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Gold Hill Wins Third Straight Co And Rogue Ashland, May 6 Gold Hill high trackmen won their third county class B high school cham pionship here Saturday after noon by rolling up 142 points. Rogue River was second with 104, Talent had 68, Jacksonville 61, Phoenix 50 and St. Mary's had four. The Gold Hill crew by virtue of this victory and others this year will be highly favored to win the district track meet to be held at the Ashland high field next week. The summary: Hifh hurdles Boulter (RHI first. Jacobs (RR) second. Hardy (J) third, Davis (T) fourth. A. Pawlowskl (Jl fifth. Newnhara (CH) sixth. Time 16 7s. 100 Thomas (J) first. Goddard (T) second, Morgan (GH) third. Mccrack en IP) fourth. Bacon (P) fifth. Palmer (GHI sixth. Time lis. Mile Paulson (GHI first. Bean (PI second, Frlnk IRRI third. Cimfl (GHI fourth. Ross (GH) fifth, Robinson IT) sixth. Time 3m 10s. 440 Miller (Tl first. Henry (T) second. Cimfl (GHI third. Black (RHI fourth. Smith (GHI fifth, Newnham (GH) sixth. Time 57.1s. Low Hurdles Davis (T) first, Bout- unty Meet River 2nd ter (RRI second. Jacobs (RRI third, Hardy (J), fourth, Schava (GH) fifth, Workman (PI sixth. Time 23.4s. 220 Thomas (J) first. Mccracken (P) second. Day (Tl third, Drum (R) fourth, Murphy (St. M) fifth. Time 24.9s. 880 Combs (T) first. Gilchrist (GHI second, Magerly IRRI third. Lady (P) fourth, Newnham (GH) fifth. Clay (J) sixth. Time 2m 12.3s. Shot put Purrier (RRI first, L. Cimfl (GH) second. J. Morgan (OH) third, Harper (GHI fourth, B. Smith (GHI fifth. B. Morgan (GHI sixth. Distance 42 ft- in. Discus B. Smith (GH) first. J. Morgan (GHI second, Godlove (Jl third. B. Morgan (GHI fourth. Hutton (PI fifth. Rosecrans (GH) sixth. Dis tance 11S ft. 7 In. Javelin Cimfl (GH) first Green mayer (Jl second. Harper (GH) third. Clay (J) fourth, Hutton IP) fifth. Dis tance 140 ft. a in. Broad jump Drumm (RR) first. Harper (GH) second. Purrier (RRI thirrt Newnham IGH1 fourth. Bacon (P) fifth. N. Day IT) sixth. Distance 17 rt. los in. Pole vault Newland (GHI first. Workman (PI second. Jore (GHI third. Gilchrist (G fourth. Norman (J) fifth Heiffht B ft. 8 in. High jump Jacobs (RR) first. Boul ter IKHI SeCOna, rBW IOW SKI IJI uiiru, Smith (GH) fourth. Bacon (P) fifth, Purrier (RR) sixth. Height 3 ft. 7 In. Relay Won by Talent. Rogue River second, pnoenix tnira. lime im w.o. MEDFOrUWiTRIBUNl IPS 'Middleground' Victor in Derby Louisville, Ky., May 6 (U.PJ Middleground, a Texas tornado from the sprawling King ranch acres in the Lone Star state, came like a twister in the stretch today to win the 76th Tunning of the Kentucky Derby. Coming out of nowhere in the drive down the last, long piece of horse highway to the pay off window in America's most glamorous gallop, the son of the 1936 Derby winner Bold Ven ture gave the King ranch its third rose run triumph when he finished a length and a half ahead of Virginia's highly-touted Hill Prince. C. V. Whitney's Mr. Trouble was third, as Your Host, the California comet who went off the favorite in the field of 14 faded badly after setting the pace most of the way. CAVEMEN DOWN PELS Grants Pass, May 6 Grants Pass high baseball team nipped the Klamath Falls nine 3 to 2 in 13 innings in a Southern Oregon conference get-together here Friday afternoon. STANDINGS SATURDAY NIGHT National League Brooklyn Chicago Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati New York Detroit Boston New York Cleveland Washington St. Louis W -.10 -.10 L Pet. GBL 8 .625 4 .600 7 .388 7 .563 ia 8 .520 1 R .300 l'i 10 .286 4i 8 .273 4 6 6 4 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 3 .750 .611 1 .571 2 .500 3 .462 3i .364 4'k .357 S I .300 S Washington Wins Thinclads