Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 08, 1952, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextDIVING ACROSS COUBT, Howie Williams (right) of Peoria Cater pillars, manages to get band on tall as John Keller, Kansas, loses race. Peoria won, 62-60. It was final game of Olympic basketball tournament at New York's Madison Square Garden. Seven from each team will play on V. 8. Olympic team. (International) MedfoeivTribuni mm "V u a. Pennsylvania Boxers Take Lead In National AAU Mitt Tourney Boston U.R) Pennsylvania's toueh-minchine leather pushers set the pace Tuesday as the roughest national AAU boxing championships in 64 years swing into the second day of a three day grind for 10 coveted titles. Of 10 boxers from the Key stone state surviving a trial round that saw 19 knockouts, spven were -from the "City, of Brotherlv Love." Philadelphia. Among them was Pvt. Jack Kin who scored a two-round kayo in the beak-bashing light heavyweight division which ac counted for seven knockouts the nine ODening trials. Close behind was New York with nine "simon-pure" sluggers still In the running, .including seven well-trained youngsters from New York City's metropoli tan AAU. There were eight Massachu setts lads remaining in the com petition, three from a Camp i.d wards Armv Broun and five from the New England team one of 20 associations participat ing. Ohio was running fourth with seven. A triple tie lound Hawaii, California and Michigan Bulldogs Thrash Klamath Squad Medford junior high's ninth ffrnrie took nine out of 14 first places Saturday in winning over its juamatn ran nvai in a -rac meet at Klamath Falls by a 77 r. AX crnre Oglesby was a triple winner for Medford, nabbing both snort dashes and the javelin. Day set 330-vard record for Med ford, and Everett Kastner estab lished a new mark in the broaa In the seventh and eighth urn Hp division of the meet, which Medford won 72 to 32, the Bull dogs grabbed nine out of the ii first places and tied for another. Medford swept tne .ou-yara dash and the 660-yard run and Tucker set a new Medford mark in the 150. RESULTS Hieh hurdles. Arnold. Klamath; Day, Medford; Kalapus, Medford. Time T '. IiiIm AmnA THamath' Kast iter. Medford; Kling. Klamath. Time 114 75-yard dash. Oglesby. Medford; Gntman. luamauii acciot. mcuiiuu m - .no . 150-yard run. Day. Medford; Rec tor, meaiorn. lime sell, Klamath; Owley. Medford. Time :39. (New Medford record; old, Crowl. 37.9. in 1951.) 660-yard run. Pool. Medford: Lol coma. Klamath; Svitak, Medford. Time 1.43.3. . DeMarrs. Medford; Metcalf. Medford. Time 4:07.7, Pole vault. Kooken. Klamath: Cros by. Medford; Metcalf. Medford. Height 9 ft. 6 in. High jump. Clark. Medford: Kast ner. sa e a x o r a; itoojcen, luunam. Height 5 ft. 6 in. (Tied Gregory's 1950 Medford record.) Broad jump, Kastner, Medford: Cros by. Medford; Rector. Medford. Dis tance 19 ft. 2 in. (New record: old. Bostock. 18 ft 9',i in., im 1949.) Shot put Dyer. Medford: Mitchell, Klamath; Munsell. .Klamath.. Distance 46. ft Discus. Munsell. Klamath: Johnston Medford: Mitchell, Klamath. Distance 97 ft 6i in. Javelin. Oglesby. Medford: Mitchell. Klamath; Dyer, Medford. "Distance 139 ft 6 in. 440-yard relay, won by Medford (Oglesby. Owsley, Rector, Kastner). Seventh and Eighth Graders High hurdles, Hawkins. Medford; Brown. Klamath; Averett, Klamath Time :113. Low Hurdles, Miller. Medford; Haw kins. Medford; Brown. Klamath. Time U5.6. 75-yard dash. Tucker. Medford; Mil ler, Medford: Cearley. Medford. Time -.07 9. (New Medford record; old. Hoi brook. :08.2 in 1949.) 150-yard dash. Tucker, Medford; Cearley. Medford; Bragg. Klamath. Time :17.2. 330-yard dash. Henderson. Medford: Perkins. Klamath; WiUard. Medford. Time :41.9. 