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o Tornado, Indians Mix In Saturday Twin Bill Ernie Tyler, only regular pitcher back from the 1956 Med lord high varsity, is expected to be the mound opponent of Roseburg's stellar tosser Bill Oerding Saturday when the Black Tornado battles the In dian baseball club here. That was the word from Medford tu tor John Kovenz. A doubleheader is billed with the Indians with the first game to be at 1:30 p.m. Kovenz said that the choice lies among Dick McLaughlin, Tom Lawrence and Dennis Barr for the starting call in the sec ond game. McLaughlin, a senior and veteran catcher, hurled for junior varsity encounters last year. Lawrence and Barr are sophomores with experience in the summer baseball program here. Ron Beamer may get the oth er starting hill assignment for Roseburg. Fin Boost Possible A win over the Indians could give Medford high baseball a fine early season boost. Rose burg can start with vets at all but one position and on the Cleveland Indians Still Hunt for Secret Formula (This is in lutn in sris on lh 1957 prospcls of ih Major League clubs.) By BILL McFARLAND Tucson, Ariz. (U.PJ Manager Kerby Farrell of the Cleveland Indians still is looking in vain for the secret formula for whip ping the New York Yankees. '"We need more hitting and more team speed to win," said Farrell, but so far he hasn't pro duced either commodity, though he has experimented all spring as patiently as a research chem ist Thus, the Indians will head into another American league campaign with the most impres sive lot of pitchers in baseball Bob Lemon, Herb Score, Early Wynn, Mike Garcia and a solid 4'cond line but with virtually the same supporting cast that finished nine games behind the faakes is second place last The loss of third baseman Al Iwn, eoe-time home run king the league's most valuable !aytr ia 1S53, complicated Far til's first season as boss of the iMfmaK ihmd led to the endless MfriMMt e has been forced a f ?g Jeter Fight DfQs Criticism HB Branciec 'U.PJ A fight (ItHBiulMl Saturday in Salem, (Cft., aetvaeh 335-pound Ewart "t04A( and Frankie Buford At aily i a mismatch but 3b )t taste," according to Cali (tomi Athletic Commissioner XtavAiM O. Hayden. 7titr, a South African c 5k vhoM West Coast bookings q r Mndled by Sid Flaherty, cior4 out 288-pound Bruce O at Salem on March 2. 01r a taken to the hospital felttr fl remained three weeks tf cwtfaring a cerebral hem O ttri. O '11 tyjaars to me that putting jCant like Potgieter against f 1 ft-iundr like Buford who , O o victocies listed since 1953 HBOt only is a mismatch but in hai Ust." Hayden aid. "The darn mismatches are bad for boxing," he added. Fun for "F" Friday . . . Fun-for-Feet-Friday is a fine holiday that is good for anything . . . excellent on Saturdays. Only Barker's are alert enough to bring this splendid thing to Medford for the first time. Barker's have imported something entirely new in shoes . . . the true stupid endless look. $7.95 buys at Barker's a pair of these ranch-tan cowhide leisure.shoes. Do they have a plaid lining? (Well . . . yes! they actu ally do). AM day Saturday in celebration of Fun-for-Feet-Friday, Barker's are giving away free a pair of dollar Interwoven sox with each pair of shoes sold! O O roster are at least six youths who were on the American Le gion team which won third in the nation last year. Oerding was a standout chucker for that club and Beamer had a reputa tion for his hitting in Legion ball. Beamer and Oerding alternate on the mound and on first base. Other possible starters against Medford are Tom Burgess, sec ond base; Mike Hatfield, short stop; Lee Stone or Rod Hoenisch, third base, Paul Hansen, Jerry Anderson and Jim Brown, out fielders and Bud Conley or Ed LaRoque, catcher. The Tornado may have Mo Laughlin or Bob Pond, catcher; Dennis King, first base; Larry Perkins, second base; Steve Wisely, third base, and Gordon Owsley, shortstop with Steve Shorey, right field, Ron Peery, center field and John Payne or Dick Barlow, left field. Roseburg has a win over Grants Pass and the tussles Sat urday, therefore, will be an indi cation on how Medford will fare against the Cavemen in the I Southern Oregon conference. to conduct. Until he clears his third base situation, neither his infield nor his outfield is likely to be set tled. He has been trying second baseman Bobby Avila, outfield ers Al Smith and Dave