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Lovellette
Spurs Club
To Triumph
Seattle, Wash. (U.PJ Sky
scraping, record-smashing Clyde
Lovellette was acclaimed Thurs
day for a historic performance
as he and his Kansas Jayhawk
teammates celebrated their
NCAA basketball championship.
The six-foot, nine-inch Lovel
lette, an almost unanimous se
lection as the "most valuable
player" of the tournament.
ripped 33 points through the
cords ' Wednesday night as
Kansas took the crown by
trouncing St. John's 80 to 63,
in the final round.
The victory placed Kansas
against . Southwest Missouri,
winner of the NAIB tourna
ment, in the opening round of
the Olympic tryout tournament
in Kansas City, Saturday night.
St. John's will go against La
Salle, winner of the National
Invitation tournament, in the
other half of the Olympic try
outs at New York.
Rewrote Book
Lovellette, a broad-shouldered
blond, completely rewrote the
tournament record book in lead
ing his mates to the crown. And
he also set a new major college
three-season scoring of 1,888
points, topping the old mark of
1,886 set by Dick Groat of Duke.
. These were the tournament
records Lovellette set: total
points in a four game series, 141:
total free throws in a four-game
series, 33; total field goals in a
four-game series, 54; scoring
'record for a single game, 44
against St. Louis; and field goals
in a single game, 16 also against
St. Louis.
With the mighty Lovellette
operating out of the pivot, and
scoring . the first point of the
game on a free throw, Kansas
.led all the way from start to
finish.
Miracle Proof
St. John's scored astounding
"miracles" on the way to the
final round in upsetting Ken
tucky, the nation's No. 1 ranked
"team, and Illinois, ranked No.
2. But Lovellette and Co. proved
to be "miracle proof."
Reminder that little affection
is lost between Kansas and St.
John's came after the game
when Kansas coach Dr. Forrest I
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S0C DIAMOND PRACTICE
REACHES FULL SCALE
Ashland Baseball practice at
Southern Oregon college is un
der way at full scale this week
in preparation for the first game
of the season here next Tues
day, according to Coach Ted
Schopf. The Red Raiders will
meet Oregon Technical institute
in an afternoon doubleheader.
Schopf said the team strength
is an undetermined factor at
this stage, although he expressed
optimism that a smooth-working
combination can be fielded
by the opening date. Of the 15
man squad comprising the var
sity, eight players have had
some previous college experi
ence and a number of promising
freshmen have been working
out with the team.
In the pitching department,
Schopf says he is looking for
ward to a chance to watch fresh
man J. C. Johnson, Springfield.
Johnson hurled a no-hitter
against Eugene high last spring
and is described as a strong con-
Phog Allen accused St. John's
of being a "rough team."
Leinhard Shines
Other standouts for Kansas
in the finals were Bill Leinhard,
whose timely one-handed shots
in the first half opened the St.
John's defense for Lovellette,
and Bob Kenny. Leinhard and
Kenny had 12 points each. For
St. John's, six-foot, six-inch
center Bob Zawoluk was high
man with 20 points and Jack
McMahon had 13.
Lovellette received 27 out of
a possible 29 votes frcm sports
writers as the "most valuable
player." The other two went to
St. John's' Ronnie1 MacGilvray,
a tireless driver and amazing re-
bounder.
In the consolation game of the
NCAA finals, Illinois nudged
stubborn Santa Clara 67 to 64.
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tender for regular starting as
signment. Kidwtll Listed
Buzz Hammer, Cave Junction,
is another freshman who is ex
pected to bolster the pitching
staff. Veterans Jerry and Jim
Hennebeck, Crescent City. Cal.;
Dick Kidwell, Medford, and El
don Durham, Ashland, complete
the mound squad.
Three newcomers are compet
ing for the catcher's berth. Show
ing well have been Ron Maurer.
Cave Junction; Jerry Montgom
ery, Talent, and Dave Campbell,
Takilma.
The infield assignments ap
pear to be well covered, Schopf
said. Jim Cyphert, Springfield,
and Jerry Overen have both had
first base experience; Keith
Johnson is expected to hold
down second again; Frank Bur
dell, Grants Pass, is liked at
short, and either Jerry Henne
beck of Dave Campbell can
handle third.
Schopf said the outfield will
probably include Jen Kimura,
Hilo, T. H., and John Eggink.
Portland, as well as others from
the infield squad who can ro
tate at will.
Rickey Shows Pirate's
Talent in Giants' Lair
Phoenix, Ariz. U.R) Branch
Rickey, baseball's salesman de
luxe, unpacked his sample case
in the camp of the New York
Giants Thursday to listen to bids
on outfielder George Metkovich
Metkovich and all of Rickey's
other wares were to be on dis
play in the exhibition game be
tween the Giants and his Pitts
burgh Pirates.!
