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7 MAJOR LEAGUE
SCORES YESTERDAY
American
St. Louis 10; Washington i.
New York, May 11 U.R)
Everything looked fine for base
ball when the government gave
a "green light" for 1945, but no
one reckoned with the weather
man, who has been flashing
stop signals ever since.
Managers made no secret of
their concern over the postpone
ments. Last year at this time
cnly 32 games had been rained
out, 16 in each league. To date
In 1945, there have been 48 post
ponements, 24 in each league.
There was more of the same
kind of weather yesterday, caus
ing seven postponements In the
two leagues.
In the only gam played, a
night contest at St. Louis, the
Browns made it two straight
over Washington, winning, 10
to 2, on Jack Kramer's five-hit
pitching. ' The American league
champions clinched the issue in
the first inning, scoring three
runs on a single by George Mc
Quinn and an error by Gil Torres.
Tennis Players Are
Cleared Of Charges
New York, May 11 flJ.RV-
Billy Talbert of Indianapolis and
Francisco Segura of Ecuador, the
second and third-ranking tennis
players in the nation, stood
cleared today of charges that
they accepted excess expenses
for Florida tournaments.
Holcombe Ward, U, S. Lawn
Tennis association president, said
he had fully investigated the
charges by Edward Stillman,
editor of a .professional tennis
magazine, and that the two play
ers had been shown to have re-
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exhibitions at Palm Beach and
Pompano. Stillman apologized
to Talbert and Segura and to the
USLTA.
CRATERS TO PLAY.
CP. IE SUNDAY
Paul Freer, manager -of Med
ford Craters, announced today
that the team will play the first
practice game of the season Sun
day afternoon at Central Point.
The Craters have been work
ing out on the Fairgrounds park
for several weeks and appear
r e a d y- f or southern Oregon
league competition, Freer said.
Until further notice, practice
will be held at the Fairgrounds
park each Tuesday and Friday
at 6 p m. and Sunday, except
May 13, at 1:30 p. m.
Athletic Program
Being Started In
European Theater
V. S. Army Headquarters,
Europe, May 11-XU.PJ Millions
of American soldiers still in Eu
rope are joining in a vast ath
letic program which may culmi
nate in a sort of service Olym
pics games at Paris, army offic
ials said today.
Competition in 22 sports is be
ing started, it was revealed by
Lt. Col. F. G. McCormick, for
mer University of Minnesota ath
letic director and now chief of
the army athletic program.
Softball, volleyball, touch foot
ball and table tennis each are
expected to draw 1,200,000 par
ticipants, and 600,000 men are
expected to take part in basket
ball, baseball, and horseshoe
pitching.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
By United Press
Boston Pedro Firpo, 138,
Camden. N. J., outpointed Paulie
Jackson, 132i, Reading, Pa.,
(10); Willie Calhoun, 141, Brook
lyn, knocked out Santiago Rivi
era. 143, Mexico City, (6).
Fall River, Mass. Steve
Kronis, 130, Boston, knocked out
Oscar St. Pierre, 135, Fall River,
(3). .. -
KEEPS GARDENING HAND IN
Minneapolis, Minn., (U.R)
Her husband's love of garden
fresh vegetables has prompted
Mrs. Marie Lorch of Minneapolis
to airmail him seeds for a Vic
tory garden in the Southwest Pa
cific. Her husband, Seaman 2c
Donald Lorch, is stationed on the
largest of the Marianas Islands,
where vegetables grow rapidly.
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whether accommodations are available, and
will assist you with schedules, reservations
and transportation arrangements.
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Callsta Hurst Smith, who pass
ed away .Thursday, was a resi
dent of near Jacksonville for 31
years.
She was born at Westboro.
Mo., July 3, 1882. She attended
the Nebraska College of Educa
tion at Peru, Neb. At Waterboro,
she was married In 1908 to Roy
G. Smith who survives. The
are also two children, Cleryl
Smith, of Medford, and Nathan
iel Hurst Smith, of Jacksonville,
also two brothers and two sis
ters, Dallas Hurst, Elmo, Mo.;
Benjamin Hurst, Rockport, Mo.;
Mrs. G. N. Coon, Santa 1 Ana,
Calif., and Miss Mary Hurst, Eu
gene, Oregon.
Remains will He in state in
the Conger-Morris reposing room
from 7 to 9 p. m. today and
from 10 a. m to 12 noon, Sat
urday. Services will be conduct
ed in the chapel by the Rev.
Louis C. Kirby at 2:30 Saturday
with Interment in Siskiyou mem
orial park. Honorary pall bear
ers, Eber T. Weed, O. H. Child
reth, H. H. Dietrich, E. G. White
side, W. W. Gregory, Herbert
Gregory. Active, V. T. Wilson,
Joe Crawford, R. J. Rinabarger.
Fred Gardner, C. W. Shores and
Fred Purdin.
JOB FREEZES TO
THAW BY JULY 1
Washington. May 11, (U.R)
Millions of workers who have
long been "frozen" In their Jobs
will soon be free to seek employ
ment where they choose under a
sweeping relaxation of manpow
er controls announced today by
the war manpower commission.
All manpower regulations
such as Job freezes, the compul
sory 48-hour work week and
manpower ceilings will be lift
ed by July 1 in 116 communities
where the labor supply is equal
to or in excess of demandi These
areas are known as groups III
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ket classification system.
Marine Downs Jap
By Using Prop As
Buzzsaw on Plane
Okinawa, May 11 (U.R) (via
navy radio) A marine fighter
pilot downed a Japanese twin
engined plane by a series of
hairbreadth ramming attacks in
a sub-stratosphere battle after
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he had run out of ammunition, it
was revealed today.
The marine 1st Lt. Robert
R. Klingman, Binger, Okla.
chased the Jap half way to Kyu
shu, and in spectacular and
highly-skilled runs purposely
sheared off the tail surfaces of
the enemy plane, sending him
rrlday. May 1!, 1945
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spinning Into the sea. Then, run
ning out of gas, Klingman glid
ed back 150 miles to his base,
making a dead stick landing
only 10 feet short of Kadena air
field runway.
Capt. Kenneth L. Reusser,
Portland, Ore.', Klingman's wing
man In a Corsair fighter, also
participated in the Incident.
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN
HAS PROCLAIMED
SUNDAY, MAY 13
As a Day of Prayer
For Victory in Europe
FOR the triumph of spirit and of arms which we have
won and for its promise to people everywhere who join
us in the love of freedom, it is fitting that we as a na
tion give thanks to Almighty Cod, who has strength
ened us and given us the victory. . t
Now, therefore, 1, Harry S. Truman, president of the
United States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13,
1945, to be a day of prayer.
I call upon the people of the United States, whatever -their
faith, to unite in offering joyful thanks to Cod for the
victory we have won and to pray that He will support us to the
end of our present struggle and guide us into the way of peace.
I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of
prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to
make possible our victory
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S
V I DAY PROCLAMATION
Next Sunday Is Also -
MOTHER'S DAY
Honor Mother and Give Thanks to
Almighty God For Victory in the West
Attend the Church
Of Your Choice Next Sunday!
This menage published In behalf
el the Churches oi Medford by .
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