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Cleveland Said Threat To Capture Pennant Race Editor! note: This i the levenlh in a series on the prospects of major league clubs for 195S. By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer Tucson, Ariz. (U.R) Dis tinguished pitching makes the Cleveland Indians a threat to go all the way this season in the American league pennant race. Moreover, there is a determin ation in the tribesmen of Man ager Al Lopez that has not been present in other springs. The Cleveland writers in the camp here riled the players when in a pre-season poll not one of them- picked the Indians to win the pennant. One writer predict ed they would finish in the sec ond division. "They couldn't have done us a greater favor," said Lopez. "I have felt all along we could win the pennant and that no team rates ahead of us in the ov erall picture. Now the players feel the same way. They're out to show all the Yankee lovers that Cleveland still is in the league. I can't see where New York is any sure shot to finish in front." Proud of Pitching Lopez is proud of his pitching and with good reason. His "Big Three" now is a "Big Four," with sophomore Herb Score, the brilliant lefty rookie of the year in 1955, Joining up with. Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia to give the Indians the most formidable starting staff in baseball. And to that polished group of starters, those twin relief aces, Don Mossi and Ray Narleski, and found out the staff with veterans Bobby Feller and Art Houteman as spot , pitchers and you have an array that could mop up the league. Lopez likes young lefty Hank Aguirre or possibly rookie Leo Daley, up from San Diego, as extra men. The infield is improved, Lo pez feels, because of the acquis ition of shortstop Chico Carras quel from the White Sox. Be hind Carrasquel is veteran but light-hitting George Strickland and Lopez insists they're the two best In the league. Vic Wertz, fully recovered from his polio attack, has been hitting sharply and should be the first baseman. Arila is Fixture If not, Al Rosen will 'move over from third because it does not appear young Jo Altobelli will hit enough to win the job. Bobby Avila, the 1954' batting champ, is a fixture at second. If Rosen plays first, then the talented and versatile Al Smith, a good hitter and team man, will move to third. As things stand now, Smith is the right fielder with the de fensively brilliant Jim Busby in center and ex-Yankee Gene Woodllng in left. That outfield is strong all-around. Rookie Rocky Colavito, who has been exploding with spring base hits, could muscle in and take over one of the outfield posts. Dale Mitchell will be the number one pinch hitter and outfield utility man. Dependable Jim Hegan again is the number one catcher and Hal Naragon, developing rap idly into an able receiver, will be number two. Bolton Elected To NRA Board Washington, D.C. D. J. Bolton, 527 Spencer st., Med ford, Ore., was elected to the 60-man board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America here by the 1,000 dele gates attending the 85th annual meetings. The NRA is an organization of over 300,000 target shooters and hunters interested in small arms, both as a sport and an in struments of national defense. It is the body which controls all organized shooting in the United States. Bolton will serve a three-year term on the board of the 85-year-old organization whose na tional headquarters are located here in the nation's capitol. MEDFORBTWBUNE OWIIIl: ROGUE ROLLERS Vivian Knox of Ralph's Rest aurant rolled an even 200 for high game in Rogue Rollers bowling league. She also had high series with 530. H&M Shell had 811 and 2348 for high team game and team series. Standings: Ralph's Restaurant H and M Shell Brooks Electric Rogue Sportsmean Darrell Miller Co. . B and B Auction Women of the Moose Chris Drugs - First National Bank Clave Construction w 39 33 30' 28 27 27 22 18 17 L 13 19 21! 24 25 25 30 33- 34 35 Results: Ralph's Rest. 4 V Knox 530 F Doty 469 R Edmonds 357 K Smith 404 M Clark 460 F. N. B. H Read J Davis (Absentee) M Martin C Selleck Handicap 413 253 375 355 392 306 2220 2099 H-M Shell 1 A Monroe 441 E Lenz 499 A Bohannan 501 E Baker 442 D Christenson 470 Rogue SpUman 1 G Ludwig 456 D Paul 435 D Webster 391 E Johnson 358 A Frost 418 Handicap 228 2353 Russell, Linscheit Blaze In Tornado Timing Session Mike Russell and Les Lings- cheit, with the fastest times in nine years at the school in their respective events., paced some sparkling time trials among Medford high school trackmen last Friday, Coach Bob Newland reported. Quarter-miler Russell blazed through a 330-yard dash in :36 flat and half-miler Lingscheit, running a 660-yard distance was timed in 1:25.9. Newland reported also that Pete Kershaw's :36.9 in the 330 was the third fastest since the mentor has been associated with