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Medford Crater Vie for 2nd Place in SO Circuit Baseball Ijone grip on second place in the Southern Oregon conference baseball sandings will be the prize Friday when the Medford and Crater high teams collide. A doubleheader is scheduled on the Medford diamond with the seven-inning first game at 2:d0 p.m. Second game will be five innings. The opener will count in the league standings. Crater and Medford currently are knotted for second. Each has a is-3 record. Dick McLaughlin is the prob able starting hurler for Medford a.id Fred Herrmann may re ceive the assignment for the Comets. Dennis Barr may get the call for Medford in the sec ond game with Wayne Allen the likely tosser for Crater. At GP Saturday Medford also will have a non- le?sue game Saturday afternoon at Grants Pass. Ernie Tyler is ex pected to go to the hill in that tussle unless Coach John Ko venz calls on him to relieve in the Crater counting fracas. Mentor Bill Piche said that the Comets' final conference ac tion will be on Tuesday at Cen tral Point when Crater meets Ashland in a twin-bill. Play has been moved ahead from Friday May 24. Medford has a May 24 date with Grants Pass. Tomorrow's slate -, also will have Klamath Falls at Ashland for two conflicts. Neither Crater nor Medford is in the running for the league championship since Grants Pass already has clinched the title. But there is still considerable prestige attached to second spot and the doublebill has a flavor much like a cross-town rivalry. Medford after a slow start has risen from the cellear into con tention the knot for second. Crater has not been below sec ond in the standings. Medford High school track and field men had the best marks in six events and knotted for the top performance in an other in last week end's Class A-l district meets. Wally Larson's :14.6 in the high hurdles and :19.3 in the high's for the Tornado compares to the second bests of :15.1 by Don Milligan of Jefferson of Portland and :20.3 of Stuart Fors of Lake Oswego. The :50.3 by Medford's Mike Russell in the quarter-mile exceeds the :51.7 by Stan Miller of Jefferson and LeRoy Poindexter of Eugene. The sensational time of 1:29.7 by Medford's half-mile relay team, Lorin Christean, Russell, Pete Kershaw and Larson, was well ahead of the No. 2 effort by Jefferson of Portland, 1:32.2. Neil Plumley's 57-foot 1114 inch shot put for Medford was fol lowed by the 54-8 by Dick Brown of Grant of Portland. In the broad jump the 22-3 leap by Jerry Close of Medford was tops by just a shade. Dan Moore, South Salem leaped 22 2Va. Christean and Jon Abra ham of Grant each were clocked in :22.3 in the 220-yard dash. PAQUIN. LEWMAN SHARE Phil Paquin and Stan Low man. Grants Pass polo vault ers, wero the only Southern Oregonians with a lop mark in tho A-l district tests. They shared 12-4 with Bob Hol itrom of Eugene. Paquin was hampered by a pair of bad ankles and Lewman sprained his wrist as the two set a now District 6 record. Colin Morse of North Salem was next best last week end with 12 feet. Best district winning times included :10 by Bob Minor of LaGrande and :10.03 by Dot Speights of Redmond in the 100; Kent Wilcox of Lebanon and Dyrol Burleson of Cottage Grove 2:00.2 in the 880; and Burleson 4:25.3 and Ralph Strait of Lincoln 4:26.1 in tho mile. j . Among field event bests in districts were 191-11 by' Hardy Spurgeon of Marshfield and 189-5V4 by Lary Smith of Cra ter in the javelin; 162 feet by Don Martin of Cottage Grove and 153-7 by Jerry Stubble field of Tshland in the discus; and 6 feet by John Hunter of Corvallis and 5-11 by Fred Thomas of Grants Pass in the high jump. It must be taken into ac count that the second best marks in some districts may have been better than the No. 1 performances in others. In formation on second bests out side of District 6 is not avail able. FIVE POSSIBLE RECORDS This department sees the high and low hurdles, the shot put, the 880-relay and the pole vault as the records threatened most in the A-l prep ruckus at Cor vallis. Larson's top times of :14.1 and :19.1 for Medford in the hurdles compare to the state records of :14.4 and :19-3. Neil Plumley's exhibition shot