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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE T IN DOUBLE BILL Mackmen Score 2-1 and 2-0 Victories; Cubs Cop 11th Straight; Bums Win. By Glen Perklra United Press Correspondent New York, Aug. 5 (U.R The Philadelphia Athletics, first team to fade in the torrid American league pennant race, produced evidence today that they are ready to make a strong come back, winning a double-header from the New York Yankees for their seventh victory in 10 games. The A's, putting Manager Con nie Mack off to a fine start in his Slst year as a major league manager, got brilliant pitching in both games. Luke Hamlin held the Yankees to six hits in win ning the opener 2 to 1, while Russ Christopher bettered that job in the afterpiece with a 2 to 0 shutout in which he gave only five hits. The double triumph provided the A's with a measure of re .venge against the champions for upsetting Mack's anniversary celebration last night, when they scored a 1 to 0 shutout victory with a run in the ninth inning. 17 for Hughton The Boston Red Sox, getting their usual superb pitching from' Cecil (Tex) Hughson, defeated the Senators 6 to 2. Hughson, winning his 17th game, struck out nine men and had a shut out until the eighth, when the Nats made both of their runs. Bobby Doerr fattened his margin as the American league home run leader by hitting his 14th with a man on base in the fourth. 1 The Chicago Cubs won their 11th straight game In the Na tional league, getting 16 hits to defeat the usually effective Fritz Ostermneller of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7 to 2. Lea Fleming and Claudo Passeau gave up 11 hits for the Cubs but were effective with men on bases, 15 Pittsburgh players being stranded. The Brooklyn Dodgers were extended to 10 innings before beating the Boston Braves, 8 to in the winning run. The spunky ' Puerto Rican youngster also tied the score with a single In the eighth, batting in three runs al together. Philadelphia at New York In the National and Cleveland at St. Louis and Detroit at Chicago in the American were night games. Scores: American First game New York 18 0 Philadelphia 2 8 0 Donhnm and Ilemslcy; Hamlin and Haves. Second game New York 0 8 0 Philadelphia 2 7 1 Roser. Lyons (8) and Garbark; Christopher and Hayes. Washington 2 5 4 Boston 6 9 0 Wolff, Lcfchvre (0) and For rell, Evans (6); Hughson and Wagner. National Boston - 7 12 2 Brooklyn 8 13 3 Barrett, Hutchinson (H). Jn very (6), Klopp (9) and Hoffcrth; Cregg, Fuchs (6), Branca (6), Da vis (8) and Owen. Chicago 7 18 1 Pittsburgh 2 11 4 Fleming, Passrau (7) and Wil liams; Ostcrmuellrr, Starr (8), Resigno (9) and Davis. ARMSTRONG ANDWHITE MUST TAKE EYE EXAMS Los Angeles, Aug. 5 (U.R) Battling Henry Armstrong and Luther "Slugger" Whit have been ordered to, take eye exam inations before boxing again, the state athletic commiwion an nounced today. Dr. W. F. Carver, club physl cian at Hollywood stadium, gave the order, the commission said. NEWSMAN DYES New York, Aug. 5 (U.R) Ed ward J. Condlon, SO, newspaper man and financial writer, died yesterday after a brief Illness. A native of Seattle, Wash., Condlon worked on the now de funct Boston Evening Transcript, the Chicago Journal of Com merce, the United Press and the New Yoik Times. He was a char ter member of the New York Financial Writers' association. DEPENDABLE REPAIR SERVICE For Your Sunday, August 6, 1944 PLAY 2ND GAME T Steve Crippen Slated to Pitch For Locals; Contest Called for 2:30. The Marine Air Base Wingers from Corvallis and the Mcdford Camp White league All-Stars meet In the second tilt of their two-game series at the fair grounds park this afternoon at 2:30. The first contest was play ed under the lights last night. Steve Crippen, the veteran righthander whose last start saw him pitch the Craters to a three- hit victory over WPRC for the loop championship, is scheduled to take the Incline for the All- Stars. Crippen's slow curve and great control are expected to bother the Wingers more than a little. Flinging for the Wingers, who arrived in Medford yesterday