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Ed Merseth Scores 3rd Win in NWL By UNITED PHESS Ed Merseth nailed up his third straight pitching victory last night and his Tri-City team mates used one big inning to get him a 9-1 Northwest league win over Spokane. In the only other loop action, second-place Lewiston nosed out Wenatchee 4-3 to move a half game closer to Yakima, rain-out victim at Salem. The Braves, playing in miser able cold weather in Spokane, put together four singles, Ernie White's double, two Indian er rors and a wild pitch for all nine runs in the third. Joe Rossi spoiled Merseth's shutout bid with a stinging dou ble to score Ronnie Johnson, who got on compliments of the Tri-City infield, in the eighth. Two Jacobs, second baseman Joe and pitcher Jerry, were the winning combination at Lewis ton. The Broncs tied it up, 3-3, in the fifth of the scheduled seven inning contest. 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We were stationed on a hill overlooking a field," recalls Stern. "The field was about 100 feet away and about 10 feet be low us. It was the second game of a double-header. "I didn't have a minltor so I never knew at any time what the camera was shooting. Half the time, I was talking about things that weren t even within camera range. "The only people who saw the game, I think, were back at Ra dio City. We did the whole thing words ! First Tried to find out what we could do out doors with a TV camera I think It was the first time a camera was taken outdoors. Talks Too Much "After the game, John Royal, the program manager of NBC, told me I had talked too much. And I did. I still do, as a matter of fact." .Princeton won that game In 10 innings, 2-1 (they also took the first. Untlpviuri 09ma a.n Afterwards, the NBC engineers present suggested that that two cameras might serve the cause of baseball better. They did get two cameras when the first major league game was televised on Aug. 23, 1939, from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn with Cincinnati the visiting team. Again W2ZBS did the honors, with Red Barber calling the plays. Nowadays, the televising of baseball games is considerably more complex. There mnv no three or four cameras on the Held and a couple of others un der the stands for interviews and commercials. The camera men are ball fans themselves, since the trickiest part about televisine baseball is trvino- anticipate the plays. WPIX in New York is a prime example of a baseball - conscious TV station. This year's WPIX schedule calls for the casting of 77 Giant and 77 Yankee home games and 18 Yankee rnnH games the heaviest such as signment in TV. At the Polo Grounds, where the Giants play, WPIX stations four cameras on the field. Two are behind home plate one to cover the infield and pitcher catcher area, the other to follow batted balls to the outfield and scan the bullpen. Another camera is behind first base it follows the lead run ner. The fourth is set up along the foul line in right field and is used for color shots of the crowd, the dugout areas and the catcher racing back to the screen for pop-ups. There are four cameramen and one relief man, an assistant director who calls the camera shots, and a pair of announcers. Below the stands is the control booth. In it sit two video men who check constantly on picture quality, one audio man who checks the sound quality, a technical director who rides herd on the crew, and the director, who is the brains of the telecast. The director, assistant direc tor and cameramen all are con nected by an inter-com system over which instructions ara bel lowed. The director never sees the ac tual ball game, but he is the key man in getting it to the fans at home. He sits in front of a series of seven 4-by-3 inch monitor screens four of which show what the field cameras offer, two of which are used for com mercials and one for the names of ballplayers which are super imposed on the screen. The director must make snap decisions. Looking at his field monitors, 1, 2, 3 and 4, he will rattle off a series of commands: "Stand by, 3. Take 3. Standby 2. Take 2. Take 1." Sometimes, over the intercom he will call for certain shots: "3 Give me a tight shot of the Giant dugout." He will wait as camera three pans and order: "Take 3." I Fanfare Bob Newland, coach of the perennial state champion Med ford high school thinclad aggre gations, will speak at the Inter national Track and Field clinic next week at Berkeley, Calif. His subject will be "Beginning Javelin." Newland also will prepare a paper on the subject for a clinic publication which will be dis tributed throughout the world. At least IS nations are to be represented and coaches partic ipating will included some of the big names in world