TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday, April 25, 1957
Amos Lincoln Faces Oaklander
In 10-Rounder on Basilio Card
Amos Lincoln, Portland
heavyweight, has been signed for
the 10-round main event of a pro
fessional boxing card at Hed
rick junior high school gym on
Monday, May 6, Promoter Harry
Chipman said today. Lincoln will
meet Bill Mathias, 210-pounder
from Oakland, Calif.
The card will feature the first
appearance of Carmen Basilio,
world welterweight champion,
in the northwest. Basilio will
box a three-round exhibition.
Lincoln was popular as an
amateur on Medford PAL club
fights and won the Northwest
Golden Gloves heavyweight
championship. Since turning pro
fessional he has racked up a
string of 24 victories with but
one defeat. Lincoln, one of the
well - known fighting Lincoln
brothers of Portland, said he
will scale 194 pounds for the
fight. He is now managed by Sid
Flaharty, who steered Carl
(Bobo) Olson to the world mid
dleweight championship.
Mathias, rated as a trial horse
by the bay area fight mob,
doesn't sport as an impressive
record as Lincoln but has been
fighting longer and has faced
generally tougher opposition.
But, according to word from the
south, he has what it takes to
make Lincoln fight all the way.
Both fighters will complete
their training in their respec
tive home towns and will check
into Medford on the day of the
fight. Basilio also will arrive in
Medford on fight day, Chipman
said, making the trip from New
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SPORTS
STANDINGS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Vancouver
w.
9
San francisco
Seattle 8
Los Angeles . 7
Hollywood 7
San Diego 6
Sacramento 4
Portland 2 11
Pet GB
.692
.692
.615 1
.583 1 Vi
.538 2
.429 3 '
.308
.154
Wednesday's Results
San Francisco 5. Vancouver S
Seattle 4. San Diego 1
Los Angeles 4. Sacramento 2
Hollywood 4, Portland 3 (10 innings)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W.
Milwaukee 6
Ha
AMOS LINCOLN
To Box Here May 6
York by plane.
Chipman said he will schedule
four four - round preliminary
matches, with the first bout to
go postward at 8:30 p.m.
Tornado To Face UO
Frosh, Springfield
A 14-man Medford high base
ball squad will leave Friday
Bioming for games in Eugene
and Springfield. The Black Tor
YPio will face the University
0t Oregon Frosh Friday after
B8in in a single contest. A
S&mbleheader against Spring
fiteld high is slated Saturday.
Springfield replaces Eugene
m Medford's foe. Eugene has a
league game it must make up
against Roseburg.
Coach John Kovenz stated
that Ernie Tyler likely will
throw for Medford against the
Frosh with Dick McLoughlin
and Dennis Barr likely getting
the pitching call for Saturday
contention with the Millers.
Others Listed
Others scheduled to make the
Willamette valley trip are Gor
don Owsley. Bob Pond, Larry
Perkins, Dennis King, Ron
Peery, Dick Monroe, Steve
Shorey, John Payne, Tom Laur
ence, Steve Wisely and Dale
Shaw or Dick Barlow.
Tornado players hope they'll
have better luck than in past
recent seasons with the weather
For several years rain or threat
of crecipitation has forced can
cellation of tussles during the
regular season in the Eugene
area
The frays will serve to keep
JJedford in tune for its bid to
fight back into the Southern
Oregon conference race. Next
loop contention for the Tornado
is on May 4 at Klamath Falls.
JAYVEES KNOT ASHLAND
Medford's diamond was the
scene of junior varsity rivalry
yesterday. Tornado and Ashland
nines went eight innings with
neither scoring. Play was halted
by mutual agreement.
The game was pretty much a
pitcher's battle although each
club had an opportunity to score
but couldn't muster quite the
punch. Tom Laurence of Med
ford held the Grizzlies to two
hits over seven stanzas. He tabu
lated 11 strikeouts and gave up
three bases on balls. Dennis
Barry twirled the last inning,
fanning two and walking one.
