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."
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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.
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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
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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).
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In VA Field Opener
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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.
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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.
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