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Landy Retires From
Track After Race
Melbourne, Australia U.R)
Johny Landy, world miie record
holder once described by Brit
ain's Roger Bannister as the
"most unselfish" of the top
International athletes, Saturday
retired from major competition
after finishing second in an 830
yard interclub race.
"I've had it for good this
time. I'll hang up my spikes
now," Landy said, sweat trick
ling down his face.
Landy six times ran the mile
In less than four minutes more
than any other man but lost
Saturday's half-mile event to an
unheralded Australian named
Feoff Fleming by two yards.
Fleming won with an unspec
tacular 1:54.6 clocking.
Lait Straw
It apparently was the last
straw for Landy, holder of the
world mile record of 3:58 and
the Australian half-mile record
of 1:50.4.
"I won't run seriously any
more, but just have an occasion
al outing in inter-club events,"
Landy said. "I have had a good
inning but it's too much of a
strain to compete in major rac
ing if you aren't fit enough to
get the pace.
"Now I cannot do that be
cause I am teaching miles from
a decent track."
Like many other leading ath
letes, Landy once before an
nounced his retirement and
many times talked of quitting
but returned to compete in inter
national races, including the
Olympic l,50-meter race last
December. But observers and
friends were willing to lay long
odds tonight that the 26-year-old
school teacher had run his
last race for Australia.
JACKSONVILLE
Anniversary Observed
By MRS. C. S. HOSKINS
Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs.
John Hueners celebrated their
53rd wedding anniversary on
Feb. 13.
They were honored with
surprise visit from their daugh
ter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Rolin Holmes and two children.
Curtis and Joann of Medford
They called in the evening bring-
V ing refreshments including cake,
ice cream and Valentine candy.
The Hueners were married in
Howard, S.D., in 1904, and
moved to Jacksonville in 1911
where they have lived ever
since.
Mrs. Zella Doty of Portland
returned there last week end
after an extended visit here with
her daughter, Mrs. C. R. Webber.
New residents in Jacksonville
this week are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Lawyer and son Mike. They have
leased the Byron Sanford home
on South Third street. The Law.
yers are from Oklahoma, mov
ing into this area last Septem
ber and staying with Mrs.
Lawyer's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Luke Mesew, on Vashti Way.
Other relatives in the vicinity
are Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Martin
offJVIedfdrd and Mr. and Mrs.
J. TV. King of Tablerock road.
Both women are sisters of Mrs.
Lawyer. Mike Lawyer is en
rolled in the fifth grade at Jack
sonville school. Lawyer will
on announce plans for a busi
ness (f will manage in Medford.
This week he is in Minneapolis,
Minn., completing arrangements.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Noble were
guests at a dinner party Feb. 13
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jens Jensen at 418 Park street.
The occasion was Noble's birthday.
various sewing and kitchen ar
ticles. Visiting missionaries were
to pick out from the displays
anything they wanted to use in
their work in their own localities.
A farewell surprise party and
handkerchief shower was held
Friday evening, Feb. 15 at the
Assembly of God church honor
ing Mrs. George Mayfield, who
is leaving this week to join her
husband in southern California.
Mayfield is employed in an air
craft factory near San Diego and
they will make their home in
Encinitas, Calif. As well as
handkerchiefs, Mrs. Mayfield
was presented a new Bible in
appreciation of her many years
of hard work in church activ
ities. The Mayfields have lived
in Jacksonville 12 years and
have rented their home on Sterl
ing road.
Crater Tips Cavemen
In Double Overtime
SOITHFRV OBFGOV
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(As of Friday)
W.
Klamath Fall
Medford 9
Ashland . 7 .
Grant Pas. 3
Crater 2
Prt.
.818
.750
.538
.273
.134
The Missionettes, a group of
young girls, and a branch of the
Women's Missionary Council of
the Assembly of God church, un
der the direction of Mrs. Earnest
Rasmussen, held a combined
farewell and Valentine party
honoring the George Mayfield's
daughter Carolyn. The party was
held last Tuesday evening on
their regular meeting night. As
their latest project the girls
made up 40 valentine baskets
and filled them with homemade
candies. On Valentines day they
delivered them to the 39 pa
tients at the Mitchell Sanitarium
in Jacksonville.
Mrs. Earnest Rassmussen is
recovering this week from a re
cent bout with the pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. William Weedon
of Memorial Arts of Portland
were week end visitors at the
Carl Hoskins residence. Hoskins
is a representative of the com
pany inothis area and northern
California.
Mrs. Kimball, president of the
Women's Missionary Council of
the Assembly 8f God church
here, accompanied by her hus
band, W. C. Kimball, and Mrs.
