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o e TEN MEDFOUD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Big Crowd Sees Stars Lick Seattle By PETER HAYES United Press Sports Writer Pennant - hungry Hollywood baseball fans turned out 12,152 strong -4St night to see the Stars fight back and defeat Los An geles, 5-3. It was the biggest crowd of the year at Gilmore field and overflowed into newly erected bleachers in the outfield. The second place Stars re mained four games behind Se attle's Pacific Coast League leaders. The Rainiers eked out a 2-1 win over Portland in 10 in c,n:ngs. q In other games, Sacramento defeated San Diego, 6-4, for the first time this season on the OSoJons home field and Oakland scored 10 runs in the fifth in ning to down San Francisco, 11 7. r-Caps 19th Hollywood's Bob Garber be tfame the league's first 19-game winner as he turned back the Angels on eight hits. He has lost .2. The 26-year-old righthander walked only one and struck out seven for a season's total of 169, tops in the league. In Seattle, Gene Verble sliced a sharp double over first with two out in the bottom of the Oth inning to score Joe Gins fccg with the winning run. The Rainier third sacker's timely blow broke up a duel between Seattle's Howie Judson and Bob Alexander. Both had pitched shutout ball since the first inning when Luis Marquez sacrifice fly for Portland's run ' and Jerry Zuvela homered for 'Seattle. Friday, August 19, 1955 MedfordTribuns Braves Hand Forlorn Cards Another Defeat By MILTON RICHMAN United Press Sports Writer The once-Droud St. Louis Cardinals, now hopelessly bog eed down deep in seventh place face their worst finish in 36 years. Not since 1919 have the Car dinals wound up as low as sev enth but they don't promise to wind up any higher this year the wav they are performing now. Thursday night's 5-3 defeat at the hands of Milwaukee was the 18th setback in the last 27 games for the forlorn Cardinals who have watched every club in the National League, except Pittsburgh, pass them by. Odd ly, it was Branch Rickey, cur rent general manager of the Pirates, who managed the last Cardinal team to finish seventh. Cardinal owner Gussie Busch has indicated there will be "major turnover" in the club this winter but opposing hitters are getting in their licks against the present St. Louis pitchers while they can. Rookie Chuck Tanner and Bill Bruton of the Braves each con nected for homers against loser Larry Jackson Thursday night, making a total of 147 home runs highest in the league that have been hit off Cardinal hurl- Kelfy, Maddox Hurl Against Coquille Nine Portsider Jim Kelly and Right- Xfcander Terry Maddox likely will draw the pitching assignments ' this week end when the Med ford Cheney Studs oppose the Coquille Loggers in Southern ,'GDregon League baseball conflicts at the fairgrounds. Manager Jack Cooney said at Kelly, who has indicated ' particular desire for a top show ing before the season ends, prob ' ably will get the Saturday call ,(Sith Maddox going Sunday. Ab ' sence of one hurler and injury , to another leaves Derald Woot Qn as the principal tosser for relief work. '. Warren Noyes, chucker from .Seattle, won't be here this week, Cooney reported. Marv Scherpf, another regular, has been un (Jble to pitch since a fall while : fielding a bunt last Saturday at Bend. He has a pulled thigh .(Indoor matches Chestnut Hill, Mass. 4U.R) The National tennis doubles championships, watered down $y an Australian team with drawal then washed out by two days of torrential rains sched uled unprecedented indoor ' matches here today. The move . was taken to relieve some of the . backlog built up when rain (forced postponement of play on two consecutive days. More rain Qvas forecast for today, further ;' complicating the problem since . the delays have already forced : Longwood Cricket Club officials eto continue the tourney through Monday, a day beyond its sched- uled end. ' . MOORE STEPS UP ; North Adams, Mass. (U.R) Archie Moore, who called off a 'scheduled workout and a plane trip to Montreal Thursday be- cause of threatening weather, ; said he plans to step up his train ', ing grind during the Weekend. I He will boxo Johnny Jenkins, j Clint Bacon, Art McAlpine and 'Gorilla" Brown, a new sparmate $from San Francisco. ! I i i 9 "ComraJs Ambassador Is fooL Every time I return from America I fill up trunk with that foreign OLD Mr. BOSTON VODKA!" r muscle. The Coqtiille series will be Medford's last home games this season and will wind up con ference action. Therefore, the Studs. will be out to make a good