Medford mail tribune., May 24, 1955, Image 10

TEH MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Fanfare
"I couldn't have been any
prouder if they had won by 100
points."
Such was the comment of Head
Coach Bob Newland concerning
members of the Medford high
track squad on return from Cor
vallis where the Black Tornado
on Saturday won its third con
secutive state track and field
championship its 12th in 16
tries. The reference was to the
slender one-third of one point
margin by which the Tornado
nipped the second place teams,
Eugene. North Bend and Roose
velt of Portland. "They were
surely competing," the mentor
declared.
'IFS' AND 'LITTLE THINGS'
Paul Cour. Oregon Journ
al writer, who pointed out
that the Tornado was less
formidable than in some past
years but "still got the job
done," said that many obser
Ters last Friday felt that the
Medford reign was over. How
ever, the slim margin might
even have been a little wider.
That is seen in considering
some of the "ifs" and review
ing some of the "little things."
For instance Wally Larson
was leading the pack when he
reached the last barrier in
the high hurdles. He hit the
hurdle and the result was only
fifth place. In the lows he
passed up all but the winner
after a poor start and was
only a half-stride behind first
place winner George Claus-
sen. Grant.
In the javelin Mel Morgan
had a 178-foot heave, good
enough for second place but
he stepped on the toe board
and the throw was disquali
fied. He bad a 165-foot throw
and also fouled. Dan Morris
ran the 100-yard prelims in
the same heat with' Huey Hat
ten, Jefferson, and Bob
Brown, Eugene, finishing
third behind them in :10.1. The
first two places in the heats,
not the times, decided finals
entries. Hatten was first and
Brown second in the finals.
Then Bud Kastner and Mor
ris had had shots for National
Guard camp shots which
should have been delayed
and they weren't feeling quite
up to par. Nevertheless, Mor
ris, running anchor in the re
lay, outfought Hatten for Med
ford's fifth place.
GOOD AS A MILE
But those extra points which
might have been" weren't
needed for a .team victory. Med
ford's fraction of a point is just
like that inch which is as good
as a mile."
CROWL EQUALLED BEST
The Tornado's Don Crowl
quailed his best time of the
season with -.51 flat in taking
second in the 440-yard run.
He was a couple of yards be
hind John Erickson, Grant.
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
When Medford regained its
Oregon Class A track throne in
1953, the margin was by 37
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points.. In 1954 the spread was
only two and one-third points.
With this year's one-third point
gap, the trend ; seems toward a
co-championship or even de
thronement in 1956.
In reality the outlook is much
brighter for Medford to go on
dominating the annual state cin
der show. While six members of
the 1955 state meet scjuad grad
uate this spring, six others will
be back and three of those are
sophomores of -great promise.
Newland is awarding letters to
28 thinclads in an assembly to
day. Only eight are seniors and
a good share of the others are
sophs.
The coach has also pointed
out that boys who did not gain
state meet spots scored 115 6f
Medford's 171 counters in the
district meet. There are other
boys on the verge of breaking
into varsity competition, among
then are young sophomores who
show a fine potential.
Actually, outlook for the fu
ture is the best in a number of
years.
GRADS LISTED
State meet team members
who graduate this year are
Glen Allison, Jeff Williams,
Dan Morris. Bud Kastner.
Jack Pool and Don Crowl.
Other senior lexxermen are
Mike DeVore and Bron Ogles
by. Returnees from (he state
title squad will be Mike Haw
kins, Mel Morgan and Ken
Tucker, juniors, and Eldon
Francis, Neil Plumley and
Wally Larson, sophomores.
Coach Newland termed Larson
the "best looking hurdler" in
the state tussle. He wasn't re
ferring just to Wally's hand
someness. TO ENTER AAU
Varsity track season is over
at Medford high but a number
of youths are still earnestly
working out. Coach Newland
plans to take Medford's largest
representation in a number of
years to Portland for the AAU
track meet on the afternoon and
evening of Saturday, June 4.
The crew will be mostly soph
omores. Among them are Les
Langscheit, muer; Pete Kershaw,
quarter-miler; Neil Plumley,
shot putter; Wally Larson, hurd
ler, and Jerry Close, broad
jumpers.
