EIGHT MEDFORD (OHECON)
Pittsburg, Marysville Favorites
As Far West Loop Opens Tonight
San Francisco, Apr. 26 MR)
The Pittsburg Diamonds and the
Marysville Braves were dubbed
the teams to watch today as the
1950 Far West league season of
ficially opens with all eight
teams in action.
The four opening games in
the 140-game pennant struggle
will start at B:15 p.m. With the
first ball thrown, the Far West
will become the fifth and last
of the Pacific slope leagues to
get underway in the new season.
League President Jerry Dono
van and owners in eight cities
are hoping for an attendance
boost of more than 100.000 paid
admissions above the 1949 at
tendance figure of 220,000. i
Locally Owned Clubs !
"Local ownership in all towns
DlttL'hurn ic a rlnfinitp as-
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set and should boost attendance t
..n..Eli " nnnmian cairl P
frmenrlnnslv." Donovan said
The favored Diamonds, 1949
champs, and the Braves meet a
pair of Oregon teams, Medford
and Klamath Falls at Pittsburg
and Marysville, respectively.
The Rcddinc Browns will bat
tie the Willows Cardinals at
Willows, while a pair of dark
horses meet when the Eugene,
Ore.. Larks invade the home
nrk of the Reno Silversox.
iMaggio, Enoi Back
The Diamonds, pennant and
playoff winners last year, open
the season with their same man
ager. Vince DiMaKio. eldest of
the DiMaceio boys. Also return
ing are Bill Enos. former San
Francisco Seal, and Jack Carr.
"Owner Vine Davis (former
Pittsburg mayor) wants a win
ner and will not hesitate to
spend money to get one," Dono
van said.
Their opponents tonight, the
Medford Rogues, are a young
club. The Rogues have a work
ing arrangement with the New
York Giants and are managed by
Tommy Nelson, former Boston
Brave and Sacramento second
baseman. Jack Lloyd will at
tempt to hurl a winner against
the Diamonds with Marvin Cart
wright receiving.
Eugene Plays Reno
The Eugene Larks, managed
by Lou Vezilich, former St.
Louis Cardinal, will start right
hander Al Kruck against Reno's
combination of Bob Testier,
pitching, and player-manager Joe
Borich, formerly of Bakersfield,
catching.
Hub Kittle, former PCL pit
cher, now managing the Klam
ath Falls Gems, plans to send
Andy Sierra, former Portland
left - hander, to the mound
against the Braves' Paul Tamo.
George Trlandos will catch for
BASEBALL
HRSI'ITS TI'RSIIAY
Atlonal I.f.riif
Boston 0. Brooklyn 3
New York 8, Philadelphia 4
Chicago at Pltuhursh, postponed,
rain
(Only garnet icheduted)
American l.eaeite
New York n. Philadelphia
Detroit S. St. l-ouls 3
Bonton al Washington postponed,
threatening- weather.
Cleveland at Chicago postponed,
wet ground!.
Coast League
San Francisco 7. Oakland 3
Sacramento 3. Portland 2
Lot Angeles 6. Hollywood 9
San Diego 3. Seattle 3
Western International
Tacotna ,V Spokane 3
Wenatc-hee 4. Vancouver 0
Salem 3. Victoria t
Yakima 0. Trl City B
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MAIL TRIBUNE
the Gems, while player-manager
Mert Kenmuir will be on the re
ceivine end for the Braves.
At Willows. Cardinal Manager
Ray Mnlgradi, former Fresno
Ditcher, starts Hurler Paul Ho
berg and Catcher Jack Helmuth
against a Heading coniDinauon
of Ralph Lineberger and Pat
Clyde.
Redding Pitchers Tops
Donovan described Redding's
pitching staff as probably the
best in the league." He said
Malgradi is counting on speed
LOCAL PLAYERS LaVerre
Herrimann. left, and Carl Huen
cr are likely to be among the
Medford Rogues pitchers seen in
action as the Far West league
season opens this week in Pitts
burg, Cal. Herrmann is irom
Central Point and Huener from
Jacksonville.
from his young club with an eye
to the St. Louis Browns for help,
help.
