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Ashland Southern Oregon
college will open its 1956 sea
son against the University of
Portland in Ashland March 29
according to Coach Ted Schopf,
'head baseball coach, who has
released the entire Red Raider
spring schedule.
The Red Raiders will play 15
baseball games before the Ore
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tournament May 18-19 at La
' Grande.
Coach Ted Schopf, still looking
'for "a couple more preseason
doubleheaders, has scheduled to
date baseball games with Ore-
. gon Tech, Humboldt State, Chico
nd Portland university.
I It is expected that the coach
will officially greet a nucleus
'of 12 or more returning letter
men, plus three or- four top
-flieht iunior collese transfers.
.Only men missing from Southern
Oregon's OCC third place team
of last seasjn are Ritchie Price
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two batting leaders and Keith
Johnson, pitcher.
-SCHEDULE:
' Thurdav, March 29, Portland uni
versity at Ashland (1); Tuesday, April
3 Oregon Tech at Ashland (2j; Mon
day April 9. Humboldt State at Ash
land (2); Tuesday. April 17. Oregon
Tech at Ashland (2k Tuesday, April
24 Chico State at Ashland (2): Satur
day April 28. Oregon Tech at Klam
Bth Falls 2j; Saturday, May 5, Ore
gon Tech at Klamath Falls (2): Tues
day. May 8 Humboldt State at Ar
cata (2) night; Friday-Saturday. May
18-19. tournament OCC at La Grande.
Baseball Briefs
By UNITED PRESS
De Land, Fla . (U.R) The San
IVancisco" Seals beat off a six
run rally in the ninth inning
yesterday to defeat Omaha of
the American Association, 13-12
and take their seventh win in
10 exhibition baseball games.
Pasadena, Calif. (U.R Pitch
er Bubba Church was the lone
Sacramento holdout today after
outfielder Hal Rice came to
terms with the Solons. Both
Rice and Church were pur
chased by Sacramento from Los
Angeles. Rice ended his hold
out yesterday and participated
in a two-hour batting drill.
San Bernardino, Calif. (U.R)
The Seattle Rainiers piled up a
10-0 lead and then held off a
-late Los Angeles rally to beat
the Angels 10-8 yesterday in a
game at Pasadena. Seattle was
outhit 14-10 by the Angels, but
the Rainiers got to Angel starter
Gene Dupree for seven runs in
the first two innings.
Palm Springs, Calif. '(U.R)'
Don Herman, son of former
Brooklyn Dodger, star Babe
Herman, and Ray Yepiz were to
hurl for San Diego today in an
exhibition game with the Los
Angeles Angels here. The
Padres defeated Hollywood 8-6
in Anaheim yesterday as San
Diego first baseman Joe Macko
hit two bases-empty homers to
lead a 12-hit attack.
Jackson County
Grade Athletic
Coaches Organize
Tutors of eltmentary school
athletic teams in non-high and
high school districts combined
their forces in a Jackson county
grade school coaches association
Tuesday and named Lewis Ber
trand. Phoenix, as president.
They organized for adminis
trative and policy purposes only.
The non-high and high school
districts will continue to con
duct separate athletic programs.
Tom Colley, Howard school, was
elected vice-president, and Floyd
Robinson, Griffin Creek, secr
tary: e
A main objctive of the men
tors in forming the group is to
have a more effective means to
present their ideas on physical
education programs and state
sandards.
Coaches t their meeting at
Phoenix heard a report by Lee
V. Ragsdale on athletic prin
ciples and policies adopted by
the state department of educa
tion last fall as state standards.
Medford city schools' -physical
education supervisor, was a mem
ber of a statewide committee,
sponsored by county school su
perintendents, which formulated
the principles and policies oafter
several years study.
Iii their discussion the Jack
son' county coaches agreed to
the Ideas behind the state pro
gram. They favored most points
in the. program but said that
some, points should he recom
mendations rather than stand
ards. On the matter o tourna
ments, ruled out by the new
state regulations, the Jackson
coaches, indicated the feeling
that such competition, if run
properly, should be allowed.
DIRTY GUESTS SEEN
Monte Carlo (U.R) A
shortage :of hotel space today
threatened the Prince Rainier-Grace-
Kelly marriage ceremony
with some unwashed wedding
guests. The general commissar
iat of tours said so many tour
ists have made reservations that
the only hotel rooms left are a
few without baths.
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National Wildlife
In Oregon; Anima
Portland "America s lead
ing sport is hunting and fish
ing," according to well-known
sports caster Bill Stern. This is
right in line with the thoughts
of organized sportsmen and
other conservation-minded citi
zens of Oregon who are joined
with those of other states this
week laying public stress on the
need for natural resource con
servation. The occasion is National Wild
life Week, which has been spon
sored annually since 1938 by the
National Wildlife federation and
its affiliated groups.
