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Friday. Mar 31, 1937 CS30SOX TAKE THREE-GAME LEAD IN HOLIDAY TUSSLES EIGHT tfEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Br FRED DOWN Unite Press Sports Wrtiar The Chicago White Sox roared past the major leage pennant races' first milestone with the biases t Memorial day lead in their modern history today, while the Cincinnati Redlegs held first place on this date for the first time since their 1939-40 pennant ears. The go-go White Sox opened up a three-game lead in the American league on Thursday when Dick Donovan and Billy Pierce pitched and batted them to 9 6-4 and 2-1 victories over the Cleveland, Indians. The Redlegs retained their game and a half margin in the National league when all three top contenders split double headers. The Redlegs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, after a 7-2 defeat; the Brooklyn Dodg ers scored a 4-3 victory and then lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, and the Milwaukee Braves lost to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, after winning their opener, 5-2. The New York Yankees rout ed the Washington Senators, 9-0, after a 5-1 defeat, the Boston Red Sox drubbed the Baltimore Orioles, 7-6 and 16-5. and the Detroit Tigers swept the Kansas City A's, 6-5 and 3-2. in the other A.L. games. The New Yorll Giants rebounded from a 10-inning. 2-1 defeat to whip the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-1, in the othej N.L. game. Donovan scattered 11 hits and drove in three runs with three singles for the White Sox in the opener and then Pierce notched his eighth win of the season with a three-hitter. The little lef ty, who has allowed only one earned run in his last 29 innings and leads the majors in victor ies, singled home the winning run in the fifth inning. Bud Da ley and Mike Garcia were the losing pitchers for the Indians. Bobby Shantz pitched a five hitter for his fifth win for the Yankees after Camilo Pascual beat the world champions for the first time in his career with a six-hitter. Andy Carey sparked the Yankees' nine-hit attack in the nightcap while Jim Lemon homered for Washington in the first game. Jackie Jensen walloped a 10th inning homer to give the Red Sox their opening-game win and drove in three runs with a hom er, double and single to lead Boston's 16-hit attack in the sec ond game. Bob Porterfield won his first garrie as a result of Jen sen's homer and Dave Sisler weathered 12 Baltimore hits for his fourth triumph. Pitcher Lou Sleater, batting for the first time this season, won his own game with a 10th inning homer for Detroit and Frank Boiling hit two homers to help Paul Foytack post his fifth victory in the nightcap. Gus Zer nial smashed his 10th homer of for the A's. Moon Extends Streak Gus Bell's three-run seventh inning homer was the big blow for the Redlegs in their nightcap after Willard Schmidt's four hitter gave St. Louis an opening decision. Tom Acker, with relief VAD Clips Studs 10-2 In Dedication Fray; Slates Talent Tiff Camp kite Dedicatory con- tention new Ricker stadium got tit in proper manner, at least tram the viewpoint of home teaun aupporters, as the Vet ran's Administration domicil iary semi-pro baseball nine whip Qped tha Medford Cheney Studs her yestereUy afternoon. Score of the first game in the bran4 new VAD park was 10 to 2. Th aevan-frame non-loop ex hibition contact was a preview 0 aJtJieujh not a indicative one, of the Rojue Valley league which opens Sunday. The VA's Camp Whiters will a hcB another non-league en ccainte et A p.m. on Saturday, Ir!xuf Talent at Ricker field. "PSrJ 2ka-? a bye on Sunday, !