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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. March 24. 1953 GOLF TOUR AT RtfCC OH FRIDAY OPEN STARTS Contestants Warm-Up in Pro-Am Mix Representing what is report cd as the largest field in the ;history of the tournament, 181 ;linksmen, among them some of ;the best professionals and ama ?teurs in the west, tee off Fri day at Rogue Valley Country j club here in the first lap of Jthe annual Oregon Open golf J scuffle. I The competition will continue through Sunday. From the standpoint of total J entries there have been larger ttourneys at the Medford links. I But for the overall caliber of competition this conflict will be Jtops for the course. It will also J be the second state tourney at Rogue Valley within a year. The Oregon Golf association match Jplay championships were decid 'ed here last June. Rogue Valley club and Ore gon branch of the Professional Golf association are co-sponsors of the tournament. Residents of the valley are invited to turn out and follow their favorite players. There will be no charge of admission to the fairways and greens. Cudd Defends Defending Champion Bruce Cudd, Portland, Walker Cup player and 1954 Western Ama teur titlist, will rank high on the favorite list as the tourney gets underway. Among the leading challengers to dethrone him in another amateur, Ralph Dichter, Astoria, runner-up to Cudd in the Open last year. And among the pro entries is Eddie Hogan, Riverside club, Port land, who was tops in the money end for 1954. Entrants are from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Utah. A majority of the entries were participating in a pro-amateur warm-up competition throughout the day today. Pros teamed with three and four am 'ateurs. A professional clinic and a driving contest for both pros and amateurs was slated for late afternoon today. A hole-in-one contest will be conducted start ing today and continuing through Sunday. First competitors tee off at 7 a.m. tomorrow for the initial 18 holes. Second 18 will be on Saturday and final 36 of the 72 hole medal play test is set for Sunday. Seniors are competing for honors along with pros and amateurs. To Trim Field The seniors will play only Friday and Saturday unless they declare for amateur and qualify for Sunday play. Field on Sun day will be trimmed to 60 play ers plus ties for pros and ama teurs. Among ranking pros entered are George Bassini, Diablo, Calif., Northern Californian Op en titlist; Joe Greer, Yakima, Wash., Professional Golf assoc iation champion, and Bill John ston, Provo, Utah Open champ. Others include Bob Duden, Portland, just off the winter cir cuit; Roy Honsberger, Seattle; Harold West. Eugene, and Ken Townes, Ft. Lewis, Wash. Eddie Oldfield, ex-Medford high all stater and now pro at Roseburg, could be a gallery favorite along with Harvey Hixson, Eugene, who turned pro after gaining runner up honors in the 1954 Oregon Golf association match play test. Yost Entered Among the amateur contend ers are Dick Yost, Seattle, Walk er cup teammate of Cudds; Bil ly Lees, Portland, once semi-finalist in the National Public Links tourney; Dick Price, Long view, Washington amateur champ: Eddie Simmons, M e d ford, 1954 OGA match play winner; George Harrington, 1953 OGA medal play victor, and Dom Provost Jr., Portland, 1954 Southern Oregon champ. Phil Getchell, Medford, runner-up to Cudd last year in the Western Amateur, is on hand with Stanford university team mates. Footballer John Brodie and Charles Van Linge. Among local favorites are Dr. Bruce Stanley, Larry Butler and Jus tin Smith Jr. Others competing include Dick Bailey and young Wayne Sabin. Redding. Calif.; Maj. R. E. Stafford, Portland; Bob McReynolds, Portland, twice runner-up in OGA match play; Sid Milligan, Eugene; Bob Prall, Salem, and Dick Hanen, Coos Bay. F. Scott Chisholm, Ocean Park, Clif., will be announcer on the course and Tom Harmon, sports director for Columbia Pacific radio network, will em cee trophy presentations on Sunday night. rKIUAY JAIR1NGS: v Professionals (a Seniors ?:;0 V'ince Aleksa. RVCC: Dale Jchr5on. Portland: Don Bails. Corval-;-. 7:07 Pete Mundle. Eusene; Art Eure.