TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON)
MedforiwTribune
Rogue Valley Relays
Most Colorful Event
The biggest and most colorful
event of the current high school
track and field season at the
Medford senior high school sta
dium is slated for Saturday after
noon. ' Approximately 200 thinclad
athletes will be on hand for the
Rogue Valley relays at the Med
ford oval. It will be the 17th an
nual staging of this event, which
is often termed the '"Little Hay
wards." Contending schools are Klam
ath Falls, Grants Pass, Ashland,
Crater and Marshf ield. The meet
will begin at 1:30 p.m. with four
of the field events and will pick
up in tempo when the starting
gun for the first cinder track
contest is fired at 2 p.rn.
Relay track meets are the most
interesting of the run, jump and
throw sport and the Medford
school, which has a reputation
for running meets according to a
rapid time-table, isn't expected
to let the competition drag along
A schedule of slightly more than
two hours has been set up for the
event.
Hayward Pattern
Saturday's session is pattern
ed after the metropolitan and
Class A struggles the following
week in the Hayward relays at
Eugene. The local meet, while it
has stature in its own right, will
also be warmup for the trip to
) the University of Oregon
Campus.
There will be 12 events, six
relay races, three relay field
events and tfttee individual field
contests. The meet will open
with the pole vault and discus,
individual competitions, and the
high jump and shot put relays. In
the latter two events the heights
and distances of the three top
performers of each school will
be added together for a total
mark.
In the 440-yard relay, which
starts the track engagements at
2 p.m., four men of each school
will run 110 yards each. The
two-mile relay is another four
man team affair with each run
ner going a half mile. In the half
mile test four competitors from
each school go 220 yards. Legs
jn the distance medley are three
fourths, one-fourth and one-half
mile and a mile. Three men each
go 100 yards in the shuttle hur
dles and in the mile relay go one
lap, a quarter-mile.
9 Medford Records
Other events of the meet are
the javelin, an individual affair,
and the broad jump in which the
three best leaps for each school
will be added.
Medford, the defending cham
pion, owns nine of the meet's
records for the Rogue relays and
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shares another with Ashland.
Grants Pass owns one record
and Ashland the other. Most re
cent mark set was by Dan Mor
ri ;. Don Gray, Pete Kershaw
and Don Crow of Medford with
3:29.9 last year in the mile re
lay. Oldest record was D. C.
Mills' 173-foot javelin throw for
Medford in 1950.
Medford Kiwanis club is meet
sponsor and donates the trophy.
Rogue Loop
Basebaliers
Open Action
Quest for the Rogue League
and District 6 A-2 southern di
vision baseball laurels begins
Friday with two games.
Illinois Valley will contend at
Eagle Point and Crater High
will travel over to Phoenix. The
same teams are matched on Sat
urday with the Eagles and IV
moving to Cave Junction and
Crater and Phoenix to collide at
Central Point.
Rogue League clubs will have
a six game slate this spring, each
school meeting each other one
twice.
Crater is defending champion
in the circuit. The Comets and
Eagle Point loom as top contend
ers for 1956 honors. Only five
lettermen are back at Crater but
the Comets have indicated A-2
strength in one-run setbacks at
the hands of A-l rivals, Medford
and Ashland.
EP Has 9 Vets
Eagle Point has a gang of nine
veterans back from last year. In
non-loop play so far the Eagles
have divided with Glendale, an
A-2 district northern division
entry. EP has also trounced Class
B Rogue River and Prospect.
Phoenix with four lettermen
back is lacking in pitching depth.
The Pirates have dropped a de
cision to Prospect.
As at Crater and Phoenix, its
a building year at Illinois Valley.
Coach Gale Davis has four Cou
gar lettermen. They are Andy
Mellow, catcher; Howard Pickle,
outfielder ' being converted to
third baseman and pitcher; Lee
Carothers, pitcher; and Ron
Gregg, outfielder. Dan Slanaker,
a freshman, looms as top pitcher
for IV, which will play its first
game of the season when it
meets the Eagles.
Mentors of the Rogue loop
clubs ate Roscoe Larson, Phoe
nix; Clarence Mellbye, Crater;
Les Warner. Eagle Point; and
Gale Davis, Illinois Valley.
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Thursday. April 5, 1938
B Leaguers
Launch Slate
This Friday
Jackson County B League
baseball crews have their first
scuffles which count Friday with
St. Mary's of Medford, Talent
and Prospect high schools ap
pearing strongest contenders, in
the chase.
St. Mary's will tackle Butte
Falls at the fairgrounds park
here. Prospect will play at Rogue
River and Jacksonville will go
to Talent.
