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TWO MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. April 1, 1945 BEAVERS DEFEAT 5-2 IN SEASON'S OPENER Oakland, Calif., l.iarch 31 U.R) The Portland Beavers won their Pacific coast league base ball opener from the Oakland Acorns 5-2 today before an over flow crowd of more than 10,000 fans. The Beavers pounded three Oakland pitchers for 10 hits to push runs over in the third fourth, fifth and eighth Innings while the Acorns were limited to a pair of runs collected in the fifth Inning when veteran Bea ver Ad Liska blew up after foul no-hit innings. Portland . 5 10 0 Oakland 2 9 0 Liska, Pulford (6) and Adams: Stromme, A. Ralmondl (6), Mon zo (9) and B. Raimondl. off a belated ninth-Inning rally by the League-Champion Los Angeles Angels today to squeeze out J 6 to 5 win In the baseball season opener at Wrigley Field before 9,000 fans. San Diego, March 81 U.PJ A fast-moving, heavy-hitting Seattle Rainier ball club Invaded the home of the San Diego Pad res today to administer a sound 10 to 2 drubbing to a hapless Padre nine in the opening game of their Pacific Coast Baseball League series here with San Diego, Sacramento, March 31 (U.PJ The Sacramento Solons, one time orphans of the Pacific Coast League, defeated the Hollywood stars 4-1 in their lata opener today before a hometown crcw of 6,242 cheering fans. '&an rranciscos seals choKed PARTS and SERVICE fur all mhr ot WASHERS nd BKH1IOERATOKS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. BartletU Phone 241S trucks FOR RENT Drive Yourneif sav (ft Any IMitanre PRUITT'S MOBILOIL STATION Main nd Ivy Phom 4lt il New Management Finer Sorvlce MOTEL TEXACO SERVICE ' 826 N. Riverside ICE John Heln, manager of Med ford Ice Arena, said yesterday plans are progressing for the big Ice carnival to be held here Fri day night, beginning at 7:45. A full evening of entertain ment will start with a masque rade with prizes of cash or script for the most original, best comic, most outstanding, best couple, best male and female skater and best skating couple. Only those in costume will be eligible to compete for prizes. Races will occupy a part of the program with participants grouped according to age. There will also be a servicemen's race. A broom ball game, which Is Dlayed rmivh the same as hockey but with a football and brooms, will be staged. After the program a p'ibile skating session will be he'd from 9:15 to 11:15 p. m. with iio addi tional charge, Hein said. WHEN HUN QUITS Washington. March 81 (U.R) War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes promised today less than three months after horse racing was "blacked out' in the United States, that the SDort will be permitted to re sume as soon as Germany is de feated. The promise was contained In the second report which he sent to President Roosevelt and Con gress on war mobilization and reconversion. Sports' biggest Industry wel corned tho news and immedi ately began preparations "to re sume as soon as official word comes through that Germany dofeated. PAUL FREER 10 Cliff Proctor, president of the Medford Athletic Association, announced yesterday that Paul Freer will again manage the "Craters" baseball team. Freer took over management of the team last season when Don Ea ton was transferred from Med ford. Freer guided the team to the league championship, also vlnning the president's cup in the play-off. Freer said he will announce the first workout at the Fair grounds park soon and would like to have all players Inter ested In making the Crater squad turn out. Since the main objective of the association is to develop young players, the management is par ticularly Interested In a turn-out of high school players. Dm Mall Tribune Want Ada. 