SIX -MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
FrldeT. June IB, 1944
YANKEES LOSE TO
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Ottmen Leave on Road Trip
With Fine Record; Yanks
Return In Sixth Place.
New York, June 18 (U.PJ
The New York Yankees returned
home today and the New York
Giants left, but aside from the
fact that both teams walked
through Pcnn station carrying
luggage, there were no similari
ties. It has been a long time since
the National League rooters of
the world's largest city would
boast to their brethren American
League fans about anything, but
today was the day. The Giants,
a last place club a season ago,
departed for Boston with a high
ly successful home stand in the
record books. In the 19 games
played at the polo grounds the
Giants won 12 and moved from
sixth place in National League
standings to third with a home
stand average of .832.
On the other hand, the
Yankees, a first place club last
season, left home in their ac
customed spot, at the top of the
league, and proceeded to lost
IS of their 21 contests for an
average of 286 and a drop to
sixth place.
Both teams followed suit yes
terday, the Giants winning and
the Yanks losing. The Giant vic
tory was particularly sweet be
cause it was a 0-2 shellacking of
their hated rivals, the Brooklyn
Dodgers. Manager Mel Ott clout
ed his 17th homer of the season.
Southpaw Wins
The Washington Senators were
responsible for the Yanks losing
their eighth game In their last
nine starts. Mickey Haefner,
left handed knuckleballer, held
the champions to seven hits and
recorded a 3-2 triumph.
Elsewhere In the American
League, the Boston Red Sox
stretched their winning streak
to nine games by beating the
Philadelphia Athletics, 81.
In the only other game sched
uled the Cleveland Indians
edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in
13 Innings.
In the National League the
Pittsburgh Pirates hiked their
second place lead with a 1-0
edge over the Cincinnati Reds.
In the only other senior cir
cuit contest scheduled the Fhlla-
delphla Phillies eked out a 9-4
win over the Boston Braves.
BEAVERS OUSTED
FROM LOOP LEAD
By United Press
The San Francisco Seals today
regained sole possession of first
place in the Pacific Coast league
when Pitcher Bill Werle hurled
the club to a 6-1 victory, Its
third in a row, over the fifth
place San Diego Padres.
The Portland Beavers, one
step below the Seals, took a 17-2
shellacking from the Oakland
Acorns' Dolph Camilli and Les
Scarsella to lose their third
straight game. The fourth place
Hollywood Stars clubbed out a
9-1 triumph over the cellar Sac
ramento Solons for a 2-1 series
lead, while the Los Angeles
Angels hammered their third
win from the Seattle Rainiers by
a score of 9 to 2.
Les Scarsella clipped the
Beavers for three runs, includ
ing a double and a home run
while Camilli finished the
slaughter by coming up with
two home runs. Five Portland
pitchers yielded 22 base hits to
the Oaks.
Score:
Oakland
Portland
Scarsella
17 22 1
3 6 4
and B. Ralmondi,
Lorcnz; Wilson, Federmeyer,
Windsor, Ott, Rogers and Nor-ager.
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I P. M. Sunday Fairgrounds Park
First Game WPRC vs. Station Hospital
In playoff for first half championship
Second Game Medford Craters vs. Central Point Studd
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The next time "Gorgeous
George" Wagner wrestles Walter
"Sneeze" Achlu, he'll probably
be more careful how he treats
the squat, methodical Chinese
master of jlu-jutsu.
In last night's main event,
with the largest crowd of the
year on hand, Wagner thought
he was getting along in fine
style. He had taken one fall
from Achlu with a body slam and
press, after 24 minutes of ham
mer and tongs mat work, and
appeared on the way to batter
ing the Chinaman into submis
sion for another tumble, which
would have ended the thing,
Achlu could stand lust so
much of the Wagner brand of
dirt, however, and suddenly he
exploded. He hammered Wagner
around the ring with right hands
to the head and kicked him out
through the rbpes.
He followed "Gorgeous
George" to the planking and con
tinued -to pound the daylights
out of him while the crowd went
wild. Nobody could see clearly,
but it is believed that Achlu
operated on the Wagner head
with some sort of
hold, for Wagner was all through
for the evening when Achlu fin
ally returned lo the ring.
