Portland Beavers May Surprise
Coast League, Manager Predicts
Riverside, Cal., Mar. 22 U.PJ
The Portland Beavers may be
the surprise of the year in the
Pacific Coast league pennant
race.
That's the conservative opinion
of the Beavers' genial manager,
Bill Sweeney, as he looks over
the crop of hopefuls that will try
1o lift the Rose City out of the
PCL second division.
"If our players come through
as we believe they will look
out." warns Sweeney. "We will
be the surprise team of the pen
nant race.''
Yanks Help Seen
Sweeney still is counting on
getting considerable help from
the Cleveland Indians and the
New York Yanks. However, the
club looks fairly solid as it now
stands.
In return for Pitcher Hal Saltz
man, a 23-game winner last year,
the Bevos got Outfielder Luis
Marquez, Infielder Steve Mes
ner and Pitchers Red Adams
and Lyman Linde. They also
Rot a bundle of cash and an
other outfielder, Hal Peck, who
refuses to report so the club
still has another player coming.
Sweeney has quantity if not
quality, for each of the infield
posts. Long-ball hitting Mickey
Rocco, obtained from San Fran
cisco, and Vince Shupe, a fancy
fielder, are fighting for the first
base job.
Other Infielderi Cited
Second Baseman Eddie Basin
ski is being pressed by Rookie
Bud Peterson, and Shortstop
Frankie Austin has competition
in the form of Joe Polich. a Yan
kee farmhand. Mesner has the
third base post all but clinched.
Jimmy Gladd is back as the
chief backstop: and the outfield
candidates include slugging Joe
Brovia. Marquez and Johnny
Hucker. If Peck, who hit .310
for Cleveland last year in 33
games, signs up, the Beavers
will have a strong outfield.
Like many other clubs, how
over, the Portland team is short
on pitchers. There are Adams
(8-7) and Linde (14-15.) Adams
probably will pitch the opener.
Also present are Jack Creel,
who was drafted from Houston
of the Texas league after win
ning eight and losing 11: Rov
Helser (16-10), Vince Dibiasl
'9-16), Red Lynn (10-18) and Cal
Mclrvin (3-3), to mention a few.
Rookie From Salem
However, none of these ap
pears destined for stardom.
Among the better rookies in
camo ,is Bob Drilling, up with a
16-10 record from Salem of the
class B Western International
league last season.
As Sweeney points out. a first
line infielder and a starting
nitcher would do wonders for
this club.
Robinson Vs.
Costner Bout
Philadelphia, March 22. (U.R)
Bustling George Costner, a pow
er hitter with either fist, meets
Welterweight Champion Ray
Robinson in a non-title bout to
night to see if he's worthy of a
title shot next June.
A good showing by Costner
in the 10-round Convention hall
bout would put him first in line
for a crack at Sugar Ray's crown
in New York.
The 25-year-old Costner will
have another incentive when he
trades punches with Robinson
in a bout that might attract a
570.000 gate.
He will be out to avenge a
knockout dealt him by Robin
son five years ago in Chicago
when Costner was budding into
prominence with a streak ;of
kayos.
Robinson, the superb fighting
machine from Harlem, will enter
the ring the favorite, as usual.
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School Track, Baseball
Slowed by Weatherman
Rain and cool weather has
been slowing down but not en
tirely stopping the high school
sports program as the track
team prepares for its "short dis
tance" meet with Grants Pass
here Saturday afternoon and the
baseball squad prepares for its
conference opener March 31.
Last week Friday the diamond
squad had a scheduled double
header with Yreka, Cal., called
off because of wet grounds and
threatening weather. This was to
have been a non-conference
game. Coach Alex McDonald
said another practice game may
Pro Cagers
Result Here
By United Pratt
You can usually count on an
"old pro" when the going is
roughest.
George Mikan, probably the
greatest player in modern bas
ketball; turned in one of his
super-performances last night to
lead the Minneapolis Lakers to
a 78 to 76 victory over Rochester
and posession of first place in the
National Basketball association's
central division.
The playoff for first place, ne
cessitated by a tie at the season's
end last Sunday, was a sizzler
throughout with Mikan, all six
feet 10-inches of him, playing a
tremendous role.
Tonight's Garnet
The Lakers take on the Chi
cago Stags at Minneapolis to
night in the regular central di
vision playoff while Rochester
gets its first crack at the Fort
Wayne Pistons tomorrow at Ro
chester. Meanwhile, division playoffs
got off to a flying start in the
other sections. New York con
tinued their mastery over the
Capitols at Washington last night
when they closed fast for a 90 to
87 victory.
The pennant winning Indian
apolis Olympians topped She
boygan 86 to 85, while Anderson
ripped by Tri-Cities, 89 to 77. All
are best-of-three series.
Corvallis Golfer
Leads Tourney
Pebble Beach, Cal., March 2.