the school in a coaching capa city. Fine half-miler perform ances, also were turned in by Bill Richey, Jay Walker, Bob Eastgate, John Bellack, Bruce Thompson and Bud Henderson. Sprinters Shine Sprinters showing well were Bob Gould, Mike Hawkins, Don Gray, Mike Smith, Ken Tucker and Gary Riley. Newland said that Wally Larson performed exceptionally well in the 70 yard hurdles. Wayne Close, BEARCAT GOLFERS DRILL Willamette University, Salem Coach Jerfy Long this week opened drills for his Willamette University golf team candidates. The squad of nine includes four returning lettermen, Long an nounced. The vets are Jim Gilli land, Tom Loree, Dick Moore, and Dave Kvale. Kvale lettered two years ago. Other squad mem bers mare ' non-lettermen Bill Bjorkman and Bob Withers plus new men Emil Muhs, Lowell Fox and Bob Goddard. PORTER NAMED Kansas City (U.R) Don Por ter, Linfield's ace center, has been named for the second straight year to the NAIA all- American basketball team. He was one of 10 players named to the first team from 465 col leges and universities in the NAIA. Hollywood Stars Down Portland Beavers 9-5 Anaheim.Calif . (U.R)1 Rookie Vefn Piver smashed a 400-foot homer yesterday to lead the Hol lywood Stars to their third straight exhibition victory a 7-5 triumph over the Portland Beavers. Piver's round-tripper supplied three of the five runs the Stars tallied in the third inning. Don Dangleis made his first pitching appearance of spring an impressive one as he held the Beavers to only one hit in five HOAD WINS Alexandria, Egypt (U.R) Lew Hoad, 21 -year -old Australian Davis Cup star, won the men's singles crown of the Alexandria International Tennis Tourna ment Sunday by defeating Fred Kovaleski of Washington, D. C, 6-3, 7-5, 9-7. Althea Gibson of New York teamed up with Betsy Abbas of Egypt to win the wom en's double crown, 6-3, 6-1, over Angela Mortimer of England and Jennifer Hoad of Australia. Hawkins, Smith and Riley had some good broad jumps with Hawkins sailing 20 feet 5 inches. Neil Plumley is approaching 49 feet in the shot put and the javelin throwers, Eldon Francis and Gary Lewis, are getting the spear "out teal fine," Newland said. The coach reported tremen dous spirit resulting from the competition for track team berths. When one thinclad turns in a good showing, another tries to better the effort. Medford will be host next Saturday for its first meet of the season. Crater, Ashland and Rogue River will join the Black Tornado in a tussle and another school or two may accept in vitations. There will be novice and championship divisions. No official score will be kept. Chris Drugs i E Dotv 373 T. Tolles 447 A Gebhart (s) 456 A Walton 379 V Corby 400 Brooks Klec. P Broock l E Sessions M Durham J Barnum G Hayse Handicap 228S 314 442 393 384 403 425 114 2055 2161 Clave Const. D Hickson T Smith J Tresham G Blind A Hoffman e 416 428 343 461 367 RUSSIANS WIN MEET Paris, France (U.R) Russian track stars won both the men's and women's events at the tra ditional L'Humanite cross-country meet Sunday in their first major outdoor races of this Olym pic year. Western runners, ex cept for some second string Bel gian, Swiss and French com petitors, did not take part in the Communist sponsored meet. NEEDLES FAVORED Agua Caliente, ,Mex. (U.R) Needles, who won the $145,000 Florida - Derby at Gulfstream Park Saturday, was installed as the 8-5 favorite today in the Agua Caliente Future book for the Kentucky Derby. Needles previously was listed at 3-1. Career Boy, the book's second choice, has been boosted from a 5 to 5-1. Terrang is listed at 6-1, Like Magic and Pintor Lea are 8-1. Use Tribune Want Ads Miller Co. 4 N Roberts M Tremblay A Zenor P Haven O Wyatt Handicap 409 406 387 348 386 177 2015 2113 B-B Auction 4 J McCready 369 A Zahnow 374 M Tremblay 37S M Holden 424 V Findley 467 W. O. T. M. 0 R Wadlow S Coulter (Absentee) M Fordvce E Olsen Handicap 329 366 288 365 376 102 2010 1826 BANTAM LEAGUE Six' teams of five members each were set up last week so the Bantams could participate in the National Mail-O-Graphic Bowling tournament conducted by the American Junior Bowl ing congress. Games are bowled on local lanes and the scores mailed to Chicago where the national champions are deter mined. High game, 145, Dennis Bau- man. High series, 247, Jack Web ster. High team game, 691, W.O.T.M. High team series, 1361, Jaycees. Results: VFW D Christians'!! 202 D Bohanan 119 R Bauman D Bauman M Florey Handicap 155 232 197 324 W.O.T.M. C Lenz K Wise R Lenz R Newland J Webster Handicap 156 180 189 170 247 352 1229 1295 Jaycees C Booth D Papow K Haas C Ravenor M Elrod Handicap 178 185 145 222 171 460 1361 Ginn's Flowers L Little E Floate B Stroh N Olson D Byrd Handicap Menday, March 26, 1358 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUN SEVEN Pittsburgh Pirates Place Hopes on Pitching, Prayer This is sixth in a series on the prospects of major league clubs. 