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Why Not Open Tennis
Former SQtar Queries
By VINCENT RICHARDS
Former Tennis Star
Written for the United Presi
New York V.Oy don't they
have an open tennis tournament?
One hears this question on 11
tides of the court from Forest
Hills to Wimbledon.
I was thinking about this re
cently as I sat in a box at Forest
Hills watching the Tournament
of Champions, put on by Jack
Kramer as a promoter.
We saw in this tournament
such players as Pancho Gonzales,
Poncho Segura, Ken Rosewall,
Frank Sedgman, Dinny Pails,
Jack Kramer, and Lew Hoad
the new bonus baby of profes
sional tennis.
We witnessed an astounding
sight. Hoad, acknowledged the
No. 1 amateur champion of the
world, was able to win but two
single matches against these pro
fessionals during the 10 days of
the tournament.
Won Amateur Crown
This happened only six days
after Lew won the so-called
world's amateur championship
McElhenny
Hoping for
Good Season
By HAL WOOD
Moraga, Calif. W They call
him "The King." S
He Is the highest paid player
In all of professional football.
He is the most feared break
away runner in the game and in
five" years he has been in the
league, consistently one of the
top ground gainers.
That's Hugh McElhenny, 27,
former University of Washing
ton star who has thrilled mil
lions wiU hi fancy stepping per
formances on the frrifllron for
the San Francisco Forty Niners
in the past, but who figures the
future is short.
The King
The muffin-faced star has
been dubbed "Hurryin' Hugh"
by the sports writers. But his
teammates call him "The King"
or "Granny Goose," the latter
after a potato chip firm for
which he works in the off-season.
Or they combine the names
and call him "Hurryin" Hugh,
Old Granny Goo."
The recent Congressional hear
ings revealed that the Forty
Niners had the highest paid man
in professional football on their
payroll. The top price was $20,
000. Observers close to the team
lean toward McElhenny at this
figure ratner than quarterback
Y. A. Tittle, the only other pos
sibility. Elusive Runner
In five campaigns in the Na
tional league. Hurry' Hugh has
averaged 5.4 yards per carry.
He has gained 2,945 yards. But
those statistics aren't what made
Mac the highest priced played
in the game.
It is his ability to be so elusive
in the open field that he can elec
trify a crowd of 60,000. Not since
the days of Red Grange has
' there been sch a swivel-hipped
man in the open.
Coach Frankie Albert, in his
second year at the helm of the
Forty Niners, is banking heavily
on McElhenny to make the San
Francisco club a championship
threat this year. Of course, Mac
Is going to need a few good
blockers out in front to retain
his will-o-the-wisp record. And
Albert hopes he can furnish that.
An all-round athlete in high
school and college, Mac can do
everything. The year 16-year-old
Bob Mathias won the Olym
pic Decathlon championship,
1948, McElhenny twice beat him
in decathlons. But when the
Olympic tryouts came along,
Mac was in bed for a month with
a complete physical breakdown.
In 1954 he had a shoulder sep
aration; in 195 a foot injury.
"If I can stay all in one piece,"
he says, "this may be the year."
Leggett Slates
PSC Grid Drill
Portland Les Leggett, Port
land State's new head football
coach, will celebrate his 30th
birthday on Sept. 3 by putting
his Vikings through their paces
in the first workout of the 1957
season.
The personable Viking mentor
announced that football equip
ment will be issued that morn
ing, with the initial drill slated
for the afternoon. Leggett dis
closed plans for two-a-day work
outs for the first two weeks of
practice with a tapering off to
one-a-day drills the remaining
two weeks.
Spots Wide Open
Aware that he is blessed with
several outstanAng players, Les
nevertheless. says he is starting
from scratch and that "every
position is wide open." Included
in the list of returning letter
men are all-conference tackle
Bob Wheeler; quarterback Har
vev Neffendorf ; hard - running
fullback Chuck Withers; half
back Bill Turner, and guards
Dick Wise and Bob Justice.
