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MEDFORIVJTRIBlTfl? ID Oakland Infielder Takes Lead In Coast League Batting Race Tuesday May IT, Hit MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Drake All-American John Bright Receives Custody of His Child De Moines, Iowa (U.R) Johnny Bright, AU-American Ne gro halfback, admitted after graduation from Drake Univer eity Monday that he was the father of an illegitimate nine-months-old boy. Bright accepted responsibility for the child, born last Aug. 20 to Wilma Mae Kempt, 19-year-old Negro, in a stipulation filed in Polk County District Court. He said he would pay the hos pital expenses for the birth and asked sole cSre and custody of the child. District Judge C. Ed win Moore granted Bright's request. G Boxing Tournament To Open in New Jersey Fort Monmouth, N. J. J.R Punch-throwing GI's from seven Army areas around the nation and three overseas commands will start battling it out Tues day night in the all-Army box ing championships. The new field house at Fort Monmouth is expected to be jammed to capacity for the open ing bouts, in which the Army fighters will be striving to gain berths on this year's Olympic boxing team. It was reported the boy would be taken to live temporarily with Bright'! mother in Fort Wayne, Ind. A suit last year sought to have Bright named the father of the child, but the case was dismissed when the girl refused to testify. Bright's stipulation was in ans wer to a second suit brought by the girl's mother, Mrs. Doro thy Madison. The fleet back was the central figure in a torrid exchange of public statements last fall when some Drake officials said Bright's jaw was intentionally broken in an early season game against Oklahoma A and M. WILLIAMS TO MOVE . Willow Grove, Pa. (U.R) Former Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, now a Marine Corps captain, neared the end of his refresher course as a flyer Monday and will be moved to Cherry Point, N.C., some time this week. Williams, who was re called to service this spring and who reported to the Marine air detail at the Naval training sta tion here on May 2, has complet ed 20 hours of flight training, Public Information Officer, Lt. Col. Jack Moore said. Drite America Here's distinctrre new kind of car that has custom smart ness with record-breaking economy. The Nash Rambler, with overdrive, holds the all-time record in the Mobilgas Economy Run with 31.05 miles per gallon! Add to its amazing economy and smart custom styling the fact that the Rambler is designed to meet today's driving and4traffic conditions. It's so easy to steer, handle and park . . , such a wonderful performer . . . such a smooth-riding, roomy car! Everybody loves our Ramblers. And they're really "buys" I Come in and check you'll want to own one, too! Nad, Melon, tWrWon NsaVKaMnfer Corp., Dtlra, MM. THI AMBASSADOR. THI STATISMAN THI MMIUR CLAUSS MOTORS 5TH & BARTLETT TELEPHONE 2-6185 San Francisco (U.R) Little Hank Schenz, the Oakland Acorns' valuable infielder,' took over the Pacific Coast league batting leadership during the past week as the veteran Joe Grace of San Francisco dropped 25 points. Schenz, with a 33S mark, has clouted 65 hits in 194 trips to the plate to lead second-place Bob Dillinger of San Francisco, who has a .322 average. John Benton, veteran relief artist for San Diego, tops the hurlers with a 5-0 record. The home run department is led by Max West, Los Angeles outfielders, with 13. Lou String er of San Diego leads in runs- batted-in with 36. Elmer Single ton, San Francisco hurler, is the strikeout king with 61. Tonight the San Diego Padres open their home stand Tuesday in the southland against the Fanfare By DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Sports Editor Ardent Medford fans probab ly have been accused of crying in their beverages over the pair ings for the state baseball tour nament. The kick, of course, was that drawings for bracket positions were made at Albany last week although pairings pre viously were published in the February bulletin of the Oregon School Activities association. WHY NO NOTICE Tournament officials at Al bany, in explaining the draw ing stated that incorrect re ports about placings had been published. It It supposed that they referred to the February bulletin of the OSAA. What we don't understand is why correction or retract ion was not made immediately if the pairings reported in the bulletin were not to be follow ed. Perhaps, sending notices to baseball coaches and sports editors throughout the state was not practical. The least that could have been dene, nevertheless, would have been correction in the March or April bulletins. Then there wouldn't have been bitter feeling that skul duggery or politics might be involved. No Cold Water With no announcement within a reasonable time that the bul letin report was in error, it would have been proper proced ure to carry the tournament on in accordance to February pub lished pairings. We don't intend by these re marks to throw cold water on the championship won by the Alc-any Bulldogs. After all, they won out over teams that proved themselves best in districts throughout the state. We con gratulate them for anriexing the crown. But there is a feeling that tourney