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Jorgensen's Pinch Rap Give Mounties Edge in 18 Innings By SCOTT BAILLIE United Press Sporli Writer It's Hollywood at Vancouver tonight in the start of a crucial series which finds the Cinderella Mounties burning up the Coast league with a six game winning streak, thanks to an old pro named Johnny Jorgensen. The former Dodger infieider smashed a pinch-hit home run with a man aboard in the 18th inning Sunday night to break up a marathon ball game and give Manager Charley Metro's leath ery club a 6-4 victory over Seat tle. Jorgy's blow also assured a Portland (IF- The Port land Beavers, winners of sev en out of 10 games on the road, return home Tuesday night to open a seven-game series with the sixth-place Se attle Rainiers. Portland is still in seventh place, 10 games behind first place Vancouver. The Beav ers trail Seattle by three gam es. sweep of the twin bill which pushed the Mounties to a full game ahead of Hollwood in the race. Vancouver won the opener, 7-2 as southpaw Don Ferrarese maked his return to the loop from Baltimore by posting his first triumph The rest of the league split, with Hollywood losing its third straight to last place Sacramento in the opener, 8-7, before taking the second tilt, 9-2. 12 Scoreless Innings Joe Taylor's second home run of the game lifted the Rainiers into a 4-4 tie with the Mounties in the fifth inning of the long nightcap. The clubs then dueled 12 scoreless innings with win ning pitcher Charley Beamon working 11 of them and giving up eight hits. Howie Judson, the third Se attle pitcher to go to the mound, served up the pitch to Jorgen sen that meant the game and un defeated Beamon's fourth vic tory. It was Judson's fifth loss. The game was the longest of the season but fell six innings short of tying the all time PC. record of 24 set by San Fran cisco and Portland in 1909. Sacramento outlasted the Stars in the first game, although also outhit 17-14 in a frenzy of base DON'T LET AN ACCIDENT SPOIL YOUR VACATION! CHECK YOUR BRAKES ... . Check Accidents LitaJhis! i -um 8 1 HEMOVf FRONT WHULS AND IN 1 SHCT IRAKI DKUMS AND LINING. 2 CHAN. INiPtCT AND REPACK PROMT WMI1 HAUHG 2 INSPECT QUASI SIALS. 4 CHICK AND ADD IRAKI NUDID. C ADJUST IRAKI SHOK TO SICUM PULL CONTACT WITH DRUMS. L CARHUlir TIST IRAKIS. STORES 214 S. Riverside Medford knocks. Shortstop Dick Smith of the Stars, not a very strong hit ter, went wild by collecting sev en safeties in nine trips during the day. After the Sacs handed Ben Daniels his first loss of the sea son in the opener and Milo Can dini saved Marshall Bridges his third triumph, the Twinks belt ed Mike Coen for his seventh loss in eight outings. A two run double by Smith was one of the key blows of the nightcap. Spring Hurls Shutout Jack Spring hurled San Fran cisco to a 1-0, five-hit shutout over San Diego in their opener then Vic Lombardi returned the compliment with a one-hitter over seven innings while the Pa dres clubbed out a 13-0 win and bumped Seattle out of fifth place. Batterymate Earl Averill.'son of the Cleveland great, drove in five runs in the finale, four -with a bases loaded smash. The Seals wrapped up the opener in the first inning on Ken Aspro monte's double which scored Al bie Paarson from second. Gene Lary was the losing pitcher. Dick Hanlon, slick Los Angeles rightie, pitched a six hitter as the Angels downed Portland, 7-2, in the first tilt. Steve Bilko help ed with his eighth homer of the year. Bob Alexander took the loss. Then John Carmichael went the distance 'for the Beavers in the windup, besting three Angel hurlers in a battle of four-hitters. Luis Marquez, on a hot streak, drove home two runs with a single during a fifth ining rally which meant the game. 1 John Jancse got the defeat. Gale Wade, loquacious Angel centerfielder, was bounced early in the game for arguing with Umpire Emmett Ashford over a trapped ball ruling. Bethea Meets Andrews Tonight New York (IP) Heavyweight Wayne Bethea, a rugged but light-hitting mauler, meets frag ile but explosive Paul Andrews tonight in