Ninth graders slated to make
the trip are Mike Russell, high
hurdles and quarter-mile; Terry
Bergman, high jumper, and pos
sibly a discus thrower. Lew
Breazeale, pole vaulter, will be
the lone junior on the squad.
Breazeale and Francis and Lar
son will vie in the high school
division and the others in the
junior group.
TAPERING OFF
Also working out yet are the
distance men, Allison, Wil
liams and Pool. They are just
"tapering off." . '
RECORD IMPRESSIVE
Tornado trackmen have lost
only one dual meet and only
two district meets over the past
eight years, seven of them with
Newland at the helm. The dual
loss was to Grants Pass by one"
point in 1951. Klamath Falls
won the district toga in 1949
and Grants Pass in 1952.
enjoyment !
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THE Hill t HULL M, IQUISVIUE. KY
Tuesday, May 24, 1955
Red E-M Padres Tie Win ROarlk;
leavers Meat SeaDs, 5 to 31
PACIFIC COAST LEAGIE
W. I.. Pet. OB
San Diego 33 16 .673
Seattle . 29 21 .S8n 4'2
Los Angeles 25 24 .510 8
Portland 22 23 .483 9
San Francisco 23 2 .479 9'
Oakland 21 25 .457 10j
Sacramento ..19 28 .4114 13
Hollywood 19 29 .396 13'2
Monday's Results
San Dieeo 3. Los Angeles 1
Seattle 5. Hollywood 2
Portland 5. San Francico 1
i Only games scheduled I
How Sris Stand
San Diego 1. Los Angeles 0
Seattle 1. Hollywood 0
Portland I. San Francisco 8
Oakland 0. Sacramento 0
By DON THACKREY
Uniled Press Sports Writer
The San Diego Padres contin
ued to spread - eagle the Pacific
Coast League field today but it
was their second place rivals,
the Seattle Rainiers, who did
the most with the least last
night.
The automatic Padres made it
a record-tying 11 in a row and
21 out of 22 with a 3-1 victory
over Los Angeles.
But the Rainiers got five runs
on four hits and two walks in
the third innings and made them
stand up. The rest of the game
the Suds failed to get a man on
base, but they beat Hollywood
5-2.
Portland handled San Francis
co easily 5-1 and vaulted over
the Seals into the first division.
Charles Bishop, down from
Kansas City, limited Los Angeles
to three hits and he dueled Geor
ge Piktuzis down to the final
frame. Then in the ninth with
the score 1-1. Earl Rapp did it
again with a double to send Milt
Smith home. Ed Kazak then
singled Rapp home and the
scoring was over.
Piktuzis gave up only six hits
but took the loss.
The Angels were playing un
der the direction of Coach Jack
Warner while awaiting the ar
rival of their new manager, Bob
Scheffing from Chicago. Bill
Sweeney resigned just before
the game because of a, kidney
ailment.
Howie Judson hurled the win
for Seattle in his first start of the
year. He allowed only six hits.
Seattle Scores
Bob Garber pitched perfectly
except for the third inning for
the Stars. But in the big third
lie walked two and a single by
Harv Zernia was followed by
doubles by Carmen Mauro, Bill
Glynn and Joe Ginsberg.
Bob Greenwood of San Fran
cisco and Bob Alexander of
Portland had a fine duel until
the sixth. The Seals then scored
their only run and Portland
drqve Greenwood to the showers
with three in the bottom of the
same frame.
The Portland crew added two
in the seventh to ice it as Alex
ander limited San Francisco to
six safeties.
Bob DiPietro of San Francisco
hit safely in his 14th contest and
Dick Whitman of Portland, the
loop's leading batsman, did just
twice as well by hitting in his
28th straight.
The Sacramento Solons and
the Oakland Oaks were idle,
playing a doubleheader tonight
in Emeryville.
THE LINESCORES
San Diego 001 000 002 3 6 0
Los Angeles ....100 000 000 1 4 0
Bishop and Bailey; Piktuzis and
Fanning.
San Francisco 000 001 000 1 6 1
Portland 000 003 20x 5 10 0
Greenwood, Bradford (6). Walsh (8)
and Ritchey; Alexander and Robert
son. . '
Hollywood ....101 000 0002 6 0
Seattle 005 000 OOx 5 4 0
Garber and Hall; Judson and Ginsberg-.
