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'$
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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
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: 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. ( .
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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