Eva Whitney, attended the Ore
gon District Council of the As
sembly churches held in Eu
gene. The Rev. W. D. Turnbull,
of the Jacksonville church, also
attended as a Christ Ambassador
representative for the southern
Oregon District Council. The
ladies took with them some
handwork of the W.M.C. group
here, which included kitchen
aprons, crayon aprons for chil
dren, and notion dolls which
were made up into dolls from
According to Mrs. R. Crowley,
chairman of the recent smorgas
bord held at the Jacksonville
school, the annual event was as
big a success as it was last year,
drawing people from all over, the
valley. Approximately 350 meals
were served. The committee
wishes to thank the whole com
munity for its support and also
all those who served and donated
food. v
Rumor has it that Jackson
ville, long known as a former
gold rush town, is about to ex
perience what might be termed
"growing pains," or at least a
"cracking" in its ancient joints.
The Fred Edens, who are in
the process of building their new
home, report that they are re
ceiving daily inquiries concern
ing the processes of getting their
loan and building plans through
which they were able to get their
dream house under construction.
They stated that they would be
glod to assist anyone wanting the
details on how to obtain a build
ing loan here.
Central Point Crater High
basketball fans Friday night
were left faint and exhausted
but happy for the second
week end in a row.
The Comets of Crater record
ed their second victory in 13
conference scrambles, overcom
ing Grants Pass 54 to 52. And
they persisted in getting the tri
umph the same way they did
their first in double overtime
and sudden death.
Fred Herrmann and John
Greb, a pair of determined sen
iors, were the stellar clutch
players for the Crater crew. To
Greb, for the second time, fell
the honors of scoring the win
ning points.
His two free shots beat Ash
land 39 to 37 the previous week.
Against GP Friday he spotted
a big gap in the Caveman de
fenses and drilled a driving lay
in with 70 seconds played in the
second extra panel to wrap the
fracas for the Comets.
Herrman Scores 27
It was the scoring by Herr
mann, however, which sparked
the Comets in the second half.
Held to just two free tosses in
the first half, he piled up 25
counters over the last two
quarters in the overtime. Two
field buckets by Herrman
brought Crater up to the 48-all
deadlock in the last minute of
play. Two more by the six-foot
forward were the Comet count
ers in the overtime which ended
at 52-each.
With three minutes left to
play in the regulation fourth
quarter. Crater was "down" 35
to 45. Dick Davis put in a free
heave for the Comets. Herrman
came through with a brace of
gifters then goaled on a steal to
make it 44 to 45. Then Grants
Pass stretched to 48 to 44 on a
single free shot by Chuck Lash
er and two by Jim Smith. Fifty
seconds were left in the game.
With 15 seconds to play Herr
man cast a two-hander from the
corner. Four seconds remained
when he flipped a two-hander
set goal from 35 feet away to
bring the fray to 48 apiece.
Lasher Almost Ends It
In the first overtime Lasher
sank driver for the Cavemen
and Herrman laid in a shot for
Crater. Lasher hit a 30 foot set
try and Herrmann countered in
close to deadlock the fray again.
In the sudden death canto,
Davis controlled the tip for the
Ccmets, flipping it back. Lash
er swiped the ball and almost
got the goal which would have
meant GP victory. His cripple
shot hit the backboard and rim
and bounced off. Some exchang
es of shots followed before
Greb found his opening and
cashed in.
Grants Pass used a zone de
fense until right at the last and
hit well against the Crater
zone. The Comets came back
when they started getting shot3
down the middle of the Cave
man defense.
The Cavemen led 16 to 6 at
the quarter and 20 to 16 at the
half. In the third panel Crater
went in front 27 to 24 but GP
gained back a lead of 33 to 30
and headed 36 to 35 at the end
of the period.
BOX:
Grant! Past
Sparlin, f
Marks, f
Henderson, c .
Smith, g
Lasher, g
"Rembert
Putnam
Fowler
Lindquist
FG FT PF TP
5 2 0 12
Walker
Touls
Crater
Herrmann,
Teeter, t
White, c ....
Kime. g ....
Govette.
Campbell, ff 2
Davis . 2
Greb 4
9
0
1
. 0
... 3
17 18 17 52
FG FT PF TP
Sunday, February 24, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
Basilio Stops Sax ton
In 2nd To Keep Title
By JACK CUDDY
Cleveland (U.R) Carmen Ba
silio, the snarling tiger man who
flattened Johnny Saxton with
perhaps the second fastest knock
out in welterweight title history
Friday night, challenged today
for the middleweight crown.
