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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE BEAVERS SPLIT ! DOUBLE HEADER Br United Press With only three games played out of the 1945 schedule of 183 there wasn't an undefeated team in the Pacific Coast League to day. Underdogs turned on favorites In yesterday's double-header to scramble the league race even at this early stage. And to lend a touch of optimism to the whole proceedings, 62,000 fans pourel through the turnstiles for the first two days of competitkn. Portland Beavers won Pt'ur day from the Oakland Oaks. fl-2, then split a double bill yester day, 10-14 and 118. Base hits were a dime a dozen at Emeryville yesterday with the sluggers on the Oakland and Portland teams pounding jut a total of 60 hits. They had 19 more In the opener Saturday for a total of 79 In the first three days of play. There were 21 extra-base blows yesterday, Including home runs by Ted Gullic and Prank Demarce of Portland, and Jake Caulfield of the Oaks, In the opener; and another circuit clout by Tom flafcy of the Oaks In the nightcap. Line scores: 1st games: R. H. E. Portland 10 12 2 Oakland , 14 IS 1 Hollywood -Sacramento .... k10 16 2 -8 -7 1 1 4 12 S Seattle ' i San Diego 5 9 1 San Francisco 19 2 Los Angeles 2 11 0 2nd games: Portland 11 16 Oakland 8 13 San Francisco Los Angeles .. Hollywood Sacramento 4 10 2 8 Seattle San Diego . Each sighting station In the B-29 which la responsible for the defense of the bomber bat 92 ball bearing assemblies. THIS REMINDS ME - "It's, the Water" M ANY yean discovered water source at Tumwatcr (near Olympia) . . . analyzed it . . . found It perfect for brewing . , , founded the Olympia Brewing Company and produced OLYMPIA . . . Amcrica'i Original Light Table Beer... famous for quality shut 1896. BEER 7 tht Water OLYMPIA BREWING COMPANY Olrmpl, WMhioaton, UAA, iur WAi bonds me no thimi Monday Apt!! BY Durham, N. C. April 2 -0J.R) New evidence was available to day to back up the folks who think Byron Nelson Is one of the greatest competitive golfers who ever lived. The Indomitable Ohloan had to beat a game little guy from hts home state, Tony Penna, and he had to win the hard way yes terday, but victory was his when he rame up with a record 278 for the 72 holes of the Durham ODcn. Penna's 281 gave him second money ahead of another outsid er, Jim Gauntt of Ardmore. Okla.. who was third with a 282 Sammv Byrd of Detroit, who led the field at 84 holes, blew his advantage with a five over par 7.V finishing In fourth place wun 285. One-Legged Vet Holds Mound Job With Washington Norfolk, Va . April 2 (U.R) Lt. Bert Shepard, the American air ace who lost a leg over Ger many, offered preliminary proof today that the Washington sen ators made no mistake when they gave him a contract as a relief pitcher. Shepard stopped the Norfolk. Va., naval team cold In the seventh Inning yes terday and held them scoreless through the eight after they mad four runs off his predeces sor, MarinoPlerettl. Shepard's stint was too late to save the game, however, the navy boys winning, 4 to 2. BRUINS EVEN SERIES IN HOCKEY PLAYOFFS By United Press Boston G-men, Bill Cowley, Jack Crawford, and Herb Cain put the Bruins back Into the thick of the fight for the Stanley cup today. Boston evened the semi-finals series with Detroit at three games apiece by .win nlng the all-necessary game on lu, home Ice, 8 to 3, last night. SINKWICH VOTED MOST VALUABLE GRID PLAYER Chicago. April 2 (U.R) Quar- terback Frankle Sinkwlch, the heart and heed of the Detroit Lions' grid machine last season today was named the National Football league's most valuable player for 1944. Uie MallTrlbun Want Adi. ago our founder the subterranean British Supsr-Bomb -I J tt v ri 7 rV M J, r . t t KJ.? ft I y -it (Acme Telephoto) This Is the recently Utroelucca 11 ton "volcano" bomb which specially equipped RAP Lancaster have f'n dropping on German targets with devastating results. A British work man maneuvers the 22.000-pound monster as lt prosr:nsfi along huge assembly and loadlm Una. FINISH IT BOUT Promoter Mack Llllnrd an nounced today that arrange ments have been completed for fc finish match between Pete Bel castro of Weed and the Gray Mask for next Thursday night's main event wrestling go at Med ford armory. Llllard said a new referee will be brought In for the bout at the insistence, of Bel castro, who felt he was given a raw deal by Earl Voakley last week. Georges Dusette, coast Junior heavyweight champion, will tan gle with