Rumor Has Mead Slated for
Sports Coordinator's Job
Br BID FEDER
NEW YORK, May 13 (IP) A
national coordinator tor all
sports, rumored for nearly
year, la likely to be named by
President. Roosevelt within a
month, and U. S. Senator James
Mead, who advocated . cancella-
tion of the world aeries and all
star games less than three
months ago, Is the leading candi
date tor the Job. '.
Word on the early appoint
ment of such a sports officer,
whose big Job Will be to decide
how the nation's sports "can be
handled without affecting the
war effort," came last night from
Herbert Bayard Swope, chair
man of the New York Racing
commission and consultant on
public policy to the war depart
ment. '
In a speech at a dinner closing
Sports Kj
Briefs p. Jf2
By I f-j
Hugh . I -m tJJT f
Fullerton, Jr.
NEW YORK, May 13 (IP)
The postman has to work any
way (you know that "neither
rain nor snow" line) so wny
should we both do It? .-. . Here's
today's offering, courtesy 'of U.
S. postbffice department and va
rious contributors: - -
EXCELLENT EXCERPTS
. From Harry Markson's thumb
nail sketch of Bob Montgomery:
"Bob worked on a tobacco and
cotton plantation as a child but
didn't like the work, which is
why he took so kindly to Phila
delphia." From Gabe Paul's
news of the Reds: "Around tne
clock baseball offered to Reds'
natrons.": ... . Sounds like a dia
mond version of the six-day bike
race. . . . From Jimmy Johnston's
latest communication about his
newest fighter: "The most' amaz
ing list of - knockouts, on any
body s record is that compiled
by Ham Wiloby." . . -.. In' these
days of point rationing, we won
der if Jimmy stopped to think
that "Ham" might lose on points
. From a statement by Presi
dent Hufus Carrolton-Harris on
wartime intercollegiate, athletics
at Tulane: "There should, be no
athletic scholarships unless there
are some poor boys who' are re
jected by the military services.
. In other words, don't pay
'em unless they're worth it
' - 1 -
TODAY'S GUEST STAR
Lewis Burton, New York Journal-American:
"A Senor Ginja
of Mexico City and Lisbon is
seeking to interest Mike Jacobs
in bull fight promoting around
New York.1. . . Individually, bull
and fight are two of the best
products of Mr. Jacobs' office.'
.
HIGH SCHOOL JINKS
Reese Hart of the Raleigh, N.
C, Times wants to know if it
was a record when the Raleigh
high school baseballers swiped
29 bases in two games 13
against Durham and 16 against
Rocky Mount . .. -. Henry G.
King of the Huntington, W. Va.,
Advertiser, reports that Right
hander Dave Stender pitched
tnree consecutive one-hit games
for Huntington Central high be
fore he finally got his lumps. .
SERVICE DEPT.
Commenting on the recurring
rumor (which isn't true) that ex
Middleweight Champion Fred
Apostoli has been killed in ac
tion, Bill Diehl of the Norfolk,
va., Ledger-Dispatch quotes a
letter Fred wrote just before
Christmas: "I know I am doing
the right thing - in . being out
here. Nothing else matters,, be
cause this is it. ; Occasionally I
have been boxing and boys are
very enthusiastic about' it" .
Lieut. Ed' Danowski, former
Fordham footballer- now at the
Pensacola, Fla., naval air sta
tion, recently told local high
school- gridders: "Remember
what you learned on the foot
ball field. Put it to use in life
and you'll be a success."
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Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Don't blame your itore if they run
nt of Old Sunny Brook. Reserve
Blocks are being carefully appor
tioned. However keep asking for
0I1 Sonny Brook. A new supply
vill arrive before longl
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NatlonlDlitProd.Corp.,N.Y. 90.4 Proof
the two-day meeting of the Na-
tional Associationn of State Rac
ing commissioners, Swope point
ed out also that racing has re
ceived a green light from Wash
ington, since both Rubber Ad
ministrator William Jeffors and
defense transportation boss Jo
seph Eastman have told him that
operation of the turf is being car
ried on this year with 100 per
cent cooperation with the war
effort.
Less than a year ago, Swope
removed himself as a possible
candidate for the office of sports
coordinator because hq felt he
was too busy with other jobs.
