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TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE Monday, Oct. 8, 194S Baseball Men Said Ready To Buy Off Commissioner '" Chicago, Oct. 8 OT.R) Major league baseball owners today re portedly were preparing to "buy off" Sen. A. B. (Happy) Chan dler' seven-year contract as baseball commissioner to pave the way for selection of a new commissioner. Reports were rife at World Series headquarters concerning the owners alleged dissatisfac tion with the manner in which Chandler has handled his com missioner duties. Report Spreads The report ran like wildfire through the approximately iuu sportswrltcrs gathered here for the 1945 series. The club owners, who named Good beer There is something about the clean taste and refreshing quality of OLYMPIA that satisfies and refreshes. that makes -TV so good OLYMPIA BREWING COMPANY, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, U.S.A. ( . J Mlktlll YOUR OWN G. I.'S STORY ! eB m m ami THE 4 I) A a mm TRUE GLORY COMING Chandler to succeed the late Kenesaw M. Landis only last April at a meeting in Cleveland, supposedly were attempting to negotiate with Chandler in an effort to settle the contract which calls for a $50,000 annual salary and gives Chandler pow ers practically equal to those en joyed by Landis during his 23 year reign as the game's tirst commissioner. According to one baseball of ficial, several club owners are provoked by: 1) Chandler's han dling of World Series business, and (2) the fact that he has over stepped his Jurisdiction as com missioner and 'meddled in strictly intra-league affairs." To Cut Figure The owners reportedly want to negotiate with Chandler in an effort to "buy off" the contract at something less than its writ ten $350,000 value, figured nn seven years at $50,000 annually Chandlers unavailability at the third World Series game in Detroit Friday was cited as the latest incident in the growing un rest. Duo to rain, there was some doubt if the game would be played, but Chandler was not present at Briggs stadium to make a ruling 13 minutes before the game because he was attend ing a political luncheon. The possibility of such an un precedented move by the club owners kept most of the report ers checking" various owners here as well as trying to locate Chan dler most of Uio night. Every major league club with the ex ception of Washington is repre sented at the series. RAINIERS TAKE LEAD IN COAST LOOP PLAY-OFF MARTINELLI WILL FACE GRAY MASK Angelo Martinelli, who made such a hit on his first appearance at the Medford armory wrestling wars last week, will face the Gray Mask in the main event Thursday night, Promoter Mack Lillard said today. The Mask is returning to Medford after sev eral months in the east and south. Martinelli said he saw the Mask wrestle In the east on sev eral occasions and knows he can beat him. The classy Italian in sisted on a chance with the Mask so Lillard made the match. It will be a double main event with Jack Lipscomb slimed to face Gorilla Poggi in the other half of the twin bill. Norval Stockstill. a native of Talent who has been doing some professional wrestling while in the Coast Guard, will face Tex Porter in the opener. SERIES RECEIPTS NEAR RECORD BREAKING TAKE By United Press Tlie world series can't miss setting a new record on gate re ceipts. The five-game total is $1,083,746. Radio's fee of $100, 000 raises that, and if the sixth game hits the average take of $216,740 It will push it to $1,400,- Breaking the 1940 record of $1,322,328 by Detroit and Cincin nati. And if it goes seven games wowl ShRsta Dam, key structure of the Central Valley Project, is 37V4 per cent larger In bulk than Boulder Dam. Train Service Re-Established To San Francisco To provide faster express and mail service between Southern Oregon and San Francisco, Southern Pacific hat reestablished The SHASTA (trains 7 and 8). This train carries through baggage-mail-express car and coach to and from San Francisco, and a cafe-lounge car to Ounsmuir, where the train connects with Sotuhcrn Pacific KLAMATH to San Francisco. As announced a few day ago, a through Pullman will be added to this train when the ODT restriction Is lifted on the use of sleeping cars In rum of 450 miles or lets. This it the first war-discontinued service to be reestablished by Southern Pacific. Here Is the schedule: SOUTHBOUND It. Grants Past 4:30 PM " Medford 5:25 PM " Ashland 6:00 PM Ar. Dunimuir 11:00 PM " San Francisco 10:50 AM NORTHBOUND Ar. Grants Pats 3:10 PM " Medford ...... 