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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday. August 28, 1944 by TWO-STROKE LEAD Jug McSpaden, Buck White Deadlocked For Second Rain Halts Sunday Play Chicago, Aug. 28 U R) Byron Nelson tees off for the fourth and final round of the triple feature all American golf tour nament today two strokes ahead of the men's open field on the way toward his third champion ship and a new all-time money winning mark of $25,408 for a single year. ' The climactic setting for the conclusion of this $42,500 ex travaganza was a badly tram pled, sodden Tarn O'Shanter course. After six days of whirl wind golf, interrupted yesterday by an all-day rain, the 72-par rolling layout was In poor con dition, its fairways matted by more than 60,000 spectators and its greens roughened by an aver age of 540 golfers playing 18 holes dally. George S. May, tournament sponsor, saved the course yester day by postponing the final 18 holes In the men's open, amateur and women's open, although it marked one of the few times In golf history that a major tourna ment has been held up by in clement weather, f Is 5 Under Par The break In the long tourna ment bolstered Nelson, and the big Toledo, O., professional started the final round of the 72-hole medal play all American open with 211 strokes, five un der par and two ahead of Harold (Jug) McSpaden and Cpl. Buck White, Fort Knox, Ky., last year's champion and runner-up, respectively, who are tied for second. Nelson, the great exponent of nerveless golf, was sure "It will be par or better today," and If his confidence holds true he pro bably will pick up the $13,402 In war bonds that goes to the open champion, a title he held In 1041 and 1042. Either McSpaden or Nelson the two-man monopoly 'of the nation's most lucrative tourna ments this year can run his 1044 winnings to over $25,000 by taking the open, thereby leaving Sam Sncad's $10,534 record mark of 1038 far in the lurch. The leaders In the open this vnr nrn Inct nhnnt th tomfl. Nelson, who has won $3,050 with tvo first and a third place tie in two years, is the forerun- t5-. Mended IVhNfceT . Bn I'nxif 57 f drain Nfnlnl L j&Hsl. "i"r"" -Th' 1 "" -ZlfT" dimne lll.llllerjf jj ll.iire de l.lare 111 For Hot Quick Fires! FACTORY 2C0 Cubic fccot Load Dial 2123 Timber Prod. ner again, while McSpaden, last year's champion, and White, 1943 runner-up, are next. BEAVERS DIVIDE WITH SACS; LOSE SERIES, 4 TO 3 By United Pren The long-time "red-hot" Pa-' clflc Coast league race turned Into a complete rout over the week-end as the Los Angeles Angels swamped the Hollywood Stars in a 6-1 series and Jumped their leadership to 10V4 games over the second-place Portland Beavers. Yesterday's activities saw the Angels annex a double bill from Hollywood, 8-3 and 5-4, Just' about to abolish any pennant! chances the Stars ever had enter tained. ! The other six teams In the loop split twin engagements. Seattle finally lost a game to San Diego in the first, 5-2, but came back to win the second, 2-0, taking the series, 6-1. Oak land rallied to cop the night cap, 6-5, after dropping the open er to the San Francisco Seals, 7-3. The Seals clinching the series, 4-3, In the first. Sacra mento buttoned up Its series with Portland in the opener, 3-1, but lost the nightcap to the Beavers In two extra Innings, 4-3, the same score by which the Solnns won the series. Although outhlt, 8-7, the Sac ramento nine clinched Its scries with Portland In the first game as Bud Beasley edged Roy Hel ser In a mound duel. Helscr was gunning for his 20th win of the season, but failed when the Sacs' bunched three safeties in the' first frame for two counters. Scores: Sacramento . - 3 7 0 Portland 1 8 1 Beasley and Stelner; Helscr, Windsor (0) and Norager. Sacramento 3 9 0 Portland 4 8 1 Babbitt, Powers (8) and Stelner; PicrcttI and Adams. F FOR TENNIS TOGA Southampton, N. Y., Aug. 28 (U.R) Francisco (Pancho) Se gura of Ecuador, was establish ed today as the favorite to win the singles title of tho National! Tennis championships starting Wednesday at Forest Hills, N. Y following his Impressive vic tory In Meadowbrook club Invi tational tourney, annual preview to the nationals. Scgura