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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE fucidar. Aug. 21. 1943 newhouser Chalks Up 20th Game For Detroit Bengals New York. Aug. 21 U.R) The Hal Newhouser "express" was exactly on schedule today, ' winging along toward the best two-year record for any major league pitcher since Dizzy Dean's peak years of 1034 and 1935. Newhouser. the American league' most valuable player last season, finished with 20 vic tories and nine losses for the Ti gers. This year, with Detroit fa vored to win the pennant, he has won 20 and lost seven to date, which la the identical record he possessed on Aug. 21, 1044. Yesterday he won his fifth shutout of the year, a 4 to 0 job on the visiting Athletics, who were humbled twice. Lcs Muel ler beat them, 4 to 1, with a four-hitter In the second game. Newhouser was the first major league pitcher to hit the 20-vic-tory mark this season, and unless he cracks up in the waning weeks, should come close to his 1044 total. Senators Stay Close The Washington Senators re mained game and a half be hind the Tigers by winning two at Cleveland. Marino Plerctti pitched a three-hit shutout to win the opener, 7 to 0, and Alex Car rasqucl hurled a 6 to 0 seven hitter in the second game. The Drowns continued their "hot streak" at St. Louis with a 10 to 6 win over the Red Sox, which they sewed up with a seven-run rally In the second. Ken Burkhardt, Cardinal rook ie, became the first St. Louis jitcher to hurl three straight jhutouts since Howie Pollet loft for military service In 1043. Burkhardt blanked the Braves at Boston, 2 to 0. Giants Halt Cubs Chlcaeo'i lead In the National wai reduced to six and a half games when the Giants beat Cub ace Hank Wyse, B to 3, at New York. It was the second straight defeat for Wyse, league leading Ditcher with a record of 18-fl Jimmy Foxx, who won his first game as a major league pitcher Sunday, came back yesterday to give the Phillies their fourth atralght win with a homer and a tingle which topped Cincinnati, 4 to 3. Foxx replaced Vance Dlngeg at first base when Dlngcs suffered a broken collarbone. Pittsburgh took advantage of seven Brooklyn errors to win, 11 to 1. Babe Dnhlgren and Pete Coscarart hit Pittsburgh homers and 17-year-old Tom Brown got one for the Dodgers, which Inci dentally was the longest hit at Ebbcti field this season. It land ed In the upper grandstand In left field. Elwyn Rowe won his 10th game, scattering eight hits. Talbert Top Seeded In Tennis PlayOff Southampton, N. Y-, Aug. 21 U.R1 William Talbert, Wilming ton, Del., unbeaten in tourna ment play all season, was top aeeded today In the men's single competition of the annual South ampton Invitational meet which drew field of 40 players, many of them acrvlce men. Talbert, rounding Into the form he hopes will bring him a national championship In the an nual finale to the summer tour nament circuit at Forest Hills next week, will face a stronger field than ha has In any previ ous meet this yoar. WOWTH American League W. I.. Detroit 65 47 Washington 64 49 Chicago SB 54 St. Louis 57 53 New York 53 54 Boston 53 61 Philadelphia 35 74 SEE AIR TRAVEL FOR BALL GAMES Portland, Ore., Aug- 21 (U.R) A new era In athletics where teams will be flown across coun try and even over the oceans for games was envisioned today by the University of Oregon's two outstanding coaches, G. A. (Tex) Oliver and Howard Hobson. Both coaches are just returned from service coaching, Oliver to pick up the football chorea where he left off three years ago and Hobson to resume his basket ball duties. Speaking to a Portland audi ence, they said plans are under way to fly football and basket ball teams from the west coast to Now York's Mndlson Square Garden, to Honolulu and prob ably eventually to British and European