The Browns are managed by
Ray Perry, former San Francisco
Seal third baseman who is play
ing the same post for Redding
this year. Perry hopes to equal
his .400 balling average of the
past two seasons with the Browns
and the 50 homers he poled last
year.
STANDINGS
PACIFIC COAST t.EAOL'E
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Hollywood -19 7
Sun nirao 18 II
San Frnnrisco .-.lfi 12
Urn Aneelts 14 IS
Oakl.iml 12 n
Pet. GUI.
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621 2'j
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.J62 7
.3!W 9
.240 12 'i
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.333 2V
.200 3
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.37 S 3
.333 3
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IMIHTI.AN'n I? 14
Snrrninento 11 17
Seattle l
NATIONAL I.F.AOrr.
ChlcnRn 3
Pittsburgh . 3
Brooklyn S
Bclon ..... 4
Philadelphia 2
SI. Louis 2
New York I
Clnclnnitt 0
AMERICAN l.EAOt'E
Detroit s
New York 4
Cleveland 3
Wafthlnaton .. 3
Philadelphia 3
Bolton 3
St. I.nuli 2
Chicago 1
Spokane S
SAI.KM ,1
Tficnma 5
Wenalrhee .1
Yakima ....... 4
Trl City 4
Vancouver 3
Victoria 1
Danny Gardella Sold
Outright to Cardinals
Cincinnati. O., Apr. 2(i iU.R)
Outfielder Danny Gardella, one
of the major lrngue players who
Jumped to the Mexican league in
1946, was sold outright by the
St. Louis Cardinals today to
their Houston farm team in the
Texas league.
Gardella was signed by the
Cardinals last October after
dropping a $300,000 damage suit
against organized baseball.
the Clouds
Wednesday, April 28.
If!
Oma Takes Nod
Buffalo Battle
Buffalo. N. Y., Apr. 26 U.f)
Lee Oma, erstwhile contender
for the heavyweight crown
boasted a streak of 13 straight
victories today following an easy
decision over Vern Mitchell of
Detroit.
Oma, who now makes- his
home in Newark. N. J., toyed
with Mitchell for 10 rounds be
fore 3,500 fans in the Memorial
auditorium last night. The hap
py-go-lucky heavyweight gained
at least seven rounds on the
cards of all three officials.
Although he looked hog-fat at
196T4 pounds, Oma continually
battered Mitchell with punches
thrown from all angles. Mitchell,
tipping 187 U. rallied briefly in
the sixth and seventh rounds
when he slopped Oma with short
rights to the head.
Phoenix Youths
Form Rifle Club
Phoenix. Apr. 26 Boys in the
Phoenix school district who are
interested in joining an air-rifle
club in that community have
been invited to meet Saturday,
April 29. from 10 a. m. to 12
noon near the new high school
building where the club's range
is located.
Two teams already have been
organized with team No. 1 cap
tained by David O'Brien and
team No. 2 led by Mickey Mil
ler. Last week Dale Haggard
made high score with 66 Doints
out of a possible 100 for team 1
and Alton Metcalf of team 2
made 61 out of 100.
Organised April 15
The club was organized April
15 with Charles A. Kolsbeck.
chief of police in Phoenix, in
charge.
At the end of each calendar
month high score members of
the Phoenix Air-Rifle club will
receive awards. As of last week
Saturday 14 boys had joined.
Ages of boys run from eight to
12 years.
Backstops and target holders
furnished by the Haggard Linn-
oer company. Phoenix, have
set up at the rifle range.
Kirk To Play Lenczyk
In North-South Golf
Pinehurst. N. C. Apr. 26 (U.R
wnat may be the best match of
the entire north and south wom
en s amateur golf tourney comes
up in today's second-round when
defending champion Peggy Kirk
clashes with medalist and former
national champion Grace Len
czyk. The same two stars met In
last year's final round and the
winner of today's 18-hole battle
will be a heavy choice for the
1950 crown.
Roll By
1950
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Czech Appointed
Albany Mentor
Albany, Ore., Apr. 26 (U.R)
Stanley Czech, former Oregon
State college football player, has
accepted the head football coach
ing job at Albany high school,
school officials announced today.
