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Bend fudges Klamath Falls
In Oregon Prep Tournament
' Eugene -Gift Wade "Swede"
Halbrook holds the, individual
Oregon class A high school bas
ketball tournament scoring rec
ord after leading his Lincoln
teammates to a 70-43 victory over
Salem here Wednesday.
A record -setting afternoon
crowd of 7,150 was on hand to
see the tall Cardinal center score
40 points on 19 field goals and a
pair of free throws to top his old
mark of 39 points. Halbrook
shared the old record with Lloyd
Guettgengbach of Hood River
who got 39 points in the 1947
tourney.
Surprise Win
The Lincoln-Salem game and
a surprise win by Bend over
Klamath Falls were highlights of
yesterday's play. Bend upset the
powerful Pelicans 55-54. In other
games University high dropped
Corvallis 41-35, La Grande edged
Milwaukie 42-40, Central Catho
lic beat The Dalles 75-64 and
Marshfield downed Scappoose
71-61.
The consolation round open
ed Thursday with Astoria vs.
McMinnville at 8:30 a.m.; Scap
poose vs. The Dalles at 9:45 a.m.;
Klamath Falls vs. Salem at 11
a.m., and Corvallis vs. Milwaukie
at 1:15 p.m.
Championship Games
: In championship play, Hills
boro was to play Cleveland at 3
p.m.; Marshfield was to tangle
with Central Catholic at 4:15
' p.m.; Bend plays Lincoln at 7:30
p.m., and University High meets
La Grande at 8:45 p.m.
Klamath Falls rolled up a 33
27 lead at half time over Bend,
but Roger Wiley's Lava Bears
rallied in the final minutes to
post the 55-54 upset victory over
the Pelicans. Ralph Carroll of
the Pelicans was high point man
with 25 and Jerry Hamilton
sparked the Bend attack with
20 points.
Tiders Control
Corvallis took a first period
lead at 10-9 but Uni-High took
control of the contest in the sec
ond period and led 20-16 at half
time. The Spartans were unable
to close the gap in the second
half. Corvallis' Ralph Harding
was high point man with 16 as
George Schultz aided Uni-High's
win with 12 counters.
La Grande led Milwaukie
through most of the contest but
the Milwaukie quintet managed
to tie it up at 31 -all at the end
of the third period. La Grande
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Lou Boudreau Ponders
Platoon System Use
Sarasota, Fla. (U.R) There
were indications Thursday that
Lou Boudreau, who likes to ex
periment, may introduce a revo
lutionary two-platoon system to
major league baseball this season.
It all depends on how five of
his outstanding rookies fare. If
Ihey can make the grade the
Boston Red Sox will have a home
club and a road club.
Boudreau said he "is going to
have to sacrifice power for speed
when we are away from home
because we never have been able
to win with power on the road."
Power at Home
So, if the rookies make the
grade, Boudreau will play power
batters at home in the hitting
paradise known as Fenway park.
On the road, he'll take out some
of the long ball hitters and sub
stitute players who are less dan
gerous at bat, but who can run
and field.
"The records show," Boudreau
said, "that we can win with
power when we are at home. But
to win the pennant you also
have to win on the road. We
haven't been doing that so after
taking a look at the youngsters
I decided the solution would be
to substitute speed for power
NCAA Play-Off
Quintets Slate
Court Practices
Portland (U.R) Oklahoma
City, a top independent cage
power from the mid-west, work
ed out in Portland's Benson
Tech gymnasium Thursday be
fore boarding a chartered bus
for Corvallis and the NCAA re
gional basketball tourney there
Friday and Saturday nights.
The Chiefs and their coach,
Doyle Parrack, arrived here by
train yesterday.
The UCLA Bruins, champions
of the Pacific Coast conference
the University of Wyoming
Cowboys, and west coast inde
pendent Santa Clara were due in
Corvallis during the day and all
three squads expected to take
workouts on the Gill Coliseum
floor.
BRAVES WHIPPED
Kissimmee, Fla. (U.R) The
Boston Braves took a 9-1 beating
from the Detroit Tigers Wednes
day. The Braves, playing with a
patched-up lineup because of 10
injuries and ailments,, got only
nine hits off Tiger Pitchers Fred
Hutchinson and Dizzy Trout. De
troit rookies Ben Taylor and
Russ Sullivan each got three of
the winner's 11 hits.
took a five-point advantage in
the closing minutes of play, but
Gordon Olson of Milwaukie
scored late in the game to close
the gap to two points at 42-40.
