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United States Will Have Best Ever" Swim Team United States t-col hed Detroit IU.R; Maureen Mur phy, Portland colleen who won a place on the U.S. Olympic swimming team said Saturday: "I was pretty lure I could do it." The 17 - year - old mermaid from Multnomah Athletic club was one of three to lead in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 1:152.2. "Mo" as she is known at tank side, said a fuse had blown and they had to wait an hour before the blackout was over and they could make the final teats. About tier upcoming trip to Melbourne, Australia for the November Olympic games, "Mf said: "That will really be neat." door pool into darkness. One new U. S. long-course record wa; set, a 5:10.0 clocking for 400 meters freestyle by 14-year-old Sylvia Ruuska of Berkeley, Calif,, which bettered her own record set in the heats. Carin Cone of Ridgewood, N.J. 1:15.0 and Maureen Murphy of Portland, Ore., 1:15.2 and Mary Anne Marshino 1:15.2 of Indian apolis led the 100 meter back stroke. Detroit URj U.S. Olympic swimming coach Bob Muir, de limited with the athletes who won places in the competitive trials which ended Friday night, said today he is sure of at least seven gold medals at Melbourne, and probably will get many more. "This team is the best ever." he said cheerfully after Ford Konno, Dick Tanabe, George Harrison and Perry Jecko won places on the 800-meter free style relay tram in the final event of the four-day show in the eight-lane 50-meter Brennan Pools. The trials drew a record 3ti.O(IO attendance. "We are three deep in first rate people in each event," he said. "If one has a bad day we've got twrj more who will shoot right in there. I feel certain we will win the men's 1,500 meters, the hiickstroke, the butterfly, both men's and women's diving, and the men's relay. "Not that I say it will be an easy sweep. We will have real competition from Australia in the Ireestyles, from Japan in the breaststroke and butterfly, and in the 400 meters we respect Gil Bozon of France, who could be the winner if he shows his 1952 form." Sevan from 1952 The U. S. chose 25 men and 21 women for the team, and four of the men, Fred Konno, Bill Woolsey, Bob Clotworthy, and Yoshi Oyakawa, were on the 1952 team. Among the women only the divers Mrs. Pat Mc Cormick, Paula Jean Myers and Mrs. June Irwin were able to repeat from the '52 team. There, were five finals on last night's program, which was de layed 45 minutes by a power failure which plunged the out-1 Bookies And Fans Riot Over Race Durban, South Africa OJ.R) Bookies and racing fani rioted at the Greyville race course Saturday when a 16-1 shot beat a 4-6 favorite. The mobs, yelling for an in quiry, charged onto the track when "Worthiness" came in ahead of "Sympthetic." White-faced jockeys charged their horses through the throng and a score of men climbed the trails and lay on the track to try to stop the next race. Angry bookies threw binoc ulars and shoes at the jockeys, One of the jockeys hit a rioter with his whip. Some of the people screamed in the ears of the horses.' Finally 50 armed police charg ed into the furious mobs and formed a guard around "Sympa thetic" and the jockey astride him. They brought the not und er control without firing a shot Ludwig Lightburn Defeats Zulueta New York (U.R) Lightweight contender Ludwig Lightburn of British Honduras said today, "I thought I had to win every round to get the decision, while ex plaining Friday night's decisive turn-table victory over Cuban Orlando Zulueta. As a reward for his television triumph over veteran Zulueta who had outpointed Lightburn in the same Madison Square Garden ring last month, the young Hon duran awaited cabled confirma tion on a four-fight tour of the Orient. Lightburn was favored at 17-5 despite last month's defeat. Lud wig weighed 141 pounds to Zulu eta's 135U. The Nations Outstanding mwmm mm m With The Best Guarantee You Can Get Jee your t i r man DICK FANGER 1760 N. Riverside Ph. 2-5868 WALT KINGMAN, Mgr. 144 So. Central Phone 2-8781 MOON MULLINS Ashland MEDF0rUWTRIBUNE SIPdDffiTTS THEY'LL REPRESENT U. S. These three young ladies will represent the United States in the three-meter wom en's springboard diving event of the 1956 Olympics. They won berths, at the Olympic tryouts in Detroit. Left to right: Pat McCormick of Los Angeles who placed first, Barbara Gilders of Detroit, second, and Jeanne Stunyo of Detroit, third. SKIPPERS MAY POOL STUDS, COLTS FOR TUESDAY FRACAS Medford Cheney Studs and the Cheney Colts squads may . be pooled for the Tuesday evening engagement at the fairgrounds baseball park. That was the indi cation yesterday from Jack Coo ney and