188 115 151 203 227 374 By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor Fort Myers, Fla. (U.R) The Pittsburgh Pirates are pinning all their hopes on pitching and a prayer to lift them out of the National League basement this year. Bobby Bragan, brand new at the Pittsburgh helm, p'oints to Bob Friend, Vern Law, Ronnie Kline, Dick Littlefield and Dick Hall as his starters and insists he wouldn't trade them for the Cincinnati, Chicago or St. Louis pitching staffs. He says his Pirates, cellar bound for the past four years, could finish as high as sixth this year, but he qualifies his state ment with a big "if." "It all depends on four men," Bragan says, "and those four are outfielders Frank Thomas and Bob Skinner, Littlefield and Danny Kravitz, a rookie catch er." Thomas and Littlefield both had poor years last season but Bragan is looking for better showings from each of them. Skinner, who had a trial with the Pirates in 1954 but spent last year with New Orleans of the Southern Association, is a converted first baseman who has been installed in left field. And Kravitz, the best looking rookie in the Pittsburgh camp, "can be another Yogi Berra some day," according to the new Buc caneer skipper. Right now, Bragan cites his pitching staff as Pittsburgh's chief strength. He calls the out field and the catching the two big weaknesses. As far as the outfield goes, Thomas has been shifted from center to right field; Skinner has been assigned to left where he is having some trouble on judg ing balls and Roberto Cle mente, Bobby Del Greco and Lee Walls are all in the battle for center field. Jerry Lynch, a holdover from last year, also is available for outfield duty. Long at First Bragan is .well satisfied with rangy Dale Long at first base, but if Long bogs down, he has Preston Ward ready for duty. Speedy Curt Roberts, back with the Pirates after a year un der Johnny O'Brien is receiving consideration there, too. Duke university's gift to the majors, Dick Groat, will be the regular shortstop, and Gene Freese, "a kid with great desire" in Brag an's words, has third base pretty well cinched. Dick Cole and Eddie O'Brien shape up as Pittsburgh's infield reserves. Toby Atwell and Jack Shep ard probably will handle most of Pittsburgh's catching, but Bragan says don't be too surpris ed if Kravitz is behind the plate on opening day. Borcher Denies He Will Resign Portland --(U.R) Bill Borcher, head basketball coach at the University of Oregon for the past five seasons, arrived here yesterday and again denied re ports that he has resigned as hoop coach for the Ducks. Borcher did admit, however, that he had talked with Father Robert Rebhahn, Seattle Uni versity athletic director, and also had conferred with officials of Clemson college, regarding coaching vacancies at those schools. The crew-cut mentor declined to say yes or no to a direct ques tion of whether he would resign his Oregon post. He indicated that he wished to talk to some people in Eugene before making any announcement. CAMBRIDGE BEATS OXFORD London (U.R) A big, husky Cambridge university crew, tak ing full advantage of its weight and power, beat ancient rival Oxford yesterday in the 102nd renewal of the Thames River Rowing classic. Our policy is not just another insurance policy. You get more protection for more members of your family against mire haz ards than we have ever offered before at lower cost! And 9735 of policyholders who made loss claims said, "Completely satisfied with your fast, fair payment Rainbow R Goode D Floate J Yoder M Jantzer Mike ' Jantzer 228 Handicap 350 217 92 217 169 Grabow'j C Roberts D Wilson B Edwardi J Wise B Andrews Handicap 1256 208 163 214 183 174 324 1273 1266 Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day La Grande Girl Takes State Jr. Rifle Match Portland t'U.R A young La Grande girl today held the state junior rifle championship for the second straight yeaf . Deanna Morris won the Leon ard Sherman trophy of the Ore gon State Rifle & Pistol Associa tion Saturday with a score of 376 out of a possible 400. DEMO MSTRATOR 1 H IT E HI U3 D Kl D- CK-UP TRUCKS All-Truck Built to save you the BIG money! For Per YOU CAN BUY Only 3)tQf Month on low down payment 1955 International Pick-up Demonstrator With long wheelbase full 8-foot box automatic transmission heater and defroster directional lights premium tires spare tire and wheel new increased engine power famous easy ride full vision cab, etc. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 2232 Biddle Road Medford Phone 3-4553 ONLY 3 LEFT ONLY 3 LEFT NASCAR RACE Hillsboro, N. C (U,R) Curtis Turner of Roanoke, Va., Sunday won the 100-mile NASCAR con vertible race at the Orange Speedway. Joe Weatherly of Norfolk, Va., was second and Gwyn Staley of North Wilkes boro, N. C, was third. 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