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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Sept 27, 1944 T E Li Browns Blank Red Sox and Tigers Whip Athletics to Maintain Hot Pace. St. Louis, Mo Sept. 27 (U.R) In the e v e ii t the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers end the regular American league sea - son in a tie, a one-game playoff will be held In Detroit, it was decided today by the flip oi a coin. New i orK, Dupi. ii. u.r.i i The Detroit Tigers and St. Lou .j Sin Amw m lame for the second consecutive day today and about the only certain ty in the red-hot race was that the parties involved faced five days of almost nerve-wracking tension. Both clubs won again yester day, both have identical won and lost records and both have five big games left to play, a trying situation for highly trained and keyed athletes. To each player. the difference In winning and losing the pennant means up wards of $4,000 regardless of how they finish in the world aeries. Thus, every play means something extra to the partici pants and It Is at this stage of the game that "money players," the fellows who don't get rattled when the chips are down, are worth their weight In world series checks. The Tigers took a short-lived half game lead yesterday when Dizzy Trout pitched them to a 6-0, six-hit shutout over the Philadelphia Athletics in an afternoon game. The victory, Trout's 27th and his seventh shutout, was supported by a 13 hit offense from the Bengals bat. The Browns came through In . night game tp tie for first place. beating the slumping Red Sox, 1-0, in a pitching battle between Sig Jakuckl and Veteran Mike Ryba. Jakuckl pitched five-hit ball as the Browns achieved their seventh straight win and their 10th in their last 12 games. Yanks Btill In The New York Yankees, the only ones who have not yet counted themselves out of the 1 race, stayed within three games i of the leaders by beating the Chicago White Sox, 9-5. The last place Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-3 when they pounded five ' Cleveland hurlers for 19 hits. In the National league the Cincinnati Reds won two from the New York Ginnts. 8-3 and 8-4 and the St. Louis Cardinals stretched their victory skein to seven by edging the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7. The Chicago Cubs clinched fourth spot by winning the first of two lop-sided games Klamath Falls OREGON SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 FAIR GROUNDS AFTERNOON 2 P.M. Brene Butting, Brahma Bull Riding, Bulldogglng, Call Roping. Bareback Riding and Hon Racing. World Renowned Performers. Mack Barbour's Famous Bucking Hones and Brahme Bulls Will Perform. Phone 2,19 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service from the Philadelphia Phillies, 13-0. The Phillies won the night cap, 10-1. Pittsburgh defeated the Boston Braves 6-2. JACK KAISER IN FOR MAT BATTLE Jack Kaiser, the Pacific coast light-heavyweight wrestling1 champion, will be In good con dition for his main-event match with Harold (Buck) Davidson in the Mcdford armory Thursday night. In his brawl with the "Gray Mask" on last week's card, Kal- ser was at first believed to have 1 sunerea a coupie oi DroKcn nos ' along with a sprained wrist, but a later examination proved the ribs were only bruised. He will be close to top form for David son, Promoter Mack Llllard said man hood I n's " ' will try to add the name of Paavo Katonen to his victory list In the other and upper half of the double main event, both of which will go an hour or until one of the com batants obtains two falls. The "Mask," displaying a lot nf iirtairthririnv ianiiMm olnnrf nrlih some really good legitimate mat- work, whipped Kaiser in their non-title duel last Thursday and I .cej no reasQn why he cant d(J the same to Katonen, the ex- coast champ who recently lost his belt to Kaiser, Pat O'Dowdy and Tex Porter will clash In the three-round opener. SEGURA TO FACE ET San Francisco, Sept. 27 (U.R) Francisco (Pancho) Segura. top seeded foreign star from Ecua dor will meet former Irish Da- second.und match toJjny after disposing of John Dclantonl, Snn Francisco, 8-0, 8-2, in the 55th annual Pacific coast tennis cham pionships yesterday. Women's