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o o PLAYING INTRA-SQUAD on Pitcher Ridzik's throw Webb Says Los Angeles Missed Boat Phoenix, Ariz. (U.R) Co owner Del Webb of the New York Yankees, the head of the major league re-alignment com mittee, said today it looked as if Los Angeles at least temporarily had "missed the boat" in gain ing big league baseball. "In the first place." he said. Los Angeles just isn't a good baseball town. That, in itself, shouldn't make all the differ ence because on a per capita basis, neither is New York CKy a good baseball town. Not on the same level as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Washington where with good teams the fans would tear down the gates to get in the ball park. People Prevented "The people of Los Angeles themselves were the, ones who prevented the Browns from be ing transferred there," he said. Webb recalled the series of hectic meetings held prior to the 1953 World Series when at least half a dozen cities were bidding for the distressed franchise of the Browns. "But the other cities sent im portant delegations of people to that meting in New York," he said. "Los Angeles sent only a clerk in some municipal office. They had no ball park to offer. We gave up on L.A. right then. The people of Baltimore, led by their mayor, , Thomas D'Alles andro offered us everything." Ray Drake Picked Over Smallwood New York" --U.F) Middle weight Ray Drake of Far Rock away, N.Y., is favored at 8-5 to beat Hardy (Bazooka) Small wood of Brooklyn tonight in their return TV DuMont 10 rounder at St. Nicholas arena. They fought to a draw at St. Nick's on Feb. 13, but Drake lost two rounds on fouls and finished the stronger. Small wood went into the ring favored at 7-5. That was the only bout for each this year. Drake, 25, has a 21-6-1 record that includes only four knock outs. He was stopped once. Twenty- three- year- old Small wood's 16-4-2 list likewise in cludes only four kayoes. He alsq was stopped once. Women's State Bowling Tourney Here Next Year Medford Bowling lanes has been awarded the Oregon state women's bowling tournament for 1957. Proprietor Fred An derson announced today. The event probably will be held several week ends in February and March. McMinn ville was scene of this year's tourney which ended yester day. Anderson pointed out-that the tournament will draw a large number of people to Medford. This year there were about 300 teams and 1.500 in dividuals entered. Mrs. Lem (Jackie) Wilson, Medford. is the new state sec retary of women bowlers and Mrs. Leslie (Ann) Wilson, Med ford, is second vice president. Swatters Pound Theory To Bits By UNITED PRESS The pitchers are supposed to be ahead of the batters in spring training but the hitters pound ed that old theory to bits Sun day by collecting 139 hits, in cluding 18 homers, in eight major league exhibition games. The managers shuttled 54 pitchers into those contests and the batters showed who was boss from Florida to Arizona by mak ing 105 runs. Thirty-seven of these were produced by the 18 homers. Even the pitchers got into the long-range hitting act. Right hander Vernon Law of the Pitts burgh Pirates hit a four-run homer to pace an 11-1 triumph over the Kansas City Athletics and left-hander Johnny Anton elli joined Willie Mayes and Ray,Katt in producing the trio of two-run homers that enabled the New York Giants to whip the Cleveland Indians for the second straight time, 11-5. GAME, Don Mueller, New York to Gail Harris in Phoenix, Ariz. First Round Play Starts In NAIA Cage Tournament Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) Three top-seeded teams in the NAIA Basketball tournament swing into action today to open the six day championships. Top ranked Western Illinois of Macomb goes into action at 7:30 p.m. against Eastern New Mexico. Fifth-seeded Wisconsin State of Eau Claire meets Port land State at 9 p.m. while second-seeded Geneva College of Beaver Falls, Pa., meets Arkan sas Tech in the final game of the night beginning at 10:30. The other five top clubs, third seeded Wheaton, 111., fourth seed ed McNeese La. State: sixth San MedfordWTmbune OSC Nabs Chancellor Trophy, Tops Ducks; UCLA Ends Unbea ten FINAL PCC STANDINGS By United Press (Conference Games) W L PF UCLA 16 0 1324 Washington 11 5 1081 Stanford 10 6 1072 California 10 6 1070 USC 9 7 1154 Oregon 5 11 1055 OSC 5 11 H42 Idaho . 4 12 980 WSC 2 14 961 PA 1106 939 1014 1018 10R0 1136 1039 1096 1211 (All Games) W I. PF 2041 1757 1576 PA 1793 1662 UCLA 21 5 Washington 15 11 Stanford 18 6 California 17 8 USC 14 12 Oregon 11 15 1472 1633 1513 1740 1629 1711 1792 1472 1772 OSC 8 18 1526 Idaho 6 WSC : 4 19 1538 22 1558 1920 Corvallis (U.R) Oregon State and Oregon wound up far down the Pacific Coast Con ference final basketball stand ings with identical 5-won-ll-lost records but the Beavers came home with the Chancellor's trophy. Coach Slats Gill's Geavers de feated Oregon 59-49 Saturday night for their second win in a row. Oregon took a non-conference game earlier in the season. OSC was ahead 29-24 at the holf but Jerry Ross put the Ducks ahead 30-29 with three quick buckets. But after a tie at 35-all OSC moved ahead to stay. Sophomore Dave Gambee led the OSC scoring with 15 while Ross had 12 for Oregon. It was the final game for Larry Paulus of OSC and Ross, Max Anderson and Ray Bell of Oregon. The Oregon Frosh won the opener 47-45 in a double over time over the OSC Rooks. By UNITED PRESS The UCLA Bruins became the first team in Pacific Coast Con ference history to win 16 PCC games in a row when they down ed Southern California 97-84 in their Saturday night finale. Willie (The Whale) Naulls and Morris