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pi , r- -gni-"" riifTf lira&iiliil'ii 'STTiiSvlr TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE rrldar, Mafrcfc 25. 1953 olfers Tee-Off in Oregon Tourney; !fan tinge Shines in Pro-Am A huge field of talented links- men teed off today in the first jl8-hole round of the Oregon Open Golf tournament at Med jtord's popular Rogue Valley (Country club and, while Bruce Cudd, the defending champion, nd his Walker Cup teammate, Pick Yost, were being highly Regarded as favorites, prelimi nary action yesterday indicated that the race is wide open and hat a number of stellar ama teurs and professionals are hot contenders. The 72-hole medal play tour- pey continues here through Sun )day and has attracted some of Hhe outstanding players in the pro and amateur ranks of Wash ington, California, Idaho and iutah as well as Oregon. Approxi mately 180 contestants were killed to compete as play got underway today. And, if entries jreach that figure, it will be the biggest Oregon Open in history, exceeding last year's record high cf 176. Blanfordile Star ' Second 18 holes of the tour- "ney are scheduled for Satur day with the last 36 on Sunday. Host Rogue Valley and the Ore- CHILDREN TAKE CHANCES . . . D0N7 YOU! CHECK YOUR BRAKES TODAY Firestone BRAKE SPECIAL : Here's What :WeDo... ; 1. Inspect IMnej t. Clean, Repack from WImW Bearings 3. Add Brake FMa 4. Impett Crian $ . Adieet Irak Sheee 4. Tee Irate A 350 Valu II! ANY CAR STORES NINTH & S. RIVERSIDE PHONE 2-7119 gon branch of the Professional Golfers association are co-sponsors of Medford's biggest links meet in history from the stand point of talented players. Two Stanford university links men and a Tacoma pro, with their sparkling subpar rounds, stole the thunder yesterday as contestants warmed up with a pro-amateur tussle. Chuck Van Linge, No. 5 Stan ford team member and one of the late finishers yesterday, made his first tour of the local links with a three-under-par 69, to top the entire pro-am field and cop the amateur low gross prize. His teammate, Warren Dailey, No. 1 Indian, was close behind with a one-under-par 71. Al Feldman, Tacoma, was the professional leader with his 71 on the course during a very wet part of the day. Feldman and his amateur partner, Bob McReynolds, Port land, knotted with Fred Hill, Grants Pass pro, and Van Linge for the pro-am best ball honors. Each carded a 66. Other Top Pros Other top professionals in the low gross race were Joe Greer, Yakima, Wash., the northwest PGA champ, George Bazzini, Diablo Northern California Open winner, and Mel Babica, Eu reka, Calif., all with 73s and Harold West, Laurelwood, Eu gene, with a 74. Following Van Linge and Dailey among the simon pures was Yost, now living in Seattle but playing out of Columbia Edgwater, Portland. He had a 73. Dick Price, Longview, Wash ington amateur champion, and George Harrington, one of the home course favorites, carded 74s. In the best ball Greer and Dailey teamed for a 67. Four other combinations had 68s. West and "Cudd?.. Feldman and Bob Dauterman, Longview; Al Williams, Medford pro, and Ward Cummings, Roseburg ama teur, and Greer and Dr. John Wood, Salem. Phil Getchell, Medford, now No. 4 at Stanford, shot a 74 and with a two handicap tied for amateur low net prize. Art Abra hamson, Everett, Wash., had a 75 gross with three handicap. Cudd Had 77 Four others netted 73s, Miles Doran and Tourney Chairman Russ Heysell, Medford; Lloyd Drew, Klamath Falls, and Bob Dauterman. ( Cudd, Portlander, who also won the Western Amateur last year, grossed a 77 in yesterday's warm-up play and Ralph Dich ter, Astoria, 1954 runner-up in the Oregon Open had a 78. Dichter, however, won the long driving contest with a swat of 282 yards and two feet. He beat out two pros, Bazzini and Harvey Hixson, Eugene, by two feet. Eddie Hogan, Riverside, Port land, big money winning pro in the 1954 open, fired a 77 in the MEDFORDilWrRIBUNE SIPODlMrS pro-am. Eddie Oldfield, ex-Med-ford high and now pro at Rose burg, shot a 75 along with Dom Provost Jr., Portland, Southern Oregon champ. Eddie Simmons. Medford, Oregon amateur match play titlist, had a 78. Fred Brown, No. 2 Stanford player, carded a 77 and the No. 3 man, John Brodie, fired an 81. Good Gallery for Clinic There was a sprinkling of gal lery during the day yesterday but 250 to 300 persons were on hand to watch the pro clinic and the driving contest. Bob McKendrick, Oswego, president of the Oregon branch of PGA, was at the microphone for the clinic and a number of pros dem onstrated the swing and use of various clubs. The turnout of spectators indi cated that