Meet Washington grade school over whelmed three local opponents in the annual all-city track meet yesterday afternoon at the sen ior high field by piling up 1684 points to 13i for Jackson, which placed second. Roosevelt took third position with 56 points and fourth was Lincoln with 46. A complete summary of all results in the track meet will be published in The Mail Tribune on Monday. Ben Hogan Practically Assured Golf Champ White Sulphur Springs, W. Va May 6 U.R) Bantam Ben Hogan virtually wrapped up his first championship since starting up the comeback trail when he turned in a five under par 65 to day in the third round of the Greenbrier open golf tourna ment. The mighty mechanical mite from Texas who has led the field since the start of the 72 hnlp rnmnetitinn. haH a 1Q3 in- tal for his three trips around the picturesque old white course. WSC Continues To Hold PCC Baseball Top Spot By United Press The Washington State base ball team still held its narrow lead in the northern division of the Pacific Coast conference Saturday but the Washington Huskies were hot on the Cou gars' heels. Both Washington teams won over Oregon schools Friday; the Huskies sweeping a doublehead er from Oregon State by shut outs of 4-0 and 1-0 while Wash ington State downed Oregon 5-2. Klamath Gems Score Record Runs Number Klamath Falls. Ore., May (U.PJ On of lh highest team scores in bat ball history was mad by Klamath Falls of th Far West loagu Friday night in df eating Rno, 32 to 3. Only 650 fans saw th and lis procession of Klamath Falls bas r u n n r s across horn plat after being held scorlss In ih first inning. Th modern major lagu raeord is 28 mad by th St. Louis Cardinals on July S. 1929. Ducks Upset Husky Thins Eugene, Ore., May 6 (U.R) The University of Oregon's star studded track team remained undefeated today, taking a 73 58 win from previously unbeat en Washington. Only one record was set on the track, slowed by a week's rain and a 10-mile headwind at the straightaway. Oregon's George Kasmussen cleared 14 feet, 1 inch, to break the mark of 14 feet. Set by George Varoff of Oregon in 1938. Two upsets marked the meet. Pete Mundie of Oregon outran Washington's George Abbey in the two-mile and Dave Kolden upset Bill Olson in the high jump. Seals, Oakland Take PCL Baseball Games San Francisco, May 6 (U.R) After spotting Los Angeles five runs in the top or the first in ning, San Francisco came back Saturday to wrest a 10 to 6 Pa cific Coast league baseball win. Hollywood, Cal.. May 6 (U.R) Ernie Groth pitched Oakland to a series-clinching 7 to 2 Pacific Coast league win over luckless Hollywood Saturday. SOC Baseball Twin Bill Cancelled, Wet Grounds Ashland, May 6 Saturday's baseball doubleheader between Southern Oregon college and San Francisco State college was called off because of wet grounds, Coach Ted Schopf said. It was to have marked the final appearance of the 1950 Raiders at the local park. Sunday the SOC nine will play an exhibition game with the Cheney Studs team at (Jen tral Point at 2:30 p.m. Ducks Unlimited Given $5,000 by Oregonians Oregon sportsmen contributed more than $5,000 to Ducks Un limited last year, Alfred H. Schmidt, state chairman of Port land, reported Saturday in a re lease to newspapers. The same $5,000 quota has been set for Oregon this year. Restorations of Canadian wa terfowl breeding areas will pro ceed at top speed as result of appropriations approved by trus tees of Ducks Unlimited, Schmidt said. Cheney Studs Vs. SOC At C P. Field, 2:30 Sunday, May 7. 