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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) NCAA Council Meets To Study Violations; Sooners on Hand Chicago U.R) The council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association met today to act on alleged rules infractions with Oklahoma an on-the-scene spec tator. . The NCAA's infractions com mittee submitted a portion of its report Monday and was to complete it today, after which the council was to act. Meanwhile, football Coach Bud Wilkinson and faculty rep resentative Earl Sneed of Okla homa waited in the hotel where the meeting was being held for an opportunity to appear before the council if the infractions com mittee filed a case, against the Sooners. There was no indication from the NCAA whether any case would be reported against Oklahoma. Wilkinson himself also said he had "no idea" whether one would be made. Seren Recommendations The council Monday adopted seven recommendations for fu ture guidance of member schools in contracts with coaches. If observed, the recommenda tions would have the effect of a "no tampering rule." The recommendations were presented for council approval by a committee appointed by the 1954 convention. Its chairman Dave Smith Takes Lead With 67 Pinehurst, N.'C. (U.R) Dark horse Dave Smith, who stormed through the gathering dusk to shoot birdies on the last five holes and tawe medal honors in Monday's qualifying round, led a field of 64 survivors into match play today in the 55th annual North and South amateur "goK championship. Scores 67 The husky automobile dealer from Gastonia, N. C, was almost the last man in the field to finish and posted a five-under-par 67 to take the medal by four strokes over Walker Cup Captain Bill Campbell of Huntington, W. Va.' In today's top first-round matches, Smith was matched against Lt. Robert 3V. Magee of Fort Bragg, N. C, and Campbell against W. H. Snow of Pinehurst. Smith and Campbell were the only players in the huge field to shade par over the 7,000 yard championship course. Matching par 72 were Jimmy Ferree of Winston-Salem, N. C, H. H. Hav erstick of Lancaster, Pa., and Dick Collard of Columbia, Tenn. Today's Matches In their matches today, Ferree meets Howard Everett of Shaw-nee-on-Delaware, Pa., Haverstick faces J. P. Ward of Fayetteville, N. C., and Collard opposes J. J. Penrose Jr. of Miami Shores, Fla The opponents of each of the top five qualifiers gained berths in match play by rioting five-over-par 77. Only one round of match play is scheduled, but there will -be two rounds Wednesday. The quarter-finals will be held Thurs day, the semi-finals Friday, and the 36-hole final round on Satur day. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 1 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day of Oregon's NEWEST and FINEST Automotive Upholstering CENTER Serving You . . . with the very best in SEAT COVERS CONVERTIBLE TOPS CUSHION COVERING BOAT & AIRPLANE CUSTOM WORK Expert Workmanship! Competitive Prices! Free Estimates! SEE OUR MODERN FACILITIES MIKE'S SEAT COVER CENTER 621 East Jackson Phone 2-2990. Medford MAIL TRIBUNE was George B. Small of Tulsa. First -. the recommendations recognized that coaches have a responsibility to fulfill their con tracts. But, they said coaches Drive Starts In Roseburg For Baseball Prospects for a Roseburg en try in the Southern Oregon Base ball league brightened last week end when a drive opened in that community to solicit support for a team. League President Donald E. Faber, Central Point, gave a boost to the efforts yesterday by stating that he will be glad to call a league meeting to consider a Roseburg application if' that city requests it. Hal Zurcher and Bun Kelsey are spearheading the drive. Suc cess in revival of a first class semi-pro club in Roseburg ap pears to hinge on sale of about 500 season tickets in the next week and on starting operations with a minimum $5,000 expense account. Three Weeks Previous deadlines in connec tion with entry in the SOL have been announced and then post poned in Roseburg this spring. Zurcher, Kelsey and Bus Sporer have been leaders in the revival move. The latest announced plan is the most