MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
CARM
MATCH
Mondar. Mar "57
BASILIO MOTES FOR EXMrnQa
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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.
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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.
Dick Travis's 6 and 5 victory
over Al Althens in the cham
pionship flight finale already
has been reported.
In the second flizht Walter
Tomlin won from Virgil Swan-
son 1 up and in the second Jerry
Olson was 5 and 4 winner over
Austin Laymance.
Jack Daughetry and Jim Shel
don are the first flight finalists.
Daugherty defeated Bill Kali
bak 1 up and Sheldon beat Alan
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