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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) Pointers Win Softball Play-Off Opener 1 0-6 from Bill's Place; Game At Central Point Tonight Central Point and' Bill's Place In Klamath Falls will continue their play-off for the regional sofiball title and a state tourney jaunt with a scuffle at 8:30 o'clock to night on the high school turf at Central Point. An inadvertent eTror in a Tuesday story left confusion concerning tonight's game site. Two sentences from the copy were run together and parts of each left out. The fra cas is definitely set for Cen tral Point. ' FLINK OR SMITH Either Lee Flink or Bob Smith is scheduled to go to the mound tonight for Central Point, which won the Medf ord Softball association and Dist rict No. 8 trophies. Bill's Place is District No. 9 champ. If - a third fray is needed Thursday to decide the re gional mantle, the site will be determined by a coin flip. Central Point has grandstand facilities at its lighted field. Central Point Monday took a one-game lead over Bill's Place of Klamath Falls in the quest for the southern Oregon region al softball championship. The Pointers, with a big rally in the final sanza of the scram ble at Klamath Falls, knocked over the Klamath aggregation 10 to 6. Going into the final frame trailing 6 to 3, Central Point found the range on the offerings cf Pitcher Cal Bonney and drove in seven runs. It collected six singles and was aided by two errors. Highlight of the evening was a three-run homer by CP Chuck er Vern Collins. The round tripper in the sixth frame tied out the score at 3 to 3 and got Central Point temporarily out of the hole. Klamath's champ had taken a 3 to 0 lead in the second in ning and Bill's made it 6 to 3 in the bottom part of the sixth with another splurge. Bili;s got no hits in the sixth but capitalized on four passed balls and one miscue. Collins threw one-hit ball aft er the second inning. LIXESCORES: Central Point ..OCO 003 710 8 3 Klamath Falls ..030 003 0 6 5 5 Collins and Flink; Bonney and Derrah. Uniform Salmon Rule On Columbia Portland Oregon and Wash ington salmon bag limits for sports fishermen on the Colum bia river are uniform for the first time this year, the Oregon state game commission said in a reminder. The uniform ruling allowing six salmon per day, of which not more than two may be over 24 inches, was effective July 1 and ends October 12 when Oregon returns to its usual daily bag of two fish over 20 inches. Dates selected by the Oregon game commission" for the period of uniform regulations on the Columbia include the peak fall Chinook fishing in September. In past years Oregon anglers felt they were penalized by dual fishing rules on the Columbia river that allowed Washington anglers six salmon and Oregon anglers only two fish. WEATHER By United Press North California: Fair through Thursday except coastal fog; a few scattered thunderstorms in high mountains; little tempera ture change; gentle variable winds off coast becoming west erly 10-20 mph in afternoons. 70 0. . L.n f Change to an old-time brew . j ROGUE YALLEY 11th and Fir MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFHUH42aTWBUNJ Mrs. Davies Mark at Rogue Valley Club Mrs. W. W. Davies indicated she will set a hot pace in the forthcoming Southern Oregon Golf tournament when she set a new course record for women last week-end at Rogue Valley Country club. Playing in a foursome, Mrs. Davies toured the 18 holes in 71 strokes, to equal men's par. Wo men's par is 76. Mrs.. Davies held the pervious women's mark of 72. She equalled men's par on both the front and back nines with a 36 and 35, respectively, and was three under women's par cn the front and two under on the back stretch. Mrs. Davies was playing with her husband, Mrs. Mahr Reymers and Mrs. Maxine Hammond. Woman Pro Coming Pro AI Williams of the local club has announced that Helen Dettweiler will ' play n exhibi- All-Star Defense Line-Ups To Be Small But Fast Chicago (U.R) The College All Stars' defensive units won't be too big, Northwestern Coach Bob Voigts said Wednesday, but over all they could be the fastest ever to don the spangled jersey in the annual game with the National Football League champions. Voigts has specialized in tu toring the linemen on defense for the 19th annual College" All Star squad under the direction of Head Coach Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech. Red Sanders of UCLA has handled the defensive backs, and both Voigts and San ders will direct the defense dur ing Friday night's battle with the Los Angeles Rams. Malson Defender "We're not going to be too big," Voigts said. "Not nearly as big as the defensive unit was in 1950. But the kids are all pretty fast. Maybe we've got the fast est linemen we've ever had." Only one thing was known definitely about the - All-Star plans. That was that Ollie Mat son, the San Francisco fullback who joined the squad late be cause he had to run in the Olympics at Helsinki, will be as signed to the secondary on de fense and probably won't play on offense at all. State Gridsters Hold Scrimmage Pnrtland . U.R) . Coach Mel Ingram moved up M?is practice plans ' and scrimmaged his state all-star football team briefly Tuesday as they prepared for August 23 s Shrine game against Portland all-stars here. Ingram praised the passing of Quarterbacks Jerry Crimmins of Milton-Freewater and Jerry Gus tafson of Astoria. He also liked the work of Ends Dick Brown of Astoria, Dean Benson of Bend and Hank Hudspeth of Eugene Another light scrimmage was scheduled Wednesday morning. The Portland team worked on passing Tuesday and set its first scrimmage for Wednesday. HotUX-MK. O ACMV MKIIIUU BEVERAGE CO. IMS' I tAMfSJUICHf Wedneiday, August 13, 1952 Lowers Golf tion and conduct a clinic here on Tuesday, August 19. A rep resentaitve of the McGregor Golf company, she is regarded as the best teaching pro among women golfers. The nine-hole exhibition will commence at 10 a.m., and the clinic is set for 1 p.m. The public is invited free of charge. Jack Lewis recently won the second flight title in the men's club championship by defeating Jack Walker 1 up. Grants Pass, Talent Cop Cub Tussles Grants Pass and Talent will settle Thursday evening at Cen tral Point for the Southern Ore gon Junior Baseball league sec ond half laurels in the cub division. Talent bounced Eagle Point 8 to 0 and Grants Pass tripped Medf ord 11 to 5,Monday in open ers of a play-off to break a four way knot for the second half honors. Two Big Innings Grants Pass got only four hits in its game but the Medford fielding fell apart for a total of 10 errors. Richard Konner hit three for Medford, two triples and a single, and Charles Deg man poked two for three, a triple and a single. Two big in: nings paid off for Grants Pass. It got three runs, in one and six in another. The first half crown was nab bed by Grants Pass and it can take the overall season crown by winning Thursday. If Talent wins Thursday and gets the sec ond half title, a play-off at Med ford will be held next Monday for the overall pennant. SHORT SCORES: Grants Pass 11 4 3 Medford .. 5 7 10 Kerr and McDowell; Piland, Mc Laughlin (S) and Meunier. Baseball Films To Be Shown at 'Y'On Thursday The second in a series of base ball instructional films will be shown at the YMCA 'Thursday at 11:15 a.m., it was announced today by Robert Jones, 'Y' sec retary. Anyone interested is in vited to view the picture. The films are entitled "First and Third Base Play" and "Double Play , Kings." Several major league standouts are shown in slow motion so that the observer may grasp the tech niques of playing the various positions. The pictures have been obtain ed through the cooperation of the local YMCA and the Brook lyn Dodger baseball team of the National league. Standings COAST LEAGUE W It Hollywood 78 56 Oakland ... 78 57 San Diego ..75 59 Seattle 68 63 Portland 67 67 San Francisco 56 70 Sacramento 49 86 Pet. .582 .578 .560 .519 .500 .415 .363 G.B Vi 3 9'.':, 12 22 Yi 29 Vi NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Brooklyn 71 33 Pet .683 .596 .571 .528 .505 .434 .423 .281 G.B. New York 62 42 St. Louis 64 48 Philadelphia 57 51 Chicago ,...55 54 Boston 46 60 Cincinnati 47 64 Pittsburgh : 32 82 V 11 16 18 IS 26 27 3 44 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet .586 .564 .538 .527 .519 .513 .425 333 G.B. 2,i 5V2 6',i 7 ',4 8 18 28 New York 65 46 Cleveland .62 48 Boston .57 49 Washington .58 52 Philadelphia. .55 51 Chicago 58 55 St. Louis 48 65 Detroit 37 74 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL W. L. Pet G.B. Victoria . 76 38 .666 Spokane .66 51 .564 11 u Vancouver .." 57 51 .528 16 Salem 54 59 .478 21 ,4 Lewiston. 