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FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, July S. 1M4 SURGE OF TRIBE Indians Cop Eighth In 11 i Starts By Whipping Nats; ; Yanks, Tigers Win. New York, July 23 Can the Cleveland Indlani re verse their usual procedure as front-running "fold, up" guys and come from behind to win that pennant they have been seeking since the golden days of Tris Speaker In 1920? ' That's the qui question before he fans in the American league race today, but there wasn't sufficient evidence to indicate that it could be answered in the affirmative. Still In fourth place, four and a half games behind tho leading St. Louis Browns, they have in their fa- 'vor the fact that they, are plBy ; Ing the best brand of baseball in Uie league and that they may be able to muster full strengm ioon for that final drive. Whether the return of the testy Jim Bagby will be as much of a help as his 17-game .victory record of last year would make it appear was an other question to be answered. :Any club can use a winning pitcher these days but Bagby had bitter differences with Man , ager Lou Boudreau and though he insists these have been patched up, the pair have re fused for photographers to gether. ; Bagby'g first victory, a five hit job against the Athletics, In dicated he had lost none of his "'stuff" while away In the mer chant marine. It was a rookie pitcher, Ed Klieman, who guided the Indi ans to their eighth victory in 11 starts, 10 to 1, over Washington yesterday. Klieman held the Nats to four hits while getting 15-hit batting support. First Baseman Mickey Focco led the attack with three hits, driving in five runs. Browns Keep Pace The Browns remained two and a half games ahead of the VnnVnn, Vtv rinumlntf th Ttnifnn Red Sox 6 to 3. The Detroit Tigers kept pace with the contenders behind Paul (Dizzy) Trout's shutout pitching, beating the Philadel phia A'a and Pitcher Bobo New torn, 1 to 0. The Yankees, led by Bud Motheny's 12th and John Lln dell's ninth homers, defeated the Chicago White Sox, 11 to 8, getting 16 hits. Ernie Bonham, unsteady at times, won his sev enth game. Ted Wilks won his eighth game against one defeat for the St. Louis Cards, beating the Boston Braves 7 to 1. The Brooklyn Dodgers put across nine runs in the seventh to defeat Pittsburgh, 12 to 7, ending their five game losing streak. The Giants also came from behind, beating Claude Passeau of the Cubs with a four t;un rally in the eighth, S to 3. Cincinnati at Philadelphia was rained out. CONNIE RYAN LEAVES BRAVES TO JOIN NAVY Boston, July 25 (U.R) Second Baseman Connie Ryan, who has been the most outstanding player with tho Boston Braves this sea son, bade his team mates good bye today and went to Join the navy. Ryan, scheduled to be Inducted here and sent to the Sampson, N. Y. naval training station, was a standout In the recent National lrsgtio all tar game, getting two hits, a stolen base and perform ing brilliantly afield. "weather- Northern California Clear except fog along coast today and Wednesday, scattered thunder storms northern mountains this afternoon and evening. Not much temperature change, Ar QUESTION arc treat,.. in more ways than onel OIJ Hermitage is rare In quality and lince we began cooperating with the villi: BtRHITWJ I I LEFT L Newark, N. J., July 25 flJ.R) The long ring career of Heavyweight Fighter Lem Franklin, Chicago negro, prob ably was at an end today from knockout punch that left him unconscious nearly an hour and paralyzed his right arm and leg. Franklin was winner on points in his bout with Larry Lane, Trenton, N. J., negro, last night when Lane delivered a stiff left hook to the chin in the ninth round. Franklin buckled and fell heavily on the back of his head. When Referee Gene Romalne was unable to revive him, ring side officials called physicians who gave a preliminary diagno sis of a concussion. He was taken to City hospital and recov ered consciousness but was un able to move his body. Dr. Herbert Conner, his at tending physician, said brain and x-rny specialists were called and that the injury was more serious than had first been be lieved. "He has a brain Injury re sulting from the concussion which has paralyzed the right arm and right leg. He will pull through all right but he prob ably won't fight any more," Conner said. Franklin, once a contender for the heavyweight title of Joe Louis,, has met most of the top fighters in his class including Lee Savold, Ben Simon and Bob Pastor. BEVOS, SEATTLE By United. Press The Los Angers Angels, vic tors in 17 of theuvlast 23 games to again hit the top of the Pacific Coast league standings, defend their two-game margin over San Francisco tonight when they open the week's premier series at Seals stadium. A good many league baseball enthusiasts will also keep a close watch on the Sacramento-San Diego series at the border city, however. The Solons, second only to the Angels in winning games the past three weeks, are out of the cellar for the first time this season and determined to climb higher at the expense of the now last-place Padres. The Oakland Acorns, dropped to third place by the Solons last week, will try to recoup at Hollywood against the Twinks, while Portland invades Seattle for another Pacific northwest "grudge series." HOWTH STASD American W. L. Pet. St. Louis ,..32 41 .839 New York ....47 41 .834 Boston ...... 