Title Bout
Postponed
New York (U.R) Officials
of the International Boxing Club
hoped to arrange today a substi
tute television match for the
June 1st Jimmy Carter-Bud
Smith lightweight title fight at
Boston Garden, which was post
poned indefinitely Monday night
by champion Carter's sore throat.
"We want to put on a TV fight
at the Boston Garden on June 1,"
said matchmaker Billy Brown.
"And we want to re-schedule the
lightweight title fight for the
Boston Garden on July 6."
Brown disclosed that Sugar
Ray Robinson, former welter
weight champion, had been
asked to accept a suitable oppon
ent at Boston on June 1, but "Ray
said he couldn't get ready in
time."
BEAVERS SIGN ADAMS
Portland (U.R) The Port
land Beavers of the Pacific Coast
League today they have signed
Vern (Diz) Adams, 19-year-old
Longview hurler, to a baseball
contract.
STETSON - ROSS
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knife cutter heads, jointers, and double pineapple feed
table. Rate of feed 280 ft. per minute. Machine has one
set of belts, head setting stand, and 3 pairs of extra side
heads. May be seen operating daily at Barrett & Co., Inc.,
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Manager of
Proves Good Prophet
By HAL WOOD
United Press Sports Writer
San Francisco (U.P.) Bob
Elliott, former major league
slugger and now freshman man
ager of the San .Diego Padres,
in the Pacific Coast league, is
in the process of making good
as a prophet.
His Padres are in the act of
making a run-away of the PCL
and currently are the hottest
baseball team in the country.
They have won 20 out of their
last 21 games.
But, apparently, this is no
surprise to Elliott, who used to
play forhe Pittsburgh Pirates,
Boston Braves, New York
Giants and St. Louis Browns
during a 14-year span in the
majors.
Last spring he was asked what
he thought his chances were. :
"I think we'll be in the thick
of the race all the way," he re
plied. "Will we win the pennant?
Why not?"
Today, Elliott has no reason to
change that opinion. His club
looks like the most solid over
all team in the loop.
Big Bob probably is one of
the few managers in history ever
to get his job by popular, de-
Ada's Tough
Chicago (U.R) Ada Ash,
a lady wrestler, had two ob
stacles in pursuing her pro
fession the Illinois Supreme
Court and her family.
She overcame one of them
when the Supreme Court rul
ed she had the right to become
a professional wrestler.
As for her family, she said:
"I had a father and three bro
thers who thought I was too
frail, so I beat 'em all up and
then turned pro."
Inquiry in
Drug Case
Continues
By RUSS GREEN . '
United Press Sports Writer
Philadelphia (U.R) The
Pennsylvania State Athletic
Commission, which believes a
handler of Julio Mederos knows
who drugged Harold Johnson be
fore his bout with the Cuban,
looked for Jimmy White, one of
Mederos' managers, to appear at
its hearing today as it continued
investigating the strange finish
of the bout.
Was in Dressing Room
White was identified by ear
lier witnesses in the investiga
tion of the nationally-televised j
fiasco ,on May 6 as one of the
persons in Johnson's dressing
room before the bout. Johnson's
fantastic collapse between the
second and third rounds brought
on a 90-day suspension of boxing
in Pennsylvania and the commis
sion inquiry.
White also wag identified as
a manager of the Cuban heavy
weight who, the commission was
told, is co-managed by ex-convict
Louis Saccarome of Miami, Fla.,
and former middleweight cham
pion Jake LaMotta.
Well Rehearsed Testimony
Baron Cohen of Springfield,
Mass., a boxing promoter,
matchmaker and handler for 35
years, who drew the ire of dep
uty state Atty. Gen. Herbert Le
vin Monday for what the counsel
called "well rehearsed testi
mony," told the inestigators
White hired him to work in
Mederos' corner for the Johnson
fight. '
Cohen was the "cut man" in
boxing jargon the man hired to
close cuts and lacerations sus
tained by the boxer.