2:10 PM " Athland 1:30 PM " Dunimuir 7:45 AM Lv. San Francisco 8:00 PM Train stops on flag at all other ttationt between Grants Past and Dunimuir. (Note: At toon at a through Pullman tleeper can be operated under ODT regulations, northbound tervlce will leave San Francisco at 6:30 PM, arriving at Southern Oregon points considerably earlier than shown). The Friendly Southern Pacific Seattle, Oct. 8 U.R) The Se attle Rainiers today held a one- game edge over San Francisco in the Pacific Coast league Gov ernor's Cup playoffs after de feating the Seals, 7-5, in the final northern game last night. Both teams leave for San Fran. Cisco tonight for the rest of the playoffs which resume Wednes day. The Seals opened the scoring in the first inning when Del Young tripled off the fence and scored on an infield out. Chuck Alcne, Rainier third baseman, tied the score In the next frame on a homer over left field wall. The Seals again went ahead in the fourth when Ray Parry scored on Roy Niccly's double. In the second half of the inning, the Rainiers drove across three runs when Alcno doubled with the bases loaded. Southpaw El mer Orella, replacing Bob Bar thelson on the mound for the Seals, walked the next three men in order, forcing another run. Bill Matheson singled to drive in the final tallies. Three hits and two bases on balls gave the Seals three runs in the final frame. . Line score: Seals 100 100 0305 fl 0 Seattle ....010 600 OOx 7 7 1 Barthelson. Orella, Ehrman, Piercey and Ogrodowski, Sprinz; Demoran and Finley. Many Hunters At Gun Club Shoot Medford Gun club grounds had a pre-war appearance yes terday with scores of bird hunt ers out for final practice before the opening of the upland bird season next Sunday. Outstand ing scores at 16-yard targets were Jantzer with 87-100; Jim Koss 73-75; H. Turpin, 49-50; Elden. 71-75 and George Howard 25 straight. The handicap event on 25 sixteen birds resulted as fol lows: H. Niedermeyer, winner with 25 straight; Jantzer and Jim Ross, 24; Dr. C. W. Lemery, 23; Pease, Elden and Eads, 22. The miss and out event finished with Jantzer, Pease and Niedermeyer, one, two or three, respectively. Backer-up event, Jantzer and Jim Ross first, Rees and Pease second. Release of ammunition restric tions by the government is ex pected about the first of the year when both 16-yard and skeet shooting will be available to the shooters, club officials said. HINES TAKES TOP PLACE IN TACOMA DON HUTSON SETS PACE AS PACKERS New York, Oct. 8 (U.R) Don Hutson. who says he is too old for professional football, had a new record today to prove that he isn't. Hutson caught four touch down passes and kicked three extra points in the second per iod of yesterday's game with the Detroit Lions for a period scor ing record of 27 points. Green Bay set a team record by scor ing 41 points in that wild se cond period, adding two touch downs and a safety to Hutson's total, and went on to a 57 to 21 victory. Despite this show of power, Green Bay was not conceded the western division title in the National league. The Cleve land Rams showed plenty of authority too. in their 17 to 0 conqi.est of the Chicago Bears. In the eastern division, the Bosto.i Yanks boat the Washing ton Redskins, 28 to 20 In their own game passing, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicnno Cardinals 21 to 6. New York's Giants nearly equalled the packers' record, scoring four touchdowns in the second pcrior against the Pitts burgh Stcelors while running up a 34 to 6 win. Pan-American Net Tourney Under Way Mexico City, Oct. 8 (U.R) Frank Parker. American singles champion. Jose Agucro, Cuban litlist, and Andres Hammersley of Cnile were scheduled for their opening matches today in the Pan-American tennis tour nament at Chapulteplc stadium. The tournament opened yes terday with colorful ceremonies in which representatives of each nation raised their coun try's flag. Scgura then defeated I.uis Galvan of Mexico, 6-1, 6-1. Russell ousted La urea no Nrgrrtp. 