Ken Westemskow of La Grande
tallied 18 points while Milwau
kie's ace point-maker Jerry Zim
merman potted 16 for the losers.
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DISTIUINC COIP. t HI. A.. fA.
Thursday. Mueh SO. 1SS2
away from home. I am hopeful
that might do the trick.'
The exDeriment denends on
whether Faye Thornbeiry, Dick
Gernert, Ted Lepcio, Jim Pier
sail and Gene Stephens can make
the grade.
Shown Enough (
"They have alreadv shown me
enough that I have decided to
take them north with the club,"
Boudreau said, adding that of the
five only Piersall. who is beina
conveted from an outfielder to a
shortstop, is now on the Red Sox
roster.
"If two or three of them make
the grade I'll add the speed we
nave Deen lacKing.
All five are nromisins. al
though several probably will
need more minor league season
ing. Stephens, who is only 19 has
played professional ball onlv one
season, hit .337 with the High-
Point-Thomasville, N. C, club
last season.
Power of Williams
"He has the power of Ted
Williams at the nlate." Boudreau
said, "but he may need a little
more polishing up."
Stephens, no relation to short
stop Vera Stephens, bats left.
Thorneberry, who hit .302 at
ocramon, nas drawn raves from
other managers who have seen
him in exhibition games.
The key to the rookie crop
may be Ted Lepcio, a second
baseman who hit only .263 at
Louisville last season. That is a
big problem spot with the club
because of the retirement of
Bobby Doerr, who not only was
a fine hitter but a good defen
sive ball player.
"We are soine to miss Boh-
by's fielding and perhaps Lepcio
is our man to take over the
spot," Boudreau said.
Piersall hit .346 at Birming
ham and Boudreau believes he
can make the switch to short
stop. "He's death on eround balls
and has a great arm," Boudreau
explained.
Gernert hit .311 at Scranton
and is a first baseman.
If any of those kids make the
grade, B6udreau would use
them away from home hpranw
of the speed they add to the
club. But at Fenway, his power
hitters would take over with
Vera Stephens' substituting for
Piersall at short; Clyde Vollmer
for Thorneberry in the outfield,
Walt Dropo for Gernert at first
and Bill Goodman for Lepcio
at second.
Charlie Dressen
Cuts 6 Players
Vero Beach, Fla. (U.R) Man
ager Charlie Dressen ent .Tank
Banta, relief star of Brooklyn's
1949 pennant winning club; Jim
Russell, Bill Antonelle, Dick
Teed. Joe Landrum and Art
Fabbro from the Dodger squad
Thursday.
The six players were told to
remain here for future assign
ments, but Russell, a veteran out
fielder, was given permission to
try to catch on with another ma
jor league team.
Banta, apparently washed up
as a pitcher at 26 with a sore
arm, will be given a chance to
play first base with a Brooklyn
farm club.
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By DICK JEWETT
Mail TittwM Seem Uitat
Jack Cooney, first baseman
for the professional Medford
Rogues in 1950, goes to Portland
to .take his armed forces draft
physical on Monday.
His baseball plans hang on
the outcome of the exam. Jack,
a New York Giants farm hand,
was to have headed for Florida
earlier this month to train with
Sioux City of the Western
league. He failed to get the
terms he wanted from the
Giants, however, and chose to
remain here. He may play for
the Cheney Studs semi-pro team
here this summer or he still may
get the financial terms he wants
and continue in pro ball.
Uncle Sam's call may prevent
either activity.
. Coonev has been employed
here by Dean Pontiac Sales and
Service since ending the sea
son with Muskogee, Okla., in
the Western association last fall
Also in Medford now is Jack's
brother, Jim, who was a pitcher
with the Sedalia American Le
gion team in the 1946 Missouri
state tournament.
MAY QUrTpROBALL
Another baseballer, who
may cast aside pro aspirations
and play with the Studs is
Clyde (Moose) Blevins. He got
into pro ball last season after
'previous experience with the
Studs and Southern Oregon
college. The big outfielder was
with the Klamath Gems of the
Far West league in 1951.
STUD CANDIDATES
Among those from last year's
Cheney Studs club who may be
on the roster this year are Clar
ence Mellbye, Alex McDonald,
Derald Wooton and Paul Gehr
man. Mellbye, Wooton and
Gehrman are pitchers and Mell
bye, Crater high coach, can fill
in at other positions. McDonald,
Medford high mentor, is a third
sacker. Wooton yet has this sea
son at Medford high to complete
before any Studs activity.
