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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1950)
EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. June 1, 150 Rogues Play Here Saturday; Browns Friday, Win 8-6 Medford Rogue end Klam ath ralli will open an Impor tant four-gam Far Wait league series Friday at 7i45 p. m, at tha fairground! with a lingla gam that night and another on Saturday. A dau-bla-haadar between tha two ieami ii booked for Sunday at 6:30 p. m. Box taati and referred leali ara on tale In advance at Rogue Valley Baieball, Inc., 242 South Central avanuai Lamport'! Sporting Good! Store and Sam'i Sporting Good! itora. Redding, Cnl., June 1 (Spe cial to Mall Tribune) Three homcruns, two of them In the eighth inning, were too much for the Medford Rogues last night and tha Oregon entry in the Far West league dropped a close 8 to 6 decision to Redding. Leftfieldor John Bellows and Relief Pitcher Harry Thcodosil raUDod out the roiindtrlmer In the eighth inning to provide what proved to be the winning runs for Redding. A three-run deficit had been wiped out in the seventh stan za with the aid of a homerun by Second Baseman Kenny Mc Gee of the Browns. Three walk! J liven up by Pitcher Glen Geat ey of the Rogues and a bags loaded single by Catcher Ernie Choukalous also contributed to the trio of runs. . Medford picked up a pair of runs in the fifth Inning when behind 3 to 0 on sucessive walks to Milt Martin. John Popovlch and Bob Haddock, a balk, a wild pitch and a double by Al Bnlnn. The Rogues took the lead In the sixth stanza on Lloyd Jones' one-baser, a walk to Geatlcy Russ Stuart safe on a sacrifice and singles by Popovich and Haddock. Adams Reaches First They added another In the seventh when Bill Adami was lafe on an error. Geatley's sin gle and a double by Stuart. Theodosis making his first home appearance for the Browns held the Rogues to three hits In the last three Innings he pitched. The linMcore: Mnlforrt 000 MS 100 9 Hrrtrllnjr 0OJ 000 32x B 3 Gratify, Herrmann IS) and Martin: Tobey, Theodrula tot and Choukaloa. MEDrotUVatWTRllVM Rogues Batting, Fielding Averages Through May 22 Bob Haddock with a .368 and Al Bolen who pointed to a .329 average led the Medford Rogues In hitting according to the last official Far West league batting and fielding statistic! compiled by Official Statistician William J. Weiss. Official figures also showed that as a team the Rogues field ed .950 up to the period ending and including games played Mon day, May 22, compared with first place Klamath Falla with .052. Willows was third with .946. Rogues Rank Third In the batting department the Rogues ranked third behind sec ond place Redding with .278 and first place Klamath Falls with .307. The local club as a team was batting .277. Two other of the regular play ers besides Haddock and Bolen were hitting .300 or better as of May 22, with Jack uooney bit ting at a .321 rate and Johnny Popovlch for .300. Among regular players In the league Vincc DiMaggio, player manager for Pittsburg was lead ing the parade with .494, follow ed by Rogburg of Redding with .437, Helmuth of Willows with .400, Borich (Reno) .383, Ash man (Klamath) .378, and Ray Perry (Redding) with a .370. Lloyd Hueneri Lead Jack Lloyd and Carl Hueners each with three wins and one loss paced the Medford pitchers through May 21, followed by Lloyd Jones who had four vic tories and two defeats. LaVerre Herrmann up to that point had won three and lost four. Jones had pitched the most innings of anyone in the league up to that point also with 53 appearances. Tom. Vince Pesky to Canada For Further Baseball Portland, Ore., June 1 U.R Vince Pesky, who served as base ball conch at Portland Univer sity this season, was to be In Cnlgary, Can., today to take over duties as manager-pitcher of a semi-pro baseball team. Pesky, whose brother, Johnny, Is star third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of the Ameri can league, plana to pitch one of the seven games the Calgary team plays each week. Playr rt. Jones p . Haddock inf Ht-rrinann p Bolrn inf Owm.y Inf . Popmtrh of Martin c William, of . GiijrliHmn e SVIvnn inf Smart inf ... Adami of AB R H TB 2B R II R SH SB SB HP RBI SO Prf. . 