EIGHT MEDFOHD (OKZGOIT)
Will Far West Baseball League
Be Revived? Majors Interested
Br HARRY CHIPMAK
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
Will the Far West league be
reorganized and, if so, will Med
ford be in it?
That question haa been kicked
around by baseball fans here
now for over a year and still
nothing has been done either
toward getting the league re
organized or securing a fran
chise for Medford.
Major league baseball inter
ests are anxious to have a class
D league on the west coast. At
the present time they have no
place to send professional base
ball beginners signed on the
west coast where they witl be
kept close to home. The nearest
class D league is in Oklahoma.
Interest Expressed
Many in professional base
ball have expressed great in
terest in a class D league in Ore
gon, dipping into northern Cal
ifornia as far as Redding if nec
essary. They insist that the
league will have to be more
compact than the now disbanded
circuit, which stretched from
Eugene in the north to Pitts
burg and Santa Rosa, Calif., in
the south. The travel was too
great for a club of such classi
fication to bear financially, they
point out.
Talk currently is going around
that Medford, Klamath Falls,
Eugene, Coos Bay-North. Bend,
Albany, Roseburg, Bend and
Grants Pass could be drawn in
to a league. Travel would be
short under such an arrange
ment, a primary requisite. A
week's home stand seems to be
too long for the population in
the smaller towns to stand,
therefore, in a compact league
teams could be moved oftener
without working too great a
hardship on them financially.
Majors Would Help
The majors, in conversation,
have expressed a willingness to
help such a league, both finan
cially and with players. How
ever, the majors can't be expect
ed to move info a city and erect
a baseball park, put up money
for operation of a team, and
send in players. Outright own
ership by major league teams
of , Far West league franchises
seems to be out. Therefore, own
ership would have to be on a
local basis.
An arrangement would have
to be worked out by some of
the towns in the old league to
clear their debts incurred in past
operations before they would be
permitted,under baseball law to
reenter a new setup.
Parks, of course, are as es
sential as a team itself. Use of
the present Fairgrounds park
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here would be out as far as any
assistance by a major league
club would be concerned.
Box Seats Necessary
Baseball men stopping here
say it would be necessary to
erect some box seats Denina
home plate and, preferably, to
have them covered. The present
bleachers could be used along
the first and third base lines as
bleachers. It would also be nec
essary to erect adequate dress
ing room facilities - for both
home and vsiting teams as well
as umpire faculties, improve
ment in the parking area also
would be necessary, they said.
The field itself and the pres
ent lighting would be acceptable
though the lighting isn't the best
to be found in lower classifica
tion baseball. '
Jerry Donovan, San Francisco,
who played a big part in or
ganization of the Far West
league and who has carried it
close to his heart since, is anx
ious to see it revived. Donovan
was president of the league dur
ing its operation and at present
is president of the California
State league. He has attempted
to interest Pacific Coast league
clubs- in operation of the Far
West league, but at present, has
not met with too much success.
San Francisco Seals, however,
did have a working agreement
with Medford during the last
year of the old league.
Coast League Has Troubles
However, most Coast league
clubs are having financial wor
ries of their own without going
out looking for more. It seems
that major league interest is the
Cheney Studs Drop Two
Games To Bandon; Take
Over SWO League Cellar
SOUTHWEST OREGON LEAGUB
W. I Pet. GB
Drain , , 6 2 .750
Coquille 5 3 .625 1
Roseburg , 6 4 .600 1
Coos Bay-North Bend
4 4 .400 2
Bandon 4 4 .400 2
Brookings 3 S .375 3
Medford 2 8 -00 5
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only answer to revival of pro
fessional baseball hereabouts.
Most of the clubs in the de
funct league operated on a
stockholder basis, which didn't
seem too satisfactory. However,
there are several possibilities
seen whereby the league can be
revived.
It has been suggested that sev
eral lumber firms in the inter
ested cities could go together
to sponsor a 'team in their re
spective cities, much the same
as the Southwestern Oregon
league now operates. Or, in
Medford, either the lumber in
terests or fruit interests, or both,
could combine to back the team.
If handled correctly, it seems
that the publicity value of such
an arrangement would be great
and the tax deduction value
should not be overlooked.
