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Littler Fires 69 For Las Vegas Lead By HAL WOOD United Press Sports Writer Las Vegas, Nev. g.R) Blond Gene Littler, who plays the best in the gambling town of Las Vegas where the stakes are big, vaulted into the lead at the end of three rounds in the rich tournament of champions Saturday as he fired a three-under-par 69 for a 215 total. Going for his third straight victory in this classical and ex clusive tournament, where first place pays off with a jackpot of $10,000, Littler went out in 33 and came back in 36 as he suc cessfully battled 25-mile-an-hour winds and cold weather. But even with that brilliant shotmaking, Gene was only one stroke in front of Friday's lead er, Don January, who had a 73 for a 216 total; and two in front of such young stars as Dick May ec and Billy Casper. "Guess the best shot I made all day and the one that put me in the lead, said Littler, "was a 64-foot putt for a birdie-two on the 11th hole. I would have been glad to get down in two on that one." Littler now has rounds of 73-73-69. Gene hadn't won peanuts on the tour since winning this event Sport fib. - r y7 OSCAR FRALEY Parade aSSt Spo,HWri," ySjJL United Press New York (U.PJ The spit- ball issue is before the baseball court again today, and as usual, the only thing which will hap pen is that everybody will get so dry arguing that nobody will be able to throw the pitch for a few days. The man in the diamond dog house is Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves. When he beat the Cincinnati Redlegs for the eighth straight time, man ager Birdie Tebbetts screamed that he could have done it only by using the illegal spitter. Which isn't exactly news. Mayo Smith, the pilot of the Philadelphia Phillies, made the same observation but in a quiet er tone, just last July. "It is unbelievable," quoth Mayo, "what Burdette gets away with." Flicker of Fire . v Considering all the smoke, there has to be a flicker of fire. Yet among baseball men it is no secret that there are a num ber "of saliva specialists in the big leagues. And it might be added, always have been. Preacher Roe, hinting strong ly that he had company in Sal (The Barber) Maglie, admitted in print after his retirement that he "juiced it up" from 1948 through 1954. Naturally, when ever accused during that period, he made a blanket denial. Other noted pitchers of the the MARINES leave June 17th with he 9th Oregon Beaver -Platoon. Sponsored by Padgham Glass & Millwork Co. 1303- 1319 Court St. Medford, Oregon Chevrolet Motor Overhaul! Regular $118.05 Value NOW $55 ONLY J $7.78 Per Month On Approved Credit! Free Pickup and Delivery! COURTESY CHEVROLET 9th and Bartlett Sts. last year. But since turning profession al a few weeks before this event two years ago, he has won twice and now stands to make it three in a row. In the gallery following him, as usual, was singer Frankie Lane, who won more than $110, 000 in Calcutta Pools (net) on the last two triumphs--and owns his again this time. Victory this time in the Calcutta Pool is worth a net of about $80,000. January Erratic January played well again Saturday in the high winds, but he was so erratic that he prob ably felt lucky to come in with one-over-par. On the front nine he had only two pars all the rest were bogies, birdies and an eagle. He has rounds of 78-65-73. Mayer had a 78-70-69 and Cas per 75-70-72. In the 218 mark came Dow Finsterwald with 75-73-70 and the veteran Jimmy Demaret, who has 73-72-73. Demaret chipped into the cup on the 18th hole from about 30 feet before the 5,000 spectators. The 219 bracket included Billy Maxwell (69); Ed Furgol (70) and Arnold Palmer (74). Dr. Cary Middlecoff had a 73 for 220. spitter in recent years were Joe Page, who pitched the Yankees to a pennant with it, and Hugh Casey, who lost the Dodgers a World Series game with it. It is recorded in the baseball history books that Mickey Owen missed a "low curve" which would have been a game-ending third strike against Tommy Henrich in 1941 and the Yanks went on to win the ball game. Owen's Eye Instead "Casey aimed at me," Hen rich says in vivid explanation, "but he spit in Owen's eye in stead." Many baseball men feel that, in an era where everything is designed to aid the hitter, the spitter should