1950 Central Point, May 6 Cheney Studs will play the strong South ern Oregon college baseball team in a non-league affair at the Central Point field Sunday at 2:30 p.m. It will be the last spring training game before the league season opens on May 14. Ted Schopf. SOC coach said, he will pick his starting pitcher from Ronnie Pinkham, Tex Gat lin, John Gray, Hennebeck or Russ Martindale, with Gene Farthing catching. Stud Manager Hoosier Hof fard said his team will be out to set the college nine down to avenge an earlier defeat this season. At that time the Studs were not in top shape in either the fielding or batting depart ment, Hoffard said. A new infielder, Howard Mc Donald, has been signed by the Studs and will make his first ap pearance before the home fans Sunday. McDonald is an experi enced ball player, having played four years at Pacific university where he graduated last spring. In the summer of 1949 he played with Banks, Ore., the Oregon State semi-pro cham- HOCKEY COACH QUITS New York, . May 6 (U.R) There was a boom in National Hockey league coaching oppor tunities today as Lynn Patrick resigned from the New York Rangers, leaving half the clubs in the loop temporarily without a coach for next season. Helen Thompson Ousted 1950 Spring Tournament Miss Helen Thompson, 1949 champ, fell out of the running for the 1950 women's spring golf handicap crown of Rogue Val ley Country club in a quarter finals match yesterday. She los 4 to 2 to Mrs. Tom Ness. In a first flight match Mrs. Belle Schenck downed Mrs. C. B. Collins 2 to 1. Chez Winning Pitcher As Stanford Tops Cal Joe Chez, former Medford high and semi-pro hurler. was given credit for the victory when when Stanford university edged California 7 to 6 Saturday afternoon. Chez relieved the starting pitcher in the fourth in ning and gave up but three hits and a single tally. California was ahead 5 to 2 when Chez took over the duties but his teammates came up with five runs to help him out. This was Chez's fifth C1BA win against no losses and was the first time Stanford had swept a three game series with Cal in one year. Ashland Semi-Pro Nine Dates Drill on Monday Ashland, May 6 First prac tice session for the Ashland team in the semi-pro Southern Oregon Baseball league will be held at the high school field Monday at 5:30 p.m., Player-manager Tex Gatlin said Saturday. The Lithians are scheduled to open their SOL season Sunday May 14, he said. HANDICAP TOURNEY Members of Medford Bowling association wishing to enter the city handicap tournament at the Medford Bowling lanes today may register for the events not later than 1 p. m., officials in charge said Saturday. There will be singles and dou bles events with rolling slated for 1 p. m. About five per cent of the cat tle in the United States are af flicted with brucellosis (Bang's disease). Lawn Mowing's a Smooth, Relaxing Walk When You Follow the New VA H.P. 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Results: Singles Rogers (M) defeated Mcllvenna 6-1. 6-4: Shannon (M) defeated Rettman. 6-3, 3-2; Web er (M) defeated Green. 6-0, B-3; Martin (M) defeated Canfield 6-1. 6-3, and Barnett (A) defeated James (M) 6-0, 6-2. Doubles Shannon and Rog ers (M) defeated Rettman and Green, 6-2, 6-3, and Martin and Weber (M defeated Canfield and Bayne, 3-6, 8-6, 6-1. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Fair Sun day and Monday. Rising temper ature and low humidity. North erly winds 20-30 MPH over the interior ana north to northwest winds 25-35 MPH off coast, all winds diminishing by Sunday night. MEDFORD (ORECOH) MAIL TRIBUNE TKHZI Harvester Plant Strike Postponed by Workers Chicago, May 6 (U.R) A scheduled strike of 40,000 farm equipment United Electrical workers at 11 International Har vester plants has been post poned "In the interests of fur ther attempts at peaceful settlement," -the union an nounced today. 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