Ernie Piluso of Port land In the seml-wlndup. Tex Hager and Billy McEuin have been rematched for the three- round opener. Bus Driver Misses Schedule But Takes In $52 for Company Cleveland (U.R) Dplhorf 5 Nobles, a new hua rirlvor fnr lhi Cleveland Transit System, was nailed by a group of 20 men near a bus stop on the city's East Side. The men wanted Nobles to take them downtown to a hotel, where they were to attend a meeting. They oflered Nobles $20 to let them charter the-bus for the special 20-mlle trip, but i-.i declined. "I've got a schedule to keep." the driver said. "I wnnMn-i consider the proposition for sou. This sent the group of men In to a huddle and fhpn m annlm. man offered Nnhl sr9 inr ih trip.' Nobles loked back at the empty seats In the hus nnd then decided to take the offer. Later, when Nnhlo. mnnrinA his deal to his superiors, he proudly turned over the $32 He figured he had made a sonrl bargain, even though he had lost one comolcte round Irln of his schedule. Company officials "bawled the devil out of" Nobles, but se cretly admired him cor being so honest and for keeping the com pany uppermost In his mind. WEATHER Northern California Cleai today, tonight, and Tuesday, ex cept partly cloudy today over mountains with occasional siuw lurries in extreme southern Sierras. Slightly colder tonight with local frosts, decreasing winds today. Clnalnf tlmt for Sunday Tno t1 to ClMilfy S 30 aaturdltjr artarnoon PImh rtmambar . ft" 1 r X I Ml Bp"' Attention Farmers We Pay Highest Cash Prices for Veal, Pork, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Chickens, Rabbits. See your nearest Safeway Store Manager for prices and detail. FLEET AFTER YEAR-LONG J By Russell Annabsl United Press Correspondent An Aleutian Base (U.R) In the wardrooms and gunrooms ol Vice Adm. Frank Jack Fletch er's North Pacific force recently veterans of the North Pacific t h eater were congratulating themselves on having completed a year of surface operations against Japanese-held Kurllo Islands without losing a man or receiving damage to a ship. Since February, 1044, the task forces of this fleet have ranged the long Kurile chain from Para mushiro south to Matsuwa shooting up garrisons and air strips and maintaining a virtual blockade of the enemy's sea lanes, yet the Japanese bombers and the protecting warships and coast defense guns have yet to score so much as a near-miss on our ships, "Those slant-eyes must feel pretty chicken about all this," a warrant officer from San Fran Cisco told me one clear evening as were were steaming away from a shell-rocked garrison on Matsuwa. "We have slammed around 25.000 high capacity shells Into their huts and hang ars and all they've been able to do Is sit there and take it. I'll bet they go around with their fin gers crossed all day long, wait tng for a shell io drop in their laps." Rear Adm. John L. McCrea Washington, D. C, task force commander in the latest Kurile operations, has conducted his raids against the islands so craftily that the men in his ship have profound respect for his ludgment. During a recent strike s group of warrant officers were speculating as to how close the admiral planned to go in. The strike was against a garrison be lieved to be protected by several heavy coast defense guns, and the warrant officers were won derlng whether the admiral was going in within range of the battery. "It's nothing to worry about," said one of the men. "If the Old Man wanted to, he could go in there and tie up at the dock, and get away with it. The Japs have been shooting at us for a year and they haven't hit anything yet, have they?" List Of Japanese War Criminals Is Compiled by Body London, Apr)' 2. (U.R) The United Nations war crimes com mission has compiled a prelim Inary list of Japanese war crlm inals but it was not disclosed whether Emperor Hlrohlto head ed It. The commission. Issuing IN first lengthy reDort last nleht emphasized, however, that heads of states would be granted no Immunity. Adolf Hitler was the onlv major war criminal named nn clfically and his mention was oniy incidental. 