be brought back. Such a move has support in high places, being backed even by Commissioner Ford Frick. So the argument continues, year after year, and so does sur reptitious use of the spitball. Morrow to Run In Drake Relays Des Moines (U.P.) A Olympic sprint king Bobby Morrow will lead a mass assault on track rec ord books next week end at the 48th Annual Drake Relays. Morrow and his speedy Abil ene Christian teammates were aiming at three Drake marks. Morrow, winner of three Olympic gold medals, had his sights on the 100-yard dash mark of :9.4 set last year by Dave Sime of Duke. His chances may well depend on the wind. He has run a pair of windblown 9.3 victories this spring and the event will be run "with the wind" here again this year. Atterberry Sets World Record Columbus, Ohio. (U.R) Wil lie Atterberry, a Michigan State freshman from Detroit, Saturday broke the world record for the 600-yard run at the annual Ohio Relays. His time was 1:08.5. The mark was seven tenths of a second betyer than that set by Ben East man of Stanford in 1933. Atterberry, 23, is a recent ser vice returnee who missed mak ing the 1956 Olympic team when he finished fourth in the final trials of the 400-meter hurdles. Greg Bell, Indiana's Olympic and Big Ten broad jump champ, set an Ohio stadium record for that event with a leap of 25 feet, eight and one-half inches. 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WE FURNISH: Piston rings Piston pins Distributor points Condensor All gaskets valve, head and pan 5 quarts oil A guaranteed Chevrolet motor reconditioning per formed by master me chanics using genuine Chevrolet parts. Phone 2-6115 2 State Standards Bettered As Tornado Cops Rotary Meet Two Oregon prep records were bettered and most times were sizzling despite a stiff breeze in the faces of runners yesterday afternoon as the rip roaring Medford high Black Tor nado won the Rotary club track meet at Grants Pass. Swishing to first places in 10 of the 14 events, Tornado thin clads ran up a total of 94 Vi points. Grants Pass took the oth er first and compiled 81 for second spot in the scoring. Crater was third with 22 Vi and Rose burg got 5Va counters. Medford's blazing half-mile relay team and Grants Pass pole vaulter Phil Paquin turned in the performances better than the state high school standards. The combination of Lorin Christean, Mike Russell, Pete Kershaw and Wally Larson blistered the track with a 1:30.4, which is .8 of a second under the official state mark of 1:31.2 and .1 better than the Medford school record of 1:30.5. Paquin, vaulting into the wind, crossed the bar at 13 feet 3 inches, IVs higher than the best Oregon state meet height on record. New School Records Both performances established records for the respective schools and are thought to be all-time southern Oregon bests. Larson and Christean were Oidtsmers Making Good in PCL By SCOTT BAILLIE United Press Sports Writer San Francisco U.R) Bill Voiselle . . . Gene Bearden . . . Eddie Kazak . . . Milo Candini . . . are just a few of the names which once sparked in major league box scores and only can be found today amid the rush of Pacific Coast league results where the veterans still grind along. Take the San Francisco Seals, for instance. There you have four ex-major league hurlers who presumably are finished in the big top but are giving fits to kids on the way up. Harry Dorish, formerly of the Red Sox, has given up one run in 18 in nings and opened the season with a four-hit shutout against Portland. Walter Masterson, an other former Red Soxer and Senator, also hurled a four hit Ducks Down Oregon State Corvallis (U.R) Oregon de feated Oregon State, 8-4 here Friday in the opening Northern Division baseball game for both schools. Corvallis (U.R) Oregon de feated Oregon State, 17-10, in a Northern Division golf match Friday at Corvallis Country club. Texas University Sprinters Set Record Lawrence, Kan. (U.R) Tex as University's great sprinters flashed the 440-relay in 39.9 sec onds Saturday to break the world record during the 32nd Kansas Relays. The team also broke the relays 880 mark. With the weather ideal and track fast, 14 meet records were revised in this track and field classic. The team of Wally Wilson, Hollis Gainey, Olympic hurdler Eddie Southern and Bobby Whil