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Portland Rises Out Of Basement in PCL Portland U.R It took the Portland Beavers until their 28th game to do it, but they finally got out of the PCL basement with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday. The Beavers lost the second game to the Angels 7-2 but it didn't imperil their seventh place standing ag Hollywood shut out Sacramento twice. By SCTBAILLIE United Press Sports Writer The pitchers rated most of the cheers . around the Pacific Coast league Sunday as Holly wood's Stars moved into first place with a brace of fine hurl ing displays which set the fashion. Curt Raydon of the Twinks Women's Golf Rogue Valley Country club women golfers are looking for ward to the Invitational tourna ment at Ashland and to seeing th new addition at the Oak Knoll course. The tournament will take place in the morning and two trophies are at stake. The 18-hole cup has been held by the Medfordites the past year, while the nine-hole cup has been in Ashland hands. While most Rogue Valley golfers will tee off about 8:30 a.m. and have already made arrangements for play, post entries will be accepted and any other members are invited to Ashland. Three Hols Plav Members of the Women's Golf association who have just com pleted the series of lessons are requested to be at the club at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. They will play the three practice holes with an A or B group golfers. Those wishing further informa tion on this play may telephone Mrs. Lee Flink, (Spring 3-15361. Last Thursday's play was a flag tourney and the winners were: A group Mrs. Rose Bunch; B group Mrs. Stoy Elliott; C group Mrs. William Ruffner; D group Mrs. Reese Alexander; nine-hole group . Mrs. Don McGeary. - Other events of this Thursday include the first play on the RVWG trophy, medal play dui ing the day; and the evening's annual Women's Activity night. Reservations for the buffet sup per should be made by Tuesday Co-chairman Jean Finch and Blanche Frisbie say there will be good refreshments, supper and entertainment. , . Quarter Finals Third round matches in the Spring handicap golf tourna ment for the ladies of Rogue Valley have been completed with the exception of Mrs. Frank Tamney and Mrs. Ray Frisbie in championship flight. Winner of this match will go into the quarter finals opposing Mrs. Edward Sickels who beat out Mrs. Mahr Reymers 3 and 1. Mrs. William Ruffner took the honors awav from Mrs. Warren Lesseg 4 and 3, and will meet Mrs. Frank Benesh. Mrs. Ben esh won out over Mrs. Dean Lambert 5 and 4. The quarter final matches are to be piayeu off by May 14th. In the first flight Mrs. Wil liam Schei won over Mrs. H. E Nulton 4 and 2 in the quarter finals. Mrs. Richard Finch won 1 up (19th) over Mrs. L. C. Mc Laughlin. Mrs. J. A. EidswicK won 2 ud over Mrs. William Blackledge. and Mrs. Ted Groomes beat Mrs. Russ Heysell 4 and 2. McGeary ts. Sorenson .- The nine-hole championship flight has Mrs. Don McGeary pitted against Mrs. Ray Sorenson in finals. Mrs. McGeary won over medalist Mrs. L. W. Buono core in the semi-finals and Mrs. Sorenson won over Mrs. D. H. Adams. In the nine hole group first flight Mrs. Robert LeL,orme win meet Mrs. H. G. Dowson in the finals. Mrs. DeLorme beat Mrs. David Lowry in the semis and Mrs. Dowson won out over Mrs. James Dunlevy. Members desiring to be pair ed in regular Thursday play are requested to telephone Mrs. F. L. Flink (SP 3-1536). The lady whose name appears first in the pairings is to call the other two to arrange a starting time. Pairings are for Thursday May 16. blanked Sacramento with a two hitter while the Stars won the opener, 3-0, Sunday to get a foot in the door. Then