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11 r ! 3 Rogues' Opening Day Tickets Sale Starts Saturday, Downtown A booth will be set ud tonicht near the drinking fountain on East Main street at itom irom which tickets to opening day of the Medford Rogues will go on sale Saturday morning, the Ath lties Booster club of Southern Oregon reminded baseball fans here today. Tickets for the opening game n the Roeues against Marysville at the Fairgrounds park Tues day, May a, win cost sugnuy higher than for the regular sea son BS IS me tuMum, Connie Mack Gains Honor -Philadelphia, Apr. 21 (U.R) Connie Mack, acclaimed at 87 as the- "greatest figure in American sports," received the accolades of the nation and the world to day in the celebration of his golden anniversary as manager of tne f nuaaeipnia Ainieucs. The Brand old man of base ball, who "changed my mind about retiring" during the past few weeks, will receive a scroll bearing the signatures of more than 1,000,000 persons in cere monies before the Athletics meet the Boston Red Sox in the first home game of Mack's 50th man agerial season. Signatures on the scroll, spon sored bv the Sunday Bulletin included those of President Tru man, Vice President Alvin Bark- ley, all members of the pres ident's cabinet, governors of all the states, every major figure in baseball and fans from 15 coun tries. Los Angeles Has Edge In. Hockey Tournament 1 By United Press ; Los Angeles held a one-game advantage today in their best-out-of-seven playoff series with New Westminster for the Pacific Coast Hockey league title. The Monarchs skated to a 4 to 2 victory in the third game of the series last night with sec ond stringer Eric Pogue pacing a blistering attack. Pogue turned the hat trick scoring in each of the three periods. Good-Will Machine Works General Machine Work and REPAIRING , PORTABLE WELDING Mining Machinery and Supplies Special Ma ; chinery Fabricating All Kindt of Welding Phone 2-4124 303 S. Grape Girl ushers at last season's Far West league games here will be in charge of the booth and not only will sell opening day tick ets but also reserved seats and general admission for all Rogues' home games in addition to memberships in the Booster club. Junior High Band The parade on opening day will have the Junior high school band taking part plus the Kilty band from Ashland, the commit tee in charge reported. Gov. Douglas McKay and Sec retary of State Earl T. Newbry are being invited to take part in officially opening the local seas on as is Medford Mayor Diamond Flynn and other dignitaries of the city. The Rogues squad together with Booster club members, of ficials of Rogue Valley Baseball, Inc., invited guests and their wives will be feted at a dinner Monday evening, May 1, at a place to be announced. The Booster club Is sponsoring the dinner. ?rizes Offered While no campaign has been conducted by the Boosters to get prizes for opening day, several local businessmen have volun teered cash and merchandise awards for "firsts." Others who might be interested in giving such awards may contact Presi dent Les Stamper. Floats are being sought to take part in the opening day parade scheduled for about 4 p.m. Tues day, May 2. Firms who wish to enter may contact Ken Hamner at the Holland hotel, Stamper or Sports Editor Hank Green at the Mail Tribune. STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST I EACIE W 1- n". Hollywood IS San Diego IS PORTLAND ........It San Francisco . 