660-yard dash. Fellows, Medford; Bosworth. Medford. Butts. Medford. Time 150 J. Pole vault, Hamblln. Klamath, 'and Tisdel. Medford. tied for first; Bellack. Medford. Height 9 ft High Jump. Perkins. Klamath; Lar son, and Henderson, Medford. tied far second. Broad jump, Hakwtns. Medford: Bel lack. Medford: Perkins. Klamath Talis. Distance IS ft 10 in. Shot put. Cearley. Medford: Morris, Klamath; Thomas, Distance 40 ft. 2 in. Discus. Morris. Klamath; Collins. Klamath: Thomas, Kiamh, Distance 90 ft-9 in. 440-yard relay, won by Medford. I having six each still fighting. All of the Michigan delegation was from Detroit. Norvel Lee, back to defend his heavyweight title for the second time, led the four Washington, D. C, boxers. He was the only defending titlist remaining, ban tamweight Ernest De Jesus of Hawaii having been eliminated in his first trial bout. Group Will Investigate NCAA Sports Chicago (UJD A four-man investigating team laid plans Tuesday to back the National Collegiate Athletic association's code governing college sports. Named to the newly constitut ed group were the NCAA's Exec utive Director waiter Byers and three membres of the member ships committee: John Hurlbut of Stanford, King Hendricks of Utah State and Tom J. Hamilton of Pittsburgh. The team will serve as a fact finding unit under the direction of the membership committee, turning over its findings to the committee for final decision. It will answer complaints and han dle violations of the NCAA's code. Punishment will be meted out by the membership committee which was authorized at- the January convention to investi gate any violations. The organization's earlier" at tempt at enforcing its code col lapsed at Dallas two years ago when the convention tossed out, by vote, the so-called "sanity code." Zimmerman Wins OPGA Portland (U.R) Emery Zimmerman of Portland Tues day hfl the Oregon Profession al Golfers' association champion ship. . He shot rounds of 69 and 67 for anneven par 136 to capture his sixth OPGA title at the Os wego Lake Country club. Johnny Langford of Tualatin Country club took second with rounds of 71 and 67 for 138 to tal to beat out Bob McKendrick, the host professional, by a single stroke. Defending champion Harold West of "Pendleton was fourth with 72-68 for a 140 total and Riverside ' Golf and Country club's Eddie Hogan was fifth with 141 on 18s of 69 and 72. Wendell Wood of the Eugene Country was sixth with 143 on rounds of 69 and 74. Fights Last Night Chicago (U.PJ Jay Watkins, 138, Detroit, outpointed Art Ed- mundson, 138, Cincinnati, O., 8. Providence, R. I. (U.R) Ralph ZaneUi, 146, Providence, out pointed Vic Cardell,: 147, Hart ford, Conn., 12. New York, St. Nicholas Are na (U.R) Randy Sandy, 149V. New York, outpointed Al Wilson 1461., Englewood, N. J., 8. Holyoke, Mass. (U.R) Paddy Walker, 15834, Springfield, Mass,, outpointed Mike Gillo, New Haven, Conn., 10. . Bowling CLASSIC LEAGUE Walker R. Est 2 VaL Marie Co. 1 Wilson 559 Blunt 545 Laws 434 Weber 493 Colley 539 Powell 518 weisenoerjer 442 cannon - 448 Morgan 582 Eads . 484 2546 2488 Bates Candy Co. 2 White City Lbr. 1 Hagen 543 Green 49S Brock 507 Vessey 008 Little - 502 Barry 477 Dixon 501 Florey 801 Faske 518 . Learning 573 2571 2554 D and H Barr Bulden Morgan Hawley Proctor Howard's White Tennant Doty Goods Klatt Z flight S. Est. 1 502 Moors 499 Kantor 520 Harris 502. Koblick 54? Stevens 2572 ' 493 478 482 517 566 2536 Z E. H. Mann Co. 1 406 Anderson 552 506 Jones 419 483 Wilson 477 54H Webster 510 468 Hector 495 2407 2453 Dead Jine Sunday Classified Is at noon SaQirdays. Nationally Advertised GOLF BRAND I- FERTILIZER Ixasnsiva Per Psssd bat Cheaper per Sqsara Foot of FINEST LAWN BKMT0N tmiMO CO. X West Jscbsa Sine Suspended Werle Seeks Solution With Bill Meyer Pittsburgh (U.R) Bill Werle, Pirate southpaw pitcher under indefinite suspension for break ing training, said Tuesday he thought Manager Bill Meyer was "right in. cracking down on those who didn't toe the line" but ex pressed hope that he could "iron out" his troubles with the club. Werle returned to Pittsburgh from Beaumont, Tex., where he was banded tne suspension i Thursday and fined $50Q to pre pare his "case for Meyer and general manager Branch Rickey." "It was my first infraction of the training rules and I feel that I'm being made an example for the youngsters on the team," the soft spoken Werle said. Werle was the first player to fall under the ax in Meyer's "get tough" policy.. Dead line on Classified Ads? 830 p m for following day. 10 a m Hon day- noon Saturday 'or Sunday a m J v:.