Charles Stanton, Roseburg,
editor of the Roseburg News Re
view, is state chairman.
"The purpose," said Mr. Stan
ton, "is to get more people to
thinking and doing something
about conservation. Not enough
of us are fully aware that the
welfare and security of America,
now and in the future, are de
pendent upon the wise use of
natural resources."
Species Depleted
The theme this year is "Save
Endangered Wildlife." Study and
discussion has been directed to
ward the destruction of natural
MEDFORDvSTRIBWE
With Few Breaks Phillies
Could Grab Championship
(This is one in a series on
the 1956 prospects of the ma
jor league clubs).
By LEO H. PETERSEN
United Press Sports Editor
Clearwater, Fla. (U.R)
Mayo Smith, manager of the
Philadelphia Phillies, admits he
has problems this spring, but
insists he will field a better ball
club than he did last season.
He figures the Phillies will
have better pitching and a
stronger bench and that "with
a few breaks here and there we
could go all the way."
Happy with his fourth place
finish last season in his first
year as a major league pilot,
Smith isn't counting the chick
ens before they hatch.
"But we might surprise them
all," he predicted. Then he con
ceded that he would like to
have-a regular right fielder and
a second baseman.
Smith wants to keep Granny
Hammner at short, where he
wants to play, so that leaves it
up to Bobby Morgan or Ted
Kazanski to play second. Kaz
anski, one of the many high
priced bonus players on the
Phillies "can do the job in the
field," according to Smith, "but
we still don't know whether he
can hit major league pitching."
If Kazanski should falter,
Morgan, who can play any in
field position except first base,
is ready to take over.
As for right field, he has the
veteran Wally Westlake, Glen
Corbus, Frankie Baumholtz, and
Jim Greengrass.
It will be Richie Ashburn, the
National league batting champ
ion, in center field and the hard
hitting Del Ennis in left. Stan
Lopata, the converted catcher
will be at first, with Hamner
at short and Willie Jones at
third. Should Hamner have to
move to second, Roy Smalley
would play short.
Andy Seminick will be the
No. 1 catcher with the veteran
Gus Niarhos and another bonus
player, Joe Lonnett, vying for
the reserve spot. Smith will car
ry only two catchers for he can
always shift Lopata back to his
favorite spot.
After Lopata at first he has
Marv Blaylock and rookie Ed
Bouchee, a .313 hitter with
Schenectady last year. Bouchee
now looks like the best rookie
on the Phillies roster.
Smith has singled out six
men as "the fellows who will
start the season as my starting
pitchers."
St. Louis Gains
Western Berth
By UNITED PRESS
Scoring champion Bob Pettit
led the surprising St. Louis
Hawks into the Western Divis
ion playoff finals of the Nation
al Basketball association, today
against the Fort Wayne Pistons.
The Hawks qualified for to
night's opening game in Fort
Wayne by nipping the Minnea
polis Lakers, 116-115, in Minne
apolis. At the same time, the Syra
cuse Nationals upset the Boston
Celtics, 102-97, in Boston to
reach the eastern finals. The Na
tionals will clash with the Phil
adelphia Warriors in the first
game of that series Friday night
at Philadelphia. Each series will
be best-of-five.
Baseball
WEDNESDAY EXHIBITIONS
By UNIPED PRESS
Pittsburgh (N) 6. Washington (A) 3
St. Louis (N) 9. Milivaukie (N) 2
Cleveland (A) 11, Baltimore (A) 4
New York (N) 11. Chicago (N) 10
Cincinnati (N) 5. Philadelphia (N) 3
New York (A) 13. Kansas City (A) 5
Chicago (A) 6. Boston. (A) 0
Brooklyn (N) 3. Detroit (A) 2
Week Observed
Is Endangered
habitat and other factors that
have nearly eliminated such
species as the whooping crane,
the grizzly bear, the desert big
horn sheep, and other fish and
wildlife species.
Game Director Phil Schneider
commenting on wildlife week
stated, salmon and steelhead
trout are in no danger of ex
tinction on a national scale,
even these are endangered in
many localities because of land
and water abuse and unneces
sary destruction of their natural
food and cover."
Pointing out the importance of
continued wildlife crops through
wise use and management,
Schneider continued with his
statement that "On a national
scale, hunting and fishing out
drew all other major sports with
more than 33 million persons
buying hunting and fishing li
censes last year. In Oregon, ap
proximately one-third of the pop
ulation either hunts or fishes.
"With statistics like these, it
should be apparent to everyone
in the state that wildlife week
and the principles advanced are
of major importance to Oregon
ians everywhere."