Pope and rookie Billy Harrel at third. Farrell starts with three 20 game winners Lemon (20-14, Score and Wynn each 20-9. Then he has Garcia (11-12) plus ex cellent relievers in Ray Narle ski, Don Mossi and Art Houtte man. The catching is safe though not powerful in the hands of the veteran Jim Hegan, Hal Naragon and young Earl Av erill. The big hope to wield a big stick again is first baseman Vic Wertz, who came back after a bout with polio last season and belted 32 horners plus 106 runs-batted-in. At shortstop there's Chico Carrasquel or George Strick land, both light hitters on their curren performance. Avila, the league's baiting king with .341 in 1954, is the regular at second unless Farrell finds he can be more useful in the trouble spot at third. In that event, Strickland can play sec ond or the job might go to rookie. Raines, a - .309 hitter up from Indianapolis. Ragalado Back Again At third, there's Rudy Rega lado back for another twirl hop ing he can hit big league pitch ing, plus the others Avila, Smith, Pope and Harrell, the latter a .279 hitter at Indianapo lis last season. In the outfield. Smith has been stationed in center and Far rell would like to keep him there. Rocco Colavito, who hit 21 home runs in 101 games last year, is back in right field and Farrell is convinced the 25-year-old is a coming star. Other outfielders include Jim Busby, who is back after nurs ing a shoulder ailment the vet eran Gene Woodling, Pope, rookies Joe Caffie and Roger Maris. Maris has looked excep tionally good, though it's too early to tell until he has a few more looks at major league pitching. Fred Haney Defended by Brave Boss Br LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor Bradenton, Fla. (U.P.i John Quinn, general manager of the Braves, today came to the de fense of Manager Fred Haney, who was accused of buntuig away Milwaukee's pennant chances lastNear. "There was nothing wrong with the system Haney used," Quinn maintained. "He managed on the theory that if the club scored five runs a game it could win with the kind of pitchuig we had. And the records prove that system was all right be cause we lost only a few games in which we scored five or more runs." Haney was second-guessed, es pecially during the September stretch run, for bunting and try ing for one run when such slug gers as Ed Mathews and Hank Aaron, the National league's bat ting champion, were at the plate. Clos To Vest Haney's critics claimed he played it "too close to the vest" and would have been better off had he allowed his sluggers to hit away. "I don't go for that rot," Quinn said. "First off, no major league club hires anyone as a manager who is not a sound fundamental ist. By that I mean he knows his players, just what they can do and fits his strategy to that pat tern. We would not have hired Fred had we not been convinced he was the best man for the job. Quinn said he had not talked to Haney about it, but that he wouldn't be "surprised if Fred doesn't play the same type of game again this year." Eagles Have Senior Squad Eagle Point Twelve seniors, 11 with Eagle varsity experience, are on the Eagle Point high school baseball squad but coach Art Thompson has reported that a wet field has limited workouts to running aid throwing and he says that the club enters the sea son shy on fundamentals. There are three' three-year lettermen on hand, Dennis Bor en, third base and pitcher, Dick Brown, second base, and Dean Tibbits, outfielder. Five senior who have lettered two years are Errol Tresham, catcher, Gary Foran, first base and pitcher, Larry Clement, shortstop; Larry Dodenhoff, outfielder, and Ron Nelson, outfielder. Three seniors with one mono gram each are Ron Hanson, first base, Norm Hooper, first base and Dick Foran, shortstop. Transfers on the squad are Gary Mendenhall, junior third baseman and pitcher, and Bill Turner, sophomore pitcher. Dave Wolfolk is a senior outfielder with no experience and sopho more prospects include Dale Casey, catcher and Dusty Ger bing, second baseman. San Diego Edges Portland Nine Glendale, Calif. (U.PJ The Portland Beavers and Seattle Rainiers were scheduled to bat tle in an attempt to reenter the win column today in an exhi bition game here. Both the Beavers and Rainiers lost in games Thursday. The Bea vers were edged by San Diego, 10-8, here while the Rainiers were dumped. 