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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. April 18, 1957 Venturi May Start 'Fabulous7 Golf Career May 2 in Colonial Bl HAL WOOD United Press Sports Writer San Francisco (U.PJ Ken : Venturi, calm and confident ipaves here next week for Ft Worth. Tex., and the start of . what may be one of the most fabulous professional golf car eers of this era. Venturi, who will be 26 years old next month, starts his "play for pay" career in the Colonial Invitational Tourney at Ft. Worth May 2 Some were disappointed in Kenney's play in the Masters, where he faded somewhat from his sensational showing of a year ago. Then, as an amateur, he failed by one stroke to capture the crown. "But I wasn't disappointed," he says. "I hit some of the fin est shots of my life down there. It just happened that the putts wouldn't roll in for me." Sot Money Hungry "If I can continue to hit my woods and irons as I did there, I'll win some of the tournaments. -Maybe a lot of them." Ken isn't the cocky kid he was a couple of years ago. But he still is faithful to his belief that he has a championship cal iber golf game. "I've still got to prove that to myself," he says. "I'm not money hungry. If I was, I would have stayed in the automobile business, where I could have made a sure, good living. "But I want those titles. I've got to prove it to myself that I can win the major champion ships." Venturi, despite his bril liance, never has won a really big crown. He came close at the Masters last year, leading for three days. He has won the Cali fornia state championship twice, won his matches on the Walker Cup team; and he tied with Jim my Demaret and Mike Souchak for the $15,000 Palm Springs Invitational earlier this year, but lost in the play-off. Actually, he doesn't figure he is taking much of a gamble go ing on the tour. "I figure I turned professional at just the right age," he says. "I've got my college education; I've got experience as an auto salesman; and experience as an executive (he was vice president and manager of an auto agency). "I'm going on this tour with my wife and baby. We are going to live in hotels and live first class. "If I can't make it that way, then I can always come back here and make a good living. "I'm not worried about win ning the big purses. Of course, I'll take what money I can. But the major item as far as I'm concerned is winning the big ti tles. I turned professional so I could play golf every day and that what I plan to do." So saying, Kenney went back MedfordTribune SJPODIHnrS repair s it y r i AT V, J I HOPPING HOME Egad, a one-legged baseball player? Its just Portland Beaver second baseman Bob McKee creating the illusion as he crosses home plate in San Francisco's Seals Stadium with one leg tucked up behind him. Bob is scoring one of the runs that downed the Seals, 2-1. Waiting for the late throw is catcher Eddie Sadowski. Killiun Takes Cycle Trophy Bob Killiun, of Grants Pass, and starter was Jack White of Bob Killiun, of Grants Pass, set the fastest time last Sunday in the class "C" hill climb of the Rogue Valley Motorcycle Club of Southern Oregon before sev eral hundred spectators. Killiun's time was 23 seconds even, winning a trophy for the speed run. Don Foose, of Medford, won the lightweight class; John Winkler, of Ashland, won the 30.50 middleweight class; and Richard Killiun, of Grants Pass, won the open event. Second place winners of each class were Bob Simmons, Harry Elledge and Bob Killiun. MC to the green to resume practic ing his putting touch-a self-imposed putting lession that lasted four hours. "I three-putted 12 greens at the Masters," he said. "But if practice means anything, I'll have my putting touch in shape for the Colonial." Medford. The club's next hill climb will be May 19. Cubs Option Hurler to Bevos Chicago U.R The Chicago Cubs today optioned right handed pitcher Bob Anderson to the Portland,. Ore. farm team to cut their roster to the allowed max imum of 28 on opening day. DAVE POPE SOLD Cleveland (U.R) The Cleve land Indians cut down to 28 players today when they sold outfielder Dave Pope and optioned pitchers Bud Daley and Hank Aguirre to San Diego in the Pacific Coast League. The Indians also signed outfielder Roger Maris, infielder Larry Raines and catcher Russ Nixon to major league contracts. . f. Orioles Tip Washington In Opener By FRED DOWN United ' Press Sports Writer The major league pennant races start in earnest today after a presidential opener in which baseball put its worst foot forward. Some 250,000 fans are ex pected at the eight openers with primary interest focusing on the New York Yankees' attempt to make a fast getaway in quest of a third straight American League pennant and the Brook lyn Dodgers' embarking on what is figured to be another season-long National League battle with the Milwaukee Braves and Cincinnati Redlegs. A Ragged Start