12 Oakland 9 Los Angeles 10 Sacramento . a Seattle S .762 .67 .i-.i .322 .450 .417 .301 .250 BOWLING RENT A CAR Daily's U-Drive and BODY and PAINT SHOP Southern Oregon's Oldest and Finest 29 So. Bartlett Medford mtv xrarllir 1,11 I - . Edgerton Motors capuirea UAU hink team famP nnri hifih UUUl corio. uihon tho r.itv BOWl- ing league held its weekly com petition last nigni ai me hicu ford Bowling lanes. The motor men rolled a 2,550 series and an 883 game. . , Jim Morgan took high indi vidual series with 575 and Norm Vessey won high individual game "with 213. CITY LEAGUE STANDINGS Teams ' w SO.DJ. ....... Copco - - J" E. H. Mann Company JJ Teamsters Union js Harold Brown Ancy 32 Mall Tribune - 27 Edgerton Motors ................ ..20 American Legion .... ...18 45 Edgerton 4 Plankenhorn 502 Wilson 438 Thorensen .... 512 Johns .... 433 Webster 537 3550 Mann Co. 0 Oil 7B Moser 3B8 Mann 316 McGraw 525 Hillyer 494 2381 Legion 4 Absentee 375 Peters 363 C. Goold 384 Maggenti 504 H. Goold 414 2328 Tribune 0 Casey 438 Stovall 453 Slead .. 384 Cam 420 Anderson 528 2213 Brown! 3 Boone 432 Findley 401 Swearingen 384 Morehouse .... 433 Weisenburger 5ui 2340 Teamsters 1 Bollinger 4ns Valleo . 362 D. Lubbers . 473 V. Lubbera .. 467 Vessey 512 2309 Copco S Barry 48ft Absentee 357 Thompson 466 Deverell 306 Brock 486 2408 c 100 GUARANTEE LATE MODEL USED OARS 1949 PACKARD SUPER 4-D00R SEDAN Fully equipped. Heater, radio, overdrive, seat coven, etc. Save this CAOO on new car price 1948 PACKARD DE LUXE 8, 4-DOOR SEDAN Heater, radio, overdrive, low mile- A9 Buy At S1895 1948 STUDEBAKER LAND CRUISER 4 DOOR SEDAN. A beauty. 1 ZQC Heater, radio, overdrive, for iJ 1949 CHEVROLET Vi TON PICKUP Only 12,000 Milei. Heater, OCA De Luxe Cab 5IOJW MONEY BACK GUARANTEE MOTOR CO, JTH NEAR RIVERSIDE PHONE 2-6719 BASEBALL THURSDAY'S RESULTS American Leaju Detroit S. Cleveland 4 New York at Boston postponed, rain. St. Lou it at Chicago postponed, rain. Philadelphia at Washington inifM) to be played later date. National League Pittsburgh 8. St. Louis 4 Boston at New York postponed, rain. Brooklyn at Philadelphia postponed, rain. Chicago at Cincinnati postponed, rain. 8.O.D.I. t Orr 462 Haen 527 Schi ecengost. 410 Schipper ........ 385 Morgan 673 2419 Pacific Coast League San Francisco 8. Sacramento 6 Hollywood 15, Seattle 4 Portland 9. Oakland 1 San Diego 8. Los Angeles t Western International Spokane 18. Victoria IS Salem 10. Tacoma 7 Tri City 6. Vancouver 7 Yakima 6. We natch ee 0 Stock Cars Racing Due Stock car races will be held Sunday afternoon, May 7, at the half mile dirt track on Barnett road east of Radio Station KYJC with about 30 drivers entered, it was announced today by Walter Medley and Al Gilhousen, pro moters. A qualifying series of races will be held that morning and the first of four preliminary races will start at 1 p.m. that day. Six cars of 1936 vintage or older will take part in each of the four races and already at least six have sent in their en tries. The last race of the day will see the top two cars in the quali fying races plus the winner of each of the four afternoon races competing for top honors. The promoters said they planned stock car races at the local track each Sunday until Labor day. Pitcher Tierney Sent To Salem by Portland Portland. Ore.. Apr. 21 U.R) General Manager Bill Mulligan Mrs. Barnes Gains First Seeded Spot Mrs. Charles Barnes gained top seeded place in the bracket ing for the women's spring golf handicap at Rogue Valley Coun try club with a net 77 in quali fying play. Mrs. Jack Eidswick with a net 79 drew No. 2 spot. Qualifying activity concluded yesterday and 37 women will take part in the tournament. During yesterday's ladies' day program, 26 contend ed in a points tourney. Mrs. L. P. Walker was "A" winner with 60 and Mrs. J. H. R. Town won "B" rivalry with 57. Handicap pairings will be listed later. First round matches are to be completed by next Thursday at the latest but wom en are urged to finish their matches earlier. Other qualiliylng marks for handi