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I o O Bin slogan Favorite For U.S. Golf Open Bf LZO H. PETERSEN United Presj Sportj Editor ToJedo, Ohio jl? Eight former champions, and 1954 oth er golfers iho re trying to win the title for the first time, tested ti.e tough, rough and lightening ?st greens of the Inverness Country club for the last time today before they tee off for the game's biggest prize the L'.S Open championship. The man they had to beat, ac cording to the Bookmaker's odds and the golfers themselves, was no one less than one of the old men in the field Eantam Ben Hogan. Hogan, who has won this one four times and is shooting for an unprecented fifth, doesn't claim too much for his own chances, for he is experimenting with a new putting grip. But those who have played practice rounds with him over the tight, rolling 6,919 yard par 70 layout say he is hit ting the ball as well as ever. As for his putting, the veteran Gene Sarazen, one of the former champs in the field who has been testing the course with Hogan In practice rounds, suggested there was nothing for Ben to worry about. Church Softball Season Starts Temple Baptist scored the most lopsided victory Monday in 5ening games of the YMCA Church Softball league. Temple whacked Phoenix Presbyterian 20 to 2. In other James Medford N'azarene won 11 to 3 from Latter Day Saints and St. Peter's Lutheran trimmed First Baptist 10 to 8. First Meth odist won by forefeit from Zion Lutheran. Games are scheduled again next Monday with twilight frays on Hedrick and McLoughlin Junior High school fields. Field of Eight In Belmont Run PJew York M The likeli hood today was for a starting field of eight Saturday in the $100,000 Eelmont Stakes, the third jewel in racing's Triple Crown classic. With the Calumet Farm ..lore than likely not represented in the mile and one-half event, Bold Ruler, the Preakness win ner, will be the horse to beat. Expected to start along with Bold Ruler are Gallant Man, Bold Nero, Cohoes. Inside Track, Promised Land, Nah Hiss "and the surprising Lucky Dip. 'With these small and fast greens, the only way to putt is to close your eyes and hope for the best," Sarazen said. "We played the course Tuesday after 10 hours of rain and the greens were so fast it was impossible to judge them. Imagine how fast they will be if we get a few days of hot sun." Hogan, who is 45, appeared in fine spirits. His practice round playing partners, including an other veteran of the goifing wars, Jimmy Demaret, said they have never seen him more jovial. "You'd have to say his mental attitude is perfect," Demaret said "This isn't the serious Hogan we used to know. Maybe he has learned to relax, and if he has look out." Demaret himself, who is 46 and the only grandfather in the field, is among those classed right be hind Hogan in the favorite's role. Snead Tries Again Another veteran, Slammin' Sam Snead, trying once again for the only major title in golf which has escaped him. was grouped right up there with Ho gan and Demaret in the favor ite's class, "nead is 45. Snead's practice rounds have not been sensational, although one day he came in with an un official 69 after hitting the deep rough of the course five times. In addition to Hogan and Sara zen, the former champs in the field are Cary Middlecoff, the defending title holder: Ed Fur gol. Julius Boros. Lloyd Man grum. Lew Worsham, and Jack Fleck. Only Middlecoff and Boros in addition, to Hogan rank among the favorites. Furgol, whose left arm is whithered and who is bothered by a bone chip in right arm, shot a four under par 32 on the back nine on a practice round. "But I'll never be able to do it when the chips are down for I'm just not in shape," he said. Akins Encounters Byars Tonight Norfolk, Va. V Virgil Akins of St. Louis and Walter Byars of Boston will compete against each other and a number of other attractions tonight when their welterweight clash forms a part of Norfolk's week-long in ternational naval review cele bration. Akins is a 9-5 favorite. Matchmaker Chris Dundee ex pects 5.000 to attend the fight although local citizens and vis itors also will have a circus, ice show, jazz show, ballet perform ance, folk dancing, symphony or chestra program and a "Grand Cle Opry" to attend tonight. Hatchery Salmon Return To Rogue Portland Although mark ed Rogue river spring chinook salmon have beent aken in pre vious years, this is the first year the returns have been of sufficient number to be a sig