Vernon Thinks Yanks May Lose
San Francisco (U.R) Mickey
Vernon, heading into his 21st sea
ion of organized ball, took issue
today with those who concede
the Yankees another pennant,
aad warned that some of the
Bombers' key men "might have"
a bad year.
"I don't go for conceding pen
nants to the Yankees right in
the middle of spring training,"
said the veteran Boston Red Sox
first baseman, who will be 39 in
April. "Some of their key men
could have a bad year, just as
happens on other clubs. Look at
Q Bob Porterfield with us. He had
a bad one last season. And if
he could click this year while
the Yankees are having trouble
well ..."
Vernon thinks the Red Sox
rright wind up as high as second
after coming home fourth for
the last four seasons.
"Porterfied's pitching was bet
ter in 1956 than the record
showed," Vernon continued.
"And some of his 12 defeats
could have easily gone the other
way. That would have made a
tremendous difference, of
course."
As for James Barton Vernon
himself, who never has been
with a pennant winner during 16
years in the American League,
Mickey won't say how many
games he can ge out of his legs
this season.
"You never know what can
happen to a player my age so
why predict anything" he asked.
"Sufficient to say that I feel as
good as last year."
(bounties Name Three
To Hurl to Seattle
Riverside, Calif.iU.R) Man
ager Charlie Metro of the Van
couver Mounties named Gordie
Sundin, Jim Archer and Babe
Birrer to pitch in today's game
against Seattle.
The Mounties ran up their
fourth straight win Monday by
defeating the March Air Force
base team.
Veteran hurlers Red Munger,
Howie Judson were named to
(Jiurl in tody's game for Seattle.
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California Golfers
May Control Masters
By HAL WOOD
Uniud Press Sports Writer
San Francisco (U.R) Cali
fornia will throw a long shot
one-two-three punch at the star
studded field in the Masters Golf
Tournament this year.
Young professional Ken Ven
turi, San Francisco, who was the
sensation of the event last year
while still an amateur; National
Amateur champion Harvie Ward
of San Francisco; and state ama
teur champion Bud Taylor of Po
mona are the boys, and they may
be the dark horses who could
cause a lot of trouble.
These aren't the only Califor
nians playing! Gene Littler from
San Diego will be there; so will
Bobby Rosburg from San Fran
cisco to mention a couple. But
they are seasoned professionals.
Venturi has spent the last
two months doing nothing but
practicing and playing in a few
minor tournaments. This will be
his first major tourney as a pro
fessional, although he did com
pete in the Bing Crosby and
Palm Springs invitationals,
where he took down big money.
"Been playinug pretty good
on the local courses," says Ven
turi. "That doesn't mean, of
course, that I'll do as well down
at Augusta as I did last year.
But I'm hoping."
Venturi loves to practice and
he spends hours nearly every
day on the practice range.
Ward, of course, is of an en
tirely different physical and
mental makeup.
"I have to practice," says Har
vie, who had to lay off the game
for nearly a month this winter
due to muscle injuries. But he
has been playing regularly the
last month and his game looks
sharp. He finished as runner up
to Taylor in the O'Donnell invi
tational at Palm Springs two
weeks ago.
Straightest Hitter
Taylor is no youngster. But
not until last year did he bother
to play in the big tournaments
and he won his first three
matches In the National Amateur
and finished well in the National
Open. His old golfing foe. Ward,
incidentally, went to bat to get
him into the Masters.
"Taylor probably is the
straightest shooter in the game
of amateur golf," says Ward.
"He's never far off the fairway.
Sure, I campaigned for him. I
voted to get him into the Mas
ters, and I asked some other guys
to vote for him. He belongs in
the competition there."
Taylor isn't the longest hitter
in the world, but he is long
enough and if he has a good
week, he could be the surprise
of the Masters, just as Venturi
was last year' when he led
through the first three rounds
only to lose to Jackie Burke the
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SCORING WITH HARD RIGHT Gil Cadilli, Los Angeles,
staged a 7th round rally but lost decision to Ike Chestnut,
Harlem, in featherweight fight in New York. (International)
Arch Moore
To Defend
Title June 7
Detroit (U.R) Ancient Ar
chie Moore today was assured
of keeping his light heavyweight
crown until at least June 7 when
he meets the winner of the
Chuck Spieser-Tony Anthony
bout here at Olympia Stadium.