concrete so far. There was considerable effort earlier this year by the SOL to interest Roseburg entry. If the ticket sale goes as Zur cher and Kelsey hope, the club will have three weeks to organ ize for league play. The SOL opens May 28. However, other members of the circuit may have some trouble adjusting their slates. While schedule of the present seven-team loop lists one club with a bye each week, some of the clubs, at least, have filled in the dates with non - league action. Medf ord Cheney Studs, for in stance, have slated the Seattle Studs on one of their byes and indepedent Coos Bay-North Bend on the other week end. Faber pointed out that the other clubs could schedule mid week encounters with the Rose burg teams if their non-loop slates leave room. . Could Divide League Still, there is another possi bility to consider should Rose burg be admitted. The loop may decide on revised schedule with the SOL operating in two divi sions. That could also mean a later start than the present May 28 date. According to the Roseburg News -Review, Zurcher admits that the "two-man corporation" is starting from scratch. Yet, he concedes nothing in the face of past semi-pro ventures in Med ford. His argument is that he and Kelsey see a need for base ball in Roseburg and that Rose burg is suitably located for play in the Southern Oregon circuit. He expects to secure use of Fin lay field. According to Faber, however, admission of Roseburg to the SOL is strictly up to team repre sentatives of Medf ord, Grants Pass, Coquille, Drain, Bandon and Bend. the OPENING Tuesday, A?r!l 28, 1955 should be signed to contracts similar to those offered faculty members including academic rank, tenure, retirement benefits and any "special concessions." One recommendation said a school seeking a coach already under contract is "morally and ethically obligated to contact the institution which currently holds the coach's contract and permis sion received to carry on nego tiations." Other Recommendations Other recommendations speci fied that no coach should be hired without his release from any contract at another school, that no coach should negotiate with another school during his contract without informing his employer, and that all salary paid to coaches should come from sources under administra tive control. . The council refused to adopt a request from the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association to declare as amateurs players who give les sons for hourly pay. However, the council said its rule did not prohibit work in a tennis shop. In another ruling, the council said coaches at member schools could not participate in summer basketball schools for boys and high school students. Carter Sets Title Bout New York (U.R) Light weight champion Jimmy Carter, beaten in a non-title fight last week by Orlando Zulueta, will nut his world title on the line June 1 but against Wallace (Bud) Smith, not Zulueta. The bout, annonced today by the International Boxing Club, will be held at the Boston Gar den with the IBC and Sam Silver man of Boston as co-promoters. Three-Time Winner Carter has won the lightweight crown three times, so, while this will be his 11th appearance in a title fight, it will only be his eight as the defending champion. It will be his first title defense since he regained the title by beating Paddy De Marco, Nov. 17, 1954. Smith, of Cincinnati. Ohio, lost three of six bouts last year and fought a draw in his only bout this year against Johnny Gonsalves. The Ohioan, however, is ranked fifth in the light-weight class. Zulueta, of Havana, Cuba, was rated ninth in the division before his over-the-weight win over Carter but presumably will move up much higher at the end of this month when the revised ratings will be issued by Ring magazine. Castellani Nabs Unanimous Win From Varona New York U.R) Rocky Cas tellani pounded out a unanimous 10-round decision over Chico Va rona of Cuba here last night in a widely-televised bout at St. Nicholas arena. The winner was an over whelming 5-1 favorite and won easily. ' ; Varona, who weigher -15634 pounds to Castellani's 159V4, tired badly in the last rounds. He was half -pushed, half-slipped to the