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Medford Thinclads Favored in Metro Glass of Hayward Relays on Saturday Crater High, Ashland Vie In Group A It's the usual story- Medford high's awesome Black Tornado has been placed on the spot again as favorite in its class Saturday in the 18th running of the Hayward track and field relays at University of Oregon, Eugene. Despite what appears to be a tougher field and rougher rivalry than previously in the division, prognosticators have weighed the Tornado displays of of might on the past two week ends and its traditional power have made Medford heavy choice to annex its third con secutive championship in the metropolitan class of the cinder classic. The Black Tornado, which year after year has taken the burden of its prestige in stride, has failed only once sinre World War II to cop the Hayward crown in its class. In 1951 it was second to Klamath Falls in Class A. This time the Mcdfordites will defend their laurels against 16 schools with enrollments of more than 1,000 students. Coach Bob Newland said that 32 con testants and alternates were in the squad which headed north shortly 'before noon today. High morale has been a Medford char istic and Newland said that the Tornado is mentally ready for the Saturday struggle. "It will depend on whether we have the horses," he remarked. Physically the Medford crew will be better ths 3st week when it won the Rogue relays, here despite inroads made by sickness. The Tornado which nabbed eight firsts in the Rogue is expected to be stronger in other tests this week but will encounter overall tougher com petition. Reports from Eugene indicate a total entry of 78 schools in the two day engagement. Com petition was slated today for B and C schools while Class A and metro teams vie simultaneously tomorrow. C schools have enroll ments up to 200, B's up to 450 and A's up to 1.000. Marshfield Question Medford is one of four schools slated to defend banners. Other victors last year were Marsh field in A. Estacada in B and Henley in C. There is some ques tion here, however, of Marsh field's status. It is listed as an A competition but reports are that its enrollment Is more than the 1,000 limit. Foes of the Tornado listed for this struggle are the Portland schools. Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Eugene, Roseburg, Spring field, the Salem schools and Van couver, Wash. Medford is actual ly one of the small schools in the class. Ashland and Crater from this area will be among 15 Class A rivals. Eagle Point will go against 21 other B schools. Rogue River is among 24 in the C group. Jacksonville was to have entered but plans were abandoned because of the num ber of athletes involved in to day's orchard heating. Crater will have 25 boys in the meet Saturday. Because of rains this week activity today was on the phy sical education track. Coaches were advised to have their parti cipants equipped with tennis shoes as well as spikes in order to work on special runways. The meet was to go on regard less of weather conditions. Lee Ragsdale, assistant track MedfordJTribune srpdDnaTrs Roar of Hardtops Resumes On Posse Oval This Sunday - - - - 1 T Bernie Miller, whose success in the Los Angeles area has established him as one of the leading drivers on the west coast, will be up from LA on Sunday, April 17, for Medford's hardtop racing season opener. The urogram is scheduled to get underway at 1:30 p.m. and a Si, 000 purse has been guaran teed, according to Track Man aeer Bill Rozell. Contention will again be at the Jackson County speedway at the sheriff's posse grounds. Miller is scheduled to drive familiar A-2. owned by Bill Beagle of Beagle Lumber com- Danv. Ashland. He is slated to race against drivers from Rose burg, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls. Yreka. Calif.. Cave Junc tion, Crescent City, Calif., Ash land and Prineville as well as coach, and Mel Boldenow, jun ior high coach, will assist New land with the Medford team. Information gleaned in this end of the state is insufficient to determine just how tough the Hayward competition will be since results of only two other relav sessions have been learn ed. Portland schools, however, will provide more opposition to be reckoned with. In the past only the top two teams and individuals in the Portland Interscholastic relays have gone to the Haywards. This year the PIL thinclads qualified on a basis of minimum times, heights and distances. No Portland school will have as complete an entry as Med ford's but the schools in Ore gon's big city will have 95 boys entered with 38 berths. Jefferson will be represented by 17 boys in nine events and Grant by 17 in seven contests. Roosevelt wil lhave 10 in six in cluding its crack sprint relay teams. Franklin will have 13 in five, Lincoln 12 in five, Cleve land 10 in four and Washington six in two. MEDFORD ROSTER: 440 Bob Gould. Broil Oftlesby, Mike Hawkins. Dennii Miller; Ken Tucker alternate. 