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Farm Machinery Headquarters 12 South Riverside Avenue Telephone 296S E OCCIDENTAL WIN Los Anecles, March 31 (U.R) The once-Mighty University of Southern California Trojan track squad today was uhaole to overcome handicaps given Occidental College and bowed 72V4 to 55V4 In their annual meet. In the triangular meet scorin? Occidental won with 70 t'5, the Trojans were second with S8V4 and Los Angeles City College trailed with 22 3'5. Sylvester Bel!, tos Angelesj City collegian, turned in the outsanding individual perform ance of the day. Jumping 6 feet 3 Inches In the high Jump r-.nd broadjumuwig 23 feet 3V4 Ir.ches. HAGG UNABLE TO FILL RACE DATE T Promoter Mack Lillard said yesterday he is trying to rematch Pete Belcastro and the Gray Mask for next Thursday night's wrestling carl at Medford arm ory. Belcastro and Referee Earl Yoakley clashed in an impromr tu fracas In the dressing room after last week a match, in which Yoakley disqualified Belcastro The Mask joined In the mix which was broken up by other wrestlers. The Mask Is said to be willing to the rematch but Belcastro was holding out for a new referee. Lillard said If he is able to bring them together It will be no time limit and no rounds. Georges D u s e 1 1 e, newly crowned Junior heavyweight champion of the coast, has as sured Lillard he will be on hand for the program and may be pit ted against Ernie Piluso of Port land. The promoter said he ex pec ted to have the card com pleted Monday. DUGGER SETS NEW 0 Buffalo, N. Y., March 31 U.R) Gundcr Hagg, Swedish distance runner, telegraphed AAU offlc lals that he could not participate In his scheduled final American appearance here tonight. A'rllne priorities grounded Hub? at Memphis, Tenn.. on his way from a California visit with his American girl friend. Doro thy Nortler. "Regret unable to attend meet as seat not available '' Hagg wired Haakon Lldman Swedish hurdling champion and hs trav eling companion in his current American tour. Berkeley, Cal., March 81 (U.R) The St. Mary's Prcflight baseball team shut out Univer slty of California hero today 3-0, behind the two-hit pitching of Lefty Bill White. Buffalo, N. Y March 31 (U.R) Ed Dugger of Dayton, Ohio, established a new national rec ord for the 70-yard high hurdles in a speflal race at the woman's indoor championships tonight, before a crowd of 3,500 fans who were "partly" disappol ifcd because Gur.der Hagg, Swedish star, could not appear to run in the featured mile Invitation event. Dugger, the American hurdl ing champion and formerly a star at Tufts, was clocked In R.3 seconds clipping a tenth of a second off the previous mark set bv Allan Tomllck In 1940. Haa kon Lidman, Hagg's running mate and Swedish hurdler star, was second. Dodson and Penna Lead Durham Meet Durham, N. C, March 31 (U.R) Leonard Dodson, San Francisco, one-putting 12 greens, carded an even par 70 today to Co Into a tie with Tony Penna for the lead In the $5,000 Dur ham Open Golf Championship Their totals at the end of 36 holes were 139 One stroke back and ready to bid for his 7th victory of the Winter Circuit in the final rounds tomorrow was Byron Nelson Toledo, O., who fired a sub-par 69 today for a total of 140 at the halfway mark. PEP OUT AGAIN Fort Devens, Mass., March 31 (U.R) World's featherweight champion (New York style) Wil tie Pep of Hartford, Conn'., was discharged from the U. S. army today after being in uniform for 16 days. A bad ear the :ame thing that brought him $ medical discharge from the U. S navy nine months ago caused his honorable dismissal from the army. Wilmington, Del., March 31 (U.R) The Philadelphia Phillies today acquired Vince DiMaggio, holdout centerfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in a straight player deal for pitcher Al Ger-heauser. DiMaggio, a long ball hitter who slumped badly at the plate last year, batting only .251, had asked to be traded. He got in bad with the Pittsburgh man agement in mid-season last year when he complained that the club's $4.50 dally meal allow ance was not enough. Regarded as one of the best fielding outfieldern In the ma Jors, DiMaggio is one of the three famous baseball brothers, the others Joe and Dominick, being In the service. Detroit, March 31 (U.R) Welker Cochran, defending bil liard champion of San Francis co, won his first block in De troit play tonight, defeating Willie Hoppe of White Plains. N. Y , 60 to 50. The cue artists are on an east-west cross-country tournament. Both had high runs of seven In the 30-inning evening block. Cochran's first win in four De troit sessions, he now trails Hoppe by only 50 points. Hoppe's toial was 1,387 to 1,337 for the defending champion. Hoppe won the afternoon block, 60 to 53, after emerging victoriously from both Friday blocks. 