track. As high as 500 college and high school coaches in the United States are expected to attend. In viation to Newland to take part in the instruction was extended by Bud Winter, San Jose State college mentor and chairman of the clinic. Bill Bowerman, Uni versity of Oregon and ex-Med-ford high mentor, also will be on the teaching staff. Newland and his family are scheduled to leave Monday for Berkeley. DRIVE PROGRESSING Tho "Bills for Bill" drive hero is meeting a "hearty res ponse," according to leaders of tho campaign. Purpose of tho move is to raise funds to send Bill Bowerman, the University of Oregon track mentor and his wifo to tho Olympic Games at Melbourne, Australia next fall. A group of seven men aro working as a committee to raise $1,000 hero. It is figured that approximately $3,000 will bo needed to send Bill and Mrs. Bowerman to the games. Drives aro underway both in Portland and Eugene. "Tho campaign is progress ing most successfully," com mitteemen declared. "It is mooting with high favor and a multitude of Bill's friends aro arising to the occasion." Dick Finch is serving as treasurer of the . committee. Ho will accept contributions at Homo Appliance company. Donors will sign a list which will be given to Bowerman. Other committeemen in the local drive aro Dr. Edwin Dur no. Bill Barker, Tom MacLeod, Bob Newland, Otto Frohn mayor and Everett McGraw. Bowerman brought Medford high to its prominence as No. 1 track power In Oregon. His development of Black Tornado athletes has been credited with establishing track as a major prep sport in the state. Other ''ail i 6.70-13 7..0-1S 7.60-15 6.0O-16 No-Trod -In Lid Prk -Q 4 D4v, Tryp WgcWh 740 86 80 3.00 700 YOU PAY ONjv 58.80 65.10 71.25 No-Trod-h list Pne . . , -. . . 4 Qto. Wtyp. WBft- 94 00 "-0 MM VOU PAY OWY 72.00 79.80 87.30 MJO No-Trod-in list Price . - ... 4 D. T.b. Moolb 88 60 97 00 WM " VOU PAY ONir" 66.4S 71JS 79.0 ' Ne-Trad-h List Price 1Mi. , , . 4 Drt... T-b.1... WM.WH,' 108 40 118 ,0 -40 YOU PAY ONlY 8MS B9.10 97.80 All Ward Wednesday, June 6, 1958 By DICK JEWTTT Mail Tribune Sport Editor schools in tho state hava con centrated more on the sport, gunning for upset of tho Tor nado. Concerning the "Bills for Bill" move, L. H. Gregory, sports editor of tho Portland Oregonian, has said. "This is a matter of state prido and ap preciation." COMMITTEE OKEHS SCREENS Jackson County chapter mem bers of the Izaak Walton league have received word from Wash ington, D.C., that the Senate ap propriations committee has ap proved the $208,000 allocation for screening the turbines at Savage Rapids dam. The funds are included in the public works bill which already has passed the House. Savage Rapids screening is one of the main objectives this year of the local Walton chapter. Unscreened turbines have been termed possibly the No. 1 factor in the decline of salmon and steelhead runs on the Rogue river. LEGION ACTION BILLED Medford high athletes who reached the Oregon A-l finals in baseball continue right on into American Legion junior ball with hardly a breather. They travel to Rosoburg this Friday for their opening game in District 43. The Medford-Ceniral Point aggregation will compete this summer in a loop which in cludes Ashland. Grants Pass. Myrtle Creek and Roseburg. Success of tho Medford and Crater high clubs this season Is an indication of the fine talent that will be seen on the Legion club and Legionnaires have high hope that their club will get the backing of fans it deserves. It is planned to play most of the games under lights at the fairgrounds but a good gate for each of the games is needed in order to pay for the expense of lights. Jack Sides is manager and John Kovens, Medford high mentor, is coach of the Legion team. They have urged all boys eligible in the Medford and Central Point areas to try out for the team. Boys born after September I. 1938 may participate this year. A practice is slated for S p.m. today and another may be conducted Thursday at tho senior high field. Information on the team and practices may Buy Srf of Tires Mounted free. Satisfaction Guaranteed Nation-wide MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Derby Won By Lava n din Epsom, England (U.PJ Lav andin, the favorite in the field of 27, defeated American-owned Montaval by a neck today in the 177th running of the English derby. Lavadin was ridden by Au stralia's Rae Johnstone. The colt is owned by Pierre Werth eimer, millionaire French per fume manufacturer, and gave France its fifth triumph in Brit tain's blue ribbon racing event since World War II. Lavadin was the 7 to 1 favor ite in the gruelling, mile-and-a-half race over the ancient Ep som course. Montaval started at 40 to 1. 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