Czech, line coach at. Albany
for the last two years, succeeds
Rex Hunsaker, who resigned to
take up coaching duties at Ore
ion Technical institute at Klam-
th Falls.
Clyde Martin, physical educa
tion director and basketball
coach, was appointed Albany
high school athletic director, a
Dost also vacated by Hunsaker.
Bob Newland. Lee Ragsdale
and Fred Spiegelberg together
with the entire Medford high
track squad are to be congratu
lated on the mighty fine show
ing they have made in the Hay-
ward and Rogue relays and in
dual track meets held to date.
While this corner believed the
Black Tornado would win the
Haywards last week-end without
much trouble, it did not come
even close to guessing on the
large margin.
At wt have pointed out be
fore. Medford has "depth" at
very position and in every,
event plus some topnotch run
ners and field event men who
can pull down first place with
comparative ease. These give
the Tornado opponents with
only a few good boys a rough
time.
A letter from Bill Bowerman
sums up this corner's ideas as
well as could be done. The let
ter, in part, follows:
"You would have been very
proud of the Medford track
squad (in the Haywards). It was
certainly a pleasure to walcn
them Dcrform. Ihey were cham
pions not only in the number of
points that tney took dui aiso in
the way they conducted them
selves on the held and in tu
gene.
"I want to commend Bob New
land to you and the people of
Medford. I think that his coacn
ing last year was tops for a first
year man. Perhaps some people
"thought he had inherited some
boys that helped him.
"It is one thing io inherit
them and another to place and
handle them so that they come
up to their possibilities. Bob
did that last year.
"I am sure that you will join
me in the knowledge that this
year he has produced his own
team, His squad is made up of
new material and he has done a
superb job of teaching them.
Medford can be very proud
of its track team and of its head
coach, Bob Newland.
Our visit with the Medford
Rogues Saturday and Sunday in
California convinced this corner
that the local Far West league
club could be a first division
club without much trouble. The
opposition from Klamath Falls
and Marysville. at least, looks
comparatively weak.
Marv Lartwcight. playing Ills
first season as a catcher, has
shown that with more experi
ence handling pitchers he could
be one of the best ever seen by
local fans. He handles himself
like a veteran catcher now but
is weak on calling pitches.
Manager lummy iSelson of Ihe
Rogues lias been concentrating
on finding his best pitching staff.
SOUTl!--,N OREGON
4th and Fir Struts
M.dtord,
WSC Leads
North PCL
In Baseball
By United Press
Washington State college
moved atop the northern divi
sion Pacific Coast conference
baseball standings today But
Oregon State and Washington
were treading on the Cougar's
tail.
Lee Dolquist culminated a
Cougar uprising in the fourth
inning yesterday by singling
home two runs in a five-run at
tack as WSC took a 7-3 victory.
Washington, meanwhile, scored
three unearned runs in the first
two innings to nip Oregon 5-4
in 10 frames.
Oregon tied up the Huskies
four-all in the ninth but the
Webfoots' four earlier errors had
paved the way for the Washing
ton victory.
Bob Peterson got credit for
the Washington win although he
had to be relieved in the tenth
after walking two Oregon bat
ters. Bud McCartney put out the
fire while Dewayne Johnson was
the losing pitcher.
At Moscow, Ida., the Cougars
had little trouble with the cellar-dwelling
Vandals. Idaho did
not score until the eighth
frame. Vandal Hurler Cless
Hinckley gave up only six hits
but issued eight free passes to
first.
fielding and hitting combinations
rather than winning games in
practice.
One of the best plays we
saw on the trip was by Center
fielder Doherty who crossed
up Marysville by bunting
down ihe first base line with
the ball rolling in just the.
place where the pitcher could
n't get over in time to field it
and the first baseman was out
of position. .
And speaking of sports, have
you ever seen the football field
at Lodi, Cal.?
It is a natural bowl with scats
along the sides and room enough
for more at each end. We would
say with just people sitting along
the side that fully 10.000 can sec
games there with perhaps anoth
er 10,000 or more able to get in
when the ends of the bowl are
completed.
BOWLING
LADIES LEAGUE
High individual scries and
high individual game honors
were taken by Audrey Swoapc
with 547 and 199 respectively
when the Ladies' Bowling league
held its competition last night at
the Medford Bowling lanes.
