Tornado Nine Opposes Pels
Saturday; JV Bows to Eagles
Vaisity baseball makes its
formal debut on Saturday after
noon at the senior high field
here.
Medford high is host to Klam
ath Union high. The opener at
1:30 p.m. will be the first South
ern Oregon conference game for
each school. Second game" will
be a non-counter.
Coach John Kovenz has indi
cated that veteran chucker Ernie
Tyler will be the choice for
mound duty in the league tussle.
For the other game he'll pick
from among Dick McLaughlin,
Tom Lawrence and Dennis Barr.
The mentor reported that Dick
Monroe may start at third base,
replacing the injured Steve
Wisely. An ankle sprain in the
workout Tuesday with Crater
high has sidelined Wisely. Bob
Pond, whose usual service is
sharing the catching chore with
McLaughlin, may start in left
field, according to the mentor,
who gave Pond some extra field
ing work yesterday.
Other Starteri '
With Pond in the outfield, Mc
Laughlin is almost certain to be
behind the plate for the loop
action. Probable line-up includes
Dennis King, first base; Larry
Perkins, second base; Gordon
Owsley, shortstop, and Ron
Peery and Steve Shorey, out
fielders. For the Klamath Falls mound
assignment coach Harry Russell
may choose between Darryl
Rusth and Mickey Carney, a sen
ior and junior. He has two cap
able frosh tossers in Blake
Griggs and Leonard Allen.
There was baseball action on
the Medford field yesterday
when Eagle Point varsity
clubbed the Tornado jayvees 9
to 2. The Eagles piled all there
runs in the first four innings
and Medford got singletons in
the last two.
Four In First
Two bases on balls, three er
rors and singles by Monte Ax
tell and Dean Tibbits got four
runs for Eagle Point in the first
inning. In the second frame EP
picked up three tallies on two
more walks, a wild pitch, a
stolen base, a force play and a
single by Larry Clement. A pair
of walks again figured in a three
run fourth inning. They were
followed by Gary Foran's three
bagger and Dennis Boren's sacri
fice flyout.
Dennis Barr scored for Med-
Tornado Golfers
Vie at Albany
Medford high golf team is in
Albany today for a medal play
meet with Eugene, Albany, Cor
vallis. North and South Salem
and St. Francis of Eugene high
school.
The Tornado will vie in
match play Saturday with the
Oregon State college ooks.
On the trip are Tom Hamlin,
Phil Mongrain, Dick Copple,
Don Peak, Gary Harrington and
Coach Paul Evensen.
ford in the sixth inning after
walking and stealing second
base. Dick Durante drew a walk
and Jerry Fields dropped in a
single. In the seventh the junior
Tornado put together an EP
miscue, a walk, a passed ball,
a fielder's option and a hit by
Monroe with Hansen scoring.
Tibbits got two hits for Eagle
Point, a single and a double.
Only one error was charged
against the Eagles in the scuffle.
linescore!
Eade Point . 420 000 0 9 1
Medford JV .... 000 001 1 2 3 4
... Foran. Turner i4 and Boren. Dod
snhofl (4j; Lawrence, Barr 12) and
Pond.
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Dodgers, Yankees Picked
To Repeat as Champions
Br LEO H. PETERSEN
United Press Sports Editor
Tampa, Fla. (U.R) The Yan
kees easj, the Dodgers after an
other close race with the Braves
and Redlegs.
Those are the 1957 pennant
predictions of this baseball writ-'
er after watching the 12 clubs
training in Florida for five
weeks and examining the re
ports on the four teams which
conditioned in Arizona. .
Here's how this observer sees
them finishing this year:
American league: 1 Yankees;
2 Indians; 3 Tigers; 4 White
Sox; 5 Red Sox; 6 Athletics;
7 Orioles, 8 Senators.
National league: 1 Dodgers;
2 Braves; 3 Redlegs; 4 Car
dinals; 5 Phillies; 6 Pirates
7 Giants; 8 Cubs.
In the National league, there's
plenty of support for the Dodg
ers,' Braves and Redlegs, who
finished in that order last sea
son with only two games sepa
rating them.
The Dodgers get the nod be
cause they won in 1956 despite
the fact most of their stars-had
for them sub-par years. With
the return of Johnny Podres,
Dodger pitching figures to be
stronger.
Milwaukee is standing pat on
the club which finished a game
behind the Dodgers last' year.
