TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday. August 28, 1944
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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
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Nelson, who has won $3,050
with tvo first and a third place
tie in two years, is the forerun-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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the French language to M
shown in liberated France will
be "Sergeant York" and "All
This and Heaven, Too," Warner
Bros, studio announced today.
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