26 4 10. 10 0 0 0 ( 0 I 3 0 6 0 .3fi5 ... 71 10 20 34 5 O 1 1 2 12 0 10 S ..H .0 ... 14 256100104044 357 73 2 24 27 3 O 0 3 S 33 1 18 3 3211 . 78 10 25 3 1 1 0 I 13 0 IS 7 3" . 30 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3mi . 04 17 10 31 S 3 I 1 2 II 1 14 ! 207 .103 31 30 37 S 1 0 1 4 II J 14 21 301 . OJ It 10 23 3 0 1 I 0 IS 1 IS II 2SO ..40 A 10 14 1 O I 0 I 12 1 12 I 2V 9) 22 23 21 2 2 0 2 23 0 13 7 243 04 14 20 20 1 1 1 0 1 11 1 20 36 .317 Salem Edges Tacoma, 2-1 By United Press To the victors go the spoils. And Salem, Spokane and Tri Clty tasted the sweet fruits of victory today. The Senators, Induns and Braves all Improved their posi tions In the Western Internation al league race by knocking off teams that were ahead of them. The Oregonian.i drew the toughest assignment, Tacoma's league-loading Tigers. But John Tlernay proved equal to the task and got back on the win ning road with a two-hit Job as tha Solons won, 2 to 1. Fourth place In the standings was a close affair, with only .002 percentage points separat ing Trl-City, Spokane and Yak ima. VRih-Bodied Kentucky Whiske77 , Vffsj nm l " Km trlM clrtnf 4 THC rIDE Of NELSON COUNTT. KENTUCKY MrnTrJIFerT C IV KENTUCKY fTJfa STRAIGHT WHISKEY Mr ' ""4.33 ml.. laa KENTUCKY , '2.75 a pint J Lj v ASK FPU IT TODAY H-VN6INS THE IVV PlNTS A tVT LOWER. MAKES OUR. OCTOPUS OUTLETS LESS NOTICEABLE, PONT YOU THINK?'' Oon't Veritas) your eleclrl. circuits. Whan you build or medernli provide ADIQUATI WlglNO. Set Your Electrical Contractor Pool Benefit On Saturday Sports fans of the valley and Medford in particular today were reminded that a portion of the proceeds from Saturday night's Far West Baseball league game at the fairgrounds park will be used to bring two top notch swimmers from Portland to the swim pool opening. Medford Rogues and the ace rivals from serosa: the moun tains, the Klamath Falls Gems, will play Saturday. Sponsored by the Athletics Booster club of southern Oregon in cooperation with Rogue Val ley Baseball, Inc., the game will make It possible to bring Judy Cornell, national women's 100 yard broaststroke champion, and Dagne Souza, state women's div ing champion, to Medford. They will put on an exhibition Sunday afternoon in Hawthorne park during the dedication of the new swimming pool. Accom panying them will be their coach. Phil Hamsel. also of the Mult nomah Athletic club. Ortiz Loses Boxing Toga Johannesburg, South Afrira, June 1 iU.Pi A meteoric rise virtually without equal in ring history today gave the Union of South Africa its first world box ing champion 23-year-old Car penter Vic Toweel. Ihc slorkv. black-haired, lan tern-jawed fighter completed his loth month of professional fight ing by lifting the world s ban tamweight crown from the brow of American Manuel Ortiz last night by a 15-round one-sided de cision. "I guess he'll keep the title a long time," admitted the down cast Ortiz. "This Vic's that good." Toweel's triumph over the hard-hitting Mexican American from El C'enlrnl, Cal.. was a case of the "Fancy Dan" whipping the "slugger." After the first couple of rounds of "feeling each other out." Toweel speeded up and fought circles around the 33 year old defending champion. Ortir. krpt trying In vain to catch up. Marvsville Club Named 'Peaches' Marvsville. Cal., June 1 As a representative of the "Peach Howl u( the World," the Marys ville Hiaves have been renamed the Marvsville TV-aches It was an nounced here today by Frank Burrell, general manager. The new moniker will become effective immediately. During IU4H. Marvsvillc's first in the Class D Far vst league, the club was known as the Braves and owned outright by the Boston National league club. Under hume-ownership last year, the name remained the same. Burrell also announced the Peaches have been promised all possible help from trie Brooklyn Dodger and will be Brooklyn's only Class D affiliate west of Oklahoma. lomriDutiont wticomt For Track Squad Trip Local sports fans interested in contributing toward the fund to send the