The Braves have pitching and
a good bench, but they also have
second base and left field prob
lems. As for the Redlegs, they are
the power club of the league, but
they appear short on pitching.
They also may have a third base
problem and do not have as good
a bench as Brooklyn and Mil
waukee.
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Skizas Tops
As Hitter,
Pilots Agree
. By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press Sports Writer
Fort Myers, Fla. U.R) Button-hole
Casey Stengel some
time and ask him point blank
who is the greatest natural look
ing hitter he has ever seen.
Think you know the answer,
Here are a couple of hints it
is- not either Mickey Mantle or
Joe DiMaggio. , . .
"The greatest natural looking
hitter I've ever' seen," says the
Yankee manager, without bat
ting an eye, "is Lou Skizas."
Skizas, ah eccentric dark-
haired Greek, currently is pa
trolling the outfield for the Kan
sas City Athletics and it is rather
significant that Lou Boudreau
concurs with Stengel in his
opinion.
"I can readily understand why
Casey would say that," declares
Boudreau. "If there's anything
in this world Skizas can do, it's
hit."
Always Over .300
Take a look at some of Skizas'
credentials. Playing the outfield
for Norfolk in the Piedmont
league in 1951, he hit .311 before
being tapped by Uncle Sam for
military service. When he came
out he spent part of the season
with Birmingham of the South
ern Association, where he bat
ted .305, and part with Kansas
City, then in the American As
sociation, where he hit .320.
With Denver in 1955, he carv
ed out a cool .348 figure. Last
year he started out with the
Yankees, was dealt to Kansas
City June 14 and finished with
a .314 average in 89 games.
If the 2D-year-old Skizas is
such a hot-shot with the bat.
how come the Yankees let him
get away, you ask? Well, there's
the rub.
Hit Any Pitcher
"He can hit any pitcher who
ever lived," Casey claims, "but
when he gets out there in the
outfield .
Stengel doesn't finish but it
is no secret that the chunky
Skizas isn't pushing Tris Speak
er for defensive laurels.
"We heard that Skizas was
supposed to be a 'butcher' in the
field," Boudreau says, "but 1
certainly can't complain about
the job he has done for us out
there. He dropped only one ball
out there in the field last year."
Boudreau, however, hastily
knocked on wood and added, "I
hope I'm not talking too
quickly."
FIFTH STRAIGHT LOSS
Los Angeles (U.R) The
Los Angeles Angels were, badly
in need of an exhibition game
win today when they took the
field against the San Diego
Padres. The once-mighty Angels
lost to the Padres, 6-2, Thursday.
It was Los Angeles' fifth
straight loss.
SPORTS
LINFIELD WINS
McMinnville 4J.R) -Linf ield
edged Portland ,State 5-4 in a
baseball game Thursday by scor
ing two runs in the ninth inning
on Gene Manley's pinch -hit
single.
BOWLING
ROGUE VALLEY LEAGUE
Standings:
Medford Mufflers
Hires Root Beer
U. S. National Bank .
Pickell's Real Estate
Darrell Miller Co.
Moore Steel Co
City Appliance Co.- .
Andy's Jewelers -
Team No. 8
Forest Patrol
T. E A. A.
Kliever's Machine Shop
Results:
T E A A
H. Hickman
John Strobel
John Martin
Jim Singler
Bud Judy
Handicap
W. L.
17 3
14 6
13 7
11 9
11 9
9' 10 i
9 11
8',i 11 i
8 12
7 13
6' 14
6 14
472
487
468
404
521
183
2536
IT. S. Bank 3
Rodney Olson 357
Auory Loper 421
f . Eastwood
D. Gladfelter
Price Shafer
Handicap
418
444
566
612
Moore Steel 4
Jerry Monroe 438
C. Hinrichson 449
Don Ivie 462
H. Appleeate 481
A. Bauman 468
Handicap 486
2784
1
371
500
487
464
2618
Pickell's
Al Langston
Doug Pickell
H. Withrow
Dave Kreer
C. McWhorter 523
Handicap 345
2789
Med. Mufflers 4
Dick Vance 554
Paul Antony 540
W. Walker 483
Joe McDuffie 511
D. McCray 507
Handicap 372
2967
Forest Patrol
G. Layton
D. Stockton
Buzz Moran
J. Bradish
B. Van Hoy
Handicap
Miller Co.
