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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Ben Hogan Shows Heels to By Nelson to Cop Tourney Nasliville, Tenn., Sept. 4 MR) Bon Hogan, the Tom Thumb Texan, pocketed the $2, 000 first money in the Nashville Open today and In addition he cam away with a personal tri umph over Byron Nelson. Hofjan and Nelson, both ex caddies from the Lone Star state, were rch-rivals before the war. Before the war Nelson usually took the measure of Hogan and It waa expected that he would tako up whrre he left off when the little fellow shed his lieutenant's khaki and returned to competi tion. But It wasn't that way yester day when Hogan, now a Her.hey, Pa., professional, shot a final round of 66. five under par, to finish with a 72-hole total of 2B3, four strokes ahead of Nelson. Nelson faltered on the final nine and wound up with a double bogey on the last hole, a rarity for the precise swinger from To ledo, O. Ho needed an eagle to tie the Texas mite. Nelson finished In a second place let with Johnny Bulla. At lanta. Ga., who had a final round of 65. Fourth place went to Jim my Mines, Chicago, who had 67 270 while Sammy Snead, Hot Springs, Va., was fifth with a 69-271. Two amateurs, who didn't share In Snead'i prize money tied him at 271. They were Frank. Stranuhan, Mont gomery, Ala., and Bob Cochran, St. Louis. Herman Barron, White Plains, N. Y.; Henry Ransom, Houston, ! nnrf Vio C.hryi Dml N. J.. finished with 272's and all had 68 J cardj on the last round. I, ARE ENDANGERED New York, Sept. 4 (U.R) The Detroit Tigers faced the greatest challenge to their flag chancei from the onrushlng New York Yankees today with their greatest pitcher, Hal New houser, on the sidelines. Lanky Hal, the speedy left hander hai a side Injury and though he would be due to take his turn at Yankee stadium to day, ha may not be able to pitch during tha entire scries. However, the Tigers came to town with a two-game lead over the second place Senators and maintained a four-and-a-half game margin over the fourth place Yankees by sweeping a double header with the White Sox at Detroit, winning each by n 6 to 8 score yesterday. Yankee bats rattled as of old In two lusty victories over the A's at Philadelphia, 4 to 1, and 7 to 6, in 11 Innings. Nick Ktten't three run double provid ed Floyd Bevena with the open ing victory. Charley Keller won the second game with a double which scored Russ Dorry. The Browns cooled the red hot Indians at Cleveland, 0 to 3, and 9 to 4, to stay In third place, three and a half games back. Three unearned runs gave the Browns the opener In which Myron Hayworth drove In four runs with three hits. Bob Mun crlcf won his 11th game. 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ASHLAND, OREGON Tuesday, Sept. 4. 1945 (By United Press) When the hot breath of the second-place Seattle Kainieri be gins to blow on their necks, the Portland Beavers can be counted upon to spurt and build up their Pacific Coast league lead. Last week they encountered some rough going in spots against San Diego, but Monday night they began the new week on the right foot with a twin victory over Los Angeles In a Labor day double-header. The Beavers won by scores of 7-6 and 3-3. Monday's setbacks were the third and fourth straight for the Angels. They dropped two to San Francisco Sunday. Seattle stayed five games be hind Portland even though they defeated Oakland twice before 0,000 fans by scores of 1-0 and 4-2. San Francisco and San Diego divided a brace of con tests, the Padres coming out on top in the opener. 7-6, but los ing the nightcap, 11-3. Hollywood and Sacramento divided their doubleheader, the Stars taking the opener 8 to 4. then going down under a hitting onslaughtcr by the Solons to lose the nightcap, 15 to 4. Portland used three hurlers In the first game and the Seraphs two. It was a seesaw affair with Los Angeles scoring two in the sixth for a brief lead. Portland tied the count In the next inning on two doubles and a triple, the latter by Manager Marvin Owen, Larry Barton's homer added two more for the visitors but Los Angeles tied it up on three hits and Bevo error. Two Angel miscues and three safeties put across the winning score for Portland. Los Angeles fell one run shy during a