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MEDFOROiSTRIBWrs
Indian Baseball Officials
Believe Pat Simmons Has
Great Future on Diamond
(Editor's note: The writer of
this article concerning Base
baller Pat Simmons is a for
mer sports editor of the Mail
Tribune.)
BY HANK GREEN
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
' Telegraph Editor
Kennewick, Wash. (Special to
Mail Tribune) Spokane Base
ball club officials believe Pat
Simmons of Eagle Point is going
places and the Oregonian himself
shows possibilities as he gets
into games now and then "with
the Western International league
club.
Simmons is used mostly as a
pinchhitter these days now that
the Spokane Indians have an
experienced infield, but the
youth who played baseball for
Eagle Point high school and also
with the Medford junior legion
club still gets his share of hits.
The other night he came to
bat with three men on base and
fine out with his teammates be
hind 4 to 0. He slapped the third
pitch over the second baseman's
head for a single and two runs.
Survives Squad Cut
The 20-year-old youth early
in the season played regularly at
second base or shortstop for the
Indians and later when needed
even caught and played in the
outfield.
A Spokane club spokesman
said "We kept Simmons on with
us after we were required to cut
our squad. That shows how
much we think of him and his
possibilities."
Simmons himself is mighty
pleased to work with the Spo
kane manager, Don Osborn, and
his teammates. The Oregon
youth said all of .them have
been of great help to him in
learning more about baseball.
As he summed it up, "They are
great fellows."
- The former Eagle Point high
athlete is well-liked by team
mates who classify him as one
who wants to do anything he
can to learn more about baseball.
One player said Simmons
"would carry the water bucket
for us" if it would help learn
more about the game.
Back Next Season
Simmons expects to be back
with Spokane another season,
possibly playing second base in
homeut
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1953 in place of Ji.n Brown
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for AAA baseball in another
year.
The Oregon boy said Manager
Osborn has indicated he wants
Simmons to play winter baseball
in Florida after the current WIL
season is concluded. Last winter
Simmons played semi-pro base
ball and basketball in California
and also coached some boys in
the latter sport.
As of late last week the ex
Medford Junior Legion player
was batting around .264, some
what of a drop from earlier
averages. He seems to be both
ered by the fact he isn't playing
each day, even though he gets
in daily batting and fielding
practice.
Other Clubs Offer
Simmons told the writer re
cently that he had been offered
regular playing jobs if he
joined another WIL club. It is
reported Tri-City and Yakima
had offered him berths. But the
Spokane club wants to hold onto
him and Simmons isn't kicking
a bit.
A talk with players and offic
ials connected with the Indians
about the southern Oregon youth
brings such remarks as "willing
to learn," "hard worker" and
"loves the game."
For a fellow only a few years
out of high school and with only
part of two seasons before now
in pro baseball, Simmons ap
pears ready from an age stand
point, at least, to have plenty of
chances to rise higher in pro
fessional bas iball.
The Eagle Pointer played part
of last season with Bisbee, Ariz.,
before being taken sick with a
glandular disease last year.
QUEENS WIN AGAIN
Portland (U.R) The Phoe
nix, Ariz., Queens needed 11 in
nings to do it but the world's
champion girls' Softball team
finally edged out the Lind Flor
ists of Portland, 4-3, at the
Vaughn street ballpark here Fri
day night. It was the fourth vic
tory in five games against the
Florists for the Queens and
came at the expense of the Port-
lander's ace hurler, Betty Evans
Grayson. The teams meet in a
doubleheader Saturday night.
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Sunday, August 17, 1952
Donny Hood
Paces Local'
Auto Racers
Donny Hood, Grants Pass,
paced Rogue valley drivers Fri
day night as eight of them won
places in the hardtop auto races
at the Jackson County speedway
at the posse grounds here. -
Hood nabbed the third heat
and was fourth in the trophy
romp.
The big honors went to Frank
Danley and Mack Maggard, Sac
ramento, and Bill Robinson,
Yreka.
New Record
Danley and Maggard shared
the limelight in the main event
and time trials. In the major
race of the evening, Danley rode
home first and Maggard was sec
ond. Maggard established a new
track mark of 21.58 seconds in
the time runs and Danley was
just a shade slower with 21.59.
Lou Smith, Medford, had third
best time, 21.73.
Danley also roared across the
finish line first in the fourth
heat. Robinson won . the first
heat, the trophy dash and the
semi-main. Maggard was victor
in the final heat. Dick Johnson,
Sacramento, won the other heat
race.
