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Gamblers Select Hogan and Middlecoff; Pros Pick Gene Littler To Take US Open By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer Rochester, N. Y. 01.R) The boys in the back room have in stalled Ben Hogan and Cary Middlecoff as 3-1 betting favor ites in the U. S. Open starting today, but the men who hit the shots give the plurality nod to little Gene Littler. Littler is no better than a 5-1 fourth choice behind the 4-1 Sam Snead on a printed list circu lating under the disturbed noses of the U. S. Golf Assn. brass at Oak Hill Country Club. The odds are 6-1 on Jackie Burke; 7-1 on Mike Souchak and 8-1 on Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros. Ted Kroll and Doug Ford and 20-1 against defending Champ ion Jack Fleck. But in the locker room the guy with the most first-place votes is Littler and Sam Snead received the most overall votes in a 1-2-3 prediction analysis. Among 25 top pros polled. ' Littler received eight first place nodsr Hogan five, Snead four. Bolt three, Middlecoff two, and one each for Kroll. Souchak and Bob Totki. Here are the 1-2-3 picks: Sam Snead Littler, Hogan and Middlecoff. - Mike Souchak Hogan, Snead and Middlecoff. Jackie Burke Bolt, Hogan and Snead. Dick Mayer Bolt, Snead and Hogan. Bob Toski Kroll, Ford and Littler.. Harry Todd Snead, Middle coff and Hogan. But any oody can win. Al Brosch Littler, Middle coff, Snead. Julius Bores Littler, Middle coff and Snead. Littler's play ing best. Buck White Bolt, Middlecoff and Snead. If Snead can't win here he'll never win. Ted Rhodes Hogan, Snead and Middlecoff. But me or Bolt is gonna win it. Fred Hawkins Littler, Hogan and Burke. Carry Middlecoff Souchak, Snead and Littler. Roberto Divicenic Littler. Thomson and Burke. Hope a . young fellow wins. Johnny Revolta Snead, Mid dlecoff, Littler. Two over par. Paul Runyan Littler, Midiile coff and Hogan. Freddie Haas Littler, Hogan and Snead. Ed Furgol Snead, Middlecoff and Littler. Jimmy Demaret Hogan, Sou chak and Snead. Lew Worsham Middlecoff Souchak and Furgol. Watch Furgol. Doug Ford Toski, Littler and Snead. A long hitter. Byron Nelson Littler, Mid dlecoff and Bolt Jimmy Clark Middleroff, Bolt and Hogan. Chick Harbert Snead, Littler and Burke. Gene Littler Ho?an, Bolt and Middlecoff. Dutch Harrison Hogan, Kroll and Bolt. "And," says Harrison, the old "Arkansas traveler" of the fair ways, "I don't think any of the young fellows have enough ex perience to win it on this course." Medford .Tribune SIPOMmrS 1 ' 4r if- Jr 72Z vJk - - U Ai HAPPY WINNERS Gene Littler and his wife, Shirley, smile their approval as son, Curt, 2, stands inside huge trophy, after Littler won the Palm Beach round-robin Gslf Tournament at New York's Wykagyl Country Club. Littler won event with final total of plus 55, after shoot ing final round in two-under-par 70. Ted Kroll finished second. 162 Set For Open; Ben Seeks 5th Win Actor Lloyd Nolan Gets Standing Ovation London (U.PJ A celebrity studded audience gave actor Lloyd Nolan a standing ovation Wednesday night at the final curtain of the London premier of 'The Caine Mutiny Court Martial." The audience applauded en thusiastically during the show, a highly unusual thing on the London stage and there were cries of "bravo" and "encore from the galleries. All of the cast except Nolan and film actor David Knight were British. About 84 per cent of the farm ing land in the U.S. has now been included within soil con servation districts. Um. "in K0 BRAKES A 1 19 A 3.50 !.. Ren's Whai We D U CAR I twao Feaat Wtoels, Nips J ) Clean mm4 tepack Frtnrt Wheel J Impact iewke Din. 4 Cfc.dk. mmi Add irmttm M.U. 5 A4j.il Iraka CoreMly T,rt Mm, WE HAVE IT . . . iNew flrestoti ; 1 RIVETLESS BRAKE LINING m TO H MMI 7ire$fotte STORES 214 S. Riverside Phone 2-7119 By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor Rochester, N. Y. (U.PJ The country's best shot makers tee off today for the first round of the National Open Golf tourna ment with Ben Hogan and Cary Middlecoff, two of the six for mer champions in the field, list ed as favorites. The field of 160 starts play at 8 a.m. (EDT) with threesomes teeing off at eight minute inter vals. Hogan, seeking an unprece dented fifth victory, and Middle coff were quoted-at 3-1. Right back of them came Sam my Snead, four times runner-up in the open but never a win ner, at 4-1 and Gene Littler, the California pro who appears to be at the top of his game, at 5-1. Masters champion