Talent has won the county,
district and regional titles for
the past two years and has been
a state tourney participant for
two seasons, gaining the state co
championship in 1954.
The Bulldogs have eight let
termen back from their 1955 ag
gregation but their pitching
strength isn't yet up to what it
has been in several previous
years. St. Mary's also has eight
vets on its squad and looks to
have sqme good pitching talent.
Prospect has been handicapped
by a late start. With the help
of a road grader, a bulldozer and
last week s sunny' weather the
Cougar athletic field was cleared
of snow. Despite the delay Pros
pect won its initial outing at
Prospect. It then lost to Eagle
Point.
Five Experienced
There are five experienced
players. Lyle Pope, Keith Setzer,
Bob Jones and Mike Clark are
lettermen. Don Vannice, a fine
pitching prospect, is a transfer
from Halsey. Remainder of the
squad is most sophomores. The
infield may be an all-sophomore
line-up, although Don Anderson,
a senior may win the first base
job. Pope has been moved from
the outfield and may handle
most of the catching. Dave Card
ener and Vannice may do most
of the pitching.
Jacksonville is building around
four lettermen, Bob Guches, sec
ond base; Gary Hueners and
Clyde Smith, first basemen and
pitchers, and Jack Daley, third
! base. Rounding out the line-up
for the opener may be Gary
West, catcher; Morris Mclntyre,
shortstop; and Eldon Smith,
Gary Smith and Norm Pawlow
ski or John Winningham, out
fielders. The Redskins beat Butte
Falls 6 to 1 in one practice game
and were leading the Loggers 3
to 1 when rain halted another
fray after two innings.
Rogue River which has lost to
Eagle Point and also to Butte
Falls, has seven lettermen on
hand. They are Gary Phillips,
center field; Richard Twiest and
Loy Towse, pitchers; Bob Big
man, catcher; Fred Hopper,
shortstop; Bob Wilson, first base;
and Gary Stinchcomb, second
base and pitcher.
Coaching the clubs are Millard
Webb. St. Mary's; Gene Farth
ing, Talent; Fred Richardson.
I Jacksonville; Wes Stauffer, Pros
pect; Ray McClain, Rogue River;
and Art Backlund, Butte Falls.
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MAIN EVENTER SATURDAY Jackie Puscas, newcomer to
Medford but a veteran in the amateur ring, will be seen in
action for the last time locally this season when he tangles
with Cliff Sams, Burns, Saturday night on the Medford
Police Athletic League boxing card at St. Mary's school gym.
The scheduled five-round ruckus will be the headliner on a
15-bout program. Puscas, who'll weigh about 135 pounds,
was the 1955 national AAU champion and Sams, who'll enter
the ring at near 138, has been a semi-finalist in National AAU.
The Medford battler is much feared for his knockout punching
but he may have his hands full against Sams, a boxer-puncher.
The clever Burns fighter made Jackie work hard for a win
in the recent Golden Gloves tourney at Portland.
Full Card Revealed
For Saturday Fights
Full card for their Saturday
night fistic show has been an
nounced by officials of the Med
ford Police Athletic league. The
boxing encounters will get un
derway at 8:30 p.m. at the St.
Mary's school gymnasium. This
card will wind up the boxing
seaston in the home ring for
PAL.
There will be a 15 bout card
with Medford and Burns bat
tlers predominating. Nine mitt-
men each from the two commu
nities are scheduled to appear in
the ring. In seven of the en
gagements Medford and Burns
youths will face each other.
Topping off the program will
be Jackie Puscas, 135 pounds,
Medford, and Cliff Sams, 138,
Burns. Puscas was the 1955 Na
tional AAU lightweight winner
and Sams has gone to national
semi-finals. Semi-main will fea
ture Larry Lewis, 114, Medford,
and Lloyd Louis. 115, Burns. In
the special event Loran Chris
tean. 180, PAL, goes against Del
Smith, 182, Burns.
Other Bouts
Other tangles matching ltwal
and Burns battlers are Booby
Little, 110, versus Ron Daniels,
110; Jimmy Evans, 102, versus
Jake Gregg, 104; Larry Chris
tean, 110, against Bobby Dikes,
and Larry Little, 100, opposing
Steve Jordan. ,
Dick Lopez, 179, Medford, for
mer Texas Golden Glove win
ner, will take on Mose Martinez,
178, Chiloquin, in the featured
preliminary.
Other bouts are Dick Rens
field, 140, Ashland, against Jo
die Marietta, 138, Burns; Ernie
Knoble, 150, Burns, versus John
ny Cole, 149, Klamath Falls;
Beannie Crest, 139, Klamath
Falls, versus Nick Johnson,
Burns; Mike Cline, 80, Medford,
opposing Dick Rose, 79, Ash
land; Randy Jones, 58, Klamath
Falls, meeting Bobby Raspone,
59, Ashland, and Arnie Galla
wher, 57, Klamath Falls, versus
Dean Patterson, 58, Ashland.
