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o o o o Stengel Says '57 Glut Good, Gives No Hints Of Trades, Hew Players (Editor note: Thii it the first of 18 dltchn on the off-eaon outlook or each major league team for 1958, written by the managers of each club.) By CASEY STENGEL Written for United Press Gleadale, Calif. TP For some strange' reason, everybody keeps looking at)the Yankees and ask Ing, "Are you going to make any trades to strengthen the club?" And I keep answering that the 1957 New York team was a good club. It was ,ood enough to win the American league pennant and if, Crr th World Series to (S$i-g9 $tmt bfor we lost, i'l Pr f gint making a WSl (tit Will a tht team. it in th past and tfdght Al X gain. But until Jt ttttet team in the American Ifqf irtkft fades that put them IB bontiflft of threatening the clife W it th close of last sesoft, I'm tlkinf my time mak ing 3a. Tfiy may come later I've got all of apriog training and until Jun to dtl nd trade. Club ftlill tron And I'm not dealing away sea soned players unless I think I'm going to get something better Take a look rft our club. Back of the plate Yogi Berra, FiSton Howard and Darrell John son give us all the depth we need. Berra Is still my kind of catcher. Now look at the infield. Moose Skowron and Marv Throneberry and maybe Joe Collins fill the bill at first. Bob Richardson showed me plenty of stuff at sec ond base and what's wrong with Gil McDougald at shortstop? All I know is that people like Frank Lane of Cleveland keep trying to get him. And at third we got Andy Carey, Jerry Lumpe and I can use Tony Kubek in the infield if I need him there. Any way you look at It, I'm more pro tected in the infield than any club In the league. Has Bench Strength Right now, if I had to field a club my outfield probably would have Mickey Mantle at center, Hank Bauer in right and Norm Siebern in left field. That still leaves me strong guys like Enos Slaughter and Harry Simp son even if I don't use Kubek as an outfielder. And I've got Bobby Del Greco for insurance and that Guy Howard can fit in if he isn't catching or playing first. Siebern was the player of the year in the American association and he could be another great Yankee outfielder, so that's why I put him down as a starter. We may not start him right off, but he's too good not to play a lot. Pitching Is Good Our pitching must be good or the other clubs wouldn't be shooting out feelers for them. But If they're trying to get away guys like Johnny Kucks and some of the others then I start r CHET RAPP Formerly of Jim Busch Sales of Ashland Announces To His Friends and Customers Ho Is Now With Coleman-Edsel Sales 6th and Fir, Medford Selling Edsels, Ford Trucks, and Used Cars - Drop In and Say Hello - ' Phone SP 2-5251 o OTHER ZENITH TABLE RADIOS UP TP 79.00 122 E. MAIN Phone SP 3-5348 Open Until 9:00 p.m. Mon. thinking what they can do for the Yankees. Whitey Ford ended the season strong and there's no reason why he can't start off that way. Bob Turley has lots of stuff and Don Larsen can do it again if he gets off to a good start. I'm counting on Bob Grim and Al Cicotte and there's always Tom Sturdivant to take his turn. And there's still some good pitching left in Sal Maglie and Tommy Byrne. Sure, the White Sox and De troit were helped by some of their trades. Billy Martin should give the Tigers a big boost. And the Red Sox possibly will play better this coming year. But we had a lot of tough luck, too, and could have finished even strong er without it. That's why right now I'm standing pat and looking, not dealing. Eagles Rally To Subdue Jacksonville Eagle Point Eagle Point trailed at the midway pause but dominated the entire last half Friday night to down Jackson ville high 55 to 41 in a opn league basketball game. Bill Turner and Jim Nelson spurred the second half . surge for the Eagles with nine field buckets between them. Turner had five and Nelson four and Turner was high for the evening with 21 points. Eldon Smith lead Jacksonville with 12. The Eagle were on top 14 to 12 at the quarter but the Red skins had pushed ahead 29 to 26 by half time. By the end of the third stanza Eagle Point