Leggett, a product of the Uni
versity of Maine where he play
ed four years of varsity ball,
will install the T-formation in
some form in his first season at
Portland State and hopes to
maintain good balance between
the passing and running games.
at Wimbledon, where he had
beaten Ashley Cooper in the fin
al round in straight sets.
Hoad's performance at Forest
Hills, and subsequently in the
professional tournament held
last week at the Los Angeles
Tennis Club, where he failed to
win a singles match, indicates
clearl how low the standard of
play has becrtfne in amateur ten
nis around the world.
There is only one answer to
the whole subject, in my opinion,
and that is an open tennis tourna
ment. During the past 40 years, it
has been my good fortune to be
connected intimately with both
golf and tennis in this country.
There is no good reason in my
mind why tennis could not be
put on the same basis as golf in
the United States.
Golf, I might add, is the best
run sport in this country.
In the goif game, we have the
amateur and the professional
playing side by side the year
'round and doing it by their own
choice. This in itself eliminates
all sham amateurism now con
nected with the game of tennis.
Group Suspends Star
I read with amusement the
other day a headline in the pa
pers stating:
"The United States Lawn '.ten
nis Association suspends Stewart
indefinitely."
It seems Hugh Stewart, of
Pasadena, Calif., the United
States' 11th ranking player, has
been over in Europe doing noth
ing but playing in tennis tourna
ments. This, of course, violates
the rules of the tennis associa
tion so Harold LeBair, chairman
of the international committee,
suspends him. I quote Mr. Le
Bair. "Stewart has been violating
our policies for the past two
years or so but most of the time
he -has made excuses so we let
him off. This time he has gone
too far in regard to our instruc
tions." ' What a farce and what a laugh
this whole situation is to anyone
connected with the game.
&JzxiS- 'HI irk Vr?
WHO NEEDS THAT LAST GUY? That's probably what Jon Arnett of USC is think
ing about Ed Hughes (48) who is coming in from the right to "assist on this tackle"
in the first quarter of the All-Stars-New York Giants meeting In Chicago. Jon, All
Stars halfback, Isn't likely to be going anywhere at the moment with Sam Huff (70)
and Bill Svoboda (30) crawling all over him. The pro champion Giants won, 22-12.
Seattle Takes
Legion Tourney
In Ellensburgh
Ellensburgh (IP) Seattle's
American Legion junior baseball
teams swept through the state
tournament unbeaten here Mon
day by hanging up a second win
over Aberdeen, 16-9.
Aberdeen entered the playoff
after edging Selah-Naches, 8-7.
The Seattle' club will take its
state title to the regional play
offs Aug. 21-25 in Portland for
a shot at the nationals.
Hard - hitting Joe Wesson
punched a two-run double in
the third inning to spark Seat
tle's nine-run rally. Winning
pitcher was Ron Sloy; loser was
starter Harold Pearson. Aber
deen's Dan O'Clary was select
ed the tournament's outstanding
player.
In the Selah-Naches tilt, win
ning pitcher Louie Audette lim
ited the losers to seven hits and
struck out 10.
PONDERING how she lost
check for $72,000 from TV
show is Mrs. Terry Curtis,
New York. She got another
check. (International)
Homers Off
In Majors
This Year
New York (IP) Major
league home run production is
off 6.18 per cent this year with
only six of the 16 teams showing
an increase over their totals at
a corresponding point of the
1956 season.
A. United Press survey re
vealed today that the National
League's sluggers have hit 4.4
per cent fewer homers this year
and that American League home
run output is off 8.2 per cent.
The. figures are based on 441
games played in the NL and 439
in the AL both this season and
last.
The league-leading Milwaukee
Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals,
the Philadelphia Phillies and the
New York Giants show increases
in the National League but only
the Kansas City Athletics and
Boston Red Sox are hitting more
homers than last year in the AL.
The Braves and Cincinnati
Redlegs top the majors with 136
homeruns each. That figure
represents an increase of eight
homers for the Braves compared
to their first 110 games in 1956
while it means a loss of 22 for
the Redlegs, who hit 158 in their
first 110 games last year.
The most amazing increase in
the majors has been accomp
lished by the Athletics, who
have increased their home run
production by 55 per cent. In
108 games lastseason the Ath
letics hit only 79 homers 45
fewer than they hit in their first
108 games this year!
