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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1950)
SUNDAY hail tribune trapshoot Saturday and Trophies, Cash Prizes Offered at Gun Club Seventeenth annual Medford Mail Tribune trapshooting tour nament will open Saturday at 9 a. m. when the traps at the Medford Gun club grounds will be open for practice and will continue through Sunday after, noon with over 100 expected to CEvent'No. 1 tomorrow will be the Rogue Valley Hundred with . trophy going to the winner in classes A, B C and D. The $2 purse entry fee will be pro-rated to each class according to the number of entries and divided 40-30-20-10 per cent on total Tomorrow afternoon will come the Chester Wood handicap in which a trophy will go to the winner and a first time victor receives $10. This year a repeat winner will receive $100. Other Winners Listed Previous winners in this han dicap include William Heckman, w w Pence H Croisant. William Bates, Fred Mcweuy, aid new- Sacs Obtain New Pilot, Take Victory Hollywood, June 2 U.R) Veteran Outfielder Joe many today had the job of lifting the sagging toriunes oi ine oci mento Solons mired deep in the Pacific Coast league cellar. The 36-year-old Marty was named manager of the Solons yesterday to succeed Ralph (Red) Kress. Solon General Man ager Joyner (Jo-Jo) White an nounced firing of Kress and his coach. Lindsey Brown, after a conference with team owners. Marty't debut was a winning one last night as the Solons edg ed second place Hollywood, 4 to 8, Marty contributing a two-run ingle. IB Games Behind Lead The Solons, who finished third last year under Del Baker, are 16 games behind first place San Diego with less than a third of the season completed. Kress formerly was a coach with the Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Toronto, Balti more and managed St. Paul in 1941. Both Kress and Brown will be paid In full for their one year contracts. Baseball Due Sunday at CP Central Point and Butte Falls baseball fields will be scenes for games in the Rogue Valley league Sunday with the third clash slated between Prospect and Cave Junction at Cave Junc tion. Playing at Butte Falls on the Sabbath will be Glendale, Ore., and visiting Central Point will be Eagle Point. All games are scheduled for 2 p. m. with the Central Point field west of the railroad tracks and the one at Butte Falls near the high school. Last week Sunday in league Karnes the Eagles won their first game of the league season in edging Cave Junction 9 to 8 and Butte Falls pounded Prospect 12 to 5. No results in the Central Point at Glendale game were re ceived by the Mail Tribune. Webfoots Prepare AAU And NCAA Track Meets Eugene. June 2 A record number of varsity track awards were announced today by Leo Harris, athletic director, as the majority of the powerful 1050 Duck squad completed the sea son. Several of the Ducks will be In action this weekend In the fate AAU meet in Portland and BJ11 Fell will enter the open 100 yard dash at the Compton relays. Fell. George Hasmusspn, Dave Henthorne, Wnlt McClure and possibly Jack Hutchins have al ready landed berths on the PCC team which will meet the Big Ten at Madison, Wis,, later this month and at least four of the Ducks will be entered in the NCAA finals at Minneapolis. ton, George L. Jantzer. C. G. Robertson, E. E. Smith, Rus sell Smith and M. W. Ray. Event No. 3 tomorrow after noon will be a 25-pair doubles event with the winner receiving a trophy and the cash entry fee being divided on a 40-30-20-10 per cent on total score as will be done in events 2 and 1. This will conclude Saturday's events. Sunday shooting will open at 8:30 a. m. with the Mail Tribune trophy at stake. Gordon Miller, Eugene, won the M-T trophy last year with a score of 99 out of a possible 100. Other winners include Dick Skeeters, Jim Gleason, George L. Jantzer, E. E. Driscoll. H. Croisant, C. A. Dunn, John R. Tomlin, S. G. Mendenhall, H. R. Turpin. W. W. Bates, B. L. Hard enbrook and E. H. Lamport. Amateurs