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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, May 27. 1955 Grants Pass Elks Expect More Talent Grants Pass (Special) Man ager Mel Ingram, like other pilots in the Southern Oregon Baseball League, won't have his Grants Pass Elks team at full strength when the semi-pro sea son opens this week end. The Elks play Drain on Saturday and Sunday. Help anticipated by Ingram in cludes at least one pitcher and some players from University of Southern California. Brad Lucas. ex-Grants Pass high pitcher, probably will be moundsman for the Elks' Satur day scuffle. He has a good rec ord this season as a freshman pitcher at Willamette university. Choice for Sunday appears to lie between Ralph Hartman-, pitcher for Bakersfield in the California league last year, and Jim Eggers, from Illinois Valley h'i. Other hurlers on the GP staff are George Herr, from I is year's Grants Pass high nine, and Phil Lewis, a GP prepper last year. Herr is now in Albany with the high school team for the state tourney. Catchers listed are Mel Drews, Glenn Reese and Bob (Tiger) Smith, a Southern Oregon col legian, will not be available this week end because of school bac calaureate. Drews may be at Al bany yet Saturday with the GP high team in the state A tourney. Possible fielders for the Elks this week are Bill Seymour, from Southern Oregon, first base; Dick Toney, from Lewis and Clark college, second base; Ron Owings, SOC, shortstop; John Hammons, GP semi-pro vet, third base, and Dick Nix, SOC; Clint Reese, semi-pro vet, and John Eggink, Grants Pass junior prep nine. Another probable out fielder. Chuck Nevi is expected to be a utility infielder. He also is still with the prep nine. Another probable outfielder is Ed Gold man. He played for the Oregon State college Rooks last year but was out of school this year. MEDFORDwwTRIBUNB sipctDimrs Individual Events Should Rouse Interest in PCC Tiff Eugene (U.R) Powerful Southern California is favored, as usual, to capture the Pacific Coast Conference track and field title here today and tomorrow but some of the individual events were expected to keep interest abuzz. Some of the nation's top col lege milers are among the con testants, including NCAA champ Bill Dellinger of Oregon. There Williams Off Restricted List Boston (U.R) Ted Williams was to come off the restricted list today but it may be another few days before he takes off the wraps officially and makes his first American League appear ance of the season for the Red Sox. To make room for Williams on their roster, the Red Sox option ed pitcher Russ Kemmerer to Louisville of the American As sociation. , Boston Manager Mike Higgins insists it is strictly up to Wil liams as to when he wishes to play. "Whether Ted can play or just pinch hit will depend on how he feels," Higgins said. If Williams feels he is ready to start in left field, Higgins said he will move Gene Stephens, who is hitting .408, to center field and bench Jim Piersall. Dow Finsterwald Leader in Open Ft. Wayne, Ind. CU.R) Dow Finsterwald, unrattled by the "big name" golfers hot on his heels, led the pack today into the second round of the $15,000 Ft. Wayne Open with a sizzling 7-under-par 65 under his belt. The precision swinger from Bedford Heights, Ohio, left the field of 94 others behind Thurs day with his consistent nines of 32 and 33 on the par 72 Elks Country Club course. Doug Ford, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., who won the event last year with a 72-hole total of 270, was one of a group of 11 pros and one amateur to hit 69. Also in the top 26 were Gene Littler, Palm Springs, Calif., the No. 2 money - winner this sea son; former champ Art Wall, Po- cono Manor, Pa.; Frank Strana han, Toledo, Ohio, formerly a top amateur, and Julius Boros, Mid Pines, N. C. KYJC To Carry Midweek Boxing New York (U.R) The Wednesday night boxing shows, which previously had been tele vised, also will be broadcast starting June 1. The broadcasts, which will start at 10:15 p.m. EDT, will be carried by 350 sta tions in the ABC network and will be beamed as far as Alaska and Hawaii. Radio station KYJC, Medford, will be among stations who will carry the Wednesday night box ing shows starting June 1. Unknown To Race Nashua In Preakness Baltimore, Md. (U.R) Sticks, an unknown little bay gelding who was bedded down in ob