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MEDFORDvStiwTRIBUNl RACING HULLS GALORE FOR SUNDAY REGATTA There'll be racing hulls ga lore roiling up the water at Emigrant lake Sunday, June 5, but Western Speedboat associa tion officials were still seeking more entries for the fishermen's races which are slated to kick cff the day in the annual out board motorboat regatta at the irrigation reservoir southeast of Ashland. , WSA members, who co-spon-for the races with the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce, reported today that speedboat entries are continuing to come In good numbers for the water churning hassleThey said, how ever, that fishing boat entries were lagging. ' At least 60 speedboat drivers from western Oregon and north em California, including some record-holders, are expected by the WSA for the regatta. The sponsors estimated that 68 to 75 racing craft will be on hand. They anticipated that elimina tion heats will be necessary in several of the six racing hull contests. American Power Boat association rules specify a maxi mum of 12 boats in a race. Rocky Stone Coming Rocky Stone, Willamina, who holds for C service runabouts and D utility boats, is among the drivers entered. Among others are Billy Larson, Delake one-mile record holder for B utility and Fritz. Hoffman, Tilla mook, who has the five-mile mark for B hydroplanes. Dick Ferris, Albany, will come with a fast B hydro and Ite Knox, Coquille, will be back to defend the D hydro perpetual trophy he won last year. L. D. Goff of Goff Well Dril lers, Lee Hobbs of Lee's Texaco station and Dick Schauble, Shady Cove, were included in the meager fishing boat list. Others who have fishing boats they "like to play with" and wish to enter are advised to get entry blanks at Cass Sporting Goods or Jack's Sporting Goods and get them to Mrs. Bill Barnes, 604 Whitman place, Medford, by Saturday, June 4. Two fishing boat races, for D2 and B2 classes, are slated to begin at 11 a.m. Racing hulls take to the water- at 1 p.m. for six events, A, B and D hydro, B and D utility and D. service boats. More Thrilling Race . More thrilling races are fore seen this year than were pre sented last April since a dryer 'winter has resulted in the lake being narrower than last year. The course will be tougher and more skillful skippering will be needed, particularly in the faster classes. Buoys at the ends of the course will be closer, necessitat ing sharper corners and increas ing pile-up risks. No regular racing hulls or racing motors will be permitted in the fishermen's races and WSA officials stated that "everyone will haTe a fair chance." D2 class is for motors 25 horsepower and up and B2 for -engines under 25. Trophies will go to first, second and third places In each class. ' - ; All participants are required to wear helmets (football hel mets will do) and lifejackets. Persons not having this equip ment may come to the judges' stand. An effort will be "made to borrow these items. Jaycees will direct boats to their docking spots and will be in charge of parking cars. They will operate the food and soft drink "concessions. Conrad Lone Yank Left in British Golf Sf. Anne's, England (U.R) Lt. Joe Conrad of San Antonio, Tex., alone carried American hopes into the semifinals of the British amateur golf champion ship today when Billy Joe Pat ton and Don Bisplinghoff were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Conrad defeated Roger Bay- liss of England, 5 and 3, on the rain swept Royal Lytham and St. Anne's course. Bisplinghoff, after rallying from a 3 down de ficit after nine , to even the match, was beaten on the 20th hole, 1 up, by Art Perowne of England. Patton lost a surpris ingly one-sided 7 and 6 quarter final match to Phil Scrutton, a British Walker Cup star. In the afternoon semifinals, Conrad was pitted against Scurt- ton, and Perowne against Alan Salter of England, who upset Joe Carr of Ireland, 2 and 1. Studs Face GP Elks; Wooton May Be Here Rogue QTs Set Softball Game The Rogue Valley QTs, girls' aoftball team from Eagle Point, has four games scheduled in the next two weeks, Manager Jerry Mosby announced today. They will play in Eugene Sat urday, a double header in Salem on Sunday, and on June 16 will play the Roseburg Lumberjills here. The game with Roseburg will be a priliminary to the Lind Florist-Klamath Falls clash at Fairgrounds park. Humane Societies Alerted Against Bull Fighting Denver ;U.R) The American Humane society served notice today it would fight any attempt to introduce bull fighting, even the milder "mock fights," as a sport in the -United States. Mel L., Morse, executive di rector