was in front 40 to 35. The game marked the return to action of Wayne Christian, one of the Eagle mainstays last season. He's been with the squad a week. David Huffman is with the sduad now also after hav ing been out because of illness. Jacksonville won the junior varsity ruckus 33 to 32 in over time. Pat Hubbard of the Red skins had 15 points. X.INE-TJPS: 55 Eagle Point Jacksonville 41 Bransom 9 E. Smith 12 Dowell 10 Perreard 1 T 2 Greb F 21 Turner C 8 Christian G Nelson G Veach Davis Substitutions For Eagle Point, Hubbard 4. L. Smith 2. Gerbing. Knud son. Jackson, Huffman: for Allen 2, Winningham, Rasmussen, Whitney, Hanley. Use Tribune Want Ads SPORTS uDo&ff fflSXJDG OQO&a f i t-- " T ... - ' j ,J Thru Fri. 'X 'iplKOLTs . ;;;; HOPES TO PLAY San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Y. A. Tittle gets treatment for his two gimpy legs, hoping he will be in condition for action against the Green Bay Packers in final league game in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Coach Frank Albert plans keeping rookie John Brodie in top shape, start Tittle, and make a substitution if need be. CATCHING END ZONE PASS, Hugh McElhenny (39), San Francisco 49ers, wins game against Baltimore Colts in last 40 seconds of tight contest. Final score was 17-13. Sellout crowd of 59,686 filled Kezar Stadium. (International) Vic Seixas Rescues Yank Netfers in Davis Matches Brisbane, Australia (IP) Vic Seixas, the "old pro" from Phila delphia, rescued the United States Davis Cup team from an ignominious fate today when he whipped Jackie Brichant of Bel gium, 10-8, 6-0, 6-1, in the fifth and decisive match of the inter zone final. By winning the best-of-five series, 3-2, the slightly stunned Yanks earned the right to op pose defending champion Aus tralia for the 14th straight time in the challenge round at . Mel bourne, Dec. 26-28. But they almost didn't make it. Strikers1 Appeals Rejected By Gov. Averell Harriman New York (IP) Gov. Averell Harriman Saturday rejected the appeals of striking motormen to intervene in the six-day subway walkout that has crippled the city's giant underground transit system. In rufusing to act in the strike, Harriman lined up behind May or Robert F. Wagner and the New York Transit autority in in sisting that the motormen retun to their jobs at once. Harriman's action followed the disclosure by Wagner that he had appointed an impartial referee to guranatee motormen fair treatment if they returned to work. Harriman said the strike was against the government and against the people of New York. Wagner also said he was ready to appoint an "outstanding and SENSATIONAL LOW PRICE $fi (5195 5W II POWERFUL SUPER FAMOUS WAYEMAGNET ANTENNA AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL QUALITY ALNICO FIVE SPEAKER SPECIALLY DESIGNED CABINET PROVISION FOR HEADEARPHONE 3000000 Philippe Washer, who had teamed with Brichant to upset the Americans in Friday's don bles match, sprung another sur prise when he turned back Herb Flam of Beverly Hills, Calif., 6-2, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3, in today's first singles match. Washer's victory deadlocked the series at 2-all and the Bel gians needed just one more up set to complete one of the great est comebacks in cup history. But Seixas ruined their dreams by settling an old score with Brichant in straight sets. neutral industrial engineer" to consider readjustment of the strikers' wage scale. The union striving to gain separate bargaining rights for motormen which they hope would give them a preferential craft wage scale called a mass meeting for today to consider the latest Wagner proposals. Except for the appointment of the referee, Wagner admitted there was little difference be tween his present settlement formula and the one that met with derision from the strikers Thursday. He termed it an "amp lification of the earlier pro posals. Saturday night's proposal from the mayor drew a lukewarm repsonse from Louis Waldman, attorney for the striking motor men's benevolent association. &2(S WEEK - HET CIRCUIT McLoughlin Cagers Grab 2 From GP Two out of three games with Grants Pass were won Friday by McLoughlin Junior high