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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE National West for Clubs Must Decide by October 1 By LEO H. PETERSEN Chicago HP) The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants were set for the "California Gold Rush of '53" today in a package deal that may also transfer the Cincinnati Redlegs into a New York franchise. The way for the most drastic revision of the major league baseball map in history was of ficially paved Tuesday when Na tional league club owners un animously consented to permit the Dodgers to shift to Los Ang eles and the Giants to San Fran cisco. The owners stipulated that both clubs must make up their minds before Oct. 1. General Manager Gabe Paul of the Redlegs did not ask sim ilar permission to transfer the Cincinnati franchise but a top baseball official told the United Press the Redlegs will move to New York if the two other clubs move out. It was the same of ficial who informed the United Press of the development which occurred Tuesday. Fury on All Fronti The biggest bombshell to hit baseball in years resulted in the following furious activity: Mayor Robert Wagner of New York said he will "do ev erything I can to keep the Dodg ers and Giants in New York." Wagner is scheduled to take up the matter today in an emer gency meeting with other city officials. Mayor Norris Poulson of Los Angeles arrived in New York to press the matter with President Walter O'Mally of the Dodgers and L.A. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn pre dicted the Dodgers will announce In a few days that they are shift ing to the West Coast city. The Ohio legislature passed by a 110-2 vote a bill- which would provide the Redlegs with a new stadium. The bill, spon sored by Rep Robert A. Taft Jr., must clear the Senate to become law. Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick called tne NL owners' ac tion "improper" because of min or league territorial rights in volved. He is without power to block the proposed shifts, how ever. In Washington, a United Press reporter said congression al reaction to the expansion of the league "is unquestionably favorable." Rep. Emanuel Cel- ler (D-NY) and Rep. Patrick J. Hillings (R-Calif.), endorsed the idea when it was revealed ex clusively by the United Press on Monday. Both O'Malley and Horace Stoneham, owner of the Giants, stressed that they asked per mission for the transfers "re luctantly" and left the door slightly ajar for New York City officials to change their minds. Ebbet'i Fiald Congested "Whether we exercise the per mission we've been granted re mains to be seen," said O'Malley. "I am aware of the fact that the people of Los Angelas and the government officials there are very anxious to have major league baseball. I think Brook lyn fans have been 100 per cent all right but we want a new ball park. We need a park where we can park cars and please fans. Right now, we can park only 700 cars." "The league acted so that our club could be in a position to go to San Francisco," said Stone- ham. "We like New York. But the support hasn't been . there We'd like to stay, but last year our attendance was away down about 630.000. rf we did move, I wouldn't mind another club moving into New York at all." "National League President Warren Giles confirmed that the Redlegs were asked whether they desired to transfer to New York at Tuesday's meeting and said Paul replied, "We aren't asking consent for anything." The United Press informant pointed out that the Redlegs could not "ask to move into a city until the two teams current ly there officially announce that they are moving out of it." Holland Approves Airline Agreement The Hague, Holland IP) both houses of Parliament have approved the Dutch-American air agreement concluded in Washington last month, it was announced today. The agreement provides for new KLM Royal Dutch airlines air routes from Amsterdam to Houston. Tex., and from Cur- acau, Dutch Antilles, to New York. PRO-AM BENEFIT New Rochelle, N.Y. (t Forty-two professional golfers, headed by Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. and 165 amateurs were competing today in a huge pro amateur benefit tournament at the Wykagyl Country club. Loop Okehs Shift Giants, Dodgers MEDFORDvrtSTRIBUM srpoDntnrs Kurd, Gray Toss Shutouts For SF, LA in By DON THACKRET United Press Sports Writer For the most part the bull pens in the Pacific Coast league could have been used to keep bulls in Tuesday night. Six of the eight starting pitch ers stayed around to finish up the job and one of the two hurl ers that left did so for a pinch hitter. San Francisco leaped over Hollywood into second place by by blanking Sacramento 6-0 while Vancouver wa protecting Comments On Franchise Action Vary By UNITED PRESS The National league's decision to authorize transfer of the New York Giant franchise to San Francisco and the Brooklyn franchise to Los Angeles, if and when the two clubs request per mission to do so, brought the following comments today on the Pacific coast: SAVE FACE Leslie V. O'Connor, presi dent of