In -the main race Bob Wright,
Yreka, hit a cattle guard in
front of the stands but he con
tinued the race and came in
fifth. A hospital check up show
ed a bruised shoulder. Woody
Thomason, Yreka, lost a wheel
in the main.
Fence Pounded
The fence took an awful
pounding during the program.
In the first heat Dave Hinds.
Medford, lost a wheel and hit
the fence on the west turn. Bob
Clark and Lee Bowers, Medford,
and Bernie Miller, Grants Pass,
went through the fence in the
second heat, necessitating re
start. Bowers rolled over and
Bob Clark spun, went off track,
came back on and plowed into
Dick Patterson.
Elvin Root rolled over in the
third heat.
There were 34 cars entered,
with 21 drivers from the Rogue
valley.
Races are planned for next
Friday with time trials to start
an hour earlier at 7 p.m.
RESULTS:
First Heat Bill Robinson. Yreka.
first; Mack Maggard. Sacramento,
second. Bob Wright." Yreka, third.
Second Heat Dick Johnson, Sacra
mento, first; Bernie Miller. Grants
Pass, second; Louis Kurz, Medford,
third.
Third Heat Donny Hood, Grants
Pass, first; Andy Bergman. Yreka.
second: Don Newman. Medford, third.
Fourth Heat Frank Danley. Sacra
mento, first; Don Moore. Yreka. sec
ond: Roger Steele. Medford. third.
Trophy Dash Robinson, first; Dan
ley. second: Johnson, third; Hood
fourth.
Final Heat Maggard. first; Miller,
second; Moore third.
Semi-Main Robinson, first: Miller,
second: Fred Whaley, Medford, third;
Eldon Nelson, Medford, Fourth; Steele,
fifth.
Main Danley. first; Maggard. sec
ond; Jenkins, third; Miller, fourth;
Wright, fifth.
Philadelphia Duo Sets Pace
Among Big League Hurlers
By United Press
Robust Robin Roberts, who
has muscles he .still hasn't dis
covered, and skinny Bobby
Shantz, who could panhandle a
meal on any corner, were al
most certain Saturday to give
Philadelphia a monopoly on top
pitching honors in the majors
this season.
And the smart guys right now
were betting that Roberts, the
late starter, would wind up with
more victories than Shantz. Both
came through with triumphs Fri
day night.
Gets No. 19
Roberts topped the pace-setting
Brooklyn Dodgers, 8 to 3,
on seven hits for his 19th win
against six losses, while Shantz,
despite a "bad night" outlasted
the Senators, 11 to 7, although
yielding 14 hits for his 21st win
against four defeats. Roberts has
beaten Brooklyn four straight
times this season.
Roberts, whose work against
Brooklyn in Ebbets Field is phe
nomenal, scored his ninth vic
tory there against a lone defeat
for his career.
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PATROLS OUTFIELD'-
Moose Blevins, above, has been
a Medford Cheney Studs main
stay this season after a year in
professional ball. He'll be seen
in left field today when the
Studs mix with the Bandon Mil
lers in the final home appear
ance of the Medfordites.
Victoria Tyees
Thump Yakima
By United Press
Victoria's victorious Tyees
scored five runs in the seventh
frame Friday night to wallop
the Yakima Bears 9-4 and re
tain a ten game lead over the
pack in the Western Interna
tional league.
In other Friday' night games,
Spokane walked away with a
5-1 decision over Salem, Tri-
City dropped a heart-breaker to
Lewiston, and cellar-dwelling
Wenatchee powered its way to
an 8-5 win over Vancouver.
Victoria's big inning came off
Ken Wright, who made his final
appearance for Yakima before
being inducted into the army. It
was ''Kenny Wright Night m
the Bears home town, but the
hero of the affair bumped into
trouble and blew a 4-2 lead.
Warren ton Out
Of ABC Scramble
Portland (U.R) Tongue
Point Navy rallied in the final
inning for three runs here Fri
day night to down Warrenton,
4-3, in another round of the
state American Baseball con
gress tournament.
The loss eliminated Warren
ton from the double-elimination
play.
Steinfeld's of Portland be
came the tourney's first winner
of two games by shutting out
Norgan's Beavers, 1-0, in the
nightcap of the double-header
evening.
one batter and was backed up
by lusty long distance hitting as
Eddie Waitkus, Del Ennis, and
Connie Ryan hit Philly homers.
