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By DICK JEWETT Mad Triton Starts UHw . Softball a few years back was a flourishing summertime sport in Medford. Interest dropped off about the time professional base ball came in. With no pro ball here this year, softball might be revived. That's talk going around at the present A handful of men, at least, are enthusiastic about getting a Medford or pos ibly a valley league underway this summer. Those interested in fielding teams and forming a league may contact this department or Ray Lewis of Pierce Freight lines. Lewis served as president dur ing the last active year of the city softball association an is still considered head of the cir cuit. He reports some funds still in the treasury. RON LEE IN KOREA Ron Ln, pitcher for lha Madford Dodgers professional baseball Itam in 1948, was pictured in a recent issue of the Sporting News. He was shown in his Army regalia in Korea. Corporal Lee is with 25th Division Headquarters Company. In 1949 Lee moved from Newport News in the Pied mont league to Montreal in lha International circuit. In . 1950 he established himself as a leading reliever by hurl ing 54 games, winning 14 and , losing four. Also in the Sporting News picture with Lee is Richard NeaL who caught for Redding of the Far . West league in 1948. He is also a corporal in the headquarters company. CLUB COMMENDED George Mann, Beaverton, one of the judges had a word of com mendation for the hard work of Rogue Valley Retriever club members in staging their first points field trial last week-end at Hoover lakes. He said that it was "a very good trial" and added that it had "good me chanics," meaning that it was well-run. Mann remarked that the grounds were "nice" and that, while they were a bit shy of cover, the cover was good for this time of year. THE RAINS CAME , ' There are those who would blame Alfred Schmidt. Port land, the other retriever trial judge, for Sunday's wet weather. He remarked at the Saturday banquet about ex periencing two fine days at the local trial after contending with bad California weather. By Sunday the so-called "Cali fornia sunshine" had moved into Oregon. MANY TOURNEYS Idaho high school basketball teams "play more tournaments than they breathe," according to Ned Liebman, ex-Medfordite, who is now a sportscaster for radio station KSRV, Ontario, Ore., with part of his work broadcasting Idaho prep games. For B schools he lists three tournaments prior to state tour ney play. The A's are about as bad, Liebman said. In all cases, each team in the state meet participates in a tourney to get there and season record mean's nothing. It looked to Liebman as if the state championship games might be held in con junction with the state track meet. Dead Utte on CUnincd da: S30 in (or following day: 10 a m Mon day: noon Saturday 'or Sunday a m Illinois Ring Czar Savs Talent Needed Chicago (U.R) Joe Triner, a burly brewmaster who special ized in wrestling himself, knows more about how to rule boxing than any other man in Illinois. Triner is in his second term as chairman of the Illinois Ath letic commission. As such, he wants to "clean up" the game without indulging in any "witch hunts." "A man still is innocent until he's proved guilty," Triner said. Small Minority "There's a very small minority hurting boxing, but they should be driven out of the game. "That's not boxing's biggest trouble," he added. "What the game needs most is talent, and I wish I knew how to get it. "Maybe boxing should do what baseball did. Finance small fight clubs. Television has hurt boxing, and maybe television ought to finance the clubs. through the big promoters. "In the old days we had lots of fight clubs around Chicago and downstate. We had a lot. of talent without TV. Now television is killing the gate in the small clubs. "When you can get big shows from New York, Chicago, St Louis, Detroit and even the west coast on television, people stay home. Why should they go to the small fight club?" Triner proposed that the next session of the Illinois legislature should pass a law to give the athletic commission a 10 per cent cut of what television pays to put on boxing and wrestling shows. "If we'd had that this year.' he said, "the commission would have taken in $57,000. But we can operate without it. And if Padres Beat Bearers 9-5 Riverside, Calif. (U.R) The San Diego Padres snapped a three-game losing streak with a four-run 10th inning to take a 9 to 5 victory from the Portland Beavers Tuesday. The Padres jumped into the lead over Portland Tuesday with a four-run splurge in the third inning. But the Beavers pulled up even with two runs in the ninth frame. John Davis tripled to spark the Padres' big 10th inning as they tagged Portland's Ad Sata lich for four hits. ROE HAMMERED Hollywood, Fla. (U.R) You couldn't blame the Philadelphia A's Wednesday if they question ed how Brooklyn Dodger Preacher Roe managed to post a 22-3 won-and-lost record in the National league last season. The A's, who finished fifth in the American league in 1951, ham mered Roe for 11 hits in six in nings Tuesday although they were then quieted by Billy Loes and bowed, 9-5. One-third of the 6,000,000-ton annual output of the U.S. sul phur industry goes into the, man' ufacture of fertilizer. we can't get 10, we'll take five." Not Fighter Triner first was commission chairman from 1933 until 1941, preparing for the job with work for the Democratic party on Chicago's West Side. "I never was a fighter," he said. "I guess I had a couple of bouts. But I was a wrestler. Did a lot of wrestling years ago." He planned to continue as chairman of the athletic