Jackie Burke was held at 6-1. Score Estimates Vary Estimates of the score it would take to win ranged from even par 280 for the four rounds to 287. Most of the golfers agreed that the 6.902-yard sun-baked Oak Hill Country Club layout was one of the fairest tests of golf on which the open ever has been played. But with the hot weather the greens became lightning fast and a lot of golfers anticipated put ting trouble. However, they lik ed the short cut rough and the way they could recover from wild tee shots. Middlecoff, playing" "very well" thought 281 would win it. Hogan predicted it might take 280. Burke said he would settle for 284. Playoffs Are Common In the past 54 open tourneys, there have been 19 playoffs for the crown, the last time last year when unheralded Jack Fleck of Davenport, Iowa, beat Hogan at San Francisco. Fleck hasn't won anything since and his chances are not regarded too highly here as he was listed at 2M. " In addition to Hogan, Middle coff and Fleck, the other former 'Slow, Freight' Rule Effective at Once Washington (U.PJ The In terstate' Commerce Commission ruling banning "slow-routing" of loaded freight cars will be put into effect immediately, the ICC said today. The ICC ruling was aimed pri marily at lumber shippers in the Northwest, many of whom load ed cars with lumber and then negotiated for its sale while it was en route east at a slowed pace. Several mill operators ob tained a temporary injunction against the April ICC order but a three-judge federal court up held the rule at a June 1 hearing in Portland. Fines ranging from $100 to S500 for each offense will be assessed violators of the ICC rule. champs in the field are Julius Boros, Ed Furgol, and Lew Wor sham. Of the three, Furgol has turned in the best practice round scores. The field plays an 18-hole round today and another 18 Fri day. Then the low 50 and ties will qualify for the final two rounds of play on Saturday. If a playoff is necessary there will be a playoff round of 18 holes on Sunday. STANDINGS Br UNITED PRESS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pittsburgh 28 20 Cincinnati .28 21 Brooklyn 27 21 St. Louis 29 23 Milwaukee 23 20 Chicago 20 27 New York 19 29 Philadelphia .18 31 Pet .983 .571 .563 .558 J35 .426 .398 .367 10',, ""I V, 1 1 2'i 7 is Wednesday'! Results Chicago 6. New York 5 Milwaukee 8. Philadelphia (nlgllh Pitts, at CincinnaU. (night. ppd.. rain). Only games scheduled. Thursday's Probable Pltehers New York at Milwaukee (night) Gomez (2-4) vs. Spahn (3-6). Only game scheduled. Friday's Games Milwaukee at Brooklyn (night) Cincinnati at New York (night) Chicago at Philadelphia (night) St. Louis at Pittsburgh (night) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. New York 33 20 Cleveland Chicago Boston Detroit Baltimore .. Kansas City . Washington .. ...28 23 25 20 26 25 -.26 26 25 29 22 31 ..23 24 GB .623 .549 4 .556 4 .510 6 .500 6'S .463 8!i .415 11 .404 12 Wednesday's Results Chicago 7, New York 5 Cleveland 8. Boston 9 (11 Innings. called, rain) Detroit 2. Baltimore 0 Kansas City 13. Washington 4 Thursday's Probable Pitchers Chicago at New York Wilson (S-2) vs. Grim (3-0). Cleveland at Boston Lmon i7-s vs. Delock (1-4). Only games scheduled. Friday's Games Washington at Chicago (night) Baltimore at Kansas City (night) Boston at Detroit (night) New York at Cleveland (night) Cleveland 8. Boston 8 (11 innings. called, rain). NORTHWEST LEAGUE W. L. Yakima '. 28 14 Tri-City 25 16 Eugene .23 15 Lewlston -.23 16 Wena tehee Salem . Spokane ... 16 26 ..13 26 ...13 28 Prt. .666 .610 .605 .589 .381 .333 .317 GB 2i 12 13 '4 14 ,s Wednesday's Results Trl-city 8. Spokane 3 Eugene 7. Wenatchee 6 (10. Innings) Lewiston 8, Yakima a PCL STANDINGS W. L. Los Angeles 43 23 SeatUe 41 27 Sacramento . 34 29 Hollywood san Diego Portland San Francisco . Vancouver -.31 32 J2 35 J1 35 ...20 48 .Pet. GB .652 .603 3 .540 7'i .492 10'i .478 11 V, .477 11 ,, .470 12 -294 24 Frank Taylor Grabs Early Lead In Open Rochester, N.Y. U.R Frank Bud Taylor, a dentist from Upland, Calif., shot a one under per 34 on the front line nine to day as the U.S. Open Golf Cham pionship opened under confus ing circumstances. Just a little more than an hour before the first round started, one of the most promis ing pros. Walker Inman of Au gusta, Ga., was penalized two strokes because he showed up 10 minutes late for his tee off time. ' So the USGA invoked the late show-up rule, which calls for a two-stroke penalty, and put In man