14 MORE ADMIRALS By United Prats The Domel news aaencv an nounced todav that 14 more .Inn ancse admirals had died in action, bringing to 108 the num ber of high enemy naval officers wnose deaths have been renort ed since May, 1944. GERMAN DIET London, April 2. (U.R) The DNB news agency urged Ger mans today to eat nettles and dandelions and to grow beans in their flower pots. Plalntaln colt's foot, dandelions and sting ing nettles, aald DNB, are "ol high vitamin content so essential for the war time diet." London, April 2. (U.R) The Swiss radio said today that U. S third army troops captured Ger man General von Schulenberg. Identified as a relative of the former German ambassador to Moscow. Cloalns tlma for ClaultlMl Aril I 1 m Too lata to Claaaify 13 30 p m Loss Of Okinawa Means Collapse, Tokyo Paper Says Bv United Press The Tokyo newspaper Yoml url Hochl, in a remarkably frank editorial on the significance ot the Okinawa Invasion, warned the Japanese people Monday that the loss of that key bastion will mean that "there can be no hope of turning the course of the war." The editorial, as quoted by Tokyo radio and recorded by United Press at San Francisco said the "entire strategy of the Pacific" was based on the battle of Okinawa. "The loss of Okinawa will mean the collapse of the van guards of Japan proper," the newspaper said. What the Girl Scouts Are Doing Jfanknon School Troon Troop S met at the home of the leader, Mrs. R. W. Finch, 1309 Locust street Thursday to work on tne nrst aid oaage. ivirs. C. R. Richmond Is in'tructing the girls In this and Mrs. Jonn T.nrwnnd assisted. Later the troop visited the fire hall and wish to thank rire men for their co-ODeratlon In showing the girls and leaders the department. The gins were thrilled to be allowed to slide down the fire pole. After the vllt to the fire hall the girls went to the Scout Head-mim-tara And ate their lunch Work was done on the dramatics horfoB rfurlns the afternoon. Members attending were Betty Larwood, Virginia Rich mond, Darlene Froheich, Janet Blum, Donna Ralney, June Chamberlain, De Lorls Smylle. Msrth Tolland Suzanne Hln- kle, Marlene Moulton, Marjorie Ferris, Beverley Hairmson, joy Finch, Bobby Larwood. Charier irinrh nnd Corinne Richmond Mrs. Finch. Mrs. Larwood. and Mrs. Rbhmond chaperoned me group. , LEAPS TO DEATH Santa Monica, Cal., April 2. (U.R) Isaac W. Bernheim,, 96-year-old founder and former nrpcilHent of the Bernheim Dis tilling Co. of Louisville, Ky., leaped to his deatn early tooay frnm the eiehth floor of his ocean front apartment house. No notes were found. Bern- helm's secretary. Robert Paul said he had been despondent because of an eye operation. Cloalnf tlma lor Sunday Too Lata to Clriaatfy 6:30 Saturday afternoon Pteaaa remember. Tm your automobile dealer . . . the man who handles Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto or Chrysler cars right near you. It's time for me to speak up. Too many people are driving today with their fingers crossed . . . hoping nothing will happen. It doesn't make sense to neglect your car when regular check-ups often prevent trouble. FOR TROUBLE-FREE SPRING AND SUMMER DRIVING Chanca to summer lubriranti; check oil niter and air cleaner e Check rearing alignment 'Teat brake Rotate Mm Fluth cooling ayitem: ramlne tint con nections Tune engine lor emrm weather driving Repair dente) touch up nut tpota; poliih car for protection. Ill MTIM WAS IONSS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY HAVE M an Investigated For Flying Enemy Flag On Building Los Angeles, April 2. (U.R) Stillfred V. Kavanagh, 39-year-old laborer, was under federal Investigation today for flying a six-foot Japanese f!ag from a downtown office building. The flag was torn from Its staff almost Immediately by a marine and a sailor who pushed through the crowd of Easter paraders. The servicemen's names were withheld. Police said Kavanagh had been given a mental examlna linn nnn that he had admitted being a patient In Patton state hospital for the mentally in m 1941. r7r- ' - - l I - i ' v SUE E.uj-'v laffllaaftlVfrT Drive with your 'I aa.,. aT a V ' 3 Ml nf the IRAN HflRSE The powerful steam locomotives which pull Great Northern's Empire Builder develop enormous thirsts. Nearlv 244.000 gallons of water are consumed by the engines pulling a 14-car passenger train from Chicago to Seattle. They're fussy about "drinking'' water, too! Every gallon must be pure, for al kalies and other injurious compounds clog boiler tubes and decrease locomotive efficiency. Providing pure "drinking" water for its large fleet of steam power is costly to Great Northern. But, the cost is returned in the consistently smooth performance of the engines in Empire Builder service. C L. BISCHOFF, 530 American Bank Portland route of the EMPIRE BUILDER Between I PORTLAND TACOMA SEATTLE SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS ST. 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