Despite the fact that there are
a large number of bouts the
card could be a fast moving one.
PAL officials are extending
every effort to have a minimum
of delay between fights and the
program should be run off with
clock-like precision.
Rematches
In' putting Puscas against
Sams and Lewis against Louis,
PAL is rematching foes CT the
recent Golden Gloves tourney in
Portland. Puscas had to extend
himself to get by Sams and
Louis took a disputed verdict
over Lewis.
Loren Christean was one of
the surprise performers in the
Golden Gloves. He s fast improv
ing but faces a hard socker in
Smith. Lopez was a three-times
Golden Gloves winner in Texas
and should provide a stiff test
SIGNS WITH CARDS
Chicago (U.R) Joe Hushq,
a former quarterback for South
ern Illinois university and the
Fort Belvoir Army team, today
signed with the Chicago Card
inals of the National Football
League.
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Both the main and the semi
main will be five rounders un
less stopped by knockouts.
There are three classes of
tickets for the fights, ringside
reserved, ringside and general
admission. Th-y mey be pur
chased at the police station,
Lamport's and Sams Sporting
Goods stores, the Bohemian and
Union clubs and Brown's cafe.
Double Duty
For Gun Ciub
This Week
Members of Medford Gun club
will be doing double duty this
week end. In addition to being
hosts for their sixth annual
southern zone trapshoot, and
participants, as well, they'll fire
in the sixth round of the Oregon
Journal telegraphic tournament.
Ths zone shoot, a Pacific Inter
national Trapshooting associa
tion registered contest, is set for
both Saturday and Sunday. Con
tention in the Journal rivalry
will be on Sunday.
Medford Gun club turned in a
perfect 75 last Sunday in Jour
nal competition, defeating three
opposing clubs and tying another.
Charles Bendell, George Jantzer
and Dan Patch each busted 25
straight birds. The local gunners
were tied by Albany. Among
other foes Arlington had 69,
Bend-Redmond 74 and Brooks
70.
Tied For Ninth
In the standings Medford has
12 wins, one tie and six losses
and is tied for ninth with 25
points with Hillsboro and Bend
Redmond. Portland leads with
34 pointers.
This Sunday Medford will
shoot against Clackamas, Coos
Bay, Corvallis and Cottage
Grove.
In the zone shoot there will
be 16-yard, handicap and doubles
events ecah day in individual
competition. There will be a
five-man team event on Sunday
with tabulations based on 16-yard,
and handicap scores. A large
number of trophies will be of
fered for winners and runners-up
in the tourney.
A sizable entry is expected if
weather is good on the week
end.
Copple,Deakins
Play for Rooks
"Oregon State College Two
former Medford high school golf
ers, Larry Copple and Warren
Deakins, are on the Oregon State
college freshmen golf team,
Coach Jim Barratt reported.
The Rooks have already played
two matches, beating Corvallis
high school, rated as one of the
strongest prep golf aggregates in
the state by a 13V to 4V2 score
and taking an invitational meet
at Albany over the high schools
of Eugene, Albany, North Salem,
South Salem and St. Francis of
Eugene.
On Friday, April 27, the OSC
Rooks will play Medford high
school on the Rogue Valley
Country club course and will
move to Southern Oregon college
for a match on Saturday morn
ing, April 28.
Julius Boros
On May 3 at
Julius Boros, who became
"man of the hour" in golf when
he won the 1955 world champ
ionship at Tarn O'Shanter Coun
try club in Chicago for the
second time in four years will
give an exhibition of his playing
skill in Medford at the Rogue
Valley Country club.
Through arrangements with
the George S. May company,
sponsor of the world titular
classic, the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce an
nounced that the noted golfer
will appear in this city on Thurs
day, May 3.
Boros, a Connecticut Yankee,
registers as "pro" at Mid Pines,
N. C, outplayed more than 360
of the leading professional golf
ers of America and 25 foreign
stars in acquiring the world title
for the second time. He scored
his first victory for the honor in
1952.
Clinic Scheduled
His masterful golf technique
will be displayed in a clinic and
exhibition match here Thursday,
May 3. He will start his clinic
at 1 p.m. and will tee off in the
match immediately following.
The swarthy, suave, 200-pound
Boros, born and reared in Fair
field, Conn., climaxed a year of
competition as the 1955 high
money winner when he an
nexed the richest stakes of the
Tarn tournaments the world
championship which yielded the
burly pro a total of $106,000.