the galleries would pick up today and would be sizable on both Saturday and Sunday when fans will be for the most part free of their jobs. Rogue Valley committeemen have stressed that the public is invited and welcome to follow the participants on their tourney rounds and in that way help the club make the open a success. Seniors are contestants as well as pros and amateurs in the tour ney and the seniors vie only through Saturday unless they declare for amateur and qualify for the Sunday 36. The pro and amateur field will be trimmed to the low 60 and ties for the final day of play. $2,000 Purse - Pros are competing for a $2,000 purse with $500 to go to the low man among the play-f or pay contenders. There will also be $400 in lap money for the low scores on each of the nine hole segments of the tourney. Value of the amateur and senior prizes is $750. There will be six net and six gross prizes for amateurs and three net and three gross for seniors. A special amateur show last night kicked off the evening entertainment during the tour ney. There was music and danc ing, which will be featured again tonight and Saturday. A dixie land band will play tonight and an amateur show is set again for Saturday night. Sunday's activities will be capped by a presentation buffet dinner. Tom Harmon, sports di rector for Columbia Pacific radio network will be master of cere monies. Scotty Chisholm, Ocean Park, Calif., well known golf an nouncer, is handling those duties on the course during the tourney. Spartans Defeat Oregon Staters San Jose, Calif. (U.R) The San Jose State Spartans defeated Oregon State 4-1 yesterday to hand the Beavers their third loss in four baseball games on their California swing. Spartan hurler Doug Boehner held the Beavers to four hits. Oregon State plays at Fresno today while San Jose entertains Oregon. SHORT LOSS Memphs, Tenn. U.R) Tommy Burks' father lost his wallet while plowing a field, and his son unearthed it the next day. Freddie Hutchinson Finds Coast Loop Foreign; Can't Predict Concerning Suds (This is the third in a series on the outlook for Pacific Coast league teams for th 1955 season.) By, SCOTT BAILLIE Palm Springs, Calif. U.R) Freddie Hutchinson, a stranger in his old home town, has come back to manage the Seattle Rain iers and finds the club and the league so foreign that he can't guess what the Suds will do. "I don't know the team and I don't know anything about the Pacific Coast league," Seattle's favorite ballplayer said today. "You won't hear me sounding off about how we'll finish and any manager is nuts who tries it with a minor league club subject to recalls and options." Hutch took over the Rainiers last fall after managing Detroit for three seasons with fifth place being his best result. "Well, our catching is pretty solid, I can tell you that," Hut chinson said as he spit over the top of the dugout. "And we have some good glove men around the infield. Pitching has been good in spots. We look good defen sively but our hitting has not been too strong." A Clean Sweep The Rainiers got out the broom after finishing fifth last season and among those swept or dealt away were Manager Jerry Priddy, second baseman shortstop Artie Wilson, outfield er Jackie Mayo, third baseman Leo Thomas, outfielder Clarence Maddern and Al Zarilla and pitchers Bill Evans, Gene Bear den, Steve Nagy and ., Van Fletcher. As a result of these and other deals Seattle acquired Rocky Krsnich for his second whirl at third with the club, first base man Marv Zernia, who clubbed .297 for Buffalo last year, south paw hurler Jehosie Heard of Portland and catchers Joe Gins berg and Johnny Ritchey. First Base a Problem First base is a problem five Rainiers. couldn't handle last years and Hutchinson hopes he is well set with Zernia. Jack Bukowatz, who played the bulk of second base in 1954 while Wilson swung between that bag and shortstop, is holding down the keystone, again and rates as a good glove man in Hutch's book. Gene Verble, a .252 hitter from Chattanooga of the Class AA Southern association, Is working well and hitting gome at shortstop. Krsnich is back in charge of third although frank Freddie warns his men that no position has ben cinched. Marv Williams, a second base candidate from Vancouver hit .360 there last year and looks powerful. Hutch is loaded with south paws, spearheaded by pint sizel Vic Lombardi, who hurled for Brooklyn and Pittsburgh two years ago, saw service at Holly wood in 1951 and was 9-7 for Toronto of the International league last year. Another good left hander is Moe Savransky, (0-2) at Cincinatti, as is Heard (3-3). Veterans and Newcomers Right-arm