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7 Sports World Pays Final Tribute To War's Heroes By Waller Brers United Press Staff Correspondent Chicago, Aug. 15 (U.R) The Sports' World paid final tri bute today to American athletes who gave their lives during World War II. A United Press survey, follow ing Japan's surrender, showed that more than 800 collegiate, amateur and professional ath letes were killed in service from Pearl Harbor to this day, almost four years. Many of their names were household words before they left America's playing fields to play their greatest game on world battle fields. Sports National Service Flag hangs heavy with gold stars for such men as Ens. Nile Kinnick, Lt. Col. Tommy Hitchcock, Capt. L G. TAYLOR GO. pays the HIGHEST MARKET PRICES If you have a CAR or TRUCK to tell, we advise selling it now. Call or Phone Dodge-Plymouth Dealer L. C. TAYLOR GO. Phone 2965 Charlie Paddock, Lt. Joseph R. Hunt, Lt. Lou Zamperini, MaJ. William (Billy) Southworth and TSgt. Torger Tokle, to mention only a few. Kinnick Death Tragedy Kinnick's death was one of the earliest tragedies for the honor student and an ail-American halfback at the University of Iowa in 1939. The sturdy, fair haired Omaha, Neb., youth had come to represent all that col legiata athletics stand for. Lead er of Iowa's famed "ironmen," Kinnick was lost in the Carri bean when his navy plane failed to return to its carrier. Stole Swastika Zamperini, a great miler, was a happy-go-lucky athlete who snubbed the Nazis In 1938 at the Olympics in Berlin' when he climbed a flag pole at the Ger man chancellory and stole a swastika. He was killed in ac tion in the South Pacific. Hitch cock, famed 10-goal international polo star, died in a P-51 plane crash while Hunt, winner of the National Amateur Tennis Singles title in 1943 when he was 24. crashed at sea in a navy plane last February. The death of Billy Southworth, Jr., outstanding Minor League baseball player and son of the St. Louis Cardinals' manager, focused national attention on a fathei's grief. For Billy, senior, was prouder of his soldier son than he ever was of his champion Cardinal teams. A great individual sport star was killed only five months ago when Tokle, holder of 24 ski records Including the North! American jump mark of 289 feet, met death with U. S. Ski Troops in the Italy mountains. F WANTED GIRLS for GENERAL OFFICE WORK Typists Stenographers Filing Clerks Checkers are needed for both permanent and temporary positions GOOD OPPORTUNITIES for CAPABLE GIRLS-CALL Bear Creek Orchards Telephone 2161 Please ask for Mrs. Bartelt Chestnut Hill. Mass., Aug. 15 (U.R) Top-seeded Pauline Betz and her recent conqueror Mrs. 1 Sarah Palfrey Cooke, both of Los 1 Angeles, moved into the second round today of the Women's In-: vitation Tennis Tournament at ; the Longwood Cricket Club.' i Muss Betz won by default over j Shelby Frizzell of Austin, Tex., and second seeded Mrs. Cooke defeated Mary Louise Burneau of New York, 6-0, 6-2. Another seeded player, Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif., defeated Gloria Butler of New York, 6-1, 6-0. WOW THI CT4 AV COAST LEAGUE Scores Yesterday Portland 1, Oakland 0. Sacramento 5, Hollywood 4. San Diego 8, San Francisco 2. Standings W. L- Pet. Portland 85 51 .625 Seattle 79 56 .584 Sacramento 72 66 .522 San Francisco 69 69 .500 Oakland 66 72 .4H5 San Diego 65 75 -464 Los Angeles 58 79 .423 Hollywood 56 82 .406 AMERICAN LEAGUE Scores Yesterday St. Louis 5. Washington 4. New York at Detroit, postpon- ed rain. Philadelphia at Chicago, post poned rain. Standings W. L. Pet. Detroit 61 43 .587 Washington .,. 58 47 .552 Chicago 54 50 .519 Cleveland 53 51 .510 St. Louis 51 52 -45 Boston 51 55 .481 Philadelphia 34 67 .337 NATIONAL LEAGUE Scores Yesterday St. Louis 2, Brooklyn 1 Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1. Pittsburgh 7-5, Boston 6-2. New York 5, Cincinnati 2. Standings W. L. Pet. Chicago 69 37 .651; St. Louis 65 44 .596 , Brooklyn 61 46 .570, New York 59 50 -541 1 Pittsburgh 57 54 .514 Boston 50 61 .450 , Cincinnati 43 62 .409: Philadelphia 29 79 .269 Sport Chips BY Harry Chipman Mall Tribur.e Sports Editor Air Station and Klamath Marine Barracks baseball teams will clash under the lights here Aug 25 for first place in the Southern Oregon league. mm Mm& mmmm --3 RATHER THAN CHEERS It's not applause he wants so much as good, sound business counsel. He may want to buy a home, enter business for himself or purchase farm equipment. At this bank the returning veteran is invited to discuss any type of G.I. loan and to learn of his substantial privileges under the law "the G.I. Bill of Rights." Ask for our booklet "Veteran's Handbook." VETERANS ARE WELCOME GEORGE T. FREY, Manager ROBERT A. SCHENCK, Asst. Manoger ALLAN F. PERRY, Assf. Aianogor Sparks flew at Monday night's meeting of Medford Athletic association, sponsors of Medford Craters baseball team, when Bill Askwith, manager Of the Central Point Studs, Harry Tunn, mem ber of the Central Point board of directors and "Alabam" Har ris, Stud second baseman, barg ed into the business meeting and challenged the Craters to a base ball game next Sunday. Askwith charged Central Point has not received a fair deal in their last two games with Medford and wanted the show-down battle to prove once and for all that the Studs can beat the Craters- The Cen tral Point aggregation claimed lhey have been "robbed" by Medford officials and wanted only a square deal to prove they can whip the Craters Paul Freer, Crater boss, told Askwith his team couldn't beat the Craters under any umpiring conditions and pointed to Med ford's 8-0 win gained early in the season at Central Point when Medford wasn't satisfied with the umpiring job. One accusation led to another, coupled with con siderable name-calling, until the meeting nearly broke up in a tignt. When the smoke of battle had cleared away, it was agreed that Medford and Cen tral Point would meet at the Fairgrounds Park next Sun day with the winner to get 60 per cent of the net receipts. 