put last Saturday of 60-2 gave the Medfordite a distance of just over two feet better than the 58-2U state standard. The Med ford relay time of 1:29.7 is well umA'f Jf'y T'fft iLwl ??. TORNADO TWIRLEH Ernie Tyler, above, is the probable pitcher for Medford Saturday when the Black Tornado plays at Grants Pass high. The Tor nado entertains Crater Friday for a double bill and there is the chance that Tyler could be used for relief in the Southern Ore gon conference counting first game. By DICK JEWETT Miil Tribun Sports Editor under the 1:31.2 Oregon all-time state meet mark and the Tornado foursome has bettered 1:31.2 on two other occasions. Paquin has vaulted 13-3 for GP compared to the record of 13-1. COULD BE MILE MARK Some prognosticaiors feel that a mile duel between Burleson and Strait may shat ter the 4:24 record. Each has been -close but neither'1 has bettered the record in com petition. FASTER TIME Dave Roberts, Oregon Journal prep writer, lists :22.3, a time equalled by Christean and Ab raham last week end, as the state 2J0 mark. We have a listing on file which gives :21.8 by Reg Brady of Washington of Port land in 1933 as the standard. REINKING DOES WELL Ed Reinking, Medford high grad of 1957. is doing right well as a Rook baseball player at Oregon State college. That's indicated from the school's newspaper, the barometer. Reinking is a regular outfield er on the team and his .357 batting average is third best on the squad. Gene Bates, .450 and Ray Lunde, .400, rank ahead of him. The Medfordita also saw service with the Rook quint in basketball. He's on a baseball scholarship at OSC and is a B average scholar. Rumors are heard that Terry Maddox may sign a professional baseball contract if a good offer comes along after the collegiate season and if the military service doesn't claim him. Maddox, ex Medford high, has been a star for Universitv of Oregon for three seasons, gaining Northern division all-star laurels in both 1955 and 1956. . BOXING PLANS DEVELOP Plans are beginning to devel op for Medford's next profes sional boxing card. It will be an outdoor affair at Medford hieh school stadium- the last week in June. Promoter Harry Chipman said he has three prospects in mind for the main event. They are Eddie Machen, Carl (Bobo) Olsoa and Amos Lincoln, who won a fourth round TKO on the Ma 6 card at Hedrick junior high gym. Hill Climb On Sunday Rogue Valley Riders Motor cycle club will conduct another hill climb on Sunday on Apple gate hill. The competition will open at 1 p.m. Riders from through southern Oregon and a number from nothern California are ex pected. Six trophies will be of fered, most of them donated by Medford merchants. The hill is off Highway 234 between Ruch and Applegate. There. will be a nominal charge per car for admission and cars can drive to the foot of the hill. A public address system will "be used to help fans keep up with progress of the event. There will be a refreshment stand. ' SPORTS Preakness Field Seven Baltimore (TO The probable starting field for Saturday's 81st running of the Preakness at Pimlico stood at seven today with the surprise ..addition of Inside Tract, a graduate from the claiming ranks. Inside Tract, claimed for $12, 500 at Jamaica last fall by Ray De Brino and Joseph Martino, arrives from New York on Fri day to join Iron Liege, Bold Ruler, Promised Land, Nah Hiss. Federal Hill and Inswept as the field for the mile and three-sixteenths Triple Crown classic. Driver Death Clouds Plans Indianapolis, Ind. (TO The auto racing fraternity mourned the death, of Keith Andrews to day and wondered whether his crash in Nino Farina's new road ster would wreck the Italian's plans to compete in the 500-mile Speeday classic. Andrews, 36, Colorado Springs, pilot, was instantly kill ed Wednesday doing a practice spin around the 2V4 mile brick and asphalt oval. He lost control of the sleek, maroon colored car on the north west turn, slammed into the Hi side retaining wall at a speed of about 136 m.p.h. and died of a broken neck and internal in juries. NET CHAMPION Jim Gordon, above, is Medford high's entry in the state tennis tournament Friday and Saturday at Corval lis. He won the district singles title in