Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 23, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE L BE Craters, WPRC Meet For Baseball Toga At Fair grounds This Afternoon. The Medford Craters and WPRC clorh nt the fairgrounds park at 2:30 this afternoon for the Medford-Cnmp White Base ball league pennant and a hand some trophy which will be pre sented to the victorious team. MaJ. W. K. Evans, post spec ial service officer, will present the trophy either to Col. Fred C. Lundbers of the WPRC or to Larry Schade, representing Mayor C. A. Meeker, depending on which club wins. Pictures of both teams, donated by the Med ford Athletic association, will be given to all players. Crlppon To Pitch The veteran Steve Crlppen will serve up his slow stuff and occasional quick one for the Craters, while Ted Bergold, the classy southpaw, will operate on the WPRC mound. In three previous meetings, the soldiers from Camp White whipped the Craters each time and on that' basis should be established the. favorites. However, the locals have been Improving and made a better showing against the powerful naval air base team in Klamath Falls than the WPRC did in two tilts against the fliers, and fig ure to take the field on a par with their opponents. Manager Paul Freer will do the Crater catching. Homer Sul livan will be on first, Fred Stam men on second, Harold Lange on short, Don Wilky on third, Floyd Lawson In left, Virgil Swanson in center and Irwin Jones in right. Hoag To Catch Doing the catching for WPRC will be Cecil Hoag. Dave Ottc will play first, with Charley Hol land on second, Tony DeAm broslo on short, Norman Birch on third, Eric Thurston in left, Paul Lucido in center and Vin cent Irwin in right. TO BOBBY BETZ Philadelphia, July 22 CU.R1 Top seeded Pauline (Bobby) Belz, national women's tennis champion, needed only 30 min utes today to win a decisive 6-2, 6-3 all-California final round match from Mrs. Frank Kovacs, in the 44th annua) Pennsylvania and eastern states Grass Court championship. The 24-year-old Los Angeles girl displayed too much power lor Mrs. Kovacs, who has been, absent from court competition In the past several vcars. Miss Betz, playing the steady force ful tennis that has twice netted ner nanonni nonors, lorcca ncr, UnKinncI, call!., opponent into repeated errors. MISS MERKI TOPS MAIN EVENTS Portland, Ore., July 22 fli.Rl Nancy Merkl 17-yenr-old Port- ""n, Ftirhs (1), King (4), Isranca land swimmer, easily earned and Owen, Davis (5). four firyt places in the nnnunl Chicneo . 8 7 0 Oregon State outdoor tank chain- N'w Ynrk 3 7 3 plon.liips t Oswego Lake. Fleming and Vllllnm: Allen, Miss Merkl took the 100-meter Adams (9) and I.ombardl. free-style and hrer.st-slroke, the,pl Louis 5 11 1 300-meter individual medley and j the 200-meter free-style. Ed Storm Signs As Coaeh Cif PeiAr Pro.' t a , , , - ,, I Los Angles. July 220J.R) Ed Storm, coach of the San Delgo Bombers of the Pacific Coast, league, today was signed to1 coach the new Kan Diego team of the American Professional 1 j-onibnii lenrue. Storm ei;;nrd the contract with Gcorpc and Babe Didrikson Zahariar, co-owners of the San Diego franchise In the newly or-1"' tomorrow for team hon gBnlzed AI'LK, at a salary "to:0 ,n ,ne best ball competition run Into five figures." at Southern California Golf and William (lllg IlllK FreeloveJColl"try Club. organlrcr of the league, made the announcement. He said there would be no announce- j mcnt at this time of any trans-' fer of players from tho Bombers j to the new team. PARTS nnd SERVICE (or all Maku ot WASHERS and REFRIGERATORS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. Bartlett Phone 2419 Sunday, July 23, 1944 TO CELLAR SPOT; Cubs Defeat Giants and Braves Down Cardinals; Other Scores. New York, July 22 (U.R) The gloom in the borough of Brooklyn was never denser than tonight as the dolorous dodder ing Dodgers sank Into sole oc cupancy of the National league s cellar after an 11-0 shutout ad ministered by the Pittsburgh Firatcs. The pride of Flatbush suffer ed a Jarring blow as "dem bums" took over last place for the first time In Manager Leo Durocher's regime and few of the remaining loyal would predict any better spot for the club in the near future. Fred (Fritz) Ostormueller, cast off by Brooklyn President Branch Rickey earlier this sea son, weildcd the whitewash brush today for his second suc cessive victory over his former mates. The veteran southpaw allowed but five hits in record ing the triumph. Four Brooklyn errors coupled with a 12-hlt at tack by the Bucs accounted for the Dodgers' 19th loss in their last 21 starts. The Boston Braves moved out of their last place tie with the I Dodgers by beating the leaguo