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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1953)
gXX MOFOBO (OBZSOV) KAIL TMBU1TK Studs Tip Jacks 6-5 In Final Fray; Drain Black Sox Gain Toga WOL FINAL STANDINGS (Koa4 Hlf) W. L. Fft 10 a 33 Drain Coo. BT-North Bnl 7 S .JSS Fosebure; J Medford The Medford Cheney Studs cocluded their Southwestern Ore gon Baseball League season yes terday in a sparkling manner by defeating the Cos Bay-North Bend Lumberjacks 8 to 5. Pitcher Clarence Mellbye won his own ball game with a single that drove in a run in the eighth inning. The victory followed a 15 to 9 decision by the" Lumberjacks on Saturday night in a free slugging hassle. Drain wrapped up the second half championship, adding it to the first half crown by beating Brookings 10 to 2 and 8 to 5 over the week end. Bandon wound up in second spot in the second half standing! by topping Coquille 9 to 8 and 4 to 1. Medford and Brookings ended in the cellar. Jacks Take Lead The Lumberjacks picked up three runs in the first inning Sunday on hits by Al Cohen, Dick Wenner and Joe Sugura, a walk and a hit batter. Medford gained one back in the second frame on singles by Terry Mad dox and Snuffy Smith and an error. CB-NB made it 4 to 1 with a marker in the third on hits by Buz Arlitt and Jack Dunn and a fielder's choice. The Studs sliced the margin to 4 to 3 in the same canto on singles by Frank Roe landt and Maddox, a double by George Gitzen and Two Jack miscues. Singles by Roy ,Nicely and 'Wenner and Johnny Kovenz's flyout gave the bay nine a 3 to 3 lead in the fifth but the Studs caught up in their turn at bat that inning. Alex McDonald led off with a single but was forced at second by Jack Cooney's grounder. Cooney stole second and went to third when Catcher Joe Sugura's throw to second sack was bad. Maddox singled Cooney home and swiped second. Smith's timely single drove in the tying run. Smith doubled in the eighth to set the stage for Mellbye's game winning blow. There were two out when Big Mel got his bingle. Don Fawcett and Gitzen had fanned after Smith got on base. Jim Sinovic and Alex Mo Donald followed Mellbye with hits to load the bags but Cooney grounded out to retire the aide. Smith and Maddox of Medford and Wenner and Sugura of Coos Leigh Wins At Ashland Ashland Roy Deutchman, M-71, Larry Leigh, A-SO, and Milt Gordon. A-44, dominated honors at the Ashland speedway Saturday night. Leigh produced the biggest surprise of the evening as he nearly lapped the field in scor ing his first main event triumph of the season. Elmer Sisemore, M-46, who had won the race for two previous weeks, simply couldnf approach the speeding Leigh and had to settle for sec ond spot. Gilbert Wall. A-72, was third and Johnny Wyncoupe, A-l, was fourth. Deutchman produced the most thrilling win of the evening in the semi-main event. After lead ing most of the way, the driver of M-71 finally lost the lead to Gordon on the 14th lap, only to come back and pass the Central Point driver just before the fin ish line. Foster Seaver, A-43 was third. Wins Three Events In addition to his triumph in the semi-main, Deutchman was third in the trophy dash and winner of the first heat Gordon won the trophy dash and the third heat Other winners included Har old Edmonds. A-3, In the final heat; Jack McCoy, A-2, in the fourth heat and Sisemore in the second heat. The evening produced an un usual number of mishaps, the most spectacular of which came in the third heat when Neil Stockbrand, A-42, of . Talent crashed through the south wall but emerged unhurt In the main event there was a first lap crash involving four ears, three of which ware dis abled. CROWN RETAINED Portland UJD Emery Neale successfully defended his city tennis title yesterday, de feating Clyde Know 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and 9-7. Bay each hit three for four in the Sunday fray and Maddox, Wenner and Sugura hit their first three times at bat. Medford came up with two double plays in the conflict one to halt the Lumberjacks' first inning as sault and the second to conclude the ball game and the season.- Coos Bay got 21 hits and Med ford 13 in the Saturday night conflict. The bay nine picked up 11 runs before Medford could dent home plate. However, the Studs had the biggest inning of the game. They got five runs in the fourth on singles by McDon ald, Cooney and Mellbye, a double by Roelandt, three walks and one error. Heavy Hitters The Studs scored once in the seventh dn McDonald's double and Jack Cooney's single and three times in the ninth on sin gles by Cooney and Smith, a double by Maddox, a triple by Mellbye and fielder's choice by Roelandt The Jacks got three counters in the first frame on three hits, a fielder's option and two errors; four in the second on three hits, a walk, a fielder's choice and an error; four in the fourth on five hits; three in the eighth on four hits, an error and a fielder'a choice and one in the ninth on three hits. Dick Wenner, who hit four for six, homered in the fourth. Sugura also swatted four for six and the two Jacks each hit seven for 10 in the series. Cooney hit four for five Saturday but went hitless Sunday. McDonald collected five for 10 in the series. SUNDAY BOX SCORE: CB-NB AB R PO A Dunn, cf 4 4 Cohen, 3b S Nicely. M a Warren 0 Wenner. If 4 Kovenx, rf 4 Sugura. c . 