Al McKinnis went the full
route on the hill for Ashland,
chalking up 13 strikeouts, al
lowing four hits, walking one
and hitting one batter.
Barlow Hits Three
Dick Barlow got three hits
for Medford and George Ice one.
McKinnis tripled for Ashland
and Pete Stemple singled.
Medford got a runner as far
as third base only in the eighth
inning. Dick Monroe got to first
on an error. Lowry flied out.
Dick Barlow singled. Pond's rap
got Monroe to third but forced
Barlow out at second. Monroe
and Pond attempted a double
swipe but the Ashlanders kept
an eagle eye on Monroe, hold
ing him to third base although
Pond reached second. Jerry
Fields then fanned to end the
game.
McKinnis's triple came with
one man out. Laurence whiffed
Duane Nelson and Larry
Schmaltz to quash the threat.
LINESCORE:
Ashland 000 000 00 0 2 3
Medford 000 000 00 0 4 1
McKinnis and Tucker; Laurence,
Barr 8 and Pond.
Northwest
Loop Opens
By UNITED PRESS
Six Northwest league teams
open the pennant chase tonight
in the class "B" baseball loop
with the defending Yakima
Bears generally conceded the
team to beat.
Manager Hub Kettle's Bears
romped home 9Vi games ahead
of second-place Lewiston in the
first half of play in 1956 and
finished games up on Salem
in the second half.
Kittle has a potent one-two
punch in Herm Lewis and Vince
Moreci who belted 26 and 36
homers, respectively, in last
year's campaign. ,
Tonight's openers find Eugene
at Wenatchee, Lewiston at Tri
City and Yakima at Salem.
The league again will play a
split season with the first half
ending June 30 and the second
half on Labor day. If needed, a
playoff will be held to determ
ine the pennant winner.
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pet. GB
.857
.857
.500 2',i
.429
.429
.429
.288
.250 4',,
Wednesday's Results
Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 7
Brooklyn 4. New York 3 (night)
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5 (night)
Cincinnati 9, Chicago 5 (night)
Thursday's Probable Pitchers
New York at Brooklyn (night) An
toneili tl-1) vs. Podres (1-0).
Friday's Games
New York at Philadelphia (night)
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (night)
St. Louis at Chicago
Milwaukee at Cincinnati (night)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Boston , ,
Washington .
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
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.714
.625 Vl
.571 1
.375 2"i
.375 2i
.333 2i,a
.286 3
Wednesday's Results
new York 3. Baltimore 2
Detroit at Chicago, ppd., rain.
Boston 4. Washington 3 (10 innings.
night)
Kansas City 17, Cleveland 6 (night)
Friday's Games
Chicago at Kansas City (night)
Detroit at Cleveland (nighti
Washington at Baltimore (night)
Boston at New York
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Columbus 5. Montreal 0
Rochester 8. Miami 4
Buffalo 4, Havana 2
Toronto at Richmond, ppd., rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
(No games scheduled.)
EASTERN LEAGUE
Springfield 4. Albany 3
Reading 4. Syracuse 1
Schenectady 5. Binghamton 4
ATHLETICS KICK UP
RACKET IN AL WITH
BARRAGE OF HOMERS
Two Track
Tiffs in One
On Saturday
Track fans will see two meets
at the same time Saturday when
thinclads from Medford, Ash
land and Crater compete at the
stadium here.
Varsity events will match the
Medford, Ashland Crater Senior
high competitors. Concurrently
McLoughlin Junior high ninth
graders and Ashland high fresh
men will have dual competition.
First field events, the shot put,
javelin, high jump and pole
vault are to start at 1:30 p.m.
First running event the high
hurdles is scheduled for 2 p.m.
The meet will be the second
time this season the three senior
high crews have met in a trian
gular fuss. Ir the previous en
gagement varsity and novice
events were run off. No points
were tabulated. Score will be
kept this time.