At this writing, Senator Mead,
from Buffalo, N. Y., is supposed
to have the inside track on the
job Swope turned down. Mead is
a vice president of the Buffalo
(International league) baseball
Pelican Tennis
Medford High
The KUHS tennis team defeat
ed the Medford Craters 5 to 2 in
a return match at Medford last
Friday, May 7. The Pelican
squad lost only two matches-
one singles battle and a double
match. -
Noel of KUHS defeated Cate
of Medford in three sets, 4-6, 6-3,
6-1. After getting off to a bad
start in the first set, he made a
great comeback to sweep the re
maining two sets.
:'. Vaillancour trounAd Nord-
Wolf Knocks
On Door of
Seal's Home
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13
(IP) President Charles Graham
of the San Francisco Baseball
club expressed confidence to
day that a deal could be work
ed out whereby foreclosure
against the . club by the San
Francisco bank could be fore
stalled and the present owners
could retain control.
The bank, which holds a
$198,000 mortgage on the prop
erty of the club, including the
Seals' stadium, started fore
closure proceedings yesterday,
but action will not become ef
fective until after a four-month
grace period.
Graham said the club's prop
erty was valued at $800,000.
Graham has rejected an offer
made by Joe Goldie on behalf
of the Rainier Brewing com
pany to buy the Seals' plant,
pay the mortgage and allow
the club to use the stadium 10
years rent free.
TRACK MEET OPENS
PORTLAND, May 13 (JP)
The annual Portland Interscho
lastic track and field tournament
opened here this afternoon with
a series of elimination races.
Qualifiers will meet next week.
By The Associated Press
COAST LEAGUE
W. L. Pet
Los Angeles 19 3 .864
San Diego 13 11 .542
Oakland 13 11 .542
San Francisco 12 11 .522
Hollywood 11 12 .478
Portland .. 9 14 .391
Seattle 8 14 .364
Sacramento 7 16 .304
Results Yesterday
Los Angeles 14, Seattle 1.
Oakland 11, San Diego 9.
San Francisco 2, Portland 1.
Hollywood 6, Sacramento 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L.
Pet.
New York 13 6
Cleveland 11 6
.684
.647
.563
Detroit 9 7
Washington 10 10
.500
St. Louis 8 7
Philadelphia 8-12
.533
.400
.375
Chicago 6 10
Boston ..' 6 13
.316
Results Yesterday
New York 1, Chicago 2 (10
innings).
Philadelphia 2, Detroit
3 (15
innings).
Boston 4, St Louis 6.
Cleveland 8, Washington 2,
,
Our flulillrrk.
ar IWKjt mtafA
la the produnlmt
of leoHnl for war
pnrfiDiri. Thii
whltkcr roma,
fra rtitrT
ttotlc.
I
Ml Si-
club, but on March 1 he came
out for cancellation of baseball's
two fanciest shows for the dura
tion to relieve the strain on the
nation's transportation system.
Laughing Larry M a c P h a 11,
who made the Brooklyn Dodgers
tick until the army took him last
fall, also was mentioned for the
job, but it was learned no man in
uniform would be considered.
Representative Sam Weiss of
Glnssport, Pa near Pittsburgh,
also was reported among possi
ble candidates. And ex-Mayor
Jimmy Walker of New York,
father of this state's boxing and
Sunday baseball laws, has been
given serious consideration.' '
"There is no doubt a sports co-
ordinator is necessary," Swope
said. "Many sports did not take
their problems to Washington
early in the war, and they have
suffered.
Men Drop
School, 5-2
wick of Medford easily in two
sets, 6-2, 6-1.
Proctor of KUHS won over
Alford in a close match, taking
two straight sets 6-4, 8-6.
In perhaps the most evenly
matched fray Newman of KUHS
won over Wisenburg of Medford,
4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
The only KUHS defeat saw
Knits of Medford defeat Metz of
KUHS 4-6, 5-7.
In a doubles match Noel and
Vaillancour defeated the Med
ford team of Cate and Nordwlck
in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.
The last and final match was
a doubles affair with the Med
ford team of Alfred and Wisen
burg soundly trouncing KUHS's
Newman and Proctor in two
straight sets 3-6, 1-6.
This was the second KUHS
victory over the valley team in
their only two starts of the year.
Coach Wayne Scott Is dickering
for at least one more match with
one of the valley schools before
the end of school.
