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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday. August 21, 1944 NELSON IS UPSET BY BOB HAMILTON IN PGAJTOURNEY Rank Outsider Captures Title With One-Up Victory : Wins $3500 Prize By Willaid D. Eberhart United Press staff Correspondent Spokane, Wash , Aug 21 U.PJ Bob Hamilton, the "Hoosier Hot Shot," from Evansvillo, Ind., held golfdom's most coveted crown today after the blggcst iipsct In the 2t'-year history of the Professional Golfing associa tion's championships had trans formed him frdtn long-shot chump to PGA champ. A 1-10 underdog, in the bet ting, Hamilton, who nearly miss ed entering the tourney because of travel restrictions, defeated veteran Byron Nelson of Toledo, O., one-up yesterday before gallery of nearly 7,000 which followed the match over tricky Manlto course. Hamilton climax ed the play on the 3(Uh and final hole to take first prize money of $3,500. Nelson, one down to the surprising 28-year old Hamilton, fired a beautiful birdie 3 in a desperate effort to send the match into extra holes. But Hamilton, showing cham pionship mettle, nyitched Nel on's birdie to retain his slim advantage and gain the cham pionship. Hearibreaker The defeat was a heart-breaking one for Nelson, a top-flight (tar of the past decade and a PGA finalist in 193D, '40 and '41 nd winner only once, in 1040. The result of the final round was typical of the tourney which aaw upsets become frequent with such name stars as Harold (Jug) WcSpadcn, golf's top money winner this year; Sammy Byrd, former New York Yankee baseball player and top-notch links competitor; Ed Dudley, PGA president, Craig Wood, Tony Mancro, Jimmy Ilines and others fall by the wayside to comparative unknows. Hamilton, who first planned to fly to the tournament, but When reservations couldn't be arranged almost decided to skip the event, advanced to the finals with a one-up victory over Geo. Schncltnr of Salt Lake City, Utah. Nelson gained the final round with a lop-sided 8 and 7 I triumph over Charles Congdon fo Tacoma, Wash. FROM SUOS FOR 12TU WIN IN 14 TORS DEFEAI BROWNS M TO TIGHTENJP RACE St. Louis Now Only Three And Half Games Ahead As Red Sox Cop Couple Tree Farms Insure Forest Industry New York, Aug. 21. U.R The American league race was tighter than a stag at a New Year's eve party today, and, odd- I ly enough, it was the last place Washington Senators who turn ed the wrench which tightened the fight. The St. Louis Browns were still in the lead but a double loss in the nation's capital yesterday vhittled their margin to three and one half games over the sec ond place Boston Red Sox. Snapping out of a batting lethargy the Senators collected a total of 29 hits in winning 4-2 and 12-1 to extend the Browns' By United Press The pitchers held the spot light yesterday as five out of eight games in the Pacific Coast league ended In shutouts four out of four in the seven-inning nightcaps. Oakland and Los Angeles swapped a pair of whitewash ings, the Angels taking the open er, 5-0, and dropping the second, 1-0, the split giving the Angels the scries, 4-3. San Francisco got moral victory by splitting a pair of games with the Holly wood Stars, dropping the first, 3-1, and taking the second, 3-0. However, the Stars won the series, 4-3, and the Seals con tinued their toboggan ride as they dropped 11 out of their last 14 games. , j At Sacramento the last-place losing streak to four games San Diego Padres picked up a their longest of the season, pair of victories, 6-2 and 1-0 to Cecil Victor climb within a half game of the ' Meanwhile, the Red Sox seventh spot Solons, who drop- knocked two full games off St ped the scries, 3-4. Up at Port land, the Beavers slapped the Seattle Rainiers down twice to rack up a 5-2 scries win. The scores were 4-3 and 4-0. The Beavers won their 12th ball game out of 14 starts by taking the twin bill from the skidding suds from Seattle. Roy Ilclscr was nicked for 12 blows in the opener, but still got the verdict over Lefty Fischer, Seat tle veteran. In the nightcap Tiny Marino Pierettl chalked up an other shutout with a four-hitter to edge old-timer Byron Specco All teams are idle today, with Sacramento visiting Portland, San Diego Invading Seattle, San Francisco In Oakland and Holly wood at Los Angeles In tins week's series. Yesterday's lincscores: Seattle 3 12 2 Portland 4 11 2 Fischer and Splndel; Helser and Noragcr, Adams, ? - J '1 - i y 4 f) y-I KM Hi &&1 12 V vf if 1 HEADQUARTERS LEBANON LUMBER CO. TREE FARM REGISTERED WEST COAST TBEE FACM 3 MEMBER AMERICAN TREE FARM SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS POWERS' DAYIS-SANTIAM TREE (S) FARM v REGISTERED WEST COAST TREE FARM MEMBER AMERICAN TREE FARM 5YSTEM acres in Oregon private lands Louis' lead by winning a pair i certified for perpetual produc- from the Cleveland Indiana 8-6 i "on of forest crops. Tree Farm and 11-4. Young Rex Cecil, re-1 ers agree to provide intensive centlv acnulred from the SnnJ fire protection, practice sound Three private forest areas in i quate seed sources for natural the Lebanon-Sweet Home area, restocking, so that these private recently dedicated as Tree Farms lands will produce continuous by Congressman Harris Ells-1 merchantable crops of forest worth, bring to over 500,000, products. Scattlo 0 Portland 4 Specco and Splndel: and Adorns. 