the Pacific Coast league: "Originally, I did not think they would make the move. But then when there was so much publicity, prop aganda and talking about it I knew it had to happen as a face saving measure." SF MAYOR HAPPY Mayor George Christopher of San Francisco: "I am happy that San Francisco is being consider ed as a possible home city for the Giants and I am certain this city eventually will have a major league basbeall team. although the matter is not yet fully decided." SPEED SURPRISES Los Angeles Mayor Norrii Poulson: "I'm a little sur prised at the speed with which they acted, but I'm naturally pleased about the decision." ANNOUNCEMENT SOON Los Angeles County Super visor Kenneth Hahn: "I believe the Brooklyn Dodgers will an nounce in the next few days they are coming to Los Angeles. Of course, Mr. Walter O Mal ley's lips are sealed by base ball law, but I am convinced a definite announcement is forth coming soon." NO FUTURE FOR MINORS Paul Fagan, former owner of the San Francisco Pacific Coast league club and long time advocate of major league ball on the West Coast: "There's no future in minor league baseball in Califcrnia. The majors should make a better go in San Francisco than the Seals have in the past few years." TO JUST KEEP TRYING Jerry Donovan, president of the second place San Francisco Seals: "There's nothing we can do about it from here. We'll just keep trying to win the Pacific Coast league pennant this year!" NOT TAXPAYERS George Mulvanny, San Francisco m a n-on-the-streel: "I'd like to see them out here, but I don't think the tax payers should have to pay for the stadium. Baseball is pri vate enterprise and ought to pay for itself." 1 " k y , HARDTOPS COLLIDE The tilted auto of Mutt Price and the machine of Jim Erwin are shown after a collision off the track during the semi-main at opening hardtop races at Valley View track last week end. Erwin's car left the track at the north end first and Priced followed moments later. Erwin suf fered a bruised back when the battery came Wadnwday, Mar 29, 1837 Coast Loop I its league lead with a 5-3 win from the Stars. San Diego shut out Los Angeles 3-0 and Port land almost did the same to Se attle, winning 6-1. Outstanding pitching jobs were the four-hit shutouts turned in by Tom Hurd of San Francisco and John Gray of San Diego. Hurd won his second game without a loss as he applied the whitewash brush to the last place Sacramento Solons. The Seals got only seven hits off Joe Stan ka, who went the route for the Sacs, but put them together in mere workmanlike fashion. Gray likewise kept Los An geles scoreless, fanning seven and walking four. His earned run average is now a neat 0.50. Vancouver's win increased the Mounties' league lead to two and a half games and dropped the Stars, erstwhile leaders, into third place, three games out. Bob Thorpe of Portland bested Duane Pillette of Seattle in a duel. Thorpe pitched a seven hitter and the Rainiers did not get their lone run until the ninth inning when the Beavers were ahead 6-0. The big blows were George Freese's sixth home run of the year with a man on in the fourth and a similar blow by Sam Cal- derone in the seventh. Pillette, just signed by the Rainiers after being released by San Francisco, gave up 10 hits. Milwaukee Braves Hack Red leg Gap With 1-0 Nod By TIM MORIARTY United Press Sport Writer If there are any members of the Dodgers and the Giants har boring misgivings about their proposed transfers to California they ought to consult Warren Spahn. Since moving west with the STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Vancouver 29 16 .644 W. L. Pet. GB San Francisco.. Hollywood Los Angeles San Diego' Seattle Portland Sacramento 21 19 .5S7 ,i 27 20 .574 3 23 20 .535 5 23 24 .489 7 23 24 .458 8'i 16 24 .400 10 'i 12 30 .286 15 ',i Tuesday's Results San Francisco 6. Sacran nto 0. Vancouver 5, Hollywood 3. Portland 6. Seattle 1. San Diego 3, Los Angeles 0. NATIONAL. LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Cincinnati Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia St. Louis New York .. Chicago 25 13 .658 ....21 ..21 13 .618 2 2i 3'i 14 .600 20 15 .571 17 18 .486 6s 1S 21 .417 9 11 22 .333 11 V, Tuesday's Results Philadelphia 16. New York 8 (night). Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 2 (11 innings night). Milwaukee 1. Cincinnati 0 (night). St. Louis 5, Chicago 1 (night). AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB Chicago .23 10 .697 New York .. 22 Cleveland 21 Boston 19 13 .629 2 . 14 .600 3 19 .500 Sli Detroit 18 19 .4H6 7 .459 8 .371 11 Kansas City Baltimore ... Washington . 