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Tl"t I.. .T -r-w 3. -K.at- HILL GAIL PULLS AHEAD Jockey Eddie Arcaro, aboard Calumet Farm's Hill Gail, looks back a he crosses the finish line in the Kentucky Derby ahead of Sub Fleet. Sub Fleet put in a strong challenge in the stretch. Blue Man finished third. Hill Gail's time was 2:01 35 for the mile-and-a-quarter. Fans Ponder Hill Gail's Chances for Triple Crown Louisville, Ky. (U.R) Hilllment about whether Sub Fleet was actually gaining at the fin ish. All hands concede that the Dixiana ace picked up plenty of ground coming down the stretch. Rut many observers believe that Sub Fleet was not gaining during the last 100 yards that he, too, had shot his bolt and had nothing left. Gail s gasping, all-out finish in the Kentucky Derby left turf fans wondering and arguing about whether the latest "Calu met Comet" can go on to win racing's coveted "triple crown." Next target for the brilliant brown colt is the $75,000 Preak ness Stakes at Fimlico on May 17, the so-called "second jewel" of the crown. Then, on June 7, at Belmont Park, comes the $100,000 Belmont stakes. That's a large order, and many Kentucky hardboots here were frankly skeptical of Hill Gail's ability to sweep through. World of Praise There's a world of praise, of course, for Hill Gail's Derby triumph a sparkling race in which the star from Calumet Farm clocked 2:01-35 for the mile and a quar.ter, only a fifth of a second off the Derby record set by Whirlaway. It left little doubt that, at the distance, Hill Gail was the class of the field. Most race men here were will ing to concede that Hill Gail will be a heavy choice in the Preak ness, which is a slightly shorter race at a mile and three-sixteenths. But the Belmont, a mile and a half race, is another matter. The official chart of Satur day's 78th running of the Derby records that Hill Gail was "rid den out" at the finish, and in the lingo of the turf, that means he didn't have anything left. He had gone to the front after a half-mile, and had turned for home a whopping six lengths ahead of the pack. Uses All Energy But in that last gruelling drive down the stretch, second-place Sub Fleet and others in the field closed grimly. At the wire, Hill Gail's margin was only two lengths. Jockey Eddie Arcaro, who won his fifth Derby aboard Hill Gail, confirms his great charger had used up all his energy. "You're not supposed to fin ish the Derby with anything left," argued the great rider. . And there's plenty of argu- Southern. Oregon Hoop Letrermen Receive Awards Ashland Presentation of bas ketball letters to 11 members of the 1952 hoop squad at Southern Oregon college has been ap proved by the student council, it was announced today. Seven of the group are freshmen this year, according to Merland Phelps, Klamath Falls, team manager. Harlan Weaver, Coos Bay, and George Johnson, Coquille will be given four-year awards. Two year honors will go to Keith Johnson," Coquille, and Ken Ki mura, ,Waipahu, Hawaii. Freshmen members of the squad who earned varsity recog nition during their first year of play are Bob Hammer and Ron Maurer, Illinois Valley; Jerry Overen and Dale Carr, Klamath Falls; Bob Smith, Grants Pass; LeRoy Springer, Hood River; and Ernest Bretzel, Myrtle Point. Boxing letters will be awarded to five men. Lou Maurer, Illinois Valley; . Alex Austin, Ashland and Paul Hartman, Creswell, have earned second-year honors. Freshmen who were named for letters are Steve Crippen, Med ford, and Jim Mullin, Glide. ONLY PARTLY DRY Jackson, Miss. (U.R) A card with the following text was laid on each table of this city's most prominent night club: "Out of respect to our city and county authorities and for your own protection, please , do not leave bottles of intoxicants exposed on the tables." Mississippi has been a dry state since 1890. Dead line Sunday Classified! Is a noon Saturdays. SEE THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION The G.M.C. 3-Cylinder Diesel VISIT 40? MOTOR CO. 1016 North Riverside and See the New WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION, the GMC 2Vi Ton Truck Model with a 3-Cylinder Diesel Engine. A Complete Line of DIESEL ENGINES ARE NOW AVAILABLE For All Types of Trucks 3 CYLINDER - 4 CYLINDER and , 6 CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINES Cut Your Operating Costs in Half with a GMC DIESEL ENGINE OR TRUCK! Medford Rifle Club Schedules Awards Dinner Medford Rifle and Pistol club will hold it's annual crab feed and presentation of awards party Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the in door range. Members who have