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GUARD NUDGES LITHIANS
SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
It will be Company A of the
National Guard against Chris
Drugs of Jacksonville in the
finals of the play-off for the
Jackson County Softball associa
tion championship.
National Guard won its berth
against the Druggists by hanging
on at the finish yesterday eve
ning to turn back Walt's Lithia
Motors of Ashland 7 to 6. It
was Lithia's second loss and
bumped It out of the double
elimination tournament.
Chris and the Guard vie Mon
day at a field yet to be named.
If the Druggists win they'll be
crowned champs without further
to-do. A win by the Guardsmen
will force another game, prob
ably Wednesday. The Jackson
ville nine is unbeaten in two
tourney tussles. National Guard
has suffered one loss and that
to the Druggists.
Yesterday the Guardsmen took
the field in the seventh inning
with a 7 to 3 margin and came
, within an eyelash of being
caught by Walt s. But the Guard,
victim of a last inning surge on
the part of the Jacksonville
nine Wednesday, managed to
survive this time. And it was
pitcher Don Vessey, the loser
Wednesday, who put out the
Lithian fire.
Hal Triples
Pete Hale led off the Ashland-
tponsored team's last turn at
bat with a triple. Don Rever
man sent Hale home with a
Texas leaguer. On Brittsan's rap
to shortstop and Chutk Cleman's
throw to Gene Snook at second
base Reverman was safe on a
hotly disputed play. Bob Smith
flied out to center field and both
runners advanced. Then Rever
man snitched home.
Vessey relieved Luther Fisher
on the hill. An error on Cliff
McGinty's rap put that Lithian
on first base. He went to second
on a wild pitch. Allen Pierce
grounded out and McGinty went
to third, putting the possible
knotting run on third base. Ves
sey whiffed Charlie Garner,
however to end the fracas.
Lithia, which sailed through
the regular loop slate without
a defeat, looked on its way to
another win as the game opened.
The Ashland team combined a
base on balls, a bunt hit by Rev
erman and an error for a run
In the first inning. In the second
frame. Garner's fly-ball safety,
John Drew's bunt and an error
allowed a tally.
NG Takes Lead
National Guard zoomed on top
for keeps with four runs in the
fourth inning on hits by Dick
Phillips, Denny Burns and Ned
Landers, three errors, a fielder's
option and a base on balls. In
the fifth Inning Phillips walked
and Snook reached first on an
error, going to second on the
throw-in as Phillips got to third.
Fisher lined to left field scoring
both runners for a 6 to 2 spread.
Lithia Motors picked up a
lone counter in the sixth panel
on a base on balls and hits by
McGinty and Garner. Then the
Guard reciprocated when Ned
Landers two-baggered, was safe
on a close play at first after
Jack Burns' foul out back of
the third base line and was ruled
safe at home closely following
Bill Matejka's groundout.
National Guard came up with
one oddity which pulled it out
of a tight spot. That was in the
fifth. Chuck Mars of Lithia had
walked and stolen second. Hale
skied out but Reverman singled
and went to second on the throw
In, Mars holding at third. E. C.
Brittsan then slashed a liner.
The ball sizzled off Ted Lander's
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Clemans snared the ball for the
putout and Mars was doubled
off third base. Landers got an
assist on the line-out.
The Guard totalled seven hits
against Brittsan while Lithia
MEDrX)twTRIBUWl
ipiDinnr
Fanfare
Monte Hoist, Medford high's
lonje representative in the State
Metro Shrine high school all-
star football game will leave
here Saturday to join the State
squad in Portland. The State
crew, which will be quartered
at the Mallory hotel, gathers
Sunday and on Monday will
begin serious drills for the en
counter on Saturday night, Aug.
18, in Multnomah stadium.
Hoist, All - conference first
team guard for the 1955 Black
Tornado and Medford's out
standing lineman, has been driv
ing a truck in the woods this
summer for the Steve Wilson
logging company. He's been
working out at home for the
past two weeks, running and
jumping rope to get his legs in
shape for the Shrine classic.
MONTE HOLST
Monte reported last night that
he and halfback Mike Hawkins
plan to enroll this fall at Shasta,
Calif., Junior college, where he
will take pre-forestry and Mike
pre - electrical engineering. The
two were Medford gridiron co-
captains in 1955.
