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TTH MTOTORD (OMGOK) MAIL TMBUHT Sunday, July 10, 19SS studs Play is Today Sscond' 'Game iff S Attraction Billed As Top One Here It's Studs versus Studs, but Oregon against Washington, again today as the two semi-professional baseball nines which represent the Cheney Lumber company complete their "in tramural series" at the fair grounds baseball series here. The Medf ord Cheney Studs en tertain the Washington Cheney Studs at 2 p.m. First tussle of the two-game meeting was last night. This week end's engagement has been billed as the possible top baseball attraction at Med- ford this year. There has been some speculation and con troversy as to the comparative strength of the opposition the two clubs have met to date this season. But the Washingtonians in preseries reports have been rated as likely the strongest club which the Medford nine will face this season. Title Reputation The Washington Cheney nine is a young contingent but it car ries experience despite its youth along with a championship repu tation. Players are from the Seattle - Tacoma area their home park is at Tacoma they include - such budding young stars as, Luther Carr, sensational slugging outfielder: Bob Jacobs, all-star shortstop, and Monte Geiger, pitcher who was rated tops in American Baseball con gress northwest competition last year. Currently wearing the Cheney horse in the Cascade League in the Seattle area, the brilliant fielding, hard hitting Washing ton crew is the defending north west ABC titlist. The Studs also won the Seattle city and Wash ington state togas last year. While some sources feel that the Washington team hasn't faced as tough competition as Medford this season, the visiting Studs' record is certainly more Impressive. They came here with a 1955 mark of 15 wins and only three losses. Two of the defeats were inflicted by the profes sional Yakima Bears. Record of the Medford Studs is 11 victories, one tie and nine losses. Ability Recognised -Ability of the individual Washington players has been recognized in a number of ways. Geiger was named to the United States team for the Pan Ameri can games this year in addition to being the most valuable play er in the 1954 northwest tour ney. Jacobs, Carr, Infielder Dick Minice and Outfielder Ray Christianson were named to the Seattle-State all-star series teams this year and Jacobs was picked as most valuable player. Carr has drawn many raves. Writers In the Puget Sound area predict pro stardom for him and praise his football and track exploits as well. Washington pitchers for this series are being picked among Geiger, Ron Georger and George Kritsonis. Medf ord's flingers are being picked from among Der- ald Wooten, Terry Maddox, War ren Noyes and Jim Kelly. A bye for Medford in the Southern Oregon League opened the dates for the Studs versus Studs games. There was some question as to whether Outfielder Chuck DeAutremont could be here to play for Medford today but Secejid Sacker Jack Fassett reportedly will be on hand from Eugene. The Washington Studs tipped East Seattle 6 to 5 on Wednesday in their last game before coming here. PARTICIPATION SOUGHT Washington (U.PJ The White House has announced that President Eisenhower will en courage 35 leaders of the sports world next Monday to counter act the increasing trend of young people to become spectators rath er than participants in sporting events. Mr. Eisenhower will make his plea at a luncheon. . Baseball FRIDAY'S RESULTS Pacific Coast League Oakland S. Portland 4 Sacramento 6, San Francisco 3 Seattle 4. Los Angeles 0 San Dieco 3. Hollywood 1 American Leatue Cleveland 1. Chicago 0 (nirht) Detroit 11. Kansas City 8 (night. 11 innings) New York 3. Washington 0 (night) Baltimore 9. Boston 3 (night) National Leacna Brooklyn 12. New York 8 (night) J Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia s (mgnt. completion of suspended game of May 29). Philadelphia 5. Pittsburgh 1 (night) Milwaukee 4. Cincinnati 2 (1st game, twi-nighn Milwaukee S. Cindnanti 3 (2nd game, night) Chicago 6. St. Louis 4 (night 11 Innings . Northwest League Wena tehee 5. Spokane 3 Lewiston 5. Yakima 3 Eugene 5. Salem 2 SUNDAY'S GAMES American League New York at Washington (2) Baltimore at Boston 2 Cleveland at Chicago 12 Kansas City at Detroit (2) . National League Brooklyn at New York Chicago at St. Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. 2. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 2. JrVkj. ,7 - ' ii f CHENEY FIRST SACKER Jack Cooney, above, Medford resident since bowing out of pro fessional baseball, is the color ful, long-hitting first baseman of the Medford Cheney Studs. He'll help bear the local standard this afternoon against the Washing ton Cheney Studs. Game time is 2 p.m. Indians Can Get- Grant of $25,000 If Stock Sold Spokane (U.R) The Spokane Indians baseball club of the Northwest League would receive $25,000 from the Spokane Ath letic Round Table, provided the club can sell $9,000 more of stock. Club Business Manager Frank Herron has told stock holders. Herron said the stock sales plus the grant from the round table would leave the team in good financial shape at the end of the season. The club must meet a $5,000 payment on its playing field which comes due in 30 days. Report on Rogue For Waltonians Jackson county Izaak Walton ians will hear a report on the Rogue river fishery and see films on Alaska sockeye salmon and on logging in Maine at a meeting Monday at the Medford Gun club. Cole Rivers will address the group on the Rogue matter. The Game Commission fish biologist has been on leave of absence at tending Oregon State college during the past school year. The Maine picture portrays log drives on the Machias river. A conservation angle is given since the Maine area has been producing timber for 200 years. Meeting time is 8 p.m. RAIN HALTS PLAY Portland (U.R) Rain stopped all play Friday in the 58th an nual Oregon tennis champion ships, and the 32 matches were rescheduled for Saturday. Play in the tourney was moved back one day by the wet weather, with semi-final matches in most di visions to be held today. Peter Thomson Wins Open; Sets St. Andrews Record St. Andrews, Scotland (U.R) Grinning, good-looking Peter Thomson of Australia has cred ited "plenty of rest" not practice for hi successful defense of tne British Open golf championship. The curly-haired, 25-year-old Thomson, who set a tournament record score for the ancient St Andrews course by winning the event with a 281 Friday, said he might not have done so well had he engaged in daily practice rounds before the tourney as so many of the other competitors did. "I played the course last au tumn and got to know it very well." he explained. "Conse quently, when I came to St. An drews a week ago. I got in as much rest as possible." The contingent of U.S. play ers, all of whom were out prac ticing while Thomson was rest ing, didn't fare nearly as well as he did. ' The five American survivors in Friday's final two rounds wound up far back in field of 49 players and the majority of them were so fed up with the condition of the course that they vowed never to return to play in any future British Opens. Ed Furgol, the Clayton, Mo., pro who won the U.S. Open in 1954, made the best showing of any American but his total of 292 only tied him for 19th place. Not Going Back ' "I'm not coming back," he said after finishing Friday. "There are too many good tour naments in the United States. The British title is not worth spending all that money." Joe Conrad, the 25-year-old Air Force lieutenant from San Antonio, Tex., earned some con solation for the U.S. forces by winning low medal for the low est amateur. His 293 tied him Robinson Training For Bout San Francisco (U.R) Ray Robinson, former king of the middleweights, resumed training Saturday for his July 22 bout against Rocky Castellani which he labels "the biggest fight in my comeback." Robinson arrived by train Fri day with an entourage of seven and about 60 rounds of sparring under his belt. Presumably, the winner of the 10-round televised bout at the Cow Palace will get a shot at world middleweight champion Carl (Bobo) Olson. Robinson knocked Olson out in 1950 in 12 rounds