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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1952)
7N MedpordItribunj D re Studs Will Oppose Rugged Rival In Drain Black Sox The Medford Chenev Ktnrf. will be up against some stiff competition on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, May 17 and 18, when they open their Southwestern Orppnn Rgh0n league season at the fairgrounds nere against the Drain Black Sox. Drain is a new memhnr nt th league. It's team roster is made up 01 piayers from Eugene and the northern part of the state. Roy Helser. nrpspnf. Pnrtiar.4 Beaver pitcher, is cheduled to manage ana pitch for Drain. At this writing Helser is applying for his release frnm th Pnrtii Beavers so that he may take over me reins of the Drain ball club this coming week-end. Also, Drain has signed Harvey Storey who has just received his release from the San Diego Padres. Other well known ball players with Drain are Bill Beard, Don Kirsh, Pat Walhers, Chuck Bafaro, Wayne Johnson, Norm Richie and Ad Rutchman. Other Games Other league actions for the opening series will find Coquille at Roseburg, and Coos Bay North Bend at Bandon. Brook ings draws a bye. Complete rosters for most of the teams will not be filled un til tne first series in June as many players are still in college. But regardless of this every team has many ex-pros ready for action. On the mound for Bandon will be Ad Liska and catching and managing will be Bill Bur gher, both ex Portland Beavers. Liska can still give all the teams a rough time with his famous underhand pitch. Roseburg has strengthened their team with nlavprs frnm Portland and are out this year to redeem themselves for their poor showing last year in the win col umn when all their losses were suffered bv a one run marein Manager Bun Kelsey, well known semi-pro players, has vowed to win these close games thin vpflr. 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Field Day The Huskies had a field day as a parade of Orpsnn nitn,.. iriea in vain to get the ball over me piate. Loser Norm Forbes, Bill Mays. Stan Aune. Bill Bntt. ler and Phil Settecase gave up 115 WalkS and Seven Wilrt nilnka I Both teams were woak in the tieia, Oregon committed five er rors, and Washington seven. All of Oregon's runs were unearned, j Jim Rothas started for Wash ington and was credited with the win, although he was re lieved in the seventh by Dick muiuny. Wsdntsdey, May 14, 183J MEDFORD (OHEOON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Mt. Ashland Snow Good for Skiiers Asniand Snow cover on Mt. on the northern lnne Asniand is far heavier than that IN SEMI-WINDUP Jerry Jennings, left, Medford, and Perc Pendergast, Roseburg, will be semi-windup battlers Friday night, May 16, in the election night boxing card at the Medford YMCA. There will be 12 other regular bouts with Junior McDonald, Med ford. facing Dnvl Hat! In thd finolo . T -u o .. " .1, a evjai maun iviuuie Hamilton, Medford postmaster, will defend the honor of the Demo- agauisi nuo. neaung, Asmana rtepumican. Girls' Golf Classes Set The Woman's Golf association and the Roeue Vallev Countrv club will sponsor a girls' Jun ior golf summer program. The program will include free group lessons and clubs will be loaned if needed. Special play has been planned. The teaching staff will be headed by Ed Old field, high school all-stater in 1951. Invitations have been Issued by letter to all club members' daughters of junior and senior high school. Lessons will be held on Sat urdays, May 17, 24 and 31. Beginning June 9 lessons will be held on Mondays. The Junior high girls will start lessons at 9 a. m., the senior high girls at 10 a. m. A class for boys is being plan ned and an announcement will be made later. Wenatchee U.R) The Wen atchee Chiefs of the Western In terna! fl nal league returned SOUthUaW nit.rhpr rilrlr MrT ir. the Oakland Acorns of the Pa cific Coast league Tuesday. ed Curly Llneneger as playing manager. He has had consider able baseball experience as a pro and semi-pro player. He has Dlaved in the national toml-nrn tournament at Wichita, Kan., on four different occasions. Coauille is mRnnfffri hv mil Fortier, probably the craftiest manager in the lpAmii Rill 1c famous for coming up with a strong team every year. Fortier is an ex-pro from the Pacific Coast league and the old Timber league. Bill recruits most of his players from California and the pros. Brookings Is managed by Whitey Matson, the Leo Duroch pr nf fhp league Whltpv le nut In win every game and is a fiery manager. He always gives the tans tneir money s worm at a Dan came. ' Few baseball fans In this area realize thp Ktrpnpth nf the tpams in the league. Several months ftffn T.. W flrpffopv. ennrto pHitnr of the Oregonian, wrote in his column tnat tne southwestern Oregon league was the top semi- nrn leacrne in thp clatp anH nil indications are that the league win be stronger this year with strong entries from Drain, Kose bure. North Bend-Coos Bav. Ban. don and Coquille. RE-ELECT ED G. BOEHNKE DELEGATE TO REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION Vote 6V x ki (i. HoehnT !f Boehnke tor Deleft Committee Mrs. Frsnk B. Raid C. B. McFerlend Ben r. Dorrll PA Pol. Adv. SLATE REGATTA Seattle 4U.R) The Uniyersi tv Of Washington varsltv. Iiininr varsity and freshman crews were to arrive in Berkelnv Wprinnrfov for the regatta with California Saturday. . Use Mail Tribune Want Adi Portland Track Slates Racei on Saturday Portland Portland Mea dows racetrack experimented with afternoon racing last Sat urday and the response was so encouraging that General Man ager William P. Kyne announc ed immediately after the pro gram that racing would he con ducted during the afternoons on each Saturday for the reYnalnriVr of the season. The normal night time sched ule will prevail on weekdays, With a 7:30 D. m. first nnst Mnn. days through Fridays. First post on Saturdays will be 1:30 p. m. noon Saturdays. of last year, according to two members of the Southern Ore. gon college ski club who made an inspection of the summit Dan Bulkley, assistant profes sor of physical education, and Les Fisher, club member, said skiing prospects are excellent The pair drove within three miles of the peak but were stop ped there by windfalls across the road and by heavy snow. Bulkley said last year at this time it was possible to drive all the way to the divide near Wag ner peak. He predicted good skiing for at least another month. 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