The season got off Monday to a somewhat ragged start when the Baltimore Orioles scored an 11-inning, 7-6 victory over the Washington Senators in a three-hour and 17-minute struggle marked by 26 hits and five errors. President Eisen hower tossed out two ceremon ial "first balls" and looked like the best Ditcher in the ball park until Billy Loes came along to pitch two scoreless innings and pick up the triumph. Patterson May Fight McMurtry MNFSCORE: -11 Innings Baltimore 110 02(1 200 017 15 3 Wash 000 500 010 00 6 11 2 Brown. Fornieles (4). O'Dell f9), Loes (10) and Triandos. Chakales, Pascual (8) and Courtney. Winner Loes (1-0). Loser Pascual (0-1). HR Triandos. Jack Coombs Said 'Richly Deserving' Of Hall of Fame Trappe, Md. U.R) Frank (Home Run) Baker declared to day that ex-Philadelphia Ath letic teammate Jack Coombs, the pitcher for whom he hit one of baseball's most famous home runs, "richly deserves" being voted into the game's Hall of Fame. "No better pitcher ever walked out onto a mound," said the 76-year-old Baker of Coombs, who died Monday of a hea.L attack in Palestine, Tex. "He was not only a great pitch er but a wonderful man. He certainly should be voted into the Hall of Fame." Coombs, 74, was the most ef fective pitcher on an -Athletic staff that included ddie Plank and Chief Bender in 1910-11-12 and, with a 5-0 slate, was the most successful World , Series hurler of the dead ball era. Coombs' World Series record is matched only by Herb Pennock and exceeded only by Lefty Go mez' 6-0 slate. His 13 shutouts in 1910 is still the A. L. record. 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THE BUDS FOR QUALITY DUDS . Next To Pick's Apparel Medford, Oregon Tacoma (U.R) A telegram carrying $100,000 worth of words was sent east Monday night asking heavyweight cham pion Floyd Patterson to defend his title against Pat McMurtry of Tacoma in an outdoor fight in the Pacific Northwest, presum ably this summer. Promoter Inigo Luchessi told United Press that a group of Ta coma sportsmen offered to back the Elliot Bay Boxing club in bringing a title fight to the area. The telegram, signed and sent by Luchessi to Gus D'Amato, Patterson's manager, read as fol lows: "A group of Tacoma sports men will guarantee you $100,000 providing I sign Floyd Patterson to box Pat McMurtry for the world title here in Northwest if latter wins in sensational man ner over Edgardo Romero." McMurtry meets Romero, a 245-pound Argentinian who has never been knocked out, in the Civic Auditorium at Seattle on Thursday night. Sport Parade By JACK CUDDY Sports Writer United Press New York (U.R) As certain as peanuts and soda pop things that are bound to happen as the baseball season swings into high gear today: As tradition demands, the umps will yell "play ball" and then stow that phrase away for another year. Casey Stengel will exude con fidence and worry privately about Mickey Mantle's brittle legs. Some guy who is "home sick" will get fired because his boss saw him at the ball park on television. I'm a cinch to drop mustard on my one good necktie. . A player who goes for the horse collar will alibi that this early in" the spring the pitchers still are ahead of the hitters. Ted Still Something A pitcher who is shelled out will complain that there's more "jackrabbit" in the ball than ever. Ted Williams still is some thing to see even if he strikes out four times. A rookie will admit to all and mostly sundry that "they sine pitch different up here." A rookie pitcher will admit in battered dejection that "the hit ters sure are harder to fool up here." Wiffi Smith Wins Tourney Dallas, Tex. U.R) Margaret Chamberlain (Wiffi) Smith, the freckled fledgling who was the latest of this country's top ama teurs to join the play-for-pay golf brigade, has broken into the titlist class oJy four months after joining the tour. The break-through for the husky former U.S. Curtis Cup ace came in the wind-blown $7,500 Dallas Women's Open golf tournament Monday when she parlayed a new set of clubs into a 72-hole total of 285 that bested all the veterans and added $1,316 to her bankroll. That boosted her three notches, to fourth, among the money winners with $3,990.42, one of the most auspicious starts of any of the lady amateurs who have chosen to play for keeps. In posting her victory she beat off the challenge - of top money winner Patty Berg, the 17-year-old veteran rom St. An drews, 111., who hoisted her sea son pickings to $4,979 with a 288 worth $926. Hart Tallies 19th Kayo New York (U.R) Life was sweet again today for Garnet (Sugar) Hart. The 21-year-old Philadelphia knockout artist regained his win ning touch Monday night b. stopping Willie (Pineapple) Stev enson of Boston in the seventh round of their widely-televised fight at St. Nicholas Arent. It was Hart's 19th knockout in 23 fights and Helped erase the memory of his sad Madison Square Garden debut last month ,when he was outpointed