4 2 7 0 Pierettl S BETZ I TITLE ANN CURTIS WlfTS Kansas CKv, Mo., Aug. 21 U.P.) Ann Curtis, 18-vcar-old San Fran.-isco swimmer, emerged today with four titles In the Women's National A. A. U. swimming and diving cham pionship meet won for the third consi-cuMve lime by the Riviera club of Indianapolis. Miss Curtis capped her per formances in the meet yester day by defeating Florence Srhmitt of New York In the 800-mrter free style in 11:29 5. well over the American record held by Nnnry Mrrkl of Port lands' Multnomah club. Lcoln Thomas of the Ambns ador Swimming club. Washing ton, D. C, came In third In the 800-mrter event and Sue Cas tlnau of Indlanapiills was fourth. Dm Mmi TTitumv Want A (Ik Chestnut Hill. Mass., Aug. 21 OJR) Pauline Betz of Los An geles today pointed her tennis racquet toward her third suc cessive national chnmplonshln after defeating Louise Brough of Beverly .Hills. Cal., 6-4. 8 3, in the final round of the Long wood Cricket club's annual pre view to the nationals here yes terday. The women's doubles title went to Margaret Osborno of San Frnncisci and Miss Drough. who defeated Miss Betz and Doris Hart of Miami, Fla., 6-2, 10-8. J. Gilbert Hnll of South Or ange N J seeded number two In the national veterans men's singles, captured the event with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over W. A. Nnsau, Jr.. of Paoll, Pn. Watson Washburn and Arthur Masl'herson, hoth of New York, won the men's doubles from Hall and Chuiles Anderson of South Orange 6-4, 6-2. Diego club of the Pacific Coa.t league, had any easy time gain ing his second major league vic tory when the Sox Have him a six run margin in the first in-1 nlng. The Detroit Tigers took ad- vantage of the St. Louis slump to move to within five games of the leaders by beating the New York Yankees twice in the champions' stadium, 0-8 and 4-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics re turned the only split in the junior circuit, the sox winning I the first game, 3-2 but bowing In the second, 8-3. The most momentous feat in the National league saw the New York Giants end their long est losing streak since 1902 when they won tho second game from the Chicago Cubs, 3-1 after having lost their 13th consecu tive contest in the opener, 7-4.' Tho Brooklyn Dodgers drop ped two games to the second place Pittsburgh Pirates to gain a two game grip on the circuit cellar. Six runs In the seventh inning of the opener, brought the Bucs from behind to a 10-7 win. Nick Strincevich had un easy time In the second with a six-hitter that netted a 7-1 vic tory. Cards Divide The St. Louis Cardinals ex tended their winning streak to nine games with a 15-5 win over the Boston Braves in the frist game but saw it snapped in the finalo when the Braves triumph ed, 5-3. Philadelphia and Cincinnati split, Bucky Walters pitching his lBth triumph of the season to give the Reds o 2-1 edge in the first game which went 12 Innings. Rookie Charley Schanz pitched five-hit ball in the night cap as his mutes backed him with a 13 hit offense to win his fourth game of the year from the Reds, 4-1. logging methods, and leave ade- The program, started In the west a short three years ago, has now spread nationally, and was described by Congressman Ells worth as the most important de velopment in forestry In half a century. Tree Farmers shown In this picture with signs which will be posted on Tree Farms are: (from left) C. H. Walter, Lebanon Hurls Hit Ali-Slar Grid Team; LindsHcg Kas Fracfcrsd FosS Evanston, 111., Aug. 21 (U.PJ Football injuries disrupted hte college All-Stars' scrimmage routine today as Head Coacn L,ynn waiaort, jNonnwesiern, juggled backfield and line in preparation for the collegians' game with the Chicago Bears Aug. 30 at Dyche stadium. The All-Stars already have lost the services of two line stars and the crippling jinx hit again yesterday when Paul Sarring haus, Ohio State, and Jim Dewar, Indiana, went to the sidelines. Sarringhaus, who helped the Buckeyes to the 1942 big ten championship as a halfback, whs disabled with a .turned ankle while Dewar hurt a bad knee again. However, both backs are expected to be in shape by game time. Vic Lindskog of Stanford, counted on for first string center duties, and Fullback Gene Fe kete, Sarringhaus' teammate at Ohio State, already have been counted out of the game. Fekete's wrenched knee and Lindskog's fractured foot took two needed defensive players from the game. Both men are SAMMY BAUGH TOSSES 4 SCORES IN WEST WIN San Diego, Cal., Aug. 21 (U.PJ The March Field All Stars to day were worrying how they would stop slingin" Sammy Baugh next Friday after tho Washington Redskins' ace spark ed the west to a 35 to 14 victory over the east yesterday in the inter-squad charity game for the Shrine crippled children fund. Baugh tossed four touchdown passes to Joe Aguierre, former St. Mary's star. Steve Bagarus contributed