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TWELTE WEDfORD (REGOIf) U.S. Athletes Shatter Records During Two By HAL WOOD United Press Sports Writer Los Angeles (U.R) The Army's Lou Jones, pressed all the way by Jim Lea on the lightning-fast coliseum track, set a world's record of 45.2 seconds in the 400-meter race today at the Olympic trials. Concluding a record-shattering two-day performance for America's Olympic games ath letes, Jones knocked two-tenths of a second off his own world wark just a few minutes after a dead-heat finish in the 110 meter high hurdles between Jack Davis and Lee Calhoun in 13.8 seconds. These performances followed yesterday's great show when the seven-foot barrier was cracked bv Charlie Dumas in the high jump, and the world mark of 49.5 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles equalled Glenn Davis. Today's best show was the high hurdles race. Jack Davis, of Navy, and Calhoun, of North Carolina college, came roaring down the stretch shoulder-to- shoulder to the roar of more than 40,000 sun-drenched fans in the stadium. They cleared each hurdle to gether and ran stride for stride to the tape. Just before the finish they both pushed out their shoulders and chests in identical style and that's the way the camera clocked them across the line. The judges de liberated 30 minutes before call ing it a dead heat. In the 400-meter race, the first four out of the five watches caught Jones in 45.2 seconds and the other had it at 45.3. Lea was timed in 45.8 seconds and Charlie Jenkins, of Vil lanova, was third in 46.1. The fourth-place finisher was J. W. ' Mashburn, of Oklahoma A & M, in 46.5 All four go to the Olympics in this event the fourth man for the 1600-meter relay team. The 800-meter race went to Tom Courtney, of the Army, as he licked his arch rival, Arnie Sowell, of Pittsburg, while set ting a new American record. Courtney put on a closing burst of speed to outdistance Sowell and Lou Spurrier of the San Francisco Olympic club to the tape and . was clocked in 1:46.4 four-tenths of a second better than the old mark. Far back in the field finish ing in fifth place was the 31-year-old Mai Whitfield, who failed to make the Olympic team after winning the 800 meter gold medtl in both 1948 and 1952. . Sowell set the pace through the first 600 meters. Then Whit field, who had been running second, made his bid for the trip to Australia. He took the lead, with Courtney and Spur rier coming up, too. But the veteran couldn't hold the pace into the last 100 meters and first Courtney, then Sowell, Spurrier and Lang Stanley pass ed him. Rev. Bob Richards, the de fending Olympic champion, won the pole vault with a leap of 15 feet, one inch. George Mat tos, of the Air Force was second at 14 feet, ten inches. Three men tied for third but because of the least misses at lower meights, Jim Graham, of Okla homa A&M, who cleared 14 feet. eight and one-half inches, was given third. Bob Gutowski, of Occidental, and Ron Morris, of Southern California, who also cleared 14 feet eight and one- Be Choosy Buy Jacuzzi V, H.P. Deep $Q,C00 Well Pump 70 ij H. P. Shal- $QQ50 low Well Pump 07 WE GIVE ' SiH GREEN STAMPS SISKIYOU HARDWARE 225 West Main WHEN YOU NEED READY-MIX CONCRETE M. C. LININGER & SONS Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 Ashland 8121 MAIL TRIBUNE - Day Olympic Trials half inches, were tied for altern ate spot. Bobby Morrow 1 of Abilene Christian' equalled the Ameri can record in the 200-meter dash run on a turn with a sizzling 20.6 clocking, edging Thane Baker of the Air Force. Andy Stanfield of the New York Pioneer club was third and Dick Blair of Kansas, fourth. In the preliminary heats of the 100-meter high-hurdles. Jack Davis, of the Navy, and Lee Calhoun, of North Carolina col lege, each won his test in 13.9. Among those qualifying for the finals was old-timer Harrison Dillard, who won the 100-meter dah in the 1348 Olvmpics and MEioTiraUrfi ' f ' HE WAS SABOTAGED Baltimore catcher Hal Smith has plenty of competition from the fans as he goes for a foul ball in game against the Indians at Cleveland. A lady fan wraps her arms around Smith's glove as a gentleman (?) catches ball (arrow) which Al Rosen fouled in the seventh inning. Cleveland won, their seventh straight, 4-3. Colts Entertain Lithians Today The Cheney Colts will make adjustments for sickness, injury and other reasons for absences today when they play the Ash land Lithians in an afternoon Rogue Valley league ruckus at fairgrounds baseball park. Manager Harry Toon indicat ed that the Colts will be with out the services today of Jim Taylor, Harvey Tonn and Bob Serak. Taylor