Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 26, 1953, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT MTDFORD (OBZOOH) MAIL TIUBUKE Wednesday. Angus, ft, IMS Ed Mathews Hits 40th Homer; Yankees, Dodgers Nudge Foes New York (U.B Young Id Mathews probably won't reach the golden goal of topping Babe Ruth's 60 homers In a sea son but he had an outside chance today to beat the National league mark of 56, set by Hack Wilson of the 1930 Cubs. Mathews, the free-swinging Milwaukee sophomore, was only two homers behind Ruth's rec ord pace of 1927 today after drilling Robin Roberts, the best pitcher in baseball, for his 40th homer at Philadelphia last night. But from now on the tempo must quicken, since Ruth set a blistering pace in which he hit 17 homers in his last 27 games in the month of Septem ber. Killing Pace Psychologically, that pace has knocked many an aspirant out of the race for all-tune home run honors, and it probably will be too much for the 22-year-old kid from Texarkana, Tex. But he has a better chance to top the Wilson mark. It was just 23 years ago today that Wilson set a new National league mark with his 44th hom er, a record he was to break himself 12 more times in the re maining Cubs' games. Mathews would have to hit 17 more to top Wilson's mark, since he is four behind him at this stages, but Wilson in the final days of the campaign tailed off and this muscular young kid looks like he might just be get ting his second wind. Roberts, though touched for a homer and single by Mathews gave up only five hits in achiev ing his 21st victory in the opener 6-1. The Braves took the second game, 6-2, Lew Burdette going the route for his 13th victory. Dodgers Maintain Lead The Dodgers stayed nine Attorney Charges Brickbats Tossed By Club Owners New York U.PJ J. Norman Lewis, newly hired attorney for Major League players, charged today that baseball Commission er Ford Frick and the club own ers are throwing "brickbats" at their batters. Lewis charged last night that Frick and league Presidents War ren Giles and Will Harridge slipped him a low breaking curve in their first meeting. He said he believed he attended a meet ing of baseball's executive coun cil last Monday and didn t know he had been barred "until I read it in the newspapers." "I can handle myself," Lewis said as he strode around his of fice. "But why does Frick take It out on the players? If any brickbats are being thrown, they're not being thrown at me but at the players. "I never was told by baseball officials that the meeting was not an official meeting of the executive council," Lewis said. "1 went there under the im pression I had been invited to attend a meeting of the execu tive council. I didn't know I had not attended an afficial meeting until I read it in the newspa pers." Oregon Football ! Dinner Cancelled Eugene (U.R) The "Foot ball is Fun" banquet scheduled for tonight on the University of Oregon campus has been can celled because Entertainer Phil Harris will not be able to at tend, Athletic Director Leo Har ris said today. The athletic director said it was felt it would be unlikely a suitable substitue could be found to replace Harris on such short notice. games la front or Muwauxee by defeating the Cubs 6-5 as Jack Robinson highlighted a five-run eighth with .his second homer of the game with two on, after Chicago took the opener, 3-1 on the steady pitching of Bob Rush and the hitting of Clyde McCullough, who drove in all the runs with a homer and double. Cincinnati topped Pittsburgh 8-6 and 9-8, winning the first game on a two run pinch-homer by Bob Borkowski and the sec ond on a two-run homer by Roy McMillan. The Giants ended seven-game losing streak when Ruben Gomez pitched a four- hitter for a 8-0 triumph, but the Cardinals won the second game 9-2 as Gerry Staley pitched five- hit ball for his 16th victory. The Yankees boosted their American league lead to 9Vi games when they defeated De troit In 11 innings, 6-3, while the Athletics topped the White Sox 4-2' and collapsible Cleve land dropped 14 games behind in third place with an 8-4 loss to Washington. Oaks' Pitchers Impressive In Victories Over Seals; Atkins Chucks No Hitter Portland (U.R) A sched- j catch by centerf ielder Sam uled PCL baseball game between Portland and San Diego was postponed last night because of wet grounds. Portland team of ficials said the game will be made up with a doubleheader Thursday night. San Francisco (U.R) Jim At kins of the Oakland Oaks had a no-hitter in the Pacific Coast League books today although his southpaw teammate, Don Fer rarese, went