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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. September 3, 1944 Eddie Simmons Scores Hole-iri-Orie As Favorites Win in Tourney 0000 TALLIED ON TENTH HOLE WITH NUMBERNINE IRON Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals Slated For Today; Clark Defeats Eugenean. The first hole-In-ono In the 16-year history of the annual Southern Oregon Golf tourna ment was registered by Mcd- ford's Eddie Simmons, four- time title-holder, as all favorites cnme through with victories Sat urday In the first day of. match play which ends Monday with championship duels in the four flight. Simmons, whose 73 In the qualifying rounds Friday tied a similar score made by Lcland (Pete) Clark for medalist hon ors, fired his dodo on the 110 yard 10th hole In the match i which he won from Al Littrcll, Medford, 4 and 3. His tee shot, which ho smack ed with a No. 0 iron, landed three feet beyond the pin, but backspln reversed It into the cup. Simmons mcdaled a 72, two over par, for the match. Tie For Medal Simmons and Clark will both have their names inscribed on the Lt. Robert R. Hammond memorial trophy, sponsored by the Rogue Valley Golf club In honor of Hammond, who was killed In action in the Italian campaign. In addition to Simmons' vic tory, all other matches ran true to form. Clark eliminated Whit Splccr, Eugene high school youth, 5 and 4, and will today face Vcrn Rob inson, Medford, who ousted John Cupp, Medford, 4 and 3. '.Ike Staples, Portland, defeat ed Dom Provost, Jr., Ashland, 4 and 2, and Is slated to play Ray Hopp, Marshfield, the letter hav ing beaten Herb Burnham, Med ford, 4 and 3. In the lower bracket of the championship flight, along with Simmons, Roy Prultt advanced into the second round with a 2 and 1 conquest of Mcdford's Hal i ta t. iit i n: m it 1 ! moved up with a 7 and 5 win over Wilsic Pruitt, Medford, and Sgt. Pete Schefcick, Camp White, eliminated Dom Provost, Sr., 5 and 4. Parings Lilted In second round matches this morning, which start at 9 o'clock, Clark meets Robinson, Staples plays Hopp, Simmons faces Pruitt and Price engages Schef cick. Semi-finals will begin at 1:30 this afternoon, with the 36- hole championship match to start at 9 a. m, Monday, the final 18 holes slated for 1:30. All other flight championships will be de termined Monday morning Also this morning. YANKEES DEFEAT SENATORS 3 T0 1; J Pirates Take Two In Row From. Cards Braves Take Overtime Game. New York, Sept. 2 (U.R) Ernie Bonham scratched his name off the Injury list today the third ! and helped the New York Yank- Buy Values! Long wearing, good looking Worsteds Smartly tailored Guaranteed To Fit You Suits worth $50 $33 up Klein Tailor Upstairs 128 E. Main round consolation matches will start at 8 o'clock, second round consolation matches at 8:20, first flight matches at 0:20, second flight at 9:40, third flight at 10 and fourth flight at 10:20. The first flight Is composed of the beaten eight In the champlon- I ship flight. I Close observers of the tourna; ment, yearly blue-ribbon links classic in this area, are tabbing Simmons and Clark to meet in the finals Monday, Labor Day, although recognizing the possi bility that one or both may be upset before the payoff struggle. In all, 55 golfers are entered in the meet, considered a fair number In view of travel condi tions. Following are results In other flights: Second Flight A. Lambert. Eugene, defeated H. Keats, Medford, default; Jus tin Smith, Medford, defeated Russ Royer, Medford, 3 and 2; Dick Milestone, Jr., Medford. de feated Jim Tomlin, San Fran cisco, 6 and 5; Al Cummlngs, Medford, defeated H. Watson, Medford, 5 and 4; E. Pearson, Roseburg, defeated Bill Catey, Medford, 1 up on 18th; E. Brakel, Eugene, defeated Geo. Koberis. Medford, 1 up on 20; Forrest Martin, Medford,. defeated Cliff Procter, Medford, 3 and 2; C. GUlanders, ' Eugene, defeated Lee Skage. Medford, 3 and 2. Third Flight Cedrio Reaney, Medford, de feated Warren Hamlin, Medford, 1 up on 19th; Tony Milascnick, Marshfield, defeated Earl Sims, Medford, 1 up on 20th, Ed Drys