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Black Tornado Trips Grants Pass 8-5 To Gain Leadership of SO Conference OITBIRW OREGON CONFERENCE STANDINGS W. L. Prt. Medford 6 3 g7 Grants Put 7 4 636 Athland 6 S .500 KJaraath Falls 3 8 .200 Medford high's determined nd upsurging baseball aggre gation blasted into front-running position in the Southern Ore gon Conference and District 6 A-l yesterday by whacking the Grants Pass Cavemen 8 to 5 on the Grants Pass diamond. Victory gave the Tornado lone loop leadership for the first time this season. Medford once shared the lead with GP and Ashland. The Tornado took over top spot on a percentage basis, having won one less and lost one less contest than the Cavemen. Grants Pass and Medford met again today with the scene this time on the Tornado diamond. The Tornado diamonders were aiming at widening their advant age while GP was working for a decision which would mean at least a tie for the loop mantle. In yesferday's ruckus Med ford won out on the basis of a four-run punch in the sixth inn ing and the sterling relief mound work of Henry Putney. Backed by tight fielding. Putney "shut the door" on the Cavemen in the last two innings. The Tornado grabbed a 4 to 1 edge in the first two innings of contention. That bulge was lost when Grants Pass collected four markers in the fifth canto to go on top 5 to 4. Four Runs at One In Medford's big sixth Gordon Owsley singled with the bags loaded and was able to make a complete circuit of the bases himself, when the line drive to center field was misplayed for an error. Dick McLaughlin and Henry Putney had walked and Jim Putney had singled to fill up the bases. Owsley smashed his hit on a 3-2 pitch with the runners going. Larry Gober doubled to drive three Medford runs in the open ing stanza. Owsley and Ed Reinking -had drawn bases on balls and Larry Perkins had safetied ahead of Gober's blow. For one run in the second frame Jim Putney walked, Ernie Tyler sacrificed him to second, Owsley got on base on an error and stole second and Reinking singled to score Putney. Owsley, trying to score was trapped and caught in a rundown between third and home plate. 1. .-- Dennis Eckstein tripled for Grants Pass in the second stanza and scored on an error on Walt McCurdy's ground ball. For GP's big fifth. Jerry Chris- tean got on base on a dropped outfield fly, Jim Smith three baggered, Charles Lasher doubled, Larry Cochell got on base on an error, going all the way to second, Allen Drews grounded out, advancing Coch ell to third base and Cochell scored on a passed ball. Putney Gels Win Henry Putney went on in re lief with one out in the fifth and yielded one base on balls before retiring the side. He retired the batters in order in the sixth and seventh innings and had a record of two strikeouts, one walk and no hits in 2 23 innings. Putney got credit for the win. Tyler, starting on the hill for Medford, was reached for six hits. He struck out two and walked one in 4 13 frames. Smith and Frank Thomas, combining on the mound for GP, were tagged for a total of seven hits. They gave up eight walks and one strikeout was re corded. Ashland Beaten Monday No batter got more than one hit. Catcher Dick McLaughlin escaped what might have been serious injury in the fifth inn ing. A ball struck his mask, shat tering his glasses and sending slivers of glass around his eye. The glass was cleaned out from around his eye and he continued the game without specs. Mc Laughlin has a pair of shatter proof glasses but they were in need of repair and the catcher hoped to have them ready for to day's game. McLaughlin had the pitcher role Monday in a semi-varsity practice game with Ashland which the Tornado won 7 to 4. He went the seven-inning dis tance, allowing only five hits, fanning six and walking four. Big inning for Medford was the fourth when six runs got home. Ed Reinking, McLaugh lin, Jim Putney and Steve Shorey all got hits. There were three errors and a passed ball in the canto. Reinking got two hits in three times up in the fray and McLaughlin slapped two for four including a double. LINE SCORES!. fTuesrlav Game) Medford 310 004 0 S 7 3 Grants Pass 010 040 0 S 6 3 Tyler. H. Putney (5) and