Portland Man Race Winner
El Ocotal, Mexico, May 11
dl.R) - Four American drivers
turned their dusty cars north
ward towards the United States
today after winning the first
four places in the Pan-American
stock car race.
Winner Hershel McGriff of
Portland, Ore., said the first
thing he Intended to do in the
United States was enter anoth
er race, the 100-mile affair in
Oregon. His sizzling time of 27
hours 34 minutes and 25 seconds
for the 2,178 rough, twisting
miles from Ciudad Juarez gave
h i m first prize money of
$1 f,UUU.
The Portland speedster, driv
ing a 1950 Oldsmobile. barely
edged husky Thomas Deal, El
Paso, Tex., who spend into this
tiny border town only 76 sea
onds behind McGriff. Deal's sec
ond-place prize was $11,600
earned in a Cadillac.
LINFIELD WINS MEET
Forest Grove, Ore., May 11
Linfield took 12 out of 15 first
places here Tuesday to defeat
Pacific university 79-52 m a
dual northwest conference track
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Track Meet
Corvallis, May 11 Oregon
State track team will host unde
feated Oregon on Bell field Sat
urday at 1 p. m. in the final dual
meet ' of the season for both
squads.
The well-balanced Webfoots,
with easy victories over Wash
ington, Washington State and
Idaho, will be heavily favored
to trounce the Beavers. Although
Grant Swan has some top-notch
individuals and the Beavers have
not been bested in the field
events this spring, the Orange
squad lacks the necessary depth
to make the meet close.
Some first class individual
duels loom. In the mile, Oregon
State's Dick Petterson will go
against Oregon's sophomore ace,
Jack Hutchins, and comparative
times indicate a nip and tuck
race.
In the two-mile, Joe Fisher of
the Beavers and Pete Mundle of
the Ducks will fight it out with
the result a tossup. Oregon will
have a big edge in the other run
ning events.
Sports for
the Week
THURSDAY
City Bowling laagut, 7 p.m.
All-star wrestling card, arm
ory. 8:30 p.m. M e d f o r d
Rogues at Maryivillt 8:15 p.m.
FRIDAY
Klamath Falls high at Med
ford (conference baseball), 3
p. m. Grants Pais high at
Central Point (conference base
ball), 3:15 p.m. District class
B track meet. Ashland high
field. 10:30 a.m. State high
school golf tourney at Port
land (Medford entered) Med
Jord Rogues at Willows, eve
ning. SATURDAY
District class A track meet.
Medford field. 10 a. nn
Eagle Point high at Illinois
Valley (JDJ and SOL base
ball), 2 p. m. State high
school golf tourney, Portland
Central Point high at Myrtle
Creek (JDJ baseball), 2 p. m.
Medford Rogues at Willows,
evening. ,
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0:30 D.m for followlns day. 10 am
Monday for Monday; noon Saturday
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SAFE ON A DUSTCLOUD Yanks' Cliff Mapes C7 rides in safe on
a dustc'oud as Detroit Tiger shortpstop Johnny Upon, covering sec
ond, drops the ball In the third Inning of the game In New York.
. Detroit blasted the World Champion Yanks, 7-1.
Just what chances the Black
Tornado track squad have of
winning another state champion
ship will be decided laregly Sat
urday morning and afternoon
this week when the district meet
is held at the local field.
Boys placing first and second
in this district clash plus the
teams finishing first and second
in the relay will go to the state
meet at Corvallis the week-end
of May 19 and 20. Should the
Black Tornado place manv boys
in second and third as well as
first chances are good Medford
will come home with another
state title.
Medford under Coaches Bob
Newland. Fred Speigelberg
and Lee Ragsdale has been a
powerhouse this spring with
local youths placing second:
third and fourth many more
times than In recent years and
in addition to putting other
boys first.
If you are free Saturday morn
ing andor afternoon, we suggest
you drop in at the district track
meet. Preliminary events will
open at 10 a.m. and the finals at
3 p.m.
This corner's mentioning last
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week that Medford has but one
real baseball diamond within its
borders at the high school
brought responses pointing out
that adequate facilities for ten
nis are lacking also.
Tennis players pointed out
that the senior high courts are
the only ones in anywhere near
gocd condition to use and even
one or two of them need repairs.
Our understanding is that
Hawthorne park was schedul
ed to have tennis courts un
der original plans but that
money has not been available.
Sites and makings of courts
are also available at Washington
and Koosevelt grade schools and
at the junior high. However, only
the senior high has courts with
lighting for night play and which
are in condition to use.
This corner would like to echo
what most every baseball fan he
has talked with in recent days
has said about the Rogues.
