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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1945)
tWOKHUOD AND mCW Denny Shute Leads PGA Yith Five Under Par 67 5- Nefan Bothered With Back Ailment; Four Bunched In 2nd Place With 68'$ i i ! . . B riUTI MOWXU. - DAiiOA, u, JUiy iu VP) th country! top-arwer "play for pay" gotfera were anting itch outer two question toaay as toey oieesea into the second IH-nole aualuvins round ot tne PUA cnempionsnip over Mor- w country ciuos rolling, rug- gea terrain. T The questions were! 5 "Can we eaten uenny Shute?" and "How la Byron Nelson's back?" i Shut, fray-haired and 40. posed tne tint question y ester- cay aj nc nppea im layout apart with a 32-34 67, live under par, to pace the pack at the halfway mark. The Akron star, winner of the Ohio amateur in 1927, the British Open in 1833 and the PGA in 1838 and 1937, one putted the tint seven greens, had only 87 shots on the putting surfaces, and had live birdies and 13 pars as he sauntered into the lead. ' Nelson Hurls Back J Nelson, the Toledo umbrella man, the year's big money win ner and considered the man to beat in this wartime clash, was another headache to his rivals. A week af o, in Chicago, be pulled 4 muscle in his back in winning a 1100 driving contest. - Yesterday he scored a 70, but immediately aner rus round ne submitted to massage and a heat treatment, and then sought Bobcat Bob Gains Nod; fans Irked i. : By TED MEIER ' ; PHILADELPHIA, July 10 VP) Lightweight Cha mpion Bob : Montgomery gained a split 10 found decision over Nick Moran at Shibe park last night, but a deluge of chairs and seat covers into me nng indicated that the verdict was unpopular. A crowd of 11,036 (gross gate ,27.6) saw the Philadek fchia bobcat, making his first Sometown appearance in a veer and a half, win the nod of . Beferee Charley Deigerty, W-l, ind Judge Harry Lasky, 9-4-1, in his return non-title scrap with the Mexico' City scrapper who rit him t Mi Angela back Hay. -.-- r ' .: j Judge Lou CosWllo thought moran won decisively. He gave the champion only one round. we ninth, ot the remaining rounds, he gave Moran seven and Allied two even. The Associated free had Moran on top, six founds to four, by virtu of his winning tne last round, round wwen eu twee crucian awarded jspran. ( . , t II llll I I," eomb Vill Clash With Leone I Jack tlpsesmb, the former Booeier, has been signed to tackle tough Anton Leon in ft headline tuwl on Promoter Mack Lillard's- egtravagenxa Friday night at the Klamath mery, Ullard said this mom. rThl pout, pit two of the meanest musclers on the circuit against each other' and should provide the fans with plenty, of fireworks. Lipscomb figure to Mold his own in all departments against the burly Oyster Bay menace and the two gladiators will weigh in about the same. ' These two boys have no love for each other and Lipscomb hat vowed that he will take every thing Leone has to offer: and give him a rate of exchange with interest. -, In th semi-windup Paavo Katonen will collide with Buck Davidson In another match that should keep th fan on th edge of their seats. "Louie Has Worms" In New Reno Store . : Louie Polin, long-time resi dent of Klamath rails and leading sports enthusiast here, has opened sporting goods store tat Reno, Nev it was learned today. : Louie's "Little Bit of Every thing" may now be found In "the Biggest Little City in the World" even to the stated fast that "Louie Ha Worms!" Louie sold his store here sev eral months ago and recently opened hi new business in Reno. :vr kuw iv sums COLUMBUS, O. First call for summer football practice brought 116 candidates to Head Coach Carroll C. Widdoes and hi Ohio State university staff. Of the group reporting 105 were freshmen or without previous varsity experience, . NEW SADDLES NOW AVAILABLE Al Harris J no Mgi Tuesday. July 10, 1(4 an osteopath in an attempt to eraaicate a "misery wmcn ootu erea my back." Whether the treatment was a success meant quite a bit to the rivals as well as to Nelson. Shute, wno has qualified for the iiA match play every year since ne Became eligible m lUiia, except in 1933 wnen he stayed In England lor an exhibition tour, hopes he won t run into the same luck which stopped him in 1940. That year, after being away from golf for six months due to a wrist