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tlOHT MEDFORD (OREGON) Medford,Tribunb House of David Nine Appears Here Tonight The first of two baseball games this week which will fea ture the Medford Cheney Studs against barnstorming aggrega tions is set for tonight. Med ford's semi-pros tangle with the ever-popular House of David club from Benton Harbor, Mich. These traveling David ball players ?.re no strangers to Med ford fans. The club has stopped at Medford year after year and has always proved a popular at traction, win or lose. This year's edition of the bewhiskered Dav- Tribe Calls Luke Easter Cleveland, O. (U.Pf The Cleveland Indians have recalled the banished Luke Easter from Indianapolis and ordered the big first baseman to join them Tues day in time for the "crucial" five-game series with the league leading New York Yankees. The Indians sent Easter down on June 30 in what was regard ed as a punitive move "to regain his confidence and batting eye.." The Giant Negro first sacker's batting average at the time with Cleveland was .208 and he had been guilty of numerous field ing miscues. Six' Homers In 16 games at Indianapolis, however, .Easter drove in 11 runs, hit six homers and got 16 hits in 46 times at bat for a .348 average. "It's entirely up to Manager Al Lopez to decide whether Eas ter will play tomorrow night in New York," General Manager Hank Greenberg said. Greenberg watched Easter play a double-header against Minneapolis Sunday in Indianap olis then returned here to an nounce the return of the errant player. Easter hit his sixth hom er with the farm team Sunday. Men s, Girls' Hassles On Softball Schedule Butte Falls and Eagle Point girls' teams will tangle at 7:30 o'clock tonight and Eagle Point and Camp White men's nines will mix in another fracas in Medford Softball association skirmishes this evening at the senior high stadium. Two make-up scraps are set for Wednesday. National Guard and Crater Lions collide at 7:30 p.m. and Andy's Jewelers will take on Mobilgas in the finale. Pacific Coast League Due To Resume Play on Tuesday San Francisco U.R) The Pa-Portland, where the Beavers elf ic Coast league, with the lead- entertain the Los Angeles An ers Oakland, San Diego, and gels. Portland's Lyman Linde, Hollywood only 11 percentage 8.-8 and Larry Ward, 6-5 will per points apart, resume play .Tues- form pitching duties and the An day. night in the heated West gels will send Walt Dubiel, 6-4 to Coast pennant race. the hill in the first tilt. Man- Acorn manager Mel Ott will ager Stan Hack has not an start his star right-hander, Allen nounced his pitcher for the sec Gettel, 11-6 on the mound again-ond game. k st the Seattle Rainiers' Vern Brovia Still Leads Kindsfather. 11-7 up north. Veteran reformed outfielder, Pettit To Pilch Johnny Lindell of Hollywood is San Diego, one percentage the league's leading pitcher with point behind the league-leading 14 victories for the season Oaks, will throw pitcher Bill against five losses among the Henry 1-0 against Hollywood in regular hurlers. the Stars' park. Hollywood's And another old-timer, joltin' $100,000 bonus baby of a year Joe Brovia, Portland outfielder, ago, Paul Pettit 9-4 will get the is topping the hitters with a .319 pitching chores for the home mark. club. Lindell has appeared in 22 In San Francisco, the Seals games, pitching 173 innings and and the Sacramento Solons striking out 108, to lead the tangle. The Seals will pitch their league-in that department, too. star, Elmer Singleton 8-10, and Tookie Gilbert of Oakland the Solons will send veteran leads in two divisions, too; in Jesse Flores 5-12 to the hill. ' home runs with 19 and runs A double-header is slated in batted-in with 69. i -WS JkVtk " l DWARFED BY TOWERING U. S. athletes who will represent this country in Olympic Games at Helsinki this summer, Mrs. Eleanor McCoy adjusts official uniform of Clyde Lovelette as other baskets ball stars look on. From left, Howard Williams, Lovelette, Mrs. McCoy, Clyde Dean Kelly and Bob Kurland. ; (International) MAIL