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Campanella's Hand Holds Key To Dodgers' Hopes for NL Pennant Editor' not: Thii if the first in the United Preis' annual series on the 1955 prospects of major league team. Br LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Writer Miami, Fla. (U.PJ How'i Roy Campanella? That's the question every Na tional league manager and club owner asks first about the Brooklyn Dodgers, for they know the bulky Negro catcher holds the key to the Dodger's pennant hopes. The answer to the other seven clubs in the league is not en couraging. Campanella seems completely recovered from the hand injury which handicapped him last season. Never has he looked as sharp at the plate than he has this spring. He is powedering the ball te all fields and looks even better than he did in 1951 and in 1953, when he was selected the league's most valuable player. So confident is he that his hand is okay that he is catching without a sponge in his mitt. "The hand and fingers feel fine and I'm no longer worried," Campanella said, adding that he expected the Dodgers to win the pennant easily. And they might well do that if Campan ella comes back to his 1953 form when he hit 41 home runs, batted in 141 runs and wound up with a .312 batting average. Other Question Marks Last year because of that hand injury, he hit only .209 with 19 home runs and 51 runs batted in. Baseball men agree that was the major reason the Dodgers finished in second place, five games behind the Giants. There are some other ques tion marks on the Brooklyn club beside Campanella, but they aren't as important. The other "if's" on the club include whether Jackie Robin son can overcome the injuries which handicapped him last sea son; whether big Don New combe can get back the form he showed before going into the service, and whether short stop Pee Wee Reese, now 35, can go at full speed another season. Manager Walter Alston is sure all three of them will come through, as well as Campanella. If they do, he has a club set at every spot except left field. It will be big, hard-hitting Gil Hodges at first base, Junior Gilliam at second, Reese at short and Robinson at third. Jackie would much rather play third than left field, but if he is needed in the outfield, Don Hoak will take over at third. Also, if Gilliam should be trad ed, Reese may switch to second, leaving shortstop to either Don Zimmer or Chico Fernandez, the talented rookie star who hit .282 at Montreal last season. Duke Snider is set in center field and Carl Furillo in right, and Sandy Amoros probably will open the season in left. For outfield reserves and pinchhitting there will be George Shuba and either Walt Moryn, who hit .275 last season with the Dodgers or rookie Bert Ham ric, a .350 hitter at St. Paul. Alston is counting on Carl Erskine (18-15), Newcombe. (9 8), Johnny Podres (11-7), Billy Loes (13-5) and rookie Karl Spooner as his "big five" pitch ers. Behind them will be Russ Meyer, with Jim Wade, the No 1 bullpen man and Clem La- bine behind him. Erv Palica and Pete Wojew figure to win the other two spots on the staff, although Joe Black, back for another shot: and rookies Ed Roebuck, Ken Lehman and Bob Darnell also have a chance along with Bob Milliken. BEAUTY ON MAT Curvaceous Tiny Kim, Honolulu judo expert, above, will pit her wrestling wiles against the brutal tactics of Gerry Hunter, claimant to the world's feminine middleweight championship, in the feature match of Satur day's card at Merrick's arena. Other matches will send Yoggi Hussane against Cyclone Cobb and Buck Davidson in with Johnny Dobbs. Starting time is 8:30 p.m. Medford, Tribune SIPdDffiTTS Tally Ho, Lamport Pin Quintets Chalk Up Victories Over Redding Local teams won three matches, knotted another and lost two in tussles with Redding, Calif., quintets Sunday at Med ford Bowling lanes. Tally Ho won twice from Bas set Buick of Redding. Lamport's Sporting Goods store nabbed one series and took two games in another match against Mecca club of Redding, which took a game and total pins in the sec ond outing. The other Medford club took only one game in each series against the third Medford club. They spotted the Californians 22 pins a game in each match and it made a difference in one. George Spaunhorst had 231 for