and outpointed him in 1952 in a world title defense. Castellani lost a unanimous de cision to Olson here last August for the crown. Sugar Ray played it complete ly modest after getting off the train with his only prediction being "I'll do my best" against Castellani. Manager George Gainford said he was sure the 33-year-old Harlem stylist would knock out the Cleveland hit-and-run fighter. Robinson said his weight was about 162 and he planned to keep it around there for Castel lani. "I'm anxious for a chance to prove I'm worthy of a shot at Ol son's crown," the once mighty Robinson said meekly. "Castel lani is the first man I have to pass to get that opportunity and I think my chances of winning are as good as his." Robinson has had six fights since he came off the night club circuit in November. O n e of those bouts was an exhibition against Gene Burton and he was outpointed by Ralph (Tiger) Jones in 10 rounds in January. He has won the others, two of these by knockouts. Oregon's Reiser Will Go To Czechoslovakia New York (U.R) A team of six American track and field stars now competing in Finland will journey to Czechoslovakia for two meets on July 20 and July 25. The athletes are half-miler Tom . Courtney, Ken Reiser, steeplechaser and distance run ner, hammer thrower Bob Back us, broadjumper John Bennett, sprinter Dick Blair and half- miler Bob Seaman. PICKS WASHINGTON Aberdeen (U.R) Don Mil- lich, Aberdeen High school's great broken field runner and all-state halfback, has decided to enter the University of Washing ton next fall. The 5-ft. 11-inch 185-pounder plans to study den tistry at the university. Millich was left halfback on Aberdeen's co-Southwest Washington cham pionship team. He scored 84 points in nine games for the sea son, 64 of them in conference games. for 22nd place in the overall standings, however. Veteran Byron Nelson, the 43-year-old Texan recently return ed to the golf wars, had a 72 hole total of 296 and Johnny Bulla of Pittsburgh soared to an 80 in the final round to finish with 298. The only other U.S. player who survived Thursday's cut in the original field of 94 was amateur Jimmy McHale of Wynnewood, Pa. He posted a 295. Thomson put together steady rounds of 70 and 72 Friday to finish with the second lowest score in British Open history. His total was only two strokes higher than the record 279 shot by Bobby Locke of South Afri ca at Troon, Scotland, in 1950. No one in British Open history, however, bettered Thomson's score during the 17 tourna ments that were held here on St- Andrews' . . bunker -lined course. Shares Win Streak . Thomson's triumph made him the fifth golfer since the turn of the century to win the crown two years running. Bobby Jones won it in 1926-27 and Walter Hagen the following two years. James Braid of England won in 1905 and again in 1906 while Locke captured the crown in 1949 and 1950. Thomson won last year's title at Southport, England, with a score of 283. His closest competitor for this year's title, which earned him 1,000 pounds sterling ($2,800) first prize money, was 42-year-old John Fallon of England, who was two strokes back with 283. Frank Jowle of England, who won the 36-hole qualifying medal, was third with 284 while Locke, a three-time winner of the tournament, finished fourth with 285. . GUN CLUB HERE PREPS FOR PITA GRAND SHOOT Medford Gun club members will mix business with pleasure today as they prepare their grounds for the Grand Pacific tourney of the Pacific Interna tional Trapshooting association. The tournament is scheduled here July 20 through 24. There will be practice shoot ing at the club today but the main emphasis will be on clean ing and tidying up the grounds Fined In Cleanup of Idaho Bouts Boise (U.R) A drive to clean up the fight game in Idaho, was underway by the State Athletic commission Saturday with fines already levied against unlicen sed promoters in Kellogg. Commission Chairman Loren Maxwell said Gov. Robert E. Smylie had asked for the crack down. Maxwell said a fine was levied and unpaid taxes were collected from the Kellogg promoters who staged a wrestling match fea