8:15 P.M. KICK-OFF
Kick-oxf time for Medford
high school's horn football
games will be at 8:15 p.m. this
year. The hour has been 8
pun. in past seasons. Head
Coach Fred Spiegelberg, who
has been selling Oldsmobile's
for Darrell Miller company
this summer, says the reason,
is to enable fans to watch the
Friday night boxing bouts on
television and still arrive on
time at the gridiron for the
opening kick-off.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
We . are not trying to put
Black Tornado gridders on the
spot and we hope we are not
jinxing the team in any way.
But, as we foresee it, the 1956
season could be one of the finest
in Medford high football an-
91 Proof
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TO REACH
FINALS
reached Fisher for 10. Rever
man hit three for four in the
game, Ned Landers two for
three and Garner two for four.
LINESCORE:
Lithia Motorj ...110 001 3 10
National Guard ..0QO 421 x 7 7 3
Brittsan and Hale; Fisher, Vessey
n and Phillips
B, DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Sports Editor
nals. The Tornado will have a
host of lettermen back from its
1955 roster. Not all of them have
a wealth of experience but some
of them do. There may be as
many as seven two-year letter
men on hand and as many as
six players who gained all-conference
recognition last year.
SIX HOME GAMES
The outlook for the season
could mean great fan interest
and fine attendance at home
games this year. Purchasers
of Medford high season tickets
this fall will see six consecu
tive Tornado home games.
The Tornado meets gridmen
of Jefferson of Portland, Mil
waukie, Roseburg, Marshfield,
Crater and Klamath Falls all
on successive week ends.
There probably will be high
interest in all of these home
encounters. Opener against
Jeff is on Friday, Sept. 7. The
encounter was moved up after
first being set for the eighth.
CRATER'S A-l BOW
Of interest this fall will be
the bow of Crater high of Cen
tral Point into District 6 A-l for
athletics. The Comets will play
a full conference and district
slate of four contests plus for
other games. Crater headman
Leonard Warren expects about
a dozen lettermen to turn out.
JAMBOREE NOT FAVORED
Grants Pass Junior Cham
ber of Commerce proposal for
a football jamboree among the
four big preps of the Rogue
valley Sept. 5 seems lo have
met with a negative reception.
Both coacb Spiegelberg of
Medford and Warren of Cra
ter reported being contacted
by a representative of the civic
organization who said GP
high would go for the pro
posal. Inquiry at Grants Pass
yesterday, however, was con
trary. The school athletic official
who reportedly said the Cave
men would go for the jam
boree could not be reached
but two others connected with
the school's athletic program
said that such a grid event
was "impossible" and "out of
the question" this year. Lack
of lime to prep for such an
event, the fact that all schools
have regular games two or
three days after the projected
Sept. 5 ' date, and the desire
for more extensive planning
make a jamboree unpopular
this year.
We don't have Ashland's
viewpoint but both Spiegel
berg and Warren indicated
their disfavor. Each, however,
said that he would be willing
to have his team enter the
jamboree if each of the other
three schools wanted it.
DRILLS OPEN AUG. 27
Oregon's preps start football
workouts on Aug. 27 this year.
Medford in drilling for Jeff and
Crater in girding for Eagle Point
on Sept. 7 each have just 10
days to practice. Grants Pass
plays Roosevelt on Sept. 8 while
Ashland opposes Del Norte high
of Crescent City, Calif., that
same evening.
LOTS OF GUESSING
With ballots now out to de
termine the Southern Oregon
league's most valuable player,
ther'll be a lot of guessing
about the outcome of the poll
until the results finally are
announced.
Medford Cheney Studs prob
able leading candidates are
manager and first baseman
Jack Cooney and catcher
Frank Roelandt for their
hitting, defensive play and
leadership. Coquille has a can
didate in its heavy swatting
fielder. Pete Goodbrod, and
Coos Bay -North Bend in a
slugging shortstop, Jim Pifher
from University of Oregon.
On the Drain roster consid
eration may go to a pair of
veterans and sluggers, catch
er Bill Beard and outfielder
Pat Wohlers, who contribute
to Black Sox poise. Bend of
fers a sturdy, steady catcher
in Irv Roth and sluggers In
infielder Ron Bowen and in-fielder-outfielder
Maury Ras
mussen. Among the pitcher candi
dates there's Jerry Bartow,
the CB-NB star from Wash
ington State college; Derald
Wooton, the Studs ex-Dodger
chain and ex-Medford high
player; Noel Aronson, Drain's
top flinger from Whitman col
lege, and Stan Dmochowsky,
Bend twirler from U of O.