two-run rally in the ninth. Talbert Hampered By Injured Knee; Loses Tennis Bout Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 4 (U.R) The tennis gods who frowned so long on Sgt. Frank ie Parker were laughing out loud today at the way in which they finally stacked the deck in favor of the oft-thwarted golden boy. It was on of those breaks which always before had gone against the quiet kid from Mil waukee and Los Angeles. This time the gods were on hia aide and he defeated Billy Talbert of Wilmington, Del., who was shackled by a torn kne liga ment, 14-12, 81, 6 2. Talbert still had enough left after it was over to come back and share the men's doubles crown with Lt. Gardner Mulloy of Norfolk, Va. They defeated Bob Kalkenburg of Hollywood and Seaman Jack Tuero, New Orleans, 12-10, 12-10, 8 2. For the fourth year the wo men's doubles crown was nailed down by Loulso Brough of Bev erly Hills, Calif., and Margaret Osborne of San Francisco. They defeated Pauline Beti of Los Angeles, dethroned women's champion, and Doris Hart of Mi ami Beach, Fla., 6-4, 6-4. As darkness descended, Tal bert still wns on the courts and It paid off with his second doubles triumph of the day in the mixed doubles. He and Miss Osborne defeated Miss Hart and Fulkenburg, 8-4, 6 4. VALUABLE PLAYER I.oa Angeles. Sept. 4 UR Red Adams, pitching ace of the Los Angeles Angels, today was named the club's most valuable player uf 194.1. Adams, one of the best field ing twirlers in the Pacific coast league, has won 10 games for the seventh place Angels. PORTLAND HURLER SOLD Philadelphia. Sept. 4 tU.P.l Wendell Mnsser, 24, left handed pitcher for Portland of the Pa cific coast league, has been pur chased by tha Philadelphia Ath letics for an undisclosed amount of cash and three players to be named later, it was" disclosed today. Over 67 per cent of Ohio's nearly 7,000,000 citizens live in cities of 10,000 population and over. SHATTERS THREE L San Francisco, Sept. 4 flJ.RI Brenda Helser, Los Angnlcs and Portland movie starlet, today was America's No. 1 feminine swlnviing ace again after setting three new National records in the far western AAU champion ships. Miss Helser, who has carried on a friendly feud with San Francisco's Ann Curtis. 1914 Sullivan award winner, for the last two seasons, finally regained the form that made her the top record smasher before Miss Cur tis took over. Breaks Records In three davs of weekend com petition, the Multnomah Athletic Club's star did this to the coun try's feminine swimming records: Cracked the 100-yard mark, set by Miss Curtis in 1943, by swimming the distance in one minute flat 2.5 seconds faster than the old record. Clipped a full second off the 1:06.8 time for the 100-meter free-style set by Helen Madison of Seattle in 1;i2. Smashed the 200-meter free style record of 2:30.0 set by teammate Nancy Merki, lopping the time to 2:28.2. With all Miss Holser's record smashing, however, she was un iihlo to bring the team title to Multnomah bcrnuse the San Francisco Crystal Plunge broke a National record In the 400 meter free-stvle relay to take the crown, 42 points to 41. Other Marks Set The record breaking wasn't all on the side of Miss Helser. There were three other National marks set and one far western AAU record broken the latter by a New York Kirl. The other new r-cords were: Barbara Jensen. 13-year-old San Ftanclscart, reduced the 100 meter backstroke mark of Gloria Caller, from 1:17.1 to 1:16.8 Suzanne Zimmerman, Port land, cut nearly 13 seconds off the 300-meter women's individ ual medley time when she com pleted the distance in 4:37.8. The former mark of 4:42.2 was set by Marion Pontacq, San Fran cisco. , The Crystal riunRe quartet of Miss Curtis, Miss Pontacq. Mar ilyn Sahner and Helen Graham churned out a 4:43.3 record n the 400-meter freestyle re.ay, to trim a mark of 4:43.7 set by Port land's Multnomah team in 1040- The far western record was set Saturday by Patsy Sinclair of New York, when she went the 100-breaststroke distance 1:26.2. In Busker Keeps Top National Position Among Race Horses Chicago,. Sept4 (U.R) Busher, Louis B. Mayers spirit ed filly, held her position as tno nation's top three-year-old of the year today after setting a new iiiile-and-aquarlcr track mark of 2:01-45 lo win the $f)0.0(,0 added Washington Park handi cap. Taking the lead at the three quarter post, Busher yesterday carried Jockey Johnny Longden to win first place money, $4(1. 