& loop play officially opens. MaAajgftr Keith Johnson of the V4D txear mid, however, that ehe ytam fcqping to arrange a gaie Sunday RVL scraps will tales the etadford Studs to Glen dale, Cave Junction to Grants Pass and Butte Talis to Talent. Hurls On-Hittr Yesterday, the VAD nine used the one-hit throwing of Don Sanford, some timely swatting, a number of free passes to the base paths, the sparkling put out combination of Ned and Ted Landers and miscues by the Studs to pile up their victory margin. The Studs tallied first In the game with both their runs in the sedond inning. Camp White came back to knot the tussle in the same canto then scored four marker? in the fourth in ning, three in the fifth and one in the sixth. Medxord runs came when Chariey Mickelson got on base on a dropped fly ball and scored on an overthrow at third on Dennis King' fielder choice rap and King tallied on a single by Eicon Francis. For VAD in the stanza Dick Nix walked and Richie Price singled. Thev scored on a jiiispidy ori Dick Wooton's "groimn bail. In the third inning for the home club, Ned Landers vaiked, Nix was hit by a pitch and Price singled to load the bases. Dick Smith drove them all home with a high fly three-bagger and crossed home, himself, on Ch?rics Kettman's single. Fino Stretches The Whhers combined two error?, a bast or, balls, a ground out, singles by Wooton and Rett man and a hit batter for their counters in the fifth inning. , A single by Ned Landers and two errors sot the VAD nine their marker in the sixth. j Ned Landers, with several ! fine stretches at first base, was credited with 11 putous. Play-; ing the posiiieri for the first j time in several seasons, he made ; one sensational stop of a hot low j - iir.er. His brother, Ted. playing j his iirsl garre at shortstop, was i the assister fn six of his broth- i er's pa touts with some fine stops ' and throws. J Sanford struck out only three i Studs ut he walked just one. I Stftds pitchers Don Vannice and j D'.iane Sides each fanned three Camp White batters. VAD got j tour hits ant4 four passes to the: bases off Vannice in 3 1-3 in- j Eings apd three hits and three j passes from Sides in 2 2-3. Price j and Rettmars each collected two hits for the home club. - Prior to the game Domociliary Manager E. K. Ricker, for whom the new field is named, dedi cated the stadium as a "living memorial to those who serve their country in time of need." He also unveiled the corner stone. The Eagle Point High school band provided the dedi cation music. Ceremonies in cluded the raising of the flag. Chaplain A S. Feller gave the invocation and Father Lawrence Eskay the benediction. Assist ant Domiciliary Manager H. Jef frey was master of ceremonies. Ricker pitched the first ball. It was into the dirt and wide of Jafftey who was in the catch er position. Team skipper Johnson said that Jim Jones and Fred Herr mann may share the pitching duties for the Saturday evening Talent game. Sides will get the starting mound call for the Studs at Glendale on Sunday, according to Manager Crank Roelandt. The Medford niiw will have its first home game on Tuesday, June 4, playing Yreka, Calif., at the fair grounds. LINESCORE: Medford 010 000 0 2 1 Camp White ... 020 431 x 10 7 5 Vannice. Sides 4 and Roelandt; San ford' and Wooton League Leaders By t'SllEO PRESS ' NATIONAL LEAGUE Player & Club Musial, St. L. .. Clmoli. Bryn. Hcbinson .Cm. Grot. ?fti Fondy P.ittsr G. AB R. H. Pet. 37 155 24 56 .3S1 23 121 22 43 .355 38 164 31 58 .354 32 128 16 45 .352 31 129 19 45 .349 AMERICAN LEAGUE Williams. Bstn. 38 126 25 52 .413 Mantie. N. Y. .38 126 33 46 .365 Bertnia. Dei. 32 106 11 37 .349 Triandos. Bait 23 111 14 38 .342 Wcrtt .Cieve. 37 126 24 43 .341 Home Russ ; ' National loagus Moon. Cards 10; Snider, jjodgers 9; Musial. Cards 9; Mathews. Braves Crowe, Redlegs, Bailey. Redlegs all 8. American league Williams. Red Sox 11: Sievers,.-Senators 10: Zernial. Athletics 10; Mantle Yanks 10: Skizas, Athletics 7: Boiiips. Tigers 7. Rune Suited In National league Aaron. Braves 34; Furillo. Dodeers 33: Musial. Cards 32: Robinson, RedieKs. Hoak. Redlegs, Bell, Kerllegs. all 23. American league Sievers. Senators. 