Medford looked strongest in
the early meet and is the big
favorite this time.
Hedrick and Crater ninth
graders have a meet at 4 p.m.
here on Friday.
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press Sports Writer
Those clouting Kansas City
Athletics are kicking up the big
gest racket in the American
league today with an eye-popping
home run barrage that's si
lencing all critics who wrote
them off as "a farm club of the
Yankees."
Only a half game out of first
place, the Athletics actually are
beating the Yankees at their own
game the home run. Lou Bou-
dreau's fence wreckers have
blasted 16 homers so far, the
top total in the major leagues.
They slammed out five Wednes
day night in burying the Cleve
land Indians, 17-6, and some
skeptics may point to the "short
porch" the A s have to aim at in
Kansas City, but half of their
homers have been hit on the
road.
Lopex Blasts Pair
Hector Lopez led the fire
works with a pair of circuits that
helped him drive in six runs
while Harry Simpson, Lou Ski-
zas and Hal Smith each chipped
in with one. Bob Lemon, Cleve
land's starter, failed to survive
the second inning. Ned Garver
gave up only three hits and
struck out nine over the first
eight innings, then weakened in
the ninth and needed relief from
Virgil Trucks. Roger Maris and
Jim Busby homered for Cleve
land. The Yankees also used home
runs to good advantage in beat
ing the Orioles, 3-2. Mickey Man
tle's homer off Connie Johnson
in the eighth decided the contest
after Yogi Berra hit a two-run
homer in the first inning. Bob
Grim picked up the victory after
relieving Art Ditmar in the
eighth.
Jackie Jensens 10th inning
single scored Billy Klaus from
second with the run that gave
relief pitcher Ike Delock of the
Red Sox a 4-3 decision over the
Senators. Ted Williams tied the
score in the eighth with his third
home run of the season off loser
Bob Chakales.
The Detroit-Chicago game was
postponed by ram.
Set N. L. Record
A three-run triple by rookie
Ed Bouchee followed by a two
run homer off the bat of another
rookie, Bob Bowman, highlight
ed a seven-run sixth inning that
gave the Phillies an 8-5 victory
over the Pirates. Bob Friend was
the victim of both those blows
and Stan Lopata also homered
off reliever Dick Hall. Southpaw
Curt Simmons was the winner
although requiring help from
Don Cardwell and Bob Miller.
The Cincinnati Redlegs also
came up with a seven-run in
ning in defeating the Chicago
Cubs, 9-5, but they did it the
hard way with only one hit.
They set a National league
record by drawing nine walks
in their seven-run fifth, four of
the walks forcing in runs. Loser
Moe Drabowsky walked four in
a row, Jackie Collum yielded
three of the passes and Jim Bros
nan two. Bob Thurman homered
for the Redlegs while Jim Bol
ger, Cal Neeman and Ernie
Banks connected for Chicago.
Joe Nuxhall, who pitched the
first seven innings, was the win
ner.
Del Crandall's ninth inning
homer off Willard Schmidt gave
the Braves their sixth victory in
seven starts, an 8-7 triumph over
the Cardinals. Joe Adcock, Hank
Aaron and Eddie Mathews also
homered for the Braves while
Del Ennis connected for St.
Louis.
A passed ball by Wes Westrum
enabled the Dodgers to score
what proved to be the winning
run in a 4-3 victory over the
Giants. Gil Hodges scored from
third on the passed ball that
climaxed a four-run rally for
Brooklyn in the fourth.
LINESCORES:
Baltimore 001 001 O00 2 12
New York .... 200 000 Olx 3 11
Johnson (-2) and Ginsberg. Ditmar,
Grim (8) and Berra. Winning pitcher
Grim (2-1). HB Berra (2nd), Mantle
(2nd).