17 20 ..13 22 ..12 28 .300 14 i Tuesday's Results New York 8. Boston 5 (10 innings). Chicago 3. Kansas City 1. Cleveland 4, Detroit 3. (Only gemes scheduled). NORTHWEST LEAGUE Yakima Wenatchee W. L. ..24 9 -.18 16 Prt. .727 .500 .484 .451 alem Tri-City . Eugene ... Lewis ton .15 16 .14 17 ..12 16 .428 -.10 17 .370 Thursday's Results Salem 6. Eugene 4. Lewiston 6. Yakima 1. Wenatchee 7. Tri-City 6 (10 innings). Jim McHale Heads Yanks In Britain Formby, England HP) Jimmy McHale of Philadelphia, "the luckiest player still in the tournament" today led a de pleted group of four American survivors into the fourth round of the British Amateur golf championship. Fifteen Yanks were eliminated during Monday's opening play and another seven bowed out during two rounds Tuesday, leaving McHale, Dale Morey of Indianapolis, Ind., Gene An drews of Pacific Palisades, Calif., and Harold Ridgeley of Haverford, Pa., as the only re maining U.S. representatives in this ancient tournament. Tv HeuHdt Tedlay Two more rounds were sched uled today. If McHale got by Charlie Stowe of Britain in this morning's fourth round, he was to meet the winner of an all English match between Jack Burnside and John Taylor in the afternoon. Other fourth round pairings involving Americans put Morey against Frank Fawcett of Eng land, Andrews against H. V. S. Thorn son of Scotland, and Ridgeley , against Dr. F. W. G. Deighton of England. The lucky survivors of to day's two rounds will move into Thursday's -quarterfinals. The semifinals are scheduled for Fri day and the 36-hold title round will be played Saturday. Hungarian Refugee Orchestra in Debut Vienna. lift The Hungarian refugee orchestra "Philharmon ica Hungariaca" received favor able reviews today for its first concert in the big Vienna Con cert hall. The orchestra, composed of refugee musicians who fled Hun gary after last October's upris ing, made its debut in the hall Tuesday. Formation of the or chestra was made possible by money gifts from various organ izations, including the Rockefel ler and Ford foundations. old Boston Braves to Milwaukee four years ago, Spahn has proved he is just as good pitching on the shores of Lake Michigan as he was during his younger days on the banks of the Charles river. The wily, 36-year-old south paw hooked up with Cincinna ti's young Don Gross in an old fashioned pitching duel Tuesday night at Milwaukee. Gross had a no-hit, no-run game going un til the eighth inning when Bob by Thomson led off the frame with a triple and latef scored oh Frank Torre's single to give Spahn and the Braves a 1-0 vic tory. The Braves' triumph allowed them to move within 2V2 games of pace-setting Cincinnati and to within a half game of the Dodg ers, who dropped a 3-2, 11-in-ning decision to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In other National league night games, Larry Jackson pitched the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 triumph over the Chi cago Cubs, and the Phillies whipped the Giants, 16-6. In American league action the White Sox retained their two game hold on first place by downing the Athletics, 3-1; the Indians shaded the Tigers, 4-3; and the Yankees scored three runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Red Sox, 8-5. Baltimore and Washington were not scheduled. Spahn allowed eight hits in chalkin up his fifth victory of the season and his third over the Redlegs this year. He has always been tough on Cincinnati and now holds a 42-14 lifetime rec ord against the Redlegs. ERSKINE VICTOR Doncaster, England API British heavyweight champion Joe Erskine scored a 12-round decision over Peter Bates Tues day night at the Doncaster Race track. Erskine weighed 203 pounds. Bates 196. loose in the car and hit him. Hardtop drivers will be seen in action again this Saturday night at Valley View with another program including trophy dashes, heat races, a main and a semi-main. Time trials will be at 7 p.m. with the first race at 8 p.m. Bud Cook won the main event last Saturday. (Birchfield photc) , IIJUJ W uobion ilia GP RACER AT INDIANAPOLIS Grants Pass entry in the Indianapolis 500-mile Memorial Day race is Bob Christie who qualified Sunday at a speed of 139.779 miles per hour. Bill Taylor, racing fuels representative and former West Coast midget champion looks at the stopwatch which showed Chris tie's time for the 10-mile sprint was 4 minutes 17.55 seconds. Drivers Shakedown For Indianapolis Run By KURT FREUDENTHAL Indianapolis, Ind. (IP) The 33 starters in the Memorial Day 500-mile auto race push their low-slung roadsters onto the speedway oval today for final tests and shakedown runs. Some will practice tire changing and refueling against the stopwatch. Others will check carburetion and cruise around the brick and asphalt course at a speed they hope to maintain for 200 laps in their bid for fame and glory in the nation's pre miere gasoline derby. The weather outlook was optimistic. It called for "mostly fair and cooler" a 100 per cent improvement over predic tions for the two time trial week ends, when rain interfered on all but the final day last Sun day. The majority of pilots figured on at least two pit stops. Some cars, like the big powerful Novis driven by Paul Russo and Tony Bettenhausen, may make as many as four. There also was general agree ment that the record of 130.840 mph for the distance set by the late Bill Vukovich in 1954 will You'll a ji?. ' 'l '''"' i'nii lai.i'- iiiT iv ii if. i- i l mi mliir i i' ftir iMih i ftftiY rr'-'-1lmiritffr r Yrr- " -v. y 'li-nrfrr-it' SsSs THE OLD SUNNY BROOK