high game and Fred Ander son 590 for top series as Tally Ho beat Bassett 2678 to 2638. Walt McDonald had a 245 and a 621 for the Californians. Tally Ho grabbed two games and total pins in the opener and all three games in the second tussle. Pin count in the second was 2776 to 2529. Karl Johnson rolled a 215 game and 585 series for Tally Ho. Others rolling for the locals were Bill Hawley and Ray Wise. In its first mix Lamport's won two games, tied the other and to 2567. The Redding five re ceived a handicap of 60. Bob Dyer had high series for Lam port's with 577 and Sam Van Dyke high game with 224. Cur tis Erbs rang up 210 and 564 for Redding. ' In the second fray the Mecca team had a 2652 score to Lam port's 2508. Dyer had a 525 for Medford and Nick Fischer 203 and 535 for Redding. Buzz Green, Dick Spain and Stan Straus rounded out the sporting goods crew. Charles McWhorter, Gene Doyon, Dale McCormick, Frank Chapman and Fritz Kunz form ed the third Medford team. Red ding won 2406 to 2374 in total pins in the opener. McWhorter had a 506 for Medford and Dale Larabee a 536 for the visitors. Chapman was high game with 194. Medford's edge was 2436 to 2405 scratch in the second match but the 66 pin handicap gave the California five a 2471. McWhor ter had a 530 series and Doyon a 193 game. Portland (U.R) Glenn Spivey, professional at the Longview Country Club since 1952, will take over as head pro at the Rose City Golf Club here April 1, it had a total pin margin of 2613 was announced today. "First by far... because it's finest by far!" That's the story of Seagram's 7 v Crown's success in a sentence; ' - It is a magnificent story of great taste from beginning to end. Seagrams - 1 gj 1 QAN III P'' Say Sectgtta m$ and be 5un SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS COKPMTY, NEW TOM CiTfc. BLENDED WHISKEY. &S.8 PROOF. 65 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. Waltonians j Favor Three ; House Bills Izaak Walton league members acted favorably on three bills before the Oregon House of Representatives and tabled an other at a meeting held here last night. They acted favorably on HB 461, which would limit salmon imports by sports fishermen in Oregon from beyond the three mile limit. Also getting favor able reaction were HB 463, which would reduce non-resident fishing licenses from $15 to $10 and HB 160 which would outlaw salmon and steelhead derbies. HB 462, which would impose a SI a day salmon fishing li cense, was tabled after consider able discussion. Although no official action was taken, members apparently were opposed to petitions now being circulated and directed at the Oregon State Game Commis sion which would open the upper Rogue river to winter steelhead fishing above the mouth of the Applegate river. It was pointed out that the lower Rogue and Applegate rivers are now open to such fishing. Tuesday, March 15, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Smith, McGraw Win First Round Tiffs in Spring Golf Handicap Stanford Golfers Entered in Open Five Stanford university golf ers are scheduled to participate in the Oregon Open Golf tourn ament at Rogue Valley Country club on March 25, 26 and 27. They are Phil Getchell, ex Medford high, Fred Brown, Chuck Van Linge, Warren Dail ey and John Brodie. Bud Finger, director of golf at Stanford, has informed Al Williams, RVCC pro, that the young linksmen will be on their own and won't be sponsored by the university. Finger told Williams that any one of the five is capable of beat ing the field on any given day, but indicted they may find it tougher to stay up among the leaders for four rounds. The1 college golf director re ported also that Cy Pennel, Stan ford Golf club member who has won the San Francisco City title, may enter the Oregon open. Williams is also anticipating entries of Oregon State college players and a Ford Ord, Calif., team. Ideal water temperature for brook trout is usually consid ered 58 degrees F. Defending champion Justin Smith Sr., and Medalist Everett McGraw advanced in the first round of match play in the men's spring golf handicap tournament at Rogue Valley Country club. Smith won 1 up from Lew Ayres. McGraw won by the same margin but had to go 20 holes to nudge Dr. Robert Tur ner. There were two other extra hole matches, Don Wood need