But Giant Manager Leo Du
rocher has indicated greatest in
terest in the 30-year-old Metko
vich, a southpaw swinger who
hit .293 in 120 games for the
last-place Pirates last year.
Rickey denied Durocher has yet
made an offer for Metkovich.
White Sox Overcome
Tribe With 5-Run Rally
Mesa, Ariz. (U.PJ The Chi
cago White Sox scored an 8 to 3
victory over Cleveland at Tuc
son Wednesday with a five-run
rally in the ninth inning.
Bob Feller held the White
Sox scoreless but they had better
luck against Lou Brissie and
Gerry Fahr. Brissie relieved
Feller in the fifth and Fahr, who
came on in the ninth, was
charged with the defeat.
Hector Brown relieved Chuck
Stobbs in the sixth for Chicago
and was the winner as George
Wilson topped the last inning
rally with a three-run homer.
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GRR-RR Eldredge Thompson (right) of Washington, C, and
Sherman Overton of Chicago exchange blows and sctls duricg
their 175-pound battle at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Overton took the decision in the intercity Golden Gloves bout.
Simmons Important
In Phils1 Campaign
By LEO H. PETERSEN
Clearwater, Fla. (U.PJ The
Phillies are out to atone for their
dismal showing of last season
and manager Eddie Sawyer
thinks they have a chance to
win the pennant "provided we
get Curt Simmons back on
schedule."
Simmons, a left hander, went
into the service in September of
1950 after winning 17 games
and is scheduled to be dis
charged June 15.
"If we can hang in there until
around July 4 when Simmons
should be in shape to take his
regular turn, I think we have a
fighting chance to finish on
top," Sawyer said,
Right Handers
Without him. Sawyer's staff
is made up exclusively of right
handers except for the veteran
Ken Heintzelman in relief. But
with or without Simmons, Saw
yer said he would not trade his
pitching staff for any other in
the league.
"Just as we did in 1950, we'll
have to win this season on our
pitching and defense," Sawyer
explained. "We are improved in
both departments and our bench
is going to be stronger.
He named Robin Roberts, one
of the best in the business:
Howie Fox, Bubba Church,
Russ Meyer, Karl Drews and
rookie Steve Ridzik as his six
starters with Jim Konstanty and
Andy Hanson in the bullpen
with Heintzelman. The 10th man
on the staff probably will be
Bob Miller, who after a brilliant
rookie season in 1950, won only
two games for the Phillies last
year.
Has Everything
Sawyer believes that Fox, ob
tained in the big deal with the
Red's, "can be a 15-game winner"
and expects Drews, who won 17
at Baltimore last season, to sur
prise. "Drews has everything it
takes to win the majors," Saw
yer claimed, "and I am sure he
is going to make the grade."
Catching may be a weak spot
unless Smokey Burgess, obtain
ed from the Cubs, finally comes
of age defensively.
The big gap in the infield was
plugged by the acquisition of
Connie Ryan, giving Sawyer
what he says "is the first major
league second baseman I've had
on the club."
Jones Battling
Nippy Jones, who appears to
be completely recovered from a
Cooney To Join
Club in Florida
Jack Cooney, Medford
Rogues' first baseman in 1950,
said that he will leave by plane
on Friday for Melbourne, Fla.,
to join the Sioux City, la., base
ball team of the Western league.
He reported that he has re
ceived the terms from the New
York Giants, with whom he is
signed, that he desired.
Cooney had his military draft
physical exam at Portland,, on
Monday. He said that he is clas
sified 1-A but that it probably
will be four or five months be-
fore he is called into the service.
3t"VHHVaa7
back ailment, is battling Eddie
Waitkus for the first base job. It
may be that Waitkus will go
against right handers, Jones
against southpaws.
Granny Hamner, who shows
si?ns of coming out of doldrums
which marked his play last sea
son, will be at short with Pud
din' Head Jones at third.
Only two outfield positions
are set with Richie Ashburn in
center and Del Ennis in right.
Rookie Mel Clark is battling
Tommy Brown and John Mayo
for the left field spot with
Brown, because of his superior
hitting, probably starting the
season.
Coaches Discuss
Change in Rules
Seattle (U.PJ The rules
committee of the National Asso
ciation of College Basketball
coaches planned to meet Thurs
day to further discuss rule
changes aimed at eliminating
"technical ills" of the game.
The changes proposed by the
coaches to the committee would:
1. Permit no waiving of foul
shots.
2. Make mandatory for de
fensive fouls a second foul shot
if the first is mis?ed.
3. Require a jumped ball after
a successful foul shot
3 More Workout Days
Scheduled for Seals
Stanford, Calif. (U.PJ Mana
ger Tommy Heath scheduled
three more days of workouts on
Stanford's sunken diamond be
fore the San Francisco Seals open
their season Tuesday night.
