Sports yX Briefs r'-y u Hugh i, r x Fullarton, Jr.E '. , NEW YORK, April 10 (P) NowJ(jri5.ey.. 5Qna.tpr., Warren Barbour hasn't asked our opin ion about his suggestion to re vive the Joe Louis-Billy Conn fight, but here 'tis. . . . No. . . . Last year we were pretty much in favor of the thing until the surrounding circumstances be came a bit too gamey, figuring it was an easy way to raise dough for the army emergency relief and at the same time pro vide long-range entertainment for soldiers and sailors all over the world. . . . Now the OER no longer is sponsoring sports events and we think there's a big difference between letting a couple of brand new soldiers take time out to fight and inter rupting the progress of two men who have been in training near ly a year. , . . Besides, after see ing Joe and Billy, it would be tough to go on watching the kind of fighters we've become used to during the winter. Fan's Lament Sonny's on the pitcher's mound; Grandpaw guards first base; Uncle Joe is fat and slow;' But still he has his place. You'd never know our sluggers' row; To call it that is treason. We ain't got what we used to have To start the baseball season. We don't need what we used to have ; . . As long as there's a war on, If you think we won't miss those you're a moron. .... MONDAY MATINEE When Lieut. Col. L. S. Mac Phail turned up at the Pimlico races Saturday, the only thing he'd say about baseball was, "I like the Dodgers." " TODAY'S GUEST STAR . Tommy Fitzgerald, Louisville Courier-Journal: Even though the Kentucky Derby this year is being called the 'street cab der by,' women patrons shouldn't expect the jockeys to get up and give them their seats. ; .... .... F SERVICE DEPT. Here's one reason for the pop ularity of the Camp Croft, S. C, golf driving range: A. soldier, could get a lot of" free lessons just by watching three of the i regular patrons, Pvt. Clayton Heafner, former top-ranking tournament pro; Prof. John Ma lesky, former assistant pro at Long Island's shelter rock course; and Lieut. Col. R. Otto Probst, Camp Croft inspector who claims the world's largest collection of golf literature and oddities. . DEFLATED If Dick Wakefield, the Tigers rookie, had any tendency to get puffed up about his hitting, a fan must have let it out of him the other day. . . . Seeing Dick pick a Ted Williams' model bat, the bystander said, "You'll know you have made good when Ted Williams uses a Wakefield model." Ancestry of Ball Discussed After Slow Batting Tilt RICHMOND, Ind., April 19 (VP) After watching the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds get only one extra base hit in 21 innings, General Manager Warren C. Giles of the Reds declared that maybe the manu facturers "used ground up bo logna instead of balata and cork" as the core for the 1943 ball. . Giles is a member of the com mittee that designed the ball. COUGAR TENNIS WIN MOSCOW, Idaho, April 19 (IP) The Washington State college tennis team won a 4-3 victory over the University of Idaho team here Saturday, taking three of five singles matches and splitting the doubles. Nationals Top Americans In Exhibition Battles NEW YORK, April 19 (IP) Playing with a zest generated by their world series triumph of last fall; the National league clubs have defeated their Amer ican league rivals in 27 of the 44 inter-league contests this spring. Four games of the same va riety are carded today, but even a clean sweep wouldn't give the junior circuit a chance to take over the top seat. The National league's edge was built up primarily by Brooklyn's 6 to 1 margin over American league teams and Cin cinnati's sweep of the four game series with the Cleveland In dians. In addition to their complete mastery of the once-proud New York Yankees in five games, the Midland PAGE EIGHT in Tracksters Yi B League Field Events Ken Duncan Leads Team To Gain 53Vi Points in Saturday's Modoc Meet Mulin high school, led by versatile Ken Duncan, won the county B track meet on Modoc field last Saturday morning by garnering 53 H points. Two county records were shattered dur ing the meet with Ken Duncan of Malin setting a new official record in the 200-yard low hurdles and Charles Cheync of Hen ley bettering the 220-yard dash record. Henley with 48 H points was second and ran Malin a very close race throughout the entire meet. Bonanza was third with 38 points,' and Kcno came in 4th making 9ht points. Merrill was last with 5i points to us credit. Results: 100-Yard Dash Won by Charles Cheyne, Henley; second, Joe Victorine, Malin; third, Mitchell Wilson, Henley; fourth, Jim Ottoman, Malin. Time, 10.9. 