Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 24, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE ORXS CRATERS 10 FLAG Veteran Hurler Yields Only ' Three Hits in 6-4 Triumph ' -Sullivan Hot. Rcd-halred Steve Crlppen turned in one of the best mound Jobs of his lengthy career at the fairgrounds park Sunday after noon to fling the Craters to a 6 to 4 victory over the Western Personnel Reassignment Center club and clinch the Medford Camn White Baseball league championship of the locals. , . a f lh I The largest crowd of the sea-1 son saw the veteran righthander limit the soldiers to but three hits, which were bunched In the fourth frame, along with two Crater errors, to give WPRC all in r i ,t,hn fnn , xneir uiura. iiihi". ned six, pitched hitlcss ball In the other eight innings, Meanwhile, paced by Homer Sullivan, who belted a triple, double and single, drove In two runs and tallied twice, himself, the Craters were collecting nine blows off Ted Bergold, WPRC southpaw. The locals scored-twice In the second, once In the fourth, twice In the seventh and once In the eighth. Sullivan Triples Floyd Lawson's single, Sulli van's looping triple down the right field line and Irwin's error on the throw-In gave the Craters a pair in the second, and Man ager Paul Frccr's walk, stolen base and Crippen's single to left added another in the fourth. After the WPRC, plnylng as the home team, went into a 4 to 3 lead In their halt of the fourth, the Craters bounced back in the seventh for the mar ginal 'runs without benefit of a hit. Stanmen andLange walked, and the former went to third as Swanson forced Lange. Swanson stole second and they both cored when D'Ambrosia drop ped Lawson's pop fly back of short. i That made It B to 4, Craters, but Just to clinch things the locals got another In the eighth on Sullivan's double to right center and Frccr's single thru the middle. A bad fourth Inning spoiled Crippen's bid fnr a shutout. Jones, In right, dropped D'Am brosla's fly to start things and, after Birch funned, Pizzato sin gled Infield and stole second. Otte singled to center scoring D'Ambrozia and Pizzato, and reached second when Stanmen failed to touch second on Brook er'i force play. Lucido then tripled to left center scoring Otte and Brooker. Fine Support With tho exception of that Inning Crlppen was complete master of the situation. He faced only 25 men in tho other eight heats and had them breaking their backs on his slow curve THE ASHLAND FOUNDRY 248 Hclman Street WILL OPEN AUGUST 1st Complcto Foundry Service I jij i Among the solid plans for the future i j J lpV's ours "',0 "P Kby's a prime I JT Barclays Jffii3&- Straight BOURDON Wbhknf ,S- " i . 80.6 Proof o--, flfywj - CwetC Jot, Bartlay ft Co. limited Norls. Illl"y.,,1 Lt Monday. July 24. 1944 and change-of-pace. The Crater hurler also re ceived some fine support In 6pots, Second-Baseman Don Wilky coming up with a great catch and Stanmen starting a double play in the sixth by stab bing Otte's liner and catching Pizzato off second. Box score: CRATKH3 AB R WtlkT. ab Stanmen, as Lrinyt. 3b ... Swanson, cf LaWf:on. If ... Sullivan, lb Jones, rf ... Freer, o Crlppen, p Holland, 3b .. Ott, lb ... Brooker, rf De Kushlo, Lucldo, cf Hoag, o .... Bcrgold, p Totals 33 4 3 37 13 BCOKE BV INNINOS Cratrrs 0301003108 WPltO 00040000 0 4 BUMMARY Errors fitanmen, Swanson 3, Bulll van, Jonoa, D Ambroala, Blroh 3. Runa bBtted lnsumvan a, Pr,Mi enppen, Ott 3. Lucldo a. Two-baae hlta Wil ky, Crlppen, Sullivan. Three-ba.se hits Sullivan, Lucldo. Stolen bases Stanmen, Freer, Swanson. Lawaon, DAmbroala, Pizzato. Sacrifice Freer. Double plays stanmen to Wllky, l Amoroaia to uircn. ubscb on oau crlonen 1. Bemold 6. Strlke-oui crlppen 0, BerROld . wna pitcnea Crlppen, B?rRold. Passed ball Freer. Umpires Droletts and Wlmer. Time 3:13. Mew Major Football Circuit to Includs Honolulu After War Philadelphia, July 24. (U.R) A new major league professional football circuit spreading from Boston to Honolulu will begin operations