Cleveland .... 000 100 005 6 10
Kansas City 054 104 21x 17 14
Lemon, Pitula (2, Tomanek (4),
Houtteman (7), McLish (81 and Nix
on. Garver. Trucks 9 and Smith. Win
ning pitcher--Garver (1-0). Losing
pitcher Lemon (0-1). HR Maris
(3rd), Simpson (4th). Lopez (2nd and
3rd), bkizas (znd), smitn (1st), Busn
by (1st).
(10 Innings)
Boston 020 000 010 1 i 11 3
Washington 012 000 000 0 3 10 0
Meyer, Porterfield (4). Delock (7)
and White. Daley (7). Ramos. Chaka
les (7) and Fitz Gerald. Winning
pitcher Delock (1-1). Losing pitcher
Chakales (0-1). HR Williams (3rd).
National League
St. Louis 202 030 000 7 10 1
Milwaukee .... 013 030 001 8 8 0
wenmeier. Schmidt (5) and Lan-
drith. Crone, Phillips (3) and Crandall.
Winning pitcher Phillips (1-0). Los
ing pitcher Schmidt (0-1). HR Ad
cock (2nd), Emus (2nd). Aaron (3rd),
Mathews (1st) Crandall (2nd).
Pittsburgh .. 000 020 0305 11
Philadelphia . 000 007 lOx 8 8 2
Friend, Hall 7), Churn (8) and
Foiles, Kravitz (8). Simmons, Cardwell
(7). Miller (8) and Lopata. Winning
nitrtlta. Cimmn .e 1 1 TMi.:Al.
er Friend 1-2. HR Bowman (1st)
Popata (1st).
New York 022 010 000 3 10
Rrnnklvn flDf! Anft nnv A K
Barclay. Margoneri (4), Jones (5),
Surkont (6) and Westrum. Thomas (5)
Katt (8). Koufax. Valdez (5). Labine
8 and Campanella. Winning pitcher
vaiaez (l-u). loosing pitcner Barclay
tu-o.
Chicago 020 001 0205 6
Cincinnati 000 170 lOx 9 6
Drabowsky. Collum (5), Brosnan
(5), valentinetti (7) and Neeman. Nux
hall. Gross (8) and Bailey. Winning
pitcher Nuxhall 1-. Losing pitcher
uraoowsKi u-u. ttti toiger (1st),
Neeman (2nd), Thurman (2nd), Banks
usi).
Flanagan Victor
Over Cuban Kid
St. Paul, Minn. (U.R) Speedy
Del Flanagan loomed brighter
than ever in the welterweight
title picture today after banging
out a 10-round unanimous de
cision over Kid Gavilan here.
The St. Paul veteran, a 2-1
favorite, reached a peak in his
up and down career Wednesday
night as he turned aggressor and
had the former welterweight
king baffled most of the way.
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Quarter-Final
Stage Today in
North-South Golf
Pinehurst, N. C. (U.R) De
fending champion Hillman Rob
bins Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., with
three victories under his belt,
met Don Bisplinghoff of Or
lando, Fla., today in the quarter
finals of the North and South
Amateur golf championship.
Other quarter - final matches
paired Dr. Bud Taylor of Po
mona, Calif., against Donald M.
Weiland of Phoenixville, Pa.,
Arnold Blum of Macon, Ga.,
against Bill Hyndman III of
Philadelphia, and Lawrence
Cook of Wrightsville Beach, N.
C, against Walker Cup captain
William C. Campbell of Hunting
ton, W. Va.
Louis Undergoes
Heart Checkup
Chicago (U.R) Former heavy
weight boxing champion Joe
Louis may find out today wheth
er his heart is in good condition.
Louis learned last July he had
suffered a cardiac contusion, or
damage to a layer of his heart.
Consequently he was denied
a wrestling license by the Illinois
Athletic Commission on the
recommendation of Dr. Irving
Slott, commission physician, who
said Louis should not be per
mitted to wrestle for six months.
Slott also recommended a re
examination in six months for a
"re-evaluation" of Louis' condi
tion, and the Brown Bomber un
derwent a checkup at Provident
hospital Wednesday.
