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PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON August 29, 1944 Leaders On Lookout For Hurlers Whol First Division Seeking Pitching Talent; Red Sox Take Second Place By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer World series talk was legiti mate business in four American league clubhouses today after a routine post-season planning ses sion in Commissioner K. M. Landis' office but the four con tenders were more interested in vacuum-cleaning the bushes, looking for another starting pitcher. If there was a footloose luirlcr in the Minors who could win in the big show, operators of the St. Louis Browns. Boston Kcd Sox. Now York Yankees and Detroit Tigers would be very much interested. Experiments were the rule, rather than the exception, as the clubs battled into the final five weeks of the season with only four games separating the Yanks and Tigers, tied for third, from the pace-setting Brownies. Boston tried Rex Cecil from San Diego with so-so success, two won and two lost, and was ready to gamble again today on Clem Dreisewerd. acquired from Sacramento at a fancy price tag. Drcisewerd's first opponent was to be Floyd (Bill) Bevens. whom the Yanks had just pulled back from their Newark farm where he had won 10 in a row. New York also had installed Rookie Mel Queen from Newark as- a regular starter in the battle royal windup. St. Louis went down to the southern association and back several years to pick up Willis Hudlin, the former Cleveland Indian with his famous "sinker.' Detroit still looked high and low for help to bolster Hal New- TRUCKS FOR .RENT You DriTe Mova Your;:!! Save H Long and Short Trips STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main Janstiorae Reserve Eluded Whlikey 88 Proof S7H Grain Neutral Spirit!. The Lazudowne ..Distillery Hevre dt Grace Md. iii iM-iMirjnrr'i"- WAR . . u..las tor s&rsSeS 63 Each tin Se TrNCtS ""'""r;. houscr and Dizzy Trout, the El win twins, despite Stubby Over mire's sudden flash from over the weekend. Pitching promises to be the decisive factor in the stretch drive when the Browns and Tig ers will enjoy long home stands. The St. Louis team, idle yester day, moved to Cleveland for two games before heading home 10 tackle Detroit in another vital series but heard bad news from the club doctor who said Bob Muncrief would be lost for a week or 10 days with a sore arm. Boston took over second place by clubbing the Yanks. 7-4, in !the only game in ttie Harridgj I loop yesterday. Red Barrett, who relieved Yank Terry in the fourth, picked up his 8th win at I Rill Zuber's expense. The Red box pitchers walked l.t men but lett 14 .xcw oiKcrs stranded in a S-hit effort. I NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (.Vi The St. Louis Cardinals, who The recently-revived discussion have nothing more serious to do ! ol whether match play provides than get readv for the opening : a true test of golfing ability, of the series at Sportsman's park, i leaves this coi ner cold. . . The ur-Wedne.-xiav, October 4. came up gument against match play is with three" runs in the last of the mat a player can blow a couple ninth to shade Cincinnati. 3-2. of holes with 7 s or 8 s and still linn fmwr nntrhi'H hi llllilh win But 111 a 72-hulc medal I big league triumph and 19th of i the vear with the help of Kcnnv ! O'Dea's two-run pinch homer, Harry Gumberl was the Cmcy Pittsburgh at Chicago, the only ! other scheduled washed out. ' Hedqe SetS CaStinq e Sets Casting Mark of 170 Feet ! In Championship ! PORTLAND. Aug. 29 i.-T' ! Marvin K. Hedge of the Port land Angling and Casting club set a new fly casting mark of 170 feet in the national flv and bait-casting championships at St. Louis. Mo.. Saturdav. club of- ficials reported todav. He had won the distance fly event once before in 1934. Two Last Minute Entries in Tourney NEW YORK. Au2. 29 iT Air Cadet Robert ralkcnours and Sat. Frankie Parker, both of the army, are last minute en trie national tennis tourn ament which sets under way at the V.'et Side Tennis club in Forest Hills tomorrow. They are ranked seventh and eighth', respectively." on the na- i tional list for 1943. CStefSiJJ WERy? - - MST-WSSS10. P0 V.viwm .fKstw t'.' 