TRIBUNE I ids should prove no exception. Each year the Davids aim at a hustling ball club. They build from an annual spring training camp such as is held by the ma jor loop teams. Youngsters get a chance with the club if they show the stuff. Scouts Trail It is common to find major league scouts trailing the barn stormers and many players now in organized baseball got their start with the House of David. The Davids cooperate with or ganized ball and the team does not harbor ineligible players. - Many cities in league ball to day developed baseball interest because of the Davids. Many in dependent crews have looked for the annual visits of the barn stormers to take them out ot the red. The club plays repeat performances often and contin ues to draw crowds. Cubans Coming 1 Medford fans, it is expected, will get to see 'the Stud's new pitching acquisition Martjr Hume from Sacramento State college. On Friday this week the Studs will oppose the Havana Cubans, the players of which have names that appear to have typographi cal errors. There are such names as Armenteros, Sol, Vridiveso, Dagoberto Nunez and Ibanez. Last year the team won 79 out of 100 games. Cincinnati Lass Leads Qualifiers Glencoe, 111. (U.R) Janet Mc intosh of Cincinnati was eyed as a potential favorite Tuesday in the 26th annual women's West ern junior golf championship at Lake Shore Country club.' The Maketewah Country club golfer topped the qualifying field Monday with a sparkling 79, two shots under her nearest competitor. The first round of play opens today and the final round is ex pected Friday. Tied at 81 in the qualifying field were Barbara Mclntire, To ledo, and Berridge Long, Hunt ington, W. V.a; Judy Andeifcon, also of Cincinnati, shot an 82, and Judy Reinert, Olympia Fields, 111., rounded the course in 84. GETS , DOUBLE BARGAIN Marysville, Mich. (U.R) Mrs Arthur Fisher got her money's worth when she bought a dozen eggs in a grocery store here Every one had a double yolk. Tuesday. July 15. 1352 i N f- z fti4 S ft- y. A UP AND OVER Bob Mathias of the 1948 Olympics, brushes up on the 1952 Olympic Games. Detroit, St. Louis Bosses Sinaina Cellar-Team Biues New York (U.PJ Broth er, you don't know what troubles are until you've heard the woes of Freddie Hutchinson of Detroit and Marty Marion of St. Louis, whose respective clubs are waging an all - out battle for the American league basement. Hutchinson's toothless Tigers are camped comfortably in the cellar at the moment so he earns the floor first by inverse grad ing system traditionally employ ed in all managerial forums. Priddy Loss Kurt "Everything was going along smoothly," sighs the Bengal's new curly-haired boss, "until Gerry Priddy broke his leg." The accident ' occurred just prior to the All-Star game after the Tigers had won their first two games under Hutchinson. Priddy was a vital man in our infield," says Hutchinson, "and now I underrtand he'll be lost for the rest of the season. I really don't know what we'll do for a suitable replacement." Action Due Top U.S. Net Stars . Indianapolis (U.R) Top seed ed U. S. players see their first ac tion Tuesday in the Western ten nis championship tourney at the Woodstock courts. Art Larson, San Leandro, Calif., star who just took the na tional clay courts crown, is pit ted against Lymon Combs Bloomington, Ind. Dick Savitt, Orange, N.J., another top-ranking player, meets Stan Amlless, Indianapolis. U. S. Davis Cup Capt. Bill Tal- bert of New York is also on the list to see action. Top-seeded Anita Kanter, San Modesto. Calif., leads oft the women's singles against Barbara Smith, Indianapolis, a first round match. The two top-ranking foreign entries came through with easy victories Monday. Dor Candy of Australia blasted Dick Bastian of Indianapolis, 6-1, 6-1. Fran cisco Contreras of Mexico knock ed off Sam Sirois, Bloomington, Ind., 6-4, 6-1.. Total US Income in May Near Record for Month Washington U.R) The average American income dur ing May was at the annual rate of $1,678, the Commerce De partment reported Tuesday. Americans earned money at the rate of $263,000,000,000 a year during May, only $100, 000,000,000 short of an all-time record for one month. Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. 31 35 38 37 38 40 49 54 Pet G, New York Cleveland Chicago 49 46 47 44 42 ...34 .34 .....26 .613 .568 .553 543 3i 4'i 5',i 7 Boston Washington . .528 Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit .459 12 .410 16,i 325 23 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Brooklyn 54 22 Pet. ..711 .633 .571 524 .475 .422 .420 .271 G3. 5Vj 10 14 18 22,b 22 ij 35 2 New York 50 29 St. Louis 48 36 Chicago 43 39 Philadelphia 38 42 Cincinnati' 35 48 Boston 34 47 Pittsburgh 23 62 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL , W. L. Pet G.B. 8 9V 14V2 14 M 15 16 17 !i Victoria 53 Spokane" . .... , 47 Vancouver 40 Salem 39 29 39 37 44 43 46 46 48 .646 546 519 .468 .468 .465 .452 .430 Lewis ton 38 Yakima 40 Tri - City Wenatchee 38 J7 Yesterday's Scores AMERICAN LEAGUE" St. Louis 7. Boston 5. . Detroit 8. New York 2. - " Washington 15, Cleveland 4. Philadelphia 2. Chicago 1 (10 in nings). NATIONAL LEAGUE . . . New York 6. Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 6, St. Louis 0. Philadelphia at Chicago, postponed, rain. (Only games scheduled) WESTERN INTERNATIONAL Victoria 3, . Vancouver 0. (Only ' game' scheduled.) Tulare, Calif., America's "top" athlete and decathlon champion of the pole vault in Helsinki, Finland, in preparation for the opening of Marion, on the other hand, has hopes of leading his Browns as high as fifth or at least, sixth. Lack of Hitlers "Our biggest trouble has been a lack of hitters," claims the St. Louis 'playing - manager whose club recently ended a nine-game losing streak and now is wallowing in the midst of a three - game new one. . "There were times in the past few weeks when all we needed to win a game was a fellow who could produce a long fly with a runner on third, butwe didn't get that fly," he adds sadly. Played Despite Injury In an effort to coax victory from his floundering charges, Marion inserted himself into the starting lineup last Saturday against the Yankees despite a sore back and a right knee that was swollen to twice its normal size. "Mr. Shortstop" contributed a three-run homer against the Yankees and followed up with a single and a double in two trips to the plate against the Red Sox in the first game of a double-header Sunday, but des pite his efforts, the Brownies bowed both times. -Tr-jr OLD V BRAND 0 I f ri i iMi-"ra f 45 Qt. M Pint 86 PfcOGF! THE OLD HERMITAGE COMPANY, FRANKFORT, K., Hi" " -Z. v- Canada Whips Rumania Cage mpic Team Helsinki (U.R) In the first Olympic clash of a Communist country against one from the West, Canada's basketball team whipped Rumania, 72 to 51, Tuesday in a hard-fought but cleanly-played game. It marked the second victory in the preliminary basketball eliminations for the Canadians, who put on a strong second half drive to. defeat the smaller Ru manian team. 7i Fouls Called In the losers' bracket of the double elimination tournament, Greece kept its hopes alive by coming from behind to beat a fast but small Israel team, 54 to 52, in a rough game marked by 71 personal fouls. Russia was scheduled to com pete in the Olympic Games for the first time since the days of the Czar when it met Bulgaria in a preliminary soccer game. The warmup tournament is to qualify teams for the Olympics proper, beginning Saturday. Russia, one of the favorites for the soccer title, was expected to win, but there was a report that Bulgaria had beaten the Russians twice in practice ses sions. IT i2 X3tt Sport fiK " yLI-t OSCAR FRALEY Parade- U", , ytt ? Sports Writer By OSCAR FRALEY Helsinki (U.R) It's "skoal" today to the Olympic games and don't think Im kidding. Without that word, which is a Scandinavian signal for a swallow, they probably never would have been able to get ths muscle show on the road. Nor would they be able to keep it rolling, at least so hilariously. When Finland began prepar ing for the international games which open