scurity at Washington Park near Chicago Thursday, was the star attraction today at Pimlico where he was scheduled to show up to challenge Nashua Saturday in the SI 16,600 Preakness Stakes. Nine three-year-olds were en tered for the mile and three-sixteenths classic with Nashua a prohibitive favorite at 2-5 to atone for his Kentucky Derby defeat by winning the second of the triple crown classics. Few Had Heard But the railbirds now were anxious to see this surprise en try. Very few of them ever had heard of him and even the track officials had to scurry for the secord books when Pat Farrel, racing secretary at the Balmoral meeting at Washington Park, telephoned in Sticks entry Thursday. The Chicago invader was flown to Newark, N.J., airport Thursday night and was vanned here early this morning. The past performance sheets didn't treat Sticks very kindly. The son of Rico Monte-Simla raced 19 times as a juvenile a year ago. He won three races with three seconds, two thirds and earnings of $9,307. This year, in six races, sucks nas failed to win and added only $590 to his earnings. Lake o' Woods Resort Opening Ice on the lake thawed two weeks ago and fishing should be good for rainbow trout at Lake o' Woods. That is the report of Mrs. Tom Neeley, Medford, one of the resort proprietors. Trout angling season at Ihe lake starts on Saturday, May 28. Mrs. Neeley stated that the re sort will be open for business with boats, motors and cabins for rent, groceries for sale and coffee shop available. Dead Indian and Klamath Falls routes to the lake are open but the road from Fish lake to Lake o' Woods were reported closed. Roads around the lake were being plowed this week and were expected to be open by the week end. George Bosley, caretaker at the lake, purchased a Sno-Cat last fall. He has found it satis factory for reaching all summer homes during the winter, to check for damage Mrs. Neeley reported. He found little damage from wind, snow and ice. A tree fell on the Lavenick cabin and considerably damaged one room. . The Neeleys went to the lake early in May, being taken in by Sno-Cat. They reported one tree down but no damage to the cabins. seemed little likelihood of a near four-minute mile, however. Southern Cal's Ernie Shelton, the one-shoed high jumper, again will be shooting for the legendary seven-foot mark. He has been near six-foot-10 inches all season. Oregon, Northern Division champ for the past two seasons, has strength in the distance events but seems outmanned by the powerful Trojan squad. Stan ford and UCLA are strong in the field events and hurdles. Preliminaries were scheduled this afternoon. Field events will start at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with running events to begin 30 min utes later. Dellinger won the PCC title last season with a 4:14.8 mile. But his three chief competitors have run the mile at least three seconds faster this season with Bob Seaman of UCLA tops at 4:10.7. Other top flight milers are Sid Wing and Marty Mont gomery of Southern California. Ken Reiser of Oregon could win the two-mile but faces stiff competition from Bob Hunt of UCLA. Chuck Strong and Will King of Stanford and Lou Gour ley of Idaho, and Fernando Le desma of USC who has run under 9:10 this season. Jim Bailey, the Oregon soph, has the best time in the 880 by a full second but if Seaman should run this race also he would provide stiff competition. Bob Gary of Washington State was a double-winner threat in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Walt Garrett of Stanford was a favorite in the 440 along with Mike Larrabee of USC and Russ Ellis of UCLA. Ray Martin of USC and Don Vick of UCLA both have put the shot more than 55 feet. Vick will challenge versatile Des Kock's also of USC, in the dis cus. Stanford's John Bugge and Chuck Kimball were strong con tenders in the javelin with Jerry Church of Oregon State. Ed Bingham of Oregon and Koch and Bob Voiles of USC also con tenders. The broad jump appeared an evenly matched event among Oregon's Martin Pedigo. UCLA's Chuck Holloway, Stanford's Frank Hermann and Jon Ar nett of USC. Helbig's Hitting Paces Tri-City By- UNITED PRESS Dwane Helbig of Tri-City was in a hitting mood last night and his clouts helped the Braves to a 10-1 victory over Lewiston in one of two games played in the Northwest League. Helbig wasted no time getting under