a 10-rounder at St. Nicholas arena. - Oddsmakers quote Bethea of New York an 8-5 favorite over rangy Andrews of Buffalo, N.Y., partially because of Andrews' inactivity last year. A 3.50 Value FLUID It ANY CAR Phone SP 2-71 19 i If SPORTS SEZ YOUI Braves catcher Del Crandell lets a little steam off with umpire Bill Jackowski in the sixth in ning of the Braves-Chicago Cubs game in Chicago. Seems that Cubs rookie Frank Ernaga's bunt was ruled foul with Crandell thinking he had put Ernaga jut. Naturally the ump won the argument Novis Post High Speeds Qualifying Indianapolis, Ind. IIP) Pat Flaherty's qualification records remained intact today, but the two Novi pilots and 31 other daring drivers will attempt to make up for lost time in the 500-mile Memorial Day auto race. None came close to the Chi cagoan's 1956 marks of 146.056 and 145.596 mph for one and four laps respectively. However, the two powerful Novis served notice they will be among the top threats over the long haul by posting the best speeds dur ing the week end. Squat Paul Russo, Canoga Park, Calif., negotiated the 10 mile test at an average clip of 144.817 mph Saturday for the best overall showing. Tony Bet tenhausen, his teammate from Tinley Park, 111., was fastest Sunday at 142.439 mph. 12 Gain Race The late Bill Vukovich set the race record of 130.840 mph in 1954. Despite the worst qualification weather in the postwar era, the time trials wound up on sched ule late Sunday. Thirty-three of the 70 attempts were made on the final day. Twenty-one cars completed their runs, but only 12 of them barged into the race day line up. And the field's overall speed of 141.444 is more than a mile slower than last year's record average of 142.507. Rain, high winds and smaller engines made the difference. Pilots District Baseball Champs Portland (IP) The University of Portland topped the Oregon College Wolves Saturday night, 6-1, to capture the district 2 NAIA baseball championship. Portland Netters Take NAIA Togas Portland (IF) The University of Portland netters made a clean sweep of the district 2 NAIA tennis tournament Saturday winning both the singles and doubles championships. Bill Rose was crowned the singles champ and the duo of Frank Baaret and Ed Grover won the doubles. WALKING CHAMP Cincinnati (IP) James Hew son, Buffalo, N.Y., won the Na tion AAU 50,000-meter (31 miles, 125 yards) walking champion ship Sunday in five hours and six minutes. John Deni, 55, Pitts burgh was second. SKI OFFICIALS PICKED Timberline "Lodge (IP) Pepi Gable of Timberline lodge was named coach of the U.S. wom en's ski team and Robert John stone of Denver, Colo., was re elected president as National Ski association delegates closed their 28th annual convention here Saturday. - .- STRIKE POSTPONES Paris, France (IP! Tonight's scheduled 10-round lightweight bout between Ralph Dupas of New Orleans, La., and Seraphin Ferrer of France has been post poned until Friday night be cause of a Paris subway strike. HOOPSTER KILLED Chicago OP) John O'Brien, 19, sophomore forward on the Loyola of Chicago basketball team, died Sunday of injuries suffered Saturday when his au tomobile crashed with another car in a western suburb of Chicago. Bud Cook Grabs Main In Hardtop Auto Races Bud Cook skippered his K-4 to triumph in the main event Saturday evening as the hard top auto racing got underway in a generally smooth manner at the Valley View speedway. Bobby Wilcox drove home sec ond in the big race of the night and Wally Cannon was third. Ray Asher in C-l was first in the semi-main with Lou Kurz in the place and Lee Davis in the show positions. The A trophy race went to the 1956 track champion. Crock Hunter, in 15-X. Asher collected the B trophy and the second heat race prize in addition to his semi-main de cision. Other heat racers were Kurz in M-7, Cannon in 20 and Bob Jenkins in M-4. , The evenings was marked by good driving and was fairly free of mishaps. Jim Erwin report edly was taken to the hospital for treatment of a wrenched back. MILLER RUDIG DRAGSTER ESTABLISHES RECORD The Grants Pass team