This year's professional base
ball club in Medford is the best
we have seen in three years of
pro ball. It has by far the best
intield of the three seasons.
about as good an outfield, the
catching staff is better and only
the pitching might be better
before.
Manager Tommy Nelson as
sures us that by the time Au
gust comes around. If not be
fore, that Medford will have
the "best" team In the league.
This would indicate that ne
expects more help from the
Giants andor Seattle or from
the local club's own scouting
staff.
We would say that the addi
tion of one more outfielder and
two good pitchers would moke
the Rogues the best In the Fai
West league this season. Make
that outfielder a "long-ball" hit
ter too.
Thursday, May 11. 1950
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Don, Bob Take
Lead Rogues Bat
Race Home Games
Don Williams. Medford Rogues
outfielder, and Bob Haddock, lo
cal infielder, led the local Far
West baseball team in battme for
the last home series which ended
with a double-header against Wil
lows on hunday.
Williams hit the ball at a .571
clip in 21 trips to the plate while
HactaocK was credited with a
546 in 13 appearances. Pitcher
LaVerre Herrmann of Central
Point was top batter among the
non-regular players and for the
whole team with a .714 in seven
official trips.
Averages for games played in
Medford May 4 through 7:
Playeri, Pos. AB
Herrmann, p 7
Williams, of 31
Haddock, Inf .. 13
Jones, p 4
Shotwell. p 3
Martin, c ... 18
Cooney, lb 18
Bolen, 3b . 13
Nelson, Inf . 4
Stuart, is 17
Gugllelmo, of 18
Adams, of 32
Lloyd, p 3
Thompson, p . 1
I introduced Nelson to a high
school player the other day who
would like some help in batting.
Nelson told the youth to come
out to the ball park when the
Rogues are back next week and
work out with the local club.
We like that kind of attitude of
a manager.
State Track
Meet Slated
Corvallis, May 11 Full-scale
preparations are under way on
the Oregon State campus for the
24th running of the annual Ore
gon state high school track and
field meet at Bell Field May 19
and 20.
District meets this weekend
will determine the qualifiers.
The blue ribbon event of state
prep cinder activities Is expect
ed to attract close to 400 entries
with both "A" and "B" schools
taking part.
Preliminaries In all events ex
cept the 880, mile, high Jump
and pole vault will be run off
Friday, with the finals slated to
start Saturday at 1 p.m.
Oregon, Beavers Play
Baseball on Week-bnd
fftPirnlUa Mnv 11 Orpffnn
State baseball team, just back
xrom a aisasirous roaa inn niw
Washington and Idaho, will go
against Oregon this weekend.
The series opener will be here
Friday at 3 p.m. with the clubs
moving to Eugene for Satur-
.nntotl Unth fnnma will
wind up their northern division
campaign with a return aeries
the following weeKena.
Pacific U. Announces
Full-Scale Grid Game
Forest Grove, Ore., May 11
(U.R) A full-scale game between
experienced players and untried
talent will wind up Pacific uni
versity's spring football drills
Saturday,
Coach Paul Stagg said consid
erable player shitting has taken
place during spring practice and
the contest will give the coach
ing staff a chance to see play
ers in their new positions.
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Waldport, Ore., May 11 IU.R)
Gene Wolwener, former Oregon
College of Education baseball
star, was named today to coach
baseball, football and basketball
next year at Waldport higli
school
Holweger replaces Tom F.rik
son, who plans to return to Lin
field college to further hi,
studies.
Rifle Club Plans
Tourney, Sunday
Medford Rifle club will hold
its annual spring outdoor rifle
tourney Sunday, May 14, start
ing at 8 a.m. at the club range
near the Crater lake highway
Four Corners.
More than 40 entries are ex
pected from Etna and Yreka,
Cal., and Portland, Eugene,
Springfield, Corvallis, Klamath
Falls and Medford. George
Hendricks, Etna, Is scheduled to
defend his title.
Dead line on Classified Ads:
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Monday for Monday; noon Saturday
for Sunday a.m.
Dick Bartle Continues
To Shine in Hitting
Salem, Ore., May 11 U.R)
Dick Bartle, former Medford
Nuggets first baseman, banged
out two hits in five tries here
Wednesday night as the Salem
Senators defeated Yakima 5 to 2
in a Western International
league baseball game. He also
scored one of the Salem runs.
Tuesday evening Bartle got
three hits In four appearances at
the plate, including a double and
a single that brought in one of
the Senators' three runs.
Dead line Sunday Claulflad Is at
Noon Saturdays.
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