Eligible This trophy is shot at over the local club range each year at 100 16-yard targets with any ama teur eligible to compete. Anyone winning the trophy three times becomes permanent owner. There is no entrance fee for this shoot. The Mendenhall trophy shoot for B class and lower will fol low the Mail Tribune competi tion with J. Martin Adams as defending winner. Other win ners include Sid Newton, Croi sant. Tomlin, Dunn, J. J. Stei ger, Driscoll. H. F. Elden, Glea son and Dick Skeeters. As in other shoots except the M-T, the purse entry fee in this one will be pro-rated in classes A. B. C and D. Medford Handicap The $500 Medford handicap will follow the Mendenhall tro phy shoot with scattergunners shooting at 100 handicap targets. The purse will be divided with $200 to high gun, $100 to second, $50 to third. $25 to fourth, $20 to fifth, 15 to sixth and $10 each to next nine high guns. Event No. 6 of the week-end. time permitting, will conclude the gun club events with a 25 pair doubles competition and di vision of the cash purse as before. Lunch will be served on the grounds throughout both days. Pro Football Draft Dated Philadelphia. June 2 U.R The National Football league holds a day-long draft today in which more than 200 veteran players, including a number of prize standouts, will be distrib uted among 16 teams. About half of the snrnlus play ers crop were members of the Los Angeles Dons, Buffalo Bills and Chicago Hortnets. the three All-America conference teams which were dropped when the AAU merged with the old JNr L, last December. These will be the most sought after players. The others are veteran reserve players of both leagues who were ot eligible ot be picked in the IFL's draft at its founding con vention here in January. NFL Commissioner Bert Bell said it was likely that each club would be permitted to select 12 to 15 players. Willie Pep Wins Non-Title Bout Milwaukee. June 2 (U.R) Featherweight Champion Willie Pep took a non-title decision over Terry Younk last night at the Milwaukee bports arena. Pen fought the 10-rnunder on his own terms, making frequent use of his famous trick ot grip ping his opponent's elbow with his fist and spinning him around. Youiib. a native of New York finally caught on to Pep's style in the sixth and came back' in the seventh determined to use the the trick on Pep. He landed several heavy lefts that jarred Pep. BOOSTERS TO MEET Next mcctme of the Athletics Booster Club of Southern Oregon will be held Monday night, June 12. at the Holland hotel when at least two special events are planned. President Les Stamper said. Club memberships are still open to sports fans interested in the organization. MEDP0RD(STiBlWI Lady Golfers Compete At Rogue Valley Club Mm. Mel Starnes. Grants Pass with a net 78 and Mrs. William Schei, Medford, with a net 75 drew first prizes for their re- sneetive communities yesterday witn low scores in 10-noie piay at Rogue Valley Country club. Twcntv-five (irants h'ass wom en were euests of 36 members of the Rogue Valley Women's Golf association lor laaies aay play. Lead Nine Hole Play Mrs. Ralph Odell and Mrs. Allyn Monroe. Medford, with net 39s and Mrs. William Moyer and Mrs. Ted Wall, Grants Pass, with net 40s led nine hole play for their towns. In 18-hole play Mrs. Thelma Bradley,. Grants Pass, with 80 and Mrs. Bayard Getcheil, Med ford, with 76 got second low net awards. Over nine holes second low net prizes went to Mrs. Wil- Uard Spies, urants Pass, with si and Mrs. D. L. Flynn, Medford, with 44. Officials of the local women's golf group have announced that the women s club championship tourney will get underway with its qualifying round set June 29 to July 6. The next Willamette Valley-Southern Oregon tourney for women will be June 28 in Bend. Ringer Tournament Prizes in the local women's Ted Denies Trade Asked Boston, June 2 (U.R) Ted Williams, king-sized slugger for the Boston Red Sox. indicated today he'd quit baseball if he were traded to any other major league club. "I'd think seriously of