The world champion New
York Yankee long synonmous
with the home runn have
dropped off ' a surprising 24.2
per cent In homer production.
They had hit 149 in 110 games
last year but show only 113 this
year for the same number of
games. At that, the Athletics are
the only team which has
more. '
MedforbTejbune
hit
Arcaro Idle
After Ride
Atlantic City, N.J. (IP) Jock
ey Eddie Arcaro today started a
10-day suspension as a result of
"careless Viding" in Saturday's
$100,000 Atlantic City Handi
cap. Arcaro. riding Mrs. Jan
Burke's Dedicate, was banned
for the suspension period by the
track stewards, who said they
detected interference by the
jockey at the far turn of the
1 316 mile race.
Dedicate's track record of 1:54
for the race also was disquali
fied. The old record of 1:57.6
was set in 1946 by Turbine.
As a result of the disqualifi
cation. Royal Beacon, who fin
ished three lengths behind Dedi
cate, was awarded first, Helfast
second and Third Brother third
Williams Duel Featured
As Major League Resumes
By FRED DOWN
United Press Sports Writer
Ted Williams' personal duel
with Mickey Mantle and a five
man battle for the National
league batting championship
take over the spotlight today
when the major league pennant
races resume.
The races themselves were
shoved somewhat into the back
ground with both the New York
Yankees and Milwaukee Braves
riding the crest of 5V4-game
leads over their closest pursuers.
Both have reached a point
where the team they have most
to fear is themselves.
The various contenders for the
batting titles, however, seem to
have just begun to fight.
Lon Skinner
Places Second
In Ski Meet
Lon Skinner, Medford water
ski ace, placed second overall
in the Western Regional water
ski championships in Long
Beach, Calif., Aug. 9 to 11.
Skiers competed from the 11
western states, with winners of
first five places qualifying for
entry in the National champion
ships Aug. 23 to 25 in, San Diego.
Skinner thus qualifies for the
national, but is not sure at this
time whether he can go.
The local man placed third in
slalom, fourth in tricks, and
seventh in jump events. He fin
ished behind Chuck Stearns
who was top skier for the sec
ond straight year.
Skinner nosed out Rod Samp
son, Seattle, 707 points to 701.
Last month, in the Oregon State
water ski meet held .t Gardner
lake near Medford, Sampson
won first overall a few points
ahead of Skinner.
Only top skiers, ranked ex
perts by the National Water Ski
association, are allowed to com
pete in the regional champion
ships. -
FLOYD BEGINS GRIND
Seattle (IP) Heavyweight
champion Floyd Patterson is ex
pected to start workouts today
for his Aug. 22 title defense
against amateur Pete Rademach
er. The champion arrived by
train Monday and said he has
been training as hard for this
fight as for any other in his
career.
Tuesday. August 13, 19S7
MEfiFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNESEVEN
Medford Gridders Report
For Shrine All-Star Game
A delegation of six will repre
sent Medford High school at
the Oregon Shrine All-Star foot
ball game on Saturday night,
Aug. 24, at Portland.
They are Dick Copple, end
Dick McLaughlin, back, Niel
Plumley, tackle, state team play
ers, Fred Spiegelberg, stale head
coach, and Tony Brauner and
Bobby Gee, who will be state
squad manager.
The five young men went to
Portland last Sunday in car
driven by Plumley. Spiegelberg'
arrived in the Oregon metrop
olis from Prescott, Wash., where
he has spent much of the sum
mer. Workouts for the 27-man
State and Metro squads began
yesterday.
Getting In Shape
Copple, McLaughlin and
Plumley, 1957 grads of -Medford
high were members of the
1956 Black Tornado team which
was runner-up for the state Class
A championship under the head
coaching helm of Spiegelberg.
Brauner and Gee were Tornado
squad mambers last fall and
are leading candidate for back
field berths for Medford this
season.