the tournament here last Friday. Gordon is one of six district qualifiers -for the state engagement. Klamath Falls won the other five berths. Fish Closure On Klamath Klamath Falls (TO The Ore- eon Game commission has an nounced closure of a five-mile stretch of the Klamath river to anglers for an indefinite period. The fishing ban extends from points above and below the Big Bend dam site of the California Oregon Power company. Offici als said heavy construction now underway in the area made it dangerous to fishermen. Hardtop Races At Valley View Southern Oregon Racing as sociation and the track manage ment will make another big ef fort Saturday night to get the hardtop auto season underway at Valley View track. The program was rained out last week end but it is indi cated that Weather will be more cooperative this time. A standard program of trophy dashes, heat races, a semi-main and main event are, planned. Time trials are set for 7 p.m. and the first race at 8 p.m. Miami Marlins End Loss Streak By UNITED PRESS Victors in one of the wildest games played in the Internation al league this year, the Miami Marlins today are right back in the thick of the pennant fight. The Marlins, who many thought were beginning to fade, snapped a four-game losing streak, using five pitchers and coming from behind twice Wednesday night to trip the Columbus Jets, 10-9, and remain runner-up to the Richmond Vir ginians, who also won. London (W Dr. Edith Sum- merskill, Socialist member of Parliament and long-time foe of boxing, Wednesday introduced formal demand for .legislation barring prize fights in Britain. r : ; " ' jli ' EAGLE A-2 TRACK ENTRANTS This group of athletes will carry the Eagle Point high banner Friday and Saturday in the A-2 division of the state prep track and field meet at Corvallis. They are shown with Coach Stan Smith. Left to right are Smith, Jack Greb, David Huffman, Norman Hooper and Wayne Christian. Greb will be entered Stars, Angels Engage In Musical By DON THACKREY United Press Sports Writer The Los Angeles Angels and the Hollywood Stars are con tinuing their game of musical chairs with the Pacific Coast league lead while at least four other clubs are hovering around hoping to make them sit down on the floor. The Angels . hot-potatoed the loop lead back to the Stars Wed nesday night, leaving the im mediate contention running as deep as the sixth place San Diego Padres. Hollywood took over the top spot by a half game by blanking Seattle 2-0 behind Bob Garber's four-hit pitching. In an afternoon game the San Francisco Seals scored five eighth-inning runs to -down Los Angeles 8-5. Bill Werle pitched a four hitter for Portland, beating Sacra mento 2-0. The Vancouver Moun- BOWLING CRATER LAKE LEAGUE In the championship playoff held by the Crater Lake Bowl ing league, Medford Shrine club team composed of Obert Han son, Robert Voeegtly, Norman Spencer, George Schuler, Ron Rice and Irving Allen, won the title. The Shriners knocked down 4591 pins to defeat Ellis market, which rolled 4460, and Team Twelve, which had a total count of 4393. Doug Fosbury of Haupert Tractor rolled the high scratch series in the league during the season with 650 pins, closely fol lowed by Bill Fehl of the Pros pect Shopping center with a 649. Fehl had the high handicap series with a 712, followed by Rodger Sterton of Your Office Boy with a 709. Ray Adams of the Post Office team had the high scratch and handicap games of 260 and 290 during the sea son. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE. Standings: w. 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Bread Beck Barry Shinn Spain Saccoi Knox 469 389 477 463 Carr Baker Colley Lenz 441 527 500 521 2488 3 584 521 516 413 558 2592 538 2336 Star Body Van Dyke Christianson Bohannon Coy Patterson 1 469 421 456 467 Table Rock Gardner Nelson Dyer Freeman Schroeder 510 2323 Chairs ties and San Diego Padres were idle, taking the long trek from the Canadian city to resume their series in San Diego. Angels Came Clos Los Angeles looked like a winner on the relief pitching of Glenn Mickens until the eighth. The game was a see-saw battle until the Angels took a two-run lead in the fourth. . Mickens held the lead