favorites, Louise Brough of Beverly Hills and Margaret Osborne of San Fran cisco, won easy first-round vic tories, Miss Brough blanking Mary Cattcrmole, 8-0, 6-0, and Miss Osborne eliminating Phyl- lis rlorron, 8-1, H O. KEPT WITH CUBS Chicago, Sonf, 27 (U.R) Man- ogcr Charley Grimm nf the Chi- cago Cubs today had kept promise he made almost five months ago when he replaced Jimmy Wilson as the Cubs' man- ; ager. When Wilson resigned after the Cuba had lost nine straight games, the Icam was In last j place. Grimm, leaving his man i agershlp of the Milwaukee Brew ers, took over the team May 7 and promised the Cubs would finish In the first division, j In a twilight-night double ! header last night, the Cubs split I with Philadelphia to cinch fourth place as the New York Giants, In fifth place, lost two to Clnclnnntl j SERIF.SRESUME Honolulu, Sept. 27 U.R) The service "world series" will be resumed today, with the Navy ! All Star baseball team needing I but one more win over the Sev ' cnth Army Air Force nine to i clinch the crown after taking three straight victories. Pe Mall TTIbuin Want Ada, rail Bl'nitm Milrtej i'Afi ''""' H m. """" ral '" Hplrlla Ihf lanv rtnxiie IMMIIIrrt XAv.Vj llane da llia-e I w Cinderella Man Ray Eliot Of Illini Is Coach Of Week Br Joe James Cutter - United Press Correspondent New York, Sept. 27 (U.R) His name was' Nussplckel and when he came to college with $8.50 in his pockets, a kindly dean of men offered to lend him enough money to go back home. Today he is head coach and , Ma rarfn' tanrln1 "etnn iD(nh" backficld Is exciting the fancy of football fans the country over. ' He is the United Press coach i of the week, Jovial Ray Eliot of Illinois. For a success story with a Cinderella twist this is hard to beat. Now the toast of the Big Ten conference with his unex pectedly strong and alert eleven ( his life is a far cry from the day back in 1928 when he got off the bus from Brighton, Mass., and took his first look at the Illinois campus. When he sought to enroll the dean checked his financial status and told him "son you haven't enough money to go to college, you'd better let me stake you to a trip home." Nussplckel Ignored the dean's advice, changed his moniker to Eliot, which was his mother's; maiden name and got a Job. Four! years later, he had won varsity letters In football and baseball, collected his physical education diploma. After marrying his col lege sweetheart, they went to Europe on a honeymoon with the money he had saved working his wa thr?"Bn ,Bcho1 In 1942 when he was named coach of the staggering Illini, the home folks in Brighton couldn't place him they remem bered only a kid named Nuss plckel. At that time the team hadn't won a major football game In three years and was the undis puted door mat of the Big Ten. i Since then they have reached) the point where every opponent respects them this year the Il lini are the dark-horse contend ers for the conference champion ship. Eliot's philosophy may explain why he Is known as a "players" coach, why boys under him swear by and not at him. I am a positive coach," he said 'On my staff, we tell the . boys how to make the blocks! and tackles and then we tell them they can do it. A lot of football Is mental." T AT South Bend, Ind., Sept. 27 (U.R) Crelghton Miller All American Notre Dame halfback last year, will report next Mon day to assist Head Coach Ed McKeever with the 1944 Irish team, university officials an nounced today. MlMer, who holds a one-year contract, is "illgible for another year of competition under war time rules, but high blood pres sure has forced him to discon tinue active oartlcipation In ath letics. Me reportedly has re-1 iuscu to piny proiessionai tool ball with the Brooklyn Tigers and has chosen to study law. EAGLES WIN Boston, Sept. 27 (U.R) The Philadelphia Eagles of the Na tional Professional Football league, a hard-running, smooth working grid machine, marred the debut of the Boston Yanks last night when they scored In every period to defeat the cir cuit's new entry, 28 7, before more than 23,000 fans at Fen way Park. University of founded In 1906. Alberta was FINAL 1944 FLOWER PLANT SALE 72 HARDY PERENNIALS THIS WEEK ONLY $l00 POSTPAID X Set out theto strong field grown flowers before cold weather and they will be blooming early next Spring. This week is positively your last chance. Offer will not be repeated in 1944. 