Each of the three Shrine play
ers from the Pear city has been
working out in recent weeks
in response to Spiegelberg's re
quest that State players arrive
in Portland in top shape. Cop
ple, who plans to enroll at Wash
ington State college, has b- 'n
working for the Pepsi Cola
Bottling plant this summer. He
reported to Portland weighing
about 205 pounds.
Plumley, a 225-pounder, has
been working for Hawkinson
Tire Tread company and Mc
laughlin, about 195, as an ap
prentice plumber for his father.
L. C. McLaughlin. Both Plumley
and McLaughlin intend to at
tend Oregon State college.
TICKETS SOLD HERE
Shrine game tickets are on
sale here at Barker's Men's store
and Browns cafe. They also may
be purchased from L. C. Taylor,
who says the tickets brought to
Medford are for choice seats
between the 40 and 50 yard
lines. He said that the ducats
are selling fast and advised per
sons planning to attend the
game to hurry and purchase
them.
Mail orders for the tickets can
be sent to the game headquar
ters, 1119 Southwest Park ave.
Downtown sales in Portland
have opened at J. K. Gill's.
As the rival squads represent
ing the cream of Oregon's 1956
high school seniors, opened in
tensive practice, State's line
averaged 194V4 pounds to the
Metros' 190V4. In the backfield
it was 178V4 to 176 in favor
of State.
Heftiest performer on either
squad is Walter Sparks Jr., a
tackle from Sweet Home, who
will toss his 255 pounds around
on behalf of State. Sparks stands
6 feet, 2 inches.
Sienslund 220
Biggest man for the Metros is
Garry Stenslund, a 220-pound
tackle from Gresham, who also
stands 6 feet 2 inches.
Earl Schult of Redmond, State
fullback will be the biggest back
on the field, standing 6 feet,
2 inches and weighing 210
pounds. The Metros heaviest
back is James Yelton, a 6 foot,
200 pounder, from Milwaukee.
Eugene W. Ferguson, the
game's managing director, point
ed out that the squads have beea
increase to 27 men each this
year and that as a result no
replacements for injuries or
reasons will be ellowed once
practice has opened. There were
only 24 men to each squad last
year.
He also reported that Keith
Jellum, a 185-pound center from
Pendleton, has been named to
the State squad, replacing Don
Barnes, a halfback from Pendle
ton, wbj0 reportedly entred mili-service.
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The American league struggle
is the more spectacular because
Williams, the Boston Red Sox
39 - year - old perfectionist, and
Mantle, the Yankees' 25-year-
old nature boy, seem destined to
fight it out in the rarefied at
mosphere of -.400. When they
face each other in Boston to
night, Williams will start with
an eight-point edge .387 to .379
and it could be that the even
tual winner will have to hit .400.
Williams has been hitting at
an amazing .500-clip since the
July 11 All-Star game and there
are no signs that he will taper
off sharply in the remaining 44
games of the season. He is gun
ning for his fifth batting title
with an average that he has
topped only once in a full sea
son in 1941 when he hit .406.
Mantle, meanwhile, has been
staging a spectacular drive of
his own with a .565 average for
his last 14 games. He is gunning
for the unprecedented feat of
winning two triple crowns in
succession and with 123 walks
is a good bet to wipe out Babe
Ruth's season mark of 170.
Defending champion Hank
Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves
is the current National league
leader at .338 with 36-year-old
Stan Musial of the' St. Louis
Cardinals next at .332, shortstop
Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh
Pirates third at .330 and Willie
Mays of the New York Giants
and Frank. Robinson of the Cin
cinnati Redlegs tied for fourth
at .329.
Groat, Mays and Robinson
have been the "hot" hitters of
the league ( for the last three
weeks ranging from Groat's .365
to Robinson's .420 over that span
and Groat and Mays have the
advantage of not having to wor
ry about a pennant race. Aaron
and Robinson will be facing each
other in Cincinnati tonight, Mu
sial plays an afternoon game in
Chicago, Groat and the Pirates
are at Philadelphia and Mays
and the ' Giants entertain the
Brooklny Dodgers at the Polo
Grounds.
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by Indians three centuries ago, I
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and West Tisbury on Martha's 1
Vineyard Island, Mass.
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