of Ber nie Miller and Bob Rudig set a new Camp White drag strip rec ord of 121.62 miles per hour Sunday as the Southern Oregon Timing association got its 1957 season underway. Operating a dragster powered by a supercharged Oldsmobile engine, the Grants Pass duo eclipsed the 120.94 mark achiev ed by Jerry Lausmann, Medford, in 1954. Doug Pruitt, Medford, also set a B gas class standard of 99 mph with a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk. Officials said it was one of the fastest times for the class on the west coast this spring. A spectator crowd estimated at more than 0,000 was on hand and the SOTA event drew 83 entrants in 18 classes. Contest ants came from as far away as Madera, Calif. Higher Speed Hope Sunday was the first time the Miller-Rudig machine had been run. Miller, a locksmith and hob by shop operator, and Rudig, an insurance man, expressed con fidence that they'll be able to boost their speed up around 130 mph when a few bugs are work ed out. With top eliminator car and fastest time of the day, the two men won a free dinner at the Desert cafe.. Races got off to a late start but the new electronic clocks performed perfectly and made up for lost time by timing vehi cles at the rate of three per minute. ' A motorcycle fast time of 100.11 was turned up by Charles Beck, Rogue River, on a Tri umph. During the afternoon Central Point rural fire department ran a routine practice alarm and sent their vehicles through the cen ter of the racing area and down the strip. Firemen commended the SOTA for its efficient and ef fective manner in controlling the drags. Forest Green Detective agency helped with spectator control deputizing several SOTA members. Private Property The SOTA has made arrange ments with Forest Green to pa- Seattle Rainiers Sign Up Pillette Seattle, Wash. (IP) Duane Pil lette, former American league pitcher, was signed today as a free agent by the Seattle Rai niers and will start for the club Tuesday night at Portland. The San Francisco Seals handr ed Pillette, 33, his unconditional release last week although he had compiled a 4-1 record and an earned run average of 2.91. He had failed to go the distance the last three times out after an impressive start earlier in . the season. EASY DOES IT Six-year-old Donna DeYoung of Grand Haven, Mich, steps out jauntily and full of con fidence as she demonstrates her artificial limbs before a Senate committee on Labor and Public Welfare in Washington. Donna was born without legs. - Following the top three in the main were Johnny Jones, Erick Bundock, Bob McGilvery, Doc Catmull, Don Hooper and Ted Sletten, in that order. After the leaders in the semi came Lon Gay, Jenkins, Doyce Lem ley, Wee Williams, and Buz Webb. McGilvery and Wilcox trail ed Hunter in the A trophy run and Joe Ellison was second and Gay third in the quest for the B hardware. After Kurz in the first heat came Jenkins, Erwin, Williams, and Mut Price. Tailing Asher in the second chase were Elli son, Sletten, Ken, Kline, Davis and Gay. Coming in after the winner in the third heat were Cook, Elmore Sizemore, Cat Mull, Bundock, Keck and Hoop er. Bobby Rose was second in the fourth heat and behind him were Hunter, Wilcox and Mc Gilvery. trol the area through the year and to give special service at drag meets. The strip is private property and SOTA officials said that individuals caught racing on the strip when not under as sociation supervision will be prosecuted as trespassers. Trophies were donated by Lamport's Sporting Goods store, Barker's Men's store and Brill Metal works. The association ex pressed thanks to Medford Scrap Iron company for use of plat form scales and for services of radio station KMED, Vhite City realty, Ross Lumber company and Coca Cola Bottling compa ny. Seven more drag programs are planned with the next on June 9. CLASS WINNERS: STOCK E 70.31 Dale McCov, Med ford. 49 Ford: O 78.94 Jack Hillberrv, Ashland, 53 Olds: C 81.81 Jick Clark, Jacksonville, 56 Pontiac; B 84.90 Ar den Hildebrand, Medford. 