den was pushed by a speedy Houston University team in the quarter-mile but zoomed to a 10-yard margin at the finish to shave three-tenths of a second from the world standard of 40.2. NO HITTER THROWN Mohawk U.R) Dennis Stiers pitched his second non-run, no hit baseball game here Friday as Lowell High school walloped Mohawk, 19-0. Stiers struck out 10 batters and walked seven. Park Employees Gel Service Awards Two Crater Lake National park employees received nation al park service awards last week for superior accomplishment and practical suggestions in connec tion with their work, according to Tom Williams, park superin tendent. Rex Truelove, equipment op erator, received a $175 award for directing a paving area pro ject at the Oregon Caves in which he helped save the gov ernment $10,000 in reduced con struction costs, Williams said. Roby (Slim) Mabery, district ranger, received awards of $25 for devising a first aid kit that can be carried around the waist and $65 for devising a cardboard leg splint that allows the leg to be x-rayed without removing the splint, according to Williams. The awards were presented by Williams. Granting awards to park ser vice employees was establish ed by the department of inter ior to stimulate individual par ticipation in improving methods, Williams said. double victors for the Tornado. Blond Wally skimmed the 120 yard high hurdles in a fast :14.9 and sailed over the 180 low bar riers in :20.1. Powerful striding Lorin won both sprints, zipping the 100-yarder in :10.2 and dash ing the 220 in a speedy :22.4 to beat out Crater's George Juveland. Russell toured the quarter mile in a scorching :50.3, finish ing some 10 strides ahead of the second place effort of teammate Kershaw. Other Tornado stars who cop ped their specialties were Neil Plumley, Jerry Close, Bilbee Lane and Larry Slessler. Plum ley took the shot put with 55-1 V4 and Close the broad jump with 21-5. Lane romped through the half mile in 2:01.8, finishing three or four strides ahead of his running mate, Les Lingscheit. Slessler took the discus with 129-2. Boatman Victor In addition to the" pole vault the GP Cavemen garnered firsts in the javelin, high jump and mile. Terry Boatman covered the mile in 4:37.8 and Fred Thomas took the high jump with 5-10. Spear tossers threw with the wind but it did not help a lot. Glen Winningham won with 179-2i. Grants Pass took the first triumph his first time out. Duane Pillettef who served on several big league teams, won a six-hitter in his inaugural. Konslanty With Seals Behind them towers Jim Kon stanty, now 40, who is counted on to help the Seals in relief as he did the pennant winning Phillies of 1950. Voiselle, former Giants speed baller, can talk over plenty of old times now that he is at Van couver and on the same team with playing-Coach Johnny Jor gensen. The latter, Brooklyn's utility infielder in the late 40's, still delivers the low ball and plenty of savvy when either is needed. Kazak was hot during the 1949 season as the Cardinals third baseman, then slipped into obscurity when a broken ten don failed to mend properly. But he still plays good third base with San Diego where he also hits over .300. And on the same club is the much-traveled George (Catfish) Metkovich, a man about the majors who bat ted a good .294 at Vancouver last year before getting hurt. Beardon Solon Ace Sacramento's pitching staff banks heavily on Gene Bearden and Candini, two American league standouts of the last dec ade. Bearden achieved stardom at Cleveland in 1948 after an apprenticeship in the PCL. Now he is back at the same old work bench, and usually a winner out here. Candini, whose eight year span in the majors ended back in 1951, has stayed on since as the Solons' ace reliever. Red Munger and Larry Jan sen of Seattle also are back in their old league after second chances in the big wheel. Mun ger, a former Cardinal favorite, had a 3-4 mark at Pittsburgh last year following four seasons at Hollywood's top chucker. Jansen, the Giants meal ticket once upon a time, was good enough at Seattle last year to I - MERCY FLIGHTS, INC. Sunday. April 21. 