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I MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1910 S-W County Softball Champ, Nips Lithia Lumbermen 3.-2 S and W Floor Covering of Medford last night captured the Jackson County Softball - association championship for - 1860. The Floor Coverers tipped Lithia Lumber of Ashland 3 '.to 2 in league playoff finals at the Medford High school 'stadium. . . Butte Falls drubbed the : Central Point Cheney Studs 13 to 6 for third place. v .; S and W overcame a 1-2 deficit with two runs in the top of the fourth inning then held on over 34 tense re maining frames. Dale Thomp son with three safeties and Jim House and Dick Meisler with two each led a 10-hil attack and Floor team pitcher Willie Barnum held Lithia to five safe blows. Jerry Mont gomery socked three of the Lumbermen hits. A seven-run fourth stanza was the big element in the Butte Falls win. Art Ellis had a homer and two singles and Hank Tygart a double and two singles for BF and Darwin Moore and Bill Irwin two hits each. Irwin yielded only two hits to Cheney, both to Doug Graham. One was a home run S and W, which was runner- up to Lithia after completion of the regular league sched ule, gained the first counter in the championship game in the first inning on hits by Fuz McCay, Thompson and Lou Schell and an error. The More Nat Records Foreseen Tonight By GARY P. GATES Detroit (UPD Coaches and national swimming experts, In exhuberant spirits after Thursday's world record breaking performances by Mike Troy and Lynn Burke predicted today that a few more records will be washed off the boards before the four-day Olympic Swimming and Diving trials end tonight. The nation's classiest swim mers and divers will be out to fill the 24 remaining vacan cies on the U.S. Olympic team as the trials draw' to a flour ishing close with finals in nine events. Three of the finals are scheduled for late in the after noon and the other six are on tap for tonight. Miss Burke, 17-year-old back-stroke artist from Santa Clara, Calif., will get a chance to crack the world mark she set in Thursday's prelimi naries when she takes the starting position in the wom en's 100-meter backstroke fi nals. She broke her own world record by racing through a chilling rainstorm in 1:10.0 Thursday, one 10th of a sec ond better than her previous record which was set at the National AAU meet last month. Two other strong candi dates for record smashing ef forts are Alan Somers, the In diana University long distance specialist who led all qualifi ers Thursday in the 1,500 meter freestyle, and Chris van Sauza, who finished far In front in the 400-meter free style preliminaries. The stur dy blonde from Santa Clara, Calif., hus already set an American record here in the 100-meter freestyle. KF Legion Victor 3-2 United Press International Benverton gained the finals of the Oregon State American Legion baseball playoffs by defeating Bend, 13-11, in the second game of a best of three semi-final series at Bend Thursday night. The Beavers won the first contest by an 8-2 score. Klamath Falls sent its semi final best of three series with David Douglas into the third game with a 3-2 win at Klam ath Falls. The Scots won the opening contest, 1-0. Douglas and the Pelicans meet tonight at the Douglas field. Lumber club put over both its tallies in the second panel on singles by Montgomery, Tim Dugan and George Zicke foose, a walk, a fielder's op tion and an error. The Floor Coverers tied up the tabulation in the fourth when House and Mcister singled and House crossed home on a bad throw-in from the outfield. Then Chuck Marrs singled home Meisler for what proved to be the winning score. Barnum, S and W skipper and Jackson county's "Mr. Softball," walked two and fanned two in pitching the titular victory. Montgomery of Lithia registered four strikeouts and walked two. The Butte Falls tally splurge In the fourth against the Studs was on four errors, three walks, a fielder's option. a hit batter, Tygart's double and Art Ellis's and Irwin's singles. Irwin walked six and fancd seven. Lithia Lumber ended the regular twice round league play slate with a 13-1 record to S and W's 10-4. Butte Falls and Cheney Studs had 8-8 records in finishing among the top four. In playoff semi finals on Wednesday, S and W beat Cheney and Lithia won from Butte Falls. TOP SHOOTER - Duane Cul bertson, Medford, above, was junior winner and high over all gunner last week end in the Pacific Indians lodge trap shoot at Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. In overall he broke 428 out of 450 clay targets to top a field of 100 entries from throughout the Northwest. SPORTS Dairy Maids Defeat KF; Face Redding on Sunday I.INESCOItKS.' S-W 100 200 03 10 Lllhln 020 000 0 2 5 Batting, Pitching Leaders Keep Pace In Ladies Circuit NORTHWEST WOMKK'S SOFT U ALL LEAGUE First Second Halt Half W. L. W. h. Llnd Florists 14 0 10 Vancouver, B.C. ..9 4 3 Bremerton 7 0 3 Eugene 6 8 5 Hocue Valley 6 8 7 Salem 5 8 3 Burnum and Marrs; Montgomery port Angeles'"!!""