Medford Feed and Seed cap
tured high team series and high
team game with 2,216 and 778
respectively.
LADlKS1 I EAGLE STANDINGS
Team W
Merilord Feed. Seed 48
Shnw's Aoparel Shop ...........44 .
Western Thrift Store 14
Elk Lumber Company 42
Oregon Finance Co 37
Hubbard's 34
Ellis Grocery 32
Western Decorating 29
47
West. Thrift 3
McCall 410
Ludwis 424
Cumminss .... 415
Damon 3RI
Little 373
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Ellis Gror. 1
Crawford 402
Knox 321
German 34!t
Hill 3fiS
Weber ..: 393
1S32
Med. reed 3
Tennant 437
Hawley 3KR
Mann 340
Curry 4flfl
Ban 504
2126
linlihard'i 1
Harnuh 434
McGmw 334
E. Berk 409
S Beck 338
Klatt 372
2031
Ore. Finance 3
Loud 444
Corny 422
Jnhnon 322
Knlps 413
Burroughs .... 492
2093
West, net
McKnwn ....
Hason ,
Rhoaris
Virtue
Gardner
... 433
.. 34U
.. 47j
... 292
.. 388
2008
Flk Lumber 2
shan't 2
Tollelsnti 333
Swoape 347
Littrell 400
Shaw 33k
Carbiener .... 415
2073
Sacchl 44B
Taninev 447
Barnurll 343
Keplev 3R1
Willett 483
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PETE IN ACTION Typical actions of Pete Belcastro, the
wild Weed Italian, arc shown above where Belcastro is pulling the
hair of an unidentified opponent while the referee is being squash
ed in the melee. Belcastro will be seen in action at the armory to
morrow night when he faces Ted Bell in the middle event of the
weekly wrestling card. Lee Grable opposes Leo Wallick in the
headliner and Buck Davidson takes on George Strickland in the
opener.
Local Tennis
Players Meet
A meeting of those interested
in playing with a Medford ten
nis organization was held last
night at the home of Tod Tib
butt, 221S East Main street.
Highlights of the discussion
were promotion of player-spectator
participation, availability
of tennis equipment in thj city,
types of rackets, balls and the
like, upkeep of the courts and
establishing a tennis' clinic for
anyone desiring to ' learn and
perfect fundamentals.
Another meeting and practice
session of local tennis players
will be held Sunday, April 30,
at the senior high courts starting
at 9 a.m.
Again it was stressed by those
in charge that the season is just
getting underway and that any
one wishing to play on a city
tennis team is invited to attend
Sunday's practice.
Joe Kahut Wins
Contract Suit
Portland. Ore.. Apr. 26 (U.R)
Pacific northwest heavyweight
boding Champion Joe Kahut yes
terday won his suit to end his
contract with former Manager
Jack Capri.
Kahut sued for cancellation of
the contract on grounds that Cap
ri failed to account for the fight
er's funds.
t Circuit Judge Martin T. Haw
kins ruled that Capri was lax
in accounting and was in no po
sition to account for money
rightfully belonging to Kahut.
Capri indicated through his at
torney that he would appeal the
decision to the Oregon supreme
court.
PACIFIC U. WINS 15-11
Portland, Ore., Apr. 26 !U.R)
Pacific University staged a seven-run
rally in the ninth inning,
to defeat Vanport 15 lo 11 in a
baseball game here yesterday.
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PAUL SPUHLOCK PITCHES
Paul Spurlock, former Med
ford Nuggets hurler in the class '
D Far West league, pitched one !
inning as relief pitcher for Van-'
couver, 'B. C, of the class B
Western International league as
the Canadian team lost to Wen-1
atchee. Wash., 4 to 0, last night
at Vancouver.
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Willamette U. Defeats
OCE, Vanport in Track
Salem, Ore., Apr. 26 U.P.)
Willamette university score 85',-i
points to win a triangular track
meet here yesterday against
Oregon College of Education and
Vanport college.
OCE scored 59Vi points and
Vanport trailed with 16.
Ted Mertz of Willamette was
the top individual performer,
scoring 20 pc - with wins in
the high jump, 100-yard dash
and high and low hurdles.
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