Moore, weighing 210 pounds
but promising the excess will be
gone by June, signed for the
title defense Monday one
week after the original deadline
fixed by the National Boxing
association and the New York
State Athletic commission.
The boxing bodies had threat
ened Archie with loss of his
crown if he didn't sign for a
defense by March 18.
Spieser, No. 1 contender,
meets third ranked Anthony at
Olympia April 5.
Basketball Group Modifies Free
Throw Rule, Makes Other Changes
Kansas City, Mo. (U.R)
A modified free throw rule used
this season by the Big Ten con
ference was the major rule
change adopted by the National
Basketball committee in its two-
day meeting here.
Announcement of the new
rules concluded the committee's
session Monday.
The new six-foul rule means
the one-and-one free throw rule
is not in effect for the first six
fouls by each team, in each half.
Only after the first six fouls,
does a player get a "bonus" shot
if he scores on his first attempt.
In another effort to speed up
the game, officials were ordered
to warn the "responsible" team
during stalls to make a reason
able effort to get action" or be
subject to a technical foul
Out of Bounds
The "responsible" team, the
rule states, is the team behind
in the score. If the score is tied,
the team on defense is the re
sponsible" one.
Another revision calls for the
ball being thrown into play
from under either goal, but if
the ball goes behind the back
board on the throw-in it will be
regarded as out of bounds. It
was written to prevent players
from throwing in over the back
board to tall players for "dunk"
shots.
The committee also made a
new rule that players on offense
cannot touch the ball on the
rim of the basket or directly
above it unless the player car
ried the ball there. It is design
ed to eliminate tip-ins by" taller
players.
On double fouls, the commit
tee ruled, neither team will get
a free throw and a jump ball
will be held instead. Use of a
yellow ball for televised games
was authorized by the commit
tee along with numerous changes
and editorial revisions In the
rules book.
Sport
Parade
By
JACK CUDDY
Sport Writer
United Preu
New York (U.R) Pull up a
chair, peel yourself a grape be
cause we're fresh out of oranges,
and take it from Fearless Fraley
that it's gonna be the New York
Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds
in the World Series this year.
From here the pennant races
shape up this way: -American
League
1. The New York Yankees: If
they lose this one, there should
be a congressional investigation.
The only questions are how
many homers Mickey Mantle
will hit (55) and how many
games Art Ditmar will win (21).
2. Detroit Tigers: In the race
'til the head of the stretch. Then
watch Whitey Ford and Co. go
by.
3. Cleveland Indians: Still
loaded with pitchers to throw
it up there. Still nobody to get
it when it goes out there.
4. Chicago White Sox: Go, go
too slow, slow.
5. Boston Red Sox: Proving
once again that money will buy
anything but complete poverty
and a pennant.
6. Baltimore Orioles: Any
higher would be a real Oriole
borealis.
7. Kansas City Athletics: Still
in Missouri.
8. Washington Senators: The
old, old story: First in war, first
in peace and last in the Ameri
can League.
National League
1. Cincinnati Reds: More mus
cles than a weight lifters' con
vention but that may be the
stumbling blocks. The pitching
figures to improve but the blast
ers have to blast on schedule.
2. Brooklyn Dodgers: The
beards grow longer and longer
and sooner, if not later, the
thumbs won't plug the dyke any
more.
3. Milwaukee Braves: If they
ever get mad, look out. But
there is still no fire in the ashes.
4. St. Louis Cardinals: The
gang is out of gas with nobody
to fill the tank.
5. Philadelphia Phillies: Gee
whiz, kids?
6. Pittsburgh Pirates: Gee,
kids!
7. New York Giants: San
Francisco wouldn't want 'em.
8. Chicago Cubs: Lucky to
finish eighth.
And, oh yes, the Yankees will
win the Series, four games to
two. Anyone for football?
Miss Mclntire
Tourney Favorite
Pinehurst, N.C. (U.R) Pert
Barbara Mclntire of Toledo O.
set her sights on the Western
Amateur and the National Am
ateur championships today fol
lowing her triumph in the 55th
annual W o m e n's North and
South golf tournament.
Miss Mclntire won the silver
on her fifth try here withh a 3
and 2 win over Mrs. Ann Casey
Johnstone of Mason City, Iowa
The 22-year-old Ohioan closed
the match against the experienc
ed Mrs. Johnstone, four-time
Iowa champ, on the 16th green.
The former Rollins coed rolled
in a tricky seven-foot putt for
a birdie on the long par- five
to win the hole on the strength
of two booming fairway woods.
