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Sport's Biggest 4 Questions: Mick, Arch, Ted and Braves By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sporii Writer New York (U.R) There are four major questions In the minds of sports fans today Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams Archie Moore and tKe Milwau kee Braves. This is how the an swers stack up in one mm opinion. Can Mickey Do Tt? The "it" is whetner he can break Babe Ruth's lecord of 60 home runs and It is the most tantalizing question of them all Mantle currently is 13 games ahead of Ruth's pace with 41 homers in 111 games. But, like such former challengers as Hank Greenberg, Jimmy Foxx and Ralph Kiner, Mickey will find Ruth's scorching pace of 17 in September a backbreaker. In his closing rush, Ruth hit five in three games, twice hit three in three games and closed it out with four in his last three games. Mantle's production av erage has been one in every third game. With 43 games re maining, at that rate The Mick should add about 15 more hom ers before the season's end for a total of 56. It would be great to see him catch a hot hand and close the gap but on slide rule figuring it appears he will fall short. What's With Ted Williams There seems to be a general feeling, wherever you go, that Williams has reached his sec ond childhood early with his spitting antics. Certainly his ac tions have indicated a lack of maturity in a $100,000 a year player who has been around 1 years. All the great players knew the boos as well as the cheers and were sensible enough to hide their bitterness and write It off against the good things. The answer seems to be that Williams is Williams, a split personality who will never cease putting himself above the game and the fans and who can't help but lose in the process. Baseball, it is suspected, will be around quite successfully long after Williams calls it career. Moor or Patterson? Eventually, probably indoors at Chicago in November, ancient Archie Moore and young Floyd Patterson will fight for the heavyweight title. Moore admittedly will be 40 a month later, although his mother says he is 42 now. Pat terson, only 21, is durable and has a powerful punch. But young Floyd looked inept against the unorthodox Tommy Jackson, although he broke bis right hand in an early round Still, Archie will show him more tricks in one round than Jackson could In a week. Archie can hit, too, so the leaning here is toward the amazing Archie. Can Milwaukee Win? The Braves still are battling gamely to hold their National League lead but those footsteps they hear are the onrushmg Dodzers. Milwaukee has fine pitching but Brooklyn has an edge in depth. Brooklyn has several factors favoring it. It plays 20 of its last 24 games at home, largely against second division clubs while the Braves must hit the road in 15 of their last 24 games. mostly against the Redlegs and Cardinals. The biggest one, though, is that Brooklyn has the old pres surized pros who know how it feels to fight it out down the stretch and win. Which makes it look like Brooklyn, from here. One PCL Club To Schedule Games In Japan, Mexico Portland (U.R) Pacific Coast League President Leslie M. O'Connor said here yesterday that one club from the league will almost certainly make an exhibition tour of Japan follow ing the 1957 season. The league president said that the negotiations for either an all-star team from the league or one of the league members are "almost concluded." He also expressed the hope that a Mexican tour could be worked out just prior to the trip to the Orient. The series in Japan probably would start in late October and would Include 10 games. Games in Hawaii, Manila and other cities in the Orient also may be included in the schedule. O'Connor made the prediction following a meeting of the league directors here yesterday. A major item on the director's agenda was discussion of a 1957 schedule with a compromise be tween the present split-week and the former week-long series apparently in the offing for next season. No decision was reached on the schedule but officials hoped to have a tentative card lined