57 Chev.; A 92.30 Fred MuskoDV. Grants Pass. 57 Olds: SS 93.65 Sid, Pierce, Grants Pass. 57 Chev.: GAS E 70.86 Larry, Medford. 47 FordStude; D 84.90 Rod Follett, Ore ton. 57 Merc; C 77.58 Charles Peer, Medford. 57 Chev.; B 99.00 Doug Pruitt. Medford, 57 Stude; A 90.99 Howard Roberts, Ashland, 40 Ford Olds. ROADSTER B 85.55 Monte Wray, Ashland. 32 Ford. SPORTS C 81.81 Bob Ferns. Med ford, Triumph: B 84.11 Tom Alley. Medford, 55 T-Bird; Mod. 90.41 Lou Wolffe, Ashland. 57 T-Bird. CYCLES A 100.11 Charles Beck. Rogue River, Triumph: B 90.09 Homer Howell. Rogue River, Triumph. OPEN GAS 121.62 Miller and Ru dig, Grants Pass, Dragster-Olds. Chase Now Close In International By UNITED PRESS International league pundits figured Toronto prexy Jack Cooke was overly optimistic when, during an early-season Maple Leaf slump, he predicted: '"We'll win the pennant." However, following week-end action, the slow-starting Leafs now are involved in a virtual triple tie for first place and Cooke's ords during the slump, "If we lag now . . . we'll pick up the lost ground," have a prophetic ring. Buffalo actually leads the league with a .606 mark but trails Richmond .605 and Toronto .600 by a half-game. Clean up overdue bills with an HFC loan If you need money to consolidate your debts, for spring repairs, or for any uther miscellaneous ex penses, call HFC. At Household you get fast, effi cientjservice by trained experts in money matters. Select your own terms, with up to 24 months to repay. You can borrow with confidence, because HFC is America's oldest and largest consumer finance company, serving nearly 2,000,000 families each year. Borrow up to $1500 in one day that part thai part exceeding OUSEHOLD FINANCE Coynfuiitcrt ef Tlledfcfid 128 E. Main PHONE: Monday, May 37, 1957 Feather Tiff Set June 19 Paris (IP Cherif Hamia of France and Hogan (Kid) Bassey of Nigeria will meet in Paris' first world featherweight title fight at the Pare des Princes football stadium, June 19. Promoter Charlie Michaelis, who signed the match late Sun day, expects a capacity 40,000 at tliis 15-round battle for the vacant 126-pound crown. Michaelis did not disclose the terms which had lured Hamia and Bassey away from the In ternational Boxing club of New York, which had hoped to stage the title fight at Syracuse, N.Y., or Montreal, Que. Hamia, the world's top ranked contender, and Bassey, second rated, will be fighting for the title left vacant by American Sandy Saddler's retirement in March because of an eye injury- Hanson Nabs Land of Sky Asheville, N.C. (IPl Tall Beverly Hanson of Indio, Calif., credits "real luck'.' for her re cent string of golf victories. Miss Hanson fired a four-un-der par 70 Sunday to win the first annual Land of the Sky Women's Open tournament. Miss Hanson wound up the four - day tournament with a total 286, one stroke ahead of 20-year-old Wiffi Smith, Orange, Tex. - Mickey Wright San Diego, Calif., shot a six-under-par 68 Sunday to tie the course record which Miss Hanson had set on Thursday. Her blazing finish boosted her into third place with a 290 total. Joyce Zicke, Mil waukee, Wis., was fourth with 294. Faye Crocker, Montevideo, Ur uguay, and pre-tournament fav orite Marlene Bauer Hagge tied for fifth place at 295. Bob Christie Earns Berth Indianapolis Bob Christie of Grants Pass, Or., Sunday quali fied for a starting position in the 500-mile Memorial day race at Indianapolis Motor speedway Christie, driving a Jones and Manley special, turned in a qual ifying speed of 139.799 miles per hour. Bick, Norquist Cop Best Ball The team of Jim Sheldon, Medford, and Dick Hanen, Coos Bay, were two strokes off the winning pace in the Riverside Golf and Country club invita tional best ball tournament com pleted yesterday in Portland. They had a 67-71138. Win ners were Don Bick and Bob Norquist, University of Oregon, with 66-70136. Alan Holmes and Clayton Lewis, Medford, had 68-74142. Harry Millette and Carl Schmidt also representing Rogue Valley Country club, had 73-71144 and Dom Provost Jr., Ashland, and RVCC, and Lou Stafford, Portland, 69-72141. Cah MONTHLY PAYMENT PLANS TmW 24 20 12 paymts paymts