canvas near the end of the eighth session and appeared on the verge of a knockdown in the ninth but courageously wea thered the storm. Referee Al Berl and judges Charlie Shorten and Harold Barnes turned in identical score cards, awarding Castellani eight rounds and Varona two.. Rocky, & native of Luzerne, Pa., who now makes his home in Cleve land, may be brought back to New York for another St. Nicks bout May 23. In a widely-televised feather weight bout Monday night at Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway Arena Lulu Perez, the pride of Flatbush, registered a unani mous 10-round decision over Rudy Garcia of Los Angeles. Oregon Boxers Slate KC Trip Portland U.R) Four of Ore gon's amateur boxing titlists will compete May 5, 6, 7 in the na tional AAU tournament in Kan sas City, Ray Smith, state AAU chairman, said today. .' They are Jackie Puscas, Eu gene, 132 pounds; Tommy Thomas, Portland Air Base, 147 pounds; Chuck Lincoln, Port land, 156 pounds, and Dan Mur ray, Portland, 178 pounds. National League Is Homer Loop By UNITED PRESS It looks like the National League will be the "home run league" again this season. So far this year, there have been 100 homers in 44 N.L. games, compared to only 83 homers in 42 games in the Amer ican League. Last season, N.L. sluggers hit 1,114 homers to only 823 for the American Leaguers. MedfordTribune SIPdDm Bosox Manager Team To Good NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB .846 .700 2i .600 3a .583 3'i .500 4'2 .400 52 .167 8 ',2 .111 8 Brooklyn Milwaukee - St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia ...11 2 . 7 3 6 4 . 7 S . 6 6 -4 6 New York Cincinnati . Pittsburgh . 2 10 1 8 Monday's Results (No games scheduled). Tuesday's Probable Pitchers Milwaukee at New York (night) Buhl (1-0) vs. Antonelli (0-2). Cincinnati at Brooklyn (night) Valentine (0-0) vs. Meyer (1-0). St. Louis at Philadelphia (night) Haddix (1-0) vs. Roberts (2-1). Chicago at Pittsburgh (night) An dre (0-0) vs. Littlefield (0-2). Wednesday's Games Milwaukee at New York Chicago at Pittsburgh (Only games scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Chicago ... 6 3 New York 7 4 Boston 7 4 Cleveland 6 5 Wsshingto n 5 5 Detroit - 5 5 Kansas City 3 7 Baltimore 3 9 Pet. GB .667 .636 .636 .545 1 .500 1 ',2 .500 12 .500 3 2 .250 4 2 Monday's Results (No games scheduled.) Tuesday's Probable Pitchers New York at Chicago Turley (2-0) vs. Fornieles (2-0). Baltimore at Detroit Palica (1-1) vs. Garver (1-2). Washington at Cleveland McDer- mctt (1-1) or Stobbs (0-2) vs. Lemon (3-0). Boston at Kansas City (night) Brewer (0-2) vs. Portocarrero (0-3). Wednesday's Games New York at Chicago Boston at Kansas City Baltimore at Detroit t Washington at Cleveland By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer Mike Higgins has the Boston Red Sox four positions better off than they were a year ago today but most of the other new man agers are finding they've got the same old teams. It adds up to a bitter blow for the "baseball second-guessers union" which contends that last year's pilot was responsible for everything that went wrong. And it just could be causing some red faces among general managers who made the manager the "goat ' of a poor 1954 cam paign. Marty Marion of the Chicago White Sox and Mayo Smith of the Philadelphia Phillies are the only other new pilots who have their teams doing about as well as they did in the first two weeks of last season. Marion has the White Sox leading the American League just as they did a year ago under Paul Richards and ABC's Defending Titlists Fail In Repeat Try Fort Wayne, Ind. (U.R) The American Bowling Congress will have a new brace of doubles champions this year. Don McClaren and Billy Welu, the 1954 ABC doubles kings, made that a certainty yzs- terday as they blew their chance to repeat. Ties for Eighth McClaren and Welu hit only 120? pins, although Welu gained some consolation by tieing for eighth place : in the all-events with 1913. He" did it by adding his dou bles' 646 to a 627 in singles and a 640 in team play. . But McClaren and Welu com bined couldn't even turn in the day's best doubles score. That honor went to the 1221 scored by Sam