up for presentation at the next regular meeting slated for Sep tember 24. The season will start April 12 and run to Sept. 15, comprising 168 games. Directors issued an informal "vote of confidence" in the league during the session. The declaration of solidarity came at the request of San Diego which is contemplating construc tion of a new park. MedfordTribune SIPdMffiTS Clark Advances in Senior Club Golf Championship Tournament; RVCC Linksters Beat Laurelwood Tops Rene Valdes Coast In Triumphs San Francisco (U.R) Elmer Singleton (15-5) the Seattle meal-ticket who has been bat tling a sore arm, remained at the top of the Pacific Coast League pitching brigade today with an earned run average of 2.62. However, Dave Hillman (16-4) of Los Angeles was starting to press the veteran for those hon ors by whittling his own earned run mark down from 3.38 to 3.11 last week. The Cherub right-hander also leads in win ning percentage with .800. Rene Valdes (17-8) of Portland retained the lead for most tri umphs while Dick Drott (11-8) of the Angeles stayed ahead in strikeouts with 152. Bill Werle (11-12) of Portland had pitched 192 innings to re main the loop's hardest worker. Eddie Srautt (7-16) of San Diego stayed behind as the biggest loser while the Padres' Pete Mesa (1-9) had walked 115 to lead in free passes. DOGS START Portland (U.R) While 10.427 fans attended last night's PCL all-star baseball game here, an estimated 12.000 persons jam med Portland Meadows for the opening of the dog racing sea son. It was the largest crowd to view an event at the Meadows. I Medalist Marvin Clark moved into the semi-finals and defend ing titlist Harry Terrell Sr., was bumped from the running as the result of first round matches in the men's senior golf tourna ment at Rogut Valley Country club. Clark tipped Glen Farbrick 1 up and will meet Bill Catey who needed 20 holes to edge Justin Smith Sr. William McAllister senior was 1 up winner over Terrell. He'll face George Stacey who subdued Merlon Emmans 2 and 1. In a team match at the club on Sunday Rogue Valley men bounced Laurelwood Country club of Eugene 88 to 38. The home club was headed by pro Al Williams, Harry Millette and George Harrington. Williams was two under par with a 70 in a 2 to 1 win over Harold West the Laurelwood pro. Millette carded a 72 in downing Vern Allen of the Eugene team 3 to 0. Jim John son was low among Laurelwood amateurs with his 75 but was trimmed by Harrington 3 to 0. Harrington stroked a 73. Bob V o e g 1 1 y with 66 for RVCC and Tom Reed and Ed O'Reilly with 72s for Laurelwood took the low net prizes. Closest to the pin prizes went to Em- mans for RVCC and to Carl Gu- ler for Laurelwood and long drives were by Dr. William Mil ler for the host club and by Bob Hamilton for the visitors. Simmons Low Saturday In a Saturday sweepstakes at the club Eddie Simmons had a 70 for low gross prize the second week in a row. Ray Wise had a 67 low net and Bob Morris was second low net with 69. Blind bogey prizes were nabbed by Dutch Oakes and O. A. Eden at 82. In the first flight of the senior club championship tangle Bill Dillingno defeated Miles Doran, Earl Leever beat Lloyd Pope, Stoy Elliot got by Earle Vorhies 2 and 1 and C. E. Knight and Russ Schuck are to finish their match by Wednesday. Dillingno plays Leever and Elliot the win ner of the Knight-Schuck tiff in matches to be finishd by next Sunday evening. Second flight first round win ners were W. H. Bartlett 4 and over Keith Bates, Art Peters 1 up over Rease Braley and A. C. Broyles 1 up over Morris Leonard. Al Dumas and frank Martin are to complete their fray by Wednesday with the winner to face Broyles. Peters advances against Bartlett. In the overall club champion ship tourney Gerry Gastineau won the second flight honors with a 4 and 3 verdict over Alan Holmes. Justin Smith Jr. and Bob Rector are to meet Wednesday for the first 18 holes of their 36 hole club championship finals. Norman Tops U.S. Golfers Edmundson, N.B. (U.R) Moe Norman, the delight of the gallery but an enigma to his fellow golfers, was one-stroke ahead of two Americans today in the field of 108 golfers left in