commis sion only as long as Adlai Ste venson remains as governor. "When he retires, then I re sign," Triner said. Two Tornado Clubs Slate 1st Rivalry Two Medford high school squads open their 1952 inter scholastic rivalry this week-end. Coach Alex McDonald's base bailers take on Grants Pass at 3 p.m. on Friday in a practice hassle, weather permitting. The track squad, encounters Klam ath Falls in a dual meet at 1:30 p.m. here on Saturday. McDonald still has 28 men on his diamond roster and may give a good number of them a chance to show their, abilities in the king's-x affair. He plans to give Derald Wooton, Terry Maddox and Lloyd Hart turns on the pitcher's hill. Ted Landers prob ably will get the opening call as catcher with Dick Wooton un doubtedly also getting into the ruckus. Wet weather has hampered practices. McDonald reported that the field is rough and needs considerable working on but plans are made to go ahead with the fracas if rain holds off suf ficiently. Time Trials Held Medford trackmen had their first time trials yesterday. New land said that Earl Covey, sen ior transfer from Phoenix, was outstanding in the dashes. Don Spinas did well in the hurdles and Dennis Kittle and Dennis Davis showed well in the quarter-mile, the mentor stated. Dis tance and middle-distance men looked fair for this early in the season. Letterman Jack Moad is show ing outstanding work in the shot put, Newland commented. Ben son Foley, a sophomore, is push ing Letterman Dave Newland and Roland Thompson in the pole vault, he reported, and Ed Bingham is doing extremely well in the javelin and high jump. Don Jacobs is showing progress in the discus. NO SALE SIGN Clearwater. Fla. U.R) The Cincinnati Reds Wednesday hung up a "no sale" sign as far as pitchers Ewell Blackwell, Herman Wehmeier and Ken Raf- fensberger are concerned. "We can't afford to give up any of them and nobody seems to want to deal with us on any other basis." manager Luke Sewell said. Bears Nick Ducks 10-9 Berkeley (U.R) Oregon's Ducks lost their second baseball game in a row on their Calif ornia trip Tuesday, dropping a 10-9 decision to California's Bears. California got four runs in the ninth inning without getting a hit to win the ball game. Ore gon hurler Norm Forbes walked five men to allow two runs and shortstop Pete Williams' wild throw allowed the other two to score. Second Sacker Daryl Nelson and Catcher Ron bottler smack ed homers for Oregon. Phone Recruiting Banned in Big 10 Chicago (U.R) Big 10 Com missioner Kenneth L. (Tug) Wil son has cracked down on con ference recruiting practices, banning any telephone contact with prospective athletes, it was learned Wednesday. His policy statement was made in a letter to athletic di rectors and faculty representa tives after the conference meet ing with the council of 10, com posed of the presidents of the member institutions, March 16. The interpretation means that the members can contact pros pective athletes in the future only by mail, or when the boy visits the campus. ' MAYS SIDELINED Phoenix (U.R) The New York Giants continued their spring series with the Chicago Cubs Wednesday minus the serv ices of outfielder Willie Mays. The National league's rookie of the year in 1951 underwent min or surgery Tuesday and will be sidelined three1 or four days. $3S300 FACTORY DELIVERY For New DeSot o - Plymouth Factory delivery for DeSoto Plymouth customers is still possible. Factory De livery at Detroit, Mich., eliminates the transportation charges. SAVE UP TO Plan your purchase now Let us give you a firm commitment on your trade-in. You can then drive your car until ready to depart for Detroit. 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(U.R) The Bos ton Red Sox were reported Wed nesday to be considering a De troit Tiger offer for infielder Johnny Pesky. The reports gen erated as a result of a long con ference Tuesday between the higher echelons of both clubs. BASEBALL TUESDAY EXRIBITERS Brooklyn N 9. Philadelphia (A) S Cleveland (A) 7, Chicago (A) 5 St. Louis (A) 6. Pittsburgh (Nl 2 New York (N) 7. Chicago (N) 6 Pittsburgh (N) "B" 2. SeatUe PCL 1 Basketball TUESDAY SCORES NCAA Tourney, Seattle St. John's 61, Illinois 59 (Eastern regional final) Kansas 74, Santa Clara 55 (Western regional final) Dead line on Classified Ads- 5:30 p.m for following day; 10 am Mon day: noon Saturday for Sunday am Wednesday. March. XI. 132 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE HIKE YOUNGSTERS TO SKI Sun Valley (U.R) Ski racing younngsters from throughout the West were pouring into this famous ski resort Wednesday to prepare for what officials term the western region's outstanding junior racing event. "Crippling" not only includes apparent physical . handicaps. Children with speech, heart, vis ual and hearing impairments are "crippled" too. Easter Seals help make them have full, productive lives. Legal Document Found Penciled on Desk Champaign, 111 (U.R) Work ers for a furniture company found a 59-year-old legal docu ment penciled on the bottom of a desk drawer. Workmen were refinishing the big walnut desk when they found the note. It said: "October 21, 1892; $210 Re ceived this day from Andrew Yarvis for safekeeping till his return from the state prison, $210. If I should die before his Five years ago, 16 cerebral palsy centers were scattered throughout the United States. Today there are 367 treatment services for cerebral palsy chil dren, in all sections of the coun try supported by Easter Seal funds. return my estate must pay to him on demand that amount. Samuel C. Fox,. Sheriff, Champaign County." 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