final appearance before local fans as well as-win games that can keep them out of the cellar and possibly improve on their present sixth place standing. Coquille has not been quite so potent lately as it was early in the season but the Studs still will have to p.lay top ball if they have any hope of subduing the coast team. The Loggers al ready boast three victories over the Cheney club this season. Pitchers for the Loggers will be chosen from among Alex Pa lica, Bill Pilgram, Jim Lehl and Bob Mallott. Catcher will be Garner or Roy Harrington. Dave Douglass is the first baseman and also does some pitching. Other probable infielders are Al Forkner, second base; Har rington or Villeascusa, third, and Tex Kirkendall, shortstop. Outfielders Outfielders may be chosen from Pat Patterson, Bob Moore, Jim Rowell and Palica. Mallott is a general purpose man and has played shortstop and caught for the Loggers. For the Studs Dick Wooton may handle the catching with Cooney at first, Pack Fasset at second and Derald Wopton or Ed McCullough at third and Bob Selsor at short. Outfielders will be picked from among Derald Wooton, McCullough, Maddox, Larry Bigham, Ron Maurer and Bill McLean. Game times are 8 p.m. Satur day and 2 p.m. Sunday. ing this year. Southpaw Warren Spahn went the route for the sec ond time in four days to register his 12th victory. He beat the Cards, 12-1, in the opening game of the series Monday. Redlegs Nip Cubs Cincinnati regained fifth place by nipping Chicago, 2-1, on a smooth six-hit pitching effort by Art Fowler. The Redlegs put together singles by Gus Bell, Chuck Harmon,, Ricky Bridges and Roy McMillian for their runs in the sixth off Paul Min ner. Dee Fondy singled home the only Cub run in the eighth. The league-leading Dodgers, who had lost two games in a row to the Giants, jumped on them for an 8-5 victory despite homers by Whitey Lockman and Sid Gordon. Brooklyn knocked out Jim Hearn with a three-run burst in the opening frame, went ahead 5-0 when Don Hoak slam med a two-run homer in the sec ond inning and then added three more runs with the help of Wil lie Mays' three base error in the fourth. Reliever Don Bes sent was credited with his fifth victory as the Dodgers remained 14 games ahead of the second place Braves. The Phillies and Pirates were not scheduled. Rained out of their scheduled game with the Red Sox, the idle Yankees stayed one game in front in the American League race when the second -place White Sox split a doubleheader with the Athletics. . Chicago Splits With A's The White Sox went back into first place temporarily when they beat Kansas City, 6-2, in the opener, but then dropped back into second place by losing the nightcap, 5-3. Virgil Trucks of the White Sox pitched two hit ball over the first five in nings of the first game but re tired in favor of Dixie Howell shortly after being hit on the right knee by a line drive off the bat of Harry Simpson in the sixth. In the second game, Arnie Portocarrero limited the White Sox to six hits for his fourth victory. Vic Power and Sherm Lollar hit hpmers. In the only other game sched uled, the Indians defeated the Tigers, 5-3, to snap a three-game losing streak and climb within three percentage points of the White Sox. Southpaw' Herb Score, the major league strike out leader, fanned 13 batters in increasing his season total to 192. Two errors in the eighth inning helped the Indians rally for four runs. WASHINGTON SEMIS Spokane --XU.R) Erv Parent, Seattle, met Gordon McKenzie, Vancouver, B. C, and Dick Shep pard of the University of Idaho went up against Jerry Camp Jr., Spokane, today in 36-hole semi final matches in the Washington State amateur golf tournament. Parent, defending champ1, won his berth with a 4 and 2 victory yesterday over Rod Funseth, Spokane. McKenzie defeated Dick Brice of Spokane 6 and 4, Sheppard downed Al Thompson, Vancouver, B. C, 4 and 3 and Camp . took Dick Masterson, Seattle, 6 and 4. o No ten-tale breath : $040 Js?r. PINT DIST. FROM 100 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS 80 PROOF MR. BOSTON DIST, INC, BOSTON Only 10 EDOWM On All Hunting fir Camping Supplies! RifleS Remingtoni Savage M Shotguns sava9, . 