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."
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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.
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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
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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
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25 29
22 31
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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 ...
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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
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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.
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