Saturday, the city of Helsinki decided u needed a new airport to handle the traf fic. Labor was a problem but not for long. Drunks Sentenced The city simply sentenced drunken drivers to work out their terms by laboring on the airstrip. The airport was com pleted in record time. One of the alchohol anonymous chain gang was a vice president of the city's automobile club. Water, here, is for washing. I haven't seen the mayor's coat of arms, but it . certainly must be crossed martinis on a field of mahogany and brass. The baffling part of the air port job was how the local gen darmes could tell which drivers were drunk. Every Finish mot orist drives like a blindfolded Barney Oldfield and the only sensible way to ride wth him is with your eyes closed and your insurance paid. Adverse to Chasers Blame it, if you like, on the national aversion to chasers. And it rubs pff quickly. For instance, a concert was held to inaugurate a restaurant at the stadium. An Iranian, who obviously couldn't handle the local thirst customs, highlighted the affair by leaping onto a table and doing an impromptu Persian buck and wing. He didn't have a corner on the market. The French are sup posed to be pretty fair in the liquid department but two of them tangled with the local thirst-quenching product ' and ON SATURDAY, JULY 19, we will announce an entirely new line of general-purpose tractors suc cessors to the famous John Deere Models "A" and "B." " By far the greatest values ever offered by John Deere, these new tractors feature major engineering advancements and a host of improvements that step up tractor performance in many different ways. One of these new models will be on display at our store this Saturday so be sure to stop in and see for yourself how much more value these great new John Deere Tractors offer you. HUBBARD -WRAY CO., Inc. 25 South Riverside Medford, Oregon i i needed a locksmith to get out of their room. 1 have my own troubles, too, not being exactly fluent in a language which is a threat to eliminate cross-word puzzles. This morning I struggled des perately against the vague look in the waitress' eye to order orange juice. Finally my Fin nish, wich sounds like a cross between Choctaw and pig Lat in, produced a pleased nod and a delighted "Yo." That, I am told, means "Yes." I got a bottle of gin. What are you going to do? I drank my "orange juice" and I want to tell you - that home was never like this. As I said it's hie "skoal" to the Olympics! . LEARN THE FACTS! 'THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OREGON TRUCKING INDUSTRY" OPEN MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 17-8 P.M. YMCA Auditorium ?1 to 98 of all vegetables, grains, poultry, milk, eggs and live stock is transported by truck. 0 In 1950 the industry paid in fees and taxes nearly 40 percent of highway construction and maintenance funds available to the State Highway Commission. In 1950 Oregon trucks represented 19 of the registered vehicles in the state but paid 35 if all registration fees. 0 Private carriers, in 1950, paid 36 of annual fees collected by the Public Utilities Commissioner. 0 One out of four non-agricultural workers in the state is identified with the trucking industry. YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING: OREGON HIGHWAY COUNCIL 111 Beavers Sign Ron Bottler Portland (U.R) Bill Mulli gan, general manager of the Portland Beavers baseball team, announced the club has signed Ron Bottler, University of Ore gon catcher described as the prize Pacific Coast league catch of the season." Bottler, who had been sought by several major league teams since his graduation from Port land's Roosevelt high school last year, will join his brother. Bill, a pitcher, in the Beaver lineup. To Victoria Bill signed last week and is now with Victoria in the West ern. International league. Ron also will go to Victoria to form a brother-battery there and both will report back to the Beavers for Spring training next year. Mulligan said Ron was sign ed for a "reasonable" bonus, plus other inducements.