made the trip to Coos Bay-North Bend with the Colts' parent club, the Medford Cheney Studs. Tonn has been ill and Serak hurt his ankle Wednesday night in the non-loop mix with Roseburg. The Colt skipper was uncer tain also as to the availability ol catcher Howard Morris. Taylor, an all-around handy man from Arizona State college. Flagstaff, went with the Studs as a possible replacement for Bob Selsor,, pitcher and infield er, who hurt his back in prac tice Thursday evening. If he had remained here, Taylor might have handdled the catching as signment or at least have been in the line-up somewhere for the Colts. Kelly io Pilch Morris will handle the catch ing today if he comes down from Fish lake resort. If he doesn't make it. the backstop chores mav go to Donn John son. " ' Manager Tonn said he may call on Kay Kelley to pitch. - CALL - LININGER'S Sunday. July 1. 1958 f the hurdles crown in 1952. . Phil Coleman of the Chicago Track club was the surprise winner of the 3.000-meter steeplechase as the favored Horace Ashenfelter finished third. Coleman nipped Charles Jones of Iowa at the tape. The winning time was 9:00.3 the fastest steeplechase ever record ed in this country. The U.S. record, however, is 8:45.4. set by Ashenfelter in the 1952 Olymp ics. A crowd of about 40,000 was in the stands in overcast weath er. The temperature was around 70 degrees and there was a slight cross-wind of about five miles an hour that did not af fect the times. Ashland in RV Lopo Duane Sides will play first base and will be available for twirl ing relief, if needed. Keith John son or Bill Caldwell will go to first if Sides is summoned to the mound. Morrie Churchman likely will be- at second and Frank Rector at shortstop with either Donn Johnson or Keith Johnson at third. Doy Gatlin, Ed Reinking and Larry Bigham probably will have outfield spots. Eldon Durham may be the Ashland pitcher. Game time is 2 p.m. In other games today Eagle Point is. at Camp White, Grants Pass at Butte Falls and Cave Junction at Glendale. U.S. Horse Wins Upset Inglewood, Calif. (U.R) Mary Machree, a mare with an Irish name but bred in the United States, beat .the Irish bred favorite, Our Betters, by nearly a length today in the S38.500 vanity handicap for the filly -mare championship of the Hollywood Park meeting. Coming between horses in the stretch run of the mile and an eighth race, Mary Machree out gamed Our Betters in the dash for 'the vire. Solid Miss was third and Candy Dish was fourth in the field of 11 fillies and mares. t The winner is a five-year-old "mare owned by-the El Peco Ranch and trained, by an Irish man named W. B. Finnegan. She raced the mile and an eighth in the good time of 1:48-35 .and was permitted to get away at i odds of seven to one, although i she beat most of the same field 1 in an overnight handicap recent i Iv. CAP GUNS PLUS 1000 CAPS C WITH ANY GAS PURCHASE (0) 31 FORTUNE S. Central at S. Riverside Sacramento, Pads Notch PCL Wins San Diego, (U.R) San Diego outfielder Bob Usher belt ed three singles today as the Pa dres handed San Francisco its eighth - straight P?cific Coast League defeat by edging the Seals, 4-2. , By losing today, San Francisco suffered its longest losing streak since 1951. It was San Diego's third straight victory. The Pa dres now hold a 2-0 lead in the series and a 9-3 advantage over the Seals for the year. San Diego hurler Vic Lpmbar di, the winner, had a four-hit shut-out working until the sixth as he went all the way to notch his sixth victory against three defeats. It was the seventh loss against five triumphs for Seal righthander Russ Kemmerer, who also went the distance. Hollywood, U.R) Sacra mento, paced by Wally Westlake who socked two consecutive homers, broke a five-game Holly wood winning streak today by hanging up a 6-2 Pacific Coast League victory over the Stars. Winner Bud Watkins of the Solons (3-5) went the distance. It was only his second complete game of the season. Fred Waters (4-2) suffered the loss. Westlake drove in four of the winning runs. Sacramento grabbed the first tally of the game by getting a score in the second frame on a double by Nippy Jones and a single by Westlake. The Solons got another in the fifth when John McNamara came across on an error by Hollywood shortstop Dick Smith. j PCL BASEBALL RESULTS By UNITED i'RESS H E 8 2 San Francisco .. 