10-3, by San Fran cisco at San Bernardino. MEDFORDvtWTRIBUNE SIPdDIRTS Joe Nuxhall Twirls Triumph for Redlegs By UNITED PRESS The Cincinnati Redlegs thought they had a 20-game win ner in lefty Joe Nuxhall last season, until aches and pains held him to a "jinx 13," but it looks like 220-pound ' Baby Joe" is ready now for that big year. The hefty lefty looked pretty near his best form Thursday in giving up only four hits at Clear water. Fla., to beat the Philadel phia Phillies, 5-2. He fanned five Ralph Branca Ends Career On Diamond By UNITED PRESS The dream, that really never has been clear and bright ever since Bobby Thomson hit "that home run," has ended at last for Ralph Branca. The tall,- husky righthander, who has been trying to make a comeback as a pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers, heeded the advice of his wife today and re tired from the game at the age of 31 exactly 10 years after he became a '21-game winner and one of baseball's top youngsters. "I'm going to call it quits," said Branca at Orlando, Fla. "I'll probably try the insurance busi ness." Thus appeared to end a base ball career that will be remem bered in the history of the game for just one pitch the one Bran ca threw to Thomson of the New York Giants in the final pennant playoff game of 1951. Thomson blasted it for a three-run homer to win the game and the pen nant for the Giants perhaps the most dramatic single blow in the history of baseball. Lopped From Roster Branca never regained the heights after that. He left the Dodgers for Detroit, then the Yankees, then into retirement, and finally this last comeback. Branca was one of a number of players lopped from big-league rosters today as the teams strug gled to reach the 28-man player limit by the new opening day deadline. The Dodgers optioned right hander Bob Darnell to Los An geles while the Washington Sen ators cut six men and the Kansas City A s were right behind with five released. Players Discuss Reserve Clause Orlando, Fla. (U.PJ Big league baseball players will tell Commissioner Ford Frlck next week whether they are going to "back the reserve clause" when Congress starts to investigate Khe diamond sport. Player representatives Eddie Yost of the Washington Senators and Robin Roberts of the Phila delphia Phillies disclosed Thurs day night that the players are "cooperating with the owners" by holding meetings to decide their stand on the controversial reserve clause in player ' con tracts. Several clubs already have held player meetings and others were scheduled to do this week end. ! RAIN HALTS GAMES Eugene UP.) Rain yester days caused cancellation of Ore gon's baseball opener against Oregon College of Education aft er the Ducks led 1-0 at the end of one inning. - "NOWISTHETIME" ADD THAT PATIO, SIDEWALK, CARPORT OR ANY TYPE OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION READY-MIX CONCRETE ALWAYS UNIFORM IN QUALITY To Insure Our Customers Prompt Service, All Mixer Trucks Are Equipped With Two-Way Radio ASK US FOR ESTIMATES LB DINGER'S READY-MIX CONCRETE PHONE MED. 2-5336 or 2-5897 PHONE ASH. 8121 batters and, though he walked five, was in trouble in only one inning when a hit batsman, a walk and a balk helped the Phil lies score twice. Nuxhall won without the Red legs' famed power. A three-run third-inning rally included only an error, four walks, and a sac rifice fly. There was glory for another pitcher Thursday Red Murff, the Milwaukee Braves' much traveled reliever. Murff, who won his last game with a double, made .lightning strike again in the same place and this time against the world champion New York Yankees. The Braves de feated the Yanks 6-4. Outfield Pulled In He was allowed to bat for him self in the 10th with two on and two out. Yankee Manager Casey Stengel pulled his outfield in close, and Murff knocked one of Tommy Byrne's pitches over the center-fielder's head for another double to score both runners. Earlier, Tom Sturdivant of the Yanks had shut out Milwaukee for seven innings, bringing his string of scoreless frames to 21. Around the other camps: Yankee ace Whitey Ford was excused from today's game be cause of a "tender" throwing arm, but Mickey Mantle seemed to be making progress from his injured left ankle. Al Dark's three-run ' homer was highlight of Cardinals' 7-4 win over the White Sox as lefty Billy Pierce was rapped for six runs in three innings.