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Mays National Loop Slugging Champion New York 0? Willie Mays, the New York San Francisco Giants' amazingly versatile out fielder, topped the National league sluggers in 1957 with a .626 average to take the title for the third time in the last four years. The 26-year-old Willie, who totalled 366 bases in 585 official at bats, was a scant .014 points ahead of Stan Musial, the St. Louis Cardinal ace who set four Itigue marks and tied a major league record. Hank Aaron, whose 369 total bases led the circuit, ranked third in slugging with .600 and Duke Snider of the Dodgers was fourth at .587. Snider, who tied a National league record by hitting 40 or more homers for a fifth straight season, topped the league by striking out 104 times, however, and also grounded into 17 double plays. Musial, who won his seventh batting championship, set league Sports Broadcasts RaMo stations KYJC and KMED will carry the Medford Marshfield high basketball game at 8 p.m. today and the Med-ford-North Bend contest at the same time Saturday. KYJC will air the Little Rose Bowl football game on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. Television station KBES will present World Match Game Bowling tournament action at 7 f.m. today, the Chicago Cardinal-Philadelphia Eagle pro foot ball game at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and professional hockey at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. San Francisco OF) Funeral services were held here today for Charles Crouch, nationally known chain store executive and builder. Cruoch died Wed nesday night of a heart ailment at Stanford Hospital. He das 56. marks of 895 consecutive games played, 10 straight year in which he knocked in 100 or more runs, 1,156 lifetime extra base hits and a .580 lifetime slugging per centage. In addition, his 307 total bases made it 13 straight years over 300 trying Lou Gehrig's major league record. Arlington Bowl Choice Pasadena, Calif. (W The powerful Arlington State Rebels from Texas, defending National Junior college champions, were two touchdown favorites today to retain their crown Saturday when they meet Cerritos Junior college of Norwalk, Calif., in the 12th annual Junior Rose Bowl football game. But the sentimental favorites of a crowd of some 55,000 fans expected for the annual en counter in the famed Rose Bowl were the Cerritos Falcons play ing their first year of football and a school without a campus, practice field or even dressing rooms. SPORTS HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE By United Press There's a lot more balance in the National Hockey league this year if you don't count the pace-setting Montreal Canadiens The high - flying Canadiens, who have won 17 of 26 starts with four ties, opened up a nine- point lead over second place New York Thursday night with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers to leave the field far behind. The Detroit Red Wings, paced by Gordie Howe, whipped the Boston Bruins, 3-2, in the only other game played. The action left only an eight-point differ ence between second-place New York and last-place Chicago. ROSE BOWL GAME ROSE BOWL PARADE Round Trip Transportation to Los Angeles 2 Nights Hotel Accommodations TOTAL S COST B2 Reservations made to and Including December 20th at Medford GREYHOUND DEPOT Phone SP 2-2202 J. A. Tomjack Agent St. Francis At Phoenix This Evening Phoenix Phoenix high has been working on a pressing de fense and a running offense this week in preparation for a cou ple of cage engagements. The Pirates are hosts to St. Francis of Eugene tonight at 8 o'clock. On Saturday evening they meet Southern Oregon col lege junior varsity at Ashland. Against Yreka, Calif., la,st week end, the Pirates hit 33 per cent of their field shots but missed a number of easy tries. Therefore, shooting drill has been given a lot of attention by Coach Jack Woodward. Eugene Club Tall A battle against superior height is anticipated by Phoe nix since the Eugene club has several players over the 6-foot level. One is 6-5 two are 6-3 and there are 6-2 and 6-1 players. Woodward expects to call on his same starting five of last Saturday, Gary Simmonds, Les ter Schleight, Doug Witte, Jim Stout and Jim Heath. Don Wal lace and Jim Waldron are in line for heavy duty and Terry Hamilton, Ron Daugherty and Bob Taylor for considerable play. Preliminary at 6:30 o'clock this evening will be a jayvee intra-squad session. The Phoe nix varsity plays Saturday in the curtain raiser for the South ern Oregon - Linfield college game. Wife? THE END IS NEAR Lightweight champion Joe Brown stands over challenger Joey Lopes after putting the latter on the canvas for the first of two knockdowns he regis tered in the 11th round of their title bout in Chicago. Brown won on a TKO in the 11th. Friday, December 13, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGOK) MAIL WBTJVB THTgTEEIff Boudreau Will Broadcast Cub Baseball Games Chicago (W Lou Boudreau today joined the growing roster of former major league baseball stars who have deserted the play ing field for the broadcasting