First off there is Robin Rob
erts, whose record proves he is
the best pitcher in baseball to
day. Behind him will be Curt Sim
mons, who appears to have
whipped the shoulder and arm
trouble which plagued him last
season; Herm Wehmeier the big
righthander; Murry Dickson the
veteran with the old "Gas House
Gang spirit;" Saul Rogovin,
who won five and lost three
with the club last season after
being obtained from Baltimore;
and Ron Negray, with a 4-3
record with the Phillies after
they purchased him from St.
Paul.
Jack Meyer will be the No.
1 bullpen man with Bob Miller
right behind him.
Smith conceded ' that the
Dodgers and the Braves will
be tough clubs to beat.
"We have the potential to do
it, I'm sure," he said.
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This Sunday
Medford Gun club will hold its
annual pre-Easter ham shoot on
Sunday, March 25.
Fryers as well as hams will
be offered as prizes. Shooting
will get under way at 10 a.m.
The public is invited to par
ticipate and there will be events
for non-shooters.
Club members Sunday also
will fire in the Oregon Journal
telegraphic trapshoot. The Med
ford club now ranks 20th in a
field of 30 with 10 points. It has
won over five clubs and lost to
six. Heppner-Condon, which de
feated nine foes and tied three,
leads with 21 tallies.
73 Score
Medford had a 73 total last
Sunday in the Journal affair,
beating Seasides 72. Roseburg
and Salem with 75s and Sandy
with 75 downed Medford. Local
scores last week end were Ray
Coleman 25 and Dick Skeeters
and Everett Gibson each 24.
The Medford shooters will fire
against The Dalles-Wa:o, Van
couver, Wash., Wallowa and
Chemult this week.
Gene Hunt took the Ed Pease
handicap last Sunday with 47
out of 50 and Larry Horn was
runner-up with 46. Bert Peck
broke 45 out of 50 in skeet
shooting.
Honeyhear Akins
Beats Constance
St. Louis (U.R) Virgil
(Honeybear) Akins, rising . St.
Louis welterweight, figured to
day he has, the ingredients to
take champion Johnny Saxton's
crown.
"We'll keep after Saxton un
til he gives us a fight," Akins'
manager, Druggist Eddie Yawitz
said following his boy's '"great
est fight."
Akins, ranked No. 6 in the
division, outslugged Hector Con
stance of Trinidad in the early
rounds, weathered a boxing les
son in the middle session and
took a decisive 10th round with
a furious body attack Wednes
day night in a nationally-televised
fight at the arena.
FISH PLANTING PLANNED
Portland, Ore. (U.R) The
United States Fish and Wildlife
Service hopes to plant .6,000,000
catchable-sized trout in waters
on federal lands and near feder
al installations this year an
increase of about 60 per cent
over 1954 and considerably
higher than the 1955 distribu
tion.
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Ashland Southern Oregon
college's Oregon Collegiate con
ference champion tennis team
has begun spring drills in de
fense of its crown.
Greeting coach Dr. Alva Gra
ham for their first sessions were
returning lettermen, John and
Jim Stuckey, twin OCC doubles
champs; Worlow (Bud) Purdin,
OCC singles champ, and Chuck
Plummer and Noel Deets. Also
turning out for the varsity team
are Doral Hunter and Bill
Crawford. Both men are predict
ed to give last year's monogram
winners a tough fight for tennis
positions.
In addition to the varsity
turn-out, the high interest
shown on the Soc campus may
result in Graham's fielding of
a JV tennis team.
Southern Oregon's first ten
nis match will be March 24
against Shasta Junior college.
During the week of April 9-14,
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Thursday, March 22. 1956
Rotarians Honor
Prep Hoop Clubs
J.Iedford's two senior hieh
school basketball teams were
honored by Rotarians Tuesday
at the service clubs noon lunch
eon at the Jackson hotel.
Coaches, players and mana
gers of the Medford high squad,
state runners-up and Southern
Oregon Conference champs, and
the St. Mary's high crew, Jack
son County B League titlists,
were guests at the meeting.
Players and managers were in
troduced by Frank Roelandt,
the SOC netmen are going on a
barnstorming tour through
Portland, playing Linf ield,
Lewis and Clark, Portland State
and possibly Portland Multno
mah Athletic club, Oregon Col
lege, Oregon State Rooks, and
the Oregon Frosh.
Additional matches have
been slated with Oregon Tech
and Humboldt State.
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Mantle Blasts
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By UNITED PRESS
From he way Mickey Mantle
is hitting the ball out of sight
this spring, 1956 may be the
year he finally becomes the
"new Joe DiMaggio."
There was no doubt about a
Medford mentor, and Millard
Webb, St. Mary's coach.
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