6-3 6-0. and Vega, rat ed Mexico's best, advanced by defnuU. Patricia Todd of Los Angeles, Calif., defeated Lilo Rau of Mex ico. 6 1. 61, in the only women's event. PATTON PARTS Bad Toclz, Bavaria, Oct. 8 (U.R) Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., and the famed Third army, which he led from Normandy across France and Germany to victory, have parted company. He turned over command of the army to Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., at a throat-catching six-minute ceremony in the gymnasium of the former SS Military academy here yester day. Patton becomes head of the skeletal 15th army and a general officers' board studying me European campaign. Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 8 (U.R) With the Tacoma open golf championship and $2,000 in war bonds stuffed securely in his pocket, bushy browed Jimmy Hines today packed up his clubs and headed for Seattle and an other $10,000 match. Winning his first major tour nament since he took the New York Metropolitan open in 1939, the Chicago pro posted a 72 hole score of 275 one stroke under runner up Harold (Jug) Mc Spaden of Sanford, Me. Hines clinched top money in the $10, 500 Tacoma match by carding a one over par 34-37 71 in the finale. McSpaden Climbs Starting yesterday's morning round in fifth place at 211, Mc Spaden climbed Into the number two spot with a 65-five strokes under the regulation figure end three strokes below the Fircrest course's competitive round tally of 68. The only member of the Big Four to finish above the fifth bracket, McSpaden collected five birdies for 33-32 to win $1,333 In bonds. Playing in the same three some, McSpaden and Hines came down the home stretch neck and neck. The winner's ehances clouded over on the last hole when he drove to a stymie be hind a clump of trees. With a blind approach to the green, Hines njblicked over the tree tops to within eight feet of the pin, two-putted and gathered par on the hole. TICKETS ON SALE FOR EUREKA-T0RNAD0 GAME Tickets for the Eureka-Med-ford football game here Friday, Oct. 12, are now on sale at the high school. Principal Lester D. Harris announced today. Harris stated that all grandstand seats will be reserved for the game. 14-POUND DAUGHTER FOR TILLAMOOK PAIR Tillamook, Ore., Oct. 8 vU.R) Mrs. A. Munsell and her 14 pound daughter were doing well today after the infant's birth last Saturday at the Tillamook Gen eral hospital. The girl, named Gcorgiana Dale, is the third born to Mrs. Munsell. WEATHER Northern California Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms today, to night and Tuesday; little tem perature change; gentle variable wind off coast. . Closing Urn tor Sunday ioo Late to classify 4:0u Saturday afternoon plana tamember The first business life insur ance trust known to history was made by Sir Walter Scott in 1817. 1 CHICKEN and STEAK DINNERS KING'S CAFE Owned by OTTO and WAVE KING Highway 99 at Talent Come Out and See the Bears! Daily Weather Report forecasts' Medfcrd and vicinitv: ParHv tA..u foment and Tuesday. Scatter.! era and thunder storms in higher mountains. Little change In temperature. Oretfnn: Cloudy tonight and Tues day Little change in temperature. Gentle variable winds alone coast. lulsij nam Temnerature n venr aan Highest 65: lowest 48. total monthly precipitation trace. Deficiency for the month .28 inches. Total precipitation Kinra Rn(amhw 1. 1045 .48 inches. Deficiency for the season .45 Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p.m. yes terday 24; 4:30 today 71. tomorrow Sunrise 8:17 a m. -Sunset 5:40 p.m. Observations taken at 4:30 a.m., 120 Meridian time; High Low Prec. Boise 77 40 Boston 63 57 .12 Chicago 74 Denver .. 81 Eureka 58 Havre 50 Los Amielei 82 Medford 9 New York 80 Omaha 82 Phoenix Portland - . 82 Keno .......... 77 Roseburg 85 Salt Lnke , 78 San Francisco .. 68 Seattle 71 52 Spokane , 75 46 Washington, D C .. 72 49 Yakima 87 42 Closing time tor Sunday Too Late to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon Please remember 3!) 53 27 60 51 52. ' 45 71 49 45 81 4H WHEAT FOR CHINA Portland, Ore., Oct. 8 (U.PJ The Liberty ship Robert Lancing was loading wheat here today for China, the first such cargo to be loaded on the Pacific coast since the beginning of the war. Use Mail Trlbuna Want Ada. 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