in 1945, "war condi tions permitting" franchise hold ers In 10 cities announced to day. The organization to be known as the "United States Football league" will be composed of eas- onJ ,i,n.ln.n rllirlclnna mlth the teams traveling to all of their I games by airplane The cities to whom franchises have been issued ore Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti more and Pittsburgh in the east ern division and Akron, Cincin- ; nati, Chicago, St. Louis and nonoiuiu in me western nan. Roland Donald Payne, Pitts burgh Industrialist, who fostered tho plans for the circuit, said that applications for two remain ing posts had been made by Se attle, Portland, Buffalo, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Fort Worth and Dallas, and that franchises would be is sued in the near future. The Honolulu Islanders to be known as the Bears, will be coached and managed by F. J. Brickncr, former St. Marys col lego football player from 1931 to 1935, who Inter scouted for the Gaels. Stockholm, July 24. (U.R) Guilder Hagg and Arne Andcr sson, middle distance specialists, ran in tho same relay yesterday, but not against each other In a race composed of four 1.500 me-1 tcr laps at Oercbro. Neither np-; proachrd the world record for the distance. Hung, running the third lap for the Malmoe Mai club, trav eled 1.4110 meters In 3:411.4, the shorter distance being duo to curvature of the track. Ander sson ran the fourth lap for the Stockholm Hellas club, going the full 1.MI0 meters in 3:53. Hellns won tho match with a time of 16.2, while Mn;l was second in 16:5.8. I UH Mall Trinune Want Ada. H PO A 0 14 4 4 10 13 a o o i i 6 1110 4 110 0 4 a s u i n o 1 0 3 117 0 4 o a l e Totals 34 S S 37 . 13 WPRO 1 AB R H PO A D'AmbroBta, ss 4 1 0 4 4 Birch, 3b 8 0 0 3 0 Irwin. 3b 1 0 0 0 0 Pizzato, 8b 4 113 3 0 0 0 0 0 1110 0 4 10 10 If 4 0 0 (3 0 8 0 110 8 0 0 6 4 . 0 0 0 3 BROWNIES' SO-SO PACE MAY BRING L PENNANT Other Am. League Teams Unable to Strike Consist ent Winning Streak. New York, July 24. U.R) Unless some team in the Ameri can league strikes a consistent winning stride soon, the so-so pace of the St. Louis Browns may be sufficient to capture the pennant at the cheapest price in the circuit's history, it became apparent today. At the same time, the St. Louis Cardinals, playing at their present hot pace, can take the National league flag with the fattest percentage of any club since the Pittsburgh Pirates of 1909, all of which may make for a world series with the shortest priced favorite of all time, No American league team in the past month has been able to string together enough victor ies to dislodge the Browns and even when the league leaders falter, there'hasn't been another squad able to take advantage of the lapse. The Browps in the past month have won only 16 games while losing .14, hardly the pace to expect of a team rep resentating the league in the world series. Yet only two clubs, the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees have done better, each winning 18 and losing 12 in the same period, but both were too far back to close the gap. All Divide Little happened to alter the Impasse yesterday with the three leaders, the Browns, Yan kees and Red Sox dividing their double headers, while the Cleve land Indians picked up a game by winning two and taking over fourth place. The Detroit Tigers, who were temporarily menacing collaPSf d after winning six straight, losing twice to the Philadelphia Athletics. Cleveland called in a pair of "cripples", Jeff Heath and Mel Harder, to punctuate Its victor ies over Washington, 4 to 3 and 9 to 5. Vernon Stephens' bases-full homer sparked the Browns to a 9 to 3 second game victory over Boston after the Red Sox hu miliated the league leaders with a 12 to 1 triumph in the opener. The Yankees failed to gain at Chicago, winning the first 7 to 6 with five unearned runs in the third Inning and losing the sec ond 10 to 6. Detroit dropped to fifth place with its twin trimmings at the hands of the lowly