TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON)
It's Official; Giants Head
For SF After Current Season
By MILTON RICHMAN .
United Press SporU Writer
New York Hf" It's official!
The Giants are clearing out of
New York and heading for San
Francisco where they plan to
open for business next April.
Club President Horace Stone
ham put it right on the line dur
ing a Polo Grounds press confer
ence Thursday. He said this will
be the Giants' last year in New
York. And he cited "a steady de
crease in income" along with
"transportation and parking
problems" as the main reasons
for moving.
The only major detail still to
be ironed out, Stoneham said, is
the financial proposition San
Francisco city officials will offer
the Giants.
Frisco Mayor Pleased
In Los Angeles, Mayor George
Christopher of San Francisco,
obviously pleased by Stoneham's
statements, said he planned to
leave for New York tonight
where he intends to confer with
the Giants' president.
Stoneham said he was going
to recommend to the Giants
board of directors that the club
set up shop in San Francisco
next season "providing we get
a good deal from that city.
San Francisco officials it is
known, are prepared to meet the
Giants' terms.
Stoneham said the Giants
would be interested in paying
6 or 7 per cent of the gate re
ceipts as the rental fee for a ball
park in San Francisco.
TV Not Chief Lure
As for the potential television
revenue in San Francisco, Stone
ham insisted that was not the
chief lure for the Giants.
"Pay or toll TV. or whatever
you call it, is not the prime rea
son for our wanting to move,"
he said. "True, we are being of
fered more money than we get
now from our television spon
sor, but if we get a good deal
in San Francisco, we'll take it
' even without that closed-circuit
TV." .
Stoneham said the Giants
would be willing to play in the
present Seals' stadium until a
new (fine is built.
DEER ON THE LOOSE
Rosiclare, 111. W A new
type of traffic hazard was re
ported here. A frightened deer
ran mildly up Main Street, nar
rowly missing a woman pedes
trian before banging into a jew
elry store front.
STANDINGS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W. L.
Pet.
.612
.573
.567
.552
. San Francisco 60
Vancouver
Hollywood
San Diego
. 55
55
, 53
52
seatue
.515
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Portland
. 45
.479 13
34
33
.351 25 i
347 25 !i
Thursday's Reiulti
San Francisco 12. Portland 7
Vancouver 4. Los Angeles 3
Hollywood 9. San Diego 6
Seattle 4. Sacramento 3
How Series Stand
San Francisco 3. Portland 0
Vancouver 2. Los Angeles 1
Hollywood 2. San Diego 0
Sacramento 2. Seattle 1
Friday's Probable Pitchers
Hollywood iBennie Daniels 12-2) at
Sun rMeeo ijohn Grav 3-2).
Vancouver (Art Houtteman 1-1 at
Los Angeles (John Jancse -
Sacramento i Roger Osenbaugh B-ll)
Seattle iCharlie Rabe 10-OI.
San Francisco iR. W. Smith 5-7) at
Portland tBob Alexander tt-iuj.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W.
L. Pet.
Milwauke
St. Louis
50 37 .575
48 37 J5
47 37 .560
1
l'i
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
. New York
Pittsburgh -Chcago
48 38
48 39
40 46
.12 56
S.-.8 1 'i
552 2
465 9 ' 2
,364 18',
. 29 52 .353 18
Thiimflav's Results
Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 2 (night)
Brooklyn! 10, St. Louis 8 (11 in
nlngst
Cincinnati 2. New York 1
Pittsburgh 8. Chicago 5
WririBv'a Prnhahle Pitchers
Chicago at Brooklyn (2. twi-night)
Poholsky ll-4i and Elston ta-Z)
lVTnfflie 1.1-2'. and Koufax 44-2).
Milwaukee at New York night)
Conlev (2-4) vs. Anloneiu i-r.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia might)
Nuxhall 13-5) vs. hantord iw-.il. ,
St. Louis at Pittsburgh might) V.
KlcDamel t4-l vs. Law (5-4 1.
Saturday's Gaines
Chicago at Brooklyn
Milwaukee at New Ynrk
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W
L.
28
33
41
42
44
44
53
59
Prt. GB
New York
Chicago
.671
.612 5
.529 12
.512 13",
.488 153
.482 16
.376 25
.337 29
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit .
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Thursday's Results
Washington 4, Cleveland 0
New York 3. Detroit 2
Baltimore 6. Chicago 2
Boston 3. Kansas City 1
Friday's Probable Pitchers
New York at Cleveland (night)
Ford i4-li vs. Mossl c7-3.
Washington at Detroit (night)
Ramos i6-T) vs. Foytack (9-9.
Boston at Chicago (night) Nixon
(6-5) vs. Pierce 113-61. .
Baltimore at Kansas City might)
Johnson (7-6t vs. Garver (4-8).
Saturday's Gaines
Boston at Chicago
Baltimore at Kansas City
Washington at Detroit
New York at Cleveland
NORTHWEST LEAGVE
Eugene
Wenatchee ,
Salem 1"
. Lewiston 8
Yaki'na . Z
Tn-City 5
Pet. GB
.737
.667 l'i
.326 4
.421 S
.368 7
.277 8i
Thursday's Results
Salem 5. Wenatchee 0
Eugene 2. Tn-City 1
Lewiston 21. Yakima 7
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Buffalo 3. Toronto 2
Richmond 2. Miami 1
Columbus 1. Havana 0
Montreal 7. Rochester 5
Use Mail Tribune Want Ads
MAIL TRIBUNE
MedfordTribune
SIPODMj
Dodger Faithful Gather
To Pay Honor
By NORMAN MILLER
United Press Sports Writer
Brooklyn W The Brooklyn
Dodger faithful gather at their
homey Ebbets Field bandbox to
honor one of their favorite play
ers tonight and many of them
wonder why it took them so
long to get around to it.
Gil Hodges, the big, likeable
Hoosier who has won Brooklyn
hearts for 12 seasons with his
warm personality and brilliant
playing feats, will be given a
"night" when the Dodgers meet
the Cubs in a twi-night double
header. He'll be presented with a
spanking new automobile, a tele
vision set, luggage, golf clubs
and all the usual attractive gifts
tendered a ballplayer on these
occasions. But more important
to Gil than the loot is the
esteem and devotion in which
he is held by Dodger fans. As
far as Hodges is concerned, they
helped him when he needed it
most a few years ago.
That was during the early
weeks of the 1953 season when
Hodges was in the most miser
able batting slump of his career.
His average was below .200, he
struck out frequently, and he
failed repeatedly with men on
the bases. His spirit reached
rock bottom.
With his ingratiating, friend
ly smile big Gil recalls vividly
how the fans came to his aid.
Instead of razzing him, they
cheered his every approach to
the plate. For every failure at
bat, . the shouts of encourage
ment grew louder.
Pulled Out
Hodges eventually snapped
out of the slump and wound up
the season with a .302 average,
122 runs batted in and 31 hom
ers. And to this day he s grate
ful to the fans.
They could have booed me
right out of the park," he says.
"You don t know what a thing
like that can mean. Cheers can
Ann Johnstone
In Limelight
Of Western Golf
Omaha, Neb. Ml Mrs. Casey
Johnstone of Mason City, Iowa,
who assumed the favorite role
Thursday with an upset victory.
met Anne Richardson of Colum
bus, Ohio, today in the feature
semi final match of the Women's
Western Amateur Golf tourna
ment. Meriam Bailey, Northwestern
university sophomore from Pala
tine, 111., played Polly Riley of
Fort Worth, Tex., in the other
Mrs. Johnstone ousted the pre
vious favorite, pretty Mrs. Bar
bara Romack Porter of Sacra
mento, Calif., 2 up in 18 with
a brilliant comeback.
FIRST PLACE Jack San
fdVd (above), ignored as a
major league prospect by
the Red Sox 10 years ago
because he was too small,
stood at least 10 feet tall in
the eyes of Philadelphia's
pennant-smelling fans. The
rookie right-hander from
Wellesley, Mass. pitched the
Phillies into first place in
the National League by post
ing a five-hit, '6-2, victory
over the SL Louis Cardinals
in game at Philadelphia.
Don't Say
"Hello"
Say
"FILTER-FLO"
Friday. July 19. 1957
To Hodges
play a big part in saving a guy
at an important time in his
career. That was my time. I
think I could have been crushed
by boos."