! 4 and McAbee. Martinlzers , Memorial Stadium, White City - Rogue Valley Dairy Maids edged Klamath Falls Basinettes 3 to 2 last night in a non-league women's Softball game here, The Maids collected their runs in the first two innings and held on from there. Next contention for the Dairy Maids will be on Sun day evening when they are hostesses at this Veterans Ad ministration domiciliary park to the Redding, Calif., Com ets. The encounter is set for 7 p.m. The Maids were slated against Bremerton, Wash., here Saturday night but Brem erton has cancelled the dou- blebill. One of the reasons was the desire to participate in the Washington state tour ney this week end. Redding's team, like the Dairy Maids, has faced some good competition this season. The Comets have played Reno, Nev Travis Air Force base and Roseville, Sacramen to, Oakland, Durham and Or land, Calif. Another of their rivals has been the Fresno, Calif., Rockettes. At last report the Comets had a 15-6 record against this competition. Their coach Mel Smith, who went to Red ding from Eugene and former ly worked for the Democrat- Herald at Albany. Since Bremerton is not coming this week, the Maids Northwest Women's Major league season has been com pleted. Rogue Valley last night got two runs in the opening canto on a walk, a two-base error and a passed ball. In the sec ond panel for one marker Shirley Hanson got a hit and Bernice Bigham sacrificed, There was a walk and a field er's choice swat by Jan Bate- man. Klamath put a run over in the fourth inning on hits by Shirley Anderson and Ruth Hagelstein and a base on balls. In the sixth a walk, fielder's option and Terry Wicklein's triple got ths counter. , Ellen Callaghan had two hits for the Maids. I.INKSCORES: Klamath Falls 000 101 02 6 RO0UB Vallev ..210 000 X 3 S imith. Adreon (4) ana wicKiein; Barron, Hanson (B) and Main. Wildcats Cop Pee Wee Runoff; Cub Teams To Collide Tonight Butte FflllK ...104 701 013 14 t Cheney Studs 200 220 0 (1 2 4 jrwin ana a. jsws; currlgan, Harry Tonn (4) and Perkins, Ladies' Teams Await Tourney Saleni-IUPII-Four teams will compete for the Oregon women's soflball champion ship here Aug. 12-14. They are the defending champion Salem Shamrocks, Rogue Valley Dairy Maids, Klamath Falls Basinettes and the Mc Culloch Chain Saw of Eugene. Eugene will meet Rogue Valley in the opener Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. with Salem against Klamath Falls in the second game. The men's title tournament will be here, also at Phillips field, Aug. 26-20. on t re W Portland-Vancouver's Shir ley Topley and Louise Maz zuca of the Portland Erv Lind Florists, the summer long bat ting and pitching leaders, ap pear to have the league titles securely in tow as the North west Women's Major Softball league moves into the final two weeks of the season. Topley, manager of the South Hill Queens, is batting .303 and only Bremerton's Myrtle Pierce has an outside chance of catching the Cana dian first baseman. Pierce moved up from fourth to sec ond place this week even though her average dropped from .391 to .370. She has hit safely 20 limes in 54 at bats Mazzuca continues to mow down opposition batters. She has a pcrlect 18-0 record and if she continues to set such a pace it will be her second straight season without a loss in league play. She has pitch ed 118 innings and struck out 238 batters without giving up an earned run. 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Sweet Nothin's 4 (Bill DUlree .176) 27DR: Quality Market 0 lLovd Taylor 4IISI 2623. Split-Kings 1 (Don Williams 4!)!)) 