120-Yard High Hurdles -Won by Ken Duncan, Malin; second, Jacob, Malin; third, Hankins and Chestnut, both of Henley, tied for third place. Time, 18.4. 880-Yard Run Won by Dick Smith, Bonanza; second, Nor man Smith, Henley; third, Bob Schmore, Bonanza; fourth, Dew ey Pollard, Henley. Time, 2:16. - 220-Yard Dash Taken by Charles Cheyne, Henley; second, Charles Duncan, Malin; third, Charles S w i t z 1 e r, Henley; fourth. Joe Victorine, Malin. Time, 23.6. New county record. 200-Yard Low Hurdles Won by Ken Duncan, Malin; second, Mitchell Wilson, Henley; third, Jim Sullivan, Henley; fourth, Danny Givan, Bonanza. Time, 25.4. Also a new county record. Mile Run Won by Dick Smith, Bonanza; second, H. Rieck, Merrill; third Normon Smith, Henley; fourth, Frank Gabriel. Henley. Time, 5:02.6. Smith came within a fraction of bettering the mile record. The record is 5:00.4. 440-Yard Run Won by George Drazil, Malin; second, Dale Cheyne, Henley; third, Charles S w i t z 1 e r, Henley; fourth, Bob Schmore, Bonanza. Time, 53.2. Shotput Won by Chotard, Malin; second, Lorenz, Bonanza; third. Dale Cheyne, Henley; fourth, Grimes, Keno. Distance, 39 feet, 11 inches. ' "High Jump Won by Prough, Bonanza; four men tied for sec ond, Grimes, Keno; Tabor, Mer rill; Charles Duncan, Malin, and Lorenz of Bonanza. Height, 5 feet, 31 inches. Broad Jump Won by Mitch ell ' Wilson, Henley; second, Charles Parker, Keno; third, Earl Hitson, Bonanza; fourth, Harold Chestnut, Henley. Dis tance, 20 feet, 4 inches. Pole Vault Won by Ken Duncan and Murell Wordley who tied for first. Both boys were from Malin; three men tied for second, Sam McKeen, Keno; Warren Pritchard, Keno; Carl Prough, Bonanza. Height, 10 feet, 2 inches. Discus Won by Earl Hitson, Bonanza; second, John Loosely, Malin; third, Keller, Henley; fourth, Zaroninski, Keno. Dis tance, 103 feet Football Throw Won' by Chotard, Malin; second, Lorenz, Bonanza; third, J. Keller, Hen-J ley; iourm, u. -neyne, neniey. Relay The relay team of Ma lin won this event, and consist ed of Joe Victorine, George Dra zil, Jim Ottoman and Ken Dun- Four Titles at Stake in Semi-Pro Baseball Tourney ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 19 (IP) There will be four titles at stake instead of one when the nation's semi-pro baseball teams compete in state tournaments this sum mer. Commissioner George Sisler ruled today that in addition to the state championship, titles will be awarded to the industrial service and town sponsored teams which lead their respec tive classifications in each state tournament. Dodgers are also the pace setters in the red flannel league with 11 triumphs in 12 starts. Their only loss was to the Boston Red Sox, 5 to 0. The Boston sockers, inciden tally, piled up the best record of the American with only two set backs in 11 contests and have a chance of adding to that total in a Patriot's day twin bill with the Boston Braves today. The games also will settle the city series. Other struggles today are Pittsburgh's meeting with De troit, in the seventh and rubber game of their series; and the meeting of the White Sox and Cubs in the last of the windy city's prc-season scries. The Cubs hold a two to one gume edge now. Kmpin April 19, 1943 can. The Henley team of C. Cheyne, D. Cheyne, Wilson and Switzler came in second. Bonan za finished third with Hitson, Lorenz, Prough and R. Smith running the distance. Outstanding individual per former of the meet was Ken Duncan