PLAYERS REINSTATED
Morgantown, W.Va. U.R)
Three players who were dropped
from the West Virginia Uni
versity football team last sea
son for breaking training rules
nave been reinstated by Coach
Art Lewis. They are center Phil
Messinger, end John Plybon and
quarterback Chuck Simpson.
Federal Hill
Busts Record
Hallandale, Fla. (U.R) A
world record-busting perform
ance by Federal Hill forced pro
fessional handicappers to read
just their figures today for the
$100,000 added Florida Derby
Saturday at Gulfstream park.
Until Federal Hill sizzled six
and one-half furlongs in an eye
popping 1:15 flat Monday at
Gulfstream, the weekend classic
shaped up as a battle between
Wheatley Stable's Bold Ruler
and the strong Calumet Farm en
try of Barbizon, Gen. Duke and
Iron Liege.
Now Federal Hill must be con
sidered at least a strong con
tender, and some horsemen even
are touting this brown son of
Cosmic Bomb as "the horse to
beat" in Florida's final Kentucky
Derby preview.
Ted Williams
Hits 1st Homer;
LA Next for Sox
Anaheim, Calif. (U.R) The
Hollywood Stars, in the wake
of a 3 to 0 loss to the Boston
Red Sox, hoped to get back into
the winning column today
against an invading UCLA team.
The Red Sox scored a run in
each of the first three frames
in blanking the Stars at Holly
wood's Gilmore Field Monday
night, topped by Ted Williams'
first homer of the spring sea
son. Boston collected nine hits
while holding the Stars to only
three.
Los Angeles (U.R) Man
ager Clay Bryant of the Los An
geles Angels said he would use
rookie hurlers Glenn McMinn,
Dick Hanlon and Ron Lee in
today's exhibition game against
the Boston Red Sox at Wrigley
field.
The Angels, Sorely in need of
tighter pitching, will try to use
the Red Sox to improve upon
their dismal spring record thus
far of five defeats m six games
but don't rank as much of a
threat to slugger Ted Williams
and company.
The Military Air Transport
Service is the world's largest air
freight carrier. In 1956 MATS
flew 580,000,000 ton-miles of car
go and mail for its one customer,
the Defense Department.
Tuesday, March 26, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
Podres, Larsen Hurl to Draw in Spring
Tussle; Giants, Cubs, Senators Triumph
Perez Slates
Defense of
Ring Mantle
New York (U.R) Little Pas-
cual Perez of Argentina will de
fend his world flyweight cham
pionship against Dai Dower of
Wales at Buenos Aires Saturday
in the featured bout on this
week's boxing schedule.
Their 15 round fight may
draw the largest crowd in South
American ring history, for it will
be staged in the San Lorenzo
de Almagros football stadium.
which has an 85,000 capacity.
It will be Perez s sixth defense
of the 112 pound crown he won
from Yoshirai of Japan in No
vember, 1954 Dower, 26, is
champion of the British Empire.
Logart. Turner Close Season
The boxing season at Madison
Square garden will be closed out
Friday night with a return 10
rounder between welterweight
contender Isaac Logart of Cuba
and Gil Turner of Philadelphia.
Logart outpointed Turner last
Oct. 21 and is favored at 14 to 5
to win again.
Their bout will be televised
and broadcast nationally by
NBC.
Joey Giardello, Philadelphia
middleweight contender, is fav
ored at 3 to 1 to beat Willie
Vaughn of Los Angeles in their
10 rounder at the Kansas City
Auditorium, Wednesday night.
It's an ABC TV-radio fight.
By FRED DOWN
United Press Sports Writer
Johnny Podres and Don Lar
sen settled today for a "draw"
in thefirst of the "Mr. Wonder
ful vs. Mr. Perfect" meetings
which the Brooklyn Dodgers and
New York Yankees expect to ex
tend into the 1957 World Series.
The pitching heroes of the last
two World Series met for the
first time Monday and the result
was a splendid 11-inning contest
won by the Dodgers,-1-0. Neither
hero was around at the finish, of
course, but each put on a whale
of a show for the record Vero
Beach, Fla., crowd of 4,084.
Six Hitless Innings
Podres, picking up right where
he left off on Oct. 4, 1955, pitch
ed six hitless innings in which
he faced ' the minimum 18
batters.