40 per cent going to the loser. It was also agreed that neither team would import any play ers for the contest. A 1:30 p. m. preliminary game will fea ture a Softball contest between the Orphans and Girls Com munity club, both members of the girls city league. Baseball fans were somewhat disappointed last Sunday when Gordon Howerton, property of the Detroit Tigers, failed to show up to play left field for the Cra ters against Ashland. Howerton found he would be unable to appear and sent a message to the Crater management to that effect but the note was lost some where along the way and did not turn up until game time Sunday. Sport Chips: No word has been received as yet from Mack Lillard on when he will resume his weekly wrestling matches . . Al Simpson will probably start working out his 1945 high school football team, defending state champions, about Sept- 1 . . . Tex Oliver, U of O grid coach, told Medford service clubs this week that he was looking for ward to seeing members of Simp son's championship club among Oregon's freshman squad this year if Uncle Sam doesn't beat him to them . . . sorry Tex, but most of that squad will again be wearing a Tornado uniform this fall . . . Klamath Falls Naval Tex Oliver Urges Uniform Command Of Army and Navy Gerald A. (Tex) Oliver, foot ball coach at the University of Oregon, urged a uniform com mand of army and navy facili ties when he spoke to nearly a hundred members of Medford Rotary club and their guests at Medford Hotel at noon yester day. Oliver, recently discharged j from rank of lieutenant-commander In the navy, has traveled nearly all over the world in the , interest of physical training of ; naval aviation men. He told the Rotarians of adventures and j hardships encountered in pto I moting athletic programs in j the far corners of the world and . showed interesting photos of ; some of the programs. ne spoKe Deiore members of i Medford Kiwanis club at noon today and will address the Lions : club tonight and will speak be- fore a group at Camp White to i morrow afternoon. Cardinals To Hold Baseball Try-Outs i In Redding Aug. 23 I Redding, Cal. It has Just been announced that the St. j Louis Cardinals will conduct a . three-day baseball try-out camp at Redding baseball park begin ning Thursday, Aug- 23. 1 The Redding try-outs will be ; open free to all youngsters 16 years of age or over- However, boys must furnish their own baseball shoes and gloves, and those havine uniforms in, ed to bring them along. Out-of-! town boys are also welcome, but are required to pay their own transportation to and from Red ding and their expenses while here. Such expenses will be re funded to boys who are signed to contracts. The try-outs will start prompt ly at 10 a. m. IN GRID GONTES I Wednesday. Aug. 15, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Chicago, Aug. 15 (U.R) Tom Harmon, former Michigan All American honorably discharged from the air corps Monday, Joins the All-Star football squad this week to play against the Green Bay Packers Aug. 30. Harmon returns to the game after nearly three years of ser vice, during which he rose to the rank of captain and twice was reported missing when his plane went down In Dutch Guin ea and again over enemy terri tory in China. Now 25 years old, Harmon has remained at his collegiate play ing weight of 195 pounds. His last collegiate appearance was four years ago when he played with the All-Stars against the Chicago Bears. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Press Union City, N. J. Ike Wil Iiams, 13714, Trenton, N. J., out pointed Charley Smith, 13614, Newark, (10) Hartford, Conn. Georgie Knox, 128, Elizabeth, N. J., outpointed Nick Stato, 131, Springfield, Mass., (8). Los Angeles Carlos Chavez, 128V4, Los Angeles, knocked out Maurice (Lefty) La Chance, 127, Lisbon Falls, Me., (6). East Names Squad For All'Star Game New York, Aug. 15 (U.R) Seventeen players, five of them pitchers, were named today to the East team which will battle the West in the annual Esquire All American boys baseball game at the polo grounds the night of Aug. 28. The East, which will be man aged by Babe Ruth, will be at tempting to make it two in the row over the West, under the di rection of Ty Cobb. The score last year was 6 to 0. TARZANS SPLIT Hollywood, Aug. 15 (U.R) Brawny Johnny Weismuller, the Tarzan of screen fame, and his mate, socialite Beryl Scott Weis muller, have come to a parting of the ways, a divorce suit filed in superior court revealed today. 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