-to: Wayne Sabin. Red , 7:14 'Eddie Oldfield. Roseburg; :.i Lewis. RVCC: Ted Fleskes. ;o. 7:21 Bob Rasmussen. RVCC: ." Clc-iinger. Corvallis: Don Mc EaJtmoreland. :? Starters Xime 7:33 'Pete Parrish. Burns: Adam Eott RVCC: Gary Loustaiot. Redding. J -42 ' Carl Woods. K. Falls; Bob Dau terman. Longview; Bay I.inrigiiint, OREGON OPEN CONTENDER Eddie Hogan, above, River side Golf club. Portland, is among top contenders in the Ore gon Open Golf tournament being held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Rogue Valley Country club. He was the leading money winner last year among professionals in the tourna ment. The tourney is being co-sponsored here by the country club and the Oregon branch of the Professional Golf associa tion. A pro-amateur contest today got tourney activities under way. Some of the leading pros and amateurs in the west are competing. IN TOURNEY HERE Phil Getchell, above, Rogue Valley Country club and Stanford uni versity, is one of the popular amateur entries in the Oregon Open Golf tournament here Fri day, Saturday and Sunday. Corvallis. 7:49 -Clark Good. K. Falls: R. ' C. Applegate. Riverside: Byrin Woodruff. Roseburg. 7:5C Bob Prall, Salem; Vern Allen, Eugene; Kelson Gallant. RVCC. 8.03 Ed Loustaiot, Redding: Carl Schmidt. RVCC; Gene Bates. Portland. 8:10 'Bob Litton. Vancouver; Wally Hug. Salem; Justin Smith Jr.. RVCC. 8:17 Bob McKeown, Riverside: Jack Owens, Salem; Harvey Wood Jr.. RVCC. 8:24 'Dave Juarez Jr.. San Jose: Jim Sheldon. Salem; Larry But ler. RVCC. 8:31 Starters Time 8:38 -Harvey Hixson. Eugene: (S) Earl - Vorhies. G. Passt Bob Smith. Portland. 8:45 Dick Price. Longview; Everett McGraw, RVCC: Ward Sligh, Salem. 8:52 'Vern Martin. Corvallis; Al Erickson. Eugene: Ray Beeber. K. Falls. 8:59 'Ales Webber. Prineville; Bob McKev-itt. Ocean Lake: Lou Staf ford. Portland. 9.06 Dom Provost Jr.. Portland: Del Travis. San Jose: Les Pierce. Eugene. 9:13 'Ken Omlid. Cottage Grove; Harrv Millette. RVCC: Warren Dailey, Stanford. 9:20 Dick Bailey. Redding; Bill Palmberg. Astoria: Billie Lees, Ea&tmoreland. 9:27 'Geo. Bussini, Di ablo. Calif.: Del Berg, RVCC; Bob Gasper. Cottage Grove. 9:34 Starters Time 9:41 A1 Feldman. Tacoma: (SI H Terrell Sr., Grants Pass: Ralph Dichter. Astoria. 9:48 -Ockie Eliason, Tacoma: Ken Phelps. Eureka: Carl Bennett. Grants Pass. 9:5o Kobt. Mc- Revonlds. Riverside; Bill Hartman. RVCC: John Brodie. Stanford. 10:02 Ksrvey Bunn, Tualatin; IS) John Moffat, RVCC; Lloyd Mattison. Eu eene. 10:09 -MelBabica. Eureka: (S) Miles Doran. RVCC: Geo. Kenney. Eugene. 10:16: Dick Yost. Columbia: Maj. K. E. Stafford. Portland: Eddie Hali. RVCC. 10:23 Jim Chenoweth. Waverly: Dick Hanen. Coos Bay: Kent Miles. Salem. 10:30 "Bunnie Mason. Salam: iS Ward Cummings, Roseburg; Geo. Lynch, Eugene. 10:37 Starters Time 10:44 'Eddie Joseph, Crescent City; Dr. John R. Woods. Salem: Bruce Cudd. Columbia. 1:51 Geo. Harrington RVCC: Lloyd Schwehn. Portland: Fred Brown. Stanford. 10:53 -Dave Killen. Portland: iS Hal Grant. Olympia: Art Abrahamson. Everett. 11:05 -Harold West. Eugene: Phil Getchell. RVCC; Larry Wersen. Burhngame. 11:12 Dr. Max Hunter. Olympia: Robert Bingham, Vancouver: Johnnie Higgle. Camas. 11:19 "Bob McKen drick. Oswego: Marshall Smith. Rose butg; Frank Hall. K. Falls. 11:26 'Eddie Hogan. Riverside: Lloyd Drew K. Falls: Eddie Simmons. RVCC. 11:33 Hugh Roberts. Cottage Grove: Robt. Xordquist. Col Edge; Larry lrogen, Corvallis. 11:40 Starters Time 11:47 "Larry Lamberger. Port. (S; Lu Rose, wasugal; Dave Hill. Burns 11:54 Harry Kern. Coos Bay: Bill Kal- ibak. RVCC: Harold Olsen. Bums. 12:01 Red McLain, Coos Bay; Paul Pr&ttain. K. Falls: Hal Duden. Port land. 12:08 'Ted Longworth. Port land: (Si Med Ingram, balem: Haney Eckles. Oswego. 12:15 -Wendell Wood. Eugene: (S) Larry Conoway. Portland: Amel Pas cuzzi. Eastmbreland. 12:22 -Ken Townes. Ft. Lewis: Dick Webber, Riverside: Dick Bournes. Coos Bay. 12:29 Fred Langley. G. Pass: Willard Walo. Gearhart: John Hulbert. ADer- deen. 12:36 -Joe Mozel. Lloyds: Bruce Stanlev, R CC: Ford Knutsen. Astoria 12:43 Starters Time 12:50 A1 Williams. RVCC: Dick Marks. K. Falls: W. H. Howell. Port land. 12:57 Roy Honsberger. Seattle (St Bill Ward. Olympia; Ad Huycke. (Wmo. 1:04 "trea Mill, ixrants .Pass: Hilding Norberg, Portland: James T. Green. Olympia. 1:11 "Joe - Greer, Yakima; Richard Stearns. Portland Cam H VlrKcan. Eugene. 