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TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE Monday. Sopt. 24, 1945 Washington Waits Outcome Of Remaining Tiger Games New York, Sept. 24 (U.R) Torturous hours of waiting be gan today for the Washington Senators, who must stand by idle while the Detroit Tigers play four more games which will determine whether they win, lose or tie for the Ameri can league pennant. Winning without a playoff game or series with the Tigers was an extremely distant possi bility. The Senators, who muff ed a golden chance yesterday by splitting their last two games of STUFFY HUD C0L01 a drops strike fast to Clear inrounn sum clogrea uoao. you reel DCllcr quicmy. Caution: use only m directed. Demand IiUUisV 1 11 the season with the tail-end Athletics at Philadelphia while Detro't was being shutout by St. Louii, can't win unless the Ti gers lose all of their four re maining games. They will tie the Tigers if Detroit loses three and are out of the picture if the Bengals win two or more. Leonard Blows Lead An apparent victory became a bitter, 4 to 3 defeat in 12 inn ings yesterday when E m 1 1 mntrht Leonard talew a 3 to 0 lead after holding the Athletics scoreless for seven innings. The Nationals countered with a 4 to 3 victory on Rookie Mar ino Pleretti's six-hit pitching. At Detroit, the Tigers got only two hits In a 3 to 0 white washing by Nelson Potter. The Browns knocked ' out Starter Paul (Dizzy) Trout with four There Is a Position Available NOW in Our Accounting Department We need immediately someone for a per manent position who has had general book keeping experience. Telephone 2161 BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS runs -In Mi 1rT rhrp fnnlnffS The Yankees spoiled "Dave rerriss aay ai Boston, oeauug the rookie, 2 to 1, In five Inn ings n his bid for victory 2i Be fore fans who had given him an automobile. The Red Sox won the opener, 6 to 6, in 14 innings. Bob Feller pitched his fifth victory since returning to the Indians, an 8 to 2, four-hit de cision over the White Sox at Cleveland. Cubs Hold Lead In the National league Chica go took a 7 to 3 victory over Pittsburgh In a game that was rained out over the weekend. The second game yesterday was rained out. The shaky Cubs play Pittsburgh twice today while St. Louis Cardinals press ever clos er to the lead. Pnliinff nri to a came and a half behind the leaders, the Cards whipped Cincinnati 9 to 6 to end their home season. Other National loop games saw Boston beat the Giants twice at New York, 4 to 1 and 7 to 5. -ru rtnAnarm anlit with the Phillies at Brooklyn, winning 9 to 0 and losing 4 to 3. PLAYOFF SET TO START IN COAST LEAGUE TUESDAY UOWTH Em STASiD, WANTED GIRLS for GENERAL OFFICE WORK Typists Stenographer I.B.M. Operators 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. Bartolt Coast League W. L. Portland 112 68 Seattle 105 78 Sacramento 89 85 San Francisco . 96 87 Oakland 90 93 San Diego 82 101 Los Angeles 76 107 Hollywood 73 110 National League W. L. Chicago 93 85 St. Louis 91 57 Brooklyn 83 66 Pittsburgh 80 68 New York 77 71 Boston 66 84 Cincinnati 60 87 Philadelphia 46 106 Pet .622 .574 .528 .525 .492 .440 .415 .399 Pet. .628 .615 .557 .541 .S20 .440 .408 .303 American League W. L. Pet. Detroit 86 64 .573 Washington 87 67 .565 St. Louis 79 69 .534 New York 78 71 .324 Cleveland 72 70 514 Chicago 71 77 .480 Boston 71 81 .467 Philadelphia 52 97 .348 DETROIT LIONS WIN Milwaukee, Sept. 24 4U.R) The 1945 National professional football league season opened dispiritedly last night as the De troit Lions defeated the Chicago Cardinals 10 to 0 at State Fair Park. (By United Press) The curtain closing on the Pacific Coast Baseball league Sunday proved anti-climatic to the championship race. As far back as the middle of the season it was an almost foregone con clusion that Portland would cap ture the league pennant far ahead of the rest of the field. Sunday the Beavers swept a doubleheader from third-place Sacramento and closed out with an eight-and-one half game mar gin over runner-up Seattle, lne scores were 4-3 and 3-2. The Rainiers divided a pair with San Diego, losing the first game 4-1 and taking the night cap, 2-0. San Francisco dropped two games to Los Angeles and missed a chance to finish In third place. The Angels won by scores of 5-4 and 7-4 with tied Adams and Don Osborn hurling the victories, respectively. Oakland came back to take the day's finale from Hollywood, 4-2, after the Stars pushed across a tally in the twelfth inning to claim the first contest, 9-8. Playoffs for the Governor's cup get under way in Portland Tuesday night with Seattle as the guest team." Wednesday eve ning San Francisco Journeys to Sacramento to open the other semi-final series against the Solons. The Beavers and Suds will play three games in Portland and the remainder of the games in Seattle until one team wins the best-out-of-seven, Likewise, the first three games will be played in Sacramento and the balance of the series in San Francisco. The winners of the two series will meet for the championship late in the following week. San Francisco Is the defending cham pion, having won the 1944 playoffs. BY NELSON TAKES Spokane, Wash., Sept. 24 (U.R) Lord Byron Nelson rested atop his golf throne again today after breezing to an easy win over a star-studded field of 37 fellow- ere's the best advice that we can give to Plymouth, DODGE, ne&oto and CHRYSLER owners- With gasoline rationing lifted, we know that now, more