000 001 010 2 San Diego 030 000 lOx 4 1 Kemmerer and Sullivan: Lombard! and St. Claire. Sacramento 010 011 300 6 9 0 Hollywood 000 010 010 2 4 2 Watkins and McNamera: Waters. Raydon (6). Sawyer (8) and Hall. Home runs Westlake 2. Yam a Bahama Decisions Turner New York (U.R) Yama Ba hama, who weighed the heaviest of his career and scored his most notable middleweight triumph Friday night, surprised everyone today by announcing, "I'm still after a shot at the welterweight title." Strong, rangy Yama from the island of Bimini, registered his 23rd straight victory on a decis iye unanimous verdict over Gil Turner of Philadelphia in their TV-radio 10-rounder at Madison Square garden. "That's right," said Manager Bobby Melnick today. "Yama is after the welterweight title, not the middleweight, in spite of the fact that he weighed more than Turner 154VS pounds to 154. To challenge for the welter crown one must pare down to 147 pounds, but Melnick said 23-year old Yama can do that easily. Fight Results Rome. Italy: Mario D'Aeata. 118 Itay. stopped Robert Cohen. 114?i, France. (6). The average truck industry employee earns $4,884 a year while the average industrial em ployee earns $3,734 a year. 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Burkhart Winner He took the 50-yard metal sights shooting with 400-36x. R. N. Burkhart, Hermosa Beach, Calif., won at 40 meters with 399-28x and Hendricks W'as a shade behind with 399-27x. Hamilin took the 100-yarder with 399-23x and Hendricks is a shade behind with 399- 27x. Hamilin took the 100-yard er with 399-23x and Hendricks had 399-18x. The Dewar event. 20 shots at 50 yards and 20 at 100, was copped by Wood wtih 399-27x. Following him was L. E. Brent linger, Eugene, 393-22. Charles Full Recreation Program Offered At Central Point Central Point A full pro gram of summer recreation ac tivities is being offered boys and girls in School District 6 under the supervision of Bill Esselstyn. The activities include a base ball school and intramural pro gram, Southern Oregon Junior League baseball, archery, tennis, swimming and photography. An umpires school has been complet ed. : Esselstyn has 67 pee wees and 28 intermediates out for a total of 95 boys in baseball. There are six pee wee teams for intramural action. Intermediates play squad games. Some girls are playing in tramural baseball. This program is at the city field. The supervisor has had eight boys and 10 girls out for tennis on the Crater high courts. City Recorder Arden Pinkham is giv ing archery instruction at the high school. Additional members are sought for the class. Bus To Pool Sanford Payne, of Camp White is teaching photography, a class open to all boys and girls. Nine years through high school age who are interested. The class is being conducted in the music room at the grade school. .t 1:15 p.m. each Friday a bus takts students to the Hawthorne park swimming pool in Medford. All students interested are wel come to ride the bus to the pool, Esselsiyn said. Erie Klein gave the baseball umpire instruction and qualified 10 boys and two girls to work be hind the (plate or on the bases. VGrads" of the school are "call ing" both league and intramural games. The school district and city of Central Point are co-sponsors of the recreational program. 8-in. Table Saw Tilt arbor, $FA50 '59! ball bearing New Saw-Jointer 8-in. saw, 4-in. jointer combination $4 4100 1461 with stand 6-in. Jointer Heavy duty precision ball bearing seal- $4 A 1 25 ed for life Qt 1 8-in. Jig Saw New chuck holds saber blades, files up $4(190 '48' to 14-inch. Grinder Hone Polishes, buffs, $ 3550 grinds. Easy Terms Hardware WELLS STORE -Ph. 2-2113 Smutz, LaGrande nabbed 100 yard off-hand honors with 88 and Hamlin was next with 87. The four-position 50-yard com petition was won by Archie Haskins, Ashland, wit)i 185 and Hamlin had 182 for second. William F. Schlitzkus, Spring field with 400-31x was, second to Hendricks at 50 yards. Brentlinger and Schlitzkus took the buddy event with 398 18x. Softballers Slate Action This Week JACKSON COUNTY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION W. Walfi Lithia Motors 8 Chris Drugs 5 McCulloch Chain Saw .... 4 Pet. 1.000 .833 .667 .500 .500 .500 .500 .333 .286 .250 .000 Bill's 99 Chevron Service 4 Medford Auto Upholstery 3 Courtesy Chevrolet 3 Crater Lake Motors 2 20-30 Club . 2 YMCA Ysmen 2 National Guard .... 1 DeMolay 0 Jackson County Softball As sociation enters its sixth week of play Monday with all mem bers of the circuit except the cellar occupant still in the run ning for one of the four season end play-off spots. Only club which has absolute ly clinched a spot is Walt's Lithia Motors which is onlv two games away from a perfect mark for the regular schedule. Chris Drugs with a five-win, two-loss mark is in the next best position io gain a piay-ott berth but, as the situation stands now needs victories in at least two of four of its remaining games. Other teams still in the run ning are McCulloch Chain Saw, now ranked third. Bill's Chevron service. Medford Auto " Uphol stery. Courtesy Chevrolet and late-starting Crater Lake Mo tors, all now tied percentagewise for fourth. 