Pastel Shades
Battle in Girls'
Play Day Ball
The girls' Softball play day
held at Roosevelt grade school
last Thursday was a huge suc
cess. One hundred and eighty
school girls competed from va
rious schools in the city, and
were divided into A and B
groups and teams were chosen
from these, named after colors.
Results:
A Division The Royal Blue
team defeated the Reds to win
the championship.
Consolation A Pink won
over Light Green 5 to 3.
B Division Light Green beat
Royal Blue for championship of
mis division.
Consolation B Red team de
feated Light Blue.
The play day was under the
direction of Luella Sanders of
Roosevelt, Frieda Kemnitzer of
Kiverside and ably assisted by
ine omer women physical educa
tion instructors from grade
scnoois m wis city.
RENT $1 A YEAR
Over a score of patriotic citi
zens nave leased their property
io ine government lor war
housing sites at rents of $1 a
year. . , ...
"What Now?"
Lou Novikoff, Chicago Cubs'
outfielder, scratches hla head in
bewilderment as he tries to fig
ure out the future after receiv
ing a notice from the Cubs' gen
eral manager, James Gallagher,
that ha had been suspended for
failure to report, Novikoff, who
works out daily at a ball park
at Long Beach, Calif., says the
PAGE TWELVE
Indians in Warpaint
Crowd Yankees for Top
Cleveland Scalps Senators at Night
While Yankees Whip Sox by Pitching
By JUDSON BAILEY
Associated Praia Sports Wrliar
The Cleveland Indians are crowding the Now York Yankees
for first place in the American league, but there is no way of
telling yet whether the Tribo is on tho wnrpatli or simply doing
its spring moving.
In recent years the Indians have moved menacingly In the
spring and usually subsided in the summer. Last year they won
13 consecutive games in an April sprint and created some early
excitement among their followers. On May 2 they were six full
games in front of the Yankees, but the next day they went Into
a six-game losing streak and there is no point in recalling the
subsequent details.
This spring the Indians have
not been as flashy, have had no
winning streaks, but they have
not lost two consecutive games
This may mean they will stick in
the scrap longer.
They overpowered the Wash
ington Senators last night in a
floodlight affair 8-2 to move
within one game of the pace-setting
Yankees, who were beaten
at Chicago 2-1 in ten innings for
their second straight setback.
Chubby Dean held the Sena
tors to six hits and had a shutout
till the ninth. His pitching was
supported by a 13-hit attack on
the part of his teammates, their
biggest spree of the season.
The Yankees' whipping by the
White Sox was the handiwork of
Johnny Humphries and Joe KiP
hel. ... Humphries pitched six
hit ball and allowed only one
single after the third Inning. He
himself made two hits and start
ed the rally that tied the score
in the eighth. Kuhel singled him
home with the tying tally and
then in the tenth singled Rookie
Thurman Tucker across with the
winning run.
Ernie Bonham, the Yankees
ace who had won three games
without a defeat, went the route
and was tapped for nine hits,
seven of them' in the last four
frames. A year ago Bonham won!
eight straight before he was!
stopped,
The Philadelphia Athletics
and Detroit Tigers battled in a
15-inning marathon at Detroit
before a single by Ned Harris
gave the Tigers a 3-2 victory.
The St. Louis Browns stag
gered .the bruised and bleeding
Boston Red Sox. 6-4 with Chet
Laabs hitting a three-run homer
his second round-tripper of the
season. It was the fourth loss in
a row and 14th in 20 games for
the last place Red Sockers, who
made only six hits.
Also National league games
were postponed because of unfa
vorable weather in the east
Tire Rationing on
Way Out, Believes
Goodrich President
PORTLAND, May 13 lP) It
all goes well with the present
synthetic rubber program, tire
rationing will be on the way out
sometime next year, believes
John L. Collyer, president of
the B. F. Goodrich company.
Synthetic plants, he said In
an interview, should produce
600,000 tons or more next year
as much as the nation uses in
a normal year. He estimated
synthetic production for 1943 at
250,000 tons but pointed out that
most of It would not be avail
able until near the end of the
year,
GRANT LEADS
PORTLAND, May 13 (tP
Grant high took the lead in the
Portland Interscholastic baseball
league yesterday, defeating Ben
son, 9-6, for its eighth win in
nine games. Franklin defeated
Washington, 8-3, and Jefferson
won from Sabin, 11-2.