McLaugh lin: Smith. Thomas (6) and cnnslean, Tippets (6). (Mnnday Game) Medford 100 600 07 S 1 Ashland 011 002 0 4 5 3 McLaughlin and Knight: Parent, Bowlin 6) and Murray. M. Fitch ((. MEDF0S&iiTRIBUNI SLPdDimrs AAU Upheld by Judge In Wes Santee Case New York (U.R) The Ama teur Athletic Union, often under fire because rof its interpreta tion of rules violations, stood vindicated today by the New York Supreme Court for its ac tion in declaring m i 1 e r Wes Santee a professional. Justice Walter A. Lynch, in a decision rendered in less time than it takes Santee to run a mile, said the AAU was entire ly within its right in suspend ing him for life because of ex pense account violations. No Injunction Basis - Santee' had sought a penman-1 ent injunction against the sus pension which was invoked be cause he accepted a total of $1,335 in cash payments above allowable expenses for meets last summer. Judge Lynch said there was no basis for such an Injunction to be granted. He emphasized the AAU would have been re miss in its duty had it not taken action against Santee. "Failure to do so could prop erly have brought down upon the AAU the condemnation of the International Amateur Ath letic Federation, and the exclu sion of the American team from the Olympic games," said Judge Lynch. Use Tribune Want Ads Bears Win 28-12 Over Indian Nine By UNITED PRESS Yakima and Spokane played a Northwest League baseball game last night and ended up with a football score. The final result was Yakima 28 Spokane 12. The victory kept Yakima hot on the heels of Eu gene. Herm Lewis was the big gun for Yakima with two homers. He banged a two-run homer in the second and had a grand-slam circuit clout in the fourth. In all, Yakima collected 22 hits. Spaced Four Hits For contrast, Vern Kinds father spaced four hits to pitch the Tri-City Braves to a 5-0 de cision over the Salem Senators. Kindsfather was never in trouble as he fanned eight hit ters and did not- walk a man. Duane Helbig helped him out with a two-run homer in the second. Eugene squeaked by Lewiston 4-3 with a run in the bottom of the ninth when Bill Girdley's single drove in Bill Eastburn from third. Turner, Saxton Tussle Tonight Chicago U.R) Gil Turner wanted only "an even break" in officiating tonight to defeat, wel terweight champion Johnny Saxton and vault back into a challenger's role in the world middleweight boxing lineup. 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For a number of years the schools of Southern Oregon have vied for this trophy which takes into account the sportsmanship not only for the team but for the yell leaders, student body and coaches. A rating sheet is sent to the sportsmanship chairman and the grades are averaged. Phoenix Wini The trophy awarded has a winged victory athlete on the top. Winner of the cup for the A 2 schools was Phoenix High school with a grade point of 2.11. Illin ois Valley was runner up in the A2 league with a score of 2.22. Ashland was awarded the cup at the spring meeting of the Southern Oregon Principals and Coaches association which was held at Klamath Falls, Saturday, May 11. Wednesday, May 16, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN WVSO Ladies Vie in Golf Tourney Here On Thursday afternoon. A general meeting is j Golfers of nine member clubs will contend in two team com petitions along with vying for individual laurels Thursday in the Willamette Valley-Southern Oregon Women's Golf association medal play tournament at Rogue Valley Country club. - Approximately 150 women are expected to participate with in itial tee-off times set for 8 a.m. at both the first and 10th tees. This tourney is the first of four medal events scheduled by the WVSO this season. In one of the team tussles the four low net scores of each club will be tabulated toward a cham pionship decided on an overall season basis. Scores of the three remaining WVSO tangles will count toward the trophy. Evans Trophy Play Low Net scores of six women of each club will count in con tention for the Evans trophy, sponsored by Mrs. David Evans, Eugene. Play for this award is held at a different club each year with Rogue Valley getting the 1956 play. 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