Coe Brown
H. Wyatt
John Haven
Leo Webster
W. Fischer
Handicap
3
507
421
476
501
467
390
2762
0
398
394
482
421
535
501
2737
Andy's 1
Bill Lowe 488
Dave Johnson 417
T. Anderson 433
E. Hoard 498
Gene Dunn 498
Handicap 420
2754
City Appliance 2
H. Hooker 409
E. Blind 465
Frank Martin 455
Ellis Whitney 434
Swede Larson 52S
Handicap 390
2679
Hires 1
Dick Coats 471
Herb Dungey 467
Dick Swan 526
D. Schlachter 541
Bill Boles 546
Handicap 360
2911
Team Eight 2
Roger Cooley 376
Mike Walker 368
Andy Walker 505
Bill Evans 504
G. Burroughs 474
Handicap 420
2647
Kliever's 1
Ike Isaacs 372
M. Jacobson 382
Howard Blew 465
D. Turner 447
T. Van Sickle 452
Handicap 414
2632
EVERGREEN LEAGUE
Standings: W.
Chuck's Pump Service 17
Medford Plaza Apts. . 15
Picard's Jewelers 13
Tru Mix Construction 12
Big Y Market . 12
Donna Timber Co. 9
Medford Steel Co 9
Glower's Golden Eagle 8
United States National Bank 8
Medford Blowpipe 7
Eastside Market .. . 8
Hunter and Best . 4
Results:
Picard's
R. Picard
Abs.
G. Picard
Hoard
Morgan
Big T
Tyler
McCall
Bauer
Bessonetts
Gifford
Handicap
Chuck's
Couch
P. Coggins
Withrow
C. Coggins
Kreer
Handicap
3
490
371
521
406
611
2499
dower's
Patterson
O Johnson
Shelton
Houghton ;
Lenz .-Handicap
3
553:
. 507
438
273
442
153
2366
1
490
452
358
435
515
78
2298
Eastside Mkt. 1
Fluck 440
Farrar ' 452
.Hedges 446
Carter 4S0
Pyle 518
2277
3 Donns, Timber 1
524 Wirth
446 Crowley '
515,Kessler
416 Gunn
476 Chapman
105
2488 '
482
505
563
438
492
2480
Medford Plaza 4 U. 8. Bank 0
Armes 445 Doty 393
Gassner 562 Humphrey 431
Ekerson 449 Gleaves 457
Gladen 445 Rader 370
Masterson 507 Monteith 496
Handicap 87
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candy sales are made in food
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2408
Hunter-Best 1
Russell 428
Braaten 467
Abs. 387
Croucher 504
Paul 538
2234
Medford Steel 3
Smith
Hopkins
Eastgate
Irwin
Sorenson
Handicap
2324
Blow Pipe
Whitney
L. Johnson
Reich
Miller
Applegate
Handicap
1
412
445
366
423
458
198
2302
Tru Mix
Snedden
Jones
Baize
Cummings
Bell
527
478
390
460
457
69
2381
3
847
452
402
460
601
2362
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Friday, April 3, 1937
MEDFORD (ORESOK) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
WSA Gets Lake Site
Ready For Regatta
There'll be some feverish ac
tivity tomorrow at Emigrant
lake.
Members of the Western
Speedboat association and the
Medford Civil Air Patrol squad
ron will be accomplishing the fi
nal tasks at the lake in prepara
tion for the annual motorboat
regatta. And some of the early
arriving contestants will make
practice runs on the irrigation
reservoir.
The regatta is slated for Sun
day with the first race at 1 p.m.
It will be a six race program
wtih two heats in each race.
Possibly some elimination heats
will be run-off before 1 p.m.
Some of the best drivers from
western Oregon and northern
California will be on hand.
While few entries are in at pres
ent, WSA officials still antici
pate the usual large number of
boats and skippers. Most of the
drivers wait until Saturday or
Sunday, on their actual arrival
in Medford or Ashland or at
the lake to make their presence
known.
However, at least one racer,
Paul Woodruff, Salem, has let
it be known that he'll vie in
three events, D hydro, D utility
and F hydro. Other races .will
be in B hydro and B utility and
D service.
There's every Indication, with
the report of a new motor oiit,
that speeds will be greater this
year. Les Manosar, a likely driv
er from Crescent City, Calif., re
portedly has gone 72 miles per
hour with a new D motor.