A's, 13 to 3 and 3 to 2. The Cubs and Giants gave the record book a going over In di' vldlng a double header, Chicago winning the first 7 to 6 and losing the second 12 to 10. Bill Nicholson, with three homers in the first and one In the second equalled a major mork and set one in the National for homers In a double header. ine Lards moved merrily aiong, winning two at Boston, 3 to 2 and 8 to 2, behind their aces, Max Lanier and Mort Cooper. Pittsburgh took over second place, drubbing the last place Brooklyn Dodgers 7 to 5 and ; to 4 Bucky Walters failed for the second time In a bid for his 18th victory, but the Phillies paid for the "snub" to the Cincinnati ace when Clyde Shoun held them to five hits for a 2 to 1 victory In the second game. The Phils took the opener 7 to 6. Deaths from pedestrian acci dents In Missouri during the first three months of this year Increased 74 per cent compared with the same periold last year. Hitler - -. ? rvt. A bomb explosion Interrupted a headquarters conference similar to one pictured here, resulted In Injuries to Adolf Hitler (center foreground) and to chief of his personal staff. Gen. Alfred Jodl (second from right) and other officers. Mussolini (seen here at left) arrived shortly after the at tempted assassination. Hitler, shrioking in maniac-like rage, told German people that "a small clique of criminal officers" had planted the bomb which exploded less than 7 feet from him. Big Bill Nicholson Almost Cinch To Retain Homer Toga By Jack Cuddy United Press Staff Correspondent New York. July 24 U.R Big Bill Nicholson, the Cubs' col or-blind clouter, is making such a booming defense of his Na tional league home run championship that the percentage now is in his favor to retain it. Over the week end, the Mary land slugger blasted out five homers to bring his total for the season to 21, dead-locking Mel Ott of the Giants at that figure and equalling two major league records with his splurge. Brawny, brown-haired Nichol son with a dental-ad smile said in the dressing room after yes torday's Cubs Giants double header, "I don't know who'll win the run title this season, but whoever does will have a much larger total than the 29 with which I took it last year prob ablv about 40." Two factors favor Chicago's right fielder to wind up with 40 or more four baggers. He has garnered his 21 in the Cubs' 81 games. This pace would give him 39.9 homers for 154 games. Ott, his only close competitor, made his 21 in the Giants' 87 contcstfi a pace that would mean 38.3 homers for 154 en counters. Even more important, how ever, is the fact that Nicholson a-l-w-a-y-s hits best in the sea son's second half This was par ticularly true during the '42 and '43 campaigns when, as the big fellow explains, "because of spring training in the north, it seemed to take me longer than usual to get thawed out." The Cubs trained again in the north this year, and Nicholson indicat ed yesterday that he's Just about "thawed." Although 28-year-old Bill Is so color-blind that he can't tell a blonde from a brunette, his op tics certainly ogled the onion in yesterday's twin bill. He wal loped three round-trippers in the opener, the first major leaguer to turn the trick in one game this season. These, combined with the one he slugccd the last time at bat on Saturday, equalled the mm Ounlltn BE CAP MNO 'ft" Grade ill Driv In today I Let .. thorongniy. uur .t enable yon w fev longer, - V m delay. Have tires recappea now sbu-.