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o H Tuesday, March 6, 195S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN ow Medford.-iTrib une Mayes Hitting, Catching Delights Giants' Manager By UNITED PRESS "Willie Mays is up to his old tricks again in spring training. Folks almost forgot about the New York Giants' celebrated centerfielder last year amid all that hoop-la over the Dodgers finally making good in the World Series, even though he did win the major league homer crown -gith 51. But he's making them ah sit up and take notice again at Phoenix, Ariz. First, he started whacking the ball like maybe he'll come even closer to Babe Ruth's rec ord of 60 homers this season, and he highghted an intra squad game day before yester day with a big home run belt. Special Catches Yesterday Willie used his glove and arm to make new Giant Manager Bill Rigney say "hey" in surprised delight. First he sprinted to within a couple of feet of center field fence to make one of those special catches of his. Then, he chased up the left-center alley to grab Ed Bessoud's double as it bang ed off the 350-foot sign. Rookie J3ob Lennon tried to score from 4irst on the blow, but Willie nailed him with a tremendous one-bounce throw to the plate. Around the camps: The Giants bought catcher Jim Man- gan, 26-year-old playing manag er of El Paso last year, from the Pittsburgh Pirates on a waiver deal .(i) . Yankee Manager Casey Stengel , opens his "shortstop fcrby" in an intrasquad game today with 10 candidates trying to succeed Phil Rizzfito, includ ing Rizzuto . . . Red Sox skip per Mike Higgins said slugger 'fe$ Williams would make "an appearance" against the Dodg- 60rtj in the first exhibition game Saturday. Jlrtts ignd Pains SKg Ted Kluszewski of Cin (glnnati reported his usual spring case of aches and pains in those big muscles, but the Redlegs weren't worried . . . George (g Crowe, Milwaukee's last hold out, agreed to terms by phone and was expected in camp to day . . . The Kansas City A's planned their first intra-squad game today . . . Phillies Man ager Mayo Smith indicated that Granny Hamner will switch back from second base to short stop this season . . . Cribs' Man ager Stan Hack named Johnny Briggs, Bob Anderson, and Dick ! Drott to pitch against Baltimore i in Saturday's exihibition open- Senators' Manager Chuck Dressen said rookie Herb Plews would take over second base and Pete Runnels will shift to the outfield, at least in spring training . . Pirate rookie pitch er Joe Trimble gave up six walks in one inning and a to tal of nine in three frames . . . And Baltimore "bonus baby" Wayne Causey was slated for a tonsillectomy today, designed, of course, to cure his sore arm. Pettit's Scoring Bid Threatened New York OJ.R) Bob Pettit's bid for teh scoring crown in the National Basketball Assn. faced dangerous threats today from veteran Paul Arizin and rookie Maurice Stokes, as the season went into its final week. Six-foot, nine-inch Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks clung to the lead in both races in official league statistics today, topping the scoring with 1,603 points and a 25.0 per game average and top ping rebounds with 1,054. But Arizin, former scoring champion from the Philadelphia Warriors, sliced a whopping 43 points from Pettit's scoring lead during the past week and now stands only 32 points behind with 1,571. One thing going for Pettit here, however, is that he has one more game left than Arizin. ON LOOK TEAM New York OJ.R) Bill Russell of San Francisco and Sihugo Green of Duquesne today were named to the Look magazine All- America basketball team for the second straight year. The 10-man squad also included Bob Burrow, Kentucky; Tom Heinsohn, Holy Cross; Joe Holup, George Wash ington; Robin Freeman, Ohio State; K. C. Jones, San Francis co; Willie Naulls, UCLA; Ron Shavlik, North Carolina State, and Bill Uhl, Dayton. NEEDLES FAVORITE Agua Caliente, Mex. U.R) Needles has been installed the 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby in the opening line of the Caliente Future Book. The other important quotations were Ca reer Boy, 4-1; Nail, 8-1, and Fa bius, Head Man and Swoon Son, each 10-1. Standings: W. L. Towne Beauty Shoppe .21 i 10'i Ross Lumber 2.1 11 Eeatty & McDougal .- .19 13 Keith Brothers 18 14 Trowbridge & Flynn 17 i Pick s Apparel 16 16 Davis Transfer 14 18 Starks Finance 14 18 Local 9203 C.W.A. 12 20 U. S. National Bank 9 23 Results: U. S. National 1 Beattv & McD. 3 I. Schroeder 472 N. Hollenbeck 384 T. Pfaff 336 O. Stroup 448 A. Blackburn 352 E. Doty 450 J. Ingle 371 V. Knox 404 P. Gardner 413 D. Edwards 348 Handicap 6 1955 2004 Keith Brothers 2 T. & F. J. Runtz 499 H. Frye 439 M. Herman 364 D. Paul 402 L. Keith 367 R. Blavlock 341 J. Crosby 429 E. Wise 391 N. Keith 372 J. Withrow 366 Handicap 48 2031 1987 Ross Lumber 3 Davis Transfer 1 R. Beard 392 D. Gavin 379 M.Spaunhorst 386 J. Phillips 378 L. Robinson 489 I. Williams 372 A. Bohannan 460 G. Paul 356 H. Culy 516 E. Redfield 402 Handicap 276 2243 2163 Pick's Apparel 1 Towne Beauty 3 M. Puett 382 M. Klatt 406 M. L. White 391 C. Lowd 516 J. Coffeen 398 M. Dver 378 J. Carr 379 A. Walton 419 T. Maggenti 372 V. Corby 429 Handicap 117 2039 2148 Stark's Finance 3 Loc. 9208 C.W.A. 1 E. McCray 448 D. Travis 291 D. Timons 337 D. Hinks 303 L. Arant 331 M. Danczek 394 R. Walton 401 E. Johnson 353 M. Simmonds 331 Y. Roard 396 Handicap 54 1848 1791 JACKSONVILLE JUNIOR LEAGUE Standings: W L Jacksonville Lumber Co. .. 