20-30 club, which is eighth, YMCA, which is eighth and on the edee of elimination, and National Guard, which has had a flock of games forthcom ing as result of two weeks at summer camp. Mondv Frays Medford Auto Urtiolstery plays 20-30 club and Bill's Chev ron battles Chris Drugs in tus sles slated for Monday at 6 p.m. at the senior high stadium. Two games set for Wednesday, July 4, have been postponed be cause of the fireworks program at the stadium. Walt's and De Molay may find a vacant dia mond and vie on Thursday. Mc Culloch Chain Saw and the Guardsmen tentatively have been reslated for July 16. Courtesy Chevrolet is to meet 20-30 on Friday and the YMCA Ysmen to face the Chain Saws. A game between the Auto Upholstery nine and Chevrolet which was originally set for last week has been moved until some time after the Fourth of July. bVMbBbJ PISTON KING 49 to 53 V8 Passenger Cars & V8 Light Trucks snfl95 USE OUR EASY BUDGET PLAN CRATER LAKE MOTORS Main & FirSts. 'WHERE Medford-CP Legion Squad Plays On Tuesday; Roseburg Trims GP JUNIOR LEGION STANDINGS W. L. Pet. .833 .714 .500 .000 Roseburg 5 1 Medford-Central Point 5 2 Grants Pass 3 3 Myrtle Creek 7 Mesford-Central Point Ameri can Legion junior baseball team takes on Roseburg here Tuesday evening and victory is an almost absolute necessity for the Med ford club it it is to achieve its ambition, the District 43 cham pionship. Roseburg, now in the loop lead, added another triumph to its list Friday night by whipping Grants Pass 10 to 5. The Grants Pass and Roseburg teams vie again Monday night at Roseburg to make up a rained out mix and a win for the Douglas county club would assure it of at least a tie for the championship. Tuesday night's , action at the fairgrounds will be a rubber game between Medford-CP and Roseburg. Medford won an early season decision 1 to 0 while Roseburg was victor by 8 to 4 here last week. Coach John Kovenz of the Medfordites likely will choose Cub Teams Vie Monday SOUTHERN OREGON JUNIOR BASEBALL Pee Wee Standings W. Prt. 1 000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 Central Point ... Lone Pine Medford Tigers 2 2 1 1 Ashland Medford Wildcats 0 Eagle Point 0 Intermediate League W. . 1 .. 0 0 Pet. 1.000 .000 .000 Medford Central Point , Ashland .. Southern Oregon junior base ball will be in full swing Monday when Cub League play opens. Ashland will go to Grants Pass for the afternoon starter. Med ford is idle. Sou'ihern division pee vee games are on the docket for Tu esday wil'i Medford Wildcats at Eagle Point, Lone Pine at Med ford Tigers and Central Point at Ashland. Lone Pine and Central Point will try to keep their un beaten records. In the . intermediate circuit Ashland will vie at Medford. Central Point will be idle. Eagle Point has dropped out of the loop. Read anil Use Classified Ads The Community's Biggest Marketplace m Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport uring July Only! O Here's What We Do- Install New-Ford Rings Check Rod Bearings O Here's One Set One Set One Set One Oil 5 Quarts Phone 3-4547 GOOD SERVICE IS between Ernie Tyler and Wayne Allen for the pitching post. Mentor Bill Harper of Roseburg is expected to make his choice from among Dick Smith, Allen Smith and Bill Oerding. Better Hitting Hoped In the Tuesday fray the Med CP club will aim to do some better hitting than last week when it got just four bingles against Roseburg. At the same time the locals hope that the Lockwood Motors gang can be held to less than the 13 hits they got in the previous scrap. Game time will be 8 p.m. A report from Grants Pas yesterday said that Legion offi cials w-ill include Myrtle Creek forfeits in the standings. MC played one game in District 43 then disbanded. Inclusion of the forfeits means that Medford pick ed up a victory in the standings while idle Friday night to keep within a half-game of Roseburg. On Friday Roseburg tallied five runs in the third inning to overcome a 4 to 2 Grants Pass advantage. GP got its four in the second. Dick Smith homered with two men on base in fhe big frame for Roseburg. LINESCORE: Grants Pass .... 040 100 0 5 8 4 Roseburg 115 201 X 10 6 1 Cochell, J. Smith 131 and Tippets: A. Smith, D. Smith 12), Oerding (5) and Jim Brown, Rudzik (2). WITH P0R BRAKES A ANY CAR tenon Front Wheels, Inspect Lining. Clean and Repack front Wheat Bearings. Inspect Irak Drams. Check and Add Brake Rvid. 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