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By DICK JEWETT
Mjil Tribune Sports Editor
The Cheney Studs will be aim
ing at a third championship in
southern Oregon semi-pro base
ball contention when they tussle
games here next Saturday and
in one on Sunday.
This is only the third season
of the present Southern Oregon
league but a league of the same
name operated in the years up
through 1950. The Studs, operat
ing then as a Central Point team,
won the regular season SOL
title In 1948 but lost the post
season play-off to the Central
Point Millers 7 to 5. In 1950 the
Studs, stiil playing out of Cen
tral Point, won the regular loop
toga again and took the post
season affair 5 to 0 from Rose
burg. The Cheney nine became Med
ford Studs (but still were under
Cheney Lumber company spon
sorship) in 1952 when the South
western Oregon league was or
ganized. That circuit folded
after the 1953 season and the
revived Southern Oregon league
took its place in 1954.
Medford's high-powered Studs
need only one victory over
Coquille to claim the title alone.
JONES CONDITIONS
Jim Jones, the big back from
Si. Mary's high of Medford.
reportedly conditioned for the
Shrine East-West B high
school all-star tussle coming
up at Pendleton Aug. 25 with
workouts at the Medford sen
ior high field. The two squads
began drills as units yester
day. Jim has been working
this summer at the Olympic
service station on South River
side avenue.
BUCK WEAVER DIES
Buck Weaver, well-known for
his wrestling on professional
cards here, died recently in a
Toledo, O., hospital as the result
of ring injuries, according to in
formation picked up from an
other southern Oregon daily.
BETTER ATTITUDE
Marlene Bauer Hagge,
whose golfing fortunes num
ber of Medford divoters have
followed since her exhibition
as a teen-ager here several
years ago. is quoted in the
fall issue of Golf Digest as
saying that any change in her
golf game this year over 1955
is mental. The article sought
to point out the reason for the
links lady's success this year
after winning no tournaments
in 1955. She has won five
titles this season. The young
star indicated that she is less
"scared" this year and has
more desire.
ENTRIES CLIMB
Rogue Valley Country club
is fast approaching its antici
pated entry list of 224 men and
64 women in the Southern Ore
gon Golf tournament. Entrants
yesterday totaled 188 of which
142 are men and 46 are women.
Most of these are out-of-town
participants. The tourney is
scheduled at the Medford links
Aug. 28 through Sept. 3. Mem
bers of Rogue Valley who are
high handicappers and are not
aiming to qualify in the champ
ionship flight will start qualify
ing on Aug. 18. Final date for
members here to enter is
Aug. 19.
Quarterback
Wins Suit To
Join Rams
Los Angeles U.R) The Van
couver Lions of Canada's Wes
tern Provincial Football Union
were denied an injunction in
Federal court Monday which
would have prevented quarter
back Rudy Bukich from playing
with the Los Angeles Rams.
Federal District Judge Harry
Wcstover ruled that his court
had no jurisdiction to hear the
injunction suit filed by the Ca
nadian club against Bukich and
the Rams. Superior Judge John
J. Ford later set Aug. 22 for a
hearing on the new suit.
Bukich, former University of
Southern' California star, had
played with the Rams in 1954
before entering the service. He
reportedly signed with the
Lions while in the service but
reported back to the Rams aftej
his discharge.
Ths Vancouver club claimed
in ihc suit that its team had
been built arounrl Bukich and
now it is too late to replace him
frr tne coming season.
A near record of 4.197,145
new automobiles, trucks and
buses were put on the nation's
highways last year to raise the
total of registered vehicles to
an all-time high of 62,760,395.
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GANGWAY! Fred Morrison, Cleveland Browns' half
back, packs the ball for 10 yards in first quarter at
Chicago after taking a pass from Browns' Quarterback v
George Ratterman. Looks like Art Davis of the All-Stars
(left) and John Puluck have Morrison dead to rights but
tackle was actually made by Bob Pellegrini who isn't
even in the picture. The Browns won easily, 26-0, with
the Collegians hardly in the ball game.
State-Metropolitan Shrine
Grid All-Star Tilt Could
Be High Scoring Encounter
Portland Future collegiate
and professional football greats
will clash in Multnomah stadium
at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the
ninth renewal of the colorful
Shriners' hospital all-star game,
featuring the cream of last year's
prep stars from throughout the
state of Oregon.
It will be the Stale All-Stars
under Coach Pete Susick of
Marshfield high against the Met
ropolitan All-Stars tutored by
Brad Ecklund of Gresham. The
same coaches opposed each other
last fall in the finals of the state
high school championship. On
that occasion, Susick was the
winner.
The kickoff will be preceded
by colorful pageantry ji which
more than 2,000 uniformed per
sons will participate, including
bands, drum and bugle corps,
drill teams and military march
ing units. There will also be
special halftime entertainment.
The game itself figures to be
a free-scoring affair, as both
squads boast acurate throwers
and glue-fingered receivers, as
well as backs capable of break
ing away at any time. Offense
has been the keynote of work
outs at both camps the past two
weeks.
State More Power
Close followers of the two
teams give the Metros an edge
in speed, but believe that State
has the more powerful runners.