New League Certain
Major league baseball inter
ests are going to start a class
D league on the west coast. They
would like to revive the Far
West league much on the same
basis as has been mentioned
a compact Oregon circuit but
if something isn't done pretty
soon to start the ball rolling,
they will turn to the populous
southern California area for their
league and Oregon will be left
out There are insufficient play
ers to operate two class D
leagues on the coast.
It seems that if Oregon and
Medford are to be included in
professional baseball, somebody
should take the bull by the horns
and do something. The major
leagues aren't known to wait
around forever.
dropped deep into the Southwest
Oregon baseball league cellar
over the week end by dropping
two games to Bandon. The host
Bandon took the first gams 4 to
3, and the second 6 to 2.
Jack Cooney was the hitting
star for MedfDrd in the first
game as he banged out a home
run and a single. His fourroaster
into the tent erf ield stands tn
the third inning brought in two
Medford runs.
Bill Burger of the Bandon
nine collected an inside the park
home run Other standout hit
ters for Bandcn in the first
game were Cal Mclrven, w;
3 for 4, including a double, and
Fred Haller, with 3 for 5, in
cluding a double and a triple.
An error anu three hits gave
Medford its only two ruis in
the final game. They were un
earned, coming after two were
out in the ninth inning.
Roseburg split a pair of
league gan es with Drain's
league leaders. Roseburg took
the first contest, 8 to 2, and
dropped tht Sunday game, 5 to
2, with Drain manager Roy Hcl
scr doing th; hurling.
Coquille . rd Brookings split
a league scries in a doublehcad
cr Sunday at Brookings. Co
quillc won the first contist, 7
to 3, and Brookings nabbed the
ah'eviated seven-inning nigatcap
10 to 6.
The Coos Bay-North Bend
nine swamped Silverton's Red
Sox in a pair of exhibition
games. The coast nine took the
first game, 10 to 1, and thpa ran
wild in the second contest to
take a 16 to 0 victory.
LINESCORES:
Medford 002 000 010 3
Bandon -..101 '000 30x 4
Gehrmann and Roelandt;
and Burger.
7 1
10 4
Franks
Medford 000 000 002 2 8 4
Bandon 101 100 12x 6 8 3
Fagan and Roelandt; Masters and
Burger.
Roseburg 010 ISO 0008 10 4
Drain 101 000 0002 9 4
Bartow and Koepf; Peterson. Per
sey (5). Ha na us Ira (6) and Beard.
Roseburg 000 000 0203 7 2
Drain 002 210 OOx 5 10 2
Coen and Koepf; Helaer and Beard.
Coquille 100 420 0007 13 0
Brookings .....100 010 0103 9 1
Mishasek and Allison; Selsor. Cole
man (S) and Smith.
Coquille 211 002 0 x x
Brookings 014 230 x 10 X x
Henderson. Gilson (5) Bilbrey (6)
and Allison; Cehrman, Astia (61 and
Smith.
(Exhibition Games)
Silverton 000 000 100 1 4 8
C. Bay-N. Bend 320 001 40x 10 14 1
Sauvain, Buchhait (2). Bourbonnais
(8) and Roth; Bishop and Segura.
Silverton 000 000 000 0 3 4
C. Bay-N. Bend 302 613 Olx 16 23 0
Bourbonnais. Feller (4) Hattenberg
(8) and Hande; Rockey and Segura.
Witte 17).
WIN ABC OPENERS
Portland U.K Archer Blow-
er and Pipe downed Warrenton
10-1 and Norgan's Beavers de
feated an American Legion ay
star team 8-0 last night in open
ing games of the 1953 Oregon
ABC tournament.
The American Legion was or
ganized and granted a charter
by Congress in September, 1919.
E. Scismorc ':
Garners Win
At Ashland
Ashland Staving off a last
lap challenge from Bob Radke,
A-21, Elmer Seismore, M-46,
drove to his first main event
victory of the Ashland Speed
way season Saturday night
The main event was another
close event with nine cars in con
tention in late laps.
Bernie Miller, M-8G, worked
his way through the pack to
take second place with Larry
Leigh. A-30, winding up in
fourth spot.
In the semi-main, Ben DeHav
en, AS, was again victorious
after ne took the lead away
from Bob Jenkins, M-22, on the
final lap. Stubby Frye, driving
a car labeled P-U, was third.