Medford high state championship track team to the slate A A 11 track meet at Port land on Saturdav may contact members of the Athletics Boost rr club or officers of Rogue Val ley Hum-ball. Inc. Those to contact Include Ken ll.uniu-r at the Holland hotel Tuhliy" Dean at the Pontiac agency, l.es Stamper at Stamper and t;-ff or Hank iliecn at the Mam Tribune office. Gems Climb Into Second Place in FW By United Press A two-run rally in the ninth gave the Klamath Gems a S to 4 win over Eugene last night and boosted the victors into second place, only one game off the pace. The league-leading Redding Browns, meanwhile, dumped Medford again, sewing up the contest with two home runs in the eighth for an 8 to 8 tri umph, In other Far West league ac tion, the Willows Cardinals thumped Pittsburg 9 to 5, while the Reno Silver Sox copped their eighth out of nine Far West league games, defeating Marys- ville 9 to 4. In the Klamath Falls-Eugene contest, the Gems got to the Larks' Hurler Ken Chase for two straight singles. Chase then hit a wild streak and forced the tying run in on a second straight walk. Gem Shortstop Elwin El ton's drive to center field broke up the ball game. At Pittsburg, wuiows took a 2 to 1 lead in the four-game se ries with the Diamonds. The Car dinals got off to a fast start with four runs In the first inning and held that advantage until the final out. Three home runs were clout ed in the Reno-Marysville game, the Silversox connecting for one and the visitors for two. Jim Bowman got his in the sixth and Jerry Cruger hit one in the ninth for Marvsville and Jim Dykes smashed his four-master in the second. New Policy On School Students to Start At Fairgrounds, Friday A change in pqlicy involving admittance and seating of boys and girls at the fairgrounds Eark for Medford Rogues base all games in the Far West league was announced today by Business Manager Mel Carpen ter as improvements to the park got underway. Carpenter saifl that rowdyism, children running wild through the stands, lack of control over their actions, vandalism and similar actions bv the children had caused many complaints from older fans wishing to see the games. Knothole Gang Formed The business manager point ed out that a knothole gang had been organized and the third base bleacher section set aside for boys, and girls who belonged to this group. Children wisning to sec the Rogues home games may do so for a small price by sitting in this area, he said. Starting the end of this week, a portion at the north end of the grandstand will be set aside as a student area and students pay ing the student prices will be required to sit there. Carpenter stated. If they sit elsewhere in the grandstand they will pay the full adult price. Trib Shoot On Week-end The 17th annual Medford Mail Tribune trapshooting tour ney will open at the Medford Gun club grounds west of the Crater Lake highway at Four Children crawling over adult ; Corners on Saturday at 9 a. m. fans or walking in front of them with activities slated to continue continually adds to the older I all day Saturday and through fnlka discomfort. Carpenter ex plained. He said boards have been torn off fences and some children have climbed on top of fences thus endangering them selves to falls and injuries. He said that many parents evi dently take their children to me hall aames and leave them with out supervision. The business manager said that many of the children will not mind older people and that constant watch has to be maintained over them while In the grandstand. Park Improvements Work was started this week on building a runway at me south end of the grandstand so the sleep steps there, at the north end and in the center of the stand will be removed. A somewhat less steep set of steps will be installed at the north end. Plans also call for elimination of the center entrance to the stand and boarding this up so more seats may be added. This work is being done to help protect the fans from pos sible accidents. Legion Ball Meet Friday Senior High Junior Legion bas-:baii activ ity in Medford will get under way on Fridav afternoon when boys of this city and nearby com munities where no such baseball will be played this summer will meet at the local high school field. . Coach Alex McDonald of the local aggregation announced to day that boys who reached or will reach their 17th birthday in 1950 are eligible. Anyone who was 17 in 1949 or earlier cannot play, but youths becoming 17 after Jan. 1. 