- Lou Skizas' three-run homer led the A's to a 7-3 win over Pittsburgh, one of his three hits. Rookie Rene Valdes of Brook lyn made another good showing, allowing only three singles in 4 2-3 innings in an 8-3 win over Washington. Ace Frank Sullivan of the Red Sox seemed in shape, allowing the Cubs one unearned run in seven innings. Bob Nieman's two-run homer in the ninth inning gave Balti more a 5-4 win over the New York Giants, although the Giants still lead the Grapefruit league with a 12-6 record.. HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE By United Press The New York Rangers hoped the momentum generated by one of the greatest victories in their history would aid theim on for eign ice today while the Boston Bruins counted on the advan tages of home ice in their battles to beat the favored Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings in the opening rounds of the National Hockey playoffs. The Rangers squared their series with Montreal at one game each Thursday night with a 4-3 victory at 13:38 of "sud den death" overtime while the Bruins suffered a 7-2 loss that evened their series with the Red Wings. AMERICAN LEAGUE ' By United Press The Providence Reds, top dogs in the American Hockey league for the last two years, face al most certain elimination in the playoffs if they don't win to night. Rochester, behind the sensa tional goaltending of Bob Per rault, scored a second straight shutout on Providence ice, 2-0, Thursday night. In the other semi-final play off, Cleveland evened its series at one-all with a 4-2 victory over Hershey. CALL FOR LININGER'S Friday. March 29, 19S7 Medford Junior Varsity Nicks Jacksonville Nine Medford junior varsity base ballers combined two of their three hits with an error in the sixth inning for the only run in a 1 to 0 nod over the Jackson ville high varsity here yesterday afternoon. Jerry Fields and Dick Barlow singled and Bob Pond's blow to the outfield, a hard chance to field, was dropped to permit the run. In addition to scoring the win ning run. Fields made a nice de fensive play at third base to wreck Jacksonville's big scor ing opportunity. Clyde Smith of the Redskins hit a tremendous drive to deep right field for a triple and Walter Couch drew a base on balls. Gary West tried Steeplechase Title Taken By Sundew Aintree, England (U.R) Mrs. i Geoffrey Kahn's Sundew won the Grand National steeplechase , today. Wyndburgh was second and Tiberetta third. The race decides the Irish Hospital sweepstakes winners throughout the world. Sundew was an easy winner of the world's most gruelling horse race. He romped across the finish line eight lengths in front after completing 30 rugged jumps in the four-mile, 856-yard race. He was 20 to 1 in the bet ting. Wyndburgh, 25 to 1 in the closing odds, was six lengths ahead of the 66-to-l Tiberetta at the finish. Relay Meet On Saturday Salem 'UR) Some 36 varsity performers from the University of Oregon and 22 from Oregon State college will head a field of 1750 track and field hopefuls at the annual Willamette relays here tomorrow. Some 19 colleges and 70 high schools will take part. MEET MAY BE AT SOC Rogue River A wet track prevented the staging of a Rogue River high-Phoenix dual track meet here today. But the Chief tain thinclads were to meet the Pirates on the Southern Oregon college oval at Ashland today if the RR baseball nine is rained out of its game with Butte Falls. School rule permits only one team to travel. Eagle Point and Illinois Valley also were to have a duel tiff on the college track today. 7 uu atherton 335 E. Mc Andrews Rd. O Phone 2-5550 To Serve To Provide To Solve a . squeeze bunt but Fields nabbed the ball and threw to the plate for the putout. Tom Lawrence then fanned Gary Sil va and Frank Plant to end the inning. Jacksonville outhit the Med ford club by one blow with Joe Hogan doubling and Eddie Pax ton and Gary Hueners slapping singles. Dennis Barr got a safety for Medford. Lawrence whiffed six batters and gave one hit in three in nings and Barr struck out four and gave up three hits in four frames. For Jacksonville Smith had three strikeouts and a hit in three innings while Hueners fanned four and yielded two safeties. The Junior Tornado opened with eight sophomores in the lineup. MNESCORE: Jacksonville 000 000 0 0 4 2 Medford JV .... 000 001 X 1 3 3 C. Smith. Hueners (4) and Welt. Barr. Lawrence (5) and Pond. BEDFOm HUFFIER CO. 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