STARS DROP QUEEN
Hollywood, Calif. (U.R) Mel
Queen, former major league
pitcher, today was given his un
conditional release by the Holly
wood Stars. The Pacific Coast
League team also announced the
purchase of southpaw Fred
Waters from Waco of the Big
State League.
San Diego
mand. Although he always had
managerial aspirations, there
are no club owners of record
who offered him a job running
their teams.
Even Bill Starr, owner of the
Padres, hadn't considered Elliott
for the post to succeed Lefty
O'Doul until fans started writing
in to the local San Diego papers
demanding that Bob be made
manager.
Elliott was a part-time out
fielder for San Diego last year,
with a not-too-robust batting av
erage of .256.
But coming down the home
stretch in a battle with Holly
wood for the championship, Bob
caught fire under pressure to be
come a one-man wrecking gang
for opposing pitchers. In eight
days he hit 10 home runs to
boost the Padres into a tie with
Hollywood for the title. Then
in the sudden-death playoff with
the Stars, he clouted two more
homers and drove in five runs
to give San Diego the champion
ship, 7-2.
He was carried off the field
by the delirious fans for his
stickwork. And the fans didn't
forget when Starr started look
ing around for a new manager,
Now 39 years old, Big Bob
still isn't considered a "brain."
But he runs his club with a lot
of authority and he has natur
al baseball know-how.
Also, he has three of the top
four hitters in the league on his
squad Jules Becquer, Milt
Smith and Earl Rapp, all batting
above .350.
un May l, tne Fadres had a
so-so record of 12 victories and
15 defeats. But something hap
pened about that time that sent
the club off on its win spree.
It took the series from Port
land, 6-1; waxed Hollywood 7-1;
and then last week creamed
Sacramento, 7-0.
For such a performance Elliott
will take no credit. But he is en
titled, at least, to take a bow.
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Ted Blasts
Home Run in
Exhibition
By JOHN GRIFFIN
United Press Sports Writer
If coming events cast their
shadows before them, here is a
warning to American League
pitchers.
Look' out Ted Williams has
found the range.
It was only an exhibition
game, but the Boston blaster
came back into action Monday
night for the first time since he
went into temporary retirement
at the end of the 1954 season
and hit a home run into the right
field grandstand in his second
time at bat.
Plays Three Innings
The Red Sox won the charity
contest from the world cham
pion New York Giants, 4-3, and
Williams retired after three inn
ings of play. The game itself was
called after seven innings, both
teams being committed to catch
trains for games Tuesday night.
Williams hopes he will be able
to get into the Red Sox lineup
regularly again by next week
end.
In another exhibition on a ma
jor league off day, the White
Sox gained a 7-7 tie with the
Braves in Milwaukee when
pitcher Mike Fornieles hit a
three-run triple in the eighth.
The game was called after 10
innings to permit Chicago to go
to Cleveland for tonight's game
with the Indians.
Lone Pine Keeps
Slate Unmarred
The Lone Pine seventh and
eighth grade boy's baseball nine
and girls' softball team contin
ued last week by chalking up
their eighth straight wins. They
downed Howard teams.
The boys won 16 to 8 after
an 8-all deadlock in the fourth
inning of the seven inning mix.
Pitcher Billy Maurer had con
trol trouble at the start and er
rors hurt the Piners. But Maurer
settled down for a three-hit ef
fort for the full game. He struck
out 11 batters and helped the
cause with a home run with two
men on base.
Jim Crumm hit three times
in four times up for Lone Pine
and Garland Lowery had two
for three.
CHRISTIE UNHURT
Indianapolis (U.R) Bob
Christie, of Grants Pass, Ore.,
was unhurt when his Dodge V-8
skidded off the track during
Sunday's time trials for the 39th
annual : 500-mile classic auto
race. The mishap occurred when
the wheels locked in Christie's
racer. His was the last semi-
stock engine remaining in the
I field when he was disqualified.
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Seattle (U.R) The time
honored baseball cry of
"knock one over the fence
and break up this game" may
soon be' replaced by "knock
one through the fence and get
rich quick" at Sick's stadium,
home of the Seattle Rainiers.
Beginning Thursday night,
any Pacific Coast league play-
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L.