1950. may play For several years now the lo cal Junior Legion nine has been lops in southern Oregon play, going to the regional finals at Drain last season and winning local district titles with ease. All but three or four of this year's Medford high nine will be eligible for Junior Legion ball but anyone from towns in this area that do not have such base ball may play with the Medford club if they are eligible to play. Ashland High Coach Named Ashland, June 1 A coach of champions at Scappoose high this past year has been selected new head football coach at Ash land high school to succeed Frank O'Neil, who will act as director of all district 5 class A athletics. The new coach's name is Eugene Allison. In his first year out of college Allison won the football title of the lower Columbia river area. While attending Willam ette university the new Griz zlies' mentor was captain of the football team. Authorities at the college pointed him out as a leader. While at Willamette he had several coaching assignments around Salem and on graduation accepted the Scappoose position. Allison was selected from a large number of applications, school officials said. Fort Wayne Golf Tourney to Open Fort Wayne. Iud.. June 1 (U.R) Perfect golf weather was fore cast for the start of the Fort Wayne $15,000 open today and the nation's top golfers were ex pected to have a field day over ihe short Orchard Ridge Coun try club course. The weatherman promised clear and cool 70-degree weather, ideal for the race for gold over the 8.400-yard, par-71 layout. There were no prohibitive fa vorites, either as Hlllblllv Sam my Sneiid. the PGA's top monev winner and Bantam Ben Hogan decided to pass up the Fort Wayne tourney and lake it easv for the national open later this mnnin at Arttmnre. Pa. Sport Parade OSCAR FRALEY United Presi Sports Writei Sunday afternoon Event No. 1 on the program will be the Rogue Valley Hun dred shoot Saturday at 10 a. m., followed by the Chester Wood handicap scheduled for the aft ernoon and a 23-pair doubles shoot after that. Sunday at 8:30 a. m. will come the Mail Tribune trophy shoot with Gordon Miller, Eugene, as defending champion. The Men denhall trophy shoot will fol low the M-T competition and in the afternoon trapshooters will fire in the $500 Medford handi cap. Event No. 8 will be held if time permits and this will consist of a 25-pair doubles event, of ficers said. Lunch will be served n the grounds Saturday and 1 rtday. William A. Young is field cap tain and Virgil Bewley assistant field captain for the gun club. cfrs Yesterday FAR WEST I.EAGl'E Retin 9, Marvnville 4 Rnddinc a, MKItKonn WiHowi 9. Pittsburg S Klamath Falls 5. Eugene 4 STANDINGS fLJW A 1 PACIFIC TOAST LEAGUE Hollywood 3. Sacramento 1 Oakland 20, San Diego 8 Seattle 2. Los AnRelrs 1 PORTLAND l, San Francisco 0 MAJOR LEAGUES No gamei schedules. Oscar Fralcy every day it's New York, June 1 (U.R) The baseball "experts" are stun ning the sports world today with a new crop of records which seem to j prove that you ; no longer can enjoy a base- j ball game if you confine yourself to ad ding up the hits, runs and errors. The figure philberts are in a virtual frenzv. Almost new mark of one sort or another: most hot dogs sold on Good Friday, few est steps from bat back to water fountains and most blondes oc cupying box seats. It's a spot where Old Fear less had to get out and dig up a few of his own just to f rove to hli palpitating pub ic (large family) that he, too, was an "expert". It took much research. But now I can give you records which never here tofore have been published. Destined to write the record books, they aret Players' Records Most home runs hit from a 17 Inch plate Babe Ruth (60). Most distance ran on home runs, one season Babe Kutn, 