ed 20 to get by Bill Marshall and Fred Conrad required 19 to edge Jack Dougherty. First round of play wound up Sunday night and losers fell into the third flight. Second round of action must be -finished by Sunday night, March 20. Losers will go into the second flight. Third Flight Turner vs. Bayuk: Peterson bye; Temple vs. Sleeter: Webber bye: Stark vs. K. Clark: Darrell Miller bye: N. Smith vs. Hart: Millette bye. Ayres vs. Woody; Marshall bye; Leonard vs. Dougherty; Catey bye; G. Robinson vs. Whalin: Corbin bye; Meyers vas. Mayer; Sloniger bye. FIRST ROUND RESULTS: Everett McGraw def Dr. Robert Turner 1 up (20): V. W. Hammond bye; Nelson Gallant def. Dr. Bob Bayuk 1 up; Frank Perl, bve; Paul Laconette def. Bob Peterson 1 up: Charles Mclntyre. Eddie Simmons, Bob Lockwood, all bye. Brad Broyles def. Bob Temple; Jim Dunlevy bye: Ray Wise won from Dr. Robert Sleeter by default; Jack Wood bye: Russell Heysell won from Boh Webber by default: Dick Hensel man. Bob Phillips and Bob Rector, all bye. Fred Sears def. Stan Stark 6 and 5: Ward Samuelson bve; Harrv Watson aef. Roger Clark 1 up: Hank Herman bye; Jack Creager def. Darrell Miller 1 up; Ivan Harrington, W. W. Deakins, Jim Busch. all bye. Mahr Reymers def. Norton Smith 2 up; Lowell Chamberlain bye: Dick Knight def. Al Hart: Kent Blackhurst bye: Jack Sanborn def. Harrv Millette 2 up: Ken Teeter. Dutch Oakes. Carl Schmidt, all bye. Justin Smith Sr., def. Lew Ayres 1 i:p; Bob Morris bye: Wendy Wissler def. Bob Woody 2 and 1: Rav Soren son bye; Don Wood def. Bill Marshall 1 up (201; Ralph Barclay, A. C. Broyles, Bud Judy, all bye. Norm Hillyer won by default from Morris Leonard: John Moffat bye; Fred Conrad def. Jack Doughertv 1 up (19): Ed Radsweit bye: Dean Lam bert def. Bill Catey 1 up: R. C. Bur gess, Lee Flink, Henry Richmond, all bye. Pete Clark def. Gain Robinson 2 and 1; Tom Ness bye; George Choate won from Don Whalin by default: William Thorndike bye; Bob Corbin def. Bob Voegtly 3 and 2: Vincent Bevis, Glen Fabrick and Eill Kalibak, all bye. Clayton Lewis def. Paul Meyers up: Larry Butler bye; George Schuler won from Dr. Roland Mayer by de fault: Al Servold bye: Miles Doran def. George Sloniger: Wallace Robin son. Bob Hinman. Joe Lydon. all bye. SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS: Championship Flight McGraw vs. Hammond: Gallant vs. Perl: Laconette vs. Mclntyre: Sim mons vs. Lockwood ;B. Broyles vs. Dunlevy: Wise vs. J. Wood: Heysell vs. Henselman: Phillips vs. Rector. Sears vs. Samuelson; Watson vs. Hermon; Creager vs. I. Harrington; Deakins vs. Busch; Reymers vs. Cham berlain: Knight vs. Blackhurst: San born vs. Teeter; Oakes vs. Schmidt. J. Smith vs. Morris; Wissler vs. Sor enson: D. Wood vs. ETclay: A. Broyles vs. Judy: Hillyer vs. Moffat; Conrad vs. Radsweit: Lambert vs. Burgess; Flink vs. Richmond. Clark vs. Ness: Choate vs. Thorn dike: Voegtly vs. Bevis: Fabric vs. Kalibak; Lewis vs. Butler: Schuler vs. Servold; Doran vs. W. Robinson; Hin man vs. Lvdon. Women's Golf On Ladies' day last week at Rogue Valley Country club, golf play was for Criers' tournament. The group A winner was Mrs. C. B. Collins with a net 35; B group, Mrs. Ray Frisbie with a net 33; in the C group Mrs. L. G. McLaren with a net 32; and the winner in the D group was Mrs. Ed Milne with a net 33. Ladies' day, March 17, play for the day will be nine holes for the best ball foursomes. A, B and C groups will play the front nine holes and D group will play the back nine. Mrs. Noble Vincent will be at the starting table. If there is any change in pair ings, women are asked to phone Mrs. Vincent at 2-4832. Those paired with Mrs Baumann need not call her. She will be at the pro shop by 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays. The first listed in the follow ing foursomes will be respon sible for contacting the others to arrange suitable playing time. THURSDAY PAIRINGS: Mrs. W. W. Davies and Mrs. H. L. Bush, Mrs. Roger Clark and Mrs. H. G. Dowson; Mrs. Richard Finch and Mrs. L. G. McLaren, Mrs. Robert Lockwood and Miss Isobel Stuart; Mrs. Thomas Culbertson Jr.. and Mrs. Miles Doran. Mrs. Nobel Vincent and Mrs. W. L. Stark: Mrs. B. L. Nutting and Mrs. Ward Samuelson. Mrs. L. C. Burt and Mrs. Victor Sether; Mrs. Jack Wood and Mrs. Al Hart. Mrs. Ray Frisbie and Mrs. John Day; Mrs. Leslie