Madeline and 'clairc Potter of Hubbard. Ohio. Meanwhile, a group of young stersCecil Ward Junior All- Stars No. 1 of Detroit became last night's top open bowling squad. Wind Up With 1044 The youngsters, ranging in aga from 14 to 22, started with a mild 836 game. That ruined their chance for an ABC triumph, although they grew pre gressively better, hitting 993 in the middle game and winding up with a corking 1044. Eill Walker led the attack with a 621 series. Ted Morris of Des Moines, Iowa, and John Trunzo of Scran ton, Pa., tied for the day's high singles count with 641. SPORTS DAY Seattle (U.R) More than 125 high school girls' from 25 west ern Washington schools were expected to attend the ninth an nual Sports Day at the Univer sity of Washington here May 7. End all Bait Buying SUNRAE TM mrkltni alartle aMnnan that mini, wtnra. aotn. look! anil act Ilk a liw innow will former nd liva bait baylnf. PC laet contour and oalanca art ih Merit. Na 1am '- or tarings th Radiant Saarkla la aaraianant nd hat natural FUh aroaal: Thraa SaarUlat ' aalara Silvar. Gold. Pod. near Ittra pastaald ar C0.D. Cain Chaek Manay Ordar. AlUEO INDUSTRIES . 342 9th Ava Hopkins. Mill. Gmntmtui -Qt Gets Start Smith's Phillies are in fifth place in the National League!- just as they were on this date last year under Steve O'Neill. But those who expected mir acles from Charley Dressen of the Washington Senators, Bucky Harris of the Detroit Tigers, Lou Boudreau of the Kansas City Ath letics and Richards' Baltimore Orioles have been rudely sur prised. They'd, all gladly settle for the starts their teams had last year. , , Manager Standings Here's how the new pilots have fared: Higgins: With 'a 7-4 record the Red Sox are tied for second place. A year ago they had a 4-6 record and were tied for seventh place. ' Marion: The White Sox cur rent 6-3 record and first-place standing is equal or even slight ly better than their 7-4 mark which was good enough for first place in 1954. Smith: The Phillies have a 6-6 current record compared to 5-6 last season but they're in the same spot in the standings fifth. Dressen: The Senators were tied for second place with a 6-4 record a year ago. Today, they're tied for fourth with a 5-5 mark. Harris: Same as Dressen Tigers were second with 6-4 rec ord last season, now share fourth place with Senators and 5-5 mark. - Boudreau: The Athletics actu ally were tied for fourth place with a 5-5 record on April 26, 1954. They've dropped seven of 10 games this year and are lan guishing in seventh place. Richards: A 4-7 record had the Orioles in last place a year ago. Today a 3-9 record has 'emven deeper in the cellar. East Goes West East goes west in the Ameri can League and vice versa in the National League today and to night in the first intersectional meetings of the new campaign. The early going found all three major contenders in the A. L. off fairly well with the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and White Sox over .500. In the Na tional League, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves are off and running but the world champion New York Gi ants are two games under .500. The. Yankees, who seem to have great strength but haven't yet really jelled, open a two game series with the first-place White Sox in Chicago while Bal timore is at Detroit, Washington at Cleveland and Boston at Kansas City in other A. L. con tests. The White Sox hope to prove they're top calibre pen nant contenders in the New York series. The Yankees were 15-7 against them in 1954. In the N.L., with all games at night, the Braves open a two game set with a Giant team still shaky after its brush with dis aster in Brooklyn over the week end. The Braves have managed to stay close to the Dodgers with a 7-3 mark while Brooklyn has run up an 11-2 card. Other games find Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia and Chi cago at Pittsburgh. FULLY AGED for extra : i If PT. 5 VI 10 KENTUCKY STRAIGHT . THIS WHISKEY IS 4 YEARS OLD. SS PROOF. New Northwest Circuit Opens Play Today; Salem, Eugene To Contend in First Tilt By UNITED PRESS The seven-team class B North west Baseball League opens for play, tonight with Eugene play ing at