300, by a length and a half. Calumet Farm's Armed was sec ond, Mrs. Clyde Troutt's Take Wing, third. Gallant Knight and War Ad miral jointly held t lie previous track record, 2:02. Louisville. Ky., is planning to remove all dwellings from a 240 acre section of the city which is flooded with each minor rising of the Ohio river. neie uKtA i ute we chased and swatted Pete Schefeick Takes Golf Honors Over Hobart Price Pete Schef'jlck, Camp White Morgan, Eugene, 1 up In the see soldicr, won the 17th annual : ond flight. Southern Oregon amateur golf j Bud Simmons, brother of Ed tournament at Rogue Valley j die Simmons, last year's winner, Golf club course yesterday when , bested Gale Jakel, Corvallls, 3 he turned back Hobart Price, Medford, 4 and 3 in a 36-hole match. Schefeick shot an even par 70 on the first 18 holes while Price shot a 73. On the second 18 Schefeick fired a 72 and Price came in with a 73. Schefeick won a $30 war bond for his efforts and $10 in war stamps for low medalist honors while Price was presented $12.50 in war stamps. Winners of all flights were paid $10 in stamps with $3 worth of stamps going to the runners-up. Winners of all consolation flights were awarded $3 in stamps with $3 paid the losers. Roy Pederson, McCloud, won the first flight by beating Lee Skaggs, 3 and 2. Ray Hopp, Coos Bay, sank his approach shot on the ninth hole from 100 yards out for an eagle three to score the best bhot of the tournament in beating Roy Warriors Beat All-Stars The Fort Lewis Warriors had to dig deep in their bag of tricks to bent the Southern Oregon All Stars 8 to 2 at the Fairgrounds' park last night. Boasting several of baseball's major league stars, the Warriors were held scoreless until the sixth inning when Dom inic Dellessandro, of the Chicago Cubs, was hit by the pitcher, stole second, went to third on a put-out at first base, and was safe ut home on catcher Bill Bidcllc's error. The army nine couldn't get to Pat Patterson's baffling knuckle ball and fast-breaking hooks and got only one hit until the seventh inning when the Navy fire-baller began to tire. With one out In ihe ninth frame and the score 8-0 against them, the All-Stars found the rango when Brown, Navy, slam med a triple into right-center field, Busch scored him with a HOWTH SIAMD Coast League W, L Portland 99 6 Seattle - 04 6t San Francisco 85 71 Sacramento - 84 7" O'ikland - 78 8: San Diego 67 94 Los Angeles 67 1)4 Hollywood 62 0E American League Detroit 70 34 Washington 71 37 1 St. Louis 67 38 ; New York 65 58 j Cleveland 64 3a j Chicago 62 63 J Boston 60 6fl j Philadelphia 40 83 National League Chicago 77 47 .621 .603 .557 .543 .527 .449 .395 .307 St. Louis ... Brooklyn .. New York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Pliiladclphii 7S 69 69 69 57 49 39 50 55 58 62 70 75 88 DENVER GARDEN CHAMPION Denver. Sept. 4 (U.R) City Foroster Joseph A. Bixby today revealed that Denver, where more than 42,000 Victory gar dens were grown this year, has been chosen grand champion Victory garden city of the na tion for the thud consecutive yeur. But. 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Local golf officials expressed appreciation to all entrants and spectators for fine cooperation which made the tournament a 'success. sharp single, Branham singled and Busch came in on a wild pitch. Biddle singled for his third hit out of five trips to the plate and the near-capacity crowd nearly went wild. With runners on third and second, Paul Hoffard bounced one to the pitcher and was thrown out at first base for the second out. Jerry Slimak got hold of a long fly which fell in the right field er's hands to retire the side and end the ball game. The All-Stars outhlt the War-1 riors, 8 to 7, but couldn't bunch their hits close enough together to score. Pallca, doing the pitching chores for the soldiers, whiffed 16 while Patterson struck out seven, including Danny Lltwhil er, who has played in two World Series with the St. Louis Cardi nals. Score: Warriors ... 8 7 1 All-Stars 2 8 3 Palica and Hofstra; Patterson and Bogarski. Biddle. 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