turing women. Such matches, along with "freak" exhibitions, are illegal in the state. The chairman said taxes also have been collected on a Grange ville match, and two or three others are under investigation Maxwell also revealed that the commission has revised its box ing and wrestling rules. Chief among the wrestling regulation changes was one prohibiting the use of the "pile driver" "hold, in which a wrestler bangs his op ponent's head onto the canvas mat. The changes also prohibit ad vertising wrestling cards as "bouts, matches or contests." From now on, the rules decree, they will be advertised as "wrestling, or wrestling exhibi tions." BOWLING Team No. 2 defeated Team No. 1 at Medford Bowling lanes last week in a play-off for the Med ford Junior Bowling League championship. The issue was decided by total pins. Team No. 2 had a 1455 to 1432 margin for the three games. Members of the No. 2 quartet were David Wilson, Judy Buch man, Susan Cummings and Andy Walker. On the No. 1 aggregation were David Mansfield, Monty Jantzer and Stewart Schroeder. Trophies went to the victors. Other Awards ' Other awards made in the jun ior program were Grant Bur roughs, high scratch series, 520; Andy Walker, high series with handicap, 614; Dale Shaw, high scratch game, 212; Delores Wil liams, high game with handicap, 238, and Larry Little, Janice Mathews, Andy Walker and Ste wart Schroeder, perfect attend ance. The junior league is sanctioned by the American Bowling con gress. A new program in Oregon, it is being backed by men's and women's organizations. Next junior league play will, begin here in September. Boys and girls up to 18 years of age or still in high school are eligible for the program. Probable Pitchers ' By UNITED PRESS (Won-Lost Records la Pareathatei) NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at New York Erakine (9-4) or Newcombe" (14-1) va.i Gomez (6-3) or AntoneUi (7-10). Chicago at St. Louis Pollet (S-l) or Davis (5-4) v. Arroyo (9-3. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (3) Sim mon (4-9) and Negrajr (2-0) va. Law (5-3) and Friend (5-4).-' ' Cincinnati at Milwaukee (3) Col lum (7-3) and Black (3-0) vs. Conley tlO-S) and Nichols (5-5). AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Chicago (3) scora (8-8) and Houtteman (5-3) vs. Harsh man (6-5) and Trucks (8-6). Kansas City at Detroit (3) Boyer (4-1) and Raschi (3-1) vs. Cromak (8- 5) and Carver (6-9). Baltimore at Boston (2) Zuvennk (7-5) and McDonald (2-3) va. Euace (3 3) and Nixon (7-5). New York at Washington (3- ) Ford (10-4) and Gray (0-0) vs. Aber nathy (1-1) and Stone (3-10). SEE IT TODAY! TRIUMPH TR-2 SPORTS CAR America's Lowest Priced Over 100 MPH SPORTS CAR -WHITE'S- 36 So. Bartlitt for the biggest shoot, in import ance, in Medford Gun club his tory. Club officials said that they will need the help of every available member for about two hours this forenoon. Much of the work will start about 9 a on. Central Point rural fire district and state forest pa tral crewmen will stand by with equipment when grass is burn ed about 10 a.m. Shooters will come here from eight western states and from British Columbia and some 300 entries are anticipated in the an nual tournament. County Wed nesday practice shotgunners here for the entire program will have the opportunity to fire at 725 clay targets. Trophies and prize money total an estimated $12,170. Of the total $1,000 rep resents trophies, $1,670 added money and $1,400 perpetual purses. Cash purse from entries is estimated at $8,000. Class Shoot Thursday ' Wednesday's practice slate in cludes 16-yard, handicap and doubles targets totalling 150. Registered shooting begins on Thursday with the Class cham pionships. Gunners will shoot at 200 targets at 16 yards in five classes. In the first half of the singles 100 targets at 16 yards are slated Friday morning. Doubles competition, 50 pairs of birds, is set for Friday after noon. Second half of the singles will be shot Saturday morning and the 100-pigeon preliminary handicap will be an event of that afternoon. The Grand Pa cific handicap, 100 targets, is scheduled Sunday. In