they shoved Los Angeles out by down ing the Sacs again in the night cap, 2-0, on a six-hit job by reliable Ben Daniels. It was Daniels' fifth triumph against no defeats. And the dou ble blanking not only dropped the Solons into the basement be hind Portland but ran their lat est runless epidemic to 19 straight innings. Bob Alexander of the Beavers helped nudge the Angels out of first place by beating them, 3-1, in their opener and limiting Los Angeles to five hits. One of them was a bases empty homer by Jim Baxes, which offset an earlier blast by Luis Marquez of Portland. The victory also ran Port land's winning streak to three straight, its fattest of the year, but the Beavers then faded in the nightcap, 7-2. Another dandy pitching job was turned in by southpaw Charley Rabe of Seattle, who held San Diego to one hit in the seven inning nightcap to insure the Rainiers a 4-1 win in the finale and a split. Tony Mesa of the Pads beat the vet eran Larry Jansen in the first game, 3-2, with the aid of Earl Averill's two run homer in the seventh frame. San Francisco took over third spot in the whirling standings by besting Vancouver, 6-2 in the first game. Pitcher's luck went into reverse in this one when Mel Held of the Mounties was smashed in the knee by a line drive off the bat of opposing pitcher Bert Thiel. Held was rushed to the hospital for ex amination. The second game ran into the 6 p.m. curfew with the Seals leading, 4-2, and Vancouver com ing up in its half of the sixth inning. Things won't be decided until August, the earliest date to play it off. Marquez, Portland's big little clutch man from Puerto Rico, drove in two of the Beavers' three runs in their first game with Los Angeles. In addition to his homer, Ke later sent in another tally with a sharp single to drop Bob Darnell to his sec ond loss. A six-run Angel splurge ruin ed a tight ball game in the fifth innings of the windup. Two Portland errors and Tom Saf- fell's double helped keep the rally going and get old Red Adams his second PCL triumph. Mr. Noble Vincent. Mrs. Ray Fris ' hie. Mrs. B. L. Nutting: Mrs Edward Sickels. Mrs. Ed. Radzweit. Mrs. Hose Bunch: Mrs. Wm. Schei. Mrs. Mahr Ravmers. Mrs. Rubv Elbert: Mrs. Jack Mitchell. Mrs. Warren Lesseg. Mrs. Lester Schneider: Mrs. Tom Culbert son. Mrs. Alton Hart. Mrs. Ken Teeter. Mrs. Belle Schenck. Mrs. Frank Tamnev. Mrs W. T. Clark; Mrs. H. L. Bush. Mrs. H. E. Nulton. Mrs. Wm. Stark: Mrs. Wm. Blackledee. Mrs. Richard Finch: Mrs. Sam Colton. Mrs. C. B. Collins: Mrs. Ed. Ross. Mrs. C. H. Barrell. Mrs. Wm. Knope: Mrs. Ed. Milne. Mrs. John Day, Mrs. Miles Doran. Mrs. W. A. Samuelson. Mrs. Bettie Bovle. Mrs. J. W. Barnard: Mrs. Dick Knight. Mrs Fred Coleman. Mrs. Ted Groomes: Mrs. Frank Benesh. Mrs. Tom Harnsberger. Mrs. Ed. Gordon: Mrs. Wm. E. Ruffner. Mrs. Roose Alexander. Mrs. Wm. W. Woods: Mrs. Floyd Somers. Mrs. Wayne Safley, Mrs. Jerrv Olson: Mrs. L. C. Mc Louchlin. Mrs. B. D. Mitchell. Mrs. R. B. Thierolf. Mrs. Don McGcarv: Mrs. John Bunker. Mrs. Rov Smith: Mrs. Charles Mclntyre, Mrs. John Pletsch; Mrs. Dick Alley. Mrs. Rav Sorenson: Mrs. John Raapke. Mrs. Ralph Barclay: Mrs. R. R. Par sons. Mrs. David Lowry: Mrs. Jack Kerr: Mrs. John Ripley: Mrs. Dorothy Dowson. Mrs. Paul Dix. Mrs. D. A. Adams. Mrs. Ira Smith: Mrs. Tom McFadden. Mrs. Robert DeLorme: Mrs. Charles Mickelson. Mrs. R. S Wise: Mrs. Royle Bebb. Mrs. L. W. Buonocore; Mrs. James Dunlevy, Mrs. Edward Kliever; Mrs. Donald McDonald. Mrs. Paul Havi land: Mrs. Tom G. Polk. Mrs. Wayne Mack, Mrs. W. F. Cowning. I Mourning Dove Count Will Start The 1957 "call count" for mourning doves will be made between May 20 and June 10 in 44 states, the U.S. fish and wildlife service has reported. The six states