22 4 Bob Cabler's Meadowlarks 14 12 Kiwanis Bluebirds 13 13 Jacksonville Variety 10 16 Bud Wilson's Chevrolettes 9 17 V. F. W. Mockingbirds 9 17 V F W Wilson's Chev. K Frohs 195 K Adams 198 D Dobbyn 189 T Bulkin 201 B Wicksten 144 M Edens 125 Handicap 43 528 567 J'ville Lbr. Cabler's E Beard 239 R Wvatt , - 182 D Bishop 178 L Hardy 195 J Beams 240 T Tweedy 204 Handicap 11 657 698 Kiwanis J'ville Variety C Hueners 226 N Adams 228 J Cook 220 D Van Galder 139 J Iverson 203 J Fretwell 209 Handicap 8 649 564 OFFER SOCCER MEET Philadelphia (U.R The Uhrik Truckers of the American Soccer League have offered to meet Monaco's national soccer team during the forthcoming festivities celebrating the mar riage of actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. The offer was cabled to the information cen ter director of Monaco. POSTPONE BOUT Paris OJ.R) Kid Gavilan, for mer welterweight champion, to day was hospitalized with a thrpat infection that .caused a second postponement of his scheduled bout with France's Germinal Ballarin, March . 8. Gavilan is expected to be out of action for at least three weeks. Now you can enjoy E3RAND o o Straight or Blend-as you prefer! SAME PRICE FOR EACH I o IE 580 ll ll I KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY r 45 QT. KENTUCKY BLENDED WHISKEY enjoy the whiskey that's 04- ' THE OLD SUNNY BROOK COMPANY, DIVISION OF NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPORATION, LOUISVILLE. KY. BOTH 86 PROOF. KENTUCKY BLENDED WHISKEY CONTAINS 65s GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS Ujnii.imi.i.uiijMii ii,. in fcp;Krai' - ""-'.V Tvj FINDING MARK WITH LEFT to nose and throwing a headlock with a wide right hook, Carmelo Costa (right) fights his way to .close majority decision over Mexican lightweight titleholder, Baby Vasquez, in Madison Square Garden feature. (ojoydpunos ymtoijimjajuJ ELECTED PRESIDENT Philadelphia U.R) Russ Green of the United Press is the new president of the Philadel phia Sports Writers Assn. Ed De laney of the Philadelphia Daily News and Herb Good of the Phil adelphia Inquirer were named vice-presidents. RETIRES AS COACH Junction City (U.R) Ken Hays, basketball coach at Junc tion City high school for the past seven years, announced that he will resign the high school post at the end of the current school year to go into the insurance business here. Mental Hospital Delay May Hamper Funds Salem (U.R) Officials said to day that delay in selecting a site for the proposed $14,000,000 mental hospital probably will prevent the next session of the state Legislature from acting on additional funds for the project. The last session appropriated S6,000,000 for construction of the first unit but a site has not been chosen. Three sites, two in the Wil sonville area and the third near Hillsboro, are under considera tion by the State Board of Con trol. The law specifies that the institution must be built within a 20-mile radius of Portland. Officials said that funds for construction of the state inter mediate institution probably will be sought at the next state legis lative session. Site for the correc tional institution has been chosen some 14 miles north of Salem. Michigan has 85 varieties of growing trees, more than any other state in the nation and more than in all of Europe. 4-H Club News . Applegato 4-H Tractor Club We held our last fleeting at the home of Francis Krouse Feb. 28. After our business meeting we helped complete plans for the third annual Applegate 4-H Min strel show to be presented on Fri day, March 16, at 8 p.m. in the Applegate school gymnasium. High school students and adults will be admitted for 75 cents; grade school students for 25 cents and all pre-school children free. The Applegate 4-H Knitting club will have a candy booth set up that night. The members of the Applegate Extension unit will have charge of the booth selling refreshments. The money taken in at the Minstrel show will be used to help the 4-H club program in the Applegate valley. This is the third year we have gathered talent from all over the valley and produced this show. We think it will be even better than the one we had last year. Truman Elmore, Reporter. Arthur Godfrey Named Yeek-End Deputy Sheriff Leesburg, Va. (U.R) Arthur Godfrey, TV showman, flier, and sometime Navy man, has become' a week end deputy sheriff, it was revealed today. Sheriff Roger S. Powell of Loudon County said Godfrey was sworn in. Saturday as a regular deputy, was issued a chrome plated badge and will get a nom inal salary. LAST OUT Fred Merkle,; who played in five World i Series and who never lived' down one of baseball's clas-j sic "boners," died at Dayton, Fla. He was 67. With the! Giants in 1908 in crucial Series game against the CuBsJ Merkle "forgot" to touch sec ond base. It cost the Giants the pennant and earned Merkle nickname of "Bone-head." Brazil has 7,000,000 Russia about 16,000,000. horses, P7 m m 1 Turn To Pages FOR ADRIENNE'S BIG LIQUIDATION SALE ANNOUNCEMENT Newest, most advanced design in 4-door hardtops. Available in Montclair, Monterey, or Custom series. 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