Referee Earl Yoakley countea
Wagner out, giving Achiu the
fall. And, when the bell rang for
the third tumble "Gorgeous
George" was still unable to
climb back in the ring. Thus,
the match went to Achiu, two
falls to one.
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New Rochelle, N. Y., June 16
(U.R) Sgt. Vic Ghezzi, one of
the fairway front runners be-
fnr ho fpprt nff In u orlmmsr
Jlu-jutsu' game, held a two stroke lead
over the field as it went off on
the second round of the New
York Red Cross $10,000 open
golf tournament at Wykagyl
country club today.
Ghezzi, former Deal, .N. J.,
pro now stationed at Atlantic
City, took his first look at the
hilly Wykagyl layout yesterday
as the tourney opened, and it
was a good inspection. Without
The Pete Belcastra-Herb Parks a practice round he went cut in
middle event "stole the show.'
was the wildest brawl yet seen
the local arena, with Parks
taking the first fall in the second
round with three terrific sonnen
bergs and a press after Belcas-
had attacked him before me
bell rang.
In the third round Belcastro
evened the match with a series
punches to the bead and body,
followed by a press. The blood
flowed freely from Pete's nose
the two simply stood ana
slugged it out for the duration
of the match.
Harold (Buck) Davidson grab
bed the lone fall in his match
with Silent Ratan. He took it in
the second round with a body
press, after belting the deaf mute
to the canvas with knees and
fists.
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par 37 and then, hitting power
ful wood shots, blistered home
over the back nine with five
birdies and four pars for a 30
and an 18-hole 67.
That allowed the lumbering
soldier to take a two-stroke lead
over Big Byron Nels.n of To
ledo, O., one of the top-heavy
favorites to cop the 72 hole
medal play tourney, who had,
until Vic canned his last putt,
led with a 38-3369, three un
der par.
In third place with 70's came
two darkhorse entrants, Frank
Strazza of Greenwich, Conn
and Zlggy Mellon of Bronxville,
N. Y. Another stroke away was
a six man delegation headed by
Lantern - jawed Jug McSpaden
of Philadelphia, leading money
winner of the winter circuit.
Included in this group were
Gene Sarazen, the Darien,
Conn., country squire; Bill
Kaiser of Louisville, Ky., Bud
Lewis, Philadelphia; Mike Tur
nesa of White Plnins, N. Y., and
Andy Lapola of Wayne, N. J.
Shooting even par 72, and
still within striking distance,
were Jimmy Johnson, Detroit;
Tony Penna, Dayton, O.; Mor
rle Gravatt, Williamsport, Pa.;
Sal D. Buono, Larchmont; Al
Collins, Scarborough, N. Y., and
Jerry Desio, White Plains, N.Y.
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PAULINE BETZ IS
UPSET BY DUNDY
Detroit, June 16 (U.R) Fran
cisco (Pancho) Segura of Ecuador
and Bill Talbert of Indianapolis,
seeded one and two respectively,
advanced to the semi-finals of
the National Clay Court tennis
championships today but Na
tional Champion Pauline Betz,
seeded number one in the wom
en's division, watched from the
sidelines, a victim of the tour
ney's first upset.
Miss Zetz of Los Angeles, the
number one woman player in
the United States, fell by the
wayside In yesterday's play be
fore the brilliant performance of
Dorothy May Bundy of Santa
Monica, Calif.
Miss Buqdy, a daughter of
Frederick Bundy and the former
May Sutton, both nationally
ranked court stars in their day,
displayed smashing power in her
forehand and backhand as she
defeated Miss Betz in straight
sets, 7-5, 6-3.
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Camp White golfers tee off
Sunday at the Rogue Valley
Golf Club In the second 18-hole
blind bogey tourney of the sea
son. Sunday's competition
serves a dual purpose. Post
duffers will play for a handicap
for a pending Camp White Open
Championship, and vie for the
bogey prizes.
The tournament, open to all
military and civilian personnel
of the camp is scheduled for 9
a. m., and foursomes wtll leave
the first tee as arranged. ,
The Camp White athletic and
recreation department and the
Rogue Valley' club, co-sponsors
of the Camp White golf tourna
ments, announced that arrange
ments are now being completed
for a championship open meet
for the camp linkstcrs.