2660; House-O-Wood 3 (Don Frost 3011 2726. Larker Returns To LA Lineup Philadelphia -IUP1I- Los An geles first baseman Norm Larker returns to the lineup tonight against the Phillies af ter a one-day suspension. Larker, the National League's second leading hit ter, was suspended and fined $50 Thursday by N.L. presi dent Warren Giles for a run in with umpire Ken Burkhart in Tuesday night's Dodger Pittsburgh game in Pitts burgh. SETS SKIING RECORD Ccrvinia, Italy-lllPli - Willv Forrer of Switzerland sped down Mt. Breithorn at an av erage speed of 98.979 miles per hour to set an unofficial world sped speed skiing rec ord Wednesday. The recog nized mark of 98.742 was set by Zeno Colo of Italy in 1947. Medford Wildcats bounced the Medford Tigers 8 to 1 yesterday in the finale of the Southern Oregon Junior Base ball Pee Wee league titular playoff. The contest ended the pee wee season. Medford participation in the Intermediate league also con cluded yesterday when the Yankees beat the Giants 13 to 3. Cub league rivalry comes to an end tor the year tonight when the Medford and Central Point Crater teams vie at Me morial stadium, While City, In a runoff for the championship. The tussle is billed for 8 p.m. Ken Eckel, pitching for the 'Cats, held the Tigers, who won the southern division to ga, to two hits and Jack Mul len and Steven Nelson each socked two safe blows for the winning team. Eckel walked one and fanned seven and Mike Hickey, who gave up seven hits to the Wildcats, is sued one walk and whiffed one batter. The 'Cats were runners-up to the Tigers in division play. Dan Miles smashed a bases loaded triple in the Yankees' tilt. Don Anderson had three hits and Ron Edmonds, Miles, Mike Neathamer, Rick Bell and Rusty Miller each two for the Yanks. Ken Eckel singled and doubled for the Giants. Barnes struck out fiye bat ters in three innings for the winning club, Following are the results of contests conducted yesterday in connection with the sum mer baseball instruction pro gram of the city recreation department: TIIHOWINO: Pee wees Steve Nelson first, Ron Schwinler second. George Bas- sett third: Intermediates ana cuds Jack Mullen first, Gary Miller second, Mike Neathamer third. SLIDING: Pee wee Bob Dames first. Ken Eckel second, Bruce Bertrand and Mullen tied for third; Intermedi ates Dan Miles first. Ken Phlpps second, Jim Wise third; cubs Bob Schroeder first; Dick Deffley second. RACES: Pee wees Greg Dlppel first, Ricky Lewis second; Intermediates Ron Edmonds first. Mullen sec ond, Randy Corliss third. LINESCOHES: Med. Tigers 100 001 2 4 Med. Wildcats 032 3x 8 7 1 Htckcy and Clave: ckel and Ko- bilk. Six Metro All-Stars Select UO Portland-IUPD-Six members of the 27-man Metro Ail-Star squad for the annual Shriners' hospital all-star football game have announced plans to en roll at the University of Ore gon this fall. Two squad members chose Oregon Slate College. Joining halfback Mel Ren- fto at the Eugene campus will be Mike Kelly, 6-4, 205 pound end from Oswego; Lewis Tut- tle, 5-foot, 10-inch 200-pound tackle from Beaverton; Den nis Maloncy, 6-3, 225-pound center from Cleveland: Bob Keency, 5-8, 190-pound guard from West Linn and Ed Hoff man, a 6-3, 190-pound end from Sandy. Planning to enroll at Ore gon State are Ken Kearney, a 5-10, 190-pound iftiard and Herb Washburn, 6-2, 190 pound end, both from Jeffer son high school in Portland. Head Coach Tom DeSlyvia of the Metro squad and Coach Fred Spiegelberg of State sent their squads through Intensive drills Thursday in preparation for the Aug. 13 clash at Mult nomah Stadium. The coaches plan to send their squads through scrim mages until Wednesday. Football Clinic Here Tuesday An Oregon School Act?vi ties association clinic is sched uled for 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Medford Senior High school. The meeting is for men who will be football game officials this fall and for coaches. Grid rules will be discussed. All-Comers Track Tilt Saturday Another of the summer se ries of all-comers track and field meets is scheduled Sat urday. Competition this time will be at the Ashland High school field. Junior events are scheduled for 10 a.m. These are for boys and girls 16 years of age and older and there are several age divisions each for the boys and girls. High school and college or open events are planned for s:3u p.m. Post entries in the meet will be accepted but it is suggested that prospective participants arrive well ahead of time for registration and proper warm up. There is a nominal entry fee to help pay for ribbon and certificate awards. Southern Oregon college Ashland High school and Med ford city recreation depart ment are co-sponsors of the meet, Donkey Baseball' D-nf Cluh Hurts On Monday at r ureams or i acoma Central Point Central Point - Myer-Hol- land American Legion post here will sponsor a