"I want a shot at the winner
of the Gene Fullmer-Ray Robin
son fight," announced the fiery
slugger who staggered Saxton a
dozen times and smashed him to
the canvas with a bombing left
hook for a knockout at 2:42 of
the second round before 8.5l4
at Cleveland Arena, in their title
"rubber match."
About S48.000 richer for less
than six minutes of work, the
champion from Chittenango, N.
Y., sought "a real big-money
fight" outdoors in May with
middleweight ruler Fullmer or
Sugar Ray, who are slated for a
title bout at Chicago Stadium,
April 24.
Carmen Pressed Attack
Meanwhile, Carmen was of
fered a guarantee of $75,000 for
Indians Set
For Vaccine
Tuscon, Ariz j;U.R When the
complete squad of Cleveland In
dians is assembled here next
week most of the players will re
ceive Salk shots for the preven
tion of polio.
This is the pfan of Dr. Don
Kelly, the team physician, who
was in charge of the Vic Wertz
polio case last baseball season.
"I plan to give the team these
shots because everyone should
avail himself of them," said Dr.
Kelly. "The case of Wertz is just
one of the factors."
It will not be mandatory, how
ever, for the Indians to tajte the
shots.
a defense of his own 147-pound
bonnet against the winner of
next Tuesday's fight at Newark,
N. J., between Vince Martinez
and ex-champ Kid Gavilan.
Craggy-faced Basilio's kayo of
streamlined Saxton in their third
encounter was not the fastest in
welter title history: for Jimmy
McLarnin belted out Young Cor
bett, the third, at 2:37 of the
first round on May 30, 1933 in
Los Angeles.
Basilio, 29, was snarling and
grim-faced as he tore after Sax
ton at the opening bell.
Carmen's left hooks to body
and head did most of the damage
in the abbreviated pursuit race;
but he threw his previously
bruised right fist effectively sev
eral times. And the champ said
today, "My right hand isn't a
bit sore. It stood up okay."
Longview May
Seek NWL Spot
Portland (U.R) President
Jim Fleishman of the Northwest
Baseball league said Saturday
that Longview may bid for a
franchise in the circuit.
Fleishman said overtures have
been made to him by a Long
view lumber man, Tony Fer
nandez, about fieldine a tpam in
the class B league.
He said organization might
not be completed in time for the
entry to compete this season.
Spokane recently announced
it was withdrawing from the
league, lea vine Euepnp T.pwis-
ton, Salem, Yakima, Wenalchee
ana ln-Lity as members. How
ever, there is still a possibility
the Spokane entry might be kept
alive, Fleishman said.
Owsley, Hubbard
Drop State Bouts
Corvallis Gordon Owsle'v.
Medford, and Don Hubbard, Cra
ter, dropped first round matches
Friday in the Oregon high school
wrestling tournament at Oregon
State college.
Owsley, 130, dropped a 6 to 3
verdict to John Loomis, David
Douglas, and Hubbard was a 6
to 0 victim of Darrell Kaufman,
Lebanon.
The Tj.s. leads in the volume
of oil tapped, but Venezuela is
first in the volume of oil exports.
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Basilio Looking For
Crack at Gene Fullmer
Cleveland U.P Fiery Car
men Basilio, who kept his own
welterweight title on a spectac
ular knockout Friday night,
picked Gene Fullmer Saturday
to retain his middleweight crown
against Sugar Ray Robinson,
April 24, and set the stage for a
Fullmer - Basilio middleweight
title fight at New York next
summer.
Basilio, unmarked and about
$40,000 richer after his second
round knockout of ex-champ
Johnny Saxton at the Cleveland
arena, told a press conference,
"Fullmer will beat Robinson
more decisively at Chicago in
April than he did at Madison
Square Garden last Jan. 2."
Golden Gloves Tourney
To Open in Chicago
. Chicago (U.R) Amateur
battlers from 32 cities will open
the 30th annual Western Uolden
Gloves Tournament in the Chi- !
cago Stadium Monday. 1
Knutc in the four lighter
classes,-flyweight, bantamweight,
featherweight and lightweight,
will be held Monday with pre
liminaries in the four heavier
divisions slated Tuesday. Wed
nesday there will be 32 quarter- !
final matches in all weight t
classes. j
Northern Ireland Town
Blacked Out Friday
NeWry, Northern Ireland
(U.R) The town of Rathfriland, ;
10 miles from here, was blacked ;
out for several minutes Friday
night following an explosion at
the transformer station.
The blast, the latest in a series
of incidents suspected to be the j
work of the Jrish, Republican j
Army, broke some of the con- j
crete around the unit but the
transformer itself was only
slightly damaged.
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