connection with the fore going events there will be other titles decided. They include high over-all and all-around, ladies championship, junior and sub- jumor honors, father and son championship, over 70 crown, 65-70 title and husband and wife championship. Reigger Paces Field Last year at Spokane Arnold Reigger, Seattle, won high over all and all-around laurels. He won Class AA, the doubles, the singles and the grand handi cap. Contestants in the tourney must be PITA members for the current year. The PITA encom passes, Oregon, Washington, Cal ifornia, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and British Co lumbia. E. W. Pease, Medford, is pres ident of the PITA. He was in Salem yesterday to confer with officials of the association con cerning the tournament. Club members held a Dutch lunch and meeting Friday night to talk over arrangements for the shoot. Shell supply and oth er matters were checked on. Medford Gun Club has a 10- trap layout and has been host to two PITA state shoots and to one Amateur Trapshooting as sociation state vent in recent years. STILL A GIANT San Dieeo. Calif. U.R) Earl Kapp, formerly of the New York Giants, is still "a bit of a Gisat" when it comes to hitting in the pacific Coast League. The San Diego outfielder is batting .328, is tied for the lead in homers with 22 and leads In runs batted in with 101. League Leaders (As of Friday Night) AMERICAN LEAGUE Player Club G AB R Pet Kaline. Det. 78 317 71 120 .379 Fox. Chicago .77 318 46 107 .335 Smith,. Cleve. .81 336 69 108 .321 Kuenn. Det. 69 290 49 93 ' .321 Doby, Cleve. 68 265 48 84 .317 NATIONAL LEAGUE Ashburn, Phila. ..70 268 48 83 .342 Campnla, Bkn. ..65 242 42 81 .335 Snider, Bkn. 81 303 74 98 .325 Moon. St. Louis 77 307 48 98 .319 Aaron. Milw. 80 327 S3 104 .318 H6m Runs Xlusxawsld. Kadlecs 28; Snider. Dodgers 28; Mays, Giants 27; Banks.. Cubs 33; Mathews, Braves 22. Runs - Batted - Tn Sniriitr TVMtnm 87; Jensen, Red Sox 70; Kaline. Tig ers 67; Campanella, Dodgers 64: Klus- zewsm, Kediegs 63; Mays, Giants 63. Runs Snider. Dodgers 74: Kaline, Tigers 71: Mantle. Yankm 0- Smith Indians 68: Bruton. Braves 64. Hits Kaline. Tigers 120: Smith. In dians 108: Fox. White Sox 107: Aaron. Braves 104; Muller, Giants 102. i-ncning Newcombe, Dodgers 14 1: Donovan. White Sox 10-2: Loes, Dodgers 9-2: Labine. Dodgers S-2: Wynn. Indiana 11-3. '' if .-Vs- -.--rX-.i.v. '"ft v , sV:-Wlfc) THEY'LL WHIRL FOR NATIONALS New York manager Leo Durocher has named the National Leagues two top pitchers against the American League in an All-Star gam July 12. They are: Robin Roberts, left. Philadelphia; Brooklyn7 Don Newcombe. Sportsmen Invited To White House Washington , (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower has called 32 sports champions and enthusi asts to the White House Monday to plan ways to spud more young Americans to take part in com petitive sports. The White House said the President invited them to lunch because he is concerned at the "present trend of youngsters to become spectators rather than participate actively in competi tive sports." Murray Snyder, assistant White House press 'secretary, said the President hopes the athletic leaders can stimulate a greater interest in competitive sports and thus "improve the physical standards of young Americans and reduce juvenlie delin quency." The sports luminaries invited to lunch include such greats and former greater as center fielder Willie Mays of the New York Giants, former heavyweight champ Gene Tunney, Wimble don tennis titlist Tony Trabert, and golfer Bobby Jones. StevensClouts GrandSlamer As Seattle Wins By UNITED PRESS Vern Stephens, making his Pacific Coast League debut after 15 years in the majors, socked a grand-slam home run Fridav night to give the Seattle Rain- lers a 4-0 win over Los Angeles. The former Boston Red Sox slugging star's circuit clout in the sixth inning backed up a bril liant two-hit oitchine nerfor- mance by Lou Kretlow and kept the Rainiers two games behind the league-leading San Diego Padres. Kretlow now has won four games all shutouts a n d lost none. In other games, Sacramento cooled