The Seals wound up their
spring exhibition games Wednes
day by defeating the Sacramento
Solons, 14 to 9, on a barrage of
22 hits at Healdsburg.
Before the game, the Seals
traded utility infielder Al Ja
cinto for Lenny Ratto, who hit a
double and a single and batted in
two runs.
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Black Tornado Baseball
Nine Opens Season Friday
Coach Alex McDonald has
announced his probable starting
lineup for the Medford high
baseball game here Friday at 3
p.m. with Grants Pass.
Those named were Ned Lan
ders, first base; Curt Holzgang,
second base; Dennis Conner,
shortstop; and Max Lindley,
YMCA Pugilists
Have Friday Trip
Medford YMCA's boxing team
will go to Roseburg on Friday
for an 8 p.m. card at the armory
with the Y team there.
Coach Hugh Jennings said
that 14 boys will make the trip.
Helping him with the squad will
be Jim Zack and Bob Taylor.
About 10 carloads of Medford-
ites will make the trip.
One of the top bouts of the
card is expected to be that be
tween Junior McDonald, Med
ford, and Doyle Hall, who
kayoed Connie Mann in a prev
ious scrap. In another feature
attraction Jerry Jennings, Med'
ford, wiH, tangle with Percy
Pendergast, who holds a knock
out win over Pat Viles. Medford
Eddie Baker will fight the
Roseburg tutor's son, Don Gil
man.
Other Medford boxers on the
jaunt will be Larry Lewis, Bert
Hartley, Allan Henning, Riley
Bean, David Baize, Edward and
Edwin Erickson, Jim Miles, Her
bie. Green, Bob Boyd and Bobbie
Apple.
Swayze Quint
To Play Friday
Crazy Swayze, champion of
the Medford Independent Bas
ketball league, and Fleishman
Lumber company, one of the
top independents of the Grants
Pass circuit on Friday at the
junior high school gymnasium
Proceeds from the clash will
go to the Independent Order of
Oddfellows for their United Na
tions pilgrimage fund. The
order plans to send a boy and
girl from Jackson and Josephine
counties to the United Nations,
The game is scheduled for
about 8:15 p.m. and is regarded
as a "grudge" contest. In the pre
lim at 7:15 p.m. Elk-Trail and
Lone Pine grade schools will
collide.
ACHE NOT SERIOUS
Bradenton. Fla. (U.R) The
Brooklyn Dodgers learned with
relief that the ache in pitcher
Clem Labine's arm is not consid'
ered serious. Labine, counted on
heavily to take up the slack
caused by the induction of Don
Newcombe into the Army, re
ported that he. has a "knot" in
his arm "from throwing too
many curves." But he thought he
would be able to pitch in batting
practice before Thursday's game
against the Boston Braves.
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third base. Terry Maddox Is
slated for an outfield post with
the youths for the other two po
sitions to be picked from Terry
Sherwood, John Niles, Dale
Cook, Dick Atterbury, Tom
Rodgers and Loren Jacobs.
Wooton Starter
Derald Wooton probably will
be starting pitcher with Maddox
and Lloyd Hart also seeing
mound duty. Ted Landers is ex
pected to start as catcher with
Dick Wooton also likely to see
action behind the plate.
Medford is defending district
champion. This game, however,
with the district rival Cavemen
will be just a practice engage
ment. There will be no charge for
admission to this fracas at the
Medford high field.
Fresno State
Whips Ducks
Fresno, Cal. (U.PJ Univer
sity of Oregon baseballers were
still loking for a winner on their
still looking for a winner on their
fornia after dropping their third
straight game, 11-7, here Wednes
day night to Fresno state.
The Fresno squad knocked off
Stanford, 10-5, in an afternoon
tuneup.
Daryl Nelson hit a homer and
two doubles and George Shaw
pounded out two doubles and a
single for Oregon.
SKI MEET SET
Seattle (U.PJ The outstand
ing collegiate teams in the North
west were ready Thursday, for
the three-day northwest inter
collegiate ski tournament be
ginning Friday at Steven's pass.
Teams entered include Whitman,
Washington State, Seattle uni
versity, and host University of
Washington.
FOUR-WAY MEET ,(
Grants Pass Grants Pass
trackmen will have a meet with
Ashland, Illinois Valley and
Crater high schools at 2:30 p.m.
on Friday. Because the cinder
men have had limited time to
work out running events will be
three-quarter distances.
Basketball
THURSDAY SCOPES
NCAA Tourney (Seattle)
Kansas 80, St. John's 63 (champion
ship game)
Illinois 67, Santa Clara 64 (consola
tion game)
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