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1 EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MDFORDvXRIBUNS Chandler Tells Why Durocher Suspended New York After a alienee of more than five years A. B. Happy Chandler explained Wednesday why he kicked Leo Durocher out of baseball for an entire season, "And If I had it to do over again, I would do It exactly the same way, because I had to keep him from killing somebody," said the former commissioner of the major leagues, "There was no other alternative for me then nor would there be now if the same situation presented itself again." Chandler said he never before had told all of the details of the Durocher incident, even though he was criticized more for sus pending him during the 1947 season than for any other action he took in his turbulent career as commissioner. Vllltfied "I was villified at the time because they said I fired Duro cher without telling people why I did it," Chandler said. "Well, I'll tell you why I did it I wanted to protect him. I wanted to keep him from killing some body. "And I think Durocher will be the first to tell me that the year's suspension made a new man out of him and made him a credit to baseball Instead of a detriment. "But the way things were then, In 1947, he was in such a mood that no one knew what he would attempt next." Chandler said when he called Durocher, then manager of the Dodgers, to his offices in Cin cinnati, there were at least two basic reasons for suspending him . on grounds of conduct detrimen tal to baseball. He said that Durocher had ad mitted slugging a Brooklyn fan under the stands after a night game in Ebbets Field and that he had been associating with known Standings COAST LEAGUE W. I,. Pet. OB Ban DleKO 18 10 .643 Lou Anaelea 15 11 .877 2 Hollywood IS 13 ,8S0 S4 Snn Franclico ....13 14 .4(11 4,i Onklnnd 13 13 .4110 4 '4 Portland 12 13 .4110 4',a Hnattln 11 10 .407 B'fe Sacramento 10 17 .380 7 W. L, Pet. GD BOIton 9 3 .818 St. Louis 7 3 .700 H4 Cleveland .............. 8 4 .803 IV, Washington ............ 4 4 .800 3 'i New York 4 5 .444 4 Chicago 4 8 .400 4 '4 Detroit 2 8 .200 ! Philadelphia 1 8 .111 7 NATIONAL LEAGUB W. It. Pet. OB Brooklyn 8 1 .880 Cincinnati 8 4 .807 1'4 Chicago 8 4 .607 114 New York 6 4 .800 214 St, Louis 7 .417 44 Fhllndolphla .... 4 0 .400 44 hoaton 5 8 .3118 8 Pittsburgh 2 12 .143 8(4 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL W. L. Pet OB Victoria - . 8 1 .887 Spokane S 3 .0118 I 4 Vancouver ............ 5 3 .023 1 (4 Lewlston . 4 3 .971 3 Salem 3 8 .373 34 Yakima 3 S .378 3'4 Trl-City ... 3 8 .373 3 '4 Wenatchea 2 8 .280 44 F I i D I Here's a Bargain In Fertilizer 45 lb. Bag $1.00 3 Nitrogen 4 Phosphate Pear Most Base MORTON MILLING CO. 10 Weil Jaikion Stmt mm Keep your children, pets, (lowers SAFE with CVCB.OCJG rr Ma, of Vieevy . Vcrs. r. oUvlce. Expo"""" wenl-30 No dr," P c for free' CALL CYCLONE FENCE 2-5480 21 5 Cottage Street Medford, Oregon MAIL TRIBUNE eamblcrs Chum With Gamblers "I knew that Durocher and Charley Drcssen, who was a Yankee coach at the time, were associating with known gam blers," Chandler said. "Durocher told me he had hit the fan at the park for taunting and insulting." With all of those things on his mind he was on the defensive every minute, against the fans, the umpires, and practically ev erybody," Chandler said. "I was afraid at any moment there might be a new and far more serious incident and I cer tainly didn't want him to wind up by killing somebody. What's more, Durocher certainly knew what was going to happen to him." Medfordites Club Yreka On Diamond Medford high's diamond con tingent downed Yreka, Calif., 11 to 2 Tuesday in a mix at Yreka. It was Medford's second win of the season over the Californians. The encounter, scheduled for nine frames, was cut to eight by windy