4 Leininger. 3b 4 Arlitt. lb 4 Hockey, p 3 Ragni 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 11 1 00 Scored aa courtesy runner for Nicely in lib Walked for Kooky tm Sth. Medford AB Sinovte. 9b S McDonald. 3b.. 9 Cooney. lb 4 Roelandt, c 4 Maddox. If 4 Smith, cf 4 Fawcett. ss 4 Gitzen. rf 4 Mellbye. p 3 ro a x 4 10 3 4 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3,7 S 14 27 CB-NB Medford ... 300 110 000 S -4010 330 01 Runa batted in Dunn. Wenner. Gitien. Mellbye. Two baaa hits Smith RithAn . Cooney. Maddox. Sacrifice Maddox. uouDie piaya McDonald to Sinovic. McDonald to Sinovic to Cooney. Left on base fadford 0. Coos Bay 6. Basea on balls Off Mellbye 2. off Hockey bye 2. Earned runa Coos Bay 5. Med- Dy P1Icn Mealy (by Mellbye). i SATURDAY LINESCORB: CBUKBi nil AAA A IK , m Medford ; 000 500 103 S 15 5 Raani. Bishop (5 and Sugura; Gehr man and Roelandt Home Need Fbdng-up? 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Won't Take Long "But it won't take me long to get into shape," he sad between hugs that he exchanged with his beautiful wife, Louise. Jerry isn't very optimistic about winning one of the infield jobs back at this late date in the campaign, although before he left to go into service in April 1952, he was rated the finest sec ond baseman in the American League. "It would be practically im possible to break into. that in- Look what dwfcBIBCtteea Check the features below against any car in the low-price field and you'll see why Ford's worth more when you buy it . . . worth more when you sell it. !saaaas1 - S far aJilh mam V-8 POWER is yours in Ford but not in other low-priced cars. It's the product of Ford's experience in building over 13,000,000 V-8's! Ford also offers the high-compression, low-friction Mileage Maker Six with Over drive, the Economy Sweepstakes winner. 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Fourth Win It was the fourth victory for State against two for City in the big games. State scored once in each of the first three quarters with Boardman and Spike Hillstrom of Marshfield plunging across the goal line. Floyd Burright of Springfield place-kicked the three extra points. Two other state touchdowns field 'right now,"' he said- "All I hope to do is be able to play enough to get the feel of my game so that it won't be so tough when I report for practice next spring." a m w, jt m m . m. . af V M mm V "V J It ' ' ' . ii i were called back because of penalties. City took advantage of a State fumble in the second per iod and Tom Hughes of Colum bia Prep went over and Bob Clark of Bensrn scored in the last minute of the game. Crabs tree) Outstanding Crabtree, who picked up 83 yards for the victors, was named the game's outstanding player by a committee of coaches. Boardman was named outstand ing State back and Clark Cub bage of Eugene took the top lineman's 'honor. Cubbage was injured late in the game. Named on the City team as outstanding players were Leon Hittner, Central Catholic, and Roger Williams, Jefferson half back. State Softball Tilts Rained Out Mill City, Ore. U.R) Most action in the state sof tball tourna ment was postponed yesterday because of a heavy rainstorm Corvallis downed Salem 4-3, ousting the capital club, in the only game played. On Saturday, Grants Pass defeated Corvallis 2- 1; Tillamook beat Salem 8-7, end Hermiston clipped Eugene 3- 2. . your FORD dollar hujs a ROAD-LEVELING RIDE reduces front and road shock alone up to 80. Wide front tread, diagonally-mounted shock absorbers take tQt out of turns. You'll discover in the '53 Ford that a car need not be nceasively heavy to ride smooth as silk. urn n smi .mi is ii i -i i ... i i mi '. i u ei FOAM-RUBBER CUSHIONS over non-sag springs in Ford's sofa-wide seats make even long trips a treat. 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Portland ' W.P9 Rata forced postponement of action in tb American Baseball Congresa tourney here last night Weather permitting, Oregon City was to play Heales' Babes and Molalla was to meet the Longshoremen tonight work with the ends nt for the Beavers, Keene said. Ha will report to Coach Kip Taylor at the end of the baseball season. astes BETTER! ' ajiiii ism i i epi wawii ,. i. . is one suitcase bigger . . your trunk space. r.cJL