1:18 Bob Duden. Portland:. Chas VanLinge. Stanford: Wayne Hagen. Eugene 1:25 -Leo Gaulocher. Olym pia: Larrv tionanu. uicuunci. r . c R.mtt hswreo. 1:32 'Bill Johnston Provo. Utah: -(S) J. W. "Moose" Cla- baugh, BonnviU; Sid Oiilligan. u Spartan Nine Trips Ducks San Jose, Calif. U.R) San Jose State's Spartan baseball team served the University of Oregon its first defeat in three starts yesterday when it scuttled the Webfoots, 7-3, in a practice game. Reese Dick, San Jose s snappy hurler, struck out 10 men and walked only one as he went the distance for the Spartans. He was tabbed for nine hits, two of them home runs. All but the last two runs scored in the game were on homers. Oregon's George Shaw started the home run circus with a circuit clout in the first inning that was good for two runs. Pitcher Pete Williams got a one run homer in the fourth. Cats Nick Bakers 81-79; Phillips Oilers By GENE MEAKINS Denver U.R) The Phil lips Oilers from Bartlesville, Okla., emerged from the upset- happy second round of the Na tional AAU basketball tourna ment as the team to beat, while five members of the powerful National Industrial league fell by the wayside and two of the top-seeded teams barely squeak ed through. - Phillips, the NIBL champion, demonstrated a serious effort in the Oilers' quest for their first AAU title since 1950. Chuck Darling, Jim Walsh and Arnold Short paced the Oilers to a 100 66 romp over the Santa Maria, Calif., Golden Dukes. Defending champion Peoria and fourth seeded North Caro lina State just made it into the quarterfinals. The Caterpillars were pressed into overtime be fore finally winning over the Seattle Buchan Bakers, 81-79. Unfortunate NIBL North Carolina State's Ronnie Shavlik dunked in a shot with 33 seconds remaining to put the Wolfpack ahead of Hope Wun thnow of Kansas. The collegians held on for a 71-68 victory. Not so fortunate were five members of the NIBL, third seeded Denver Central Bankers, Houston ADA Oilers, Milwaukee Allen-Bradley, Akron Goodyear and the Artesia, N.M., Travel ers. Kenny Sears of Santa Clara fame dropped in a tip-shot in the final two minutes to give gene. 1:39 Jach White. Washogual: Gordon Woodyard. E. Moreland; John Kellev. Washougal. 1:46 Starters Time 1:53 -Cliff Whittle. Twin Falls: Geo LeBoeuf, Rainier; Robt. Rector. RVCC. 2:00 Ed Harper. Twin Falls: Franks Maize. Astoria: Ed Rapp. Vancouver. 2:07 -Chas Sullivan. Ashland: Ken Lusk. Ashland; Jim Matlack. Eugene. 2:14 (Si Marvin Clark. G. Pass: (St M. Hallmark. Roseburg: D. Avey. Gar-df-na. Cal. 2:21 -Bob Burns. McMinn ville: Tex Riddle. Eugene: Dennis Murphv. Waverlv. 2:28 O. W. Landoc. Salem: Norm Hillyer, RVCC: Sgt. C. Wheaton. Portland. Buy At Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues Drain Tile 727 W. McAndrews Phone 2-4107 Medford. Hollywood Stars Have Kid Diamond Crew With Only Sprinkling of (This is the second in a se ries on the outlook for Pacific Coast League teams for the 1955 season.) By SCOTT BAILLIE Anaheim, Calif. (U.R) Abbott and Costello could have a lot of fun playing "Who's on First, etc." with the Hollywood Stars but it's no joke to Manager Bob by Bragan, who is on the hook with a collection of strangers. Any resemblance between last year's team, which lost the pen nant to San Diego in a dramatic playoff game, and this year's ag gregation of youngsters is coin cidental. "Last season we were an ex perienced club with a sprinkling of kids," Bragan said today. "This year we"re a kid club with a sprinkling of experience." But he maintains that "we can be a contender if we get some help from the parent Pittsburgh Pirates. " The outfield is brand new, only Monty Basgall is back in the infield and Bragan says "the pitching and catching could em barrass us a little." Bragan Will Catch Old pros who did return in clude right-handed pitchers Red Munger and George O'Donnell, Basgall, utility man Jack Lohrke and catcher Bobby Bragan. The swarthy bossman makes no se cret of the fact that he wants to graduate to full time bench strategist but chances are he will get plenty of work behind the plate again. Catcher Eddie Malone retired as did outfielder Frank Kelleher. The rest were shuffled along in the Pirates' farm system or sold, the most noteworthy to go being