arrangements worked out for the benefit of the home team. TWO GOOD HURLERS With two pitchers, Derald Wooton and Terry Maddex, as good as any in the tourney, Medford would have been in a great position had it gotten by Its first opponent. The Black Tornado, therefore, stood to gain the most under the plan announced In Feb ruary. It would have met weak Junction City In Its op-' Wl lS &s"zc 'SSI 5s2g m if Wmh ft sffi THE FULL FLAVOR OF OLD KENTUCKY NATU RALLY GREAT SINCE 1888 STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 4 YEARS OLD 86 PROOF tCHO SPRING DISTILLING COMPANY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Portland Beavers. Runner - up Hollywood also is at home, tak ing on the disappointing Oak land Acorns. Seattle and Sacra mento open a basement series in the California capital and Los Angeles goes to San Francisco in a battle for the first division. ener with string The Dalles or Albany its next opponent. The Dalles would have used its top hurler. Eddie Urness against Albany. As it was, Medford faced and lost to Urness and The Dalles in the opener while Albany drew and thumped Junction City in the opposite bracket. Could Kill Tourney It is dissatisfaction and ill will such as created by the tourney pairings incident that could kill state tournaments. Such drastic results might place athletics in a less emphasized but more pro per place in the high school pro gram. De-emphasis of sports, however, would be a hard blow to fans and athletes alike. And what would poor sportswriters do. IRONCLAD SYSTEM Anyhow, some ironclad sys tem for pairings should be ad opted, understood by all and adhered to. A drawing every year a week before a tourna ment will suffice, if its un derstood by all that the let system will be followed. Let's do away with the manipula ting that appears to give one team advantage over another. CATCHES EYE Medford's Derald Wooten caught the eye of baseball ex perts for his fine performance, although a losi..g one against The Dalles. The opinion was ex pressed .that Wooton has great possibilities and there was con siderable, and unsettled, discus sion as to whether he or Urness of the Indians is the better pros pect. Unfortunately, Medford's Maddox did not get to show his pitching wares. Scores Yesterday NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 3. St. Louis 0 Pittabursh 6, Cincinnati 3 . New York 4, Brooklyn 2 Boiton at Philadelphia (poitponed, rain) AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 5, Philadelphia 3 Boston B, New York 3 Chicago 10. St. Louis S (completion of game impended end of ?th inning, April 20) Chicago 4. St. Louis 2 (Only games scheduled) WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Victoria 7, Vancouver 0 (Only game scheduled) Chester, Vt. U.R) While communities around the country are adding fluorides to their water supplies to prevent tooth decay, Chester has a different problem: getting the fluoride out. There's so much fluoride in the commuinty well that the county health department has to dilute tiie water so it will con tain no more than two parts of fluoride to one million parts of water. COPS ARK ON WAY to untangle these four wrestlers in San Francisco ring before someone gets hurt. Mike Sharpe Is on back at left while Gino Garibaldi (right) tries to break off a leg and beat Ben Sharpe helpless. One of Ben's legs is gripped by Gari baldi. Leo Nomelllni is kicking the hapless Ben. Despite tough outlook Sharpes retained the tag team title. (International) Bob Mathias In 4 Events At Portland Portland (U.R) Bob Ma thias, Stanford university's great track and field star, is scheduled to participate in four events of the annual Pacific Northwest AAU track and field meet here next Saturday. Mathias told Eldon Fix, chair man of the event, he would com pete in the shotput, discus and the low and high hurdles, the same events he entered at the re cent Pacific Coast conference meet in Eugene. Ralph Sutton of Oregon State, who' sprung one of the biggest surprises of last week's PCC meet, will be on hand to toss the javelin. Chuck Missfeldt, Ore gon's javelin ace who finished second to Sutton's throw of 224 feet plus, will be on deck in an attempt to reverse the story. Hec Edmundson, veteran Uni versity of Washington track coach, will serve as an honorary referee and will have several of his Husky thinclads participating. Woman Spends Time Traveling on Railroad Chicago (U.R) An attractive brown-haired woman employe of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail road says that she likes travel ing just fine. It's a good thing that Mrs. Ann Stevenson does because that' her job. Traveling, traveling and more of the same. She rides the entire network of the C&O from Norfolk, Va to Grand Rapids, Mich., and Chi HvJaterfill )) umkH 1 KENTY rA 6 SMOOTH jQ j fr KENTUCKY frVBEsggJ iiended MffWmKr whiskey i1ptJtfyiyrsiy w5 wSi) V ' Getting Fluoride Out Of Water Is Problem cago, checking on cleanliness comfort in the trains and sta tions. When Mrs. Stevenson com pletes one run, she turns around and starts all over again. A Chester dentist, Lawrence G. Mathews, who advocates water fluoridation himself, was surprised to learn about the situation. 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