neatly until the eighth when the roof fell in. Bob Thollander, who came to the relief of starter Duane Pil lette, got credit for the win while Mickens suffered the loss. Bob Jenkins clouted a. long home run for. the Angels with Jim Baxes on base. Garber needed to be as tough as he was to down the Rainiers. Lou Kretlow opposed him on the mound and gave up only one un earned run in the seven frames he worked. Bill Causion and Paul Pettit drove home the Hollywood tal lies while Garber was fanning two and walking only two in posting the victory. , Werle Blanks Solons Werle kept the Solons away from the plate by doling out only four singles and walking none. It was ,Werle's fifth win of the season and the third time in four games the Solons had been blanked. It was also the second time this season Werle has held the Sacramento crew scoreless. . Luis Marquez was the batting hero for the Beavers, batting in the first run in the first inning and scoring the other in the third. The Beavers got 11 hits and hung the defeat on Roger Osen- baugh. LINESCORE: Los Angeles 102 200 000 5 13 0 San Francisco .. 201 000 05x 8 14 1 Negray. Mickens 3, Hughes 8, Jancse 8 and Tappe: Pillette, Thol lander and Tornay, Sadowskl 9. Portland 101 000 000 2 11-2 Sacramento 000 000 000 0 4 1 Werle and Baich; Osenbaugh, Can dini 9 and Mangan. Seattle 000 000 000 0 4 1 Hollywood 000 001 Olx 2 7 3 Kretlow. Hayden 8 and Orteig; Gar ber and Hall. Tom Childers Has Best Score in Rifle Shoot Second big bore rifle shoot this season for the VFW Rifle and Pistol club has been sched uled fof Sunday ,i June 16, at the famp White range. Tom Chil ders tabulated 176 out of a pos sible 180 last Sunday to lead a field of eight in the opening shoot. Firing was at 200 yards. MOORE FIGHT POSTPONED Stuttgart, Germany (TO A non-title fight .between world light-heavyweight champion Ar chie Moore and Pedro Klyssens of Holland, scheduled for May 25, has been postponed because of an injury suffered by Klys sens during training. Local pro moters have begun negotiations with Italian, French and Belgian heavyweights td find another op ponent for Moore. A?y Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues, Drain Tile 787 W. McAndrews Ph. SP 2-4107 Thursday, May 16, 1957 in the 100 and 220-yard dashes and the high jump, Huffman in the pole vault, Hooper in the shot put and Christian in the javelin and discus. Greb and Christian are district champs in their events and Huffman a co champ. Hooper took second in the district meet. Donald Campbell Slates Speed Run New York (IB Donald Camp bell said today his jet-propelled speedboat, the Bluebird, will ar rive in New York from England aboard the liner United States pn June 25. The following day, Campbell arid his eight-man team will leave for Lake Canandaguia in upstate New York, where the young British speed demon will attempt to break his own world record either in July or August, whenever conditions on the lake are perfect. - . Big Klu Begins Exercise Series Cincinnati (IP) Big Ted Klus- szewski, determined to "show fans I'm not through" with base ball, began a series of exercises today designed to get him in shape to rejoin 4he Cincinnati Redlegs by June 9. The home run slugger return ed home from Boston Wednes day after undergoing extensive tests at Lahey Clinic, where doc tors advised against an opera tion for a slipped disc in his lower snine. ) Dr. James L. Poppen, Boston neuro-surgeon, instead advised Kluszewski to get in shape and play ball because "the disc is not ruptured." Kluszewski was advised to do a lot of swimming and to do a series of "bumps and grinds" like a burlesque dancer in order to strengthen his hip. 1 . ... -mzzzs::: i m correct to serve, to please People of good taste know how correct it is to serve a truly fine whiskey. And surely the correct whiskey to serve must be Seagram's 7 Crown... the brand that pleases more people than any other whiskey in the world. Say SeagCdttfe andbe Sutc OP AMERICAN "WHISKEV .ATT ITS FTJSTESX; ' lUeMM-BIJTIUHl C0HPMIT, DEW YOU CITT. ILtKOtO WHHKT. M PIOOF. tt lUll KUTIM. tfttlTt MEDFORD (OREGON) (Hunting and FSshong Southern Oregon By MEL REES Fishing has slowed down to a walk after the initial