weather. The wind blasted players with sand from the field. Medford got nine hits and capi talized on nine Yreka errors Yreka picked up two hits, a double off Derald Wooton in the first inning and a double off Conner in the eighth. Ted Landers at Third Dick Woton got two saftles and Ned Landers a double for Medford. Ted Landers, regularly a catcher, took over the third base chores and handled five chances at the sack without a muff. The district champion Medford nine plays its final tussle within the district on Friday at Klam ath Falls. LINEHCORE: Medford 141 012 2011 8 1 Yreka 100 000 01 2 2 S D. Wooton, Conner (7) and R Wooton; Russell, Nixon (8) and Green. Hill Gail Trial Victor Louisville, Ky.-(U.R) Calu met Farm's Hill Gail, a long- tailed hurricane from the hard- boot country, was the horse to beat In the Kentucky Derby and It appeared an impossible assignment. For the bouncing son of the mighty Bull Lea looked every bit as good as his famous half- brothers Citation, Conltown and Armed as he ran eight riv als into the track at Churchill Downs to win the Derby Trail In record time. Hill Gall was a dark bay bul let as he swept home six lengths on top and going away Tuesday In the mile race, final tune-up for Snturdny's Rose run, In 1:35 2-5. That clocking clipped one-fifth of a second off Whirling Dough's track record for the distance. Dan Bucceroni Defeats Wilson Milwaukee, Wis. 0I.R) Light heovywleght Dan Bucceroni, who punched his way to an eight round technical knockout over an almost helpless Aaron Wil son, set his sights Wednesday for another match with Irish Bob Murphy. Referee Julius Fldler called a halt to Tuesday night's fight at 1:42 of the eighth round with Wilson standing dazedly In the center of the ring while Buc ceroni mauled him with lefts and rights. Dcnrl line on Cioniilflrrt Adit 5 -51 p in rot follow. nt day; 10 m Man any noon nniurtiny 'oj sunniT 1 m si I I u w nr - m Wednesday. April 30. 1952 Clover Stunt Breaks Sacs' Bad Luck San Francisco U.R) For a shy, introverted baseball player, there is nothing more satisfac tory than playing in the Pacific Coast league. He doesn't have to fret about appearing before large crowds. Some opening day attendance figures were as appealing as a double play combination of Jane Russell and Marie Wilson. And the San Francisco-San Diego, O'Doul-Fagan "hate" series stacked up well. Sacramento tried a stunt last and the Solons broke their bad luck with an 8-5 victory over Hollywood. The stunt called for free admission to any fans pre senting a four-leaf clover. About 475 did. Portland Bombarded In other games, grumpy Guy Fletcher pitched a four-hit shut out to gain San Diego a 4-0 win over San Francisco; Seattle edg ed Los Angeles, 2-1, in 10 panels, and Oakland bombarded Fort- land, 5-2. Oak righthander Allen Gettel, who manager Mel Ott calls the ace of his staff, had Portland blanked until the ninth when the Bevos got two unearned tal lies. Three Portland errors and Pete Milne's two-run single were the major factors of the game. Crowd" Misnomer Generally, the word "crowd' is a misnomer when it comes to describing filberts who pay to witness 1952 PCL games. Battling television as a coun ter attraction, and chilled by the evening breezes, Tuesday's ser ies openers lured patrons thus: Portland at Oakland, 1,345; Hol lywood at Sacramento, 1,210; Seattle at Los Angeles, 2,305, and San Francisco at first-place San Diego, a series natural, 4,145. These are bigger groups than most recent ones. League president Clarence Rowland is distressed by the box office inactivity. He has offered no solution. In other circles a re turn to day baseball has been suggested. LINESCORES: Portland 000 000 0022 3 Oakland 001 013 OOx 8 0 2 Llnde. Walbel 8 and Robinson; Get tel and Neal. , Hollywood 001 012 1005 12 1 Sacramento . 