TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON)
Minor League
To Wind Up
Bv OSCAR FHALEY I
New York (U.R) Mentally the and douse the flames. Joe work
. . , . ,,!, I ed in 63 games and won or saved
big handsome guy must be back, equjalent of 35 , the ser.
in the mines today. j jcs ne was jn three of the five
Maybe you missed it, because
it was only a little item which
said that Joe Page had been re
leased outright by Kansas City.
But it shows you what a short
step it is from the top of the
success ladder to the bottom.
Gay. laughing Joe, who only
three years ago was the toast of
the world championship New
York Yankees and hailed as the
greatest relief pitcher in base
ball, went out with a few cold
lines of type.
You must remember him if
you are a baseball observer at
all. His cherubic face was al
ways decorated with a broad
grin, he walked with a cocksure
stride and he was quite a pitch
er. Four Years In Minors
Joe came out of the Pennsylva
nia coal fields and spent only
four years in the minor leagues
before he hit the major league
headlines. He had two so-so years
with the Yankees and then he
blossomed.
That was in 1947 and the fel
low with the curly black hair
and the inevitable grin was little
short of sensational. His record
was only 14 won against eight
losses but every time you looked
up there was Page striding in
confidently from the bullpen to
put out another fire.
Once he worked five games in
a row, winning three and saving
two others. And in the World
Series he appeared in five of the
seven games it took the Yanks
to win.
The next year he couldn't put
out the cat. But it didn't bother
Joe, at least on the surface.
Worked 63 Games
And the next year, 1949, there
was the old Page again. He'd
throw a few cream puff lobs and
Sisler Returns
To Cardinal Club
New York (U.R) Convinced
that he has solved two of the St.
Louis Cardinals' most pressing
defensive problems with one
trade, Manager Eddie Stanky as
signed newly-acquired Dick Sis-
lcr to first base and returned
Stan Musial to his preferred post
In the outfield.
Sisler, who broke into the ma
jors with the Cards In 1946, re
turned to his old club along with
shortstop Virgil Stallcup Tues
day night in a straight player
trade that sent outfielder Wally
Westlake and third baseman
Eddie Kazak to the Cincinnati
Reds.
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"IF WHEELS DON'T TURN
DOLLARS DON'T ROLL
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MAIL TRIBUNE
Team Releases Joe Page
Brilliant Hurling Career
stalk in cheerfully from the pen
games it took the Yanks to win
the classic again.
No less a person than Connie
Mack tabbed him the "differ
ence" among the first four clubs
in the race that year. Joe was
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CAUGHT STEALING Chicago second baseman Nelson Fox,
caught stealing second, is tagged out by Tiger second baseman
Gerry Priddy in game at Detroit. Umpire calling the third-inning
play is Bill Grieve. Detroit won (his game, 10. Chicago took the
first game of the doublehcadcr, 6 5.
Softball League
A meeting of the Medford
Softball association has been set
for 8 p. m. Thursday at the
YMCA.
A schedule for a 10 team
league will be voted on. Teams
will have their last chance to
post the entry fee required.
There will be a Camp White
club in the circuit, after all, It
was reported. Andy's Jewelers
is also entering a nine. Others
in the loop will be Eagle Point,
Central Point, Timber Products
Trowbridge and Flynn, National
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the logging and construction industry of tht
Pacific Northwest. If an operator needs a
vital part in the middle of the night... we do
everything possible to get it for him in the
middle of the night."
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Portland Htadtjuartm 5821 ft
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Wednaiday, May 14. 1952
riding high. It felt, he said, just
great.
In 1950, Joe lost that old left
hand magic. He won only three
and lost seven. Last season he
was shunted to the minors. This
year even Kansas City gave up
on him and sent him to Syracuse
on option. When he was returned
to them Friday, they cut him
loose.
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Session Thursday
Guard, Crater Lions, Mobilgas
and YMCA.
The opening night of league
play is planned for June 13.
Teams will vie on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Fridays at the
high school football field.
HORSE FALLS DEAD
Toledo, O. (U.R) Cam Fin,
a 99 to 1 shot, failed to run in
the money at Ft. Miami race
track Tuesday, but her bettors
got their money back. Cam Fin,
a 15-year-old bay mare, fell dead
as she approached the starter's
post for the second race.