cap seeding were Mrs. Tom Ness 91, Mrs. Arthur Peters 93. Mrs. Belle Schenrk 83, Mrs. L. C. McLaren 109. Mrs. Victor Sether 96. Mrs. Maxlne Hammond 84, Miss Helen Thompson 88, Mrs. A. G. Dowson 106. Mrs. B. L,. Nutting 108, Mrs. D. L. Flynn 92. Mrs. Ben Stafford 110. Mrs. F. G. Bunch 82, Mrs. Harvey Robertson 89, Mrs. C. B. Collins 88. Mrs. AU.vn Monroe 83. Mrs. Tom Emmens 87. Mrs. Robert Shepherd 101. Mrs. James Wyatt 83. Mrs. Ralph Odell 94. Mrs. George Ras mussen 8!t, Mrs. George Harrington 81, Mrs. Ray Larson 88. Mrs. John Day 84. Mrs. E. H. Edgerton 82. Mrs. Ahby Green 89, Mrs. O. L. Brown 104. Mrs. L. P. Walker 84. Mrs. Ray Miller 94. Mrs. Frank Humphrey 99. Mrs. Sam Colton 93. Mrs. William Schet 91. Mrs. Clyde Plank 82, Mrs. J. H. R. Town 84. Mrs. Tom Fuson 84, Mrs. H. D. Christensen 93. of the Portland baseball club to day said Pitcher John Tierney had been sent to the Beaver's Salem farm club of the Western International league. At the same time, Mulligan said Vice-President Hank Green- berg of Cleveland's Indians had promised to send former Beaver Leo Thomas back to Portland if Cleveland decided to return him to the minor leagues. New Records Coast Track San Francisco, Apr. 21 (U.R) A flock of new records are ex pected to be set this week-end as six Pacific Coast conference schools collide in dual track meets. Powerful USC meets under dog California at Berkeley, Idaho battles Oregon State at Corvallis and Washington State and Oregon fight it out in a meet which will put on display a number of northern division champions. Best bet for a new record in the CAL-USC festivities may be big Sim Iness, the Trojan discus thrower. Iness tossed the platter 177 feet, four inches this spring a record surpassed by only five men in history. Oregon's Webfoots, under Coach Bill Bowerman, have a powerful, well-balanced squad. They have three fine pole vault ers in George Rasmussen (14 feet), Don Pickens (13 feet) and Lloyd Hickock (12 feet, 8 inches( and an outstanding sprinter in Dave Hcnthorne. He covered the century in 9.7 against Idaho. Rainbow Trout Stripped Portland, Ore., Apr. 21 UR) State game'eommission crews to day were busy stripping eggs from spawning rainbow trout at tour Hatcheries. A yield of 1,530,000 rainbow eggs was taken from the McKen zie river hatchery with 250.000 eggs taken from trout at the Spencer creek hatchery. Further egg supplies will be gathered at East and Paulina lakes and Dia mond lake stations. Friday. April 21. 1950 NEW BASKETBALL COACH College Park, Md., Apr. 21 (U.R) H. A. (Bud) Millikan "graduated" from the high- school coaching ranks into the collegiate class today by taking over as head basketball coach at the University of Maryland. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Silverton. Ore., Apr. 21 U.R) Silverton high school defeated Dallas and Mt. Angel to win a triangular track meet here yes terday. Silverton scored 73 points; Dallas 51 and Mt. Angel 28. RON LEE AT MONTREAL Ronnie Lee, former Medford Dodgers pitcher in the class D Far West Baseball league and last year hurler for Montreal in the class AAA International league, was listed with the Royals again for this season when the team left the Vero Beach training camp. Dead Une Sunday Classified la at Noon Saturdays. Hi Li 'ii 1 ' 1 1 . I rr an """ r ' "" "' '' 1 ' 1 w t-i MY DRINKS HAVJ . - ' j,rmmSmT """it. TO BE THE BEST O-'T- i p tm. TONIGHT. THE BOSS 1 I I SEE YOU SERVE SCHENUYI t ( IS COMING OVER. SCHENIEY. OF 1 IT'S MY FAVORITE, TOO. IT'S ' i WHAT DO YOU THINK COURSEI IT'S THE B SMOOTHER AND RICHER THAN " I SHOULD GET? WHISKEY FAMOUS ANY OTHER I'VE EVER. I STARS CHOOSE TASTED. - J TTflft SCHEME SURE MADE A HIT LAST 1 $2 AO Riff NIGHT. 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