dnlo, Medford, defeated Eugene Thorndlko, Medford, 1 up on 10th; Frank Van Dyke, Ashland, defeated Bob Ottoman, Medford, 5 and 3; Bob Downer, Medford, defeated Orln Schenck, 1 up on 18th; Sid Smith, Medford, de feated John Tomlin, Medford, 6 ees close In on the fast-deflating St. Louis Browns, pitching a 3 BASEBALL By United Preti National Chicago 17 2 Cincinnati 8 8 0 Derringer, Lynn (8), Stewart (8) and Williams; Shoun and Mueller. New York 4 14 2 Brooklyn 8 11 0 Volselle, Brewer (3), Adams (4), Fischer (6), Hansen (8) and Lombard!; Davis and Owen. St. Louis 4 10 1 Pittsburgh 5 12 0 Schmidt, Wilks (7) and W. Cooper; Roe, Starr (3), Rescigno (8), Butcher (9) and Camelli. j Boston 2 9 0 Philadelphia 1 8 1' Hutchings, Hutchinson (8) and I Kulttz; Lee and Peacock. TORNADO BEGINS DETROIT IS WITHIN E MONDAY GAME OE EVE AT STADIUM American Philadelphia 5 to 1 victory over the Wishing-) Boston 6 10 10 Christopher and Hayes, Gar- bark (2); Woods, Ryba (8) and Partee. Washington , 19 1 New York 3 9 1 Lefebvre and Ferrell; Bon' ham and Garbark. OAKS AND SEALS TILTS ton Senators for his 11th victory of the season. Bonham, out of action since Aug. 19 with an Injured leg muscle, was brilliant with men on bases, leaving 11 Senator run ners stranded. The Senators gained their only run in the sixth when Spenco hit his 12th homer. The Boston Red Sox, bucking almost hopeless odds in their efforts to stay in the American league race, hung on by beating the PhiladelDhla A's, 8 to 5, Roy I Partee singling home the win-l nlng run in the ninth. After to-j morrow, their chances may goi sledding since they will have to nart with Second Baseman I Bobby Doerr, the circuit's top ' hitter, who leaves for the armed forces. The Pittsburgh Pirates won their second straight from the league leading St. Louis Cards in the Natolnal, 5 to 4, beating Ted Wilks to end his string of victories at 11 straight. Wilks relieved Schmidt In the seventh and was touched for the winning run In the ninth when I Elliott singled home Russell from second. Elmer (Butch Nieman was all the batting attack the Boston Braves needed to beat the Phila delphia Phillies 2 to 1 in 13 in- Hollywood, Sept. 2 (U.R) nines, hitting a Homer in the 'The Impotent Hollywood Stars M 3 STRAIGHT 'score at 2-all with his 10th cir cuit smash with one on in the eighth. A single by Russ Peters and Skeeter Webb's error of Joe Hcving's grounder set the stage for Rocco's second homer and . made him responsible, fcr driv ; ing in all the Indian's runs. Cleveland 5 10 2 Chicago 2 13 . 1 Bagby, Heving (8) and Rosar; Humphries, Maltzberger (9) and Tresh, Catino (4). Oakland. Calif., Sept. 2 (li.R) The Oakland Acorns took a 3-2 win over Los Angeles in a Pa cific Coast league game today, breaking a tie in the seventh be hind Floyd Stromme's five-hit pitching. Medford high's Black Tornado football squad will open fall practice Monday night at the sta dium and Coach Al Simpson has requested that all those planning to try out for the team meet in the gym at 6:30 p. m., when uni forms and equipment will be issued. The new mentor said a full practice session would be held , under the lights, with emphasis on limenng up, relaxing and wind sprints. The squad will be given "T" formation plays be ginning Tuesday night, and Coach Simpson emphasized the Importance of reporting for the drills on the first night. The Tornado, which has an eight-game slate, will be built around four returning regulars Bill Plaskett and Marvin Doty, ends; Dean Sheldon, tackle, and Bob Watson, back. Simpson said that Doty might possibly be shifted to the fullback spot. MISSES OSBORNE, BETZ IN FINALS- Night Game St. Louis, Sept. 2 (U.R) The Detroit Tigers were within one game of taking over the Ameri can league lead tonight as they captured their third straight game from the St. Louis Browns, 6-3. The Tigers, fighting from. be hind to triumph, are now one game behind the Browns, hold ing second place over the New York Yankees bv a fraction of a percentage point. It was a see-saw battle for a few innings. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead with the aid of one hit in the first two innings against Denny Gatehouse, count ing an unearned run in the first inning and a legitimate score in the second. Milt Byrnes doubled to drive In one run In the fourth inning and with two out In the seventh, the Browns knocked out Ruffus Gentry as Al Zarilla tied the score with his sixth home run of the season and Vern Stephens singled. Two walks by Roy Henshaw filled the bases and an infield t by Mark Christman off E IN THREE AREAS. command of Brig. Gen. Eley P. 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Fred (Dixie) Walker, the Na tional league's leading batter, boosted his average six points to .382, hitting a homer, triple, double and single In Brooklyn's 8 to 4 victory over the New York Giants, their fourth triumph in a row. Curt Davis, hit freely, survived to win his ninth game. Paud Derringer went six and and 5; Owen Thomas, Medford. 'wo , "" j defeated Rawlcs Moore, Med-; - "-" ' "v c" ' 'H "' ford, default; F. A. Rowe. Med-1 him , to .peat the Chicago Cubs 6 fnrH HnfonLH r.nin Rohlnson. to 1. McCormick got the first hit. his 16th homer, and two ford, defeated Gain Robinson, Medford, default. continued their downward plunge today, laboring more or less futilely against the south paw slants of Gill Werle, finally dropping a 4 to 2 decision to the San Francisco Seals. Los Angeles 2 5 0 Oakland 3 9 1 Osborn, Stein (7) and Fer nandes; Stromme and B. Ral-mondi. ANOTHER PRO LEAGUE Chicago, Sept. 2 (U.R) Or ganization of the All-America Football conference, a new ma jor professional league which will begin operation in 1945, has ' . . hfinn rnmnlntnH hnrn anrl tiUI In. more runs were scored bciorei "''"-," " Japhet Lynn relieved Derringer. I ''l,d? ll,l's in e,1Rhl a"f JS! Clvdo Shoun pitched a seven hitter to gain the vctlory. NASHVILLE MEET Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 2 U R Byron Nelson, Toledo. Ohio, leading money winner of the touring professionals this year, blistered the Rirhlnnd Country club course today for a seven under par 64 to take the lead in the $10,000 Nashville Invita tional tournament. Nelson's score beat the Rich land com so record ny one stroke and put him two strokes ahead of his nearest rival, Bob Ham ilton, Evansvllle, Ind., who de feated him In a play-off for the PGA title at Spokane, Wash., three weeks ago. ANGOTT TO FACE States. i-niianoipnin. ncpi. i w.r.i tortny Spindly Ike Williams, Trenton I VETS SEEK JOBS Sacramento, Sept. 2 (U.R) About one-half of the number of Cnlifornlans discharged from military service have sought as sistance from selective service personnel In regaining their for mer jobs or finding others. Col. K. H. Lcltch, state director, said consecutive title, will meet the I after a sacrifice, second seeded Miss Osborne to morrow for the championship while Parker draws a day of idleness as top-seeded Francisco (Pancho) Segura plays Bill Tal bcrt of Indianapolis for the oth er men's finalist berth. Parker, the California golden boy who played on America's Davis Cup teams in 1937 and 1930, reached the finals by up setting Husky Lt. W. Donald McNeill of Norfolk, Va. Mc Neill, the 1940 champion, was seeded second behind Segura but he was out of tournament shape and quickly ran out of gas in dropping the Duke, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. walkouts were called in the Pennsylvania solt coal fields. . A total of 29 mines in Penn-i trinloH nnH FriHio Mavn sineled syivama ana west Virginia for two excess tallies, clinching I which produce a daily tonnage tELii the victory. I of 66.n. now are idle or are Both teams had eieht hits andi Pledged to strike. the Browns drew nine bases on balls but thed couldn't hit in the clutch, leaving 13 runners stranded. The scores: Detroit 6 8 0 St. Louis 3 7 1 Gentry, Gorsica (7), Henshaw (7), Beck (8), Overmire (8) and Swift; Galehouse, Caster (8) and Hayworth, Turner (7). COMMAND CHANGED Portland, Ore., Sept. 2 (U.R) The Portland port of embarka tion today became part of the LEWIS SUPER SERVEGE STATION 8th and Front. 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