Broken down in tangible fig
ures he received $50,000 cash,
plus a contract for a minimum
of 55 exhibitions at $1,000 each,
plus transportation and ex
penses, plus a $1,000 caddie fee.
Without computing revenue
that will accrue from exhibition
matches, Boros by winning the
850,000 cash award in George
S. May's World Championship
boosted his total winnings for
the year in tournament play to
$61,971.
Hard Pressed
When Boros won the world
title in 1952 he was awarded
$25,000 as first prize. He is one
of two players who have twice
won the coveted honor since its
inauguration in 1943 by George
S. May. Ben Hogan was the other
two-time winner, having an
nexed the title first in 1947 and
again in 1951.
In the 1955 competition, the
36-year-old Boros was hard
pressed by a battery of star con
tenders especially in the final
18 holes of the 72 hole world
title pursuit. He refused to fold
up. He ripped two strokes off
Tarn O'Shanter's par 72 and fin
ished with seven under with 281
for the route 72 holes. His
round-by-round score was 70, 72,
69, 70281.
The champion is an extremely
personable, matter-of-fact gent.
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Pressure doesn't bother him be
cause he simply doesn't know
what it is. He was the calmest
man at Tarn O'Shanter when he
won, not because he forced him
self to be, but because he knows
no other way.
As one admirer said, "he
played golf and let the rest of
the field beat themselves."
Sports Broadcast
Television station KBES-TV
will present portions of the
Masters Golf tournament at 2
p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Among participants Rogue
Valley fans will watch for is
Julius Boros, who will appear
at the Rogue Valley Country
club here on May 3 in an ex
hibition and clinic.
Rogue River
Track Victor
Rogue River Rogue River
high won 10 of the 14 first
places yesterday as it defeated
Jacksonville here in a dual track
meet 80 to 42.
Bill Weaver was a triple win
ner for the Chiefs, taking the
120-yard dash in :13, the 220 in
:25 and the shot put with 38
feet 5 inches. He was also on
Rogue River's winning relay
team.
Harold Moore of Rogue River
and Hon iviuir of jacKtsonvilie
were double victors. Moore
nabbed the pole vault at 9-6 and
the 120-yard high hurdles in
:17.2. He was third in the low
hurdles. Muir ran through the
mile in 5:00.7 and the half in
2:16. He picked up a third for
the Redskins in the javelin.
Other Chieftain victors were
Russell Miller, 121-7 in the dis
cus, Cray Stewart 19-5 in the
broad jump, Charles Damon, :57
in the quarter-mile, Fred Bond,
:24 in the 180-yard low hurdles,
and the half-mile relay team of
Dan Burns, Bond, Stewart and
Weaver. In the quarter-mile
Damon was a surprise winner
over Gary Phillips of RR who
was sixth in the 1955 state meet.
Marion Dowell won the javelin
for Jacksonville with 124-3 and
Eldon Smith took the high jump
for the 'Skins at 5-6.
Portland U Ekes Win
Over SF Stater Nine
San Francisco U.R Portland
University eked out a 5-4 prac
tice baseball win over San Fran
cisco State yesterday when
'gator catcher Bill Conely lost
control of a pitched ball .in the
ninth frame, allowing the win
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Salmon Fishing
On Lower Rogue
Should Improve
Portland (U.R! The weekly
report on fishing conditions pre
pared by the State Game Com
mission: SOUTHWEST: Striped bass
angling in Isthmus slough is fair
to good. Bullheads are best bait.
The best area continues to be
between Shingle House and Del
mar. Bay fishing for flounder
and perch has been fair to good.
Perch fishing in the surf has also
been good.
Salmon fishing on the lower
Rogue river was poor opening
week. With improved weather
and water conditions, fishing is
beginning to improve. Bass are
being taken on Tahkenitch lake.
The lower Umpqua river is clear
ing, and chinook angling should
improve within the next few
days.
Opening week end for spring
chinook in the middle Umpqua
area was very slow. The North
Umpqua is appearing to be in
good condition, but the others
are still roily. With continued
fair weather, prospects should
improve, but fishing probably
will not be better than fair over
the coming week end.
84 Tee Off
In Masters
Augusta. Ga. (U.R) Ben
Hogan felt good, Cary Middle
coff felt better, and Sam Snead
had a brace of sub-par practice
rounds to belie his aches and
pains today when they teed off
for the golden Masters golf
crown.
The strongly - favored three
some were among a record 84
golfers, old and new, starting
the first round over the Augusta
National Course which began as
an idea in Bobby Jones' mind
and has blossomed to one of the
premier events of American
sports.
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