nificant part of the run and con tribution to the sport catch. So says Henry Mastin, game com mission fishery biologist on the lower Rogue, who is watching closely the hatchery returns of salmon released fours years ago as yearlings from the commis sion's Butte Falls station. Mastin said that as of the 20th of May, 102 marked Rogue riv er spring chinook from 1,437 fish examined at the canneries represented a ratio of return of one marked to 13 wild fish. For the season up to the 15th of May 7.10 per cent of the chinook sport catch have carried Rogue river marks. This percentage is the most significant for the contributior. of marked salmon since the start of the program. Mastin also stat ed that the daily recoveries this spring have exceeded some seasonal recoveries of previous years. The upriver releases have shown the greatest success of return following the same pat tern evident in past years. The return from downriver releases may be proportionately high as there have been fewer numbers of these fish stocked. Tom Sturdivant, Ray Boone Fined Chicago W President Will Harridge of the American league fined pitcher Tom Sturdi vant of the New York Yankees and first baseman Roy Boone of the Detroit Tigers S100 each for their scrap during a baseball gnme last Sunday. SEVEN-FOOTER TO USC Los Angeles ilfl Bill En gesser, seven-foot, one-half inch prep basketball, star, said Tues day he intends to enroll at the University of Southern Cali fornia In the fall. If he does, En gesser will the tallest player in the 50-year history of the sport at the school. Interest of Public Revealed in Probe New York If the Dodgers succumb to the lure of toll-TV on the West Coast, chances are that they will be able to attract very substantial paying TV au diences, judging by the findings of l nationwide study which has been completed by Look maga zine. The study, which was conduct ed for Look by Alfred Politz Research, Inc., measured public interest in watching various types of TV shows when re spondents could see them free and also when they had to pay to see them. The study shows that of all the people in the United States who are 10 years of age or old er. 35.600,000 27.9rj) would be willing to pay 25 cents to watch a world series ball game on TV; 32,400,000 (25.47.) would be willing to pay 50 cents; and 25.300,000 (19.9) would be willing to pay $1. When price is not a consideration, the study shews that 53,200,000 people (41.1) would be interested in watching a world series game on TV. Most Would S Series Of the nine types of TV shows studied, a world series baseball game would attract the biggest o BOURBON DRINKERS... When arc you going to change to clearly finer Schenlcu RESERVE in Toll TV Made For Look audience via toll TV, according to the survey, but several other types of TV shows would attract audiences almost as large. For purposes of measuring consumer willingness to pay for TV shows at different prices, one-third of the respondents in the Look-Politz study were measured on their willingness to pay 25 cents to watch TV shows in which they were-inter-ested; one third were measured on their willingness to pay 50 cents; and one-third on their willingness to pay SI. At a 25 cent price, the study stovs that 31,550,000 people (24.8) would be willing to pay to see a variety show featuring music, dancing and comedy; 29,500,000 (23.1) would be willing to pay to see a film never before shown in a movie house; and 28,750,000 (22.6) would be willing to pay to see a heavyweight boxing cham pionship. 50 Cent Choicei At a 50 cent price, 27,800,000 (21.8) would pay to see a variety show; 26,150,000 (20.5) would pay to see a brand-new film; and 24,050,000 (18.9) would pay to see a heavyweight boxing championship. At a $1 price, a leading cur rent Broadway play could be expected to attract an audience second in size only to the audi ence for a world, series game, ac cording to the study, with a va riety show ranking a close third; a film never before shown in a movie house ranking fourth; and a heavyweight boxing cham pionship ranking fifth. Accord ing to the Look-Politz study, a total of 21,600,000 people would be willing to pay $1 to see a leading current Broadway play; 21,000,000 would be willing to pay SI to see a variety show; and the potential audiences for a brand-new film and a heavy weight boxing championship are 19,600,000 and 19,150,000, re spectively, when the price is $1. Interestingly enough, whereas public interest in watching most