donkey softball game at 6:30 p.m Monday, Aug. 8. The event will be at the football field near the junior high school. The Central Point girls softball team will play the Legionnaires. Added attraction will be jackass derby, a race among leading businessmen and civ ic leaders. Proceeds will go toward paying insurance on the Le gion hall. Three Unbeaten In Ruth Tourney rortiand (UH) Madison of Portland and Pendleton re mained the only unbeaten teams in the Oregon state Babe Ruth baseball tourna ment in Portland today. Madison got a one-hit pitch ing job from Ron O'Halloron to post a 2-1 victory over Northeast Portland Thursday and Dick Jones pitched and batted Pendleton past Tuala tin of Portland, 7-4. Jones scattered seven hits and had a two-run double. In other games in the d o u b 1 e-elimination tourney Thursday, Cleveland of Port land eliminated Cal-Ore., 10-0, and Wilson of Portland elimi nated Astoria, 14-1. egion Team Honored At Tuesday Banquet More than 25 members, baseball players and promot ers attended a banquet Tues day night at the Tower Broil er restaurant, in honor of the American Legion Post 15 baseball team. Featured speakers includ ed Medford Police Chief Charles Champlin, Granville Brittsan, Post 15 commander, nd Gene Orr, past District 13 commander. Master of cer emonies for the dinner was Keegan Townsend. Chief Champlin commend ed the entire team and its coach, Cliff McLean. He not ed that he was pleased that he had not met any of the team in his official capacity as police chief. By PETE COLEMAN United Press International When Red Davis, manager of the Pacific Coast League's Tacoma Giants got out of bed this morning, his first thought must have been, "somebody up there doesn't like me." Take last Monday. The Gi ants had won five in a row and were only two and one- half games out of first place Then San Francisco, the par ent club of theNational league blurred the pennant dreams by calling up Willie McCovey, Bowlers To Convene Next Week Plans for the 1960-61 sea son play In men's bowling cir cuits will be made next week in a series of meetings at Medford Bowling lanes. Annual fall meeting of the Medford Woman's Bowling as sociation will be held at the Girls Community club at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11. First men's league play is set for Aug. 29. All captains of teams are requested to at tend the sessions for their respective leagues next week. Bowlers interested in the various loops, also are invited. Following is the schedule of men's meetings: Monday. Aug. R 7:30 o.m.. Class ic: 8:45 p.m., Roxy Ann. Tuesday. Aug. 97:30 p.m.. Cra ter Lake; 8:4S p.m., Electronics. Wednesday, Aug. 10 7 D.m.. Commercials; 8 p.m., Evergreen. Thursday. Auk. 11 7 p.m.. City: 8 p.m.. Industrial; 0 p.m., Rainbow. Friday, Aug. 12 7 p.m., Indus, trials; 9 p.m.. Pacific. BREATHLESS SPEEDS Seattle - (UPD - Roger Mur phy of Piedmont, Calif., took his "turn" driving Breathless II Wednesday and the Lake Tahoe hydroplane gave its best performance in her three-year-old career. Murphy not only qualified the craft for Sunday's Seafair Trophy race, but he also drove her to a $400 payoff for "fast time money" as he circled the three-mile Lake Washington course three times at an av erage of 112.422 miles an hour. a hard hitting first baseman, and Sherman ('Roadblock') Jones, an ace reliever who had won 10 without a loss. The best the Giants have done since then is split a four game series with the Seattle Rainiers, a team they had pre viously handled easily. The final game of the set wai played Thursday night and won by Tacoma, 5-2, but it was a costly victory. Monzant Injured Starter - reliever Ramon Monzant, owner of a 4-3 record and a 3.48 earned run average, was injured sliding Into sec ond base during a Tacoma ral ly and was lost to the team in definitely. First reports said he had a dislocated ankle. In other activity, Spokane held on to its four game lead with a 5-3 win over Sacra mento, Salt Lake edged Van couver, 3-2, and San Diego bombed Portland, 11-0. The San Diego Padres got a dandy five-hitter from Gary Peters in ripping Portland. Peters was never in trouble as he racked up his seventh win. Valmy Thomas and Stan- Johnson were the Padre atari at the plate, each driving In a pair of runs. Er. f Jg&jSf iiv" 1 tfjggroUF the right patten) JfK El for my rtngt, a (jUjflJ any lime, . shot lei M lOW IS 119.M. I Inclidlni custom initaltstles) on your snatfun. 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