off rookie pitching pros pect Lowell Creighton in down ing San Francisco, 6-5; San Diego eased past Hollywood, 3-1, and Oakland scored two .runs in the ninth inning to defeat Portland, 5-4. Ten 500-Mile Racers in AAA Big-Car Race Today Oklahoma City U.R) Ten stars of the 500-mile Indianapolis racing classic, led by 1955 win ner Bob Sweikert, will compete in the 22-car lineup of AAA na tional championship big-car rac ers today at the state fairground. Two national champions will be contending for the prize money, including big-car titlist Pat O'Conner, . North Vernon, Ind., and national midget racing king Jack Turner,' Seattle, Wash. Johnnie 'Parsons, Van Nuys, Calif., 1950 Speedway victor, and Duane Carter, holder of eight "500" lap trophies, are1 also In the lineup. - ..wV - m :J$ I Honuttly, Kin not bragging! If you want paint that it aaty to apply wonderful to look at and realty durablo . . . you'll chooso GlidcWs, tool GLIDDEN'S SPRED SATIN and matching enamels for inside beauty. GLIDDEN'S ENDURANCE for the outside. Many Lovely Shades to Choose Froml We Give SftH Green Stamps Oaks Down Portland Seals, Padres Win Oakland, Calif. (U.R) Joe! Kirrene singled home Johnny Jorgensen in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Oak land Oaks a 3-2 victory over Portland yesterday and right hander Al Gettel his first Pacific Coast League triumph since May 30. Getters six-hitter ended a personal five-game losing streak and squared the series at 3-3. His record now is 8-11. Bob Hall (6-10) took the loss, yielding , seven safeties. Hall didn't give up a hit until the fifth when Billy Consolo doubled. The Beavers took a 2-0 lead on Ed Mickelson's homer in the second and Hall's single behind Frankie Austin's double in the third. The Oaks tied it up in the sixth when George Metkovich doubled and Jim Marshall hit an against-the-wind-line drive into the right field , seats his 21st homer of the season. Protest Homer Sacramento, Calif. (U.R) Bill Bradford's tight relief pit ching and Dave Melton's two run homer In the seventh inning carried the San Francisco Seals to a 4-2 Pacific Coast League victory over Sacramento Satur day. . Bradford took over in the bot tom of the second inning after Tony Ponce had yielded five hits for two runs. The husky right hander allowed five hits in fin ishing up to square his record at 3-3. Melton's sixth homer scoring the tying and go-ahead runs for San, Francisco was vigorously protested by Sacramento. The Solons argued with umpire Cece Carlucci that the drive hit the left field fence instead of the sign above. The ball bounced back into the field, but Carlucci ruled it had hit the sign, making it an automatic, homer. The win was San Francisco's second after losing four in the eight game series and stopped the Seals from dropping into a tie for last place with the Solons. Three-Run Rally Hollywood (U.R) Leazue- leading San Diego staged a late three-run rally Saturdav to edse Hollywood, 4 to 3, and even their Pacific Coast League series at 3-3. With the Stars leadinz. 3-1. in the eighth, the Padres loaded MAY PLAY IN CANADA Cleveland. O (U.R) A ho Gibron. star offensive tniard of the world chammon Cleveland Browns has advised Coach Paul Brown that he may play next sea son In . the Canadian League. Brown said Gibron was sent a contract recently for a salary In crease. rrt. .r-nf OUR HOUSE is the prettiest in the block Thanks to . . GLIDDEN PAINT 315 E. MAIN the bases on two walks, one an intentional to Earl Rapp, and a single by Johnny Merson. Clar ence Maddern singled in two counters and Ed Bailey the other. Bob Kerrigan, who gave up seven of Hollywood's nine hits. was credited with the win for a 5-6 record, while Roger Bowman took his fourth loss against three victories. Portland 011 000 000 3 8 Oakland .. .000 002 Olx 3 7 0 Hall (6-10) and Calderone: Gettel (8-11) and Swift. HR Michelum. Mar. shall. San Diego 000 100 030 4 t 1 Hollywood . ooo 000 300 3 9 0 Kerrigan. Lyons (8) and Bailey: Bowman. Trimble (8) and Bragan. Hall (8). WP Kerrigan (5-5). LP Bowman (3-4). HR Prescott. 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