35c WITLEAKY CPS YOUR FORD DEALER SINCE 1923 Main and Esplanade Sports s!Ssj Briefs feB Hugh Wjg FulUrtoa, J r. ' ; ffiSSJ tournament, tne guy who ruins ' a found that way still has three chances to mane it up, so what s the difference After ex pending a lot of thought on a cvnns Mem wiai worn a pi e tones and medai scores, we iound no way of making allow - i anees tor the ability to win iV" tlV.!e J ' VrT -ia,rV ,t??V11, Td Us human talhbihly that makes igoii imeieMing . . any fiooci Unal would shoot better than Bv- ron Nelson, but no-one would fput up S 10,000 prize nioncv lor it to win " HE'LL WHISTLE FOR IT tmi Mens, who lakes his mon- ; out of oil and puts it into i horses, has made such a pet of - nis Sotj.UuO colt. Pericles, that the horse follows him around Kaneocas farm and responds eag erly when Helis whistles When Bill was showing off the horse's tricks to a group of visit ing newspapermen t h e other day. one sour scribe wise cracked: "If he ever wanLs to w in a race, he 11 have to stand at the finish line and whistle." ONE-MINUTE SPORTS PAGE Blake Harper, concessions manaaor at Sportsman's rjark. is moaning about the prospective! shortage of Doricarn for iho I world series. . . . What could be JJ'.or5e '5 an over-supply of pop . , . navy gria f '" s11'" ............ squad is so strong that Ralph mission sanctioned the a r g u Elisworth. a recular ai Tpvas n t ment as a coast featherweight last season, isn't working with cither of the first two backfields. Redskins to Meet Brooklyn Tigers In Grid Contest OGDEN, Utah. Aug. 20 W) Utah will sec its first profession al football game tonight when the Washington Redskins meet Brooklyn's Tigers and some 16. UUU fans arc exDCCtcd to show up al Ogden stadium to find out how the play-for-pay boys do it. When new parts are necessary for your Ford Car, come to us and get Genuine Ford Parts. They are designed and precision-built to help restore your car to "like-new" con dition. Let us check your car every 30 days, help keep it in tip-top running order. Bring your car in Inspect Our Newest Car and Truck Recapping Angels Lead Coast League By Big Margin By Tho Associated Press The Los Angeles Angels, in their pennant-bound form of the 1943 season, engaged the weak pitching Oakland Acorns at Oak land tonight as the lneifie Coast league opens the 2-nd week of its -4-week baseball season. The Angels surged into a 101 game league lead as the contend ing Hollywood Stars failed to stop their onward rush last week. The Stars dropped into third pos ition and Portland took over the second-place spot. With Los Angeles almost cer tain to retain the championship, interest in the eight-club league , centers on jockeying for position , in me upper oivision posi-season J San Francisco, Seattle and Oak- (land are candidates for the Pres- ident s Cud series. Sacramento, in N 7 position and'last-place'san Diego are out .u ....i j of the ruiming. . San Diego tonight meet Port- land; San Francisco starts its j runncrup battle at Hollywood: i and Sacramento opens its last 1944 Pacific northwest visit at Seattle. Dolan to Meet Mike Belloise For Coast Title SPOKANE. Wash., Aus. i.-Pi Jooy Dolan, claimant the Pacific coast featherweight ;ti ...:u m;t-.. u.11..; ..t Los Angeles in Spokane's last outdoor boxing show of the sea- son September 4. Matchmaker Bud Oliver said today. ti.ii.-. mil iiicli .uim uviiwiac ui 5 10una- The fight is scheduled for 10 Dolan in his last fight, dc- ; feated Joe Robleto of Pasadena. title battle. WINS TWO CROWNS GREAT LAKES. 111., Aug. 20 (.'Pi The diving championship of the national AAU outdoor aquatic meet today belonged to a west coast plunger, Norman Sper, Jr., of the Beverly Hills, Calif., Sand and Pool club. per yesterday added the plat form diving title to his pprins- board crown as the 1944 AAU meet closed here. AMERICAN Lr.GLE W. I. Prt Sf. Louis 7o M .5M Boston W7 N-v York T .7 Oetroil .7 Cleveland fii m PhiladeiDhla m H7 Chicairo 7 M Washington 2 71 Boston 7. Lew York 4. Only ft me achrinler'. NATIONAL LEAOIE W. L. St. Louis . .. DO 30 Pittsburgh 7o 47 Cincinnati H7 SO New York S B5 Chicapo .'! in Philadelphia An 70 Bonton 4fl 7rt Brooklyn 4 77 Oimti Yplfrday St. Louis 3. Cincinnati 2. Pimbiimh at C him an, postponed. lOniy K.-imPB Bcnpauicri i. Pet .750 BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:45 S TODAY pffS YOUR NEWEST SCREEN SCREAM! 