RESOURCEFUL
CARLTON, Ore., (IP) It took
a lot of sprinting, but Farmer
John Kirsch solved the manpow
er shortage.
He had two tractors and only
himself to run them.
He set the controls of one and
started it drlverlcss across the
field. Then he jumped aboard
the other and followed. Before
the first one reached the fence
he ran it down and turned it
around. ...
And so on for 300 acres.
DANCE
EVERY
SATURDAY
NIGHT
ARMORY
Musid by
Baldy's Band
' Dancing 9 Till 1 ,
. Admlsiion:
' Women, lie Tax 9c
Total 20c
Men, 90c Tax 9c, Total 99c
1 Service Men, 50c, Tax 5e .
Total 55c
May 13, 19-13
I Oregon
Sport Notes
By FRED HAMPSON
Associated Proia Staff Writer
A question that may bo decid
ed in the June meeting of the
Pacific Coast conference will be:
Is Ed Atherton running the
southern division of the league
or is the southern division run
ning Atherton?
Atherton spoke out the other
day concerning the double round
robin football schedule being
cooked up by California mem
bers whereby California, Stan
ford, USC and UCLA will play
each other twice and schedule
no games with the northern
schools.
"Schedule matters are to be
decided when the league meets
in June,", said Atherton. "An
nouncements of the southern di
vision plans are premature."
But even if a majority of the
league votes for the old schedule,
or some form of it, can Atherton
enforce it? If the Californians
stand together for a war-time
split ' ,na league it looks from
here as though the league will
have to divide Itself for the dura
tion and like it. The big fdur
of the south can always with
draw and when they do they
take the big gate receipts with
them. It will be a question of
whether the northern schools
can afford to bring the affair to
a crisis and risk such a with
drawal which might outlost the
war. . It's no secret that some
Californians always have fav
ored a revised league.
As to Atherton's influence
well, it also seems from here as
though the southern schools
could walk out on the czar as
easily as they could walk out on
the northern teams. They might
even use the issue to walk out on
the Atherton purity regime,
which hasn't been too popular In
California.
A good deal could develop
from this impasse.
Short takes from Oregon sport
pages:
Al Lightner of the Salem
Statesman doesn't think that
wartime coast league ball is
Class AA by a long shot.
"We've got to get this war over
in a hurry, if only to get some
of the kids back to hustle these
old grand-dads out of any no
tions that they can still play
AA ball . . . We saw nothing that
our Salem Senators of yesterday
couldn't keep right on whack
ing." One Oregon commentator not
One Oregon commentator
notes in tho same paragraph that
Charley Do Autremont, the form
er Uni-High all-star of Eugene
now in the service, has married
and has entered commando train
ing. Oregon State track followers
think they have a -great half
milcr in Stu Norene, just a
On the day of vic
tory, the luiurloua
Olympic will convert
to peace again be
come the sparkling
canter ol Saattla'a
social Ufa. But until
that day, the Olympic
ll dedicated to providing comfort
and relaxation for military person
net. We feel (lira that our frlendi
will understand.
BUY WAR BONDS!
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SEATTLE , WASHINGTON
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Angels Still
Lead Coast
Ball Parade
Southmon Win Thirteenth
Consecutive Struggle at
Rainiors Bow to Barroga
By The Associated Praia
uos Aiigviei continued yes
terday to make a parade out of
mo j'aciric Coast Icuguo biiso-
nan race, winning their lth
consecutive gume and their lDlh
of the season.
yesterday's victim, for tho
second, day in a row. whs So
attic, the Ruinlers bowing 14 to
1 beforo a 21-hlt burriiKu. Tho
victory moved the Angels nioro
than 300 percentage points
aticad or their nearest rivals
Jodie Phipps held tho Ruinlers
to four hits and it was the sec
ond straight day that tho An
gels defeated the northern team
by a 13-run margin.
San Francisco, climbing
steadily, beat Portland 2 to
in the tightest game of the day.
Tom Seats allowed the Beavers
only six hits to nine chalked up
against Liska. Portland, how
over, pulled two double plays.
Oakland moved into a second
place tio with San Diego by
lambasting the slipping Padres
11 to 9. Sixteen runs were
scored in the first two innings.