10 Sleeping Bags DSled 10 Camp Stoves & Lanterns 10' Dn. Dn. Dn. Dn. Fin & Feather Hunting Boots From Chipawa Falls logue On Approved Credit portsman 1080 South Riverside . DIAL 2-7389 Standings PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Seattle 81 61 .570 Hollywood 77 65 .542 4 San Diego 77 65 .535 5 Portland 71 68 .511 8'i Los Angeles 71 71 .500 10 Sacramento 66 77 .462 15 ','2 Oakland 64 80 .444 18 San Francisco 63 81 .438 19 Thursday's Results Oakland 11. San Francisco 7 Sacramento 6. San Diego 4 Seattle 2. Portland 1 (10 innings) Hollywood 5. Los Angeles 3 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Brooklyn 78 39 .667 Milwaukee 66 55 .545 14 New York 63 56 .529 16 Philadelphia 60 61 .496 20 Cincinnati 58 63 .479 22 Chicago 59 65 .476 22 'i St. Louis 52 65 .444 26 Pittsburgh 44 76 .367 35 li Thursday's Results Brooklyn 8, New York 5 Cincinnati 2. Chicago 1 Milwaukee 5. St. Louis 3 (night) (Only games scheduled.) Saturday's Games New York at Pittsburgh .... St. Louis at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Philadelphia (night) Chicago at Milwaukee (night) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB New York 72 47 .605 Chicago 69 46 .600 1 Cleveland 71 48 .597 1 Boston 68 50 .576 3'i Detroit 62 56 .525 9'2 Kansas City 49 71 .408 23 x Washington - 41 74 .357 29 Baltimore .37 77 .325 32 '2 Thursday's Results Cleveland 5. Detroit 3 Chicago 6. Kansas City 2 (1st) Kansas City 5. Chicago 3 (2nd) New York at Boston, ppd.. rain. (Only games scheduled.) Saturday's Games Detroit at Chicago 4 Baltimore at New York Kansas City at Cleveland, night Boston at Washington, night. NORTHWEST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Eugene 26 18 ..590 Wenatchee 23 18 .560 Lewiston 22 19 .536 Tri-City 21 22 .488 Salem 21 22 .438 Spokane ;.20 24 454 Spokane 20 24 454 Yakima : 19 29 .396 Thursday's Results Spokane 2. Eugene 0 Salem 5, Lewiston 4 Tri-City 5, Yakima 3 Lemley Defends Point Lead In Saturday Hardtop Card Wayne Lemley, main event winner the last time out on the local oval, will seek to boost his point leadership Saturday night in a regular hardtop auto racing program at Jackson County speedway here. While the Saturday run will be in the nature of a tune-up for the Labor day holiday marathon, regular drivers at the Medford track are still interested in the race for high point laurels. Lemley currently has a 163 total, heading his nearest rival by five tallies. Monte Hall has 158. Roy Deutschman Is in third position with 147 and Cecil James has 145. Lou Donelan fol lows with 133 and' White Dage claims 121. Other leaders are Neil Wooldridge 115, Lou Kurz 113, Dud Hurt 102, Bob Jenkins 100, Elmer Sisemore 89 and Bob Wilcox 84. Usual Slate This week end's program will have the usual slate with four heat races,, two trophy dashes and A and B mains. Time trials will open at 7 p.m. with races set to begin at 8 p.m. Jack McCoy, who has taken over the Ellis Market special, M-2, has done well with the buggy on other tracks recently and has been rated one of the favorites this week. Races are sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce which has focused its big atten tion now on the 24-hour race set for Sunday and Monday, Sep tember 4 and 5 after September 3 qualifying. The marathon is billed as the only event of its kind in the west. Shoot Program Sunday To Help Bird Hunters Shooters of this area will have an opportunity Sunday to pre pare for the coming dove and pigeon season. ' Medford Gun club will empha size skeet this Sunday in a pro gram starting at 10 a.m. but there will be 16-yard and handi cap regular trapshoot events also. Members have been in structed to come and bring friends and other prospective bird hunters are invited to come out and get some practice. The program will be repeated on August 28. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. GUMS ALL MAKES ALL MODELS 10 Down Payment Low Monthly Payments SAM'S SPORTING GOODS 32 So. Centra! Ave., Medford Virgil Trucks Slightly Bruised by Line Drive Chicago (U.R) Virgil Trucks, Chicago White Sox pitcher, es caped with only a slight bruise when hit by a line drive just be low the knee cap Thursday. Trucks was taken to a hospital The average general prac titioner of medicine studies three more years than a lawyer and six more years than the average college graduate. for X-rays, which proved nega tive, and should be able to take his next turn. Be There! Fast -Thrilling Racing at Breakneck Speeds! See S. Oregon's Most Daring Drivers at mis HARD TOP Saturday Night AUGUST 20 MEDFORD POSSE GROUNDS TIME TRIALS 7:00 P.M. - RACING STARTS at 8:00 Sponsored by Medford Junior . Chamber of Commerce T EAH1 jflHJISIllLH - r i n Sstts no- mwe s flnires onttira mwv o imvisi and if . you trade now we will pay you . for your old tires! Check these better features O 9 PyOUR CUETC XJ SWITCH TOO! V - 'PT o Better blowout protection ... no tube to chafe, pinch, or blow out! 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