quitting baseball if the Sox sent me out," the 31-year-old Williams said as he led a deluge of denials con cerning a published report he wanted to be traded because he was abused by fans. General Manager Joe Cronin followed with a statement that the report by New York Colum nist Jimmy Cannon was "a dream, just a dream. We have no intention of trading Ted at any time. Publicist Larry Woodall said Williams "never informed the front office of such desires." "The guy ought to know bet tcr," the angry Williams said of the report. "1 never said any thing to him or anyone else about wanted to be traded by the Red Sox." Middlecoff Tops In Golf Tourney Fort Wavne. Ind.. June 2 (U.R) Cary Middlecoff. warming up to defend his U. S. open champion ship next week, held a one stroke lead in the $15,000 Fort Wayne open golf tourney today as til par-smashing field teed off in the second round. Middlecoff. the hard-hitting Memphis, Tenn., dentist, led a general assault on par in the opening session with a five-un-der-pnr 66. tied for second place with 67 each were veterans Herman Keiser of Lima, O.. Lloyd Man- grum of Chicago and Ed (Porky) Oliver of Kenmore, Wash. And right behind that trio came Ted Kroll of New Hartford. N. Y.. and skip Alexander of Knox- ville, Tenn., each with 68. GLEN GORBOUS SUSPENDED (.ilen Gorbous. ex -Medford Nuggets hard - throwing third baseman, who left Bisbee-Doug-las, Ariz., of the Arizona-Texas class C league and returned to his home in Alberta, Can:, has been suspended and fined, "The Sporting News" reported this week. 9 J7 -u. .Vtrrvrl Mr. K M I O03 SQ20 J eieW'iNT O'JOt. J5 1 SOMETHING WONDERFUL HAS HAPPENED TO "CREAM"! If you haven't laded "Cream" latrly, you've mieeed a doable-rich experience! IT now smoother, mellower, yel heartier than ever I ringer tournament ending May 31 went to Mrs. Noble Vincent with net 62 in the first division and to Mrs. B. Ray Miller and Mrs. Leslie Schneider with net 59s each in the second division. Mrs. Tom Ness has received the McDuffee's drive-in trophy for the spring handicap trophy. The Grants Pass women were entertained at a luncheon yesterday. Indianapolis Prize Record Indianapolis, June 2 (U.R) Participants in the SOO-mile Memorial day race divvied up a record-breaking purse of $201, 035 today with Winner Johnny Parsons pocketing a record $57, 458.63. It was the first time in the classic's history that the prizes and awards totaled more than $200,000. Last year's jackpot amounted to $179,850 and the 1949 winner, Bill Holland, re ceived a check for $51,575, Holland got $21,898.63 for coming in second this year. Mau ri Rose, three-time winner who copped third in Tuesday's race, received $15,268,63. Cecil Green collected $10,963.63 for finish ing fourth and Joie Chitwood $8,788.63 for fifth. Dead tint on Classified Ads: 5:30 p.m- for following day; 10 a.m monaay lor monoay; noon oaiuruuj for Sunday a.m. Portland Park Fans Now Drink at Seats Portland, Ore., June 2 (U.R) Fans at the Portland Coast league baseball park no longer have to leave their seats to or der beer. For the first time in several years beer was sold in the Vaughn street stands last night not In bottle but in paper cups. It's all an experiment, offi cials of the baseball club and representatives of the state liquor control commission explained. BUILDERS SUPPLY cjtT Quality Pumice BLOCKS - BRICKS FLUES 727 W. McAadrewa M. PHONE 2-4107 "WHITEY" PAIN LOSES "Whitey" Pain, former pitcher with the Medford Nuggets and now hurling for Riverside, Cal., of the class C Sunset league, was losing pitcher last night when Riverside dropped a 9 to 8 deci sion to Las Vegas. Winning and tying runs in 9th were made off his pitches. rh.,,,1 llnf, Sunday classified la a Noon Saturdays. $10 Per Month Nothing Down LET US PUT PABCO ASBESTOS SIDING or PANEL SHAKES On your old home and make it look like BRAND NEW, EKERSON'S ROOFS - PAINTS - INSULATION - SIDING Oldest Roofing Company fn Southern Oregon PHONE 2-2843 38 S. 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