Harry Tonn, managers, respectively, of the two semi-pro baseball clubs. The idea is to pick out two evenly matched line-ups. Purpose of the 8 p.m. session Tuesday is practice to fill in for an idle Richardson And Aussie In Finals South Orange, N. J.ttJ.R) Ham Richardson of Westfield, N.J., and Neale Fraser of Aus tralia Saturday fought their way into the final round of the East ern Grass-court tennis cnam- pionships. Richardson, 22-year-old Rhodes scholar now attending Oxford was carried to an extra set be fore subduing Ashley Cooper, third-ranking Australian, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8. Southpaw Frawer, also 22, up set Vic Seixas, veteran Phila delphian and this country's top ranking amateur netman, 8-6, 6-2, 11-9. When Richardson and Fraser clash tomorrow with the crown at stake, it will mark the first American-Australian final in the history of the Eastern tourney that dates back to 1927. In the women's singles, Althea Gibson of New York gained the final by defeating Dorothy Head Knobe of Forest Hills, N. Y., 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. She was joined in the title round by Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif., who turn ed back Darlene Hard of Monte- bello, Calif., 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Miss Gibson later paired with Miss Hard to win the women's doubles title. They defeated Janet Hopps and Diane Wootten, 6-2, 6-4. In the men's doubles. Ken Rosewell and Fraser advanced to the final with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mike Franks of Los Angeles and Mike Green of Miami, Fla. The Aussies will meet Seixas and Richardson, who stopped Sam Giammalvia of Houston and Barry Mackay of Dayton, Ohio, 1-6. 6-3, 7-5. week end. But the two skippers still wish to present a ball game both interesting and entertaining for Rogue Valley fans. Starting line-ups of the rival aggregations may be announced on Monday. Still to be worked out, also, were the pitching as signments. Stud twiners could be throwing against each other as could Colt chuckers. Every player may have an opportunity to play in the content. Cooney said, however, that some of the Studs' hands will not be avail able on Tuesday. Colts Farm Team . The Colts are a "farm" team of the Studs and both are spon sored by Cheney Lumber com pany. Central Point. Currently the Studs are leading the fast Southern Oregon league while the Colts hold fourth spot in the Rogue Valley loop. This week the Studs have a bye in the SOL and were idled when Beaverton cancelled a non-league week end series. The Colts were to have met Grants Pass today but moved their game ahead to last Wednesday. Despite the fact that the Tues day game won't be a strictly Studs versus Colts contest, the fellows who have been playing on the farm crew can be expect ed to give the old try in effort to outsparkle the Studs. Janet Ruff Runs 440 Race in 56.5 London U.R) Janet Ruff, a 19-year old English commer cial artist, ran the fastest time ever recorded for the women's 440-yard event Saturday as she was clocked in 56.5 seconds at the AAA track championships that,serve as Britain's Olympic track and field trials. June Paul and Susan Allday also broke British women's rec ords as each won two events in the meet at White City stadium. HIGH VAULT Pasadena, Calif. (U.R) Bob Gutowski, -of La Jolla, Calif., Saturday pole vaulted 14 feet. six inches in an exhibition at the Allcomers track and field meet here. It was the outstanding' per formance at the meet. Gutowski, alternate on the U.S. Olympic team, is one of the few athletes who has vaulted over 15 feet. tl NATION-WIDE GUARANTEE t Every OK Tire Carries a nation-wid written rood horofd t guarantee. Guaranteed' satisfaction or your money back. 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Hoist Drills Monte Hoist, Medford guard injured last week, is back in ; uniform and figured to engage in more intensive workouts with-: in a few days. Chuck Rask, Metro passing ace from Jefferson high, was the only player hospitalized. A bruise above the kidney suffered while he was a tackle prompted train'er Bob Officer to send him to the hospital to expedite his return to action. Both squads held their first ; all-out scrimmage sessions this morning, after morning and after- j noon workouts yesterday. State is drilling at University of Port land and the Metros at Lewis and Clark College. 1 Sunday, August 12. 1956 MZDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Choice 50-Yard Line TICKETS To The Annual High School Football Game MULTNOMAH FIELD-PORTLAND SAT., AUG. 18 -ore NOW AVAILABLE first come, first served! 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