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R I O O N
New pari e H .taa.it 'eetrla
Major Loop
Clubs Must
Cut Rosters
New York (U.R) Eighteen
major league players, eight from
the National League and 10 from
the American, must be dropped
from their clubs by midnight
when- the 25-player limit goes
into effect.
Actually, eight clubs still will
be carrying more than 25 play
ers Thursday. The Cubs and Ath
letics each have a man on the
disabled list, while the Dodgers,
Braves, Phils, Browns, Yankees
and Indians have returned serv
icemen who do not have to be
included on the rosters.
The Senators, White Sox, Ath
letics and Reds already have
trimmed their squads to the 25
player limit.
The Dodgers have 27 men on
their roster but will not have to
cut anyone Wednesday because
outfielder Dick Williams and
pitcher Billy Loes come under
the. service ruling. However,
Williams' year of grace ends
May 29 and Brooklyn will have
to release a man then.
Two Servicemen
The Braves also have 27 play
ers but will be able to carry
them for a while because the
roster includes serviceman Ed
Mathews and Phil Whisenant.
Mathews comes off the national
defense list July 11.
The Phils are allowed 26 men
because pitcher Curt Simmons
has just returned from a tour of
Army duty in Germany. The
Browns have 30 men on their
roster but only four will have
to go because pitcher Dave Madi
son also comes under the service
rule.
The Tigers cut down to the
limit Tuesday by optioning
pitcher Wnyne McCleland, first
baseman Ben Taylor and short
stop Alex Grabowski to Buffalo
of the International Leaquc.
The Senators got down Tues
day also by selling Sherry Rob
ertson to the A's.
Grant ns
Net Crown
Corvallis (U.R) Portland's
Grant High school tennis team
Wednesday wore the Oregon
prep racquet crown after win
ning the title yesterday in the
annual state tournament.
Grant claimed the team tro
phy on comb'ned boys and girls
points with 15. McMinnville was
second .with 10.
BASEBALL
lUfcMJAY'S RESULTS
Const Lean -e
Ontclnnri 4. Sacrntrnto 3
Seattle 7. Sin Fr.-ncisco 2
Snn Diego 4, T.oi An-'es 1
Hollywood 8, Port lane" 0
National Lfajue
Brooklvn H, St. Louis 8
New York 7, Cinrinnuli 4. (nlfihn
PhllAcielphin 6. Chfcni?o 0. fnight)
Boston 3, PUtstmrKh 1, (night)
American Lea cue
Cleveland 10, New York ft. (n)ght)
Chicaso 6, Boston 0. might)
Wnihinuton 4. Detroit 3. might)
Philadelphia 5. St. Louis 1, (night)
Western International
Snoknne 23. Wenntchee 3
Victoria fl. TrLfMty 5 112 Innings)
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Yakima at Lewiston. rain
Standings
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Hollywood 23
I.m Angeles .. 19
Seattle IB
Portland 17
Pan Francisco IB
Sacramento 15
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I 5t Louis 11 14
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Boston 9 14
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! St. Louis 12 13
Chicago 12 13
New York 11 12
Philadelphia B 13
Detroit 9 18
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Fanfare
By DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Spert Editor
Medford high school's 10-man
track squad will have to really
put out at Corvallis next Fri
day and Saturday if it is to win
for the Black Tornado for the
fifth straight year the hardware
emblematic of the Oregon state
championship.
Stories i n Portland papers,
based on district meet perform
ances, indicate that Medford's
chances are not too bright. We
go along with that impression
to some extent but the times,
distances and heights (listed for
first place winners) do not show
an absolutely true picture.
SECONDS NOT SHOWN
Medford was aeen a good
for a first, third, fourth and
three fifths, hardly enough to
take the mantle.
Not taken into account were
econd place marks that were
better than firsts In other dis
tricts. For Instance. Med
ford's Don Spinas, second in
District No. 3 in the high
hurdles with a time of :15.25
is not listed among state con
tenders although his time is
better than that of Don Cloe,
Newport, who rated third in
the performance summary.
Spinas' javelin heave of 171
feet 10 inches is not shown
either, although his heave was
better than tha third ranked
162 feet of Ray Skeen, Nyssa.i
So far as Medford is con
cerned (and it could have been
the same elsewhere), 'Spinas
and Pole Vaulter Dave New
land were not up to physical
par for the district test.