Then he stepped aside in fa
vor of Don Drysdale, who kept
the no-hitter going until Tommy
Byrne singled with two out in
the ninth. Tony Kubek singled
in the 10th for the Yankees'
other hit.
Larsen was "bombed" by Cin
cinnati, in his spring debut last
Wednesday, but Monday he
yielded four hits in five innings
and now has pitched 14 straight
shutout innings against the
Dodgers. Podres, meanwhile, has
a string of 17 shutout innings
against the Yankees.
Byrne added five more score
less innings to Larsen's five, but
the Dodgers pushed over the
winning run against Al Cicotte
in the 11th. Don Demeter opened
the inning with a double and he
scored when Gil McDougald
threw wild past third after field
ing Soy Campanella's grounder.
Rain Plays Havoc
Only three other games were
played Monday as rain washed
out Detroit vs. Chicago, Cincin
nati vs. St. Louis, Pittsburgh vs.
Philadelphia and Wichita vs. Mil
waukee. Dusty Rhodes cracked a two
run homer off Sandy Consuegra
in the 12th inning to give the
New York Giants a 6-4 win over
the Baltimore Orioles. Foster
Castleman and Hank Sauer also
hit homers for the Giants.
Ernie Banks and Jim Bolger
smashed two homers each as the
Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleve
land Indians, 10-6, to hand the
Tribe its sixth defeat in seven
games. Bob Rush, being primed
for the Cubs opening day assign
ment, pitched five strong innings
before running into a four-run
flurry in the sixth. Chico Car
rasquel homered for the Indians.
The Washington Senators
scored seven runs in the eighth
inning to beat the Kansas City
Athletics, 8-3, in the other game.
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Keep Dates
New York (U.R) Yvon
Durelle, the fishing tycoon who
wears Canada's light-heavy
weight crown, said today he
would keep three Canadian
fight-dates despite brow cuts
suffered Monday night ' while
stoppling Clarence Floyd in their
TV bout at St. Nicholas arena.
Durelle, who makes money
from his four fishing boats and
claims he fights only "for fun
and travel," scored a technical
knockout over substitute Floyd
of New York at 1:14 of the sev
enth round. A right tb the chin
had dropped Floyd earlier in
the seventh. Floyds left eye
was swollen shut. .
Yvon, weighing 175 pounds to
Floyd's 167, suffered a slight
cut on his left brow in the first
round and a four-stitch gash in
the fourth.
Central Catholic
Coach on Way Out
Portland U.R) Joe Brugato
plans to resign as head basket
ball and baseball coach t Cen
tral Catholic high school in
June, it was disclosed today.
Brugato led, Central Catholic to
second place in the recent A-l
tourney in Eugene.
Brugato, who said plans for
the future caused the move, will
be replaced by John Shepard,
currently an assistant, as hoop
coach next season.
PACIFIC SPLITS
Forest Frove '(U.R) Pacific
and Oregon College split a non
conference baseball doublehead-
er yesterday, with Pacific win
ning the opener 6-5 and
dropping the nightcap 9-0 be
hind the three-hit pitching of
OCE's Dwaine Brandt.
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. Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) .
Gary Thompson, Iowa State s
little guard, helped win another
game for his coach when he
paced the West to a 64-60 vic
tory over the East in the annual
Ararat Shrine all-star classic
Monday night. i
Coach Bill Strannigan of Iowa
State supervised the winners
and Frank McGuire of North
Carolina coached the East team.
Thompson, who was a second-
team selection on the United
'-pss All-America, took scoring
honors with 16 and was named
most valuable player" of the
charity game.
All-America Lennie Rosen-
bluth of North Carolina's nation
al champions led the East with
a 14-point performance. Big Jim
Kreks of Southern Methodist
was best rebounder with 15 for
the West.
The West all-stars held a slim
margin through all but 30 sec
onds of the second half when
All-America Grady Wallace of
South Carolina tiit a basket to
give the East a 56-55 edge.
Then Krebs hit two fielders
and one free throw and Thomp
son stole the ball to make a lay-
in a push the Western team to
a lead to the finish.
'Big Thursday' Grid
Meet to End in 1960
Columbia, S.C. ttJ.R) The
"Big Thursday" football meet
ing between South Carolina and
Clemson will be abolished in
1960 when both schools meet
North Carolina opponents dur
ing state fair week to end the
traditional classic begun in 1896.
Officials of both schools have
confirmed the South Carolina
Clemson game in 1960 would
be played at Clemson on Satur
day, Nov. 12.
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