Salem, Wenatchee at Yakima and Spokane at Lewis ton. The seventh member, TjTi City, opens the 131-game pen nant chase at home Friday against Lewiston. All of the present league members with the exception of Eugene were members of the class A Western International League which went broke last year because of high budgets and long, expensive road trips. "his year the league is more compact, the seven teams are operating on . a tighter budget and the financial structure seems more solid. The teams are allowed to carry five veterans and eleven rookies and limited service players. What the teams will do- is any body's guess. Lineups will fea ture some veterans who knocked around the old WIL for several years plus many new faces. At Spokane veteran big league infie'der Eddie Lake is at the helm. The Indians folded late last year because of poor at tendance. Spokane fans went to work, sold stock and rebuilt Ferries Field. Lake was hired to build a ball club which at this moment features veteran catcher Bill Shee.s and John Conant, a top hurler in the WIL the past several years. Hugh Luby begins his fifth season as skipper at Salem and. as usual, promises a club that will be right up there with the rest of the pack. Shortstop Gene Tanselli, long a WIL standout, will play and also double as coach. Luby plans to play second base at least until someone bet ter comes along. Luby has the "help wanted" sign out and both Sacramento and San Diego of the Coast League are expected to Smith Tops PCL Batters San Francisco (U.R) Milt Smith, hard-hitting third ' base man of the San Diego Padres, has taken over the Pacific Coast League batting leadership with a .403 mark for the first 19 days of the season, according to sta tistics released today and in eluding Sunday's games. Smith has banged out 29 hits in 72 trips to the plate, driving in 12 runs. He also has hit two homers. The pitching leadership is shared by Johnny Briggs "of Sacramento and Johnny Oldham of Seattle," with three wins, no losses. Joe Brovia, Oakland, and Steve Bilko, Los Angeles, lead in home runs with six each; and Dave Melton, San Francisco; Earl Rapp, San Diego, and Marv Williams, Seattle, are tied for the runs-driven-in lead with 19 each. The Batting Leaders for 18 games or more: Name and Club . G AB H Pet. 72 29 .403 9fi 22 .395 69 27 .391 51 19 .37a 65 24 .369 66 24 .364 67 . 24 .358 76 26. .342 53 18 .340 67 22 .328 M. Smith. SD 19 Del Greco. Hwd 20 Kirerne. SF 19 Rodin. Oak 16 Metkovich, Oak 18 Rapp. SD 19 Marshall. Oak 18 D. Melton. SF 19 Baseall. Sea 18 Clarkson, La. .20 Portland U.R) The Portland Pilots scored seven runs in the fifth inning to whip Oregon Col lege of Education, 12-1, here yes terday. Bill Wiitala held OCE to three hits and struck out 12. enjoyment ! THE HILL t HILL CO.. LOUISVILLE. KT . ! Ill come through with player talent for the Senators. Froren Power Hub Kittle is boss man at Yak ima. The Bears will feature some proven power in Herman Lewis and Allan Maul and hurler Ted Edmund is back. Sam Mitchell, former University of Washington football and base ball player. Is also in the Bear fold. Wenatchee has a ninelin t the Seattle Rainiers of the Coast League and some solid veterans back from last year's club. Lloyd Jenny, a hustling back stop who hit .318 for Wenatrh last year is back. Bob Roberts, a i5-5 hurler with Vancouver last year and veteran John Marshall nead the hurlm corns. Tht Chiefs also have slick fielding ticiD ..naerson at Iirst on loan from the Seattle Rainiers. Dapper Heads Eugene At Eugene Cliff Danner heaAs the Emeralds. Their nlavin tal. ent is largely new to the league. cranny Wadstone, .a standout hUter in the WIL in th nast should help the Emeralds on the attack but the pitching is still a question marK. Don Pries is boss man at Tri- City and will add his bat to what looms as a potenjt attack. Vet eran hurlers Jack Widner and Dale Bloom are the top hurlers and vertis Elmore and south paw Clint Lee are counted on to fill the other regular pitching assignments. . Tom Perez and Duane Helbig along with Gene Klinger head the outfield and give the Braves some of the top hitting in the league. 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