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M Send COD PLEASED AT TRIP Stockholm, Sept. 27 (U.R) Gunder Hagg and Arne Anders- son, a two-man record breaking j team of distance runners, ex-, pressed theti pleasure today at their forthcoming trip to the United States but cautioned that Americans should not expect "too much from us." Both doubted that they would be able to lovuer any of their records on the trip but they were happy to accept the Invi tation of the U. S treasury de partment, announced here yes- terdav In nnki- a ernivnimtrv tour to stimulate the sale of war bonds. Schoolmaster Andersson, In terviewed at the Institution for Wayward Children, where he Is an instructor said he was "pes- isimistic over chances of doing j weii 0n indoor tracks." Andersson holder of the world record of 4:01.8 for the mile, said he believed the four-minute dis tance for the event eventually would be achieved 'but not this season and not by me." TECH WILL OPEN T Atlanta, Ga , Sept. 27 (U.R) The black magic of double re verses, triple laterals and hidden ball plays, all sprung from the single wine-back, goes on its annual fall exhibition here Sat- urday when the defending South- eastern Conference champions, Georgia Tech. onen the current season against the Clemson Ti gers. It's no secret around the flats that the grand old man, Coach W. A. Alexander, has his eye cocked toward another south- . -i ; i. : j it l should get by Navand Kotr Dame, he'd have a strong bid for the mytnical national title. This is Alexander's 25th year at Tech. He's won more than his share of games and had his share of great football players. HOW THEY? American W. St. Louis 85 Detroit 85 New York 82 L. 84 64 67 75 78 80 81 87 Pet. .570 .570 Boston 74 Cleveland 71 Chicago . 69 Philadelphia 68 Washington 62 National W. 103 . 89 88 73 L. 46 60 63 76 84 88 89 00 "cl- St. Louis . Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago .. 691 i .597 .577 New York 65 Boston 61 Brooklyn 60 Philadelphia .. 59 C:"l fSTJS aS'SSISf. S.aSithe Bonneville Power Admlnis- ! TIGERS TO FACE With one exception, Medford high's Black Tornado will have the same starting lineup against the Marshfield high Pirates here Friday night as that .which opened against Weed last week. Coach Al Simpson said today that he had shifted Bill Plaskett from right tackle to right end and inserted Lynn Bessonette into the right tackle position. The other posts will remain the same, with Cave at center, Ca hill and Porter at guards, Shel don at left tackle and Riggs at I ieft end In the back! ield. Wat nn will he at nnarter Bostwick and Clark at the halfbacks and Doty at full. The mentor planned to send his charges through a tough scrimmage session this afternoon and ease off Thursday night with a limbering-up drill under the lignts. He said that all players were in excellent physical con dition for their second clash of the season against a Marshfield eleven that is almost as big as the Tornado. The Pirates, coached by Wal ter Commons, opened their cam paign last Friday night with a 19 to 0 victory over the Ashland high Grizzlies. They tallied once in each of the first three periods and played the fourth quarter with second and third stringers. According t o information Simpson has, the Pirates em ploy the "T" formation and the Notre Dame box and boast a ' dangerous passing combination in Gassoway, a southpaw passer, and West, a big, rangy end. ANGELS, SEALS START PLAYOFFS San Francisco, Sept. 27 (U.R) The Los Angeles Angels, Pacific Coast league pennant winners, will attempt to lift the Govern or's cup from the San Francisco , Seals when the two teams meet In the seven-game final post season playoffs, opening tonight at Seals stadium. Los Angeles also won the reg- ular season championship last' year, but was eliminated in the J Cisco defeating the Rainiers in turn to take the cup. Both teams will play without their star outfielders, Cecil Gar riott of the Angels having been summoned by his draft board, and Neill Sheridan of the Seals being ineligible because he was not with the team by August 1, deadline