won the title yesterday when he defeated Naval Lt. Don McNeill, former national cham pion, in a hard fought four set battle, the scores were 7-5, 2-8, 84, 6-1. McNeill, expected to provide Segura's stiffest test In the nationals, showed flashes of tho bombastic tennis which car ried him to the championship In 1940, but lack of competition deprived him of a consistent pace. STAGGlOOKS for I0CRE Stockton, Cal.. Aug. 27 UR) Amos Alomo Stogg, the grand old man of football, Isn't expect ing (or predicting) anything great from his 1944 College of Pacific gridiron ensemble. However, the veteran mentor. Just recently turned 82 years of age. Is going ahead with plans to "play as usual" despite a man power shortage (In quality) and a shrlmp-sl?e schedule which, to date, Includes only six games. Stagg, who has been coaching college gridiron clubs through three wars and has hundreds of his former students In service, figures he'll Just have to make I the most of the material nt hand. Dial 2123 Company mm mMr Bears Rated Three Points Better Than College Stars Chicago, Aug. 28. (U.R) Theworld's champion Chicago Bears were rated today by local odds-makers as being three points better than the College All-Stars as the rapid turnover In play ers of both teams during the past week turned the odds upside down, With the game only two days I away, the odds were reversed I We!sh o( Lmai pa., to capture compared to the 2-to-l quoted tne doubles crown by beating In favor of the collegians a week Eerta Garcia of Havana, Cuba, ago. The answer is Sid Luck-1 and Argyle Rice of Hartford, man's return to the Hears- va - cant quarteroacK post ana in juries that have plagued the All Stars. With Luckman back to direct the champions' T-attack for the 11th annual classic, the Bears have regained a vital cog in their machinery, although they have reached deep to fill other positions. It was expected that Rudy Smeja, former Michigan end, will, start in that position Wednesday night for the Bears; Jack Sweeney, formerly of Cin - clnnatl, will be at tackle; George Zorich, Northwestern, and Pete Gudauskas, Bear third-stringer last year, will fill the guard position. Those names sound out of place compared to such players as Dr. Dan Fortmann, guard; Lee Artoe, tackle; Ray Bray, guard, and Hampton Pool, end, who formerly ran in front of the Bears' "T" when it was feared throughout the league. Meanwhile, the All-Stars have lost Vic Lindskog, Stanford cen ter; Gene Fekete, Ohio State fullback; Steve Van Buren, Louisiana State halfback, and Paul Sarringhaus, Ohio State halfback, although Sarringhaus may recover from a twisted ankle by game time. The absence of Van Buren, who underwent an appendec tomy Friday, cuts the All-Stars' halfback supply hard. The Loui siana redhead, a tailback in col- n Yr S r T r ,j in Head Coach Lynn Waidof's was counted on for pass recelv-1 ing and his withdrawal leaves I Chuck Jacoby, Indiana, and Jimmy Ford, Tulsa, with the possible addition of Jim Dewar, Indiana, if the Hoosicr can get over a minor leg injury. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 28 (U.R) The 1044 national semi-pro base ball tournament moves into the quarter-final round tonight with the still undefeated Sherman Field Flyers of Fort Leaven worth, Kan., scheduled to meet Camp Livingston. La. The Sherman Field nine, sur prise of the tournament, was the only undrfcated team still In the running for the title. Underdogs In every one of their five starts to date, the Kansas team so far has taken the toughest competi tion In stride. The Enid, Okla.. Army Air Field team meets Wichita Cessna and Camp Campbell, Ky., tangles with the Greensboro, N. C. Tech-Hawks in other games to night. DOROTHY HEAD WINS TENNIS TOURNAMENT Philadelphia, Aug. 28 (UR Dorothy Head of Alameda, Cal., held the middle states women's tennis championship today, up holding her top-seeding in the tourney. Miss Head won the crown In yesterday's finals at the Phila delphia Cricket club by defeat ing Louis Snow of Bakersfield, Calif., in straight sets. 6-4. 