35: Jensen. Red Sox 28: Wertz. In dians 26: Doby. White Sox. Minoso. White Sox. Zernial. Athletics. Trian dos. Orioles. Mantle. Yanks, all 24. Filching Trucks. Athletics 5-0: Jackson. Caids 6-1: Ackr. Redlegs 8-1: San ford. Phils 5-1: Shantz, Yanks 5-1. aid from Hershell Freeman, won his sixth game behind a nine-hit Cincinnati attack that also in cluded homers by George Crowe, Frank Robinson and Ed Bailey. St. Louis' Wally Moon hit safely in both games to run his streak to 23 straight games. Duke Snider's two-run homer helped Sal Maglie win his sec ond game of the year but the Pirates got a strong nine-hit pitching effort from Bob Pur key to win the nightcap. Purkey, who hasn't beaten any other team in the league, now has whipped the Dodgers three straight times this season. Walt Moryn's two-run fifth inning single enabled the Cubs to split their bargain bill after Ray Crone pitched a victorious eight-hitter. Don Elston, recent ly acquired from the Dodgers, won the nightcap for the Cubs. Bill Bruton and Del Rice hom ered for the Braves in the open er to help kayo Dick Drott. Curt Barclay's four-hitter, a two-run homer by Willie Mays and three hits by Red Schoen dienst gave the Giants an easy triumph after Curt Simmons won his 100th major league game. Simmons beat out an in field hit in the 10th inning for the winning run. LIVESCORF.S National League (1st same) Brook). n 000 112 000 4 9 0 Pittsburgh 000 100 020 3 7 0 Maglie. Labine 8 and Campanella. Law. Face 9 and Foiles. Winner Maglie 2-1. Loser Law 2-2. HR Thomas Sth. Snider 9th. (2nd game) Brooklvn 000 000 0011 9 1 Pittsburgh 000 0 0 OOx 2 7 0 Koufax, Roebuck 5. Craig 8 and Walker. Camoanclia 7. Purkey 3-3 and Rand. Lossr Koufax 3-2. (1st game. 10 innings) Philadelphia ... 000 010 000 12 3 0 New York 010 000 000 0 1 6 2 Simmons 4-2 and Lopata. Gomez 6-3 and Thomas HR Rodgers 2nd. Bouchee 6th. Ond game) Philadelphia . 010 000 0001 4 0 New York 201 005 OOx 8 12 0 Cardwell. Meyer 6, Hearn 6. More head 8 and Lonnett. Barclay 2-3 and Katt. Loser Cardwell 3-1. HR Mays 7th, Jones Sth. Mueller 1st. (1st game) Cincinnati 001 100 000 2 4 0 St. Louis 110 310 Olx 7 13 1 Nuxhall .Hacker 5. Fowler 7 and Burgess. Schmidt 4-1 and H. Smith. Loser Nuxhall 1-3. HR Thurman 6th. (2nd game) Cincinnati 100 100 410 7 9 0 St. Louis .., 010 020 000 3 8 0 Lawrence. Acker 5. Freeman 7 and Bailey. Mizell. Wilhelm 7. Merritt 9 and Landrith. Winner Acker 6-1. Loser Mizell 0-S. HR Crowe Sth, Bell 5th, Bailey 8th. (1st game) Chicago 000 100 1 002 8 0 Milwaukee 002 001 02 5 7 0 Drott, Brosn.n 7 and Neeman. Crone 2-1 and Rice Loser Drott 3-5. HR Bruton 1st, Rice 2nd. (2nd game) Chicago 010 120 000 4 9 0 Milwaukee 000 110 900 2 9 1 Poholsky, Eiston 5. Littlefield 9. Lown 9 and S'lvera. Neeman 4. Phil lips. Murf f 2. Conley 6, Jolly 8 and Crandall. Winner Eiston 1-0. Loser Phillips 2-1. HR Thomson 2nd. American League (1st game) New York 000 000 1001 6 3 Washington 002 021 OOx 5 7 0 Cicotte, Terry 8. Byrne 7 and Berra. Pascual. Bycrly 6 and Berberet. Win ner Pascual 4-4. Loser Cicotte 0-1. HR Lemon 6th (2nd game) New York 105 120 0009 9 0 Washington ... 000 000 000 0 5 4 Shantz 5-1 and Howard. Abernathy, Hyde 2. Hernandez 4 and Fitzgerald. Loser Abernathy 1-6. HR Carey 5th. (1st game, 18 innings) Baltimore 200 300 001 0 8 14 0 Boston 000 131 001 1 7 12 0 Ceccarelli. Bruwr. 5, Zuverink 6 and Triandos. Stone. Porterfield 5 and Daley. Winner Porterfield 1-2. Loser Zuverink 3-2. HR Kell 4th, Jensen Sth. (2nd game) Baltimore 010 101 101 5 12 0 Boston 320 136 04x IS 16 1 Fornieles. Wight 6. Houtteman 6 and Triandos. Ginsberg 7. Sisler 4-2 and White. Loser Fornieles 2-6. HR Klaus 2nd, Pilarcik 1st, Jensen 6th, Fiersall 4th. (1st game, 18 Innings) Kansas City ....01C 120 001 8 8 IS 1 Detroit 100 020 002 1 6 12 0 Morgan .McDermott 5. Bumette 9 and Smith. Maas .Gromek 9, Slater 10 and House. Winner Sleater 1-0. Loser Burnette 3-2. HR Kuenn 2nd. Zern ial 10th, McDsrrcott 1st, Sleater 1st. (2nd game) Kansas City 000 000 002 2 8 1 Detroit 000 001 02x 3 ' 8 0 Portocarrero, Trucks 8 and Thomp son. Foytack 5-3 and Wilson. Loser Portocarrero 1-1. HR Boiling 2 6th and 7th. (1st game) Cleveland 000 100 111 4 11 2 Chicago 021 001 02x 6 9 1 Daley, Pitula 3 .Tomanek 8 and Naragon. Nixon 5 Donovan 4-1 and Battey. Loser- -Osley 1-3. (2nd game) Cleveland OO0 010 000 1 8 2 Chicago 100 010 OOx 2 5 0 Garcia. Narleski 7 and Hegan. Pierce 8-2 and Lollar. Loser Garcia 1-2. NOTICE! At Public Request We Will Extend Our Deliveries on GREEK UHSPLIT DOUGLAS FIB HEART WOOD To Cover the Month of June! 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