afternoon In a huge transport plane and will return to Cor vallis the same way, wili be either Hank Dlugokecki or Frank Dietzel. The former be longs to the Cleveland Indians, the lartcr is owned by the Balti more Orioles. Bstt In State The Marine nine is rated the strongest service club in Ore gon. In the recent Oregon State semi-pro tournament in Port land the Wingers won their first game, defeating Anderson Food Market, 9 to 5, behing the five hit elbowing of Dlugokecki, who allowed only one earned run. In their second game, they were downed by McElroy's, 14 to 3, as Larry Jensen, former Pacific Coast league pitcher, gave up only five hits. Snyder and Dietzel hurled for the Wing ers. McElroy's went on to win the tournament, WAR BRIDES HERE, T San Francisco, Aug. 5 (U.R) Sixteen war brides and three babies from Now Zealand ar rived in San Francisco last night eager to sec their American hus bands, but today most of them were still searching. "I've been sending wires to my husband at Camp Pendleton ever since I got here," Mrs. Suzanc Sullivan, wife of Lt. Wm. J. Sullivan, Eagle Grove, Iowa, moaned, "Now I'm trying to put through a 'phone call but I'm not even sure he's there. Mrs. Sullivan, whoso homo Is Praporlrua, New Zealand, said she was "dying" to see some American dress shops because "clothes are slightly hard to get where we come from." In New Zealand she explained a woman receives 36 clothes ration points for six months and a coat alone costs 12 points. lESlfllD T Moraga, Cal.. Aug. 5 (U.R) Lt. Jules V. Bikes, an assistant couch for Georgia's Rose Howl champions in 1942, will coach the Navy Pre-Fllght varsity at St. Mary's college during the 1944 season. Comdr. Clyde W. King, com manding officer of the noval aviation cadet training base, an nounced the appointment. Sikes was a assistant coach of the Airdevll varsity lnt year when Lt. Emerson (Spike) Nel son, former Yale mentor, was head coach. A native of Texas, Sikes played on the Texas A & M. varsities of 1925-6 7 and served as football coach at Tcxns col leges until Joining the Univer sity of Georgia staff In 1938. FACTORY a) 0 n iO YV L.3 200 Cubic Foot Load Dial 2123 BOB FALKENBURG il NET TITLE AGAIN Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 5 (U.R) Pvt. Bob Falkenburg, of Hollywood, and Herbie (Buddy) Bchrens of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., won the crowns in the 29th Annual National Junior and Boys' Tennis championships at Kalamazoo College today, both by defeating second-seeded con tenders in their respective divi sion. It was the second consecutive Junior title for the gangling Falkenburg who repeated a 1943 performance on the Grass tex courts. However, he came close to losing the title by slop py and erratic play. The Holly wood glamor boy finally trounced Bernard (Tut) Bartzen of San Angelo, Tex., In hard fought sets, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Behrens annexed the boys' di vision title from second-seeded MacDonald Mathey of Prince ton, N. J., 6-2, 6 0. As an army private on leave from duties at Merced Field, Calif., 18-year-old Falkenburg made up for his lack of practice by playing himself into shape as the week-long tournament progressed. In earlier rounds he was far from the form that gained him the number 'seven tennis position .nationally. How ever, the lanky star looked in creasingly better and by semi finals had again regained the form of a champion. Falkenburg's final-round play was poor at the start and he al lowed Bartzen to jump into a 3-0 lead in the first set. He lost his long rallies, and he was passed consistently at the net. His temper finally got the best of him as he slugged wildly. However, he returned in the i following sets a more collected court star and as play prog ressed his shots became increas ingly more accurate until he had completely mastered the faltering southern southpaw. ALL-STARS' AIDE Chicago, Aug. 5 (U,R) Head Football Coach Alvln (Bo) Mc Millin of Indiana university, who led the 1938 All-Stu's to a 28-18 victory over the Washing ton Redskins, will be assistant coach of the 1944 All-Stars