6-2. She later teamed with Peggy AMERICAN HEROES BY LEFF BUY WAR BONDS TODAY to aitur vie. tory and peace In days to cornel Conn., 6-4, 6-4. PH1LLY SWIMMERS COP TEAM TITLE Creat Lakes, 111., Aug. 28 , ur) The four-man North Branch V. M. C. A. swimming lteam of Philadelphia held top honors in the national A.A.U. outdoor swimming and diving meet today but Kiyoshl "Keo" Nakama, captain of the Ohio State swimming team, took in- i dividual laurels with firsts in I three major events The lithe Hawaiian, who prev iously had scored in the 400 and 1. 500-meter events, made it a grand clam yesterday by win ning the 800-meter crown, com ing in 15 meters ahead of Jimmy McLano, 13ycar-old star of the Firestone club, Akron, O. Na kama's time was 10:26.0, 30 sec onds short of the record set by Bill Smith, also of Ohio State, two years ago. BROOKLYN, REDSKINS CLASH TUESDAY NIGHT Ogden, Utah, Aug. 28 (U.R) The Brooklyn Tigers and the Washington Redskins practiced here today for Utah's first all- pro football game, to be played in Ogden tomorrow night, Thh nHi,in. with s with Sammy tentioIli arriVed yesterday morn ing and promptly went onto the practice field to correct mistakes noticed in Friday's Los Angeles game with the March Field All Stars. UOWTHElg St m' m American W. L. St. Louis 70 54 New York . 65 56 Detroit 65 57 Boston 66 58 Cleveland 60 68 Philadelphia 60 67 Chicago 57 68 Washington 52 71 National W. L. St. Louis 89 30 Pittsburgh 70 47 Cincinnati 67 49 New York 58 66 Chicago 51 64 Philadelphia 48 70 Boston 49 73 Brooklyn 46 77 Pacific Coast W. L. Los Angeles 84 60 Portland 73 70 Hollywood 73 71 San Francisco 72 71 Seattle 71 74 Oakland 70 74 Sacramonto 68 76 San Diego 65 80 RUFFIN DISCHARGED New York, Aug. 28 (U.R) nobby Ruffin of Astoria, N. Y.. former No. 1 lightweight con tender, who was given a medical discharge by the army, expects to return to the ring in about six weeks, it was announced to day. 374 Whn his platoon In Wsw Guinea at pinnd down by hesry enemy machine gun and rill fire, PrlrnU Maurice L. Ltvy, of Chicago, sat for th night in the crotch of two big tre. H stopped six of ths enemy during the night, and 19 more with the coming of daylight. Wounded four times and weak from loss of blood, he crawled down to lately. Back Mi bravery with another WAR BOND. SPLIT WITH TIGERS TO KEEP SUM LEAD Open Two-Game Set With Indians Tuesday New houser Wins 21 Contest New York, Aug. 28 (U.R) The St. Louis Browns, secure In the knowledge that they will take at least a portion of their American league lead home vith them, staggered Into Cleveland today for the final two games of their long and wearisome road trip. Tattered, torn and tired from the rough handling they re ceived In their last three series, the Browns will open a two-game stand against the Indians tomor row night with a minimum of a three-game lead over the second place team. The margin depends on the outcome of today's game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, three and a half and four games be hind, respectively . Thus, even if the Brownies blow both games to the tribe while the second-p'ace club wins two, St. Louis will get home with at least a one-game margin and they have played their best ball of the season at home. Manager Luke Sewell was hopeful that the Browns' up rising In the second game at De troit yesterday, in which they gathered 17 hits for a 17-2 vic tory, was an indication that they had shaken the batting lethargy which had cost them eight of their previous nine games. St. Louis lost the first game 5-3 to match their longest losing streak of the year at four games. Hal Newhouser gained his 21st victory in the first game to Join his teammate, Dizzy Trout, as the leading winners in the ma jor leagues Bob Muncrief was the loser. Nelson Potter pitched five-hit ball to receive credit for an easy triumph in the finale. The Yankees lost a chance to mi ifSMf JVt Si FOREST FIRES BURN TEJtfBER AND MANPOWER Let's face this fact. 9 out of 10 man-caused hrest fires I are started through carelessness! One careless flip of a lighted cigarette can be as serious as a crushing defeat on the battlefield. For fire not only destroys lumber, it "burns" up manpower at an alarming rate! Forest fires must be fought. No matter how important the job that trained fire fighters may be doing ... no matter how limited the manpower . . . they must drop their