The semi-main produced the
most spectacular mishap as Bill
Taylor, driving A-33 was nudged
in front of the grandstand, went
out of control and went flying
over the protective barrier at
the starting line. His car went
12 feet off the ground but land
ed on all four wheels and the
driver was able to continue the
race.
More than 1400 fans, the third
largest crowd of the season, wit
nessed the first "destruction
derby" presented on the Speed
way track. The winner was
Johnny Sprague, driving a Stev
ens Motors-sponsored Ford, with
which he had previously won
at the Jackson County Speed
way.
Johnny Wyncoupe, A-l, scored
an easy 10-length victory in the
trophy dash and was trailed by
Wayne Lcmley, A-S7, and Chuck
Zarka, A-l 00. Wyncoupe had
won the second heat; Lemley
the third and Zarka the fourth
Lou Kurz, M-71, who won the
first heat, broke a valve in that
race and was unable to enter
the dashr
Milt Gorden of Central Point,
A-44, drove to a victory in the
final heat with Roy Deutsch
man, R-80, second and Mack
Lehman, A-5. third.
Dead line for Sunday Classified k
at noon Saturdays.
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Studs Mix Tonight
At Fairgrounds
The tAilarious antics of Bobo
Nickerson and the all-around
good playing of his teammates
will be - featured at the Fair
grounds park tonight when the
BOBO NICKERSON
Pitcher and Clown
bearded and original House of
David baseball team stops off
on its annual visit to clash with
the Medford Cheney Studs.
Game time is at 8 o'clock.
Nickerson, who never fails
to leave the fans "rolling in the
aisles," never plans his clown
ing act but improvises as the
game goes along. He has been
known to use first base as a
pillow, coach from third base
while standing on his head and
chin himself on the scoreboard.
His antics in ball parks across
the country have drawn high
praise and he has been compar
ed above the established base
ball clowns by many men in
professional baseball.
Pepper Game Highlight
Another highlight of the
game will be the House of David
team's famed pepper ball game
in which they use real and
I imaginary baseballs in a lively
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throwing and catching demon
stration. The exhibition, as well
as the team itself, again is be
ing led by veteran George An
derson, only member of the
Benton Harbor, Mich., cult now
with the team. Anderson is a
versitle player who, in his
younger years (he s now 44)
used to spend one inning at each
position. Now he plays mostly
at first base but is always on
hand to fill in wherever he
might be needed.
Anderson emphasizes that no
players are allowed to join the
Davids who are not in good
standing with organized base
ball. During their spring train
ing period many youngsters ask
for tryouts with the whiskered
crew and none are refused.
Many of today's famous baseball
players got their start with the
House of David, Anderson says.
Usual Stud Lineup 1
Meanwhile, Manager Paul
(Hoosier) Hoffard of the Studs
expects to field his usual line
up in an attempt to score his
second victory in less than a
week over a traveling club. Last
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RVCC Golfers
Defeat Eugene,
45!2 to I412
Rogue .Valley Country club
golfers trounced Eugene Coun
try club, 431.1 to 14V4 in team
competition tare yesterday.
Dom Provost Jr. led the w?y
for the Rogue Valley team with
a sizzling 67, to take three
points from Eugene's Skip Nab
lor. Rogue Valley Pro Al Wil
liams' defeated Eugene Pro
Wendle Wood, 3 to 2, and Fddie
Simmons came back strong on
the second nine to down Harvey
Hixon, 2tol.
SCORING:
Al Williams Ot) S. Wendle Wood (Z)
0; Eddie Simmons M 3. Harvey Hix
on (E) 1: Dom Provost Jr. (M) 3. Skip
Nagler (E) 0; Jack Lewis (M) 3. Richy
Miller E) O.
Harry Millette (M) 3. George
Schweiger (E) 0; Holding- Nor berg (E)
2'i. Bob Phillips (M ',: Everett Mo
Graw (M 3. L. L. Poritt E) 0; Jim
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078111 Bartman (M) 3. Jack Boast
Thursday the Studs surprised
everyone with a 7 .to 5 victory
over the Cuban Monarchs. It is
probable that Terry Maddox,
youthful right hander, will get
the pitching ' call against the
cultist nine. Maddox hurled a
good game against the Cubans
until he tired in the closing inn
ings and gave way to Elliott
Fagan.
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