1927, (four miles, 48 feet). Most distance ran on home runs, lifetime Babe Ruth (40 miles 4,548 feet). Most times stealing first base from second Duke Snider. Track Squad Due For More Honors Plans for a possible dinner or other event to honor the Med ford high track squad that won the state championshiD as well as top honors in the Rogue and Hayward relays plus 1830 dual meets, were discussed yesterday ai a nincneon meeting ot Atn letlcs Booster club directors. Tonight's scheduled banquet at ine iuecitnra hotel was cancel led yesterday because of con flicting activities and the fact that the event did not have enough time for promotion. Announcement of honors to the track squad will be announc ed later. Booster club officials reported today. Ihe eight members of the state track championship squad will leave tomorrow morning for the AAU meet Saturdav. C. P. SOFTBALL MEET Central Point. June 1 Teams, managers and sponsors Interest ed in organizing a Softball league in Central Point this summer will meet at the high school gym at 8 p. m. today to talk over a schedule and find out how many are Interested. End tiresomt hand sanding with this IV ill nndins and frnl' rxlmr. ...r w ,, .J,,. r.1 ,,"T'"" (,,., , 1 wk ,', ?' - ilx bom c ' HUBBARD BROTHERS, Inc. MAIN at RIVERSIDE Phone 2 6189 I frTfTTl T1 n fT SOUTHERN OREGON DISTRIBUTORS, INC. 4ih and Fir Phent 2-S24J Mtefere1, Oreeen Brooklyn (1). Slide Over Plate Most timet sliding across plate on home run outside park Duke Snider, Brook lyn. 1950 (1). Most sanies not pitched in (0) held by many. Most times relieved with two out in the ninth (15 week period only) Ed Lopat, Yankees 2. Most times winning pitcher when relieved with two out in the ninth (15 week period only) Ed Lopat, Yankees (2). Two Games Won Most times two consecutive games won when relieved with two out in the ninth (15 week period only) Ed Lopat, Yankees (1). Most paid for the least work Dick Wakefield, Yankees $17, 100. Three times at bat. Shortest distance traveled on option Sad Sam Zoldak. Cleve land (park to hotel, back to same park). Club Records Most years blew pennant on last day Boston Red Sox (2). Most years might blow pen nant last day Boston Red Sox (3). Most timet one club, two runners on third bate timul taneoutly Brooklyn Dodgers (21. Most times one club two base runners trying to steal home from third base simultaneously Brooklyn Dodgers (1). Fewest world series games played in since 1915 Philadel phia Phillies (0). Most years since played in world series Phillies (351. WFSTFRV INTERNATIONAL SM.F.M 7. Taconm 1 Vancouver 7. Victoria 0 Tri City 6. YakimB 4 Spokane 3. Wenatchee 2 FAR WEST LEAGUE W Reddins 23 Klamnlh Fall! -...21 MF1IFORD ..20 PltUburg ...19 MaryHvlile ....M..14 Eugene M 13 Wlllnwt 13 Reno 13 Pet. .6.17 .636 .6116 .943 .424 .406 .375 .331 PACIFIC COAST I F.AGI E Hollywood .18 25 .603 San Dle0 ...3! 26 .600 Oakland .....33 28 .541 PORTLAND 31 30 .508 San Frnnriico 31 .12 .402 Lot AnlFle 32 34 .485 Seattle 26 36 .419 Sacramento 23 42 .334 NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 23 SI. Loula 22 Philadelphia 22 Boston Ill Chlcaqo 18 Pltlihurg 10 New York 12 Cincinnati 10 AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 26 Detroit 22 Boston 24 Cleveland 20 WahhtnKtnn 19 Philadelphia 14 Chicago 13 St. Louis 8 .6.18 .611 .305 .343 ,529 .410 .375 .286 .722 .617 .371 .341 .526 .368 .301 .242 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Tat-oinn 28 SAI.EM 22 Wenalchee 21 Tri City 21 Spokane 20 Yakima 19 Vancouver 17 Victoria 16 .700 .530 .325 .477 476 .473 .423 .381 GBL b h i ft 3, 12', 3 S 6H 7 13 13 16 'j 9 ll'i 1 Six factories in the Ryukyu island.- are brine equipped to procii-ce about S600.noo worth of pearl buttons annually. EX-DODGER TOP HITTER Bill Hodges, former Medford Dodgers outfielder and infielder and now with Yuma, Ariz., of the class C Sunset league, is bat ting .381 and ranks eighth in the league, official statistics through May 21 revealed this week. The Japan Science Council is comprised of 210 members elect ed by more than 36.000 scientists. 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