for playoff participa tion. Chemist to Study Wood Utilization Portland Ore., Sept. 27 (U.R) Stephen N Wyckoff, director of the Pacific northwest forest and .550 ; range experiment station at .497 1 Portland, today announced ap .477 pointment of Dr. Edward G. .463 Locke as chemical engineer on .4561 the staff, to specialize In the en .416' ginecring phases of the chemical I utilization of wood. Dr. Locke Is well known In Ihe northwest and ffrariunted from the chemical engineering I donnrtment at Oregon State college, with later graduate .4!iu,WOrk at Ohio State university, .438 He has been on the Oregon State .409 faculty and has served as a con .403 sultant and chemical engineer .396 with the division of Industrial nnH rpnnrrM rievplnnment of tration. Ask AnHrews FT uz? t nm (Acma Telephoto) Mrs. Frances Andrews reenter), 37-year-old Carmel Valley socialite, flanked by her husband, Frank Andrews, and Police Matron Alice Lang ley, leaves Salinas, Calif., Jail to face trial for murder of 19-year-old Oklahoma farm boy, Jay Lovett. The state will demand death penalty. PFC, SIZE1RE S MEDAL Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Size more of Butte Falls have re ceived word that their son, Pfc. Everett J. Sizemore, has been' awarded the bronze star medal for heroic achievement in con nection with military operations against the enemy.- Pfc. Size more has been in the army for the past three years and Is sta tioned In the South Pacific. Be-1 fore entering the service he j was In logging operations at ; Butte Falls. He has one brother and two sisters News of the award came from headquarters of the Seventh In fantry division and was award- j ed for bravery against the en- emy on Feb. 3, 1944, during the Kwajelein operation. Tvhen a vicious counter attack was launched from behind a bunker at a platoon with an exposed left flarik," the letter said, "Pfc. Size more, an automatic rifleman, al though within easy range of bursting enemy hand grenades. and in a fully exposed position, dropped to the ground and ! placed a heavy volume of close range automatic rifle fire against , the counter-attacking Japanese. ' 'This action, performed dar ingly and on his own initiative, completely broke up the enemy , counter-attack and permitted the successful withdrawal of his' platoon from difficult situa- tion." HOUSING PINCH Lamed, Kas. (U.R) The housing shortage may keep Paw nee county from having the serv ices of a county farm agent for the duration of the war or until : the housing situation improves. ' Two applicants for the vacancy , "fe given up the position after : efforts to find a residence proved i futile. Carl Conger, the last county farm agent, owns his ' home here and plans to remain so his house offers no solution. ALL - SOT A) ft vi u iEDFORD AR10RY THURSDAY NIGHT BOUTS STARTS 8:30 P.M. THRILLS! o SPILLS! The Country's BEST TALENT Tickets Now On Sale AT BROWN'S and Death Penalty -4 i First Lt. Richard Wright was awarded the Distinguished Fly ing Cross Sept. IS, according to a letter received yesterday by Mrs. Wright, who resides at 514 Fran quette street here. Lt. Wright, bombardier on a B-17 has heen stationed at a heavy bomber I base In England since last April and has flown many missions over enemy territory. Lt. Wright has been in the air corps since March of 1943. In the letter to his wife Lt Wright advised her not to send him any Christmas packages, since he would probably be home before that time. The officer's brother, Donald Wright, ts a storekeeper first class In the navy and his father, Capt. M. C. Wright is stationed at the army air field at Hobbs, N. M. The city of Vancouver was In corporated on April 6 1886. CANNERY WORKERS WANTED! i 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. Pear canning now underway. DAY SHIFT ONLY. Apply at once at ROGUE RIVEi PAG.HIHQ CORP. 13 So. Front Phone 3SS2 B' THE OWL CLUB DOES WELL WITH 13 Boston (U.R) Rex Cecil, new Red Sox hurler, who won his first major league ball game in the first big league ball park ne ever oaw, is w,iviu.cu uiai J 13 is not his unlucky number. Cecil arrivea at renway park from Calfiornia on Aug. 13 at one o'clock which is 1300 in service time. 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