CARTWRIGHT RETURNS
Another Siuds prospect is
Marv Cartwright, outfielder,
catcher and third baseman,
who just recently returned
from military service. Marv
played for the Medford Cram
ers three seasons ago in the
now defunct Southern Oregon
league and the following year
was with Dunsmuir in the
Northern California circuit.
Ben Cheney of Cheney Ore
gon Lumber company, sponsor
of the Studs, previously has in
dicated plans to give Medford
the best semi-pro baseball he
possibly can. He reportedly is
after some outstanding talent.
Paul (Hoosier) Hoffard again
will manage the club. Workouts
will start sometime next month.
The team will compete in the
Southwestern Oregon league.
TO FIX PARK
Cheney, who obtained use
of the fairgrounds ball park,
will put up the fence and
scoreboard which were blown
down in a windstorm last fall.
It is planned to put a roof over
the grandstand back of home
plate, to clean up and paint
the fence and grandstand and
put lop soil on the infield and
sow more grass. -
SPONSORS SOUGHT
A group of young men, most
of whom played on the 1947
Medford American Legion base
ball team, have hope of forming
a semi-pro nine this season and
playing in the Rogue Valley
league. They need sponsorship
(financial help, in other words),
however.
BASEBALL ABANDONED
Coquille high has aban
doned plans to field a baseball
team this season because it
lacks a practice field. The de
cision to call off diamond
plans came after some equip
ment had been purchased. The
Coquille action leaves only
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With Red Heads Friday
Legionnaires
Enter Contest;
To Form Club
The Medford American Legion
post fired recently in the nation
al American Paul V. McNutt
gallery matches and the fired
targets have been forwarded to
national headquarters in Kan
sas City.'
This is the first time the local
Legion post has fired in these
annual trophy matches. The
course of fire is .22 caliber with
iron sights over the NRA 50
foot gallery course, 30 rounds,
10 standing, 10 sitting and 10
prone.
The Legionnaires firing and
their individual scores were: Vic
David, 227; Don Wilson, 201;
Tex Nash, 169; Bill Wilson, 165,
and Ray Apple, 153. Dolph Guy
er fired 152 as alternate. Team
total was 915.
The Legion post will have an
organizational meeting to form
an American Legion rifle and
pistol club of Medford on Tues
day evening in the new Legion
hall on North Riverside on
March 25. All Legionnaires and
auxiliary members are invited
to join and need not be shoot
ers, for the club will help and
give the opportunity to shoot
through cooperation of the NRA,
the DCM and the Legion Amer
icanism committee. Legionnaires
may contact the Legion hall or
Chairman Vic David.
The Philadelphia Phillies
gained an 8 to 1 triumph over
the New York Yankees Wednes
day. A grand-slam by Del Ennis
and a three-run homer by pitch
er Steve Ridsik produced seven
runs in the seventh inning as the
Phillies met the Yankees for the
first time since thy dropped
four straight games to manager
Casey Stengel's men in the
1950 world series.
Creek and Sutherlin in Dis
trict A-2 contention this
spring.
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Red Head Basketball Quint
Plays Swayze
me nigniy puDiicizerj Keel
Heads, an aggregation of girl
ba.'ketbsll players whose princi
pal aim is to please the public,
will display their maplecourt
tr:?ks .here on Friday.
They will oppose the Crazy
Swayze men's quintet that won
the Medford Independent league
crown. Game time will be 8:15
p. m. at the junior high court
Known for their showman
ship, the Red Heads . display
such antics as "Wheel" ball-
handling, "Congo," "Razzle
i Dazzle" and "Piggy Back" and
mix in baseball and football.
The club has been featured in
17 national magazines since or
ganized in 1936 and has played
to more than three million
people.
Major Schedule
This year, managed by Or
well (Red) Moore, the Red
Heads are playing a major
schedule coast to ! coast. They
plan a foreign tour after this
month.
Among the players are Red
Mason, featured as the "Red
Skelton" of the court and a
comedian and trick ball-handler
who does everything with
the ball but eat it. She tosses
goals with her feet and one of
her main acts is a blind referee
stunt.
There is also Johnnye Farley,
tne ArKansas Traveler," re
garded as the greatest woman
athlete Arkansas has produced.
Bonnie Gilliland of the team is
known as "Muscles." She is a
cracK shot. Mabie Matlock is
billed as the "Personality Girl."