of Malin who scored three firsts and ran a leg on the winning relay team of Malin. Second in line was Dick Smith who took two firsts and was on the Bonanza relay team which placed third. Smitli also came very close to breaking the mile country record which is held by his brother, Walter. Gordon McKay, who was ex pected to compete this year, was found ineligible. McKay was on the crack Henley relay team last year which won the relay event at the state meet in Eugene. He was missed badly and his par ticipation in this meet might have told a different story. SATURDAY Chlcatro (A) . Crucapo (N) 5. Ptlroit (A) . Pittsbursli (XI 0. St. Iuls (A) 5. si. Iui N 4. Cincinnati (.V) S, Clcniand (A) 1 (II inninas). Nfw York (A) t. Rrooklrn (N), eanrrlkd. Boston (A vs. Boston (Si. cancrllnl. Philadelphia (A) n. Philadelphia (X). canffllrd. Washington (A) ti. New York (X), can celled. SUNDAY Brooklyn (S) 1. Xew York (A) 5. Washinaton (A) , Sew York (X) . CincinnaU (S) 1. Cleveland (A) 1 (10 In nines). " FlillaiMphla (N) 4. Philadelphia (A) 1. Detroit (A) 1, FitUburgh (X) 0 (10 In nings). Boston (A) 5. Boston (N) S. Chicago (X) 4. Chicago (A) 1. St. Louis (X) 11, St. Louis (A) . CLASSIC LEAGUE Bowling Wednesday evening saw some good individual scores turned in with Al Backes taking high single game with 230, Dav enport was next with 217 and Eli Ross and Joe Cox got 214. High three game series for the evening went, to Eli Ross with 590, Bill Kienas second with 589 and Kurt Strong third with 583. Team honors were taken by Weyerhaeuser Timber company team with a single game of 994 and three game series of 2901. CLASSIC LEAGUE DICK Raadara 2.V) 1M 17S t9 140 164 ISS 4W ISO 160 I.U 4IJ :r,2 14 ll 474 ISS IK 179 mo 71 71 71 213 Racket Srhendel Hutchinson (inrdner Ellis Handicap Total ...014 S 024 rM HaroYa Man'a Stort - Robinson 154 176 ICI 492 IM 201 m . bit 200 137 1E2 619 Klenaa Lmn Snider Southwell Handicap ISO 145 4M) ICS 1M 69 617 4 48 43 141 -.932 170 939 2761 III Davit Associated 173 164 214 166 137 1.1! 167 1S 190 161 179 160 139 169 157 60 M 60 Telford . Davis Young- Arthur . Handicap -.676 905 95J 2731 Wattara Insuranc TllL-r Swlck Roblson . Victory Davenport Handicap 1S5 1?4 146 lf.7 I'D 205 140 139 Ml , . 140 161 170 217 l 171 99 99 99 -.93) 951 931 KM Wtytrhatuaer Ross Potter (leljrer Iliekmnn . Strontt Handicap Total Martin Rellottl -Lower ..IKS 214 ! 690 ...165 199 177 17 163 201 162 167 ISO .2I2 IS2 l9 . 69 69 69 . 933 974 994 1901 Molatorea I6S 192 171 ttt 197 171 I7A 176 191 177 199 175 ISO 27 27 Low Drlsrotl Handicap Total 910 911 972 279J RINGER TOURNEY OFF NEW YORK Peter Dawson National Ringer Golf Tourna ment has been suspended until the war is won. Always read the classified ads. When in Medford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Joe and Anne Enrley Proprietors Baseball Scores I j BOWLING j iM vv Ai' Jt ) r'J km? w Jo Gordon, left, it only holdover na New York Americans' dium. Othors, loft to right, art First Baseman Nick Elltn, Shortstop Goorgt Stlrnwoin and Third Baseman Bill Johnson, the latter pair up from the Newark farm. Second War Baseball Drive Sees Major Managers Waver By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, April 19 OP) If all the indecision expressed by the major league managers on the eve of the second base ball campaign of the present war era were placed end to end it would be as evasive as an axis communique. . , . The curtailed training offered by the northern camps, playing out the schedule that opens to morrow with a new type of ball and the war's manpower de mands both of the immediate past and for the coming five months have combined to make the managers even more reticent than usual. Only Lou Boudrcau, 25-year-old manager-shortstop of the Cleveland Indians, gave an en tirely optimistic answer as The Associated Press made its an nual pre-season poll of the 16 masters of diamond strategy. - "I am very much convinced that the Indians are the team to beat in the American league pennant race," said the youthful