BELTS OUT DAVIS
'Bummy' Down Four Times
Before Ref Stops Fight
. Crowd Cheers Lustily.
TO
RETURN TO UCLA
Los Angeles, June 16 (UP)
Star Quarterback Bob Water
field, returning to the Bruin fold
with an army medical discharge,
today prepared to enroll at the
University of California at Los
Angeles in time for "spring
practice," July 3.
Waterflcld, who did the sen
sational passing for the Bruin
squad in 1943's Rose Bowl gume,
was a second lieutenant in the
infantry at Ft. Bcnning, Ga., be-
. fore being discharged for a knee
, lniurv. The lniurv will not ore-
364 vent his playing football, Bruin
I officials said.
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By Jack Cuddy
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New York, June 16. (UP)
Ancient Henry Armstrong Hast
ed out perhaps the most amazing
come-back victory in the history
of Madison Square Garden' last
night when his surprisingly ex
plosive punches dynamited
Young Al "Bummy" Davis to the
canvas four times enroute to a
technical knockout victory in the
second round.
Armstrong used this quick
knockout as a boomerrang
against Davis, the Brooklyn
kayo atrlst who had belted out
Lightweight Champion Bob
Montgomery in 63 seconds.
The crowd of 16,084 who paid
a gate of $58,822 cheered deliri
ously when 31-year-old Arm
strong began smashing his 24-
year-old opponent into helpless
ness. And they shook the rafters
when Referee Frankie Fullam
stopped the bout at 59 seconds
of the second round.
There was no need for a count
over blood-smeared Bummy, as
he lay face down on the canvas.
Goes Through Ropes
Davis made the mistake of
letting Armstrong get in close in
the first round and kept smash
ing his head from side to side.
After about two minutes of the
first session, Armstrong landed
a smashing right hook that
knocked Bummy through the
ropes. He returned to the ring
at the count of eight, and quick
ly was smashed to the canvas
with a left hook.
With an arm entwined about
the ropes, Davis half rosp and
then fell back to one knee, but
regained his feet at the count of
nine. Armstrong was after him.
But the bell sounded, ending the
round.
In the second session, Arm
strong rushed out of his corner
and began battering Davis about
the ring. He floored him for a
count of nine in Davis' own cor
ner, and when Bummy rose,
Armstrong motioned for the
referee to stop it. Referee Fullam
motioned Armstrong on. A
steaming right hook caught
Davis on (he chin and knocked
him far back on his heels, from
where he pitched forward on his
Both fighters weighed 141,4
pounds. This victory, the 22nd
knockout on Armstrong's come
back, won for Henry a garden
r:u l A..anct nrnhnhlv allainSt
Tippy Larkin, New Jersey wel
terweight.
Hollywood, June 16 (U.R)
The Sacramento Solons today
were being measured for new
uniforms as a result of a long
double by Infielder Jack Suytar
in last night's Hollywood-Sacra
mento PCL game.
Rlij mil Freelnve. nrofessional
football magnate, promised the
first player to hit a ball against
Big Bill's sign In left-center field
at Gilmore Park a $25 war bond.
Tin vostprrtnv Biff Bill Went
one better. He promised that the
first soion wno couia nn
sign board would win a whole
set of new uniforms for tne
npllar.rlwellinff Sacs.
And last night, Big Bill kept
his promise and presented Man
ager Earl Sheeley a check for
the outfits.
The United States sent nearly
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months, EcconUng to the foreign
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PLAYOFFS START
AT PARK SUNDAY
First game in the round-robin
playoff for the championship of
the Medford-Camp White Base
ball league will be staged at the
fairgrounds park Sunday after
noon when the Western Person
nel Reassignment Center Yanks
meet the Station Hospital in the
first game of a doubleheader be
ginning at 1 o'clock.
Second game of the twin bill
will pit the Medford Craters,
third member of the circuit,
against Central Point in an ex
hibition game. This contest will
not count in the playoffs.
The WPRC, Station Hospital
and Craters are the only three
clubs remaining of the original
six-team loop, three others hav
ing been forced to withdraw.
They are tied for first place with
two wins and one loss apiece.
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