the second half of the 36-hole qualifying round for the Canad ian Amateur championship. The stubby 26-year-old Kitch ener, Ont., shooter, 1 tired a rec ord breaking 69 over the 6,610 yard, par 37-36 73 Edmundson layout Monday to lead all quali fiers after 18 holes. Norman, the defending champ, was only one stroke up on Doug Sanders, Miami Beach, Fla., and I 1956 Canadian Open winner, and Dr. Ted Lenczyk, Newington, Conn. (ft J Amarillo, Tex (U.R) Police at a radar speed trap clocked a fast-moving airedale going 26 miles-per-hour in a 30-mile zone Monday. Officers said the dog approached a dead bird laying in front of the radar unit, pick ed up the bird and darted off. Metal studs on the dog's collar were picked up by the radar which registered him almost ex ceeding the speed limit. J fit A COVERING mouth with hand, Ted Williams indicates he's not planning to boo or spit at Boston fans after clouting 1-run homer against Baltimore. (International) IMPORTANT Bowling Meetings! Tutsdjy, Aug. 14 Ljditt' CIjssIc Lgu, 7:30 p.m. at tft Girls' Community Club. Wadntsdjy, Aug. 15 Commarcial Ljgu, 7:30 p.m, at tha Med ford Bowling Linas. Wednesday Aug. 15 Evergreen League, 8:30 p.m. at the Med ford Bowling Lanes. Thursday, Aug. 16 City League, 7:30 p.m. at the Medford Bowling Lanes. Thursday, Aug. 16 Rogue Valley League, 8:30 p.m. at the Medford Bowling Lanes. Friday, Aug. 17 Industrial League, 7:30 p.m. at the Medford Bowling Lanes. These meetings are very important and will be the last meeting prior to the start of league bowling which will get underway the week of Aug. 27. BE SURE TO ATTEND THE MEETING YOU ARE INTER ESTED IN! MEDFORD BOWLING LANES - v'Bwneariiflaieariieeei , i ORLANDO ZULTJETTA, Cuban star lightweight, loses his match to Ludwig Lightburn of British Honduras, in a bruising match in Madison Square Garden. It was second, bout for the pair. Zuluetta won the first (International) Venn Wants Lane Grand Jury Recalled Eugene (U.R) Lane County District Attorney Eugene C. Venn yesterday filed a motion in Circuit Court asking that the county grand jury be recalled so he could present "new evidence" to the panel. Venn s motion asked that the Bogota, Colombia (U.R) Jose Tabares Escobar won a $4, 000 lottery prize recently and hid the money from his wife in an old mattress. His wife burned the mattress Monday "because it was too old and in my way." grand jury be allowed to hear "new evidence" in cases previ ously taken before the group by Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton. Tuesday, August 14, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Sugar Ray To Fight As Independent New York (U.R) Middle weight champion Ray Robinson, a fugitive from the Internation al Boxing Club, said today he waited only television clearance before closing for a title defense against Gene Fullmer under in dependent promotion at Los Angeles. However, co-manager Ernie Braca was still trying to effect a reconciliation between Sugar Ray and promoter Jim Norris of the IBC so that the big fight could be staged at Yankee Sta dium, Sept. 25. The champion had announced his "break" with Norris Sunday night. Robinson said the bout would be held at the Los Angeles Coli seum, Sept. 24 or 25 "or a couple weeks later if we. have to wait that long for TV clear ance." He did not specify wheth er he was referring to home TV or theatre TV. What? Gin'n Nothing? ARCARO TO RIDE Chicago (U.R) Eddie Ar- caro has agreed to ride Swoon's Son in the $100,000 added Am erican Derby at Washington park Saturday. He has been aboard four previous American Derby winners Citation in 1948, Hill Prince 1950, Mark-Ye-Well 1952 and Native Dancer 1953. ANOTHER OPPONENT New York (U.R) Middle- weights Jerry Luedee and Wil lie Troy, who slugged 10 bruis ing rounds to a draw Monday night, will meet other opponents at St Nicholas arena before col liding there again for the third time. Dead Une Sunaa Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. Yes, when it's FLEISCHMANN'S GINr it s so smooth you'll like it straight! And gin that smooth makes a perfect Tom Collins every time! 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