chieftain who is starting his sec ond year as boss of the Cleve landcrs. "My club will be in there all sci-son and definitely is the one that will have to be cost." His prediction contrasted with that of the country's baseball writers. who, in an earlier poll, picked the New York Yankees to win the pennant and meet St. Louis of the National league in the 1943 world series. Billy Southworth, who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to their Oregon Baseball Team Completes Week of Losses EUGENE, Ore., April 19 (VP) The University of Oregon base ball team Saturday completed a week bf straight losses for the University of Idaho Vandals, taking the final game of Idaho's Oregon trip, 6-2. Previously Idaho had lost once to Oregon and twice to Ore gon State. Oregon sewed up the game In the third inning with a five-run rally combining an Idaho error with four singles. Walla Walla High Dominates Speed Carnival Trackmen MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore., April 19 (Pj Walla Walla high school entries dominated the an nual invitational carnival of speed here yesterday in a meet which saw one record broken and but one performer win two first places. Cornell of Walla Walla set a new discus record of 134 feet 83 inches, replacing a mark of 132 feet 1 inch by Hcidenrlch of Mc Laughlin high here. Eastern Washington May Enter Track Teams at WSC Meets CHENEY, April 19 (VP) The Eastern Washineton cnllmtn fmrlr team this season may enter meets at Washington State college and the University of Idaho, Coach Bob Brumblay said yesterday. In prospect, he said, Is a meet at Pullman May 1 in which va rious inland empire team will compete, and another May 15 at iaano, Willi Eastern, Whitman, Central Washington college and Idaho participating. STILL GOOD ENOUGH STILLWATER, Okla. Coach Hank Iba of the Oklahoma Ag gies says the Wyoming Cowboys who won the national basketball championship were, a belter team earlier In the season. TRUCKS FOR RENT You Drive Move Yourself Save M Long and - Short Trips STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main The New Yanks Are Coming world title last fall, said he was well satisfied with the replace ments for Terry Moore, E n o s Slaughter and Johnny Beazley all stars of the 1942 team but now wearing Uncle Sam's uni forms. "But I am not making any predictions for the coming year," he added, "although we will be speedy on the baso patlis, have a well-rounded pitching staff and the best catching In the league. Wo will, as in the past, use our speed to the best advantage." Jimmy Dykes, cigiir-smoking leader of the Chicago White Sox, expressed the thoughts of vir tually all the managers when he said "this ought to bo a very In teresting season because the pic ture can chango any time. "You might go to bed one night with your club in first place and wake up in the morn ing with it in tho army. I don't Coachless Shot Putter Betters National Mark FORT WORTH, Tex., April 19 (P) Dewey Coulter, 18-year-old Masonic home athlete who bat tered national scholastic shotput record at the Texas relays, taught himself the art. The Masonic homo has no track coach, so Coulter trained himself and well. The 213 pound youth's toss of 59 feet li inches established a new record in scholastic circles for tho 12 pound ball. In a few practice tosses with the 16-pound shot he reached the 50-foot mark, just 7 feet 1 inch under the world record held by Jack Torrance, former Louisiana State star. American League Umpire Reports For Induction CHICAGO, April 19 (P) Art Passarella, American league um pire, will report for voluntary induction Into the army today. Passarella, married but child less, will not report for actual duty for a week and will use that time umpiring the Cub-Sox spring series. His departure will leave Will Harridge, president of the Amer ican league, with a staff of 10 umpires. None, however, is ex pected to be called Into service. All but Ernie Stewart, father of two children, are more than 38 years old. SKI CLUB