than ever, you want to get the beat possible use out of your car and we'd like to help you In every way we can. So we offer these sug. gestlons In an effort to be of service to you If you own a Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto or Chrysler car. CAM UNTIk VOU CM CtTANlWCAfl Wan. are LmaWngolautom bU 'I C Z'Z tTor. You may om 11 In good running order. ,, reasons why W . eaie oi the Job, PLYMOUTH, DODGE, DE SOTO, CHRYSLER SERVICE BUY VICTORY BONDS MOPAR It ffie trade-mark that Identifies factory engineered parts for Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto end Chryiler cars, and Dodge Job-Rated Trucki, Chryiler Corporation Parti Division. NIW TNUSSDAY NISHT PtOOIiMI Tl. U..I. 4rf .... ( wltr tftrt M aoJ ,u, Trri, CM, r. M., Iwr, Georcfes DllSpt.te will far .TarV Lipscomb, coast chamninn. in a return bout in one half of an other double main event wrestl ing nroeram at MpdfnrH armnm Thursday nieht. Dusntte ed the match and insisted that Lipscomb not be allowed to use tape. Last week Linseomh rlnim. ed a sprained hand, but raked the tape consistently over Du sette's eyes. Dusette won the matcn on a foul. Rough Rufus Jones, colored rough Euv from Detroit will meet equally-tough Buck David son in the other half nf thp rinal bill. When Promoter Mack Lil- lard offered Davidson a spot on the card he agreed if he would be matched with the Neern. sav. ing he has a long-standing grudge io seme. Joe Lvnnm of PpdmnnH. whn has built quite a reputation in Australian rings while serving in me army, win collide with tough Gorilla. Poggi in the opener. Frank Parker Wins Net Championship Los Angeles, Sept. 24 U.R) National Tennis Champion Frankie Parker today was also the Pacific Southwest men's sin gles champion after defeating 16-ycar-old Herb Flam, national junior title holder, 6-2, 6-4, at the tennis club yesterday. Margaret Osborne of San Fran cisco won the women's title with a straight set victory over Lou ise Brough, Beverly Hills, Cal., 11-9, 6-2. Miss Brough tired in the second set. pros in the $10,000 Esmeralda open. Nelson, record-shattering fair way master from Toledo, O., posted a 22-under-par 266 for his four trips yesterday around tne rolling Indian Canyon layout, setting an unofficial record for par 27 courses. His final round, of 64 capped earlier rounds of 66, 66 and 70 to give him a seven-stroke lead over his Gold Dust twin runner up, Harold (Jug) McSpaden, San ford, Me. McSpaden made a spectacular finish in edging Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa., for the $1,333 war bond second money, blasting a six-under-par first-nine 30 one stroke within Ralph Guldahl's all-time P. G. A. low of 29. Hogan, who had pulled to within two strokes of the mighty Nelson at the 54-hole mark, faultered on the greens to a final round 77 and a tie with S?m Snead at 275 for third place. dusetWneo SET AT BELMONT New York Sept. 24 (U.R) A new world's record for betting on horse racing was set at Bel mont park Saturday when a crowd of 49,614 bet a total of $5,016,745 on the eight race card. The amount surpassed by $712,129 the previous record $4,304 616 set at the Saratoga meeting, which was held at Bel mont, on Aug. 16. Until this sea son, the $4,000 000 mark never had been recorded but that figure was reached four times at New York tracks this summer. Two other betting records also were established total amount wageied on a daily double and the trial bet on a steeplechase. BUCK FAUCETT CHOSEN MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Hollywood, Sept. 24 U.R) Buck Fausett, hard-hitting third baseman and manager of the Hollywood Stars, has been chosen the most valuable player on the Hollywood club for the 1945 season, Bill Schroeder, di rector of the Helms Athletic Foundation, announced today. Fausett, who joined the Stars lsst year and replaced Manager Charlie Root this year, batted .318. It was the second year in a row he had batted over .300. NEWS FROM SHANGHAI Shanghai, Sept. 24 (U.R) The United Press today became the first American news agency to mske a complete news fils available to liberated Shanghai's two daily newspapers the Eve ning Post and Mercury and the Morning Herald. The state of Virginia was ' named "The Old Dominion" in 1660. WORK RAIN OR SHINE - INSIDE! DAY SHIFT 8 A.M. lo 6 P.M. WORKERS NEEDED GOOD WAGES 0000 WORKING HOURS GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS at your local cannery, Front and 13th Streets. 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Home Economics club will meet Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 26, at Grange hall to clean and prepare for booster's night. Har riet Rich will be hostess for the club meeting. The federal crop insurance program was discussed and mem bers wishing to insure wheat crops were urged to make appli cation before Sept. 29. Members were Informed of the organization of the Jackson County Livestock Shipping asso ciation and were urged to be come members by payment of $1.00 membership fee. Grangers were glad of a visit from Brother Ashton Foerst, who was home for a few days from his work in eastern Oregon with the F.S.A. WEATHER Northern California clear, tonight and Tuesday. Rising temperatures. Gentle to moder ate northerly wind off coast. Phona 2119 For Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service Becaiase oS Heavy Demand Workmen are Rushing 11 Be meady lit About .' 0 Days YOUR New At Chrystal Brewing & Dist. 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