Fifth place Hollywood kept
pace, pushing Sacramento fur
ther Into tho cellar with a 6-5
victory. Tho Stars hustled In all
their runs In the first throo in
nings. KUHS to Hold First
City Swimming Meet
Klamath Union high school
will hold the first high school
swim meet ever put on in the
city Tuesday, May 18, under
the supervision of the physical
education department. It will
be an all-school Intra-class meet.
Events will Include a 35-yard
dash, 70-yard free style, 70-yard
back stroke, 140-yard relay, ana
under-water distance plungo and
swim. The meet will start at
4:15 p. m.
Spokane Editor
Killed in Crash
SPOKANE, May 13 (IP) Tho
death in a plane crash of Major
Cheney Cowles, former manag
ing editor of tho Spokane Chron
icle, was reported last night by
his family..
(At Shreveport, La., whero
Major Cowlcs wos stotloncd, of
ficials of the second air support
command said that the plono In
which he was killed was a med
ium bomber which crashed near
Mobile, Ala. They said details
would be released today.)
sophomore. Norene chased
Swanzcy of Washington, coast
half-milo champ, to the tape in
the 880 race of the OSC-Wash-ington
meet, losing by a couple
of inches, Swanzey's tlmo was
1:55.6.
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No
b
at,VW.,iii.
THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS
Opr. ri)4),
Stronger In
AVft.r
Lt. Lou Zamoerlnl examine!
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lowing bomblna of liland of Nauru. Lit. Znmporlnl and C. H.
CupernoH admlnlitered emeraency treatment to live wounded
companions as ship limped to
with saving Uvea ol two, Lieutenant Zamperinl, former Southern
California alar, holds national collegiate mile record of 4i08.3,
Records May Fall ai City
Grade School Track Meet
There will be a city grade
school track meet , this Fridoy
on Modoc field with boys from
all the schools In the city com
peting. It Is to be held undor
the direction of Joe Peak's
physical education classes, and
the public Is Invited free of
charge. This is an annual affair,
and many records are expected
to bo tried or broken.
Former records remaining to
be tried or broken include:
Clase A
75-yard dash Held by Stott
of Riverside. Time, 8.4. Year,
1038.
Running broad jump Held
by Walker of Fremont. Dis
tance, 18 feet 8 Inches. Year,
1033.
High Jump Hold by Weeks
of Mills. Height, 5 feet 2 Inches.
Year, 1033.
8-pound shot Held by Weeks
of Mills. Distance, 46 feet 10 W
Inches. Year, 1033.
Football throw Held by J.
Hicks of Mills. Distance, 138
feet 7 Inches. Year, 1042.
440-yard relay Tho River
side team of Stott, Cllnc, Fife
and Morrow hold this record.
Time, 51.8. Year, 1038.
Class B
60-yard dash Held Jointly
by J. Vannlce of Riverside In
ltternes
theiass
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Ju, Sikliim Brnvi'i G)., Mllviltt, Mi,
Longer Stretch
JoD-made hole In Liberator fol
neareat base hoapltnl, art crodlted
1043 and Alvln Dnvls of Riven
side in 1038. Time, 7.8.
Running brond Jump Hrld
by V. Henner of Frt'mont. DIs
tunce, 15 feet 8 Inches. Year,
1031.
High Jump Hold by Sheldon
of Riverside Distance 4 fi-ot 7
inches. Year, 1036.
Baneball throw Held by Bo
gnrt of Roosevelt Distance, 103
feet 8 inches. Year, 1042.
380-yard relay The rolr
team of Fremont Foster,
Springs, Manuel, Kennedy,
King and Davis hold this rco
ord. Year, 10.10.
Claaa C
80-yard dash R. Yancy of
Roosevolt and Allan Blrthn of
Fnirvlow hold this record Joint
ly. Time, 7 seconds flat. Yonra,
1033, 10H8.
Standing broad Jump Held
by Atkins of Riverside. Dis
tance, 6 feet 1014 Inches. Year,
1D2II.
High Jump E. Stelnselfcf of
Roosevelt Jlolght, 4 feet. Year,
1035.
Bnseball throw Winner not
available, but distance Is 161
feet 2 "4 inches.
300-yard shuttle rclny The
Roosevelt team of Johnson,
Nichols, E. Stclnsolfcr, Thorn
ton, Hannah and Vaillancour.
Time, 48.4. Year, 1034.
BREWED WITH