who play the world's champion Chi cago Bears at Dyche stadium, Aug. 30. it was announced today. McMillin will return to the an nual August classic with one of Ills greatest Indiana backfields: Billy Hillenbrand, Chuck Jaco by, Lou Saban and Him Dewnr of 1941-42, all members of this year's All-Slar sqund. The fa mous quorterback of Uncle Char lie Maran's old Praying Colo nels at Centre college, McMillin Is starting his 11th season at Indiana and Is dean of Western Conference football coaches in length of service at one school. SIGNED FOR BOUT With Paavo Katonen and Ernie Piluso definitely signed fur the main-event spot on next Thurs day's armory wrestling program, ; Promoter Mack Llllnrd yester day was trying to arrange the balance of the card. I Big Tony Mnrelll. the Florida terror, is down for a place on the card and Llllnrd is attempt , lug to get either Jack Lipscomb or Pele Belcastro to piny the parly of the second part. Kither one, Llllard believes, would pro vide plenty of stiff competition for Morclll. The Florldan, Incidentally. Is demanding a main-event berth and Llllnrd is toying with the idea of staging a double main go. with Katonen and Piluso meet ing in one and Morel!! and his oppenent in the other. -W -ti-tato'ii.M---tai-3 lb TIED FOR FIRST IN $5,000 OPEN Eoverly Hills, Cal., Aug. 5 (U.R) Lanky Ray Mangrum siz zled over the Rolling Hills Coun try club course in five under par 66 today, carding the best round of the $5000 Beverly Hills open tournament and tying Tony Penna, Dayton, Ohio, for first place with 138 at the end of the second round. The tournament winds up tomorrow with a 36 hole round. The former Pittsburgh, Pa., pro shot a 72 yesterday. Penna carded a 69 today, the same score which put him in second place in the opening round. Playing almost perfect golf, the stocky Italian hit the green on every hole except the 10th and 12th but had only one put over 15 feet. He birdied twice, the fourth and the 13th. ' Lord Byron Nelson, the To ledo, Ohio, pro, placed third with 69 to top off his opening 77 for 140. Bruce McCormick, the Lakeside Country club ama teur, followed with a 71-70141. Leading money winner of the season, Harold "Jug" McSpaden of Philadelphia, Pa., drove out a 70 to add to his opening 73 round for 143, while host pro John Montague tied him with a 72-71143. IS FIRST IN STAKES New York, Aug. 5 (U.R) Jockey Gcorgie Woolf, the "ice man" of racing disregarded the record-breaking heat at Belmont Park today by booting in the veteran Princequillo in the 42nd running of the $15,000 added Merchants and Citizens handicap and the two-year-old Star Pavot In the 42nd running of the $15, 000 added United States Hotel stakes. The crowd of 29,859, out for Saratoga's first 1944 week-end card at Belmont, saw Woolf bring Princequillo, Boone Hall stable's marathon champion of 1943, in front in the main stretch to come home three-quarters of a length ahead of Ramillles. The four-year-old negotiated the mile and three-sixteenths in the Mer chants and citizens in 1-56 15. His backers were rewarded with $8, $4.40 and $2. Ramillics, owner by Walter Chrysler, brought $8.30 and $3.90 and William Zcifiler's Wait a Bit netted 2.30 for show. CHROME QUEEN SUED Yreka, Calif., Aug. 5 Doro thy Rcddy Moroney, the "chrome queen," and Michael Rcddy, for merly of Medford, Ore., have been named defendants in a suit for Judgment by the First National Bank of Yreka to se cure payment of two $1,000 notes allegedly mode by the de fendants with the bank. TO CLEARRIVER Sacramento, Aug. 5 (U.R) Col. Robert C. Hunter, district wor department engineer, today announced award of a $318,500 contract to Case Construction' Co., San Pedro, for channel, clearance in the Sacramento river two miles above Rio Vista, Collf. I EEP IT )KLLMG O Figure a littlo ahead decide when you can best pare your tractor or farm equipment. Lot ui check it over, tune it up, make essential repairs. You'll save time, money and costly delays in the field. Our service men will locate the sore spots quickly do neces sary work quickly and economically. That's our job to keep YOUR equipment