work and fight fire! Make it your responsibility to guard against forest fires! Warn your friends to be particularly careful of matches, cigarettes, camp fires. Remember in these war days forest fires burn more than timber . . . they burn manpower too. Every forest fire is an enemy Victory! gain ground In the tight race by splitting with the Senators. New York won the first game, 4-2. A pinch-hit single by Wilfred Le-ff-hvre in the ninth inning with ! two out and the bases loaded gave the Nats a 5-4 victory in the second game. Boston edged back Into the thick of the race and snapped their losing streak at five games with two wins over the Philadel phia Athletics, 8-5 and 7-2. The Cleveland Indians took two close ones from the Chicago White Sox, 4-3 and 1-0. to double Jump from seventh to fifth place. Most notable news from Na tional league activity was the fact that the St. Louis Cardinals passed a Sunday without win ning a ball game. The Pittszurgh Pirates belted, them for a 14-6 win in the first of two games and the second was called be cause of darkness at the end of the ninth vith the score 1-1. Davis Loses The -New Yor Giants strength ened their hold on fourth place by beating the Brooklyn Dodg ers in two games. Manager Mel Ott returned to the lineup to hit his 23rd and 24th homers of the season In the first game, each with a man on, to lead his Giants to an 8-1 win. Harry Feldman was the pitching victor and Curt Davis, the Dodgers' ace, was the loser. Nap Reyes hit a triple and a single to drive In all the runs In the nightcap and give New York a 4-2 edge. Philadelphia and Boston split, the Phillies winning the first game 8-5 and the Braves the nightcap. 5-4 in 10 innings. Poles Push Foe Back Along Adriatic Line Rome, Aug. 28-U.R) British Eighth army Polish troops, push ing northward in general gains along a 15-mile front extending inland from the Adriatic sea, ad i vanced seven miles beyond the . Metauro river today and sent spearheads across the tiny Arzil- la river at a point five miles southeast of the Important coast- al town of Pesaro. Gains were I made elsewhere along the Ital , ian front as the Germans with drew towards their fortified Gothic line to the north. Los Angeles has the fifth i lnreest Mexican noDulation of I anv citv in the world. Alley Bro. Lumber Company McGraw-Collini Lumber Company Hermann Bros. Lumber Company LA . Timber Product! Company Medford C'P""" Cheney Lumber Company Scggcsman Lumber Co. Geo. L. Jantior Lumber Company Southern Oregon Sugar Pins Co. Tiller Mill & Lumber Company IE CALL Chicago, Aug. 28 U.PJ Po lice today attempted to trace a mysterious telephone call from the Drake hotel to a nearby res taurant to determine if it had any connection with the slaying r,i -Mr. Ariele Born Williams, wealthy wife of a Washington diplomat, who was wounded fa tally in her hotel room last Jan. 19. The call was made from Mrs. Williams' eighth-floor room less than three hours before she was shot by a woman in black. Po lice established that the victim was not in her room at the time and they attempted to trace the call in the belief it might have been made by her assailant who fired upon Mrs. Williams and her daughter, Mrs. Patricia Goodbody, from behind the bath room door. FIRST MOVIES Hollywood, Aug. 28 (U.R) The first two American films In CANN WORK WAN MEN and WOMEN are urgently needed to help Medford's own cannery prepare FOOD for VIC TORY. The ARMED FORCES receive 78 of our pack. Canning of Peaches now underway pear canning soon. DAY SHIFT ONLY. Apply at once at 13 So. Front ' I the French language to M shown in liberated France will be "Sergeant York" and "All This and Heaven, Too," Warner Bros, studio announced today. OH BROTHER! J We critically need our forests NOW wood fills 1200 mill dry uses. .We seriously need our forests1 when we return for jobi and Oh Brothel a vaettioni KEEP OREGON GREEN ASSOCIATION SALEM, OHt ERY ERS Phcr.3 3332 f YOU AREA FOREST FIRE WARDEN Report every fire you set. A wisp of smoke is your signal to go into action. Rush to the nearest tele phone and tell Central you want to report a fire. She will place you in touch with the proper authorities. A BROWNS CAFE & BILLIARDS UMBER MARCHES FOR WARD