The teams appear about equal in
the air. State has a pair of ex
cellent throwers in Sandy Fraser
of Marshfield and Sam Haynes
of Pendleton, but the Metros
figure to match, them with Bill
Haller of Milwaukie and Chuck
Rask of Portland's Jefferson
high.
Dennis Baker, the Marshfield
Superchief, will be watched
closely by Metro defenders, as
he is regarded as one of the fin
est running backs to come out of
an Oregon high school in many
years. Baker carries 190 pounds
on a 5-foot, 8-inch frame and is
one of the fastest runners in the
state for 50 yards.
Herman McKinney, a scatback
from Jefferson high, is an explosive-type
runner who can
give the opposition some nervous
moments. Another Metro speed
merchant is -Bob McGill of Port
land's Franklin high.
The Metros will be after their
first win since 1950, while State
Bowling
League rivalry for the 1956
1957 season at Medford Bowl
ing lanes will open the week of
Aug. 27. '
A series of meetings will be
held this week in connection
with league organization and
preparation for the season.
Lanes' Proprietor Fred Ander
son has listed six meetings and
each will be the last for the
circuit involved before loop play
beains. .'
The Ladies Classic league has
a session at 7:30 o'clock this
evening at Girls ' Community
club. On Wednesday, Aug. 15,
the Commercial league will meet
at 7:30 p.m. and the Evergreen
circuit at 8:30 p.m. A session of
the City league will be at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16,
and the Rogue Valley league
will convene at 8:30 p.m. on
Thursday. On Friday Aug. 17,
the Industrial loop will meet at
7:30 p. m. ,
will seek to renew the winning
streak which was halted at four
in a row by last year's 6 to 6
deadlock. '
Both teams will employ the
T formation.
Deputy Chief Eugene W. Fer
guson, the game's managing di
rector, expects a good crowd for
the game, all proceeds from
which go to the Shriners' hos
pital for crippled children.
Portland U.R) Opposing
coaches in the 9th annual Shrin
ers' hospital all-star football
game here Saturday night said
today that starting berths are
still wide open for the game.
Coaches Pete Susick of State
and Brad Ecklund of Metro both
sent their charges through morn
ing and afternoon drills yester
day and the same was scheduled
for both camps today. All-out
scrimmage sessions have been
scheduled for tomorrow.
Metro supporters had their
hopes raised yesterday when
Chuck Rask, pass-tossing quar
terback from Jefferson high, ap
peared at the workouts after a
week end in the hospital, where
he was treated for a bruise
above the kidney. He didn't suit
up for the drills, but is expect
ed to be ready to play.
Grid Clinic Set
For MHS Room 4
The high school football of-
licials clinic set for 8 p.m. on
Wednesday will be in Room 4 of
the senior high building here.
A. Oden Hawes, assistant sec
retary-treasurer of the Oregon
School Activities association
will be in charge of the clinic.
The meeting is of importance
to both old and prospective new
officials and is of interest to
coaches.
Rules will be summarized and
rule changes will be discussed.
A movie, "Better Football." and
slides on the mechanics of foot
fall officiating will be shown.
Tests for certification as foot
ball referees will be available.
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Tuesday, August 14, 1956
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
Bums Reject Deal To Bring Them Roberts
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press Sports Writer
New York UR) The Brook
lyn Dodgers rejected a proposed
deal that would have brought
them Robin Roberts from the
Philadelphia Phillies in ex
change for five minor league
players, the United Press learn
ed today from a reliable Na
tional league source.
The deal, broached by Gen
eral Manager Roy Harney of the
Phillies shortly before the June
15 trading deadline, would have
sent Roberts, the six-time 20
game winner who receives an
estimated $52,500 per year, to
the Dodgers for five hand-picked
Brooklyn chattels.
In return for the 29-year-old
Roberts, the Phillies sought out
fielder Don Demeter, third base
man Dick Gray and pitcher
Ralph Mauriello. all with Brook
lyn's Fort Worth farm in the
Texas league; pitcher Fred Kipp,
a left - handed knuckleballer,
from Montreal of the Interna
tional league, and shortstop
Chico Fernandez, now with the
Dodgers but then with Montreal.
The Phillies particularly were
anxious to land Demeter and
Gray, both of whom were named
to the Texas League All-Star
team and are tabbed by scouts
as "first-rate big league pros
pects." Brooklyn officials were more
sorely strapped for pitching help
then than they are now and
even though the acquisition of
Roberts tempted them tremen
dously, they decided the young
players the Phillies insisted
upon would figure prominently
SPRINTER WITH ROTC
Manhattan, Kan. (U.P.S
Thane .Baker, former Kansas
State sprinter, has been ordered
to temporary duty with an ROTC
unit at his alma mater. Now a
member of the Air Force. Baker
wild be able to train for the
Olympics under his former coach
Ward Haylett, during his 50-day
assignment.
the Dodgers' own future
plans. '
The Phillies were floundering
badly at the time and were des-'
perate for help. Roberts' record
was, 5-8 then and even though it
is 14-12 now. the'Phillies still
are open to offers that could ma
terialize this winter.
Owner Bob Carpenter has
said he would trade anyone on
the club, " even Roberts," if he
felt he could improve the Phil
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