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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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Oregon State
Heads League
BY UNITED PHESS
The Oregon State Beavers
headed the Northern Division
baseball standings Wednesday,
thanks to the University of
Washington Huskies.
The Idle Renvpra holrat lnl
me lead as Washington clubbed
Oregon, 11-8, Tuesday to sweep
a iwo-Rame series at Seattle.
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
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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.
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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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Jor circuit of the professional
game. Cleveland has captured
eight regular season and fiva
playoff chamnionshins tn
nate the AHL during its 16-year
existence.
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