880 Dan Morris. Gould. Don Gray, Don Crowl: Tucker alternate. Mile Morris. Pete Kershaw, Gray, Crowl: John Foust alternate. Two-mile Jeff Williams. Les Line- scheit. Wilcie Winchell, Jack Pool; Bill Richey alternate. Distance medley Glen Allison 1320, Foust 440, Hichey 880. Maury Butts mile. Shuttle hurdles Wallv Larson. Oelesby. Hawkins; Mike Sterans alternate. Shot put Neil Plumley. Larrv An derson. Mel Morzan; Mike DeVore alternate. Discus Morgan: Anderson alter nate. Javelin Eldon Francis: Gary Lewis alternate. Pole vault Lew Breazeale. Broad lumo Bob Tisdel. Hawkins, Bud Kastner: Jerrv Close alternate Hi sh lumn Tisdel. Kastner, - Lar son: John Reeder alternate. Managers Larry Hammond. Dick Bell. Bob Hill. Oscar CRATER ROSTER: Broad jump Bob Mason, Willard, George Juveland. High jump Dick Davis. Don von- Burkirk. Bob Johnston. Shot put vvmara, Jonnston. Lyie Yocom. Pole vault Don Govette. Discus Jack Lilly. Javelin Gene McGonagle. 440 Don Govette, McGonagle, wu- Iard. Juveland. Two-mile Marvin SDradllng. Ralph Simon, Jim Forshev, Bob Elden. 880 von suskirK. McGonagle. Le- Roy Gillaspey. Juveland. Distance medley Cliff cordy. Don Hubbard. John Greb. Rich Gust af son. Shuttle hurdles Von B u s k l r k. Richard Rolls, Dick Hamilton. Mile Jerry Kime. Davis. Duane Goyette. Carl Koellner. A Message TO MEDFORD CAR OWNERS! AL KRAUSE . . . FORMERLY OF EDMONDS, WASH INGTON, HAS PURCHASED THE INTERESTS OF THE CROCKER BROTHERS IN THE UNION OIL SERVICE STATION AT CENTRAL & JACKSON, MEDFORD. Al has had several years experience as a Union Oil Dealer, and has completed extensive training in Union Oil Company Schools. He has installed new equipment, and is skilled to give complete factory recommended service to all makes of autos. Al will continue to carry a complete line of quality Union Oil products and famous makes of tires, bat teries and accessories. YOUR PATRONAGE WILL BE SINCERELY REWARDED WITH THE FINEST IN SERVICE. "SERVICE FOR YOUR CAR .... THE FINEST ... BY FAR AL KRAUSE Union Oil Dealer Free Pickup & Delivery MEDFORD - PHONE 3-9111 Medford. Cecil James, Lou Kurz and Wayne Lemley are among popular drivers sched uled to perform. Only April Race Rozell, general chairman for the sponsoring organization Med ford Junior Chamber of Com merce, reported that the Sun day romp will be the only hard top race program at the speed way during April. Next races will be on May 21. Two sessions each are planned in June, July, August and September. Cars this year are to be larg er with bigger engines and more speed. One car has reportedly broken the track record unof ficially already. A-2, to be skippered by Mil ler, is the racer top performing Jack McCoy drove for several seasons. McCoy is racing now on a midwest circuit and is re ported in Alabama at the moment. Prospect Raps Chiefs Prospect Prospect high un leased the bulk of its power in the second inning yesterday to subdue Rogue River 10 to 5 in a Jackson County B league base ball fray here. The Cougars got four hits and three walks in the inning to manufacture six of their runs. Sid Peterson hit a homer, Frank Artmier a triple, Morris Jones a double and Joel Walls a single. Walks, errors and wild pitches helped Prospect in other innings as the home club got only one ether hit in the scuffle. Wilson slugged a home run for Rogue River. Roland Prefoun tain hit three for three for Rogue River and Walls two for three for Prospect. The Cougars play St. Mary's here Tuesday. LINESCORES: Rosue River ....101 ln2 0 5 6 3 Prospect 061 012 x 10 5 2 Twiest and Prefountainc; Peterson and Freed. EVERETT SIGNS ABRAMS Milton-Freewater (U.R) Dick Abrams, coach at Mac-Hi here, has been signed as backfield coach for Everett, Wash., high school. Halbrook May Come For Dinner Honoring Cagers There is a possibility that Swede Halbrook, 7 foot 3 inch Oregon State college basketball star, may be here Wednesday, April 20, when Medford Lions club honors the Medford high basketball team, Lions said to day. Black Tornado players, who won second place in the state tourney, will be guests of the service club for dinner at 6:15 p.m. at the Jackson hotel Pio neer room. Amory T. (Slats) Gil, coach of OSC's coast cham pionship hoop team, will be main speaker. Lions have placed a limited number of tickets for the dinner on sale to the public. They are available at Barker's Mens store. The hotel must have a commitment by Monday, April 18, on the number attending the dinner. Newcombe Socks Two Home Runs New York (U.R) Pitcher Don Newcombe of the Dodgers sur prised everyone, and helped win his own game, 10-8, when he slugged two homers against the Giants Thursday. But he didn't set any record. The record for homers by a pitcher in one game is three, set by Guy J. Hecker of Louisville in 1886 and equalled in 1942 by Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves. Weekend crashes accounted for 13,980 killed and 678,000 hurt during 1954. Friday. April 15. 1953 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NXKZ Wings Gain Stanley Cup Detroit (U.R) The Detroit Red Wings. National Hockey league regular season champions for seven years in a row, held the coveted Stanley Cup today for the second straight year. Center Alex Delvecchio, re moved from his spot on a line with high-scoring Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay at mid-season for failure to score, registered two goals Thursday night to give the Red Wings a 3-1 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens in the decisive seventh game of their best-of-seven finals. Sacramento, Calif. (U.R) The Sandy Saddler-Joey Lopes fight, scheduled for Tuesday in Memorial Auditorium, has been postponed because Saddler Js suffering from a virus infection in New York. 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