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Easter Showing
Youngsters How
By UNITED PRESS
Ageless Satchel Paige reaps
the press notices but Luke East
er, another expert at manipulat
ing his birth date, is also showing
the youngsters how it's done in
the International league.
Easter, who claims to be 37
but is suspected of being "just
a little older," slammed a two
run homer in the 12th inning
Wednesday night to give the
Buffalo Bisons' a 4-2 victory
over Havana. The clutch clout
by Buffalo's all-time home run
king nudged the Bisons to within
a half-game of the league lead.
PCL Thriving
Lustily in
Early Season
By HAL WOOD
United Press Sports Writer
San Francisco U.R The. Pa
cific Coast league, all references
to the contrary, is not lead.
In fact, it is thriving lustily
these days and the club owners
are jubilant over the fact that
this may be the year of balance
that they have been looking for
all their lives.
"The league this year not only
has bai-nce, but. from top to bot
tom is the strongest I've seen it
in the 17 years I have been man
aging," the late Bill Sweeney of
Portland told Bob Freitas, busi
ness manager of the San Fran
cisco Seals recently.
Freitas himself can't put the
finger on what has happened to
revive the interest that has been
lagging for the last few seasons.
"It just seems that people who
have been reading, listening or
watching the game on television
finally decided to go to the ball
parks," said Freitas.
"We have sold so many more
script books than before. And
there is another evidence of in
terest: We received so many
more letters than last year. The
possibility exists that the Red
Sox-Seals games, which attracted
nearly 60,000 in three days may
have had something to do with
reviving the interest, too."
Freitas believes that strength
as been added where it was need
ed most: At Vancouver.
The Mounties, incidentally,
are no flash in the pan, in the
opinion of Manager Tommy
Heath of the Sacramento Solons.
"They have all-over power,"
says Tommy. "They'll be tough
to beat."
Vancouver finished far in the
cellar last year and was a unan
imous choice among PCL writ
ers to finish there again this
year. i
There is additional drawing
power this time in the trio of
home run sluggers: Steve Bilko,
who hit 55 for Los Angeles last
year, back again. . Young Dick
Stuart of the Hollywood Stars,
who may develop into a Luke '
Easter-type drawing card; and I
young outfielder Len Green of
the Mounties, whom some say '
is another Willie Mays which i
may be stretching things a point 1
or two or three.
Whil : attendance in the Los ,
Angeles area hasn't been big, it !
is strong enough to indicate that ,
this might be a banner year i
there. Angelenos traditionally i
ignore baseball until about the
first of June and then . start !
packing the parks. I
San Francisco attendance is '
'way up over last year for the
first few games despite rain
and threatening weather.
Perfect Score
Fired in Journal
Medford Gun club currently
stands 18th in a field of 26 in
the Oregon Journal telegraphic
trapshoot.
The local gunmen have a total
of 15 points they have won
against seven rivals lost once
and tied 12.
For last Sunday Medford turn
ed a perfect score of 75 in com
petition with Cottage Grove
which also had 75 and Enterprise
which had 72. Harry Tonn, Ray
Coleman, Gene Hunt and Jim
Horn each had 25s but only indi
vidual counts three could be ap
plied in the tourney. No scores
were listed for Corvallis Elks
and Coos Country club' which
also were to have shot against
Medford.
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handed Oregon College of Edu
cation a 6-2 non-conference base
ball defeat Wednesday and tllen
was clobbered 19-6 by the
Wolves in the second game.
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Gray Opposes
Jones Tonight
Flint, Mich. tU.R) Joe Gray,
a virtual unknown from' Dear
;born, Mich., will try to become
a "boxing somebody" tonight
when he meets highly regarded
Ralph (Tiger) Jones of Yonkers,
N. Y., here in a 10-round middle-1
weight bout.
BEAVER ROOKS WIN
Corvallis (U.R) The Ore
gon State Rooks defeated Lin
field's JV baseball team 9-1 on
Wednesday.
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