comprising Re gion I with headquarters at Portland, are included among the 44. The data obtained in the call count will contribute to ward determination of dove .hunting seasons and bag limits. The count, which is made on over 700 route nationally, will include 145 routes in Oregon, California, Nevada, Montana, Idaho and Washington. Game Workers' Region I Director Leo L Laythe said most of the workers in the region will be furnished by the state game departments Some: will be volunteers and the remainder will be fish and wildlife service personnel. The counts will be made early in the morning beginning promptly at half an hour before sunrise , in each locality. This will be the eighth year the serv ice has used the call count data in the preparation of dove hunt ing regulations. In many states the mourning dove is legally declared to be a song bird and not subje.ct to hunting, but only Montana in Region I did not allow dove hunting in 1956. RACE ON SUNDAY Darlington, S.C. U.P.) Dar lington International Raceway President Bob Colvin forfeited a $50 bond today for staging an auto race on Sunday, the first Rebel 300 - mile convertible event, won by Glenn (Fireball) Roberts in a Ford. Some 23.000 stock car fans turned out Sun day to see the race which was postponed from Saturday by rain. VARSITY WHIPS RESERVES Corvallis 'U.R) Oregon State's varsity football team de feated the reserves 30-0 in a spring practice game Saturday. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport PAL Boxers Nab 12 Bouts At Talent A small fight crowd at the Talent high school gym. Satur day evening saw the Medford PAL club boxers take 12 bouts from a determined Talent Youth center boys club. What the Talent boys lacked in experience they made up in grit and gameness, however, and made the card an interest ing one. Top bout saw a promising but green Dave Parker of Talent, carrying the fight and slugging it out-vith the state flyweight champion Larry Lewis of PAL in an overweight match. It was only after a series of hooks and right cross combinations started Dave Parker reeling that Ref eree Dick Lopez stopped the bout. Stopped in First Two bouts saw Medford PAL boys stop their opponents in the first round. Leroy Umberger of the PAL club dropped Ken Lo per of Talent for the count with in 35 seconds. In the finale", a 170 pound match, Ron Walker of Medford halted Don Loper of Talent in a wild swinging slug fest. Fight Results: Danny Grimes, Talent, deci sioned Bobby Cline, Medford; Dave Lincheid, Talent, lost to Rusty Smith, Medford; Bob Cleck, Talent, beat Cecil Card well, Medford; Don Ambuehl won on a default over Robert Pamplin, Talent; Cliff Roberts, Medford, beat Darrel Moore, Talent; Sam Crawford, Med ford, deqisioned Skip Moore; Lon Learn, Medford, won by a TKO over Doug Marshall, Tal ent; Jim Harvey, Talent, won on a split decision over Doug Bat ten, Medford; Doug Kinney, Medford, beat Al Deportoli, Tal ent; Jim Walker, Medford, deci sioned Dave Westfall, of Talent; Hamilton Geary beat Bob Ja cobs, Talent; Mike Geary and Chuck Kimball, both of Med ford, exhibtion bout. Leroy Um berger KO'd Ken Loper, Talent, 1st round; Larry Lewis, Med ford TKO'd Dave Parker, Tal ent, 2nd round; Ron Walker, Medford, stopped Don Loper, Talent, 1st round. Center of Eye Being Examined Cleveland (U.R) Cleveland Indians' pitcher Herb Score, guaranteed "at least peripheral side vision," may learn today whether the important center part of his right eye was dam aged by a line drive last Tues day. "I hope to look into the area mascula center eye today," Dr. Charles I. Thomas, Cleveland eye specialist, said. "I saw the inner part of the eye next to the nose yesterday and it is uninjured," he said. 