rolling on the job of railing food for victory! HUBBARD- A X. 29 NORTH RIVERSIDE GOLF STARS WILL VIE IN PORTLAND Portland, Ore., Aug. 5 U.R) The Byron Nelson-Jug McSpaden 18-hole golf exhibition match at the Portland Golf club next Thursday, today aroused pros pects of the northwest's largest golf gallery to date this year. The match will be, in a man ner, a preview played before Portland fans for what is to come when Nelson and McSpaden bear down for the National P.G.A. championship August 14 at Spokane's Manito Country club. Both golfers are currently In volved in the Beverly Hills, Calif., open, but are scheduled to arrive here Wednesday. They will speak Thursday noon at Victory Center on behalf of war bond sales. Nelson and McSpaden tee-off as a team at 2 p. m. in the 18-hole best ball match with Ted Long worth of Waverly and Larry Lamberger of Portland.- Lam- berger and Longworth are the two top northwest competing professionals. Both are entered in the National P. G.. A. at Spokane. BAY CWClS SLATE PRACTICES San Francisco, Aug. 5 (U.R) The San Francisco Clippers and Oakland Hornets of the Ameri can Professional Footboll league issued a call for football players tonight and scheduled their first practice for Friday afternoon, Aug. 11. Both teams will participate In one week of joint practice. Marty Brill, Hornet coach, will be in charge of the Oakland club with Mike Boyne, Lowell high school football coach and newly appointed business manager of the Clippers, to handle the San Franciscans. Voyne will handle the Clip pers until a coach is signed, it was announced. The two clubs will work out for one week together before the players are pooled. The rival coaches then will draw lots for first choice of players and then; select their players. HITLER PREPARES London, Aug. 4 (U.R) Adolf Hitler tonight appeared prepar ing for a new and ruthless in tensification of his army purge in a desperate effort to smash all opposition by German generals as the Reich's military plight be comes increasingly serious. According to German radio reports, the death trials by the dreaded peoples' courts of the officers accused of taking part in the bomb plot against Hitler will begin in the near future, and deatli sentences ore regard ed as a foregone conclusion. The terms of last night's an nouncement of the "honor court" Indicated that further names probably will be added to the list which already Is known to extend through all ranks of the German officers corps from field marshals to lieutenants. WRAY BEAVERS DEFEAT ANGELS, 8-4 FOR I :t Los Angeles, Aug. 5 U.R) Sloppy fielding by Los Angeles and Larry Barton's three-run homer gave the Portland Beavers an 8 to 4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels today at Wrigley Field. It was the first victory of the series for the Beavers. Each team scored In the first Inning on two hits. Portland took the lead in the second on a double by Manager Harv Owen, and Rip Russell's error. I In the sixth inning Portland! scored one on Russell s second error and singles by Barton and Owen. ' Barton hit his home run In the seventh after two outs and spencer Harris and Johnny Gill on base. The Angels rallied in the seventh with three runs on singles by Ed Sauer and Reggie Otero and doubles by Eddie Fer nandes and Cece Garriott. Portland added two off Jodie Phipps, who relieved starter and loser Don Osborn in the eighth, on a walk, a single by Syd Cohen, an error by Fernandes and an outfield fly. Cohen hurled all the way for the Beavers. Score: Portland , 8 9 0 Los Angeles 4 10 3 Cohen and Adams; Osborn, Phipps (8) and Sarni, Fernandes (6). San Diego, Aug. 5 (U.R) Pounding three San Diego hurl ers for 13 hits including two homers, the Hollywood Stars blasted out a 9 to 4 win over the Padres in a Pacific Coast league baseball game here today. The Padres hold a 3 to 2 edge in the series. Score: Hollywood 9 13 0 San Diego 4 10 0 Intelkofer and. Hill; MacFaden. Dilbeck (4) Valenzuela (7) and Salkeld. Oakland. Aug. 5 U.R) The Oakland Acorns tripped the Seattle-Ralniers, 5-2, in a Pacific Coast league contest today, giv ing Pitcher