schools, which could be included in collegiate athletic schedules. Hobson said GI's have boomed sports abroad, such as 1,200 basketball tournaments he saw going at one time In Italy, Oliver predicted a great In crease In college enrollments from veterans, many of whom will star on athletic teams for the next several years. Both coaches felt that Inter collegiate sporting events will surpass their pre-war popularity, Gaels' Football Picture Brighter Morega, Cal., Aug. 21 (U.R) A ray of light today brightened the dark and dreary football picture confronting St. Mary's oneis for the past two years. Surveying a large turnout of 4a hopefuls, Coach Jimmy Phe lan struck an optimistic note- more height, weight and expert ence than last year, and a large numrjer nave played football be. fore. Phelan said his 1945 club was better than last year's, which man t win a game. DiMaggio Awaits Army Discharge St. Petersburg. Fla.. Aua. 21 4U.R1 SSgt. Joe DiMaggio was awaiting today the okay of army medicos to leave a convalescent hospital where he Is recovering irom a stomach ailment so he can rejoin the New York Yankees, Spokesmen at the hospital said his case "has not yet been de cided" but Indicated that the slugging outfielder might be re leased soon. E SUDS VS. OAKS (By United Prtu) Manager Bill Sweeney's Los Angeles' Angels, defending cham pionsfading inexorably back into the also-rans will take an underdog stand against the title hungry Portland Beavers this week In their Pacific Coast league series. The Angels will meet the top dogs In the north city, odds-on favorites to lose. The two-time pennant holders were chosen at the season's start to cop the flag, but the Irish manager evidently needs ball players to win ball garnet. Other games on the week's agenda pit runner-up Seattle against the tough Oakland Acorns, straight from a 4-4 stand off with Portland last week, while Sacramento comes to San Francisco, and San Diego visits Hollywood. The Solon-Seal joust promises to be a colorful affray with Bob Joyce gunning for his 28th vic tory against Guy Fletcher. 21 game winner for Iho Solons. Joyce will be pitching before friends who have proclaimed the; game "Bob Joyce" night- Joyce will receive a $3,000 purse from admiring fans. Chinese l!ea3er Teds of Task Ahead ffF"l I' ' I V .H? T- r mm !r I,:', 4:Vt-V'. X..:. '. If, if (Acmm T'trphoto) Omwftllsfilmo Chiang Kai-Shek deliver V-J Day speech to far-flung listeners of China, giving news of Japan's capitulation and taAk of recon version ahead from radio station XOOY, Chungking, China. National League Chicago ...74 39 St. Louis ....63 47 Brooklyn 63 51 New York 63 64 Pittsburgh 61 it. Boston 54 65 Cincinnati ... 45 67 Philadelphia s 34 SI PAY CURB LIFTED Washington. Aug. 21 (U.R President Truman today revoked the three-year-old executive or der restricting the payment of overtime for work on Saturdays, Sundays and hnlldavs. JAMES DIXON TO GET RELEASE FROM NAVY Corvallls, Ore., Aug. 21 (U.R) Lt. Comdr. James V. Dixon, former football line coach at Oregon State college, la ready for discharge from the navy and should be back on the campus shortly. Graduate Manager Percy Locey said today. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT (By United Pr.i.) Pittsburgh Gene Burton, 139, New York, drew with Sammy Angott, 142, Washington, Pa. (10). West Springfield, M a ss . George Henry, 133, New Bed ford, Mass., outpointed Cocoa Kid, 155, New Haven, Conn., (10). New York, ((Jueensboro Are na) Georgia Kochan, 166. Ak ron, O., stopped Joe Roddick, 163' I, rnterson, N. J (4). America Ready To Trade With Finns Washington. Aug. 21 (U.Rl The United Slates was ready to day to do business aguln with F inland a former Axis satellite which hns established a demo cratic form of government through "free elections." But the prospects of similar action In other eastern European governments were not so good. The problem of postwar elections In former occupied nations and other Axis satellites is Just be ginning to plague this country. ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS In the Larger Sliei Only NO PRIORITY NECESSARY ELECTRIC SERVICE 131 West Main Phone 27S1 Livestock Porttnnd, Ore., Aug, 21 fU.P Livestock: Cottle, snjitble 150. total 173, calvei tnlabli and total 35. mnr. ket ilmv. few early sales ittnrly with Monday ' uneven decline, best srass lot teen Monday $10.25: few cutter to common steen today $8-12 50: cut. ter heifers, $B-9 on; canner-cutler cowt. W-8 00: fat dairy tvpe to S W mttriltim umUh airwi- J. ' -a a . a la hi $14-14 50. mors, naianie 30, market active-. seady, barrowi and jilt. $15 .75; .. ...... tiu.vu, ucuer pig lark int. Sheep, ffalnhle 400, market ahmit $13 00; bent Monday $13.50: rommnn medlum grades $n.ii.so: Rood yearl- inam CIO Oft- ml ma nn ' Umiih San Franclaco, Aug. 31 (UP I IJSDA) Catllo atendy. Monday, bulk irood iteara 810-10.50. Today, packnRe com mon iteera $14. Load cutter ateera 111.50 Monday, bulk range cows $13 14, lightly aorteri. Aed medium cowa $12-12.75; common $10-11; cannera and cutter ateady to weak. motlv $7-0. Common to Rood Kaunna bulla $10 50. 1250. Calvei. aalahle, 25. Steady, Medium to good chIvm $13 50-14.25. Hon firm. Few fnnrf rhnfea Ofifl. 2fi0 pound narrow and gllti $15.75. Odd good aowa $15. Sheep alow, about aleadv. Few deck choice lamba held $14 25. Paat two daya. major ahare common to medium horn and wooied lambs fio.5u-i2.50. Culled fiood wea $3-6.75. Chicago. Aug. 31 U P.) (WFA) Ltveitork: Hoga: Active, fully steady. Good and i-hole a narrows and gilts 140 Inn, and up at $14.75. celling: good and choice aowa at $14; complete clear ance. Cattle: Generally ateadv market: very active on itrlctty good and choice teera and yearlings Including com. aranie nener yearlings: veaiera most. f tin am itniim. rAA V. .. .4 at i a . i . .a .. . lock cattle fully ateadv at $11.50-514 mostly; practical top fed steers $17.75; short load $18; best yearling $1700; strictly choice 1,000-lb. heifer vent-- lings $17.75; bulk fed ateera $10-17 50, grass steer $12 2514 50. Bheep- Barly aalea and bids native llaughter aprlng lamba weak to most ly 25 rents lower; several packages Sood and choice native aprlng lamhx 14 25; thorn aged native ewes $050 down. Chicago Wheat Chicago. An. ai-fUP) Or In range: Wheat Open High X.ovr Clone Sept. 1 fli'h 1 fl.l 3 02 H 1 62'a Dec. IRI't 12 161'ii I -I 82 Mav 1 00k 1 10t I 5!i( l.ffOi, July lMi 131',.130'fc 15li Wall Street New York, Aug. 2 1 (U.R) The stock market rallied Just be fore the close today after a series of advances and declines earlier In the aession. Trading was moderately active.' The late rally started In the rails and spread to most sections of Iho market. It was caused In part by short covering and partly by the fact that much of the fear selling had run Ita course. Prices came back easily In many Issues, notably Norfolk Si Western which regained all of a 3-polnt decline that hid sent it to a new low. Railroad Issues late in the scs- e Let m help you got top performance from your ear . , , Check It lubricite It be i u r it'i pro tected! Ask ui about Circa Dee Tee Cleaner it's the cientific method of cleaning car gean. Lubrication Depart ment open 8 a, m. to 6 p. m. LEWIS' Super Service 8th and Front rhone 2119 sion registered gains of more than a point In Santa Fe, Atlan tic Coast Line, and Union Paci fic. Southern Pacific came back moro than a point from its low and registered a fractional gain. New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio led the carriers in turn over and registered small net gains. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American Tel. & Tel 178 Anaconda 31V4 Chrysler 114 Curtis Wright 5 General Electric 44 General Motors .. B6? Montgomery Ward 61 Penn. R. R 34'i Phillips Petroleum - 45H J. C. Penney -....inn Radio 14V4 Southern Pacific .. 43 Standard Oil of Cal 39W Texas Gulf Sulphur 42V4 Transamerica i2' United Aircraft 25 U. S. Rubber BOH U. S. Steel 65 Jap Novelist Sees Need of 'Culture' San Francisco, Aug. 21 (U.R) Radio Toyko today reported a Dome! interview with Novelist Knn Kikuchl in which the author said that "for the duration of the war Japan's culture has been secluded and isolated from the world . . . and has suffered ad-' versely." "In the future Japan must ex ert efforts to cultivate a cultural 'harvest' of the current war, in corporating ideals and concep tions common to the world." Kikuchl was quoted In the broad cast, recorded here by United Press. WOMAN HELD FOR San Francisco, Aug. 21 (U.R) Mrs. Gloria H. Johnson, former Washington, D. C. bank teller, today was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, on a charge of conspiring to de fraud a Washington, D. C. bank of $9,000. The complaint said the girl gave "certain signatures and ledger cards" to her husband, Raymond Johnson, who used them to defraud the Lincoln Na tional Bank of Washington, D. C. Johnson is a cab driver, Piepcr said. The complaint also named Billy Korban of Washington. D. C. Mrs. Johnson was arrested In a local hotel where she was living as the wife of a dance band musician. SLAYER OF WIFE TO STAND TRIAL: LAST LINCOLN PASS East Burke. Vt. (U.R) The last pass issued by President Abraham Lincoln before his death la stored at the Burke Mountain Club here. It reads: "Allow the bearer, A. B. Darl ing, to pass to, and visit Mobile, if, and when that city shall be in our possession. A. Lincoln, April 13, 1865." Lincoln was assassinated the following evening. ' tlf Mall Trlhunt Wan Adf. Seattle, Aug. 21 flJ.R) Pro nounced "perfectly sane" by a police psychiatrist, after alleged ly beheading his wife with a Filipino ceremonial knife, Earl Victor Hartley, 47-year-old vet eran of both world wars and the Mexican dispute, today was charged with first degree mur der in King county superior court. Chief Deputy Prosecutor John J. Kennett said witnesses to the Aug. 11 decapitation said Hart ley chased his wife, Ida, 53, from their home, stunned her with blows from the heavy knife, and beheaded her when she dropped to her hands and knees in a small pasture behind their house. The murder weapon, authori ties said, came from a large col lection of swords, guns, and knives, Hartley had collected as souvenirs while in service. Subsequently Kennett made public a sworn statement Issued by Hartley describing fantastic knife duels and shooting affrays In which he said he and his wife engaged for months before the killing. F.nnf. Controls On Installment Plan Washington, Aug. 21 (U.R) that the government soon may ease controls on charge accounts and Installment rjuying were welcomed today by leaders 1 In the banking and credit fields They said relaxation of the controls, invoked in 1942 as a guard against inflation, was necessary to prepare the financ ing industry to participate in the flow of civilian goods once peace lime production gets underway. Visiting Son Dr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts, 619 East Main street, have gone to Los Angeles, Calif., to spend two weeks visit ing their son, Copt. Harold Rob erts, who is stationed with the 1 army at San Pedro. j FIRST RETAIL STORE ! Brattleboro, Vt. (U.R) It was ' here In 1771 that Stephen Green-' leaf of Boston opened the first j retail store in Vermont. i I Gum Disease Cause For Loss of Teeth Chicago (U.R) More teeth ere lost from disease of the gums than from dental decay, accord-1 ing to an article of Dr. Lester B. 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