Choice by the players prob
ably won't be based en one
single quality but on a num-
STANDINGS
PACIIFC COAST LEAGUE
(By United Press)
W. L. Pet.
Lot Aneelej 77
.643
Seattle 70
47
55
62
61
62
65
72
J98
.526
.470
.470
.461
.444
.385
Hollywood
San Francisco .
Portland
Sacramento
San Diego
Vancouver
-.61
55
...54
-53
-52
-45
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20-2
Thursday's Results
Los Articles 4. San Francisco 0
Hollywood 6. Vancouver 1
Friday's Probable Pitchers
San Francisco. Max Surkont 3-4, at
Los Angeles, Johnny Briggs 5-3.
San Diego, Vic Lombardl 7-5. and
Pete Mesa 8-9, at Seattle, Bud Pod
blelan 12-5 and Howie Judson 7-9.
Sacramento. Gene Bearden 10-8 and
Roger Osenbaugh 7-9 at Portland, Bill
Werle 10-10 and Rene Valdes 15-8.
Hollywood, Bob Garber 5-1, at Van
couver, Charlie Beamon 6-4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
GB
Milwaukee 57 37
.606
Cincinnati .59 41
Brooklyn 57 41'
St. Louis 49 47
.590 1
.582 2
.510 9
.469 13
.443 15 "i
.427 17
.368 22 !i
Philadelphia
46 52
43 54
-41 53
-.34 59
I Pittsburgh ...
New York .
Thursday's Results
Cincinnati 10. New York 2
Brooklyn 3. Milwaukee 0
St. Louis 7. Pittsburgh 5
(Only games scheduled)
Friday's Probable Pitchers
Chicago at New York 2 (twilight
night) Rush (9-4) and Davis 13-5) vs.
Hearn (3-10) and Lmlefield (0-3) or
McCall 12-3).
St. Louis at Brooklyn (night) Po
holsky (6-8) vs. Craig (10-6) or Kou
fax (2-3).
Cincinnati at Philadelphia (night)
Lawrence 15-2 vs. Simmons (7-6)
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (night)
Spahn (10-8) vs. Law (3-12).
Saturday's Games
St. Louis at Brooklyn
Chicago at New York
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pet.
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
.396 27 '4
.364 30 !j
Thnrsday's Results
Chicago 5. Washington 4
Kansas City 3. Baltimore 2
Boston 18. Detroit 3
Cleveland 4. New York 0
Friday's Probable Pitchers
Baltimore at Chicago (night)
Schmitz (0-2) vs. Pierce (16-4).
Washington at Kansas City (night)
Pascual (4-12) vs. Ditmar (8-12).
New York at Detroit (night) Tur
ley (5-2) vs. Hoeft (12-9)
Boston at Cleveland (night) Par
nell (4-2) vs. Garcia (7-9).
Saturday's Games
Baltimore at Chicago
Washington at Kansas City, night
New York at Detroit
Boston at Cleveland
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
W. L. Pet
Yakima
Salem
Wenatchee
Spokane
Lewiston ...
Tri-City
Eugene
-16 10
.615
-15 11
-15 12
-13 12
-12 15
-11 14
. 9 18
.577
.555
320
.461
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Thursday's Results
Eugene 4'. Lewiston 3 (first game!
Eugene 10. Lewiston 6 (second game)
Wenatchee 6. Yakima 5
Tri-City 3, Spokane 2 (first game)
Tri-City 6. Spokane 1 (second game)
Hardtopper
Point Chase
Intensifies
Hardtop and stock car racing
resumes Saturday night at the
Valley View speedway, just
north of Ashland, with the race
for championship points getting
tighter and tighter. Shooting for
the title of champion is the fast
moving Crock Hunter, 15X,
holding his lead with 258.
Crock last week increased his
bulge over Wayne Lemley, A57,
by six points. Wayne has 220.
Bobby Jenkins, seems to have
dropped the title of "Hardluck
Kid" and is holding on to third
place with 185. Right on his rear
bumper is the smallest man on
the track, Bobby Wilcox, M27,
with 172 points. Bobby won the
main event last Saturday night
and picked up thirty points to
move him from fifth to fourth.