of the society, said the organization was aware of the "growing conspiracy" to intro duce the sport in this country and had alerted "hundreds of local humane societies and thou sands of AHA members through out the nation to be on the look out for attempts by promoters to present variations of the Span ish bull fight in this country." He said the American Humane Society, founded almost 80 years ago to help support laws against cruelty to animals and particu larly against cock and dog fight ing, has had to step up its fight against those attempting to in ject bull fighting into the nation al sports picture. DEWEY TO COLGATE Hamilton, N. Y. (U.R) Rob ert J. Dewey, 33, basketball and baseball coach at Wayne univer sity, will return to his alma mater, Colgate university, on July 1 to take over a combined administrative, coaching and in structional position. Dewey was graduated from Colgate in 1945. Texas has 652 tree farms, more than any other state. Time To Think of MOT!! . o FORAGE HARVESTERS i Hubbard-Wray Co., Inc 25 South Riverside Medford Derald Wooton, ex-Medford high school pitcher, . who has been playing professional ball for four seasons, may join the Medford Cheney Studs in time for the Grants Pass series in the semi-pro Southern Oregon Base ball League, Business Manager Bill Askwith of the Studs has reported Medford's aggregation goes to Grants Pass on Saturday night. The two clubs finish the two game series with a scuffle at the fairgrounds on Sunday after noon. Wooton has been with Cedar Rapids, la., of the Class B Three I circuit this season and at latest report had a one-win no-loss rec ord. He signed a Brooklyn Dodger contract in 1952 and has been with Great Falls, Mont., of the Pioneer League and Shawnee, Okla., of the Sooner State League, Askwith indicated that it was uncertain as to whether Played Manager Clarence Mellbye would call Wooton to the hill this weekend although he might see outfield duty. Most likely pitching choices against the GP Elks are Warren Noyes and Marv Scherpf, Usual Infield Howard Morris tentatively is scheduled to catch both games for the Studs this week end. The infield probably will be the usual so far, , Jack Cooney at first base, Ritchie Price at sec ond, Mellbye at shortstop and Ed McCullougn at third. Outfield possibilities are among John Niles. Harvey Tonn, Larry Big- ham and Bill McLean. Medford, like Grants Pass, will aim for its first league win this week end. The two clubs are cellar companions as result of their losses in loop openers last week end. At last report starting berths for the Elks were considerably unsettled. Manager Mel Ingram has been in Aberdeen, Wash., where he was called Tuesday by the death of his father. Ingram is expected back for the week end. Meanwhile, the club has been practicing under the wing of Ralph Hartman, ex-California League player for Stockton. The situation vas looking up in at least one department with the return of Bob (Tiger) Smith, Southern Oregon collegian, to handle catching duties. Three other catchers on the squad are Glenn Reese, Ron Owings from Klamath Falls and Mel Friend, a semi-pro vet. Reese and Owings each caught a game last week while Friend held down first base. Owings as at shortstop in one fray.. Hartman May Throw Hartman possibly will be on the pitching mound for one of the Medford encounters. Others Mart Furgol Palm Beach Golf Leader Oreat Neck. N. Y. (U.R) Marty Furgol of Lemont, 111., out in front by one slim point, staked his lead in the second round of the Palm Beach Round Robin golf championship today against two of the hottest shoot ers in the field husky Mike Souchak and terrible Tommy Bolt. Souchak and Bolt were among four players who posted better medal scores than Furgol in the onenine round but netted fewer points under the unique Round Robin scoring system or matcn ing medal cards within each foursome. Marty shot into the lead with a 70 and a score of plus eight. Souchak had a 68 for plus five and Bolt a 69 for plus seven, placing both within, easy striking disance of Furgol's lead. In addition to those two hot shots. Fureol also drew Gene Little to comDlete his foursome for the first of two rounds sched uled today. Littler, 24 year old California favorite, aot off slow ly Thursday with a 72 that drop ped him to an eighth place tie in the field of 16 at minus two. But he still was a threat with four rounds to go. Bolt playing out of Houston, Tex., and Peter Thomson of Aus tralia, the 69 shooters, were tied for second at plus seven as the second round began with Julius Boros of Mid-Pines, N.C., next at plus six. Grading Betters Fish Lake Road Road to Fish lake