him one-third of an inning better only to rate a pitched his bob-tailed masterpiece against the San Francisco Seals last night as he humbled the hitless heroes 2-0 in the seven-inning opening game. Moian Breaks Spell Then Ferrarese took over for the regulation distance nightcap and didn't give up a hit until one man was out in the eighth inning. Jim Moran broke the spell with a single and eventual ly scored, but the Oaks won that game too, 7-1. Actually, Ferrarese turned in a more impressive performance. He struck out 11 batters over the nine-inning span while Atkins only fanned two. A great running Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Prt Brooklyn 85 39 .686 Milwaukee 77 49 .611 Philadelphia 69 58 .552 St. Louis 67 53 349 New York 58 63 .472 Cincinnati 56 69 .448 Chicago 47 78 J82 Pittsburgh 41 91 Jll GB 9 16 ', 17 26 'i 29 37", 48 TUESDAY'S RESULTS Chicago 3 5. Brooklyn 1 8 New York 32. St. Louis 09 Cincinnati 8 8. Pittsburgh 88 Philadelphia 83. Milwaukee 18 AMERICAN LEAGUI W L Pet New York 84 39 .683 Chicago 73 49 .603 Cleveland 70 53 JSS9 Boston 36 .536 Washington 61 63 .484 Philadelphia 30 73 .407 Detroit 43 78 .368 St Louis 43 84 333 GB 9'i 14a 13a4 24', 34 39 43 li Tuesday's Results New York 8. Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 2 Washington 8. Cleveland 4 (Only games scheduled) PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Pet GB Hollywood 98 80 .620 Seattle 88 69 .561 9'', Los Angeles 81 76 J16 16 li Portland 78 .494 20 San Francisco .76 81 .484 21 4 San Diego 74 81 .477 22 Vt Oakland 87 91 .424 31 Sacramento 88 9f .423 31 Tuesday's Results Los Angeles 7. Hollywood 4 Seattle 4. Sacramento 1 Oakland 27. San Francisco 01 San Diego at Portland, postponed Jf mar cione ) Wl lOV'COST I BOGS? J a vy-orTr v-v Mi 1 . x. si a 1 1 r iu 1 i Lay the base for too eg pro duction next fall by getting started on a sound Purina Laying .Chow Program. All over the country thousands of pouitrymen are telling us about the good results they had on the Purina plan be cause it exactly fitted Iheir needs. Why not stop in and talk it over with us. Whether you're feeding all mash or mash and scratch, we can show you a program built for more eggs at lower cost than most pouitrymen can get on standard rations. Monarch Seed and Feed Co. TWV 'A.!...... .... . . TWO rnMvrkiiriu-r 10th and S. RrSts. 6th and Bartlatt Srs, r s wr KVUM TO PARK ,oooo DJJB DO DO O I D n i nana a an a .no .a. .oooo o aaooaaaa Chapman of Will Tiesiera's 390 foot smash with a man on base also pulled Atkins out of the grease in the fifth inning. The double triumph brought the Acorns out of the basement by .001 of a percentage point. Sacramento dropped Into the cellar by taking a 4-1 beating from, second place Seattle. The Rainiers narrowed Hollywood's first place margin to a flat 9V4 games as the Stars lost to Los Angeles in thtvlOth frame, 7-4. West Explode? Big Max West, who has been on the injury shelf most of this season, exploded a home run with two men on base in the 10th inning to give the Angels their 7-4 bulge- West came up as a pinch-hitter and sent 9,412 biased fans home happy with his blast in the home park. Vera Kindsfather, although pelted for eight hits, kept Sacra' mento under control throughout the night. First baseman Gordon Goldsberry knocked In three of the Seattle runs as he went four for four. Two of his blows were doubles. LINESCORSS: ltt Garnet Oakland 000 Ml I 1 I San Francisco ....000 OOO 0 0 O 1 Atkins and NeaL Bradford. Shandor i) ana Tiesiera. t (2nd came) Oakland .150 010 000 Tie San Francisco 000 000 010 1 3 0 Ferrarese and Neal; Boemlar, iiougn (z), ronce (a) ana Tornay. Seattle 100 100 020 4 12 0 Sacramento 000 100 000 1 8 0 Kindsfather and Ortelg; Johnson, Schanz (9) and Montalvo. Hollywood .. 002 000 110 0 4 10 0 Los Angeles 032 000 000 3 7 13 0 Hunger. Queen (3). McDonald (6). Lynn 7), Maltzberger (7) and Bra ran. Malone (7); Spicer, Padget (8) and Evans. Gavilan Scraps Jones Tonight New York (URL Welter weight champion Kid Gavilan was favored at 13-5 to beat mid dleweight Ralph Tiger Jones to night and thereby earn consider ation as challenger for the mid dleweight crown. The non-title 10-rounder be tween 27-year-old Jones of Yon kers, N.Y., will be televised na tionally from Madison Square Garden. Gavilan, ruler of the 147 pound division, is confident that a victory over middleweight contender Jones will give him a shot at the 160-pound crown, to be worn by the Bobo Olson-Randy Turpin winner on Oct. 21. Yakima Cops Sectional Play-Off Encounter 5-2 Hastings, Neb. (U.R) Yak ima, Wash., topped