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TWO MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, Aug. 7, 1943 Softball Championships Set For Stadium Tonight CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Camp Whit vi. 752nd MP's. Llttrell PrU vi. Jenningf. Finals of the Medford Softball Association's play-offs will be staged at Medford high school stadium tonight with the cham pionship game slated to go on at 7:45 and the consolation con test to follow immediately after wards. The championship game, be tween 752nd MP Battalion and Camp White Agates, will be played first to enable the two teams to leave Immediately aft er their game for Fort Lewis, Wash., where they will combine to take part In the Ninth Service Command championships. Rivalry Exists Considerable rivalry has ex isted between the two Camp White teams since the MP's took over Al Plche's place In the league when Piche dropped out. The military policemen climbed from next to last In standings to a tie for second place, unbeaten after taking over Plche's place. The police were beaten 6 to 3 by Littrcll Parts in the first play off game but bounced back to defeat Silver Dollar Grill and reverse the decision in another game with the partsmen. , Consolation Game The Agates reached the finals by drawing a bye in the first round and defeating Jennings Tire Shop In the semi-finals. Littrell Parts and Jennings will vie for consolation honors, Jennings, starting the season like champions, have been an up and down team after their first two games while Littrells have been near the top In stand ings throughout the season. Jen nings won their regular league game 8 to S. ' Players Seeded In Grass Court Play Hye, N. Y., Aug. 7 (U.R) William Talbert of Wilmington, Del., and Pauline Betz of Los Angeles were seeded No. 1 to day in the men's and women's divisions of the Eastern Grass Court Tennis championships which open at the Westchester Country Club tomorrow. Lt. Gardner Mulloy was seed ed No. 2 in the men's singles with Francisco Segura No. 3 and Elwood Cooke No. 4. Margaret Osborne was seeded second among the women followed by Mrs. Sarah P, Cooke and A. Louise Brough. The value of farm lands and buildings In Missouri in 1040 was $1,167,302,508. SEALS, OAKLAND E L. C. TAYLOR GO. pays tha HIGHEST MARKET PRICES If you have i CAR or TRUCK to tell, wa advisa selling It now. Call or Phone Dodge-Plymouth Dealer L. G. TAYLOR CO. Phona 2965 By United Press Bob Joyce bids for his 25th victory of the Pacific Coast league season as his teammates on the San Francisco Seals enter their "make or break" series with the Oakland Acorns. Both teams are tied for fourth place, four full games behind the third place Sacramento Solons and 19 games behind the top spot Portland Beavers. A clear cut scries victory for either might go far toward securing a berth in the post-season playoffs for the winner and tumbling the loser into the second division permanently. In other games tonight the Sacramento Solons Invade San Diego, while Hollywood and Los Angeles battle for undisputed possession of the loop cellar. Tomorrow night the Seattle Rainiers begin trying to whittle down P o r 1 1 a n d's eight-game league lead. But even sweeping the eight -game series would leave the Rainiers a full game behind the Beavers. Hambletonian Race Will be Tomorrow; Large Field Enters Goshen, N. Y., Aug. 7-4U.R) Fair weather was expected to day for the opening of the three- day grand circuit trotting meet ing which will be highlighted by tomorrow's running of the rich Hambletonian stakes the Ken tucky derby of the harness horses. The good time track was dry ing out quickly and was expect ed to be fairly fast by tomorrow according to drivers who work ed out briefly late yesterday aft er day-long rains. A field of 15 two-year-olds was named for today's feature race. Titan Hanover, the odds-on fa vorite to capture the Hambleton ian tomorrow, was expected to lead a field of 13 horses to the post, one of the largest on record. DEM SPLITS man over the right eye and he was carried unconscious from the field. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Preis Miami, Fla., Jack Larrlmore, 143, Miami, stopped Armand Michaud, 136, Lisbon, Me., (10). Baltimore Bert Lytell 158, Los Angeles, knocked out Ellis Stewart, 16314, Baltimore (8). Providence, R. I. Joey An gelo, 137, Philadelphia, outpoint ed Jimmy Pierce, 140, Vancouv er, B. C. (10). Ocean Park, Calif Arturo Barron, 137, Los Angeles, do cisioncd Fancy Pants Requejo, 135, San Jose, Cal. (10). Chicago George Costner, 14414, Cincinnati, dcclsioned Robert Fowler, 14714, Chicago (10). Be sure your match Is out; extinguish your cigarette, cigar and pipe sparks In the ash tray of your car. 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The champion Brownies drop ped to a new low for the season, losing two to the Indians at St. Louis, 9 to 7 and 8 to 4, to go all alone into seventh place. Previously the Browns and Indians had been tied for sixth, but the double win moved Cleve land into fifth place ahead of Boston. The Browns suffered a blow worse than defeat in the opener when Third Baseman Mark Christman was hit in the head by one of Allie Reynolds' fast pitches and suffered a brain concussion. He was in a serious condition in a St. Louis hospital. Homers accounted for both Cleveland victories, Pat Seerey and Frankie Hayes delivering in the opener and Mickey Rocco and Jeff Heath connecting in the second game. No other American League games were scheduled and all in the National were rained out. PLAN U. S. TOUR London, Aug. 7 (U.R) Swed ish Distance Aces Gunder Hagg and Arne Andersson said today that they both definitely would come to the United States for the Indoor track season next winter in an effort to set new world marks for the mile and two mile runs. Hagg made an unimpressive tour of the American indoor tracks last season and failed to win a race. He attributed his poor showing to lack of condi tion after the long voyage by freighter and to unfamiliarity with the banked turns on indoor board tracks. PW HANGS SELF AT CAMP St. Louis, Aug. 7 (U.R) Third Baseman Mark Christman of the St Louis Browns was in a "serious but not critical condi tion" his physician. Dr. Robert F. Hyland, said today after treat ing him for a brain concussion suffered when he was hit by a pitched ball. The accident occurred when Christman was batting against speed-ball pitcher Allie Rey nolds of Cleveland in the first game of a double header last night. The ball struck HOWTH STAND American League W. L Detroit 54 Washington 54 New York 50 Chicago 50 Cleveland 48 Boston 48 St. Louis 45 Philadelphia 32 Pet. 41 .568 42 .542 43 .538 47 .515 48 .500 49 .495 49 .479 62 .340 GRID PLAYERS SIGNED Philadelphia, Aug. 7 (U.PJ The Philadelphia Eagles football team was strengthened in one of their weakest spots today by Ad dition of a pair of ends from western colleges. The wingmen, Milton (Snuffy) Smith, former University of California at Los Angeles player, and Ben Aga janian, who wen to the Univer sity of New Mexico, were signed yesterday. IN FINAL ROUND Wilmington, Del., Aug. 7 (U.R) Defending Champion Mar garet Osborne of San Francisco was scheduled to meet Pauline Betz, the Women's National champion, today in the final round of the Delaware State Women's Grass Court Tennis Christ-1 tournament. Cpl. 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