of the nine types of free TV shows studied has decreased somewhat from the interest of a year ago when a similar Look Politz survey was conducted, public willingness to pay for the privilege of viewing has increas ed for almost all of the shows, regardless of the price. For in stance, at a $1 price, there has been an increase for all types of shows except a heavyweight boxing championship, which has shown a very slight decrease. Bourbon drinker? should just naturally take to Schenley Reserve. ..with plesure. It's so smooth and soft. ..clearly finer in the bottle. ..clearly 6ier to your taste. Enjoy Schenley in the white label package tonight. XltVull DISTIUEIS (!.. t.T.C. ILENDED MSU It H00F, HX dill NfUtlU SHUTS Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport POr 0SCAR FRALEY Parade -SiSSr i lSazL Un',", Pre" Wednesday, June 12, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEJT Alexandria Bay, N. Y. (IP) Bulging-browed Carmen Basil io knelt on a sun-swept boat dock as the "admiral" of the Thousand Islands fleet poised a sword over his close-cropped head and prepared to "knight" him. A broad grin swept over the battle-scarred features of the welterweight champion and. looking ud at the "admiral" and his twor Basilio quipped: "Just like all these fight man agers. Ready to take his cut." Which may explain in part why the one-time onion farmer is hoping today to get an op portunity to destroy a long-time idol. Carmen Basilo needs a "big pay-day." Even when you're the cham pion of the world, it is no guar antee that you are financially "loaded." And so it is with Ba silio an ironhard terror in the ring, but a butter-soft "touch'' on the outside. He has had his share of lucrative fights but the circle of pleading palms is large and Basilio is too nice for his own good. Basilio Has A Plan Bringing him face to face with the necessity of blasting aside the man who long has been his fistic idol, Sugar Ray Robinson, another of the mighty who found that the riches of the ring are difficult to retain. Basilio thinks he can do it, too. "Robinson was one of the great fighters," Basilio analyzed with the admiration of a crowd ing slugger for the master box er. "But he has- got to be over the hill and I know I can beat him." There were those who thought that Robinson should have nev er come back. But he, too, need ed money and the old-time hun ger revived a certain amount of the ancient talents so that ho twice fought his way back to the middleweight title, the last time against another Basilio type crowder named Gene Full mer. "He was lucky," Basilio say:. "Coming off the ropes he threw a desperation hook and caught Fullmer coming in. Anybody had to go when hit with such a lucky combination. But I saw him in the dressing room 15 minutes later and he was still huffing and puffing." Five Rounds of Danger So Basilio has it worked out in his mind just how he will beat Robinson if given the chance. "He's dangerous only for four or five rounds now," Basilio ex plains. "Then he's got to run out of gas. So I'll have to feint and move him, keep on top of him and never let him rest. If I stood around and let him make the fight, he'd have a chance. If I stay on him, he won't." "If he doesn't come to terms soon," Basilio threatened, "I'm going to take the winner of the Kid Gavilan-Vince Martinez fight and defend the welter weight title against whichever one wins. "I just can't wait too long," he added. "I've got to have a big pay day." Lon Skinner Ski Titlist Lon Skinner, Medford, for the third consecutive year, won the overall championship in the Sodabay Water Ski tournament at Clear Lake, -Calif. The meet was held last week end under sponsorship of Gold en Gate Water Ski club and Edgewater resort. Skinner was first in the men's slalom, third in the men's trick skiing and fourth in the men's jumping. In the slalom, Skin ner's best event, skiers were re quired to round six buoys on the first run over the course and again on the return trip. The Medford man is Oregon's outstanding slatman on water and a candidate for top honors in the first annual Oregon Wa ter ski championships at Gard ener lake 15 miles east of Med ford on June 29 and 30. Clarkson Joins Portland Beavers Portland IP Tom Clark son, outstanding outfielder-first baseman for the University of Arizona, joined the Portland Beavers in Seattle today. He was signed Tuesday by the Chicago Cubs to a Portland contract. 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