Mauel Salvo tight support despite 12 hits collected by the visitors. The Oaks started off with a three-run outburst In the first which ended Johnny Babich's stretch on the mound for Seattle. With one out,' Jake Caiilfield singled, Johnny Kreevich walk ed and Les Scarsella doubled Caulfield home, with Linn Storti's fly out and Jack Devin cenzi's single accounting for two more tallies. Score. Seattle 2 12 1 Oakland 5 0 1 Babich, Tincup (2) and Spin del; Salvo and B. Ralmondi. San Francisco and Sacramen to, night game. AIRMEN KILLED Hammer Field, Cal., Aug. 5 (UP) Tun nrmv airmen were killed today when their night fighter plane, , based at Delano army air base, crashed In south ern Death Valley, officials here , announced tonight. They were j 1st Lt. Stewart B. Swaggerty, 25, 1 the pilot, son of Mrs. Emmallne j Swaggerty, 1200 Greenfield St., ; Nashville, Tenn., and 2nd Lt. , Henry W. Seitz. Jr., son of Mr. : and Mrs. Henry W. Seitz, Route 3, Canestoga, N. Y. j Clnein. time for Sunder Too Late to Claiuify 9 30 Saturn; afternoon Please remember. ; CO. PHONE 4011 2,000 AMERICAN Hannover Area Blasted By Heavies Italy -Based Fighters Hit Romania. Allied Supreme Headquarters, London, Aug. 5 (U.R) Nearly 2,000 U. S. 8th Air'Force war planes attacked numerous tar gets in northwestern Germany today in one of the most wide spread daylight attacks of the war, as Italy-based American fighters were revealed to have shot up Nazi airfields and com munications in Romania in an other shuttle flight to Russia. While 1,100 Liberators and Fortresses, escorted by 500 to 750 Fighters, were slashing at least 12 targets in a great circle around the German rail center of Hannover, hundreds of other fighters and bombers flying from Britain and France ripped Nazi communications and supply de pots along the western front. Land In Russia A dispatch from the new U. S. eastern air command in Russia meanwhile revealed that Light ning Fighter-bombers of the U. C. 15th air force and Mustang Fighter-bombers flew from Italy Friday, strafed the Nazi air drome at Focsani, in Romania 60 miles northwest of Galati, and undisclosed communication tar gets, and then flew on to Russia. It was announced that IS bombers and six fighters were lost in the 8th Air Force attacks on Germany but that they met several groups of enemy planes 25 to 30 strong, including some jet-propelled planes. The weather was excellent and the American bombardiers heaped perhaps 2,750 tons of bombs on their targets. A late headquarters bulletin announced that the heavyweights made Beg pardon. Sir, Sut we'd love to eliminate collar trouhle with Van Heusen Shirts0 Tft tt'orUf only while woven lo fit In Smooth! Collar ein't packer, because it's woven in 1 piece instead of the uautl 3 layers. Lookj umchtd, it .' I'm Return Shirtt tat made fner fabrics, Uunjry-leued and Sanfariicd. Choice cj collar Btflct. Come in vut get ian Hcmem today. $2.25 and Up TIN CANS NEEDED Pleat wash and flatten your old tin cans, pack thirn in a box or sack and tak them to your nearest ttrvic station. Your government needs th tin at one. It's our Job to that cant ar gathered it oncel Hera's Where YOU Can Help! their final attacks of the war on an oil refinery at Dollbergen, 18 miles east of Hannover; the un derground oil storage depot at Nienburg, 33 miles northwest of Hannover; and a tank and arma ments works, at Bachau, near Magdeburg. London, Sunday, Aug. 6 (U.R) A delayed dispatch from Ankara, Turkey, said today that Bulgaria reportedly had refused permis sion for German troops to cross Bulgaria in the event of war between Germany and Turkey. - United Press Staff Correspond ent Leon Kay, in a dispatch filed in Ankara Friday after noon, said diplomatic quarters in the Turkish capital reported that Bulgaria's decision was transmitted to the Nazi ambassa dor in Sofia Thursday. The Bulgarian note, stating that the Bulgars "would not wish" to see German troops trav ersing their territory for an at tack on Turkey, was said to have been delivered following an eight-hour meeting of the cabinet. 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