tossers include El mer Singleton (13-13) at San Francisco, veterans Al Widmar (8-13) and Vern Kindsfather (4-6) and Bob Kelly (13-8) at Indian apolis of the American associa tion. Ginsberg, former Detroit reg ular who hit .291 at Indianapolis last year, challenges Ray Orteig for the post although the latter has been doing some heavy swatting this spring. Ritchey also has a lot of tower. Candidates for the outfield spots include Bob Balcena and Art Schult, both irom the Yan kee farm club at Kansas City where they were strong .260 and .270 hitters. K. Chorlton, who only goes by the initial of his first namet walloped .349 at Van couver of the Class A Western International league and is fast, Carmen Mauro also has been impressive. He batted .271 in 35 games last year with Seattle. George Schmees, who checked in late, may have some trouble getting one of the outfield spots from the eager collection of newcomers. THOMPSON HOLDS LEAD Miami Beach, Fla. (U.R) British Open champion Peter Thomson of Australia carried a one stroke lead over three oth ers today as the Miami Beach Open golf tournament moved into the second round. Thomson carved out a six-under-par 65 in Thursday's opening round to hold a narrow lead over Bob Inman of Tulsa, Okla., Gene Lit tler of Palm Springs, Calif., and Bob Rosburg of San Francisco. 1 1 Hardtop . , with 4 doorsl Mnr-BgM Delia HeMar Ma. A Genera Moron Vaue. AND ONLY OLDSMOBILE OFFERS IT IN EVERY PRICE RANGE! wliat a "Rocket"! What a reception! OldsmobHe's new Holiday Sedan hag just about turned this town upside down with excitement! And no wonder! There hasn't been a car so completely new in years! Here's an inspired combination of the stunning Holiday Coupe's sports- car Sair plus all the roomy comfort of Oldsmobile's big beautiful 4-Door Sedans! 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" The amateur stake began to day's activity and field trial committeemen this morning also expressed ' hope that the derby stake could be complete before this evening. Three-day program of the trial includes a qualifying stake and an open all - age event, each to take up shortly after the preceding stake is completed. 132 Entries Today's first contest was limit ed to handlers who have not re ceived, competition for. training or handling a dog within the past year. The derby is limited to dogs not over two years of age. Retrievers entered in the qualifying stake will be those which have never won a first, second, third or fourth place or Bobo Olson Will Fight This Year in Portland Portland (U.R) Middle weight Champion Bobo Olson has been signed for a non-title outdoor boxing appearance here this summer which will be na tionally televised, it was report ed today. Promoter Tommy Moyer, ex- amateur boxing ace, said in Los Angeles the fight would be against "a suitable and outstand ing opponent" in late July or early August. San Francisco (U.R) Middle weight Champion Carl Bobo Ol son and former light-heavy weight king Joey Maxim meet in a 10-round non-title fight at San Francisco's Cow Palace April 13. TEAMS MOVE ON By UNITED PRESS The exhausted Detroit Red Wings headed for Toronto today for the third game of their Stan ley Cup semi-finals series with the Maple Leafs Saturday while the Montreal Canadiens moved on to Boston for their third game with the Boston Bruins. The Red Wings and Canadiens, who finished one-two in the regular season play, own identi cal 2-0 records .in the semi-final best-of-seven playoffs. award of merit in an open all- age or limited all-age test and which have not . won first in' a previous qualifying stake; of a licensed or member club trial. The open is for any retriever over six months of age. . ' " - A total of 132 entries are list ed with labradors, goldens, ches- apeakes and one irish water spaniel to be run. A number of champions are entered including Hal's Spi-Wise Zeke, owned by Hal : Shidler, Klamath Falls; Spring of Swinomish, last year's open winner, owned by C. R. Tobin, an Francisco; Oakcreek's Fremont, also owned by Tobin; Rip of Holly Hill, owned by Mrs. William P. Roth, San Mateo,' Calif,; Beavercreek Bandit, own ed by Herbert Fleishhacker Jr., San Francisco; Massie's Sassy Boots, owned , by William T. Cline, Chicago, 111., and Pine: hawk Nigger, owned by . Tobin. The public is invited to the trial and . information as to the exact location of activities will be left at the Women, of the Moose concession stand near the clubhouse. Hoover lakes are at the end of Sticky lane in the Camp White area north of Medford. Earl Wescott is chairman of the field trial committee. 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