-v (or your next tire Inspection. Cux IZctAft Blames Own Officers 4 " A u major league mark for consecu tive home runs. In addition, a homer in yesterday's nightcap gave him four for the double header, a new National league mark and one that equals the major league record held by three American circuit per formers. Salt Lake City, July 24. (U.R) Posting a 271 for 72 holes, two under the tournament rec ord, Jug McSpaden of Philadel phia, won the Utah open golf championship yesterday, nosing out Byron Nelson of Toledo, O., by two strokes. The $700 first prize money won by McSpaden and the $450 that Nelson won for second place plus the $539 won in the pro- amateur tournament brought the total 1944 winnings of the two to $36,990. McSpaden sewed up the tour ney with a record breaking 63 nine strokes under par on the long Fort Douglas course yester day morning, and then coasted home with an even par In the second round. BLAST KILLS THREE Long Beach, Cal., July 24 (U.R) Three persons were dead today as the result of a gas ex plosion Friday at the Texas Co. Wilmington oil refinery, which burned eight workmen. Dead were: Henry Loury. 42, Lomita; Grady Smith, 28, and Jessy Gray, 22, both of Long Beach. Rubber On Your 6.00-16 Tire ns Inspect yonr tires lit. nrannlncr will t,un. .v-rr milaMcrs Dnn't tie $xMtud ""1 Jtt eW PELIGANS SELECT L. Marble Cook, basketball, track and assistant football men tor at Portland's Lincoln high school last year, has been named head football and basketball coach at Klamath Falls high school to succeed Frank Ramsey, now a marine, It was announced over the week-end. Cook, 39 years old, Is a 1934 graduate of the University of Oregon and for seven years coached at Beaverton high school, where his cage teams won three league and two dis trict titles. American W. L. Pet. Si. Louis 51 41 .554 New York 48 41 .529 Boston 47' 43 .522 Cleveland 46 45 .505 Detroit 45 46 .495 Chicago 41 44 .482 Washington 42 47 .472 Philadelphia 39 50 .438 National W. L. Pet. St. Louis 60 24 .714 Pittsburgh 46 36 .561 Cincinnati 48 38 .558 New York 41 48 .471 Philadelphia 37 47 .440 Chicago 35 46 .432 Boston 38 50 .419 Brooklyn 35 51 .407 Pacific Coast W. L. Pet. Los Angeles 59 49 .546 San Francisco 57 51 .528 Oakland 58 52 .519 Portland 53 54 .495 Seattle 53 55 .491 Hollywood 53 56 .486 Sacramento .. 51 57 .472 San Diego 51 59 .464 Closing tlms for Classified ads 0 am Too Lais to Clissllj, U.JO p. m. . ,y i. r; - , f ROM THIS ANGELS Gill 10 TOP OF CIRCUIT; BEAVERS 0IVI0E By United Press The sky-rocketing Los An geles Angels, using the hapless San Diego Padres as a stepping stone, climbed into the driver's seat In the hot Pacific Coast league race over the week end with some assistance from the hustling Sacramento Solons. Long heralded as the team to beat in the league, the Angels slapped twin defeats on the Padres yesterday, 11-4 and 3-1, winning six out of seven games. Meanwhile, Manager Earl Shee ly's Sacs, climbing out of the basement, won a pair from the third-place Oaklanders, 9-5 and 9-3. for a 6-3 series win. The San Francisco Seals were staying right up In the race by trouncing the Seattle Rainlers in the northern park, winning yesterday's double - header 6-3 and 3-0. Hollvwood and Por"and snllt a double-header, the Stars grabbing the onener 6-2 but drop- pint the nirhtcap 5-0. Games this week send Los Angeles to San Francisco, Oak land to Hollvwood. Portland to Seattle and Sacramento to San Diego. Rov Helser tossed a five-hitter for Portland In the nightcap for his shutout victory after the Stars had pounde.d Pieretti for 12 safe blows to take the opener. Three home runs, one each by Butch Mnran. Brooks Holder and Frank Kelleher. provided the margin of victory. The series went to the Stars. 4-3. Yesterday's line scores: Hollvwood 6 12 2 Portland 2 6 0 Intlekofer and Younkers: Pier etti and Adams. Hollvwood 0 .1 1 Portland 5 7 1 MIshasek, Hufford (5) and' Hill; Helser and Norager. FIRST PLACE BROWNS DRAW SMALLEST CROWD New York, July 24. (U.R) The St. Louis Browns, fighting for their first American league pennant, drew the smallest crowd at any of the major league double headers yesterday, 13,759 fans attending their games, whereas the last place Brooklyn Dodgers in the National attract ed a crowd of 15,715. A total of 163,936 paid admis sions was recorded in the two major leagues, with 92,081 in the American and 71,855 in the. Na tional. Closing tlm for Sunday Too Late ; to Classify 6 30 Saturday afternoon 1 nease rememoer. 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