CO, LOUISVILLE, K.Y, DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS C0 KENTUCKY STRAIGHT go by the boards. Estimates ranged from 131 to 137. Pat O'Connor, the pole sitter and top favorite along with former winner Troy Ruttman in a poll of "Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Club" members, predicted the race would be faster than last year. But how fast "will be governed by the yellow light." The yellow light signals an accident or other obstruction on the track and automatically slows down the field. It flashed on 11 times last year, thus hold ing down Flaherty's winning speed of 128.490. The 1956 champ will watch the race. He is recovering from injuries suffered in a dirt track event last summer. ORTIZ FIGHTS Chicago (IPI Unbeaten Carlos Ortiz, hoping to run his win streak to 24, takes on con-verted-Parisian Felix Chiocca in a 10-round lightweight televised fight tonight. Boxing Results By UNITED PRESS New Orleans. La.: Charley Norkus. 194. New York, outpointed Crowe Peele. 186. Baton Rogue. La. (10). enjoy it more if you take a cheerful On the holiday, whether you're going fishing, picnicking or just plain sitting around, the living is easy when Sunny Brook's there. It's got the cheerful, delicious taste and fine Kentucky quality everyone really enjoys 1 KFNITIir.KY STR A v - - - - IVhiters, Studs, Vie In VA Field Opener I Either Don Vannice or Duane Sides will be on the mound for the Medford Cheney Studs on Thursday afternoon when the semi-pro baseball club opposes Camp White 'in an exhibition at new Ricker field at the Veterans Administration domiciliary. The game is set as part of the dedicatory ceremonies. It is planned for seven innings. A cornerstone laying rite and a talk by E. K. Ricker, domiciliary manager for whom the park is named, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. The game will follow. A Softball game at the stadium will match the Rogue Valley and Butte Falls girls teams at 7:30 p.m. Studs' Manager Frank Roe- landt has announced only a tentative line-up for the after noon baseball encounter. Of the two pitchers, Vannice was a member of the county B champ ion Prospect high crew and Sides, ex-Medford high, hurled this spring for Southern. Oregon college, throwing one no-hitter. Roelandt, Medford high assist ant baseball tutor and head basketball coach, is expected to do the catching. Either Dennis King and Dick McLaughlin, who have ended careers at Medford high, will be at first base, with Ron Owings, ex-Klamath Union high and an all -conference play Grant High Raps Albany Albany, Ore. (IPI Grant high of Portland advanced to the semi-finals of the state class A-l high school baseball play offs Tuesday night by defeating Albany 10-4 here. Grant will meet Tigard at Ti gard Saturday in a semi-final game. Hub Kettle Has Throat Surgery Seattle HP) Hub Kittle, manager of the Yakima Bears of the Northwest League, under went throat surgery in Virginia Mason hospital here yesterday. Hospital attendants reported Kittle's condition as good. The baseball manager entered the hospital after a persistent minor throat ailment began interfer ing with his duties. bourbofFalong! I G HT BOURBON m - - - - - - - - - er this spring at Southern Ore gon, at shortstop. Larry Perkins, up from Med ford high, may be at second with Gordon Carrigan or Gordon Owsley at third. Carrigan, ex Crater high played baseball also for the Oregon State college Rooks. He is just out of military service. Owsley has completed his play for Medford high. Charley Mickelson, ex-University of Oregon, may be in left field, and John Kovenz, Medford high diamond mentor, in center. Eldon Francis may be in t h e" right pasture. He has played American Legion ball but was a javelin man in track at Medford high. For Camp White, Team Man ager Keith Johnson has reported he'll name his pitching starter from among Fred Herrmann, Jim Jones and Don Sanford. Ducks Travel To Berkeley Eugene (IPI Coach Don Kirsch's University of Oregon baseball team, winner of the Northern division title for the fourth time in five seasons, flew to Berkeley, Calif., today for a best two-of-three game series with California for the Pacific Coast conference title. The two teams play a double header Memorial day and a third game if necessary on Friday. The winner meets the Pepper-dine-Portland U. winner for a berth in the NCAA world series at Omaha, Neb., starting June 8. Oregon compiled a record of 24 victories, 7 defeats and one tie during the season. The Ducks, as a team, wound up the season with a .291 batting aver age with six regulars over .300. Maddox Hits Right-hander Ron Whittaker led the mound staff with an 8-1 mark while Stan Dmochowsky had 5-2, Rollie Heath 3-0 and Don Lane 3-2. Catcher Ellis Olson was the top hitter with a .341 average while shortstop Jim Pifher led in mns-batted-in with 27. An other slugger is leftfielder Ter ry Maddox who hit .330, knock ed in 17 run& and led the team in doubles with six. Oregon didn't lose an extra inning game all season and lost only one contest which was de cided by one run. sunw i 5? " V L pt. 45 qt - r- BOURBON WHISKEY. IS PROOF