Richmond, Calif., 5-2 here last night in the sectional tournament behind the steady three-hit pitching of Tom Gibson. The Yakima win broke an 18 game Richmond winning streak. The two teams meet again tonight. If Yakima wins, it will get a ticket to the little World Series. If Richmond wins, an other game will be played to morrow to determine the sec tional champ. RAIN HALTS ABC PLAY Portland U.PJ Rain again washed out action In the ABC tournament here last night MOVING? Save by Renting a BEE HIVE U - DRIVE Vans Stakes and Pickup Trucks JJUMTS SIGNAL TUNE-UP & REPAIR ftta ft Grata Phone 3-3241 GRID OFFICIALS MOT A meeting of all men plan ning to serve as football gun officials this season 1 sched uled for 'clock tonight at Medford senior high school. Purpose of the meeting it to organise for the season and So discuss rules with the aim of uniformity In interpretation. Coaches are also invited to the meeting. Ladies Race Set Friday At Oval Here Leadfooted ladies move out on the Jackson County speedway Friday night for the first Powder Puff derby of the current season. The speed queens of the Rogue Valley will be out to show the male hardtoppers just how hard top racing should be done. This will be a special event that will be one for the "hall of fame" but, even if it isn't, the gala can be counted on to put on a race that will leave everyone hang ing on to their seats. Mabel Babcock In M88 is the first official entrant for the derby. Kura To Return Powder Puff Derbies of the past have provided more than their share of thrills for both the spectators and the partici pants. Last Friday night was a rough one for leadfoot Lou Kurs when he was clipped by two cars that were locked together. Lou spun in the track, flipped into the air and landed on his side. He was unconscious but came to just outside the pit gate and watched the rest of the races from the grandstand. An examination by the doctor determined that a rough shaking and a lump on the head were his injuries. Lou intends to re turn to the hardtop races Friday night and move up a place or two in the point standings. He man aged to hold onto seventh place last Friday night but thinks that first place would look much bet ter with Lou Kurz beside that number one. Leaders Triumph In WIL Tussles By UNITED PRESS Spokane and Lewiston kept up the tight second-half race for the Western International league pennant last night by posting triumphs. The Spokane Indians, leading Lewiston by six percentage points in the pennant race, dropped Wenatchee, 8-7. Lewis ton downed Yakima 6-1. In other games, Kennewick edged Calgary 10-9 and Victoria blanked Vancouver in a twin bill, 2-0, 6-0. A scheduled doubleheader at Salem between the Senators and Edmonton was rained out. Six Clubs Now Entered In NSC World Tourney Portland U.R) Entries in the National Softball Congress Girls' world tournament which opens here September 4 rose to six today. Tournament Director Ray Brooks said he has received word that an all-colored girls' all-star squad from Cincinnati will be here for title action. He said also he expects an entry from Wis consin as soon as the state cham pion is determined. Brooks said a 12-team bracket is certain with a possibility of 16 teams. Already entered are Erv Lind's Florists of Portland, the Phoenix Queens of Arizona and the Crowhurst Motors and Van couver All-Stars from British Columbia. l V" 1 PS?. i . t j ' : w - 1 I id? lav PHYSICAL EXAMINATION is given Capt. Oerry Coleman, Baa Francisco's contribution to New York Yankees, upon return to California from Korea where he flew S3 fighter-bomber missions. Lt. Ronald Norrls, with stethoscope, says Coleman is in good shape as are all fighting Marines bound home. (International) Sport Parade OSCAR FRALEY United Prats Saortt Writer New York U.R)-1-The Marine has landed but he isn't in any hurry to take the situation in hand. Capt. Jerry Coleman will be marching back to Yankee sta dium soon after missing almost two full seasons. But the slender, handsome man who flew 113 missions in two wars is proving once again that whether in Ma rine green or Yankee grey he's always a team man first. "I don't want to displace any one," Coleman said. "Of course I want to play, but I don't want to gum up the works with things going so smoothly for the team." Second War Stint That's Coleman, who quietly took over second base for the Yankees in 1949 and was one of the slick cogs in a machine which won three straight pen nants before he was called back to service in April, 1952. Jerry had marched off once before. That was after his first year in organized ball