paymts paymts $100 S 5.90 S 6.72 $10.05 $18.46 200 11.81 13.44 20.09 36.92 300 17.71 20.16 30.14 55.38 500 28.86 32.97 49.64 91.66 1000 53.89 62.21 95.64 179.56 1500 77.87 90.38 140.57 266.36 Household's char re is the monthly rate of 5 om of a batanct not exceeding 9300, 2 em of a balance in excess of $300 kmt w $500, and 1 on any remainder. St., 2nd Floor SP 3-5301 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEH Jerry Close Second, Third In AAU Broad Jerry Close, Medford high was second in tne nign school broad jump and third in the championship division Saturday night in the AAU track and field meet at Portland. Close's 22 feet 5 inches was second to the 22-9 by Darrell Horn, Pilot Rock, in the prep jump. But in the champ class Close went 22-11 Vz, the best of his career and Horn followed with 22-8. The college jump was taken by Martin Pedigo, Uni versity of Oregon at 23-8. After winning his Saturday preliminary heats in the hurdles and also in the 100-yard dash, Wally Larson, Medford, did not run in the highs. He injured the arch of his foot coming down after clearing one of the high hurdles. Because of his injury no Medford relay team was en tered. Bingham , Victor Pete Kershaw, in the 220-yard AlBesselink Links Victor Kansas City, Mo. (in Al Besselink of Grossinger, N.Y., a professional . who displays as much confidence in his golfing as color in his playing attire, forecast today that his victory in the $22,000 Kansas City Open was only the first of several. The handsome 32-year-old for mer University of Miami golfer, who took the $2,800 first prize here Sunday finished three strokes in front after shooting a mediocre 75 for a 279 total.' George Bayer, Los Angeles, golf's longest hitter, and Dow Finstedwald, Tequegta, Fla., tied for second at 282 and each col lected $1,650. Two newcomers on the pro tour, Gay Brewer, Cincinnati, and Paul Harney of Bolton, Mass., finished with 284 and re ceived $1,150. Salem U Oregon State's lightweight crew defeated Brit ish Columbia here by 6V4 lengths Saturday but the UBC varsity won a ii length victory over the 1V4 mile course. Agar a The amazement of it! Richness, body, aroma -but never a trace of bite or burn! Kessler is positively the smoothest of today's smoother whiskies... And the price is amazing! 260 Pint ,400 45 Qt. JltlUJ KESSLEK CO . UWJEKKliHe. OiUH. ILIUEt Jump Events dash and Les Lingscheit. Med ford, in the half-mile failed to place for Medford in the high school rivalry. Among winners in the champ ionship class was Ed Bingham, Oregon and ex-Medford, with a 211-6 in the javelin. Cliff Cordy, ex-Crater high, was second ia the half-mile won by Bill Mos ser, University of Washington. The high school javelin was a three-way" affair with Lary Smith, Crater, first at 193-4',i, Glenn Winningham, Grants Pass,, second at 188-2 ',2 and Wayne' Christian, Eagle Point, third at 184-2. Portland HP Steve Ander son, the versatile track star from the University of Oregon, show ed why the Ducks were good in track competition this year as he chalked up three firsts, and placed second in two others of the seven events he was en tered in in the Oregon AAU meet held at Lincoln high school Saturday. Anderson won the 220 high hurdles, the 100 and 220-yard dash and placed second in the broad jump and javelin. Only one record fell in the" championship division as the University of Washington's mile relay team toured the distance in 3:22.9. A Lincoln high school student, Ralph Strait, ran one of the fastest high school miles this year, turning in a time of 4:21.7. Tom Hamlin JC Winner Tom Hamlin and Phil 'Mon grain won berths in the Oregon Junior Chamber of Commerce junior golf tournament by fire ing the low cards in the Medford Jaycees tourney at Rogue Val ley Country club. Hamlin was medalist with 81-76-157 and Mongrain had 81-77-158. Eighteen juniors played the first round of the meet and only five went out for the second round. Only other complete score available was the 79-82-161 reported for. John Kerr. i The Smooth as Silk whiskey h;SEV. M WMF. TIVW S'N HITIll IPIHH