Neil Wooldridge, M15, is mov
ing rapidly through the top
twelve pointmen, coming from
ninth last week to fifth. Neil
got off to a late start this sea
son but has been working very
hard at gathering points. Bernie
Miller, G4, by missing again
last week, dropped to sixth
place. Johnny Jones, M77, held
on to his seventh spot. Rusty
Phillips, C33, from Yreka, had
some tough luck and dropped
from sixth to eighth place. Jim
Shippy, P86, fell from eighth
to ninth, Allen Bausman, K25,
from Klamath Falls, held his
number 10 spot, as did Bob
Crowley, also of Klamath.
Leadfoot Lou Kurz, M7, serv
ed notice that he intends to
move up the ladder in standings
by moving into the number 12
spot for the first time this sea
son. Lots of action was furnished
last week by both the stocks
and hardtops with numerous
spills, with as many as four cars
involved at a time.
Howard Lehman brought a
little red stock car on the track
and took top honors for the
evening in the spill department.
He rolled his car three times
and had to be taken to the hos
pital where it was determined
that his injuries were painful
but not serious.
There should be action enough
for everyone Saturday night.
Time trials will be at 6:30 p.m.
and the first event at 8 p.m.
bar of traits which not only
make the man a good ball
player but contribute to the
success of his team. Their
selection could, to 'the fans,
be a surprising one.
FIGHTS
By UNITED PRESS
Charlotte. N.C. Al Andrews. 181 "4
St. Paul. Minn., decisioned Billy Kll
S ore. 169. Miami. Florida, 10.
67 33 .670
59 39 .602 7
55 44 .555 11 'i
49 46 316 15 'j
Baltimore 45 55 .450 22
Detroit 15 55 .450 22
Washington 40 61
Kansas City 36 63
Studs-'Jacks Series
Starts on Saturday
A 17-year-old twirler up from
American Legion junior base
ball may well draw one of the
starting assignments this week
end when the Coos Bay-North
Bend Lumberjacks come to the
fairgrounds park here for their
three-game series with the Med-
Rain, Wind
Hinder Coast
Links Play
Astoria U.R) Golfers com
peting in the Oregon Coast
tournament yesterday got bad
weather as rain and gusty winds
hampered play but resulted in
few surprises.
Second round senior matches
were postponed until today,
while women had the day off
anyway.
In the men's under 40 divis
ion, Ralph Dichter of the host
city came through again with a
1-up win over Gene Maidment
of Portland. Defending Cham
pion Dusty Woods of McMinn
ville, three down at the nine
hole turn, defeated Jack Spring
gay of Portland, 2-up.
Dick Twiss of The Dalles con
tinued his winning ways with- a
2 and 1 win over Bob Norquist
of Portland; Harold Weston of
Portland played par golf to de
feat another Portlander, Ed Wat
son, 5 and 4.
Aubry Victor
Bill Aubry of Corvallis won
over George Shirilla of Pendle
ton 5 and 4; Jeff Stockton of
Seattle defeated Bob Girtle of
Portland 2 and 1; G. B. Nichols
of Portland won over Ron Isaacs
of Portland, 2 and 1 and Dr.
Blair Henningsgaard of Astoria
defeated Ted Dichter of Gear
hart, 2 and 1. ,
In the over-40 round, Dr. Ed
Palmrose of Astoria and defend
ing champ Mike Ierulli of Os
wego overcame Ed Rapp of Van
couver, Wash., and Vern Zuta,
also Vancouver, by 5 and 4
scores. Joe Grahlman of Bend
lost to Ken Fields of Yakima 3
and 2.
Sports Broadcasts
Television station KBES
will bring the Joey Giambra
Rocky Castellani boxing bout
at 6 p.m. today and the Bos
ton - Cleveland American
league baseball game at 9:55
a.m. Saturday.
Colts Skirmish Outlaws;
Whiters Host Butte Falls
Although he did not elaborate.
Manager Harry Tonn admitted
that he had an "ace in the hole"
as the Cheney Colts eyed their
week end battle to hold on to
their second place status in the
Rogue Valley Baseball league.
The Colts travel to Cave Junc
tion on Sunday and they look for
a troublesome time. Other clubs
who have made the jaunt this
season have not found the Illi
nois valley town's diamond to
their liking or the reception to
velcome as the Outlaws have
lived up to their moniker.
Cave Junction and the Colts
are knotted with Grants Pass for
second in the loop and all three
will be scrapping to stay within
Dreathing distance of the loop
pacing Glendale Loggers. Grants
Pass is host to Ashland and will
be favored over the Lithians.