200 201 03x 8 11 1 Fisher. Lint 8 and Sandlock; Floras and McKeegan, (10 Innings) Seattle 010 000 000 12 1 Los Angeles 001 000 000 0 1 9 1 Klndsfather and B. Wilson; Lade, Hamner 10 and Peden. San Francisco 000 000 000 0 4 2 San Diego 102 010 OOx 4 8 0 Singleton and Ortelg; Fletcher and Summers. Tornado Netters Thump Ashland The Medford high tennis team won its third triumph of the sea son Tuesday, defeating the Ash land netters for the second time. Match score was 6 to 1. Medford copped both doubles tussles and four of the singles. All Medford wins were In straight sets except Ron Slngler's decision over Merle Deets, which went three. The Tornado net crew was blanked 7 to 0 on Monday by Rospburg. RKSI'l.TS: Slnsles: Roy Rogers. Medford. bent Marvin Woods, Aiihlanri, 8-3. 0-3: Stnn Knlpus. Medford. beat nob Kramer. Ashland, 0-2, 6-4: Larry Edwards. Medford, beat Jim Sturkey. Ashland. 8-3. 6-1: Hon Slngler. Medford, beat Merle Drets, Ashland 6-2, 3-6. 6-4: Dale Campbell. Ashland, beat Ed Davis, Medford 6-4. 8-3. Doubles: it's Better Fishing Muuijivn f.t. n.r. ieiuxe nyaro-unve OUTBOARD MOTOR $19950 WE PAY 1995 GREEN 8TAMPS TOO Hj-dro-DriTf), ih emetine new fluid clutch, develops the world'i slowest, atcudieat trolling; with amooth, quiet top apeed ante, aura re cre end full atop idllnf without shifting; gears. Has epeed range up to 10 MPH !-blade propeller 7"" x 6i' Pnll-o-matie eUrtinp; 100 underwater exhaust full rererae Co-Skipper Stear in. Deluxe 7.9 H.P. $199.50 8.5 H.P. Hydro Drive $249.50 We'll Open Your Account in a Minute DRIVE-IN PARKING We're Open 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Wed. to 9 P.M. if ftH . Iff nmf pf 1 tap j fgir '.ci 1 fix CRASHING THE BOX SEATS - Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson takes a header into box seat at the Polo Grounds trying to field Sid Gordon's foul in the sixth inning of game with the Boston Braves. Umpire (right) is ugie Guglielmo. The Braves won, 6 3. Incidentally, Thomson missed. Fridley Gets As Cleveland By UNITED PRESS The Indians, who were be ginning to think runs were im perfections in ladies' stockings, revelled Wednesday in the sea son's most spectacular batting outburst a 25-hit salute in which Al Rosen hit three homers Crater Beats Sutherlin Central Point Crater high tipped the Sutherlin baseball club 10 to 7 at Sutherlin Tues day. The outcome of the contest placed the two teams in a tie for second spot in the JDJ league standings with two wins and two losses each. Undefeated Myrtle Creek is leader. Crater held 10 to 4 lead going into the last inning and cut a Sutherlin rally after three runs in the closing canto. Bohnert Hits Heavily Bulldog batters that faced Cra ter Pitcher Punky Honroe for the most part either hit or struck out. Monroe gave up nine hits, fanned 15 batters, walked one and hit one. Marvin Bohnert led the Comet swatting parade. He hit two tri ples and drove in five runs. Bohnert and Don Collins batted three for four for Crater and Bob Hill and Delton Tucker two for three. Beamer slugged four for four for Sutherlin. Crater is host to Myrtle Creek Friday. I.INESCORBf Crater 140 00.1 010 13 2 Sutherlin 000 202 3 7 9 3 Monroe and Morris; Galla, Gowey (6) and Beamer. Belllngham U.R) Seattle university's Chieftains split their double header with Western Washington Tuesday, winning the first, 4-3, but losing the wind up, 5-3. Jack Lynch and John Kelly combined on a three-hitter to nail down the Seattle vic tory. Ernie Pastornicky lost his first game in two years in the nightcap as the Chiefs commit ted four errors. Ed O'Brien col lected a homerun in each game for Seattle. and Edwards beat Woods and Stuckey. 6-2. 