1 Bo r1 '" y B people's radio champion , bocomos tho champion J ' 0m'C 0' f ' I K., r.ATES 0ARWELL - FIELD V Collegians Meet Bears Wednesday All-Star Grid Classic to Bo Played at Chicago Be fore Throng 'of 50,000 EVANSTON. 111., Ann. 2!l (V) Var-jnstli1. lint still lootbiill'.i nnt illii.strioiis havliini;er. the lltli annual all-star fcl'id eontest tomorrow niKht will pack a ea paeity tltroiiR of 50.000 into Northwestern university's Dyehe stadium to wateh.the ereani of the eolleiiiale erop tackle the ChieiiKo Ueurs. Ueeause they have for Ine oc casion lOuarteiback Sid Luck inan, an ens-inn in the luercluuil marine, ihe llears ltMU inUion al professional league champions are favored to dodc defeat for the fifth time in the all-star scries. Whether Luekman matches Ihe sharp-shootini; of Tulsa's tilenn Dobbs, whose passes helped the all-stars scuttle the Washington Hedskins 27-7 last year, may not settle the issue as much as the manner the reserve-shy Bears can stave off Vie phalanx ol All-Stars Waldorf can and no ' doubt will-shoot into the fray I More than hU strons. the More than fiu strong, the col legians probably will prance in a constant parade, while the IJears with 37 huskies, most of them unknowns, may have to feel their way along experiment ally. Waldorf likely will start his No. 1 backfiekl of Quarterback l.ou Saban of Indiana. Halfbacks Uobbs and George Trippi of Georgia and Fullback Pete Lay den of Texas but the Bears plan to hold out Luekman, guiding genius of their vaunted 1 -formation, until a crucial spot. Instead. Johnny Long, former-K- r t'nieatn and a graduate of of'hr Roars' Newark. N. J-. farm. wlii do the pro master-minding .. .... . ........ .. jir nt OU1SC1. oiuiiuiK v.iu ! Long probably will be Halfbacks ! ! Hay Molting and Doug McFnulty ! and Fullback Gary Famigliclti. I The pro champions hold a to i 3 edge in the series, with two rgaines ononis in lies. mi: nia opened tne scries in imoi who h scoreless tie and then won 5-n j in lflJj; 37-13 in 1941. and 21-0 i in 1942. Former Klamath Man Hurls for Service Nine at Pacific Base Mrs. Mary Martin of 2200 Wantland, recently received that hor nenhew. Techni cian Fourth Grade Howland D. Young was doing quite a job as a pitcher on the team of an cvne- , uatioif ho.spittil of hii advance oaxc sei vicn luiiiiiidiiu jii Southwest Pacific. While rcadins her former home town pnper from Deer Park, Wash., she came across an article dealinc with the exploits of Young. Mis team has won 18 victories in 23 camcs, taking the last nine in a row. .VS ! Younii worked here for about a year befofe he joined the medi cal corps, and is well-known. He was inducted in 1 042 and has 423 leen overseas for 22 months, in cluding Id months at New Cale donia. ' SILVEHTON, Auk. 29 (Pt Pacific coast scouts of the Brooklyn Dodgers will conduct a baseball school here August 30-Scptembcr 2. More than 300,000,000 people in the world use cocoanuts in some form every day. Big Frank 4c j Horo a mttrino corps picture of Big Trunk Hamsoy. which cnmi in a publicity release to Tho Hern Id and News today. Trunk is shown inspecting n pair of "boondockors" nt tho marine corps bnso at San Diego. Tho former KUHS football coach thinks the murino corps is tho greatest military outfit ol all timc not excluding any of t h o s o Quys who fought with Caesar. Aloxandor, Hannibal or any other of history's big shots. Major League Leaders By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE Raiting Musial, St. Louis, .3-t.i. Ittllis batted in Nicholson. Chicago, IM. Homo runs Nicholson. Chi cago, lilt. Pitching Wilks. St. Luuis, IJ 1, .911. AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltim; Durrr, Boston. .32.. Iuns hatted in Stephen?, St Louis. Home runs Pnerr and John son. Hostuti. Stephens, St. Louis and York. Detroit. IS. Pitching litiulion, notnu, 18-S. .783. and Newhouscr, De troil, 21-8. .724. ISSUES CHALLENGE Any potential softbull players in Klamath I'alls will be Kven an opportunity to display their prowess on tin1 diamond at an early date if they wish. Lieut. HoKan. in ehnrin of the Marine recreational program, has issued a challenge for a name between an all-star Klnmnth learn and the boys from the Marine Barracks. If surh a team can be assem bled please notify the Herald News and a a am e w 1 1 1 be ar ranged. Gird your loins, soft ball players, let's go! If it's a "trozen" article you need, advertise for a used one In the classified. Box Office