due to State Grange the next regular meeting will be June 22 instead of the regular date, June 16. Toads Provide Pregnancy Test Quickly, Cheaply Chicago. June 14 (U.R) A rapid, inexpensive pregnancy test which Is 99 per cent effec tive within loe than 19 hfflir after conception was on display loaay at me win convention or the American Medical associa tion. South African clawed toads, introduced in the United States in 1930, react to the Injection of the urine of a pregnant woman in live to 18 hours, producing a positive reaction. Tha fomalfl tno4a t,eaA In U,a test, which cost as much as $50 wnen iirst Drought to the United States, have been made avail- anl. fn n'n.tnra anA n1!nl Ia $10, and a toad can be used for more tnan two years. ine test utilizes normone con (AnlmtlAne urMnt. vaant In 4b. toad. The hormones are present anwiij1 ttiicr cuueepuon. out QO not react effectively until sev eral hours have elapsed. Poor Peaches May Provide Alcohal Son rroneilcAn Tun 1 A fl I 0 Representatives of peach grow- 4r Uhrtefl Prnns niard eaimpalv damaged by storms and restrlct- ea Dy manpower shortages met with War Food Administration officials today to discuss emerg ency utilization of tne crop which would Justify harvesting. TVm F Wi!nv nMIno hif nf WFA's fruit and vegetable divis ion of the Office of Distribution, said there was a possibility the growers may be able to sell the fruit for conversion to alcohol. Ren Smith, former golf pro. ! 1 I M B t R T KU DUfcl 3 COMPANY and brother of Lieut. Horton " gM0. VWfW Smith, now Is at Sheppard Field. 4153 Tex., assigned to the 303rd I Training Group. Ren'll be 38 soon. ' Confusion in Meat Due to OPA Rulings Says Retail Leader Kt Tymi!. June 14 U,R1 A charge that OPA regulations have th'own the meat industry Into a "state of hopeless con fusion" was made today by John A. Kotal, Chicago, secretary of the National Association of Re tail Meat Dealers. Kotal, in an address to tne an nual convention of the Amalga- mil M.at miters and BUtcner Workmen of North America (AFL,), asserted he ha "never seen such arrogance as was ex hibited by the men who drew up the OPA regulations for the meat industry." Oiarelne OPA officials had Ignored the advice of exper ienced meat industry leaaers, Kotal declared that OPA rules, rather than aiding solution of the industry's wartinje prob lems, had resulted in unjusti fiable hardship. Oilins of Invasion Is Gigantic Task Houston, Tex., June 14 (U,R) It requires 1,250,000 barrels of oil daily to keep "oiling the In vasion," Robert E. Allen, director of the American petroleum in stitute information department, revealed toaay. Allen, addressing tne annual ALUS-CHALMERS TRACTORS - LGOHEHQ and ROAD BUILDING MACHINERY FARM TRACTORS-HARVESTERS 1 All Kinds of FARM MACHINERY and IMPLEMENTS "Careo", Isaacson, Baker, Gar Wood and other Make of ROAD AND LOGGING MACHINERY A large stock of GENUINE PARTS for all ALLIS-CHALMERS Machines EXPERIENCED MECHANICS McCOY MACHINERY COMPANY 311 No. Fir. CLEAN FACTORY- THE EFFICIENT FUEL! 200 Cu. Ft. 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