not received invitations due to change of address, or other rea sons are welcome and expected to attend the party. The annual party of the Med ford Junior Rifle club was held Monday. After the presentation of awards and certificates, re freshments were served. A movie on Americanism was shown by Conger-Morris Funeral home and the party concluded with a comedy showing Abbott and Cos tello. The party completed the winter shooting season for the Junior club. Medford, ibKTRIBUNI s Flirts Opening Round 66s Give Pair Lead in Oregon Open Tourney Portland (U.R) Chick Cong- don, Tacoma'golf veteran, and newcomer John Frey of Port land's host Riverside Golf and Country club, Tuesday held the lead in the Oregon Open Golf Knoxville, Tenn. (U.R) A 17-year-old thief arrested here was either very daring or some what short of memory. He was arrested after trying to sell four hubcaps back to the owner of a car from which they had been stolen. Norway Plane Crash Fatal to 11 Persons Oslo, Norway (U.R) A char tered Norwegian airliner crash ed and burned on a mountain slope 120 miles southwest of Oslo Monday night, killing 11 of the 29 persons aboard. Police identified the dead as eight passengers, all members of whaling crews returning from the Antarctic, and three of the four crew members. Ten survi vors were injured seriously, but the remaining eight suffered only minor hurts. New Ashland Fish Shop Opening Set Thursday Ashland The grand opening of a new fish market will be held here Thursday, it was an nounced today. The new store is owned by Pacific Seafoods company, and is associated with a similar store on Pacific High way south of Medford. The shop is located down the hill from the Lithia hotel, next to the B&G cafe, and across from the Elks parking lot. The own ers, Pat Rost, Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stephens, said that free cocktails and snacks will be served Thursday. The shop has all new equipment, and some $4,000 worth of imported items will be on display. W. C. Jackson, owner .of the property, was the first fish re tailer in Jackson county, in 1921, Rost said, and his original li cense will be shown at the opening. tourney with opening round scores of 66. The most sensational golf of the day was offered by Dick Yost of Portland's Columbia-Edge- water club who tied for -third place with professional Bob Du- den. Both carded 67s. Yost flubbed on his first nine with a 37. Then he fairly scorch ed the course as he shot six birdies and a second nine of 30 for a total of 67. Dick Estey, also of Columbia Edgewater, came in fourth place with a 68. Tied at 69 were Ron Caperna, Astoria; Joe Greer of Yakima: Harry Umbinetti, Se attle; Palmer Smith, Seattle; Mike Montag, Portland, and Paul Johnson of Seattle. Among those who carded 70 was John Langford, the defend ing champion from the Tualatin country club of Portland. Tuesday. Mar 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Potato Shortage Threatens Oregon Retail Market j Portland (U.R) A potato shortage Tuesday threatened Portland and other Oregon cities depending on Portland whole salers for their spud supplies. Retailers reported old -crop supplies simply ran out and new crop spuds were not available in sufficient volume to fill the breach. An official of a large wholesale organization estimated half the stores in Portland were out of potatoes. Most dealers estimated it will be about three weeks before sup plies fully catch up with demand. Shipments of new spuds from California, which normally would have taken over the mar ket by now, have been a mere trickle. California growers are report ed letting the spuds stay in the ground for two reasons they are pressing to boost ceiling prices and the spuds are still growing to add tonnage to the crop. v National Guard Plane Crash Fatal to Pilot Portland 0J.R) A national guard F-51 fighter plane crashed and burned at Portland air base lale Monday, killing the pilot, Capt. Taylor C. White Jr., Port land. Capt White, survived by a widow and small daughter, was a decorated veteran of 100 com bat mission in Korea. Witnesses said the single-engine Mustang took off toward the northwest; climbed about 75 feet and then veered sharply to the left as the engine seemed to sputter and die. The plane al most reversed its direction as it crashed to the ground. Dead line Sunday Classifieds to at noon Saturdays. Among all best sellers Only one best taste A II im n a ra im n n m tl II Mm LI n 11 HH II U M F LI Esr 111 P 123 Uar all KM Ea j I ' SOCE 11 MEDFORD STUDS 1 I wrnNCQnAV nitf I I II ' - - ...... 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