booth. Boudreau, former manager of the Cleveland Indians and Kan sas City Athletics, was hired Thursday for an undisclosed sum to broadcast all Chicago Cub home and road games next sea son for station WGN. Other former major leaguers now doing radio or TV broad casting are Phil Rizzuto, Joe Garagiola, Waite Hoyt, Dizzy Dean, Mel Ott and Buddy Blatt-ner. Burglar Cuts Way Into Tom Thumb Market A burglar cut his way inJo the Tom Thumb Market, Four Cor ners, Table Rock rd., sometime Wednesday night, according to sheriff's deputies. A hole, 6Vi inches by 14 inches, was cut In the roof, officers reported. Taken from the market were shotgun and .22 rifle shells and a quantity of small change. The word "turnpike" origi nated in Massachmusetts, get ting its name from the gates of toll roads. The gates were turn stiles with a center revolving post into which were stuck the ends of pikes. Follow the MEDFORD HIGH Basketball Team on TONIGHT ON YOUR DIAL MAIL TRIBUNE STATION O r Marshfield vs. f.ledford, 8 P.H SATURDAY North Bend vs. ,M ord, 8 P. fl Department Lists Suspended Licenses Salem . The department of motor vehicles has reelased the names of 332 drivers whose li censes were ordered suspended during the period beginning Dec. 2 and ending Dec. 6. Length of suspension varies, depending on charges involved, recommendation of court, dis cretionary action by the depart ment or requirements of Oregon law. The department said some of the licenses involving finan cial responsibility and court rec ommendations may have been reinstated after suspension was ordered. The department warned driv ers that an arrest for driving while suspended may lead to a jail sentence and fine and must result in an additional period of suspension. Among those suspended were: JACKSOV COUNTY Campfield, Gilbert Ivan, 22. Royal Oaks Auto Court, Phoenix, driving while suspended. 1 year. Lawson, Dee Earl. 67. of 315 Willa mette ave., Medford, failure to pass examination. 1 year. Driving While Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor Haley, Clyde Truman, 40, Medford, 90 days. Haley. Clyde Truman, 40, Medford, 1 year. McCracken. William Edmund, 77, of 620 11th t.. Medford. 90 days. Nard, Cecil Alexander. 38, of Route 2, box 736, Central Point, 90 days. Winslett. Joe D.,-41, of 926 Blaine St., Ashland, 90 days. Financial Responsibility Carson, Paul Richard, 35, of 345 West Second St., Medford. Herrick, Archibald Farrington, 78, of 783 6th Ave., Gold Hill. Jones, William Andrew, 37, of Route 1, boxi561, Central Point. Skov, Leighton Ray, 18, or Route 1, box 520, Gold Hill. Worsham, Harold Royce, 38, of 422 Hamilton St., Medford. Young, Geneva Lucas, 331 Bessie St., Medford. Science Program Set On Television Station ' The film, "Our Mr. Sun," the first program in the Bell sys tem's science series will be tele cast a second time over station KBES-TV Sunday, Dec. 22, at 1:30 p.m. "Russia's satellites have fo cussed new attention on the skies, and that is exactly where this hour-long dramatization of the kingpin tour of universe, the sun, takes viewers," according to Bell system officials. Several solar scientists are pictured at work in the film. The film was produced under the general supervision of a scientific advisory board made up of American scientists. Color copies of the film are available to schools arid other interested groups through the business office of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany on Bartlett st., Medford. Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Robert Max Brumbaugh, excessive noise, $10. Cecil LeRoy Hughes, disobeyed stop sign. So. Bruce Harold Bromler, violation of basic rule, $10. Bernhardt Brandt Bartels, violation of basic rule, S10. Ernest George Tischhausen, viola tion of basic rule, $10. Schuler Leon Miller, no tail lights, $5. Kareen Carol Frey, violation of ba sic rule, $10. DISTRICT COURT Arthur Hill Gillmas, leaking and sifting load, $6. Nancy Hittson Wood, passing with out sufficient clearance, $10. Donald Roscoe Smith Jr., no tail light, $10. Ace Orvel Noland, failure to signal for left turn. $6. Robert Reed Bitterling, failure to stop at stop sign, $10. Elmer Lee Gouker, failure to stop at stop sign, $10. CIRCUIT COURT Reva Laverl Stephens vs. Bernard Eugene Stephens, divorce complaint. Charles Hopkins Jr. vs. Dorothy A. Hopkins, divorce complaint. k so. new o w price model for model, Ford is again lowest priced of the low-prica three o o o LOWEST PRICE Hftllffn PPITFC st Pr'CM reduced on soma popular Ford .RE Is WE IS HUE J models while competitors raise rrices HIGHEST TRADES CA5 ECONOMY models while competitors raise prices Ford volume sales make possible more generous deals up to 10 gas saving on Mileage-Maker Six, up to 15 on Interceptor V-8 teamed with Cruise-O-Matic Oo and prove NOBODY OUT-TRADIS A FORD DEALER Nobody can! THIS IS THE CAR a family car at an economy price made possible only by Ford sales leadership: Custom 300 6-pas-senger Tudor sedan with Mileage Maker Six. At no extra cost, two tone paint, deluxe interior trim. now at CRATER LAKE MOTORS INC. 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