Basketball
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Mo. 62. Kirby Shoes. Los Angeles 56.
Rea Travelers. Artesia. N.M. 61. Mc
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Phillips Oilers. Bartlesville. Okla.
64, Los Alamitos, Calif. Naval Air
Station 54. -
Atlas-Pacific Engineers, Oakland.
Calif. 74. Grilhalva Motors, San Diego,
Calif. 49.
Fibber McGee and Molly. Holly
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Denver 32.
Stewart Chevrolet. San Francisco.
Calif. 89, Panelshake Siding, Port
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Cateroillar Diesels. Peoria, 111. 75.
Jussel Electric, Denver 56.
JUNIOR COLLEGE TOURNEY
Hibbing, Minn. 67, Connors Aggies,
Okla. 66.
Wingate N.C. 79. Camnbell N.C. 61.
Joliet. III. 78. Campbellsville. Ky. 63
Branch Agies, Utah 76, Grays Har
bor, Wash. 69.
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WOMEN'S LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Medford Feed 26 18
Oregon Finance 25 19
Y Club 23 2'
Mann's Department Store 22 21
Green Lantern 22 22
Red Barn 20 24
Morning Fresh 20 24
Elk Lumber '. 18 26
WOMEN'S LEAGUE RESULTS
Red Barn 2 Green Lantern 2
B. Tollefson 403 V. Knox 493
A. Swoape 490 D. Stanley 414
N. Littrell 386 , H. Barney 325
C. Teter 473 L. Rudy 372
A. Carbiener 433 R. Eberius 387
2185 ' 2168
Medford Feed 3 Elk Lumber 1
M. Tennant 422 L. Sacchi 442
D. Hawley 390 V. Peterson 383
A. Hare 421 E. Eaton 455
P. Curry 498 A. Tamney 356
R. Barr. 472 J. Wandersee 382
2203 2198
Mann's Dept. 3 Oregon Finance 1
M. McCall 399 L. Learning 468
V. Cummings 491 V. Corby 431
Absentee 354 V. Johnson 333
A. Monroe 328 V. Florey 345
E. Ludwig 416 N. Burroughs 425
2015 2002
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C. Lowd 451 H. Wolgamott 379
Z. Andrews 376 K. Jennings 395
J. Wilson 456 D. Doty 33
D. Virtue 444 S. Beck 447
P. Gardner 464 E. Brantley 421
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Friday Night
i She is, a top ball rustler and
bounces goals from her knees.
Betty Bradshaw of the club
is to be the tallest woman pro
fessional player. She stands six
feet four inches. Another tall
red head is Ginny Morris, six-
three. Ruth Harms of the club,
a six-footer, established a state
record of 102 points in one game
in Missouri.
Admission will be charged
for the game with a special fam
ily price.
Harry Brecheen's
Elbow on Blink
St. Petersburg, Fla. (U.R)
Manager Eddie Stanky needs a
pitcher to replace Harry (The
cat) Brecheen.
The 37-year-old Brecheen, the
last pitcher to win three games
in a world s series, has a chipped
bone in his left elbow and prob
ably will require an operation
if he is to do any pitching this
season. Even with the operation
his chances of ever pitching in
the majors again are regarded
as no better than 50-50.
The chip in Brecheen's throw
ing arm was revealed Wednes
day by X-rays. Brecheen, who
has been with the Cards since
1943, has a 10-year major league
record of 121 victories and 74
defeats. He beat the Red Sox
three times in the 1946 world
series.
VFW Riflemen,
Grants Pass Vie
Medford VFW Rifle club's
challenge match with the Grants
Pass VFW Rifle and Pistol club
will be held Friday at the Mer
rick's range at 7 p.m.
Grants Pass issued the chal
lenge at a VFW meeting in
Medford and it was immediate
ly taken by President Merrill
Beneka of the Medford club.
Grants Pass will send a 10
man team. Bud Rieland will cap
tain the Grants Pass team and
Jim Scalberg will captain the
local 10.
The course will be the DCM
gallery at 50 feet, four position
shooting.
BROWNS TRIUMPH
Burbank, Calif. (U.R) Right
handers Duane Pillette and
Vern Taylor combined for a five
hit, 8 to 2 St. Louis Browns' vic
tory over the Chicago Cubs
Wednesday at. Los Angeles. Earl
Rapp hit two homers to lead the
St. Louis attack against Cub
hurlers Johnny Klippstein, Bill
Padget and Tom Simpson.
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