RAZED . SEATTLE, April 19 (IP) The four story, Sahalie Ski club lodge, one! of the most pretenti ous at Snoqualmie summit, with sleeping accommodations for 8,1, was destroyed by flro which broke out at 6 p. m. yesterday, the state patrol reported. RUPTURED? Aftir hind I In i trutiti many yaar w hav dtoldttl Iht Little Doctor Truss fi tlit but on thf mirkct, urid ti Hit Nntwrr lo ill ru,tur uffer ' n. Nfit, limpl, efflcltint, no aterl to ruH, no luetic, no preiiun on tht buck or hlpi, no lei itrupa, weight t ouncei. No matter how good four trim la If In tern M fn th neweit and nut ire thfa nn. ?Tii demon it ration. All work dona aubject to ronr rioctor'a ap proval, Unlimited frea aervlca t any one of too weitern aganta Currin's for Drugs Ninth and Main . nrant M I "Tha Prltndly Dru Slot." Infield takes field at Yonkoo Sta see how any team enn mnko n runaway of the pennnnt races." Joe McCarthy, whose rebuilt New York Yankees didn't de feat a siiiitilo major league for this spring but still are favored for their seventh flag In eight years, replied that It Is "too risky to mnko predictions. I can't toll how the Yonks will fare. Nobody can." "I'm not milking n predic tion," chimed in Leo Durocher of tho Brooklyn Dodgers, "but 1 will sny that I am satisfied with my team mid that it is ready." North Division Bqseball Race Schedule Games SEATTLE. April ID (VP) The northern division baseball race will operate on the Oregon and Washington fronts this week, with the University of Washing ton entertaining Idaho hero to day ond Tuesday whllo Wash ington Stole opens an Oregon In vasion the same days ugainsl Oregon State at Corvullis. The Cougars will play the University ot Oregon the next two days at Eugene and tho Huskies will go to Oregon for four games with the two Oregon schools over the weekend. Tho Huskies now arc leading the division, followed by the two ! Oregon schools. Washington State dropped its opening pair to Washington while Idaho, was losing four on its Oregon trip. Johnny Vander Meer Reclassified 1A By Draft Board RIDGEWOOD, N. J., April 10 (IF) Pitcher Johnny Vander Meer of tho Cincinnati Reds has been classified 1-A by his home draft board. Vander Meer, fomed for pitch ing two no-hit games In 10H8, Is a former resident of adjacent Midland Pork. ' An official of the board who declined use of his name said Vander Meer had passed a pre liminary physical examination for military service. Vander Meer is married and has a child born late last year. GOLFERS WIN ' '' MOSCOW, Idaho, April 19 (IP) Tho Washington State college golf team won 10 to 8 from the University of Idaho linksmcn hero Saturday. The dual match, scheduled for Pullman, was transferred to tho Idaho course because of ground conditions at WSC. Fairmont J lHAB EVERYTHINO sill yyyi the monaqomont's doslre to qlvo plonlilully ol thoae things which mak a visitor temombsi lhal ., ,Th FAIRMONT hoi nrorylMna. Mill Mou lin IIMU HOTEL ..... .... FAIRMONT Coast League Baseball Draws 40,000 in Debut i Draft-Riddled Pacific Teams Play Better Ball Than Customers Expected j SAN KHANCISCO, April 10 (IP) Despite the pressure of war the Pacific Const leaguo drew 4U.000 customers lo four giuues yc- ' tcrdny in tho nation's 1IM3 dolnit of professional Imsobiill. It was n rousing start' fur Ihn 40 year-old AA circuit, Tim; opiMihig day names oUt'Octcd only 25,000 fans last year, alllinugli then tho contests were played on a week day, Instead of on " Sunday. - More to the good, from tho spectators' viewpoint, was the fact that the drall-rlddlod tennis played much better baseball . tlian had been expected. Some; Weekend Sports By The Associated Press BOSTON Sergt. Gerard Coto of Canadian arniy, won Boston marathon, traveling 20 miles 3115 yards In two hours. 