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
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Roar of Hardtops Resumes
On Posse Oval This Sunday
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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.
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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
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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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