'We are sure of peripheral vision, but there is still some doubt until we see the center." WEBFOOTS WINNERS Pullman k'U.R) Oregon's ten nis and golf teams scored vic tories over Washington State Saturday. The tennis team blanked the Cougars 7-0 while the golf team took an WV2-8V2 victory. Ex-Ford ham Grid Halfback Dies Charlottesville, Va. (U.R) Len C. Eshmont, a fleet half back on Fordham university's 1941 Cotton Bowl football team and a former professional play er with the New York Giants and the San Francisco Forty Niners, died Sunday at the age of 39. Eshmont, a seven-year veteran in the coaching ranks and sec ond in command to Virginia football coach Ben Martin, died in the University of Virginia hospital of what was described as a liver ailment and complications. SPORTS BOWLING ROGUE ROLLERS Rogue Roller's Bowling league ended its regular season with Pioneer Cafe winner of the sec ond half. It will play Darrell Miller company, victor in the first half on Friday, May 17, al 9 p.m. for the championship. The other league members will roll a sweepstake. In last Friday night's play, Gertie Riggs rolled 537 for high series and Vera Findley 222 for high game. Elsie Baker has been named president of the league, succeed ing Nelda Roberts. Other new officers are, Opal Wyatt, vice president; Dell Christianson, sec retary; Teddy Farrar, treasurer and Ellen Doty, sergeant-at-arms. Standings: Won Lost Pioneer Cafe ...50'i 17 'i Economy Market 43 a 24 2 Brooks Electric 40 28 Ralphs Restaurant 33 35 Hideaway 33 35 Darrell Miller Co 32 ',i 35 ',1 Chris Drug 32 36 Rogue Equipment 31 37 Batcmans Insurance Agcy. 30 Vi 37 'i Tic Toe Time Shop 24 44 Rogue Sportsman 23 45 Results: 0. K. Market 3 Chris Drug 1 M. Langston 454 E. Doty 335 N. Oswold 402 T. Tolles : 440 A. Mitcheltree 387 G. Russell 393 L. Mete 409 T. Maggenti 446 1. Findley . 500 V. Corby 409 Handicap 12 2152 2035 Hideaway 3 Tic Toe 1 R. Shama 409 M. Clark 466 O. Hall 334 S. Coulter 355 T. Farrar 442 J. Buchman 268 L. Merrifield 375 L. Dibble 353 V. Coats 462 H. Clark 395 Handicap 60 2022 1897 Ralph's 2 Bateman's 2 A. Gebhart 512 C.Martin 338 M. Sullivan 346 J. Williams 388 0. Houston 340 Y. Strobel 382 F. Doty 456 C. Sedey 372 V.Knox 399 G. Riggs 537 Handicap 93 2053 2110 Pioneer Caf 2 -Brooks Elec. 2 L. Paterson 511 P. Braack 381 H. Paulson 416 E. Sessions 536 L. Turner 354 J. Frohreich 398 D. Harris 403 E. Lenz 436 E. Baker 479 Handicap 30 Russia Invites Yank Trackmen By UNITED PRESS The National AAU hasn't an nounced whether it will accept Russia's bid to send a 70-man team to Moscow in July for a dual track meet, but some of the crack Yank runners proved during the week end they are in fine form. Here's what happened Satur day night at Fresno, Calif., in the Fresno Relays: Abilene Christian, with Bobby Morrow running the anchor leg, equalled the world record of 39.9 seconds for the 440-yard relay. Max Truex of the Univer sity of Southern California won the 5,000-meter run in 14 min utes, 14.5 seconds, fastest time ever posted for that distance by Monday, May 13; 1937 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE DiBiase Picked To Trim Archer New York (U.R) Young Tony DiBiaSe, unbeaten in his last 19 bouts, is favored at 3-1 to defeat welterweight Jimmy Archer tonight in their 10 rounder at St, Nicholas Arena. an American. In the Southwest Conference meet at Austin, Tex.: The Texas foursome which set a world mark of 39.9 sec onds in the 440-yard relay around one turn in the rgcent Kansas Relays, set a world mark of 40 seconds for the event around two turns. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day Texas A&M Said Violating Rule Austin, Tex. (UJ!) 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