by Wal ter Byars, another Boston pro duct. Hart's heavier firepower star ted to take its toll in the sixth and just before the end of that session, Stevenson was flattened for a two-count by a wicked left hook. He hit the deck again for an eight-count midway in the seventh and, when another flur ry of punches sent Willie reel ing, referee Barney Felix halted the action at 2:53. NEW ZEALANDHOSS HERE Inglewood, Calif. U.R) El Khobar, one of New Zealand's best thoroughbreds, is expected to arrive here Thursday for the forthcoming Hollywood Park meeting. The five-year-old horse will be trained by W. J. (Buddy) Hirsch during his American invasion. HOCKEY Montreal U.R) Home ice and the scent of a second straight Stanley Cup title is ex pected to provide the Montreal Ganadiens with added incentive tonight when they seek to elim inate the Boston Bruins in the fifth game of the best-of -seven final series. The high-powered Canadians, the National Hockey League's most dangerous scoring ma chine, need only one victory to wrap up the series and keep the cup in Montreal for another year. After winning the first three games of the series, the Flying Frenchmen were blanked Sunday night at Boston,- 2-0, marking the first time they have been held scoreless in 48 games. Some otherwise sane charac ter will tear his trousers and scuff his shoes scrambling for a foul ball, and then wave it wild ly as complete proof of his idiocy. Another is a cinch to get belt ed by a ball and wind up back in his seat with a big white patch on his noggin. Bums Miss Robinson A veteran will hit big from memory and predict that his new stance is going to pay off in one of his biggest years. A cinch second division team will win a couple in a row and the manager will confide to his friends "we'll surprise a few people this year." The first time Brooklyn loses the critics will start pointing out how much they miss Jackie Robinson. A busher will go four for four and steal two bases and they'll commence comparing him to Ty Cobb. A month later he, too, will be back in Georgia. And every guy who starts off the season with a home run will automatically be three games ahead of Babe Ruth's pace when he hit his record 60 in 1927. Puerto Rican on Milwaukee Staff Milwaukee (U.R) Juan Pi zarro, 19-year-old Puerto Rican left hander, was added today to the Milwaukee Braves' roster as a result of his fine showing dur ing spring training. The highly - touted rookie struck out 11 batters and allow ed 19 hits in 19 innings of Grape- Giant Said In Need of Treatment Portland (U.R) Johan Eloff, manager of giant South African heavyweight Ewart Potgieter said today he was "surprised and shocked" to hear the Potgieter had been suspended by the Mas sachusetts Boxuig Commission because he is in need of medical treatment. Chairman Ray Smith of the Portland Boxing Commission said he had wired to Massachu setts asking for more details. Potgieter, a 7 foot 2 inch heavy weight, has been fighting out of Portland recently. Potgieter was reported to have had a pituitary gland operation last December, in Boston. The suspension came after a doctor told the boxing commission there that further treatment is neces sary. Eloff said Potgieter was de clared fit for boxing and that as far as he knew nothing was said about further examinations. Dr. Clinton McGill, physician on the Portland Boxing Com mission, said Potgieter had re ceived a clean bill of healthfrom the Massachusetts General hos pital. Smith said '"we have it on file and as far as we are con cerned there is nothing wrong with Potgieter.'' He said he was wiring Massachusetts for more information. fruit League pitching to win a spot on the Braves' classy staff. In other moves just before the openers, the New York Giants promoted rookie catcher Valmy Thomas to the varsity and op tioned catcher Bob Schmidt to their Minneapolis farm while the Philadelphia Phillies sent pitch er Angelo LiPetri to Miami in the International League on 24 hour recall. Softballers Set Thursday Meet Jackson County Softball as sociation has a meeting set for 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the YMCA here. Whether there will be league play this season may hinge on the meeting. All groups who contemplate entering teams are advised to have representatives Vice president Gary Colton stated that unless there is a rea sonably large turnout for' the meeting, efforts to organize for 1957 -league play, will be abandoned. Chicago i(U.R) Gene Fullmer scheduled five rounds of spar ring today and a day off Wednesday in training for his May 1 middleweight title de fense against Sugar Ray Robinson. ISY0UR RETIREMENT THE ONE THAT G0TAVW? or are you sure of 'landing' leisure years of independence and contentment? Call me today and let me tell you about SUN LIFE insurance and pension plans. SUN LIFE ASSURANCi COMPANY OF CANADA Charles E. 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