Opens 12:30 NEW TODAY IT'S Ditlorent... IT'S Whimsical . IT'S Chucklesomef CARY GRANT 1ANET BLATn UJOm ALSO Lord Byron Wins Open At Chicago Nelson Shoots Blaring 69 In Lasr Round; Dudley Finishes in Second Slot CHICAGO. Aug. 2! tVi--l.nrtl Myron Nelson. Ihe big money man of golf, headed smith today to pick up more links gold. The tall Texan win said he played "Just as well as I could have, pos-sibly played" to win SKI, -Ki2.ru) in war bond in (be A 1 1-American (men ycslcrday. departed today for Nashville, Teuu., where be will compete In the Mo.lliM) tnvltntional open September 1-4. In chalking up bis (bird win iince (iemge S. May maiiKurali'il his AH American gulf show in HMI. Nelson posted a 21H) seoiv for tho 72-hole route, finishing with a tluee-nnder par It!) to (lis con ra tie ehallenuers who be- i lieved l hey had u chance nller 1 the champion turned in a third round 73, Kd Dudley, president of the PCI A, came from far hack In the paek lo get a linal round ! good for a 2115 tola! and .second place. The husky PU A prcxy was a stroke ahead of Pvt. linck Wliite. who lost a title playoff a year ago to Harold t.Iugl Me Spaden. MeSpadcn, who won the 1!H3 championship with 21)2, drooped to ninth place with a (0 tor H!P. Although the open nnd women championships were decided yes. terday, three amateurs Kd Kur gol of Detroit, Ken lleilemann. the St. Louis chemist, and Kd Christiansen, the Kuinng de leetivc from Miami, Phi. were involved in an 18-hole playoff today for the Simon-pure title. They were deadlocked nt 72 holes with 2!) ft totals. i Little Hetty Hicks, of Long ' Peach, Calif., won the women's 72-hole championship with a 318 j total, a bare stroke in front of i Dorothy Germain of 'Phila delphia. Nelson's rich fir-d prire in the open brought hiy total 11)44 cash earnings to $25,700. topping the previous record of Slfl.flOO by Slanimin' Sammy'Snead back in H3B. Nelson and many of the other leading professionals wilt make their next appenrance nt Nash ville. Then they'll move onto the S 13.333 invitational tourna ment at Dallas. Trxn. Septem ber 8-10. which will end the sum mer tour. After the Dallns tournament. Lord Byron and McSpnden plan to make a movie before starting an exhibition tour along the west coast. Bolanos to Meet Ortiz in Go Tonight LOS ANGKLKS. Aug. 20 f.Pi The old question of boxer versus puncher will be up for settle ment again tonight when En rique Bolanos, fleet-footed Mex ico City boxer undefeated in this country, meets Bantamweight Champion Manuel Ortiz, of El Centro. Calif., in a 10-round non title match. Phone 4567 Box Office Opens 1:30-6:45 NOW PLAYING AT BOTH THEATRES I ' " ma tu OH W Paramount presents Sunntj luffs .I J ; ;,!, Beulah mUtt. u:jk. PLUS LATEST WORLD NEWS Major League Batting Race in Final Stretch NKW YOItK. Aug. 20 Pigut e ftlhei ts sharpened Ihejr peueil points lor ii loin decimal point finish as Stan MiiMal of the Cards led Dixie Walker of the Doder.s into (he .National league slreleh wilh a uiaiKin of .0007 and Hobby Dim-it's Ameri can league lead was cut to Ihreo points by Teiunniale Pelo l-'ov ()f the Hoslon lied Sox. and Dick Sieberl of tin A's. All riveiftgc included game-, played Huong It Sunday. Musial still was on lop .it 3 t' to Walker s but there w.ii no end in sight . V. very thing pointed lo a rnin:h erumhle rir.lil down lo the iieiiiber I wire with New York's Joe Medwick, run. n i i IK third nt .343, and Johnny I lopp of St. Louis, foiu th nt .3.(7, given "dark Juh'su" chances. Doerr's chal lene I roui Lou ' Bondreau ol Chni-land laded as Ihe Tribe pilot shullleil tlown to fifth .giving way to l''o and Sm hert tietl al 322 to Doerr's lead. log 32a Hoy Cllllenbtlie of Clev eland u .is Ihe imlv newcom er in Ihe top in in either h-agvie. taking mntli spot in the Ameri can as K.ilph llodiu (if fhuagt) dropped down. riCHTS By Th Af;oclntod Prcts SPItlNUPIKLD. Ma -s. - -Willie Pep. 12B4, llarlfonl. i'min,, out pointed Joey Peiiilla, :t5. Tain atput. Pa . tim-i Iitle l till HAL'IIMOKK Cb-o Slums. 134. Los Angeles, out'..ided Vic Crehnau. 132 1. N-w York mom 4JJ Ilox Office Opens t:3l).ti:l5 TODAY v A DfKHIS SKIirf w c nuns . tuimr SUM WOODf HtlMMllatf ui cmor i in IMI TAt.Wt. flKlNI HID. I Box Office Opens 6:45 ' Mark Sand r.ch producKon Bond" Barry F&zgehald fANOe- MARY TREEN ANN OOttAN i Wrfttn liy AllonSfOlt qHT! WQr - -f: n ii 3 i i