way, smacking a four-run homer in the first inning. He singled in another run in the ninth for good measure. Wenatchee enjoyed a five-run inning and the league-leading Chiefs saved it until it was needed. Wenatchee got five in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie and hand Yakima a 9-5 defeat. A scheduled Eugene at Spok ane game was postponed be cause of rain. UEraUUMEII PUPPIES For Father's Day Buy a permanent gift for Father. He'll love the companionship of one of these well bred pups. Your pup will be a hunting and fish ing partner for Dad ... a playmate for the children ... a com panion and protection for Mom. Don't miss this chance to own a truly beautiful pet. Registered and inoculated. Three left for your, inspection. We are members of the Southern Oregon Kennel Club --4 Weimaraner Club of America. Come to see them. Call TAIbot 6-2401 Sports Broadcasts . Radio station KYJC has announced plans to interrupt its programs at intervals on Monday to keep listeners posted on the progress of the Indianaoolis auto race. Drain Mound Corps New This Season Roseburg Major difference in the Drain Black Sox of the Southern Oregon Baseball Lea gue this season will be a com plete new corps of pitchers. Del Coursey and Carl Wick ham will be missing from the defending championship team. Hurlers in their places will be Bob Diller Jerry Bartow and Dick Weaver. Diller pitched for Grants Pass in the SOL last summer. This year he had a 2-0 record for Lin-, field college which is coached, by Roy Helser, manager of the Black Sox. Bartow, a Washing ton State college athlete, won t be available until the June 11-12 series with Coquille. Weaver was hurler for the Eugene Ca seys last year. Bettendorf New Jerry Bettendorf, third base man from Oregon State college, is another newcomer to the Sox. Returning infielders are Don Porter and Vern Marshall, first basemen; Ad Rutschman, second baseman; Bob Buob,, shortstop and Bob Cellars, third baseman. Porter had a .364 hit average and a .636 slugging mark at Lin field this year. Marshall had a .340 mark in batting at Linfield. Rutschman, ex - Linfield, has been a coach at Hillsboro high, and Buob is an Oregon Stater. Cellars has been with the Uni versity of Oregon Frosh. Bill Beard, veteran pro and semi-pro player, is back as catcher. Returning outfielders are Pat Wohlers and Ted Wil son, a couple of veterans. Helser is still trying to line up a few players. Drain entertains Grants Pass Saturday and Sunday. Get Ready For Your Holiday Weekend! Costa Opposes Perez Tonight New York (U.R) Feather weight contenders Carmelo Cos ta and Lulu Perez, two speedy kids from Brooklyn, meet ' to night in a TV-radio 10-round bout that could provide the fastest ring - action of the year. Moreover, the battle of these two jet-scrappers in Madison Square Garden will decide which shall continue toward a shot at the 126-pound crown. Right now the division is utterly devoid of a -worthwhile challenger for Sandy Saddler's title. Costa is ranked sixth among contenders: Perez, seventh. Tonight's principals are the fastest men in their class per haps the speediest, pound for pound, in any. class. But neither can approach Saddler in explo siveness. Black - haired Perez, the 22-year-old son of a hotel chef, is a fair puncher, and he is a slight favorite at 6-5 to win tonight. GRANTS PASS, ALBANY LOSE IN STATE DIAMOND TOURNEY Albany (U.R) Columbia Prep meets Central Catholic of Port land, and Oregon City meets The Dalles tonight in semi-final ac tion in the 1955 state prep base ball tournament. The Dales edged Albany 1-0 in last night's feature game. Irwin Fandry tripled and scored on an error for the game's only run. Winning pitcher was Denny Peterson, who struck out 11. In other games, Columbia Prep eked past Springfield. 4-3; Central Catholic defeated Cleve land 3-1, and Oregon City out classed Grants Pass 12-2. WANTED! TIMBER LANDS No tract too large or small, virgin or re-log. Cash immediately on Purchase PHONE 3-4442 or Write: Timber Purchases Mail Tribune Box 7814 Todays Carstairs is the most undeipriced fine whiskey you can buy! All over, men who know fine whiskey are choosing Carstairs as the outstanding value in the market. It's made from premium-priced grains by expensive, exclusive methods -with 129 quality controls from grain to bottle. 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