6-1. M A W JOHNSTON STORES 112 South Riverside Six Bingles Wins 21 to 9 and Jim Fridley became the first American League rookie ever to smash six consecutive hits in one game. The Indians' outburst, which buried the Athletics, 21-9, drowned out the plaudits for Curt Simmons' successful debut after 19 months in the Army as well as superb pitching perform ances by the Giants' Sal Maglie, the Braves' Warren Spahn, and the Dodgers' Preacher Roe. No Time Wasted The Indians, who had been shut out in three of their four previous games and held to one hit twice, wasted no time an nouncing the end of their hit famine. They scored six runs in the first inning, led, 12-2 after three innings and capped their slugging bee with a seven-run rally in the eighth inning. Rosen, who now leads both leagues with six home runs, knocked in seven runs. Bob Feller, who lost a one hitter to Bob Cain and the Browns in his previous outing, held the A's to two runs in the first six innings. He then relaxed with an overwhelming lead and the A's, who wound up with 18 hits, pounded him for seven runs in the last three innings. Fridlev singled in the first, second, fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth innings to tie the modern mark of six hits in a game now shared by 29 players. Crackling Curve Simmons, key to the Phillies, pennant hopes, walked only one batter and struck out two as he beat the Cubs, 8-2. It was his first appearance on the mound since Sept. 9, 1950 but he show ed the same crackling curve ban that made him a 17-game winner that season. The Cubs got only seven hits. Maglie, the Giants' "stopper," continued his magnificent early season pitching with a three hitter to out-duel Ewell Black well and beat the Reds, 2-1. It was Sal the Barbe r's third straight route-goer and he now has allowed a total of nine hits. Spahn, striking out 11 for a season high in his first victory, dealt the Pirates their 10th straight loss, 5-1. Roe, who beat the Cardinals seven times last season, scatter ed nine hits to down the Red birds, 4-1. with a Champion only $1 995 Down and $75 A WEEK 3 H.P. SEA FLYER.. 5 H.P. SEA FLYER.. w 179 TIRE.HEADQUARTERS Boston Bids Good-bye to Sox Slugger Boston U.R) Boston bids good-bye Wednesday maybe forever to one of the greatest modern baseball players and per haps the most baffling one of all tune. The afternoon's game with the Detroit Tigers marks the last appearance of Ted Williams in a Red Sox uniform before he rejoins the Marines for 17 months' active duty and he could wrap up the hearts of 33 000 fans in his duffle bag if he'd ju3t tip his hat. Ever since he Joined the Red Sox, Williams has refused to ac knowledge the applause of the fans in any way. He refused to congratulate a teammate public ly. He did nothing to make him self liked nothing except play a brand of baseball that ranks with the topnotchers of the game. To him fans were "meat heads." Sportswriters were the same or worse. His most noted ex changes with members of each group were obscene. But still they came to watch him play. They howled their disapproval when Williams was off fishing in the Florida Everglades while his wife had a baby. But they were all set to howl louder and longer In his favor Wednesday as Ted, now edging 34, playt what may be his last game. BASEBALL TUESDAY'S RESULTS Coast League Oakland 5, Portland 2 San Dieffo 4. San Francisco 0 Seattle 2, Lot Angeles 1 (10 Innings) Sacramento fl, Hollywood s American League St. Louis at New York (postponed, wet grounds), Detroit at Boston (postponed, wet grounds). Chicago at Washington (postponed, wet grounds). Cleveland 31, Philadelphia 9 (night). National League Brooklyn 4. St. Louis 1 (night). Boston 5, Pittsburgh 1 (night). New York at Cincinnati 2 might). Philadelphia 8. Chicago 2. Western International Victoria 7, Wenatchee 6 Lewlston 11, Salem 6 (12 innings) Tri-Clty 11. Spokane 5 Yakima at Vancouver (postponed, cold weather). 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