1S57 three spots in the vault. Stan Lewman cleared 13 feet for sec ond and Mike Sparlin 12-3 for third. Medford tripled in the broad jump. Duane Poff was second with 20-2V&, his farthest leap in competition. Johnny Jones took third with 19-9V&. In all Medford captured three seconds, five thirds, two fourths and five fifths and two men in a four-way tie for a fifth. While not winning an event, Crater collected five second places, one third, two fourths, a fifth and a tie for fifth. . The state 880 relay mark bet tered by the Tornado quartet yesterday was set by a Medford crew of Rich Riggs, Jim Worth en, Bob Shangle and Bud Tim mons in 1948. It was equalled in the 1950 district meet by a Med ford combine of Bill Bucking ham, Bill Pruitt, Lou Bittle and Jack Morris. That foursome set the previous school record in the event the same year. ITovice Events Held The state vault mark was set in 1954 by Sam Whitney of Ben son of Portland. Only standards set in the state meet are recognized as state standards. Novice division events were held during yesterdays meet but no official score was kept of events, however, indicated a bat- rate a call for Cincinnati's vain pennant drive. He had a 2-3 mark with the Redlegs and has returned. Black After Magic Joe Black is only 33 but it seems like ages since he helped pitch Brooklyn to the 1952 pen nant with a 15-4 record. Now he is just another guy in Se attle's staff, still trying to re gain the magic touch of that one season. 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'Mail your check to (And be sure to renew promptly when you receive your notice!) MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN CELTICS WIN Spokane, Wash. (U.R) The World Champion Boston Celtics, paced by Bob Cousy, Bill Shar man and Bill Russell, squeezed out a narrow 113-111 victory over the National Basketball as sociation All-Stars in a double overtime here Friday night. The Celtics took a 3-2 edge in the 17-game tour with the All-Stars. TAKES CORBETT POST Bend U.R) Buck Monroe, football coach at Culver High school, has resigned to accept the head football, basketball and baseball coaching job at Corbett High school. tie chiefly between Medford and Grass Pass thinclads. Terry Hamilton was victor for Medford in both novice hurdle races. Tony Brauner was tops in the javelin. Ron Reich had the fastest 220 yard time, .1 sec ond better than Bobby Gee. Jay Mullen won the 880 and Med ford's team won the 440-yard relay. Fred Warner of Crater had the best novice broad jump and John Burns of the Comets the top jayvee high jump. With Crater, Medford and Grants Pass contending the meet gave some idea of what may hap pen in the district eliminations. But the picture was not entirely a true one since winners in the dashes and hurdles were deter mined strictly by the timing of runners in heats. No final heats were run. CHAMPINSBIP RESULTS: 120 high hurdles Larson M; Kat zenbach G; Rembert G; Close M; Stearns M. Time :14.9. 100 dash Christean M; Juveland C; Jones M; Klett G; Poff M. Time :10.2. Shot put Plumley M; Murray M; Rose G; J. Funston M; Allerheilegan G. Distance 53-1 ,i. Mile Boatman G; Cougle G: Austin M: Anderson G; Norton M. Time 4:37.8. 440 dash Russell M; Kershaw M: Loper G; Holyroan G; Lindquist G. Time :50.3. Javelin Winnjngham G; G. Smith C: Francis M; L. Smith C; Baggerly G. Distance 179-2i. 180 low hurdles Larson M: Katzen bach G: Close M; Fray R; Gossett C. Time 20.1. Broad jump Close M; Peff: Jones M; Lindquist G; Fray R. Distance 21-3',i. 220 dash Christean M: Juveland C; Klett G; Strunk: Poff M. Time :22.4. High jump Thomas G; Davis C; Fowler G and Skeels R tied third; Cook G: Burnett C; Rassmussen M and Koch M tied fifth. Height 5-10. 880 run Lane M; Lings Morrison G; Wilson G; J M: Lingscheit M; organ G rime z:ui.b. Pole vault Paauin G: Lewman G Sparlin G; Goyette C; Harvey M. Height 13-3. 880 relay Medford (Christean. Rus sell. Kershaw, Larson); Grants Pass; Crater. Time 1:30.4. Discus Slessler M; Rose G; Plum ley M: Watson G; Connally M. Dis tance 129-2. miMiir in i -iihiiishw BY... PAP WINNER Los Alamitos, Calif. U.R Donald K. Brokaw's Pap won the richest race in quarter horse history Saturday, the $22,000 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing association derby, before 8510 fans at Los Alamitos Race Course in a rodeo race in which two of the first five finishes were disqualified by the stewards. 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