Glendale is heavy choice to
continue its romp this week end
when it entertains cellarite
Eagle Point. Butte Falls will vie
HARDTOP and
STOCK CAR
SATURDAY NIGHT
AT
Valley View Speedway
1 Mile North of Ashland on 99
5100 for 1st Place
IN MAIN EVENT
Time Trials 6:30
Friday, August 3, I95S
ford Cheney Studs in the South
ern Oregon league.
The youth is Clayton Smith,
who joined the 'Jacks at the
end of the Coos Bay junior Leg
ion season. On Wednesday night
Smith displayed his prowess. He
held Coquille of the SOL to a
lone hit as his mates pounded
out 16 in a 15 to 1 CB-NB non
loop verdict over the Loggers.
Medford entertains Coos Bay
North Bend at 2 and 8 p.m. on
Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The Studs need only one victory
to keep their lead over the
second-place Lumberjacks. But
Drain could catch up in the
standings if Medford doesn't
win at least two. And the Studs
will be after wins sufficient to
retain their place in front of
the pack when they lay out Aug.
11 and 12 with a bye.
Same as Usual
Manager Jack Cooney of the
Studs said again today that the
Medford line-up will be about
the same as usual. Pitching
duties likely will be divided
among Derald Wooton, Bob Sel
sor and Don White with Frank
Roelandt doing the catching.
Cooney should be at first
base, Dick Toney at second,
Twink Pederson at shortstop
and Bill Martell at third. Out
field assignments will go out
among Wooton, Jerry Betten
dorf, Terry Maddox and John
Kovenz.
For pitchers for the 'Jacks,
Manager Curly Leininger has
Jerry Bartow, the league's win
ningest, Joe Bonneau, Don Lane,
Brad Lucas and Smith principal
ly to choose from. Also on the
staff is Gary Hargens, who
tossed earlier earlier this sum
mer for the North Bend Ameri
can Legion. Jim Lehl, previous
ly listed with Coos Bay, is now
on the Coquille roster.
Catcher for the Lumberjacks
will be either Dick Allison or
Dick Olson. Joe Trembly may be
at first base, Harvey Jones at
second, Jim Palmer at short and
Fred Granato at third. Among
the outfielders are Loyd Lewis,
Tom Hunt, Lane, Leroy King
and Bartow.
Coos Bay-North Bend as a
team is hitting .249. Pifher leads
the club and possibly the loop
with .364. Trembly has .311.
Against Coquille the other night
Hunt and Allison each got two
triples in three hits apiece. King
also slapped three hits. Allison
drove in four runs and Hunt
and Pifher three each.
Drain is host to Bend for
three games this week.
at Camp White in the other Sun
day game.
Averages 11 Hits
The Cheney crew will try to
uphold its hitting power also this
week. It has averages 1 1 safeties
per game. Morrie Churchman
heads the swatters with a .411
average. Five others are hitting
over .300. They are Howard Mor
ris .375, Doy Gatlin .357, Duane
Sides .354, Ed Reinking .318 and
Harvey Tonn .312.
Manager Tonn said that he had
not yet settled on the pitching
assignment. Sides, Kay Kelley
and Bruce Forette have handled
the duties lately. The skipper
asid that Doy Gatlin will do the
catching.
Infielders may be Sides or
Harvey Tonn at first base.
Churchman at second, Rector at
short and Donn Johnson at third.
Morris is slated for outfield serv
ice and the other two spots will
be filled from among Larry
Bigham, Bob Serak, Reinking
and Sides.
SSiFor Real Thrills-
Races 8:00
Exley Busts
Up Fracas
By RAY ANDREWS
United Press Sports Writer
Jerry Exlev of thp Enrenp
Emeralds rang down the curtain
in dramatic fashion last night
in the second game of a North
west League twin bill.
With two men out in thp rtn.
tom of the ninth and the bases
loaded, Exley smashed a grand
slam homer that produced a
10-6 victory over the Lewiston
Broncs.
Eugene had taken the opener
4-3 behind Bill Griffin who al
lowed but three hits in picking
up his 10th decision of the year.
Exley's clout sank relief hurl
er Bob Roberts and gave the
victory to Bill Marten, third
Eugene hurler.
Tri-City turned in two wins
also with 3-2 and 6-1 victories
over the slipping Spokane In
dians. Wenatchee rallied for five
runs in the third with the aid
of a two-run homer by Don
Lundberg and added another
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