(U.R) Grace De Moss, of Corval
lis, Ore., Oregon State coed, held
a five stroke lead today in the
women's 54-hole medal golf
championship for amateurs over
the Monterey Peninsula Country
club course.
Miss De Moss fired a gross 73
in yesterday's opening round of
the three-day tournament. Her
handicap of three gave her a
net score of 70.
Tied for second place were
Edcan Anderson, five-times Mon
tana State champion who shot a
77-275; and Mrs. Calvin Til
den, San Francisco, with 78-3-75.
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be scheduled with Talent high.
Drizzled Yesterday
Yesterday the trackmen work
ed out in a drizzle that harmed
their efforts less than it did the
baseball squad. While such
weather is tough on youths
wanting to loosen up their mus
cles running and jumping, it is
even worse lor others wanting to
handle a baseball correctly.
Coach Bob Newland of the
Tornado squad is still looking
for boys capable of replacing the
three stalwarts lost from last
year when Loren Carter, Jerry
McGrew and Rich Riggs grad
uated. Saturday's dual meet with
Grants Pass will not count much
in state competition but it is ex
pected to give the coaches of the
two schools a fair idea of how
their prospects stack up.
Quantity Large
Newland finds a large number
of youths out for each event and
if quantity counts for anything
the Tornado could be a tough nut
to crack this season. Several ot
the boys have shown up well
when one considers how early in
the season it is and the poor
weather.
Klamath Falls will provide the
first Southern Oregon confer
ence competition for the Tornado
when the two schools have a
dual meet on the local field,
April 1.
Louis' Seeks
Charles Bout
El Paso, Tex., March 22. U.R)
Brown Bomber Joe Louis said
today he wanted to meet Ezzard
Charles in a championship fight
and become the "only retired
heavy champion to return and re
capture the title."
Louis, who retired March 1,
1949 as undefeated heavyweight
champion after holding the title
11 years, said last night that
Jimmy Norris, a partner now
managing his exhibition tour,
was negotiating with Charley, his
successor, about a possible match.
"The whole thing hinges on
the financial arrangements."
Louis added. "Norris now is in
Miami handling the negotia
tions." Norris, reached at Coral Gab
les Fla., last night, remarked
that Louis had not asked him to
arrange a fight with Charles.
Clinton Charley High
Scorer, Pistol Shoot
Clinton Charley was high
scorer with a 273 last niyht
when the pistol division of the
Medford Rifle club held its
weekly shoot at Merrick's in
door range. Next hi"!h were
Frank Rush wtih 260. Roy Hew
itt 251, Loren Crouchcr 243 and
Bill Bray 243.
Cliff Friend won his second
leg on the pistol handicap trophy
last night also.
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Halsey Gets
Edge Over
Don Harper
One of Portland's top ranking
middleweight amateur boxers
will be seen in action for the
Southern Oregon Boxing club at
the armory tonight. He is Bull
Halsey, runner-up in a recent
Oregon AAU tournament in
Portland and comes to Medford
with a standout reputation as a
solid puncher. His foe will be
the Gold Hill kayo artist, Pun
chin' Don Harper.
Halsey will be a slight favorite
to take the honors when they
climb into the ring but if Harper
can land a square punch, fans
are certain the upstater will
head for the land of nod.
Tiie Donovan Wolfe-Les Of
fard bout, carded for the lower
half of tiie double main event,
finds odds fairly even and will
probably remain that way unless
some strong Redding backing ar
rives in town tonight for the Of
fard boy. Offard hasn't been
fighting too much lately while
Wolfe has chalked up five con
secutive wins in three months.
Unstoppable Dick Adkins was
figured to have little trouble in
whipping Barney Harrie of
Yreka when they square off in
the semi-windup.
Other matches follow: Eddie
Conrad vs. C. W. Lacy, Corky
King vs. Johnny Hamilton, Chief
Super vs. Franklin Haynes and
Bogey (Circus) Bogart vs. One
Round Hogan.
The Bogard-Hogan match lifts
the curtain at 8:30 p.m.
Volleyball
On Thursday
Finals in the local YMCA
sponsorcd volleyball league sea
son will be held Thursday at the
Y in the form of a playoff be
tween three of the top four teams
at the end of the regular season.
First game will be at 6 p.m. and
the second at 8 p.m.
Starting at 9 p.m. members of
the eight teams taking part in
the league season with their girl
friends and wives will attend a
social affair.
First game tomorrow will send
the Lumbermen against the
Teachers at 6 p.m. and at 8 p.m.
it will be the winner of this game
against the Businessmen team.
Last week the Businessmen de
feated the Bankers in the first
game of the playoffs. . '.
Teachers finished the regular
season undefeated and leading
the local league.