It must be taken into ac
count that performances of
one individual in track can
vary considerably from week
to week. Ed Bingham, Med
ford. is a cafe in point. In a
meet late in March he leaped
6 feet l4 inch, or 1V inch
better than the top mark in
district meets throughout the
state last week. In his own
district tiff, Bingham went
only S feet 8 Inches well down
the list of contenders.
ENTRIES NAMED
At Corvallis Medford will be
represented by Bingham in the
high jump and javelin (his best
throw in district meets); Spin
as in both hurdles and javelin;
Don Jacobs in the discus; New-
land in the pole vault; Bill Red
den in the 220-yard dash, and
Duane Goodman, Dennis Kittle,
Frank Baize and Spinas in the
relay. Dennis Davis will go as
a relay alternate.
We wish them all the best of
TOPS A AND B
Ralph Hlncr, Rogue River, In
the District No. 3B meet here
Saturday, posted the best 100
yard dash qualifying time, A
or B, with his :10.1. Russ Hawk,
one of the Rogue River mentors,
wasn't talking through his hat.
evidently, when recently he pre
dicted state meet success for
the Chiefs' speed merchant.
Hincr also qualified for state in
the 220.
AIDS IN SHUTOUT
Pitcher LaVere Herrmann,
ironman of the Medford Rog
ues for two seasons, was do
ing all right with the Abilene
Blue Sox of the West Texas
New Mexico league. He's rat
ed a large picture in an Abil
ene paper. A story tells of him
combining with another pitch
er in a 17 0 shutout victory.
Herrmann took over in the
fifth inning and "pitched fear
less, shutout ball the rest of
the way."
CARRIER BOY SHINES
Allan Hoffman, who pitched
a no-hit, no-run, 6 to 0 baseball
victory for Talent grade school
over Jacksonville last week-end
is a Mail Tribune carrier. He
fanned 18. Young Hoffman, an
eighth grader, is unbeaten in
two years.
Ralph Carroll chucked a no
hitter for Klamath Falls over
Grants Pass high in a Friday
diamond tussle but the Cave
men got a run on a hit batter,
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Eagle Point Crater high
school kept in the thick of the
fight for the JDJ league and
District No. 6 A-2 baseball laur
els here Tuesday by nudging
Eagle Point 8 to 6.
The Comets and Myrtle Creek
now have five wins and two
losses and will vie at Myrtle
Creek on Friday for the title
while Eagle Point ends its
league season at Cave Junction
against Illinois Valley.
Victor of the Crater-Viking
sorap will play Medford, Dis
trict No. 6 A-l champ, for a
state tournament berth. A
double-header for the first two
games in a two-out-of-three ser
ies probably will be arranged for
Saturday.
Eagle Point made it rough go
ing for Crater Tuesday by scor
ing three times in the first in
ning. John Millard singled,
Charles Eccleston and Don Cat
tanach walked. Wayne Gillas
pey doubled in Millard and Ec
cleston and, Cattanach, trying
to score was caught at the plate.
Carl Christian singled Gillas
pey home.
Crater didn't tally until the
fifth frame but pushed over four
runs in the canto. Del Tucker
got on base on an error and
Vern Parent walked. Marv Boh
nert doubled to send them
home. Punky Monroe's double
scored Bohnert and Monroe
went to third base on an error
and then came in on Howard
Morris' safety.
The Comets added a run in
the sixth stanza. Collins got a
board the bases on a misplay,
went to second on a wild pitch,
journeyed to third on an infield
out and crossed home after Gor
don Carrigan's flyout.
In the seventh Crater padded
stolen base, passed ball and er
ror. Harry Schmidt, 1125 North
Riverside avenue, has indicated
that Chinook salmon are now
up this far in Rogue River. He
reported landing a 14V? pound
er above Bybee bridge on Sun
day. Mel McGrew, Medford, was
second in D utility racing in
motorboat competition at Devils
lake on Sunday. Held there dur
ing the week-end were world
record trials under recognition
of the American Power Boat
association. McGrew bettered
the world record last year.
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Eagles 8-6;
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its margin with three markers.
Bob King walked, Monroe sing
led and Morris homered.
It was well the Comets had
their seventh inning burst be
cause the "Eagles also tallied
three times when they came to
bat In the inning. Gene Eccles
Ion walked and Millard, Bob
Stewart and Cattanach all got
hits.
Monroe paced Crater hitters
with three for four and Morris
got two for four. Millard, Stew
art and Cattanach each hit two
for four for .Eagle Point.
The Eagles- close their season
It had to be good
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