pitcher Mel Queen who went to Columbus for cash. Master Melvin's post may be taken over by Ron Necciai, who returned from the voluntary re tired list this year after being laid up with stomach ulcers. The slim right-hander fanned 27 bat ters in a single game with Bris- Favored the San Francisco Olympic club a 60-58 thriller over Akron. Sears and big Jim Loscutoff of Oregon paced a second half surge that overcame an early Akron lead. Startling Upsets The Gregory Clothiers of Greeley, Colo., actually Colo rado State college, shocked Mil waukee Allen-Bradley, 70-67, with a hot-shooting second half. Another Colorado team, the Luckett-Nix team of Boulder, made up of members of the University of Colorado squad, smashed the ADA Oilers, 85-67. John Moore recently of UCLA, and Eddie Sheldrake, a UCLA standout of several seasons back led the Los Angeles Kirby shoes to a 68-50 triumph over Artesia. Peoria meets the red-hot Luckett-Nix team at 5:30 in to day's opener. The Kirby shoes meet the Quantica Marines at 7. In probably the best game of the offering, North Carolina State takes on San Francisco. Phillips and the Gregory Hot-Shots meet tonight in the finale. ORIGINATED BY KYJC! turn Colorful reporting of tt world of sportt -local Western, and national by on of tht nation's best known authorities, listen every day to complete scores, gams reviews, interviews and background stories about the people who are making sports history today ! Brought to you by your TEXACO DEALER - J J ' - ' Tribune Experience tol, a Class D Appalachian League club, before getting ilL Lose Best Rookie Leonard Yochim, 9-3 at New Orleans of the Southern Asso ciation, is expected to take up some slack in the left-handed department. The big vacancy there was created when Lino Do noso, 19-8 and the PCL Rookie of the Year, was called up by the Pirates. Another southpaw hurler, Paul Pettit, is being converted into a first baseman and Bragan in tends to stick with the Bucs' 5100.000 bonus fizzle in his bat tle for a new position. Pettit batted .324 at Salinas of the Class C California League and is taking well to the bag. But he also is getting trouble from Dale Coogan, a .263 hitter from New Orleans. Bragan says he may two-platoon the spot with both men. Basgall appears slated for sec ond again despite the challenge of Tom Watson, a . .324 hitter from Hutchinson of the Class C Western Association. Warren Goodrich, Stanford graduate who hit .284 at Salinas, is re placing Dick Smith at shortstop and power-packed Bill Jackson is filling Jack Phillips' long shoes at third. Jackson belted 37 home runs at Phoenix of the Class C Arizona-Texas League last year de spite being out for 30 games with a broken wrist. He drove in a juicy 136 runs during the season. New Outfielders Outfielders Tom Saffel, Carlos Bernier and Lee Walls are back with the Pirates but Bragan says "two of thern" may return. In the meantime he is sticking with George Prescott .311 at Denver in left, Gail Henley .224 New Orleans in center and Bob Del Greco .244 Hollywood in right. Pete Naton and Bill Hall loom as the catchers behind Bragan. Naton hit .288 in the Class C Carolina League and Hall .244 in the Class A Eastern League. Bragan batted .258 in 76 games. Baseball Briefs Brawley, Calif. (U.R) Tom my Heath sends his San Fran cisco Seals against Oakland to day after polishing off the San Diego Padres 7-1 yesterday. Pitcher Bill Evans knocked in a pair of runs in the Seals' five run four inning rally and also pitched seven innings to get credit for the win, the Seals' 10th in 14 spring games. Anaheim, Calif. (U.R) Red Munger and Charlie Beene were named to pitch for Hollywood today as the Stars met Seattle in an exhibition game. Holly wood ended its spring series against Ford Ord yesterday, dropping a 9-3 decision to the Warriors. The Stars committed an apalling seven errors afield to allow the soldiers eight un earned runs. El Centro, Calif. (U.R) The powerful Oakland Oaks played San Francisco in a Des ert Coast league exhibition game at Brawley, Calif., today after demolishing hapless Sac ramento yesterday 17-6 in Yuma, Ariz. Saturday, March 26 5:30 P.M. KYJC DIAL 1230 CBS RADIO Aqua Sports In Spotlight Of PA Tiffs By HAL WOOD j Mexico City OI.R) Aquatic sports held the