is being graded this week and should be in good shape for anglers head ing to the trout fishing resort this week end, it was reported yesterday. Resorts at Fish and Willow lakes reported that fishing picked up in midweek with warmer and sunnier weather. A 24-inch six pound rainbow trout was caught Wednesday at Fish lake. Name of the lucky angler was not learned. Nice catches were said to have been brought in at Fish lake also Wednesday. An estimated 400 boats were on Willow lake for opening day last Saturday. A number of limits were reported easly in the morning but overall 50-50 luck was indicated. who could be called upon are Brad Lucas, Phil Lewis, Jim Eg gers and Bill Seymour. Lucas and Lewis were Grants Pass high teammates in 1954 and Lucas had a 4-0 record at Wil lamette university this year. Eggers' prep experience has been at Illinois Valley high. Sey mour was with Southern Oregon college this spring and hurling is not his regular chore. There was hope for arrivel of one more chucker. Infielders this week may be picked from among Bill Martel and Dick Toney from Lewis and Clark college, John Hammons, Owings, and Glenn Reese. The outfield may be chosen from Friend, Clint Reese, John Eggink, Dick Nix from Southern Oregon college and Seymour. Game time at Grants Pass on Saturday is 8 p.m. with the Sun day game at Medford set for 2 p.m. Coquille and Roseburg con tend in other week end Southern Oregon League games. Bandon and Bend have switched their clashes to July 4. Weight Lifter's Goal Set at 1,000 Pounds Atlanta U.R) Young Paul Anderson, who at 22 is one of America's leading weight lift ers, said today that he has his sights set on a 1000 pound lift which is roughly akin to a three-minute mile. Anderson, a 315-pound resi dent of Toccoa, Ga., already holds the record for the particu lar lift, the knee-bend lift, but he's not satisfied with his 900 pound mark, even though it's 300 pounds more than any other strong man ever managed. "I hope to be able to go 1000 pounds on the knee-bend within a year. I've been working hard on that lift and I really think I can make it," Anderson said. Mystery Car In Hardtop Auto Races A speedster revamped and ready to go out and break the track record, a mystejy car and a vehicle of ancient vintage will be seen by hardtop auto racing fans Saturday night when they turn out for the first June pro gram at the Jackson County speedway. The revamped auto M39 is the Vic Surroz Motors' Nash piloted by Elmer Sisemore and the mystery car is Hawkinson Tire Tread's M21 which will have Bud, Hart at the wheel and which will tryout a new type of suspension. Trophy for the A trophy dash will be brought on to the track by a 1907 International car. The car, descirbed as "a real museum piece and one of few existing, is owned by Earl Kurz, brother of driver Lou Kurz. Rolls Orer. Bank The Surroz Nash operated by j Sisemore was battered up when ! it rolled over a bank at Klamath ' Falls on Sunday: It's springs and ' Shocks UPrP tnm lin fw ilo Tvtie. i hap. However, Surroz says that ' the car is fit and ready to go af- j ter the :19.81 track record held ! by Cecil James. ! Mystery about M21 concerns j how the new suspension will i work. Race officials reported ! that the car has never before ! been on a track. The suspension, i means by which the bodv is at-1 tached to the car, is . reported i to be "completely different." ; There is speculation that it will ; revolutionize structure of hard-! top racers if it works. The car j has been painted cameo coral ! and black. ! A regular race program will ! be held with A and B mains, A j and B trophy dashes and five j heat races. Time trials will begin i at 7 p.m. with races set at 8 1 p.m. j An entry of about 35 cars is i expected. 1 Friday, June S, 19S3 MEDFORD OREGON) MAIL 4 Prepsters Get UO Scholarships Eugene (U.R) First high school sports stars to win the University of Oregon's dis tinguished Alumni scholarships were announced here yesterday by Dean Karl Onthank, chair man of the scholarships commit tee of the University faculty. Winners were Johnny John son, Marshfield high school at Coos Bay; Mark Robins, Rose burg; .Ted Miller of Milwaukie. and Richie Curtis, Roosevelt high school, Portland. The first meteoric display re corded in the United States was in November, 1799. HARD TOP Saturday, June 4 Bounds M EOF DM Time Trials 7 P.M. - Races 8 P.M. Sponsored By Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce OA IAC1S SUNDAY, JUNE 5 EMIGRANT ACE ASHLAND, OREGON Fishing Boat and Stock Outboard Races Start at 11 A.M. Regular Racing Hulls Begin Laps at 1 P.M. 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