54 81 4fia 221;. Yakima - .53 63 . .456 24 Tri-City 59 63 .437 26 Wenatchee 46 68 .403 30 Springs Auto or Truck Welding Blacksmithing Also Overload Springs for Passenger Cars Bergman's Shop 118 S. Birrlett Phont 2-6771 Browns Will Hold Tryout Camp Here The fairgrounds baseball park just south of Medford will be the site of a two-day -baseball tryout camp Friday and Satur day, September 5 and 6, accord ing to an announcement from the St. Louis Browns, who will sponsor the session. Tony Robello, scout and west ern representative of the Brown minor league system, will con duct the camp. He will be assist ed by Bill Brown of the Ashland Elks lodge. Tryouts will be open free to all players 17 to 23 years of age. All they have to do is re port to Robello at 9:30 a.m. Sep tember 5, with their own base ball shoes and gloves. The Browns will furnish all other necessary equipment. Out - of town boys must attend at their own expense, but the -Browns will reimburse those who are signed to .contracts. . The -St. Louis organization has conducted many tryouts this sea son, and record attendance was reported at several of them. The caliber of boys reporting was ex ceptionally high, and many of them were signed to contracts and are now playing ball with teams in the Browns' minor league organization. - With hun dreds of players now in military service, baseball offers except ional opportunities to boys who are seeking a career in the great national pastime, Brown's of ficials said. With twelve clubs in their farm system, "the Browns are able to place players in any classification from class D to AAA clubs. Boys with no pre vious professional experience, but possessing exceptional natur al ability, have been known to skip the lower grades and start as high as Class A or B. And, strange as it may seem, some players have reached the majors after only two or three seasons of minor league prep ping. Perhaps there are some such phenoms in the Medford area. If there are, Robello hopes to see them at Fairgrounds Park on September 5. Auto Races Set Friday Hard top auto races will be held at the sheriff's posse grounds Friday evening under promotion of those who have been conducting races at the air port track, it was announced to day. Most drivers who have been racing at the airport speedway are expected to vie Friday night at the posse grounds along with a number of others who have been racing regularly on the posse oval. The field will include a number of favorites, it was said. A new special price for high school students will go into ef fect for Friday's card. Bear Grid Crew Downs Steelers Pittsburgh (U.R) The' Chica go Bears spoiled Pittsburgh Steeler Coach Joe Bach's unveil ing of his T formation Tuesday night by turning two pass inter ceptions . into touchdowns for a 14 to- 9 win. The Steelers, with Bach back at the helm for the second time in 16 years, outplayed the Halas team for the first half and car ried a 2 to 0 lead into the dress ing room. ' SAFE ..." SPILLS . . . SPEED . . . THRILLS Follow the Crowds To The HARD TOP AUTd RACES Every Friday Night u w S.PR.R. "I V 3 t Hiway 99 TRIALS 8:00 P.M. General Admission $1.50 Don't Miss These Thrilling Races Sport Parade New York (U.R) The base ball season still has a way to run but Erwin (Bob Porterfield of the Washington Senators already has the 1952 "hard luck" cham pionship wrapped up Wednes day. s In each of his previous four seasons in the major leagues, slender Bob was a front running candidate for the black and blue Studs Slate Final Home Appearances Medford fans probably will have their last chance this week end to see the Cheney Studs in action. When the Studs take on Ban don Saturday and Sunday in a Southwestern Oregon . Baseball league series at the fairgrounds, it will be their last appearance in leep play on the home dia mond. No more non-league hassles have been slated here and it is probable that none will be, the Studs' management indicated to day. It seems unlikely, also, that no shaughnessy play-off brushes of the circuit will take place here because of the distance to Medford for other teams. Crucial Hassle The week-end series will be a crucial one with a tough team for the Studs. Bandon in fourth spot is only a game behind Med ford and Coos Bay which are tied for second and third. League leading Drain is only two games in front of Medford and Coos Bay. And, Bandon tripped Drain last' week-end, gaining a split with the Black Sox. The Millers of Bandon have five out of the nine top hitters of the loop. They are led by Catcher Bill Burgher who boasts a .406 percentage and Outfield er Chuck DeAutremont with a .356 mark. League statistics show Don Fawcett among the leaders in in dividual records after only six games in action. His .391 hitting ranks him seventh in percentage. He's tops in fielding with 12 putouts, 14 assists and no errors. The Studs, it is reported, will be at full strength for the series. Rain Piles Up Douhleheaders In Major Loopt By UNITED PRESS The big wigs of big league baseball had a severe case of water on the brain Wednesday, trying to figure out what to do with the rain that is piling up double-headers on the pennant contenders. You couldn't convince the boss men of the Yankee?, Indians, Dodgers or Giants that the gov ernment has allocated huge funds for relief of drought con ditions. They're about to apply for help . as flood sufferers'. Once again Tuesday all of the contenders were strandpd in heavy seas as rain washed out night games between the Dodg ers and Giants, the Yankees and Senators, and an afternoon game between the Indians and the Tig ers. The Phillies, who still con sider themselves contenders ev en though they're 16 games be hind, also were rained out of: . J : : ii- . 