leading St. Louis Cardinals, 6-S. The Chicago Cubs scored first; victory of the year at the polo grounds by beating the Newj iuik munis, u-o. xuree iiew York errors led to five runs for Los Angeles, July 22 (U.R) the Bruins and Bill Nicholson's, Fitzy Fitzpatrick, belting Irish I7th homer of the season ac- man from Oak Hill. W. Va.. who counted for the other. In the American league the New York Yankees' hopes for first place slipped drastically as the Chicago White Sox defeated the world champions twice. A barrage of 14 hits, including home runs by Hal Trosky and Ed Carnett. netted a 9-3 victory In the opener and some tight pitching by Ed Lopot preserved an early lead to give the Sox a 4-1 triumph in the nightcap. The Detroit Tigers continued their consistent brand of ball by beating the Philadelphia Ath letics, 4-3, for their sixth con secutive triumph. The victory gave the Bengals undisputed possession of fourth place. The Washington Senators snapped their losing streak at tour and Cleveland's winning skein at the same number as they beat the tribe, 9-6. Alex I Carrasmicl was credited with! tho triumph and Kay Poat was the loser. BASEBALL By United Press American New York 3 8 1 Chicago 0 14 0 Dublel. Johnson (7), J. Turner 1 (B) and Garbark; Humphries and Tresh. Rornnn ffnme - jfPW york . 18 0 rhleairo ' " 4 7 1 Zuber. Lyons (8) and Hemslcy: I.opat. Maltzberger (9) and T. Turner. Wnshlneton 0 12 1 6 10 1 Cleveland llnrfner. Cnrresnuel (5), Le- fi'bvre (9) nnd Ferrll: Reynold, roat (4), Having (8), Calvcra (0) and Rorsr. Philadelphia 3 3 0 Detroit 4 9 1 Christopher nnd Hayes; Ncw houser and Richards. National PltMmrgh 11 12 1 Brooklyn 0 5 4 Ostrrmurller and Lopez: War- I511''''" 0 8 1 jiuisrn n una . i. wipt-r; iinrreiv, jiuii-musuil vol and Hoffcrth. NELSON, M SPADEN ENTER Beverly Hills, Cnl . uly 22 (Un, BvTm No,son n1 -jtig" McSpaden todnv headed t,c st pf off ii-ial entries for the First Annual Beverlv Hills Golf tournament over a 72-hnle rnnln nf nnin lint, rmmin, Club Aug. 4-6. Los Angeles, Cal , July 22 DP) Public links sharpshooters Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service --,:. zzr 1! Dreisswerd Deal ti r - i i r "z ; w-' V ' 7 " fArmt Tclariholo) The Sacramento Colons still Lunvinuo to refuse jiviiif up mi-ir ei-ur pitcher, southpaw Clem Drelsewerd (above), declining offer of S39.50O made by Boston Red E".x. Manacer Earl ehecly said Boston club was unable to get waivers on two players, who were to have been sent to Sacramento on the dual. MARINE CHAMPION DIES IN BATTLE has knocked out three oppo nents, each in one round, at the Olympic auditorium, today re ceived notice that his brother, Johnny, had been killed In ac tion at Salnnn. The 18-year-old Johnny was recently pictured in Ring maga zine when he won the middle weight championship of the Ma rines at Tarawa with a one-round knockout. BEAVER PITCHER, Portland, Ore., July 22 flJR) Beaver Southepaw Pitcher Joe Sullivan and Catcher V. Gllly Campbell have been sold to Oak- land, William H. Kleppcr, get eral manager of the Beavers, an nounced today. Sullivan has been inactive for several weeks and In disfavor with the Beaver management for failure to keep in condition. Terms of the sale were not re vealed. RACING By United Press At Chicago Twilight Tear, the wlnc-bay Hen Jones speedster established herself as ono of the greatest three-year-old filliej in modern racing history today by winning the rich Arlington clas sic for her 11th straight first place triumph. Prince Quillo, piloted by Ed dio Arcaro, equalled the Japaica track record of a mile and five eighths today set by Isolater Oct. 12, 103b, to capture the seventh running of the $10,000-added questionnaire handicap at New York. FORD We Can Del !ver a New Ford Truck on 24 Hours Notice Get Your Permit Through the Local ODT Office Sell Your Late Model Car Grater Lake Motors Pays Tops For Good Late Model Cars You Get The Cash Right Now! Remember You Get More For Your Used Car Now Than Later. OPA Reduces Prices Soon. CRATER LAKE MOTORS Still Hangs Fire Oakland, Cal July 22 (U.R) Manager Dolph Camilli returned to the lineup today to lead his first-place Acorns to a 6 to 0 vic tory over the cellar-scraping Sac ramento Solons in the opening game of a scheduled double hcadctf. First game Sacramento 0 8 2 Oakland L 6 8 1 Babbitt, Beasley and Steiner; Lotz and B. Raimondi. Oakland, Cal.. July 22 (U.R) The Sacramento Solons, cellar champions of Pacific coast base ball, toppled the league-leading Oakland Acorns 4-3 in the sec ond game of a double-header here today. Second game Sacramento 4 11 2 Oakland 3 6 2 Penrose, Powers (9) and Mar cuccl. Steiner (6); Martinez, Ga bles (8) and Frenechl. Los Angeles, July 22 (U.R)- Pinch-hitter Johnny Moore hit the first and only ball pitched by Frankle Dasso in the ninth in ning into the center field bleach ers to give the Los Angeles An gels a 7 to 6 victory over the San Diego Padres today at Wrlgley field, clinching the series for the Angels. San Diego 6 8 0 Los Angeles 7 9 2 Dumler, Valcnzuela (4), Dil- beck (7). Dasso and Salkeld; Heir-1 v"' . : iw -e ' . , 't. -...),, -.i , ton, Oshorn (i), Adams (9) and four years ago delivered the re Fernandes Sarni (9). I publican convention's keynote HELEN WRIGHT WINS Seattle, July 22 (U.R) The 33rd annual Washington state tennis tournament went Into its scrcM nl and final rounds todav with Helen Wright of Seattle Copping the ladies crown with a 7-5. 6 4 win over Lorraine Rhoades of Portland, after Miss Rhoades had her 4-0 in the first set. Closing ttmfl for Purfltiy Too Late to Clnl( 6 30 Saturday afternoon PleHfte remember. A TWMK SIXTH AND IVY STREETS COUNT FLEET, ONE OF TURF'S GREAT New York, July 22 (U.R) Count Fleet, cheated by a bad ankle of a chance to become the greatest horse in the history of the turf, was retired today to the quiet acres of Owner John D. Hertz s Paris, Ky., farm. An unanimous choice in 1943 as the horse of the year, the sleek brown colt was injured as he scored the first quintuple tri umph in racing history, and Trainer Don Cameron finally announced his retirement to stud after repeated failures to bring him back to racing form. But, as he faded into breed ing obscurity, the "best since Man o' War" carried off to the Kentucky countryside one of the greatest records in the history of horse highway. Six times he had gone to the post as a three-year-old, and never had he been defeated. And nowhere in the record books could you match his feat of having won the big five of the toughest class the Wood Memorial. Kentucky Der by, Prcakness, Withers and Bel mont Stakes. To this he added a pre-scason allowance triumph. II, LEAD UTAH OPEN Salt Lake City, July 22 (U.R) Byron Nelson and Jug McSpa den. golf's touring greats, took complete command of Utah's open golf championship at half way today. Displaying complete domina tion of field and of the long and treacherous Fort Douglas club alike, they banged into a one and two position with two par shattering rounds on the Fort Douglas course this afternoon. Nelson flashed four birdies on each side with only one bogey for a 65 and a half way total of 132. He was terrifically accurate on the greens, rolling in three putts of 15 feet, one of 20 feet and anDthcr on the 6570 yards long course. McSpaden, after a shaky start, was equally dead ly at close range. IS 'OUT OF POLITICS San Francisco, July 22 (U.R) Cmdr. Harold E. Stassen, for mer governor of Minnesota just returned from conquered Saipan island, told a press conference today his only 1944 political ac tivity will be to cast his absentee ballot in November from a Pa cafic war theater. Asked if he planned to take any part in state or national campaigns, the strapping 37-ycar-old Stassen, whose back ers proposed him as a 1944 presidential candidate and who speech, replied: "None whatsoever." ARMCHAIR STRATEGIST Hickory Flat, Miss. (U.R) "Uncle" John Rhodes, who is ncaring his 00th birthday, says he has "sit out" four wars and never fought in any. An expert armchair strategist of this war, he also kept up to the minute on the news during the War Between the States, the Spanish-American War and World War I . 3SEEZR8 MEW ID SOX DEFEAT THICK OF FIGHT St. Louis, July 22 (U.R) The Boston Red Sox climbed into the thick of the American league pennant race here tonight as they whipped the St. Louis Browns 8-4 in the opening game of a four-game series. Mike Ryba, making his first start of the year, gained his eighth victory, although he had to have help from Francis (Red) Barrett as the Red Sox climbed to a position three games behind the league leading Browns and only a half game behind the New York Yankees. After tying the score 1-1 in the second inning, the Sox broke loose with four runs in the third to clinch the victory. Lou Fin ney's walk, singles by George Metkovich and Pete Fox and doubles by Bob Johnson and Hal Wagner plus an error by Gene Moore gave the Sox their margin of victory. The Browns knocked Ryba out in the seventh as they came within one run of a tie, 5-4 but the Sox then routed George Caster with a three-run outburst in the eighth. TO- LAY IN COAL Washington, July 22 (U.R) The United States faces a seri ous fuel shortage causing "wide spread harship this winter un less consumers buy coal now and disregard their preferences for type, a special senate com mittee warned tonight. In a special report, the com mittee to investigate gasoline and fuel