spotlight in the Pan-American Games today as the battle for diving and swim ming championships. The United States and Canada divided honors Wednesday. Jim my McLane of the U. S. Navy won the 400-meter freestyle in 4:51.3, more than two seconds faster than second place Wayne More, Nichols, Conn. Canada got a gold medal when Helen Stewart won a photo fin ish from Wanda Lee Warner of United State in the 100-meter freestyle. Championships also were be ing decided in other sports. Ar gentina clinched a tie for the champion in the water polo competition and the Argentines won the 4,000-meter bicycle championship Wednesday with Uruguay second. Mexico was third and the United States fourth. In the equestrian competition, the United States team was elim inated when J.E.B. Wofford, Mil ford, Kan., and his horse took a spectacular spill in the 36-kilometer race. The Yankee basketball team rolled to a 72-29 victory over Venezuela to clinch at least a tie for first place, with a 4-1 rec ord. Brazil has the same record and Argentina can equal that by winning tonight from Cuba. The American team also clinched the volleyball cham pionship with a 15-7, 15-11, 15-8 triumph over Cuba. College Coaches Dislike Newest Basketball Rules By UNITED PRESS Disappointed college coaches took pot shots at the new bas ketball rules today, predicting a number of bad effects ranging from more zone defense to a waste of paint. A vast majority of the coaches disliked at least some of the six new rules, which were passed by the National Rules Committee in disregard of recommendations made by the Coaches' Associa tion. Only a small minority ap peared pleased by all the rules. The rules changes ranged from extending the bonus throw for the full 40 minutes to widening the free throw lane from the present six to 12 feet. Under the old bonus rule, an extra free throw was awarded if a player sank his first effort during the first 37 minutes of the game. Two free throws were awarded auto matically for fouls occurring in the final three minutes. "Basketball is not progress up m ' - - . I W.A.HALLER CORP., PHILA, PA. ASK FORCOUNTY.FAIR". AT YOUR FAVORlTEBAR CLUB. HOTEU Gerry Hunter In Effort To Win Twice In Grapple Ring Saturday Gerry Hunter stands to lose a sizeable wad of cash at Mer rick's arena Saturday night un less she can throw Tiny Kim and Ella Kowalski in 30 min utes. The match grew out of a dressing room argument last week in which the blonde bomb er made the boast to do the job or forfeit her purse and was promptly accepted. It will please the customers no end if Miss Hunter fails to come out on top for she rivals any of the male meanies when it comes to being detested. Miss Kim and Miss Kowalski will not wrestle as a tag team. Promoter Mack Lillard pointed out. It will be up to them to decide which one will go in with Miss Hunter first. If Hunter pins that person in less than the re quired 30 minutes, the second one will come in. She must last out the remaining time if the Double-K team is to win. The match promises scads of extra fireworks inasmuch as both Kim and Kowalski are cer tain to attempt to assist the oth er when in trouble. What sem blance of order Referee Larry Presnell will be able to main tain remains to be seen. Additional explosives are in store in the two supporting matches of the three-ply card, which is expected to draw an other capacity crowd. Johnny Dobbs, the Omaha "crybaby" who is adept at drawing resounding boos from the fans and who usually insists "he wuz robbed" when he loses a fall, probably will have plenty ing," complained famed Dr. For rest C. Phog Allen of Kansas "The game'needs more balanced rules." "Why, they're just messin' up the gyms," grumbled Ed Dib ble of Western Kentucky. "Every gym floor in the country will have to be repainted. Ken Loeffler of La Salle, who teaches law, summed up his feel ings tersely: "A tremendous mis take." INDIANS BEAT BEAVERS Stanford, Calif. (U.R) Len Swartz and Rich Scramaglia sparked the Stanford Indian baseball team to a 15-9 win over touring Oregon State college in a practice game here yesterday. Swartz batted in five runs with a double and a triple while Scramaglia had four singles in as many trips to the plate. 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