1 n I men game Willi uie xidve3. Posse Grounds Jackson County Speedway JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE GROUNDS - 1st EVENT 8:45 P.M. High School Students $1.00 Sage Road. Timber Products Children 50c By OSCAR FRALEY United Prtss Sports Writer mantle. This time, he's home free. No Support To date he has lost 11 games with the Senators this season and in six of them the Nats didn't score a run. The 27-year-old Porterfield's baseball career has been nothing but tough luck ever since he jumped from the, dusty sandlots of Virginia to the glitter of Yan kee stadium. Previously- it was injuries. But ntfw that he feels fine physically, he can't win for Washington's losing. Back in 1945 when He came marching home from Europe, 21-year-old Bob thought his troubles were over. A paratrooper, he had leaped out into nothing over Holland, France and Germany. He came safely through Nor mandy and the Battle of the Bulge and he was happy to get back to his dad's plumbing busi ness in Radford, Va. y Played for Fun Then, in his spare time, Bob began catching for the Radford semi-pro team. He did it "for fun" and relaxation, and might still have happily been fixing sinks and what-nots if the Rad ford pitcher hadn't hurt his arm in the sixth inning of a game at Norfolk. . . . Bob was drafted and all he did was fan the nine batters he faced. That's when his baseball troubles started. A Yankee scout was in the stands on a busman's holiday and signed the slender six-footer with the blazing fast ball. ' , Tjvo seasons at Newark and Bob had convinced the Yankees that he was one of their brightest minor league prospects. They rushed him to the Stadium in July of 1948 but before Porter field could get his balance he stopped a line drive at the cost of a finger fracture Had No-Hitter The next spring he was the golden find again, hurling a no hitter during spring training. But in the final exhibition game he pulled an arm muscle and was virtually useless all season. Yet, again in 1950, Porterfield had his old promising brilliance through the spring. But misfor tune struck again before he could prove himself. He was struck in the face by a pitched ball, frac turing three cheek bones. Last year it was the same old sad story. Bob just couldn't get going because of head pains caused by "that injury. And in June he was traded to the Sena tors. Before the year was up he had posted a respectable 9-8 total. This season he has been fine physically. The Washington hit ters haven't. . BASEBALL TUESDAY' RESULTS: Coast League Oakland 3, Los Angeles 2 Hollywood 3, San Francisco 2 Portland 3. Seattle 2 Sacramento 6, San Diego 4 American League St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 (11 innings) Philadelphia 4, Boston 3 (13 innings) Washington at New York (night, postponed, rain.) Detroit at Cleveland (postponed, rain.) National League St Louis 1. Chicago 0 Boston at Philadelphia (night, post poned, rain) (Only games scheduled) Western International Vancouver 2, Victoria 0 Spokane 3, Lewiston 1 Yakima 6, Salem 5 . Wenatchee 10, Tri-City" 6 at the ' -s (NEA Telephoto TWIN-KILL Washington' third baseman Eddie Yost crashes into the Yanks' Billy Martin at second as the latter fires the ball to first for a twin-kill in the second Senators-Yanks game in Wash- . ington. Yanks lost the first game, 4-2, won the second, 7-L Charles-Layne Reversal Asked Pittsburgh (U.R) Jake Mintz, co-manager of former heavy weight champion Ezzard Charles, said here Tuesday that he has asked the National Boxing Asso ciation to reverse a verdict in which Rex Layne was declared the winner over Charles in an Ogden, Utah, bout last week. Mintz said that, he had asked NBA President Abe Green to re verse the decision "in view of the atrocious decision handed down by JackDempsey against Charles in his fiout with Layne." During World War II domestic production of quicksilver rose to an average of 40,000 flasks annually. 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