47 44 .318 Cleveland 47 43 .811 Detroit ..48 48 .800 Chicago 41 45 .477 Washington ...42 48 .467 Philadelphia 39 81 .433 National W. L. Pet. St. Louis .6l 24 .718 Cincinnati ..48 38 .838 Pittsburgh ......... 46 37 .834 New York 42 48 .477 Philadelphia 37 47 .440 Chicago 35 47 .427 Boston 36 51 .414 Brooklyn 36 51 .414 BARTOLO WINS Buffalo, N. Y., July25 (U.RV Sal Bartnlo of Boston, the Na tional Boxing association's feath erweight champion, held clean cut victory today over Mike Mirtyk of St. Catherines. Ont.. whom he bested In a 10-round bout before 2.500 fans last night. Clnlnp tlnm (or Suwiar Tno tta 1ft Clatify A no galurcla; afternoon Tirana rtmtmber. government alcohol program. Did Hermitage bas become somewhat rare in quantity, tool HERMITAGE BRAND ICrortv-W straight RourtxMl WSiikav NnliwilPiMlltwrrHturtCMr,.N,Y.- " e""f l.ft 'i oil back Ihi attack ! BUY EXTRA WAR BONDS! Schissler, Joe Brown Will Keep Servicemen Supplied Br Gane Friedman United Press Staff Correspondent Los Angeles, July 25 'U.R1 Shuffling the sports deck: MaJ. Paul Schissler, March Field football coach, and Joe E. Brown, headman of the All-Pacific Recreation Fund, Inc., are negotiat ing a deal whereby the sports equipment will keep flowing to the Pacific war theater for a time at least. MaJ. Schissler has offered i Brown an opportunity to have his organization realize a part of the profits from the Fourth Air Force vs. Randolph Field football game to be staged at the coliseum, Los Angeles, Sun day, Dec. 10. Schissler is coach of the 4th Air Force again this yar. Only two teams in the newly- organized American profession al football league still have to acquire coaches. George Zahar las, of the San Diego team, and Ken Wahl, of the San Francisco club ,are expected to announce their coaches shortly. Dutch Clark will coach Se attle; Matty Matthews, Port land; Marty Brill, Oakland; Dan Barnhart, Bill Sargent and Elmer Gus Henderson, the three Los Angeles elevens. Now that Commissioner Mur phy of the horse racing board has resigned and what with ru mors that Commissioner Payne will follow suit and that Com missioner Cooper will not be reappointed, sentiment In this sector seems to be for the re appointment of Jerry Glesler who did so much for racing, when he headed the board pre viously. Of course, Jerry Is well-tied up with the American Pro league, but he might be amen able to the additional burden. Attention has been called to the fact that the Sacramento Solons, now out of the cellar for the first time tills season started their drive to get out of the cellar just about the time they acquired Catcher Jim Steiner who has been reported to have quite a steadying effect upon the Sac hurlers. But who Is responsible for the way the Solons, the weakest hitting team In the league, blasted 18 runs off Oakland Sunday, including a shellacking of no-hit man Manny Salvo? DUROCHER FINED $50 FOR RUN-IN New York, July 25 (U.R Manager Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers, a frequent contributor to the National league treasury, was tapped for $50 again today by President Ford Frick, who fined "the lip" for a run-in with Umpire Bill Stewart in Sunday's double head er. Stewart reported that Duroch er refused to leave the bench when he ordered him off. Durocher reportedly used broad shouldered Ralph Branca, a rookie pitcher as a shield, when he moved onto the field, hoping that Stewart would not see him. Stewart then ordered both Branca and Durocher out of the game. RONALD COLEMAN FATHER Hollywood, July 25 (U.R) Film Star Ronald Coleman be came the father of a seven-pound one-ounce daughter, Juliet, born yesterday at the Cedars of Leb anon hospital. 