Schneider and Mrs. Dick Knight, Mrs. Paul Walker and Mrs. H. D. McClure; Mrs. Ken Teeter and Mrs. Ed. Radzweit, Mrs. George Har rington and Mrs. Ray Larson: Mrs. Belle Schenck and Mrs. R. B. Temple, Mrs. Loren Haugen and Mrs. Sam Colton; Mrs. Keith Bates and Mrs. Warren Lesseg. Mrs. Royal Bebb and Mrs. Paul Dix, Mrs. F. L. Somers and Mrs. Don McGeary; Mrs. J. W. Barnard and Mrs. Charles Mclntyre. Mrs. John Pletsch and Mrs. Dick Field: Mrs. R. E. Heysell and Mrs. William Black ledge, Mrs. Stuart McQueen and Mrs. T. C. Groomes: Mrs. Jerry Olson and Mrs. James Asher. Mrs. C. E. Gordon and Mrs. Reese Alexander; Mrs. J. W. Mack and Mrs. R. E. Barclay, Mrs. Frank Benesh and Mrs. Melvin McGrew; Mrs. F. M. Rhodes and Mrs Dan Adams. Mrs. Fred Conrad and Mrs. Robert Little; Mrs. John Bunker and Mrs. Ed Milne, Mrs. James Shaw and Mrs. Lee Baumann (Hilt. Calif.): Mrs. Robert Morris and Mrs. Dean Lambert. Mrs. James Dunlevy and Mrs. J. O. Oakes. The average food manufac turing company earns about V cents on every dollar of sales, and the average food retailer earns one cent on the dollar. Rams Schedule Two Games in Portland Los Angeles U.R) The Los Angeles Rams today announced they would play exhibition night football games in Port land, Ore., against the Pitts burgh Steelers Aug. 6 and the New York Giants Aug. 28 in Multnomah Stadium. The Rams said the two games were in addition to other exhi bition games announced previously. First Skiers Arrive Stowe, Vt. (U.R The 'first contingent of some 600 skiers arrived here yesterday for the three day-American Internation ay ski races opening Friday. Top American and European stars are entered in the events, second of two competitions to de termine membership on the 1956 Buchan Bakers Win AAU Title Eugene U.R) Buchan Bak ers of Seattle won the North west AAU basketball champion ship last night with a come-from-behind victory over Martin Sign of Eugene, 76-72. The win. sends the Seattle five to the national AAU tourney in Denver. Eugene led 53-28 at the half but Ed Tucker, former Stanford star, scored 19 points in the sec ond half. His 21 was high for the game. . Barney Holland, ex - Oregon ace, led Eugene with 14 points while Ted Romanoff, former OSC player and Jack McElravy had 13 apiece. U.S. Olympic ski team which will compete at Cortina, Italy. mm wn.nraG ROGUE VALLEY LEAGUE Standings: W. Continental Lumber Co. 28 Loienz Co. ,.25 li Shoe Dogs 25 Pine Tree Market 21 Hooper's Radiator Service..l9'i Star Body Works ...18 Kom-Pak Trailers 15 State Forest Patrol 18 Lamport's Sporting Goods.. 15 . Royal Club 15 Results: Loreuz Co. 3 C. McWhorter 447 J. Mathes McCormack Gottfried B. lye Handicap Star Body L. Graham H. Geener D. Graham C. Emery T. Mitchell 461 407 519 422 201 2457 Hooper's D. Lewis D. Burns G. Dayon A. Keith H. Valine 0 450 418 485 387 523 2263 Forest Tatrol B. Van Hoy H. Smets J. Bradish D. Stockton T. Maul Handicap Royal Club B. Fehl C. Hamuson D. Uchytil L. Smith F. Knox 1 458 519 404 477 480 Pine Tree C. Curl G. Culy S. Mallon F. Martin D. Kreer Handicap 2338 L. 12 14 i 15 19 20 22 x 25 22 25 25 1 459 456 4S4 452 497 2348 4 454 381 499 47(3 442 132 2384 3 446 468 362 436 557 93 2362 Continental H. Allen T. Van Sickle 486 E. Isaacs L. Knapp V. Allen Handicap 4 Lamport's 0 508 W. Meyers 461 S. Van Dyke 476 L. Schneider 461 W. Piche 436 J. Farrar 492 351 529 605 54 2533 Kom-Pak 2 A. Andrew 424 L. Moser 398 B. Thornton 393 E. Page C. Bi chfied 456 480 Shoe Dogs E. Eberius E. Floate D. Kline C. Lasher Wunderlich Handicap 2151 2326 2 446 472 432 428 422 33 2233 Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday : 10 a.m. Monday for Mondav: other days 5:30 orevious dav KOGIE ROLLERS Stancj;s: Chr - Drugs RalVs Green Lantern 23 Clave Construction 21 Burelson's , , ?1 W. 23 Rogue Sportsman B and B Auction C.K. Market ... ..18 17 17 Women of the Moos 16 Vt First National Bank 14 Brook's Electric 9 L. 13 13 IS 15 18 18 k 19 19'i 22 27 Results: Brook's F.lec. E. Ash.;r V. St. Hill E. Sessions G. Havse M. Durham Handicap 0 371 368 320 423 363 27 1872 Burelson's V. Findley D. Doty A. Zahnow H. Culy J. McCready 4 456 382 374 402 373 O.K. Market B. Coleman D. Monroe L. Calhoun E. Lenz 1 345 325 312 483 B and B H. Hobbs O. Wyatt A. Zenor B. 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