2tl minutes 25 45 seconds. Cote, who also won In 11140, finished 1:38 15 iihrud of Pvt. John Kel ley ot U. S. army. NEW HAVEN. Conn. Red Rulfe, former New York Yiinkeo Infielder and now Yale basket ball and baseball coach, said he would play third baso Tuesday in Yale's gnmo with Philadel phia Nationals. DALLAS Pvt. Ren Hogan returned to Fairways after seven months' absence and won Texas victory open with 138 for 30 holes. LONDON England defeated Scotland, 4 to 0, In International soccer match beforo crowd which police estimated at 105, 000 In Glasgow'srlliiniptltMi park. NEW YORK National AAU office announced outdoor track titles would be decided at Ran dall's Island, New York City, on June 10-20. NEW YORK Count Fleet, Kentucky Derby favorite, won Wood memorial nt Jamaica, tra veling mile and sixteenth In 1:43 although gashed above hoof on left hind leg at start. Dluc Swords finished four lengths be hind for second. LOUISVILLE Ocean Wave and No Wrinkles finished only a head apart in Koeneland's El mendorf purse. Ocean Wave toured six and a half furlongs In 1:10 4'5 on a slow track. Opposite Squads Open Year For Idaho Trackmen PULLMAN. April ,10 Washinglon Stale and the Uni versity of Idaho will oircrf their track season at Moscow next week, with the squads as un alike as the poles. Coach Babe Holllnghcry will take a double handful of vet erans to the meeting. Including five Pat Holey, Curt Bowers. Bill Zimmerman. Scott Witt and Max Dodge who scored 27 points against Idaho themselves last year. On tho other hand, Coach Miko Ryan at Idaho is striving to build a squad of rookies around a middle cllstanco and a distance runner, all that were when the draft finished last month, of what had looked like one of Idaho's strongest track teams In years, Portland Beavers To Keep Players Acquired From East PORTLAND, April 10 (IP) Tho Portland Beavers of tho Pacific Coast Baseball league will keep the players acquired from Mllwaukco after all. Ted Norbert, traded by tho Beavers to the American As sociation club In exchange for three players, left hero Saturday to Join Milwaukee. Earlier Nor bert, tho leading Coast league hitter last season, had said ho would quit baseball rjjther than leave tho coast, (S 0 0 OOlltll SAN FRANCISCO IIIMiaff lord, hisiiisi iii lllllll I IIIS1II. lull,,! Himsii ohst'i'vers predicted that Hint fans would find roiiipered old -men and under-aged kids run- ; nlug around tho ball parks and -fulling nil over each other. Ac- J tually it wasn't like that at all. Except for SaiTiuiH'iito, the J 1042 champions, who had only one holdover back in tho lino- -f up, the clubs fielded n pretty . fair assortment of experienced J mid competent hands. San Die-, go turned up with n winning pitcher In Htmklo Chnrllo , Sclianz, he-spectacled enstoff of the San Francisco Seals. W With a turnout of almost HI,--000, San Francisco had the big- gent crowd of opening day. Aj flog-ralslug and n purade by tho ; players to band music gave tho . opening a golo holiday aspect. Portland's Beavers, running true to predictions, bent Sncrn- mento, 5-2, with Ad I.lskn, un- J dcrhiimled hurler, doing the . pitching, His opponent was ; right hander John Plnlar, the Senators' only returning regu- lar. Six thousand fans turned out for this game. Portland looked like n firat-dlvlslon club. ; The Los Angeles Angels, gen- j erul fnvorltes to win tho 1043 , chanipltinshlp, bnrely beat Oak- land, 8-8. Spectators totaled 12,000. ' 4. At San Diego, the Tadrrs ; licked Scuttle 21, In 11 In-i nlngs. Rookie Charlie Schani kept tho Seattle hits scattered. The game drew 0000. Standings: W. I Pet. Portland 1 0 1-000 ; San Francisco 1 0 1.000 - Los Angeles 1 0 1 000 ., San Diego 1 0 1.000 ; Sacramento 0 1 .000 Hollywood 0 1 .000 Oakland 0 1 .000 Seattle 0 1 .000 ; Huskie Baseballers : Take Cougars to Camp in Double SEATTLE. April 10 Tho i University of Washington base- , ball team went to the top of the . division Inst week with a double victory over Washington State, Q taking the second game Satur- dov 7 to 3. Bob Scol7.o, WSC sophomore ; from Seottlo, was the "goat" of tho game, when the Huskies ; used his two errors and a couple of hits to put together a third Inning four-run rally that sewed up tho gamo. 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