opening rush Most of the small streams have had their day and are very slow new. The low, clear water which ms characterized this sea son to date has no doubt put many more fish than usual in the old frying pan but it has also (as predicted) shortened the good fishing time. Here is the way it stacks up for this week end. Applegate Very poor un less you wish to dunk a -few worms or eggs in the deep holes or smalt pockets along the edge A limit of fish ranging from 6-10 inches can be taken this way. Fly fishing is very poor. There used to be excellent dry and wet fly fishing on the Applegate all during the sum mer until the flood of a year ago but since that time the old time experts say that the river has so changed that it is a thing of the past. It is hoped that this situation may be improved. - Rogue Trout fishing is strict ly in the pan-fish class with everything from hardware to flies doing the business. The salmon fishing is still on the slow side but there are some nice fish being taken. Best spot? Galice to Grants Pass take your pick. Willow Creek Reservoir Slow fishing here but limits can be taken either by trolling a fender and worms deep or still fishing with the lightest tackle you can buy, the smallest hooks you can - find and some really soft salmon eggs. - Fish Lak Some of the vet eran anglers here seem to be able to limit with fenders and worms down deep but most of the fishing has slowed some what. A change in the moon phase which occurs around the first of the month should bring a pick up here. - Klamath Lake Harriman's Lodge at Rocky Point passes out the information that the fishing has been pretty good with fen ders ana worms and Andy Reek er No. 4 or 4 in halfnhalf . Some fish in the 6-8 pound class have been landed and many smaller ones. Gold Beach Johnny's Tackle shop reports that the river is full of salmon but there arent too many fishermen and not too many fish are being taken. Best day was 127 with a , last week day of 100 fish. Most days only about 30 fish are being netted. The season so far is slower than last year but could improve as Johnny says, "Any hour now!" ' Umpqua ; J. C. Sporting Goods in Roseburg phones that the trout fishing which was ter rific for the opener has slowed somewhat but is still good. The salmon 'ike the rest of the area PILOTS WIN . Portland (TO University of Portland handed Oregon Col lege, champion of the Oregon Intercollegiate Conference, a 9-2 baseball defeat here Wednesday. MAIL TRIBtTNE THIRTEEN Is behind last year and not too many fish are being taken. They seem to think that there will be a fine run later this season and recall that when the season used to c'ose earlier than it does now the best runs came in aft er the closure. If this repeats, there could be some great ang ling in this river yet. , Brookings and Crescent City Outside salmon fishing hasn't got going yet but the bottom fishing is great. Charter boate are having good success. Boat Bill Rapped Almost a new low in legisla tive stupidity has been proposed on the Oregon sportsmen by the tax committee's House Bill 603 which would have, and may still,, license all boats at $5 per copy. This bill originally called for a $5 license for all boats under 16 feet with an additional $1 per foot over that length, but this provision -was struck out before the bill was passed along to the Senate. If this becomes a law, the owner of a $50,000 cruiser would pay the same license fee as a small boy who made a boat out of boaVds the neighbor gave him. Fellows who have two or three boats would find them selves owners of "white ele phants" which would cost them regardless if they used them or not. A measure of this sort would not only work a hardship on many sportsmen but would seri ously affect the boat industry in this section. Every boat owner in the state should certainly contact his rep resentative in order to squash this most discriminativa mea sure. - MONEY! for VACATIONS BILLS MEDICAL EXPENSE Any Worthwhile Purpose Borrow The American Way! LOANS $25 "$1,500 AUTO SALARY FURNITURE For Any Worthwhile Purpose PAYMENTS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET! American Finance Corp. PhoM SPring 2-8886 123 W. nAjia MadfofJ