New York 23 11
Cleveland 22 12
Chicago ...20 13
Detroit 19 16
Washington .14 18
Boston 15 21
Kansas City 14 21
Baltimore 10 25
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Monday's Results
No games scheduled.
Tuesday's Probable Pitchers
Washington at New York might!
Stobbs (0-3) vs. Grim .2-21.
Chicago at Cleveland (night)
Pierce l2-2 vs. Score 4-2).
Detroit at Kansas City, 'night)
Gromek (5-2) vs. Ditmar (1-1).
Boston at Baltimore, (night) Henry
U-0) vs. McDonald (1-0).
Wednesday's Games
Washington at New York
Chicago at Cleveland, night
Detroit at Kansas City, night
Boston at Baltimore.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L.
Brooklyn . 27 8
New York 21 14
Chicago ........20 16
Milwaukee 18 18
St. Louis 16 16
Cincinati 15 19
Pittsburgh 11 24
Philadelphia 10 23
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Monday's Results
No games scheduled.
Tuesday's Probable Pitchers
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, (night)
Podres (4-2) vs. Law (0-1).
New York at Philadelphia, (night)
Hearn 6-2 1 vs. Jackson '2-2).
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 'night)
Minarcin (2-0) vs. Spahn (3-5).
St. Louis at Chicago Jackson (2-0)
vs. Winner (2-2).
Wednesday's Games
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, night.
New York at Philadelphia, night.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, night.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Akins Defeats
Miceli in 1st
New York (U.R) . Virgil
Akins, inspired by his "paralyz
ing" first-round technical knock
out over Joe Miceli, began yell
ing for a shot at the welterweight
crown today.
"I've got an even chance of
takin' the title if I get the shot,"
said the St. Louis Negro, who
Monday night paralyzed New
Yorker Miceli with ' a body
punch and floored him three
times for an automatic TKO at
2:41 of the first round in St.
Nicholas Arena.
It was a turn-table victory be
cause Miceli had outpointed Vir
gil in their previous bout at Mil
waukee, Sept. -30, 1952. Due to
his recent improvement, left
hookerj Akins was favored Mon
day night before he registered
his fourth kayo in five fights
this year. ;
Miceli weighed 148 Vi pounds
to Akins' 145.
Announcement
Robert G. Smith, who has been associated
with Selby's in the auto upholstery and
seat cover, shop, for the past il 8 months,
has purchased this department. He will
continue to operate it in the present loca
tion under the name Medford Auto Up
holstery. We urge you' to come in and sec
Robert Smith for all of your automotive
upholstery needs.
During the past 10 years Selby's have
beenlcnown for quality workmanship and
this policy will be continued under the
new management.
' PAUL SELBY.
SEAT COVERS
. -
er. home or visitor, who hits
a pitched ball during a game
through a specially built knot- ,
hole in the left field wall, will
receive a certified check for
$100,000.
The hole, set in a steel plate
to prevent tampering, will be
HVa feet from the ground and
360 feet from home plate. It
is one-half inch larger than a
regulation baseball. A single
tripod will be installed inside
the hoie to prevent the ball
from bouncing back out once
it has entered.
KTVW, the television sta
tion which televises all home
Seattle games, will sponsor
the unusual promotion.
"Maybe I've loused up base
ball," said Roger Rice, who
conceived the idea.
Rice said the knothole will -be
insured. If any player hits
the hole, he gets the $100,000
and the policy remains ia
force.
Yakima Trips
Chiefs, 13-11;
Lewiston Wins
By UNITED PRESS
The two Northwest league
baseball games played last night
went into overtime while a third
contest on the schedule was rain
ed out.
Yakima tripped Wenatchee
13-11 in 11 innings and Lewiston
edged Tri-City 7-6 in 10 frames
while the scheduled Eugene
Spokane contest was washed out.
Herman Lewis was the big
gun for Yakima with two hom
ers, two triples and a single in
seven trips to the plate. He
drove in six runs including two
in the 11th with his second hom
er to clinch the game.
At Lewiston, the Broncs and
Tri City collected 27 base hits
with nary an extra-base blow
in the lot. Lewiston took it in
the tenth as John McNamara
singled, took second on a sacri
fice and scored on a single by
Ralph Rose.
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