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Winning first money in the handicap was Jim Ross, Sonny Gleason, H. Croisant and Ron Devore with 25 straights, close ly followed by Turpin, Jantzer. Daniels and Cornett vith.24's. Third money went to Neider meyer, Moore, Painter, Adams and Don Smith with 23's; fourth money to Puckett, Elden and West with 22's and consolation money to Pease, Sanders and Martin with 21's. The Miss and Out was won by Ron DeVore, with Turpin and Moore in second and third places. The "Backer-up" went to Turpin and Pease for first apd second to West and Adams. Included in shooters "taking home the bacons" were Martin, lurpin, Moore, Waters, West, Adams, Pease, Ross, Jantzer, uouison, Puckett, Cornett, Young, Neidermeyer, Gleason, banders Bowser, Wood, Green, HaWK and Bads. Jantzer had the high score on 100 targets with 96. L More than 60 baseball play ers of the Medford-Camp White league, their friends and invit ed guests attended the annual Medford Athletic Association banquet at Rupp's dining room in Central Point last night. A roast turkey dinner was served Sgt. L. Scott, Camp White athletic and recreation officer, acted as master of ceremonies and introduced various speak ers. Also introduced were play ers of the three loop teams, the Champion Craters, WPRC and station Hospital. Officials of the Medford Ath- letic Association expressed their appreciation of the officers and men of the camp for their fine cooperation in providing base- oau locally tins year, and espe cially thanked Sgt. Scott for his untiring efforts in promoting the activity. DIVORCE CAPITAL Los Angeles, July 25. (U.R! Reno, the city synonymous with divorce, can't match Los Ange les, according to Dr. Paul Pope- noe, general director of the American Institute of Family Relations. During the first six months of this year Reno had 6,712 marriages and 3.040 di vorces, divorce rate of 46 per cent. Los Angeles showed 11, 797 divorces to 16.578 marriages, a rate of 71 per cent. MOM NIAN IT fCfYt mi " I t& 229 N. RIVERSIDE 1 rZ-m '" 1 . " re--1"- TV mi " fiie Sgfafy imp rra -jj ALL-YANKEE CREW NORMANDY FRONT Captured Line Passes Thru Wrecked Towns and Al lied Uniforms Ride Free. By William R. Higglnbotham United" Press War Correspondent Normandy, July 25 (U.R) An all-American crew is operating a multi-nation railroad with a right-of-way winding through bomb craters and wrecked towns where only a few days ago the battle of France raged. It Is the first captured railway in western Europe to be put back in service. Four passenger trains run on schedule daily. You can't always be sure where the eastern end of the line will be, because it changes daily as the battle scene moves forward. Homelike Whistle Corp. Kenneth Kieffer of Wil lard, O., who used to be a fire man for the Baltimore & Ohio, gave the line, a touch of "home" by making a shrill engine whistle that sounds thoroughly Ameri can. It is a multi-nation railway be cause it is run by American sol diers over French soil which only recently was held by the Nazis. The freight cars are French, Italian, Belgian and German. Only four or five serviceable passenger cars have been found. Lt. Col. Ralph O. Jensen of Maywood, 111., said that his men were able to put the line into operation because they were American railroaders from dis patchers to machinists before going into the service. Jensen is commander of the transportation corps operating the line and a veteran railroader. The train we rode had ,only two passenger cars and a baggage car. Many of the windows were broken. But it was equal to many Attention Truckers Keep your trucks rolling right through the tire shortagel Eliminate premature tire failures! 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Morgan or Huron, Kan., formerly of the Missouri Pacific railway. The conductor was Sgt. Robert J. Booth, of Toledo, O., an ex-New York Cen tral ticket taker. Pvt. Charles E. Trott, Columbus, O., formerly of the Pennsylvania railroad, was our brakeman. Any man in an Allied uniform rides free. The French have to have a special permit. A conductor arriving in New York's Grand Central station could have done no better than Booth when he stuck his head in our car and yelled: "Ten more minutes before the station, gentlemen." We had reached the end of the line the end, at least for today, Second Hand Sales Subject To Ceiling Board Reiterates Following many inquiries. It was stated again today at the local war price and ration board that ceiling prices on .used ar ticles apply to sales by individ uals as well as through firms. There have been many cases of overcharges' by Individuals, lt was stated, through the mistaken idea that the ceiling prices are effective only if the articles are sold through firms. Used vacuum cleaners, refrig erators, washing machines, type writers,, coil bed springs, passen ger cars, gas stoves and photo graphic equipment are among the articles on which dollars and cents ceiling prices have been es tablished, it was stated, and in dividuals having these for sale should consult the local price clerk before setting a price. Dykes Signs Chicago, July 25 (U.R) Jim my Dykes has signed a two-year contract as manager of the Chi cago White Sox for the 1945-46 seasons, dispelling rumors that he might join the Philadelphia Phillies. Brooklyn Dodgers or some other Major league team, Mrs. Grace Comiskey, Sox presi dent, announced today. Dykes, now In his 11th year as manager of the Chicago Amer ican leagu esquad, signed the new contract last year. 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