Sacs, Bevos
Clash Dated
Riverside. Cal., Mar. 22 (U.R)
The Sacramento Solons make
their final southern California
appearance of the training sea
son here today when they train
their guns on luckless Portland.
The Beavers, cellar team in
the exhibition circuit, took a 6
to 2 hammering from Seattle
yesterday as the Suds shelled
Pitcher Bill Fleming with three
runs in the opening frame. Right
fielder Joe Brobia salvaged a
measure of the Beavers honor
with a homer in the sixth.
Sacramento upset the defend
ing PCL champion Hollywood
Siars 5 to 4 yesterday to halt
the Stars' winning spree at six
games. The SACS connected for
14 blows, including three singles
and a double by first baseman
Steve Souchock.
N. Y. Rangers Lose Key
.an For 'Cup' Tourney
New York, Mar. 22 (U.R)
The New York Rangers will
have to play the National
Hockey league's Stanley cup
playoffs without the services of
Edgar Lupradc, the team's lead
ing scorer and clutch player.
Laprade suffered torn liga
ments behind the left knee last
night while the last-place Chi
cago Black Hawks were handing
the Blucshirts their sixth straight
loss a 6 to 3 lacing before a
slim turnout of 6,640 fans.
Women's Golf Section
Qualifying Round Set
Portland, Ore., Mar. 22 U.R)
Mrs. Joseph Hcrron, district rep
resentative of the, USGA wom
en's committee, said here today
the Portland Golf club would be
the site August 24 to 25 of the
Northwest sectional qualifying
round of the women's national
amateur golf championship.
There was no sectional quali
fying round here last year be
cause no entries were received
from this sector.
AORCHARD WASTE
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STAUFFER PASTE
Nifty Card
Jn Store For
Grapple Fans
A nifty mat card is in store
for grappling fans who trek to
the armory tomorrow night to
view Mack Lillard's triple main
event offering. The three match
es are for 45 minutes each with
two out of three falls to decide
the issue in each case.
Heading the list will be Geor
ges Dusette, posessor of a power
ful full nelson, doing battle with
Frank Stojack, the Tacoma air
plane spinning artist. What witli
Dusette's ability to shake the
stuffing out of his foes and Sto
jack's ability to wind opponents
up like an eight day clock, it
ought to be quite a shindig.
Tough Tony Carded
Those who like their mat per
formances rougher than a cub
should get their money's worth
in the center engagement. It pits
Tough Tony Ross against Char
ley Carr. Ross resorts to the line
of least resistance to pin a foe,
usually a fist smacked into some
vital spot amended by some hair
snatching, and nose tweeking and
eye gouging, while Carr follows
the straight and narrow but is
fully capable to follow the Ro.ss
habit. Carr, who should be re
membered by Medford's older
mat followers, claims the Hawai
ian island championship.
The first skirmish, starting at
8:30 p.m., should rival the main
event for clean fireworks. It
sends Danno McDonald, sensa
tional Canadian bone bender
against good looking Lee Grable,
Los Angeles.
Lillard said some choice ring
side seats still remain to be sold
and may be picked up when the
boxoffice opens at 7:30 p.m.
Braves Pennant
Chances Checked
Bradenton, Fla., March 22.
(U.R) Experts who rated the Bos
ton Braves a strong challenger
for the National league pennant
were rechecking their reasons to
day. The Braves have been the dis
appointments of the spring ex
hibition season with eight con
secutive losses. Their pitching
has failed to "mesh" with Star
Southpaw Warren Spahn beltod
hard twice and Bonus Beauty
Johnny Antonelli still failing to
show much.
Manager Billy Southworth's
lone reasons for happiness about
state of his pitching have been
the consistently strong perform
ances of Johnny Sain.
JOE PAGE SCHEDULED
Orlando, Fla., Mar. 22 (U.R)
Joe Page, the New York Yan
kees' relief specialist, will pitch
"only when he feels like it un
til opening day," Manager Casey
Stengel announced today.
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CP Grade School Cage
Banquet Dated Tonight
Central Point, Mar. 22. Sev
enth and eighth grade basketball
squad players of Central Point
will be honored by Central Point
businessmen at a dinner today
in the school cafeteria. Al Simp
son of the Southern Oregon col
lege coaching staff will be the
speaker.
Dinner will be served at 6:30
p.m. with Central Point school
board members, high school and
grade school coaches and School
Superintendent H. P, Jewctt
among the guests.
New York Giants Stop
Pirates With 17 Hits
San Bernardino, Cal., Mar. 22
(U.R) The New York Giants, who
lost plenty of games while hitting
homers, started winning 'em to
day without homers.
The New Yorkers pounded out
17 hits as they beat the Pitts
burgh Pirates. 9 to 8, yesterday
but onlv one blow was a round-
tripper by First Baseman Jack
Harshmann. The Pirates, mean
while hit four two by Marv
Rickert and one each by Ed t itz
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