operation, Shute quali fied for the PGA title flight, only to be carted off to a hosDi- tal for removal of his appendix before he could get in a round of match play. Previously he had lost to Tom Creavy in the finels of the 1931 championship, but came back to dominate the 1936 and 1937 classic. Only a stroke back of Shute as they went into the second roui.d 15 of the pro's beat Old Man Par (who Is 7a and couldn't stand the pace) were Herman Barron of White Plains, N. Y-; Sgt. Jim Tumesa of Mamaroneck. N. Y-: Set. E. J. Harrison, the "Arkansas Travel er" now stationed at Dayton's Wright field, and Johnny Revol ts, tne bushy-haired former PGA king from Evanston. 111. Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Ind,, the army private and de fending champion stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., hit par 72 on the nose. - He was tied by Craig Wood, the duration National Open king from Mamaroneck, N. Y.: Al Nelson of Ponte Ver da, Fla., and Ralph E. Hutchin son of Bethlehem, Pa. Four Major League Clubs Fawr Setting Age Limit RICHMOND, Va., July 10 VP) Four of th 16 major league baseball club favor legislation to place an ace limit on the signing of teen-age players, a telegraphic survey conducted by the Richmond News Leader dis closed today. The same survey showed tijt only three clubs listed ss ODOosed to the the legislation.-: - The matter is scheduled to come up at a meeting of major league official with Senator A. B. (HaDDv) Chandler, base ball commissioner. In Washing ton Thursday, : - . Th Newa,Ledr. became In terested when It discovered that Matin , ; daily" Open ltWi4 i , mjsssssi. wJffih wr 'WfeiWtTf. $ ' l . i !... J M " i flXC Cv' hone race ever U ffS' I jPS- VSV "STAGE DOOR LlSL'lSSZ JJ I 1KH0 I I 1 TT '" V 17lt I1' VllPlVIV V iU i Nl. IBfcOOD AND GUTS...AMERKAtii STYLE ! II! I-A WiVMWviTi Tuesday t "1 VxrT I 0 )M lV-"!sJw it WEDNESDAY XS Vkttmi .only an f . i yii'c&i!UJf 1 J v5vwwtrS Great As Theirs ..ST nnOPAV 1 ML: "TALK,NG ivl- . M.UB7 w sum f MfWMwnj. m fff utssrniiiLsafTsi i i ' w. - m m i ! i . . bsbww"" III . - ' . ' rWJfi-l ; f M V ""TioThnny i aai . wfv w ssnatav mm m m - ssm g i m i 11 m v av . ;- sw.. -."aaw a t. mjtmMUMf av I is -Laasawrr-- 1 as this? : xHsxifitmsmuiAmmh immww -- : Santa Anita Turf Meeting Sets Record Br BILL BECKER ARCADIA, Calif., July 10 VP) Quite a meeting Santa AniU had, muttered park attendants today as they swept up the last of the discarded pari-mutuel tickets. Inclined to agree with them were more expert observers who pointed at these facts and fig ures for the fabulous 40-day race session ended last Saturday: The total betting handle was $87,634,419, a daily average of $2,190,861. The dally mutuel take topped " three million five times, with the high of $3,813, 300 on the day of the $100,000 handicap. Wagers on the 'cap alone totaled $791,837. AU of these figure were new western records. It was probably the richest American meeting ever held for norse owners, wno pocketed $1,431,000 in purses. This was ai average daily distribution of $35,775, exceeding the $35,- 186.su average at Saratoga in 1944. believed to be tODs for an extenaea meeting. Klamath Jay-cees ; To Meet Medford- - In Softball Tilt The Klamath county Junior cnamDer of commerce Softball team will tangle with the Med ford Jay-cee's in a Softball tilt to be played at Recreation park Sunday at 6:30 p. m. In a previous tussle, the Klam ath ten nosed out their tradi tional rivals 23 to 22 In a free hitting game. The Jay-cee out fit will also play a high school club in a practice game sched uled for Friday evening, Coach Marvin Hlxon said today. a schoolboy, whom was sponsoring- as the paper Virginia's representative in an 'All-Amer ican" boys' game to be played in xv ew xork on August 28, was ineligible because he had signed a contract with the New York Giants. This case was expected to be used as an example at the Washington meetin ui uie ciuos poi ' the News Leader said 13 answered but only seven gave definite ooln- ions. The New York Giants, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns -and Pittsburgh Pirates all favored an atf Jmit" provid ing all. teams were made, to adhere. Big League Clubs Aid Red Cross Chlcego Shows Way With Biggest Crowd Since 1941; Whit Sox Edg Cubs, 5-4. By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer American - league 2, National league 1, and American Red Cross-National War Fund Churl ties $110,000. That's the scora today after the first of a two day series of interleague exhibl Hons subbing for the 1945 all star game which was called off upon OUT suggestion. Four more tilts will be slaved today, the day baseball would be staging its annual mid-season lesuval in Boston if wartime travel conditions had not made it necessary to cancel tho ex travaganxa. Last year the all- star contest in Pittsburgh net' ted $106,275. including $25,000 for rad.'o rights. Baseball's total for relief con tribution over four seasons was near the $3,000,000 mark and almost certain to hit that total when all returns are counted. Chicago Shews Way Chicago showed the way with the biggest crowd to see a ball gamo in the windy city since July 13,1941, as 47,144 watched tne wmte sox edge out their cross-town rivals, the Cubs, 5-1, in 10 innings. , Johnny !ckshot's single to center scored Wally Moses with the winning score off Paul Der ringer in the extra frame after Bill Nicholson, hit a disputed drive, which the Cubs claimed entered the stands and had been knocked, out by a fan. The White Sox played the ball, hold ing Nicholson to a double and the umpires upheld them. Vice President Harry Grabiner of the White Sox said the official Chicago receipts couldn't be cal culated for a few days but -he was sure the proceeds, to be di vided between the national war fund and the Red Cross, would exceed $50,000. , . Yanics read Giants New York turned out 41,267 paying $50,518 in a game played In a continuous drizzle that finally - caused the game to be called at the end of the seventh with the Yankees leading . the GiantsT 7-1. Senator A. B. (Hanoy) Chand ler, elected commissioner of I GQfflU0t&i LAST TIMES TONIGHT OPENS 1:45 .WK.' DAYS I I I 11.11.11,1 1 U f l i .1 H Nl II t ? baseball. ' watched the game from a field box and threw out the first ball to Catcher Ernie Lombard I but the Yanks did all the starring after that. Hersh Martin's grand slam homer In the six-run third In ning was the big blow in the Yanks' cause, routing Starter Swedo Hansen. Three Cincinnati hurlcrs shut out tho Indians, 6-0, nt Cleveland before a slim crowd ot 600U fans. Real drama is promised for tonight when Port Shcpard, who lost his right leg otter hs army piano was shot down over Ger many, makes his formal pitching debut for Washington against Brooklyn. Shepard, now a coach, worked In spring training guincs, amazing baseball men with his dexterity. Jr. Baseball Program Will Get Underway Tonight at 6:30 o'clock all boys and adults Interested In the American Legion Junior base ball prrgrnm hero are requested to meet at Mills field bounded by Reclamation, Applegate, Di vision and Martin. Ball teams will have to swing Immediately into the playing schedule thus foregoing practlco sessions that were enviously planned. All boys between the ages of 12-17 are eligible to play baseball in this program, provid ing tney nave tne consent oi their parents. Three fields have been whipped into snape as playing sites but boys turning out to-. nignt snouia nring raxes ana hoes to lend assistance in getting the diamonds in better condition. This is not to be a working party, but some work must be done to grade the terrain prop-, crly. Baseball WILL be played, to-' night and teams will ne organ-.' lied and sponsors assigned. Any adults who are capable of coach- Ing a ball club are ursed to turn out to lend assistance to the suc cessful beginning of the league. Equipment has been obtained nil VnmA ..la.. .. .. ri ,U 1 1 .. , ' - slab have been sunk. The dla-l mond has been properly laid out and the program is ready at long I last to get underway tonight at B art nVlcwbl , l m 1 ti l II I I fci J iiwvi&iU h who. Ill I II 1 l 'a1 I W 111 yw&&WfiWrt , . , momum mu tat et u , Ml I Avi t'fiJ VUiJ .' BOX OFFIC! OPENS MS WIEK DAYS , ' JMXvfj&A - Bevos Face Seals; Suds Meet Sacs Portion' Club Leads Field By 3 Hi Lengths; Suds Clou Gap Between First, Second, By PAUL WELLS Associated Press Sports Writer Cream of the Pacific Coast league crop since tho start of the season, Portland's Beuvers and Seattle's Ralnlers movo to day to their own northwest stumping grounds for a three week stuy, with their California