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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN CARM MATCH Mondar. Mar "57 BASILIO MOTES FOR EXMrnQa ' to hi gut Ring Champ Spends Part of Day Fishing CURTAIN RAISER 4 ROUNDS Porky Jlrolnes James Flihar J 85. Klamath Fall 180. San Franciieo PRELIMINARY 4 ROUNDS Kenny Dixon ti. Frank Coo ISO. Klamalh Falls 151. San Franciieo SEMI-WINDUP 8 ROUNDS Battling' Ntlion s. Joe Manual 143. Portland 147. Oakland EXHIBITION 3 ROUNDS Carman Baillio Loo Owens 131, Now York 187. Boaton MAIN EVENT 10 ROUNDS Amos LIneoln rs. Bill Mathlaa ' 194. Portland 210. Oakland Carmen Basilio, world welter weight boxing champion, apent part of today on Rogue river relaxing with a fishing line as he rested in preparation for his three-round exhibition match with Leo Owens at Hedrick Junior high school gym tonight. He is believed to be the only reigning champion ever to ply his trade in Medford. When Basilio and his en tourage stepped off a plane at Medford airport at 4:30 p.m. yesterday he was welcomed by Mayor John Sniedr, who asked him what, he would like to do today. Basilio summed his de sires up in two words: "Go fish ing." So Snider and River Guide Jack Shoemaker left with the champion at 8 a.m. today for Shady Cove from where they De Vicenzo Links Victor Fort Worth, Tex. U.R) Ro berto de Vicenzo, the lackadai sical Latin who understands lit tle English but who savvies the American dollar very well, had 5,000 of the latter to convert Into pesos today after winning the Colonial National Invitation Golf crown. De Vicenzo, a product of the Argentine pampas who plays out of Mexico City, charged out of the pack over the final 38 hole route Sunday with rounds of 68 and up over the 7,021 yad, .par 35-35 70 Colonial Country club cpurse to nip Dick .Mayer, of La jTolla, Calif ., Jiy one stroke. His winning 284, four over par, was the highest winning to tal in the 12 year history of the invitation affairs. Ed Furgol of St. Andrews, 111., finished third with a 286. Defending champion Mike Souchak of Grossinger, N.Y., had to share fourth place with the National Amateur champion " Harvie Ward of San Francisco, but since Ward couldn't accept the money, Souchak won $1,800. were to drift by boat to Dodge Bridge. Basilio is scheduled to meet -with veterans " at the Camp White Domiciliary at 2 p.m. after which he will return to the Holland hotel to relax until fight time. He was up at 6 a.m. today for two miles of road work after which he met with radio inter viewers before leaving for the river. About 150 spectators were on hand to see the challenger for Ray Robinson's middleweight title at the airport yesterday. Members of the Jackson county chamber of commerce greeters committee were also on hand to extend an official welcome. Sev eral young autograph hunters surrounded Basilio as he came through the airport gate. In his party were co-managers Joey DeJohn and Joe Netro, Owens and Basilio's brother, Joey. Fight Plans Complete . . Meanwhile, plans were com plete for tonight's program with the first match to start at 8:30 when Porky Jiminez, Klam ath Falls, steps into the ring against James Fisher, San Fran cisco. They are heavyweights The preliminary will send Kenny Dixon, Klamath Falls, making his first professional start, against Frank Coe, San Francisco. The six-round semi- wmdup will see Willard 'Batt ling Nelson, Portland, take on Joe Manual, Oakland, while Amos Lincoln, Portland, meets Bill Mathias, Oakland, in the 10-round main event. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Injury in Ring Results in Death Johannesburg, South Africa U.R) Boxer Jimmy Elliott's first knockout of his career resulted in his death. The South African middleweight died Sunday in a local hospital of a brain injury suffered in a title bout with Pat McAteer of England, British em pire middleweight champion, Saturday night. Elliott, 26 years old and the father of two sons, was floored by a hard left to the head in the sixth round. 0 v fx - tefwuiW' SAMPLES PUNCH Steve Roemer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roemer, "samples the punch" of Carmen Basilio during an autograph-signing session at Medford airport yes terday. Steve was one of a number of young sters who crowded around the world welter weight champion as he stepped through the gate at the airport. Basilo will box a three round exhibition at Hedrick Junior high school gym tonight. Oregon Golf Open Starts Portland W.R More than 9nn eolfers teed off today in the annual Oregon Open golf tour nament which runs through Wednesday with a 36-hole wind- up on the final day. Eugene (Bunny) Mason of Salem is- the defending cham pion but he faces some rugged competition. Harold West of Eugene, the 1948 and 1950 win ner, fired a 32 over nine holes at -the Waverly Country club layout Sunday. Rod Funseth. the talented Spokane youngster, shot a 70. Joe Greer, Northwest PGA champion from Yakima, with drew Sunday because of illness in his family. Eighteen holes were sched uled today and Tuesday. WEBFOOTS VICTORS Eugene (U.R) Oregon's golf team " remained unbeaten Saturday by scoring a 15-0 win over Portland State. Bob Prall of Oregon was medalist with a 70. I f rri OFFICIAL WELCOME Mayor John Snider extends an official welcome on behalf of the city to Carmen Basilio when they met at Medford airport yesterday afternoon. Snider, with river guide Jack Shoemaker, took Basilio on a Rogue river fishing trip today. ' ' Ball Hits Forearm, Sidelines Williams Cleveland U.R) If it's not one thing with Ted Williams, it's another. The slugging Red Sox out fielder was hit by a pitch on the right forearm during the fourth inning of Sunday's opening game against the Indians and had to retire from the contest. X-rays taken of Williams' arm at University hospital disclosed no break or fracture. Nino Picked Over Hoi man Heavyweight contender Nino Valdes of Cuba, is a 16-5 choice to beat Johnny Holman of Chi cago in their ABC televised 10 rounder at Portland on Wednes day night. Valdes' 39-14-2 record In cludes 30 kayoes. Holman's 31-14-1 figures includes 18 kayoes. Valdes returned recently from a successful European tour. . SPORTS Grants Pass Scores 115 Grants Pass Grants Pass high garnered firsts in 13 of 18 events and tied for another Sat urday and piled up 115 points to win a three-way track meet. Crater recorded 39 and Ash land 25. Bill Katzenbach and Jim Maryott each won two heats in hurdle competition. Art Strunk took a 100 and 220-yard heat for Grants Pass. - Other GP victors were Jim Klett in the 100, Mike Sparlin in the pole vault. Steve Anderson in the mile, Mike Rose in tHe shot put, Jeff Loper in the 440 Paul Lindquist . in the broad jump, Walt Morrison in the 880 and Klett, Katzenbach, Strunk and Bob Hoyleman in the relay, Fred Thomas and Bob Fowler of GP tied with Dick Davis and John Burns in the high jump George Juveland took a 220 heat for Crater and Lary Smith won the javelin for the Comets. Jerry Stubblefield of Ashland copped the discus. Coach Russ Werner of Grants Pass rested his two top pole vaulters, Phil Paquin and Stan Lewman. He held Terry Boat man out of the mile, running him instead in the 880. In Second Flight Toml in Victor Holmes 3 and 2 in semis. Finals have been played in all the spring golf handicap tourney flights at Rogue Valley Country cub except the first. 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