WSA members said that the
fast races are planned first Sun
day for the convenience of those
who would like to see the fast
action but would prefer to leave
the lake early. Also the sound
set up provided by the CAP is
said to be an improvement over
past years and it is felt that race
fans will be able to better hear
and understand what is taking
place.
The CAP will have charge of
the concessions at the lake and
will supervise parking of cars.
Again the regatta will provide
an opportunity for all-day famv
ily picnics at the lake which is
off highway 66 southeast of Ash
land. The WSA has continued to ad
vise boating fans not to bring
their pleasure craft. Pleasure
boats will not be permitted on
the lake because of danger td
the race drivers and their frail
craft.
Oregon Commission Bans Sport
Gear for Commercial Fishing
Portland (U.R) The use of
sports fishing gear for commer
cial trolling in Oregon waters
is now prohibited. The Oregon
Fish commission yesterday is
sued the ban which is aimed at
the growing number of indi
viduals who have taken out both
sports and commercial licenses.
The state fisheries director,
M. C James, said that these per
sons have used their sports gear
to catch unlimited number of
salmon and sold them under
their commercial licenses.
The ban forbids not only the
use of sports fishing gear while
in fishing grounds but also pos
session of the fishing gear by
trolling licenses while traveling
to and from fishing grounds in
Oregon waters.
The fish commission also clos
ed the waters of the Columbia
river to commercial salmon
trolling an action which had
been taken earlier by the stale
of Washington.
SF Seals Defeat
Portlanders 5-2
Fullerton, Calif. (U.R) The
fired up San Francisco Seals,
hottest team in the PCL exhibi
tion series, boasting a 12-2 ex
hibition record, defeated Port
land, 5-2, Thursday.
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Bruins Gain
Ice Finals
By UNITED PRESS
The surprising Boston Bruins,
who refused to quit despite season-long
troubles which includ
ed the retirement of goalie Terry
Sawchuk, square off against the
high-scoring Montreal Canadiens
Saturday night in the opening
game of the Stanley Cup final
series in Montreal. . ,
Out-hustling the bigger and
more polished Detroit Red
Wings, the Bruins capped one
of the biggest upsets in sports
this year by defeating the Wings,
4-3, Thursday night to gain the
final round along side the
Canadiens.
Montreal battled through two
minutes and 11 seconds of over
time before Maurice Richard's
rebound goal eliminated " the
over-matched New York Rang
ers, 4-3, to gain the final round.
Thus both Boston and Montreal
made it to the final in five
games.
By UNITED PRESS
Hershey and Cleveland will
move their hockey show back
to Hershey Saturday for the
sixth game of their best-of-seven
semi-final playoff series.
The Cleveland Barons down
ed 'Hershey,' 2-1 Thursday night
to take 3-2 edge in games. The
winner of this set will meet
Rochester in another four-of-severi
series to decide the Calder
cup champ.
'SKIN OFFER MADE V
Charlotte, N.C : (U.R) The
Charlotte Observed reported to
day in a copyrighted story that
a Washington attorney has of
fered to buy- the Washington
Redskins professional club with
a view of moving it either here
or to Miami. The story, by sports
writer Dick Pierce, said attor
ney Ralph W. Gardner made the
offer to Redskins majority
stockholder George Preston
Marshall.
Fiedler Named
Opening Pitcher
Glendale, Calif. (U.R) Man
ager Bill Sweeney indicated to
day that Dick Fiedler, a right
hander who had an unimpres
sive record last season, would
start on the mound when Port
land opens its 1957 PCL season
against San Francisco next
Thursday.
FOOTBALL SERIES
Villanova, Pa. (U.R) Be
ginning in 1958 Villanova and
Army will meet in football for
three straight years. Dates for
the games, which are to Be play
ed at West Point, N.Y., will be
arranged at a later date.
SEATTLE BEATS STARS
Anaheim, Calif.-JOJ.R) Holly
wood returned to its spring
training camp here today to take
on the Portland Beavers. The
Stars Thursday were edged, 6-5,
by Seattle at San Bernardino.
BOXERS SIGNED
New York iU.R) Welter
weights Garnet (Sugar) Hart of
Philadelphia and Willie (Pine
apple) Stevenson of Boston have
signed to meet in the. featured
12-round televised bout at the
St. Nicholas arena, April 15.
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