with Wellsville of the Pony league in 1942. For three years he was a Marine dive bomber pilot with 50 missions in the South Pacific. Bowling COPCO LEAGUI Standings Top Flights Kilowatt Keglers Circuit Breaker Atom Pointers Hot Spots HI Voltage Delta Stars ..... Short Circuits W L .4 0 -3 1 -.3 1 -.3 1 -1 3 -.1 3 ...1 3 ...0 4 Results Circuit Breakers 4 Top rilrhts M. Culmer 405 R. Marlon T. Anseth 339 H. Gardner R. Brock S07 B. Mayars 1351 4 451 392 800 1403 1 390 338 387 1103 HI Voltage 1 Short Circuits t C. Franks 438 B. Plena 471 R. Leavitt 420 D. Fiek 341 (Absentee) 380 O. Res? 488 Hot Spots B. Smith C. Norris R. Starton ' 1 Delta Stars 413 R. Rolls 401 O. Phelsn 4S4 W. Blth 1388 111S 1380 Kilowatt Keglers 3 Atom Seiners F. Gsrdner 434 B. Kight 398 U Duff 369 G. GuUey 379 C. Thompson 4880. Hanson 433 1289 1300 High Game, Bill Meyers. Hiih Series. BUI Meyers High Team Game, Top Flights, S14 High Team Series, Top Flights .1403 331 880 Custom Designed Office Space AseliesHeoa fee teaasjey see some accaafsd taeswesj Ss4msoe 1 153, for office space an a loaf term lease basis. An oMra ew easj mes-sm buildine. is aboat to be erected in one of the chaises sites M Aihlseo'. Space will be slesif ee accerdief to tenant's specificatkMt; all offices will share equally the benefit of be inf. ea street level; censtmcllen and Hnaacma hare been sisTslepss' so as - For hrtfcer Information, Contact Sam R. Davis, talesman. Von Vleet Realty 131 East Main, Ashland Phono 113 He came back in 1946,' playing at Binghamton, Kansas City and Newark before the Yanks moved him up in 1949. Great Clutch Hitter "But I was a lot younger then," he grins. He was, only 24. And now he'll be 29 come' September. He's about 15 pounds underweight, too, but the lithe movements and the sunny confidence still are there. Those and the willing nes to give it all he's got, plus the ability to deliver in the clutch. -Coleman wasn't a great hitter, his best mark being .287. But he always was murder with men on base. And now that he's back after 03 missions in Korea with out a scratch, there's no reason to believe that his luck has changed. May Roplwe Phil He will, of course, have to re place old Casey Stengel's "boy," Billy Martin, if he is to take over second base again. But the fellow who knows how "lucky" he was in Korea, may play in luck once again as he well de serves. Coleman's destiny well may lay at shortstop with the Yan kees. That has been the worry spot for the world champions since Phil Rizzuto, the team's admit ted sparkplug, reached the age of easy adversity. The little man can't go the full distance any more. And when the day comes that he does step down, Coleman is his logical successor. President George Washington witnessed the first balloon as cension (n the United States at Philadelphia in 1793. The world's mightiest crane, designed to lift entire battleship gun turretr is at the San Fran cisco Naval shipyard. Tornado Griddcrs May Get First Drills on Plays This Afternoon JT.J I .v 4ulk.1l II wcuiu.u iau cwuu- oquRd meetings and quarter- dates may be drilled on funda mental plays this afternoon as the third day of practice is con ducted for the Black Tornado. Between 43 and 45 aspirants have turned out so far for work outs which commenced last Monday mornlmr. Lettermen missing for opening practices were tackles Bill Roberts and Bill French and sruard Don Mc Laughlin. Roberts and French are working and McLaughlin has been on a trip. Conditioning and fundamen tals have been emphasized dur ing tne twice per day drills at 10 a.m. and 5 D.m. this week. The two practices a day sched ules are to continue throueh next week with the Dossible ex ception . of Saturdays) when single practices may be held. Coach Fred Spiegelberc renoru ed. 'Going Fine' The mentor stated that work outs are "going fine." He said that there is a good turnout of SOPhOmoreS. bOVS who nlnverl on the Junior high varsity last year. Milwaukee Hoop Team Signs Up Bob Houbregs Milwaukee U.R1 The Mil- waukee Hawks of the National Basketball association said today they have signed former Univer sity of Washington Ail-American bod Houoregs." dock sessions aro hai mm. ducted concurrent with practice. Junior High Coaches Mel Bol denow and Bill Shepherd cur rently are helping out the senior high staff which includes Bob Newland. Paul Evensen, Frank Roelandt and Jim Warren in ad dition to the head tutor PD(DgIit rill II So smooth it leaves you breathless f J mirnoff te (ntubst nt "VODKA SO peats? Me from 1 00 grata mtral a?Ma Sac PftrrcSmirnoe' FIs. 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