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Plans were made for the construction of a new memorial building. A luncheon was served and rrovlng pictures of fishing scenes in Idaho were shown by Don Faber. Dick Richmond's barn and silo were destroyed by fire Mon day night. S. C. Collins, father of Mrs Ed Vincent, has entered the Community Hospital for a check up. Nevlta Chapter, O.E.S., met March 27 with a number of out of town guests present. Plans were made for the district meet j Ing In Ashland next week. The O. T. Wilson family of; Bcall Lane are busy moving, this week, to their new home in Cen tral Point. Ruby Downing Is teaching the ! third grade this week, substitut-: Ing for Dorothy Morris, who Is home because of Illness In the1 family, j Navy Mothers' Club met Wed nesday at the home of Mrs. Nate ' Grlsham. Prospect, March 31 March meeting of the Nazarene Mis sionary Society was at the home of Mrs. John Hakkerup. Cut ting and sewing of quilt blocks took up the time until luncheon. The business session followed with Mrs. James Dole, a visiting member from Clatskanie, Ore., leading the devotionals. Mrs M. Dailey was in charge of the mis sionary study. The April meet ing will be at the Nazarene parsonage, April 20, and every one is welcome. Mrs. Lewis L. Jantzer left the Community hospital at Medford March 27 and is convalescing at the home of her parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jantzer Mrs. Marion Bean made a business trip to Klamath' Falls over the week-end. J. C. McGrew left this week for Alaska, where he is looking for employment and a place to live, and after he gets located, will be joined by Mrs. McGrew Mrs. Glenn Falrchild returned to her home here March 23, after spending nearly -three weeks with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kelly, at Grass Valley. Glenn Dole made a business trip to Bend, March 24. Cpl. Frances Ann Fracdrick of the Wacs is stationed in France now, according to word to her parents, Mr. and Mr?. E. E. Fraedrick, Jr., recently. Ann writes that they are billeted in what were the coal bins in the basement of a hotel, and have no outside windows or heat and have learned to bathe and wash clothes in cold water. Frank Doty, timber faller and bucker for the George L. Jant zer Lbr. Co., recently sold his Interest in the power chain aw to Paul Dalton and Elmer Clem ens, and together with his wife and two daughters, moved to Weiser, Idaho. Arthur F. Goode, who Is stay ing at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Clarence Gray at Medford, and taking treatments for his eyes is showing steady Improvement. Mrs. Lawrence Bads was taken to Grants Pass for medi cal attention, March 26. Miss Sharon Vanderwal, stu dent of a business college In Portland, is spending a short vacation at the home of her un cle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Slagle. Charles Ted Fraedrick, of the U. S. Navy, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fraedrick. Jr., stationed near San Diego, is ill with the measles. Mrs. James Dole ot Clats kanie, spent several days here, recently, visiting with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dole, and son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wil Ham Gaines. Miss Alcta Herman, sopho more at Oregon State College, is spending Easter vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam F, Herman. Mr. and Mrs. R. Ceford Gar outte made a business trip to Portland, March 28. Miss Aileen Sherwood, serond year student at Oregon State College, is spending Easter vaca tion here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rlchey. Pvt. Dell Jean Clarke, daugh ter of Mrs. Dee Hedgepeth. re cently was graduated from the Wac motor transport school at Fort DesMolnes, and received a superior rating as a vehicle op erator. Pvt. Clarke has been transferred to a Wac technical center at Orlando, Fla. AIRCRAFT CONTRACTS San Diego, Calif., March 31 (U.R) Increase of $45,000,000 in navy aircraft contracts was an nounced today by Ryan Aero nautical Co. 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