What Hodges doesn't tell is
the reason why he rates so spe
cial in the hearts of Dodger
fans. How could they boo a guy
who has so much baseball talent
and remains one of "nature's
noblemen?"
Umpires love him. He's never
been thrown out of a game in
his baseball career. "I guess I'm
just a peace-loving guy," he
says. Fans love him. For all his
success, he's never too big to
smile back at a greeting from
the grandstand, rarely so busy
he can't sign an autograph for
a youngster. Players love him.
His dry humor and friendly
needling make him one of the
most popular of all Dodgers.
Big Peacemaker
At six-feet-two and 205 pounds,
Hodges is one of the brawniest
players in the league. He could
throw plenty of weight around
in the brawls the Dodgers have
become involved down through
the years, but he prefers the
role of peacemaker. When the
fighting starts, Gil uses his
muscles to clamp a bear hug
around one of the battlers to
put an end to the fist swinging.
There'll be a big crowd on
hand and a lot of nice things will
be said in the many speeches
during th,e ceremony. Fans and
civic leaders have contributed
most of the gifts, but there will
be others from his team mates,
the Dodger management and
sports writers.
The big guy undoubtedly will
be embarrassed by it all and his
attitude will be, "You shouldn't
have done It, fellers."
But no one will agree with
him on that score. They're that
anxious to give Gil what's com
ing to him.
mySi""""
f . T5 'Ji. i . I
SLIDING UNDER BALL, Willie Mays, New York Giants,
steals second as Morgan, Chicago Cubs, reaches for the
pellet. Action occurred in fifth inning of Polo Grounds
game. Umpire avoiding ball is Belmore. (International)
tli -- l mO KJ-O fc wm in i. C i m
1 VeWAIJVAVWAA
Dick Fanger
1760 North Riverside SP 2-5868
Walt Kingman
144 C'".1- "
House Group
Scrutinizes
Farm Plan
Washington W House anti
trust investigators fixed their
scrutiny today on the farm sys
tem of the National league cham
pion Brooklyn Dodgers the big
gest in the major leagues.
Fresco Thompson, vice presi
dent in charge of the Dodgers'
14 minor league clubs, was
scheduled to testify as' the
House anti-trust subcommittee
completed its baseball hearings.
There will be a change of pace
next week when the seven-man
group turns its attention to pro
fessional football. Hockey and
basketball will get a going-over
later.
Matthew Fox, president of
Skiatron TV, Inc., told the sub
committee Thursday his firm
could begin pay TV in San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and the New
York City metropolitan area
next spring if it gets franchises.
Under Fox's proposal the
viewer would pay S3 a month in
"subscription fees" plus a charge
for each program he watches. A
fee of 50 cents to $1 for a base
ball game has been discussed.
Favorites
Setting Pace
Into Finals
River Forest, 111. IIP) Favor
ites Herbie Flam of Beverly
Hills, Calif., and Wimbledon
queen Althea Gibson today led a
field of survivors into the semi:
final round of the National Clay
Courts tennis chamiponships.
Flam, No. 1 seed in the men's
competition, shot for his fourth
straight victory at the River For
est Tennis club, when he meets
Barry MacKay of Dayton, Ohio.
Flam won his third straightset
match Thursday in eliminating
David Harum of Coral Gables,
Fla., 6-2 and 9-7.
Top-seeded Miss Gibson, New
York City, was not expected to
encounter much trouble in dis
posing of Jeanne Arth of St.
Paul, Minn., in a semifinal wom
en's match. Miss Gibson breezed
to a 6-1, 6-3 quarter-final win
over Donna Floyd of Arlington,
Va., in Thursday's round.
Boston TO One of the na
tion's wealthiest dogs is Taffy,
a 10-year-old Welsh terrier.
When banker Frank B. Lawler
died, he left his $100,000 estate
in trust for the dog. A house
keeper was instructed to take
good care of Taffy as long as
he lives.
b mgr.