competition in the next fortnight promising little danger to their one-two standings at the top of the loop, Only two games are on the bill of fare tonight. The first- filnce Beavers, three and a half ongths ahead of the field, tackle San Francisco's Seals, una tho Sacramento Solons open their series against the Acorns at Oakland. Seattle's home stand against the Hollywood Stars will get underway with a twin bill to morrow evening, travel north ward having caused the delay. The Los Angeles-Sun Diego Padres series opens with doublclieudor Wednesday after noon. League competition this week, the 17th of the soason, will cen ter on battles for first, third and seventh places. Suds Narrow Geo In the last two weeks that Portland and Scuttle huvo been on tho road the Ralnlers have narrowed the gap between first and second spots one game, win ning 10 out of 15 while the Bea vers were copping , nine and dropping six. Sacramento's overwhelming 6 2 series victory over San Fran cisco last week put the two clubs In a tie for third, six notches be hind Seattle and three ahead of tho fifth-place Acorns. At the bottom of the ladder the amaxing Stars have pulled within half tilt of the once- powerful Angels, who; have sped cellar-ward In the last two weeks with tho speed ot a y-2. winning only two of their last 15 starts. ' Hollywood sullied five games on tho seventh-spot Seraphs last week by humbling San Diego six out of eight while tho Ralnlers were taking Los Angeles ovc tho hurdles 7-1, PCL Footnotes: Hollywood has acquired Catcher S a m Schlmllng on option from the St. Louis Browns, . , . Tho Los Angeles pitching staff has suf fered a body blow; Jodie Phipps Is slated for army Induction this week and Ralph Marshall must transfer to war work or face In duction. , , The Seals' sensation al plnch-hltter, Battle Melons (Bones) Sanders, has a date with his draft board this week Jack Shope, the former bom bardier obtained by San Fran cisco from Jersey City, quit the club and returned to his home at Springfield, O., after being knocked out of the box In his first start a few days ago. . , . . Vie Plcettl, Oakland's scintillat ing 17-year-old first Backer, will be back In the harness this week after a seven-day rest, Lind-Pomeroy Legion Nine Downs Idaho nivi-rrr ,.l. T. .1 .. ia in Pounding three southwestern Idaho All-Star hurlers for 1 1 hits, Portland's Llnd-Pomeroy Junior Legionnaire baseball team Sun day defeated the Idaho squad 10-4, salvaging the third game of the series. The All-Stars took Saturday's game 3-1 behind the f 'Itching of Cecil Gregory, who united th visitors to seven safeties. In last night's game, Portland took an early 2 to 0 load, but the All-Stars tied It up and fol lowed with two more In the acc ord. All-Star Pitcher Cudd, however, encountered trouble In th fifth when Oregonlana "IIUII Matinee Dally LOUIS ARMSTRONG Bluejackets Pour It On Butte Falls Bouthern Oregon Lsagu Standings W. , L, Naval air station 5 0 Marine Barracks 4 1 Medford 3 a Central Point 2 ' 3 Ashland 1 4 Butte Fall 0 5 The sailor nine from the naval air station remained at the top of tho Southern Oregon Base ball league over the weekend by virtue of a 25 to 1 shellacking of Butle Fulls. Paltermin pitched for the nuvy and Whiffed 10 while giving up onlv one hit. Navy butters had a field day at the plate collect ing six homers and a largo num ber ot doubles and triples, The sailors gave Patterian good support, committing only one error, while Bulla Falls wa guilty of two bobbles. Chlnf Norm Worthley's boys will tangle with Central Point thole next Sunday. Olivera Earns Draw With Lewis Castillo SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 MV- California Bnntam Weight Champion Tony Olivera, 1 17a, San Franciaco, successfully de fended his title here Inst night by earning a IS-round draw In n lambung fight with Lewis Castillo, 117, Mexico City. The verdict did not moot with unanimous approval, many thinking the squatty Mexican had piled up sufficient points with his two-fisted body attack to win the crown. knocked him from tit mound with five runs on four hits and two errors. Robinson and Peter snn followed on tho mound for the Idaho nine before the latter stemmed the spurt. Open Ii30-i4l STUART ERWIN MITCHELVRUTH DONNELLY AND His DliaetaS by u nnif nia uiuaru, mirKUl