oil shortages said that although coal production is higher than ever before, it is continuing to lag behind con sumption and stockpiles are con stantly decreasing. Anthracite coal production is" expected to fall 5,000,000 tons below consumptive levels. The bituminous shortage is expected to be at least 10,000,000 tons. SERGEANTS CITED Washington, July 22 (U.R) The war department tonight an nounced award of the Silver Star medal to two army infan try sergeants of northern Cali fornia for exceptional bravery under enemy fire in Italy. They were Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Domingo, Jr., of Oakley, and Staff Sgt. William II. Laughlin, of Oakland. Osa Mall Tribune Want Ada. Van Heusen Shirts' roa Heusen Gold Hill - Gold Hill, July 22 Mary and Daniel Blumfield from Santa Monica, Calif., arrived July 18 for a visit with Gail Taylor. WAVE Laurene Kell, hospi tal attendant, first class, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kell, was here recently on leave. She is from Hunter College, New York City and the Navy hospi tal at Eetheda, Md. She left July 20 for the Navy hospital at Seattle. Charles Tresham of Hillsboro, Ore., passed away July 18. Mr. Tresham was formerly a resi dent of Sam's Valley and was Jess Tresham's uncle. Mr. and' Mrs. Thomas Chls holm of Richmond, Calif., re cently visited friends here. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Densmore returned July 19 from Portland. Mrs. Evelyn Ledine and daugh ter Barbara, accompanied them and will visit here for a while. Arthur Parker returned home July 18 from the Medford hos pital. The Joint Installation team will install officers of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodge at Central Point, July 24. Charles Arthur, a former res ident of Gold Hill is here from Portland, Ore., visiting friends. . Mrs. Dale Clement and daugh ter Dalene have returned from Canada where they visited rel atives. Carol Ann Pitts had to go to Medford recently to have her arm reset. She broke it several months ago when she fell off a horse. Mrs. Paul Throne and son Marvin are leaving July 24 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Arnold for a visit In southern California. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dusen bery recently vacationed brief ly at Diamond Lake. Mrs. Walter McLean and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Bor ski, left recently, Mrs. McLean to visit her mother in Kentucky and Mrs. Borski to New Jersey to join her husband. Rebekah Lodge will initiate new members Aug. 2. At the July 19 meeting Mrs. Bessie WAOTEHD PACKERS and SORTERS Apply in Person BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS South Pacific Highway Ihings every woman should Jtnow about the one man s shirt that's different! THERE'S no excuse for sloppy collar on any man now. For the collar of a Van Heusen white shirt, although soft and comfortable, just can't will or wrinkle! The Van Heusen Shirt Collar is the only collar that's woven in one piece woven not just sewed) to fit the curves of the human neck. It's an easy collar to Iron, too. Iron ngA every time because a fold-line hat been actually woven in. All the button , are wcll-anchored, the fine shirt fabrics are laundry-tested and fully Sanforized. Smoo-oolh! Collar can't wilt, lo calise it'a woven in one piece instead of the usual 3 layera. Looln marched, it soft! mm erotic it) coua raoi-aix. rWi. Khitt sJurts. Quality fabrics, laundry ianorued. 53 35 . $2.50 GLENN H. OTZ MEN'S WEAR Ferguson wa presented wtth Past Noble Grand pin by th Past Noble Grand club. That night was also birthday night and Mrs. P, C. Thompson's birthday, July 11, was celebrat ed. Mrs. Jewell Miller has re turned from Tullahoma, Tenn., from a four month visit with her sister, Mrs. Royal Peterson. Ben Moore of Portland is vis iting his sister, Mrs. J. A. Cook. Mr. Moore was formerly of Gold Hill. Two of Mrs. Clarence Butter field's sisters are visiting her. They are, Mrs. Claude Sholer and husband from Flint, Mich., and Mrs. Ed Rimby and son and daughter from Seattle, Wash. Pvt. Marvin William Betti has arrived t Cmp Wolters, Tex., infntry rcplcement center to be gin bsic training as on Infantry man in a battalion stressing ri fle training, according to word received from the Camp Wol ters public relations office. Pvt. Betts' wife, Mrs. Alice M. Betts, lives here. THE ASHLAND FOUNDRY 248 Helman Street WILL OPEN AUGUST 1st 'J Complete Foundry Service Highest Prices Paid for Glean USED GARS We See It! We Do It! AUTOMOBILE MARKET 6th and Bartlett St. Phone 3919 Lit Afagfcf Alwart Irons per fectly, for a lold-lun is actually woven in, Kecpa lit food ap pearance all day lonf. t't. - tested,