in back of the whole field of 162 golfers. He will tee off alone after the last of the three somes go off. Taylor is one of the amateurs in the field. Sam Snead, one of the tourna ments' favorites, was two over par after playing five holes. Ted Rhodes, the first Negro ever to play in the open, double bogied ESKIMOS SIGN DECKER Edmonton, Alta. (U.R) The Edmonton Eskimos of the West ern League have signed halfback Jim Decker of UCLA, the 10th draft choice of the Los Angeles Rams, to a 1956 contract. Deck ee, a native of Omaha, stands five-11 and weighs 170 pounds. Building Permits at Klamath Set Record Klamath Falls (U.R) Buil ding permits issued in Klamath Falls for the first five months of this year hit an all-time high. A total of $1,396,072 in build ing permits was granted through May of this year. the par five 571-yard fourth hole and made the turn at 41, six over par. - Heart Fund Money Goes to Research Henry Andreae, state Heart Fund chairman, said today that 51,168.33 of the $3,436.25 col lected in Jackson county during the recent campaign will be used for research by the Oregon Heart association. Of the total collected in the county, $1,455.01 was collected Heart Sunday, and $3,308.25 was raised in Medford. Other amounts included $60.50 from Ashland and $52.50 from Talent. A total of $652.89 will be used for community service and pub lic education, which includes films, pamphlets and educa tional talks as well as weight control classes presently being conducted here. Other amounts of the county's total collection will go to profes sional education, $412.35; rehab ilitation and employ ment, $309.26; American Heart pro gram, $412.35; and $481.07 to plan and conduct programs. Of the total of $3,308.25 raised in Medford, $1,124.81 of it will go into the research program, Andreae said. A total of $628.57 will be used for community service and public education; $396.99 for professional educa tion; $297.74 for rehabilitation and employment; $396.99 for the American Heart program; and $463.15 to plan and conduct the programs. Thursday, June 14, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THrRTEES Habeas Corpus Due In Klamath Death Klamath Falls OI.FO A ha beas corpus petition was sched uled to be filed here today by the attorney for convicted slayer James Quinton Anderson, Beatty rancher. The State Supreme Court last month upheld Anderson's convic tion for the 1954 slaying of Rich ard David Miller, Klamath res ervation show horse breeder. Anderson's attorney, Robert Welch, in contesting the state's jurisdiction in the case, con tends that under public law 280, which became effective in Au gust 1953, consent was given by the federal government to the state of Oregon to amend its constitution or existing statutes to remove any legal impediment to the assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction over the Klamath Indians. Welch contends that the state failed to take such action and can not legally take such action because it would be unconstitu tional. He claims that such action would not give equal rights to all peoples because such a law would not apply to all Indians in the state. Governor Smith Names Portlander To Board Salem (U.R) Gov. Elmo Smith today appointed Ralph Robertson of Portland as a mem ber of the State Board of Health representing the State Board of Pharmacy. Robertson succeeds L. L. Riges of Portland who re signed. Employment Office Due Burns (U.R) Horace Ar merit, manager of tne Ontario state employment office, an nounced yesterday that an em ployment office will be opened here this summer. Arment said that the office in Burn, 'which was open for the first time last summer, would To fie Opened at Burns ' be reopened because of the large local demand, particularly among farmers. Harold Buhman, Burns high school teachers, will serve as manager of the local office. About five per cent of the U. S. electric energy is generated by municipal plants. The best Recommendation a whisky can have ra . f - I w I SjOf I il 1 J"r miisjUIj0rfg nwti Dimu! t J10 Of all the fine whiskies made in Kentucky and these are the world's best Kentuckians them selves overwhelmingly choose Early Times over' all other straight whiskies! HAVE BETTER TIMES WITH ISN'T IT TIME TOO TRIED ITT $80 $ " Fifth Pint KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY s 86 PROOF EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY COMPANY LOUISVILLE 1, KY. 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