AWARDED JUNIOR TOURNEY TROPHY Tom Hamlin, left,
above, is shown after receiving his junior division championship
trophy for the Southern Oregon Junior Golf tournament at
Rogue Valley Country club here this week. Making the presen
tation was Clayton Lewis, left, president of the club. Hamlin, a
Medford High football and basketball player, as well as golfer,
carded a 73-75 148 to take main honors by five strokes over
Jack Vollstedt, Portland Golf club. The tourney was contested
Monday and Tuesday with 76 entries from western Oregon and
northern California. (Brainerd photo)
Hoad Upset By Rosewall
Forest Hills, N.Y. OPl Pro
fessional tennis promoter Jack
Kramer, admittedly not making
as much money as he thought he
would with his Tournament of
Champions at staid Forest Hills,
privately rooted for a comeback
by Lew Hoad today which might
get him "out of hock."
Hoad, whom Kramer paid
$125,000 to turn pro a couple of
weeks ago, ruined what may
have resulted in a sellout on
Sunday when he lost to fellow
Aussie Ken Rosewall, 6-3, 9-7,
4-6, 6-3, Thursday in what was
regarded as a major upset.
Hoad, the crew-cut Wimbledon
champion, is scheduled to meet
medford
COTTON
FOR
COMFORT
row
Men s
Knit for a Man'a
Comfort with tha
exclusive patented
horizontal fly
" '' A
YXiinsingwear
THE BRIEF for wear under
BERMUDA SHORTS
Wherever you go. whatever you do, enjoy the com
fort end gentle support that only Mumingweor
Briefs can give you. Especially styled to weor under
Bermuda shorts. You, too, will rave about the pat
ented HORIZONTAL-FLY and COMFORT POUCH.
Sturdily constructed of pure combed cotton with the
long-wearing elastic waistband. The V-Neck T-Shirt
at $1.65 makes a wonderful companion.
In Sizes 30
' ' 1 ! 0.
vi
Pancho Gonzales, the world's top
tennis player, on Sunday in the
final round. The loss to Rosewall
left Hoad with a 2-1 record at
the completion of three rounds
and unless he can whip Tony
Trabert Saturday, Sunday's
match with Pancho will. amount
to nothing more than a warm-up
for their world-wide tour which
begins in January.
Meanwhile, Gonzales ran his
unbeaten string in this tourney
to three by defeating Frank
Sedgman, 5-7, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The hot springs of Arkansas,
47 in number, are mostly gov
ernment owned and operated.
Our
Dept.
i
to 44
main floor
em X .... ;T
ROSE VICTOR AGAIN
Tacoma Of) Bill Rose of
Portland moved into the semi
finals of the Pacific Northwest
tennis championships Thursday
with an 8-6, 6-1 win over Ron
Schoenberg of Santa Monica,
Calif. Patty Miller of Portland
defeated -Tamar Griggs of Ta-
Rip Hard Subsoils
with a
JOHN DEERE
INTEGRAL PANBREAKER
HUBBARD-VIRAY CO., INC.
MEDFORD
12
1 v I 11 I I
Around the home
Ltvi5.,LnaYLtvi'r
yCT
Here's a combination that can't be beat
for long wear, trim fit, solid comfort, at work or at play!
Levi's the original cowboy pants and Lady Levi's
smartly tailored, Sanforized, with zipper closure.
F or Mm
UDYLEVnr
For her
0 Men's
For father and son Tennis Shoes for their
summer fun and work needs. Just the shoes to
I
wear with your "cottons for comfort," by U.S.
Rubber Co. and U.S. Boosters in slip-on style
and lace shoe.
498 .
Chameleons, best known for
their changes in color, have trick
eyes. One eye can look up while
the other pivots down. Eyelids
have a peephole that they can
shift in all directions.
coma 6-2. 6-2, in the junior wom
en's singles.
cud
Have yon noticed
crop thriving during the
aily growing Mdion
yet, in spite of good
weather, they fail to pro
duce well? Chancel are
plowpan has put th
squeeze to your growing
crop . . . prevented roots
from penetrating deep.
Water cannot soak in to
replenish the water
'.able.
One of the easiest
ways to shatter thass) .
crop-robbing subsoils it
with a lohn Deer No. -22
Integral Fanbreaker. '
Built for years of service,
the husky No. 22 pene
trates as deep as 22
inches. Get the complete
facts about deep-tillage;
see us soon.
GRANTS PASS
iriiisflii-i-ij-i i
111b P 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I
Waist sires $075
30-42 W
Waist sizes
27-29
3
55
Shoes
main floor
698