Taft each connected for 22 points for a one-two combi nation of 44 that left the Tro jans fourth in the final stand ings. Stanford Beat Cal Washington, which completed its schedule the previous week end, remained entrenched in sec ond place as Stanford dragged California down into a tie for Fairfield Leads Into Final 18 Pensacola, Fla (U.R) Don Fairfield, young Casey, TIL, golf er who kept his two-stroke lead in the $12,500 Pen'sacola Open Tournament Sunday without taking a swing, tries to hold it today in the final 18 holes. The last' round was postponed Sunday because of a hard rain. Play was halted after less than a dozen of the 75 entrants had teed off. The 27-year-old Fairfield, who fired a seven-under-par 65 Saturday to take the lead, starts the final round with a 54-hole total of 206. Dick Mayer of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Paul Har ney of Bolton, Mass., are tied for second at 208. Bo Wininger of Oklahoma City, Okla., who led at the half way mark, is fourth with a 209. Giants, is picked off first base (International Soundvhoto) Diego State, seventh Pittsburg. Kansas State and eighth ranked Texas Southern begin action in the second night of the first round Tuesday. Play in the 32-team, 18th an nual tournament opened this morning with Stephen F. Austin of Texas playing Coe College of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Other games matched Gistavus-Adolphus and Eastern Tennessee; Central Ohio State and Montana State; Georgia Teachers and Southeast Oklahoma and Rider College vs. Rockhurst College, a strong in dependent from Kansas City making its first bid in the NAIA tournament. third by defeating the Bears twice in the big series. . The Indians followed up a 66 63 squeaker over Cal on Friday by winning a disputed 70-68 overtime game on Saturday. Bill Bond sank the winning field goal as the overtime period ran out. Coach Pete Newell of the Bears joined his club in hollering that the buzzer had sounded before Bond's toss wds airborne. Oregon' and Oregon : State wound up tied for fifth when the comeback Beavers swept two from the favored Ducks 74-69 and 59-49. Idaho, which had been ticket ed for the basement, surprised Washington State twice 78-62 and 78-71 to leave the Cougars in last place. GENTLEMAN JOHN Track fans in Melbourne, Australia, were startled when lanky John Landy (above) stopped during mile race to help fallen Ron Clarke from the track.' Landy ruined his chances to better his record 3:58 but still had enough speed to win in 4:4.2. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tube dull and weak? Most picture tubes can be restored to original brightness at only traction of the cost of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH.J1971 Albany Battles Buchan Tonight Seattle (U.R) The Albany Industrials, loaded with ex-Ore-' gon State players, tangle 'with' the Buchan Bakers of Seattle ! tonight for a berth in the Xa: tional AAU basketball tourna ment in Denver. Albany, downed Spokane 99 62 Saturday night while Buchan was dropping Darigold Farms of Seattle 70-64 to gain t h e playoff spots. BROWN TRIUMPHS Barranquilla, Columbia U.R) Tom Brown of San Francisco won the men's singles title in the Barranquilla international tennis tournament Sunday, de feating Mario Llamas' of Mex ico in the finals, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4. Sid Schwartz of New York and Bob Howe of Australia won the men's doubles and Shirley. Fry of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Vic Seixas of Philadelphia won the mixed doubles. f, ''ft. ' ' t II JIM ! ' ' ' " M SHAPING UP World welterweight champ Carmen Basilio gets his legs in trim with this exercise bicycle at the Park way gym in Chicago. 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San Francisco will be idle until Friday night, when it meets UCLA at Corvallis, Ore. But North Carolina State, ranked No. 2 nationally, will be Only 20 VSKQp " MEIDFORIDi MOTORS; line. 6th tr Ivy Phone 2-6157 Monday, March 12, 1956 one of the 10 teams in action tonight. Here's tonight's pro gram: At Madison Square Garden, New York-North Carolina . St. (24-3) vs. Canisius (17-6); Holy Cross (22-4) vs. Temple, (22-3). At Fort Wayne, Ind. More head St. (17-9) vs. Marshall (18 4); DePaul (16-7) vs. Wayne Un iversity (17-1). At Seattle, Wash. Seattle (17-9) vs Idaho St. (18-7). Largest In History This year's NCAA tourna ment field is the largest in his tory, one more than last year's. It includes 12 of the teams ranked among the top 20 of the' nation actually 12 out of a pos sible total of 14, since six of the teams in the top 20 are from conferences represented by oth er teams. Here's a size-up of tonight's games: At New York North Caro lina St. favored on height over Canisius Holy Cross and Temple rated even. Six-seven Tom Heinsohn of the Crusaders needs just 13 points to beat Bob Cousy's school scoring mark of 1,775 points. Temple firing double- barrelled attack with Hal Lear, 22.2 points per game and Guy Rodgers 18.5. At Fort Wayne Morehead and Marshall, nation's two high est scoring teams, expected to stage adding machine battle. De Paul counting on Ron Sobieszc zyk, 22.7 points per game to halt Wayne's 16-game winning streak. 1 At Seattle Seattle and Ida ho State meeting for fourth straight year in a tourney first rounder. Seattle solid choice. LaRayne Harris State Pin Champ McMinnville (U.R) La Rayne Harris of Klamath Falls finished in first place in the class A singles division of the state women's bowling tourna ment yesterday with a score of 597. She and Mary Bothwell paced doubles competitors with 1094. 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