some elusive run ning and tallied the fifth touch down on a 25-yard sprint around right end. Aguirre converted all five points. English General Wolfe cap tured Quebec in 1759, he and its French defender, Montcalm, dy ing in tlie battle. Lumber company. Congressman I line backers and were expected Harris Ellsworth, Charles Mc- to Doister a non-too-strong line. Cready, Santiam Lumber com pany", Carl Davis and Fred Pow ers, of the Powers-Davis Lum ber company. In "W civ W'nnAc (Irtail w All -American Entrants By Walt Byers United Press Staff Correspondent Chicago, Aug. 21 (U.PJ The $42,500 All-American golf tournaments, resplendent with record prizes, bountiful talent and circus ballyhoo, starts off at one-third speed today as 230 members of an amateur field numbering more than 350 play 18 hole qualifying rounds Over Tam O'Shanters' well-kept acres. The rest of the huge field will GAME A SELLOUT Chlcngo, Aug. 21. U.R Wil liam Sturm, ticket manager for tho 11th annual all-star football game Aug. 30 between the Chl cngo Bears and the College All Stars, said today that all seats have been sold for the clnsslc In the quickest sellout in the his tory of the game. PORTLAND OUTFIT DEFEATS TUCSON shoot qualifying rounds to mor row morning for 21 open places in the finals of the All-American amateur. Twenty-four amateurs will bid for a slice of tho record purse, but three golfers have been awarded berths automati cally: Dale Morey, last year's amateur winner: Bob Cochran, St. Louis, 1943 runnerup. and Chick Evans, former national amateur champion, all of whom qualified by record The three-in-one tournament shifts to two-thirds speed tomor row afternoon when 42 women scramble for the remaining places In the women's open There will be a 24-woman cham pionship flight, but the following nlrls enloy automatic eligibility: Patty Berg. 1943 winner; Betty Hicks, 1!)!3 runnerup; Kay Byrne, last year's leading ama teur in the open: Jean Cline. Catherine Fox, Dorothy Ger main nnd Mary. Agnes Wall. About 200 professionals who are not exempt from the prelim inaries by virtue of previous championships will complete qualifying activity Wednesday by shooting IB holes for places in the 80-mnn field for the All Ameriran men's open. Starting Thursday, the three champion ship flights level off fo the next four days with dailv 18-hole medal play for record slices of the largest melon ever offered in Knifing history. The biggest chunk, $13,462 maturity value In war bonds, will go to the winner of the men's open a spot t being eyed by all V Hie nation's top golfers. The "big four" of Harold (Jugi McSnaden, last year's victor;' Byron Nelson, Craig Wood and! Sam Byrd will be swinging fori the prize as will Bob Hamilton. ' st . Louis 28 year-old golfing newcomer i Pittsburgh from Evansvillo, Ind., who up I Cincinnati si t Nelson yesterday for the! Chicago Professional Golfers Association championship. HAGG ONCE MORE Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 21 (U.R) Arne Andersson, holder of the world's outdoor record for the mile run, today held the Swedish championship for the 1500-meter distance and another victory over his famed country man Gunder Hagg. Andersson, a school teacher, won the titla at Stockholm sta dium yesterday when he was clocked in the disappointing time of 3:49 6 six and six-tenths seconds off the record for the distance established by Hagg last month. Hagg took an early lead and held it until the last 400 meters, when Andersson forged ahead to finish about four meters in front of Hagg. Hagg was timed in 3:50. HENRY AND JOYCE T San Francisco Aug. 21 HP) Two nf thp nation's tnn-rnnkinff 140-pound fighting men. Ham-' mering Henry Armstrong and walloping Willie. Joyce, square off tonight at Civic auditorium over the 10-round route of a battle that may be the turning point of Armstrong's long and illustrious career Winner of two out of three fights in the past with the for mer triole champion, Jrivce will enter the ring an 8-10 favorite to make it three out of four. i The betting is that if the. bout goes to a decision. Joyce will be the winner that Handy Hank's only chance is to score a kayo victory Advance ticket sales at the Civic auditorium indicate a sell out crowd with the biggest fight attendance here since Arm strong battled Fritzie Zivic in the same ring two years ago. UOWTHF? s a a a St. American W. Louis 68 Boston Detroit New York Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Washington .... Cadet Brooks At Lubbock Airfield Lubbock Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas. Arriving here recently with Class 44-1, Avia tion Cadet William E. Brooks, 601 West Jackson street, of Med ford, began the final period of pilot training at this advanced two-engine school of the Army Air Forces Training Command. After a few weeks of intensive training on the ground and in the rir he will receive the covet ed silver wings of a bomber pilot and become a flying officer in the army air forces. .Jsl Blended Whisker . M&M 80 lroof H 12 Spirits . The Unx ri- ' dnwne Distillery . 535-.. 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