-.:-...-.i,.,. CROWD PLEASER Former Texas coed Patricia MiCormick, now a full-fledged bullfighter, uses all her skill to turn the bull away from the barrier during a performance at Noevo Laredo, Mexico. Patricia made two clean kills with only one sword thrust needed for each. The critical Mexican audience was so pleased they awarded her the ears and tails of the two bolls. Bomar, Day Go After ABC Bowling Honors Milwaukee (U.R) A full house is expected Tuesday night to watch Ned Day and Buddy Bomar of the Jockey Cooper team of Chicago take a shot at American Bowling Congress honors. Ferranti Ballantine of Scran- ton, Pa., paced Monday night's 80 teams with a 2,884 set But the score wasn't high enough to upset any of the top 10 standings in the team division. Crescent Florals, Grand Rap ids, Mich., sandwiched the high game of the tourney, 1,092, be tween scores of 855 and 905 for a 2,852. Tops Team's Hurlers Charlotte. N. C (U.R) Rookie southpaw Bill Miller may be the Yankees' "surprise package" of 1952. The youngster, who had a 16 10 record at Syracuse last year, has the best record on the Yank mound staff only two runs and 15 hits allowed in 25 innings. Monday, he gave up only one hit in his seven-inning tour as the Yanks whipped Columbus of the Sally league, 8 to 0. 1 BASEBALL Philadelphia N") 5. St. Louis N) 4 Chicago (A) 4, Pittsburgh (N) 3 fniehti Washington (A 8. Cincinnati (N) 7 Brooklyn (N) 8, Boston N 4 New York (A) 8, Columbus (Sally! 0 Cleveland (A) 8. New York (N 3 Philadelphia (At 12. Boston (A) 6 Detroit (A) 10, Atlanta (SA) 9 (night 10 innings) Lynchburg, Va. (U.R) Hav ing gotten into the winning, habit against minor league teams, the Philadelphia A's are keeping it up against the major-leaguers. Meeting a big-league team Mon day for the first time since March 25, the A's walloped the Boston Red Sox, 12 to 6. FLORSHEIM and JARMAN SHOES for MEN LANTIS - WILSON Main and Central Tudar. April t, 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Wednesday with rising temperatures. Low tonight 32, high Wednesday 75. Oregon: Fair tonight. Generally sun ny Wednesday with increasing high cloudiness late Wednesday. Gradually risin temDeratures. Low tonieht 28. 28. High Wednesday 60-70. Temperature a year ago today: Highest 83. lowest 38. Total monthly precipitation 41 inches. Deficiency for the month 23 inches. Total DreciDitation since SeDtember 1. 1951 18 30 inches. Excess for the season 4.78 inches. Relative humidity 4:50 b. m. yea. terday 28 1. 4 JO a. m. today S0. wBscrvauons Tanen at :js A. M 128 Meridian Time High Low Prcc Crocodile Replaces Bank Darwin, Australia (U.R) One bank in this far northern fron tier city scorns huge vaults and armed guards. It has an innovation in watch dogs to guard the public's money a crocodile. The croc, Nicodemus by name, is tied ud each nieht outside the bank safe. Nicodemus has become a staff Vault Guards pet and has been trained to bark at the approach of strangers. Razor sharp teeth and lightning-like movements should be enough to deter any thief, the bank thinks. California has approximately eight million acres of land under cultivation devoted to food crops. Boise Boston Chicago Denver Eureka Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles MEDFORD New York Omaha Phoenix Portland , Reno Eugene Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane 56 25 54 42 50 30 78 46 55 41 68 21 54 28 60 50 66 32 47 42 71 52 . 90 62 59 35 57 26 60 30 . 70 . 62 51 31 . 46 27 50 36 . 58 23 Jl .01 .17 Washington. D. C. Yakima Tomorrow -Sunrise 5:40 a. m. Sunset 6:43 p. in. 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