The Brooks gained their runs
on homers by Gil Hodges, his
26th, and George Shuba.
Stagg Celebrates
90th Birthday;
Hits Proselyting
San Francisco (U.R) A young
fellow named Amos Alonzo
Stagg, celebrating his 90th birth
day Saturday and preparing for
his 63rd coaching campaign, cau
tioned the nation's major col
leges against professionalizing
school football.
"Football can be played and
played well by - the - average
student body without proselyt
ing," said the famed "grand old
man" of the game. "There
should be no high-power, recruit
ing programs to get prep school
athletes to go to this college or
that university.
College Privilege .
"In my day it was a privilege
to go to college. Young students
shouldn't be coaxed to get a high
er education. They should still
consider it a privilege."
Still in remarkably fine physi
cal condition for a man of his
age, Stagg was the honored
guest at a huge birthday party
staged by the . San Francisco
Touchdown Club Friday with
400 members present. i-
Studs Encounter
In Semi-Professio
The curtain will drop today
on the final act of the semi-pro
baseball season in Medford.
Medford's Cheney Studs will
make their last appearance of
1952 at the fairgrounds ball
park. Their finale at the home
park is expected to provide one
of the best games in league con
tention at the fairgrounds.
The Studs will take on the
Bandon Millers at 2 p.m. in the
second tilt of a two-game South
western Oregon league series.
First brush was here last night.
Outcome is rated a toss-up.
Bandon and. Medford split in a
series earlier in the year, the
Millers winning one fray 7 to
5 and Medford the other 8 to 4.
The Millers, boasting some of the
top pitching and hitting in the
circuit, come to Medford after
gaining a series split last week
end with league leading Drain.
Medford has lost four times to
the loop heading Black Sox.
Liika Heads Staff
Heading the Bandon hurling
staff is able Ad Liska, submarine
chucker and veteran of many
years with the Portland Beavers.
Bill Hpnauska, semi-pro vet in
Oregon, 'is another pitching
mainstay and the staff is rounded
out by Bailey Brem, who tossed
for Oregon State college last
spring.
Catcher Bill Burgher paces
the Millers in ' hitting with a
rousing .406.
Medford went into the series
last night tied for secpnd place
in the league with Coos Bay and
needing one more victory to
gain the season end play-offs at
North Bend. Bandon held fourth
spot a game behind Medford and
Coos Bay.
The Shaughnessy among the
four top teams of the league is
set for Labor day week-end.
Medford winds up its regular
season at Coos Bay next week.
BASEBALL
FRIDAY'S RESULTS:
Coast League
Oakland 11, Los Angelec 1
Portland 2. Seattle 1
San Diego 9. Sacramento 1
San Francisco 9, Hollywood 3
National League
Boston 4, New York 3 (1st. twilight)
New York 3, Boston 1 (2nd. night)
Philadelphia 8. Brooklyn 3 (night)
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4 (night)
(Only games scheduled)
American League
Boston 3. New York 2 (night)
Philadelphia 11, Washington 7 (night)
Cleveland 7, St. Louis 6 (12 innings.
night)
- (Only games scheduled)
Western International
v Spokane 5, Salem 1
Lewiston 3, Tri-City 2
Victoria 9. Yakima 5
Wenatchee 8, Vancouver 5
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Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
(U.R) England's A. T. "Goldy"
Gardner skidded 2,000 yards out
of control Saturday while roar
ing his M. G. "Magic Midget"
over Bonneville Salt Flats, but
he established eight new records
before the accident.
The lanky, 61-year-old British
racer was cut about the face and
neck when a mileage marker
sign smashed through the cockpit
bubble as the little auto spun
while traveling about 160 miles
an hour.
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injuries were not serious and
that he would race against time
again as soon as repairs on the
auto were finished. He might
try again.
. The new records he posted,
subject to later official accept
ance, were for 25 to 100 kilo
meters and 25 to 50 miles. They
ranged from 143.23 to 155.70
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OREGON GALS LOSE
Bremerton, Wash. (U.R) The
Dalles, Oregon state women's
softball champions, dropped a
1-0 heartbreaker here Friday
night to Montelake Terrace of
Seattle in the opening round of
the Northwest Regional Softball
tournament. Donna Lee hurled a
one-hitter for The Dalles, but
failed to get the necessary bat
ting support from her team
mates. The Dalles, however, re
mained in the tourney because a
team must suffer two losses to
be eliminated.
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