bas ketball teams. Ninth graders were 38 to 28 victors and the seventh grade won 24 to 22. The eighth lost a close 28 to 26 mix to the Cave kids. - Rebounding made the differ ence for the Bulldog ninth. Dick Ragsdale picked off 10 retrieves and Mike Hood, Jerry Winetrout and Phil Humphreys the other major contributors. Bob Quinney led scoring with 14 for McLough lin which had 8 to 5, 18 to 13 and 30 to 20 spreads. Walker had 12 points for Grants Pass. The GP Eighth fronted Mc Loughlin 10 to 6, 18 to 15 and 22 to 16 at the end of periods. Lewellyn of the Cavekids was high firer with 10. The local seventh won out after a 15 to 11 half. Jim Pippin of Grants Pass had ' 11 points and Ed Bowman of McLoughlin nine. 38 McL. 9th 6 Hammack . Minnick 5 Hood r 14 Quinney r 3 Ragsdale Substitutions For M GP 9th 23 Harris 5 . Hamilton 2 .... Walker 12 Orr 1 Meek 8 e d f o r d, Mc Winetrout 4, Hoots. Offord, Stevens, Rick, I Kinley, Humphreys 2, Brown 1. K.. Adams 3, Berry; for Grants Pass, Ray, Blinka, McLain. 28 GP 8th 5 Atkins 6 Ausland 10 Lewellyn . McL. 8th 28 Renner 7 . Schroeder 2 Clearwater 7 . Lawrence 4 7 Dakis Ben es ton Plankenhorn 2 Substitutions For Grants Pass, Smth., Lillie; for McLoughlin, Elm gren, Lefler, Clausen 4. 24 McL. 7th GP 7th 22 . Bonzon 2 Reddlock 3 ... Pippin 11 Glines F 9 Bowman .. C 7 Deffley G . 6 Neathamer ... Shepard 4 G Van Pelt Snanlin 2 Substitutions For McL o u g h 1 i n, Farnsworth 2, DeBortoli; for GP, Blume, Keller, Waterman, Bone, Pur din, Martin. Grange Notes Gold Hill Grange The Christmas program of the Gold Hill Grange has been post poned from Thursday, Dec. 19, to Friday, Dec. 20. The change was made because ! a conflict with the Gold Hill school Christ; mas program, which is sched uled Thursday night, Dec. 19. Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange met Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. The fog was very dense and because of this attendance was somewhat less than usual. The next regular meeting night being Christmas eve, the Grange voted to hold the meet ing Jan. 14 when the new set of officers will take their chairs Newly-elected officers of Phoenix Grange will be in stalled at the Pomona joint in stallation ceremony at Central Point Sunday, Dec. 15. The meeting is scheduled for 1 pjn. Master Dee Hendrickson asked for full reports for the year from all standing committees. Louise Norton, newly elected lecturer, tendered her resigna tion due to prior commitments. Her resignation was 'accepted. Chaplain Gertrude Lewin re ported Christmas greetings were sent to our shut-in members. She also said the used Christmas cards brought to her for Fair view home will bring a great deal of entertainment for the children there. Melvin Lattie and Harry Barneburg were re ported to be ill, but improved. Reporting on horticulture, Vaughn Quackenbush explained the reason some insects become immune to insecticides, one such being the common house fly. He said these insects have the ability to build up enzymes in their bodies which change the toxic qualities of the insecti cide to non-toxic. Election of state officers was held. Mastern Hendrickson, Lec turer Ethel Carr and other out- going officers thanked the Grange members for their loyal cooperation during the past year. Master Hendrickson announc ed his intention of taking a real vacation. He has served as a Grange officer in one capacity or another for the past 12 con secutive years. The Grange ex pressed their approval and that Master Hendrickson should be allowed to enjoy a well earned time off. Thanks was voted to Ralph Swingle, 4-H leader and a group of nine 4-H boys who put the Grange wood in the shed. The lecturers program con sisted of group singing of Christmas songs, games and stunts, arranged by the three Mables, Cox, Quackenbush and Penland. A Christmas tree deco rated with popcorn balls and candy . canes was dismantled and the confections handed out to tho,se present. Refreshments of home made fruit cake and coffee were Bay At Builders Supply QUALITY - BLOCKS Bricks, Fines, Drain Tils 727 W. McAndrews Ph. SP 2-4107 I Sunday, December 15, 1957 SKIING CONDITIONS Skiing conditions at Crater Lake park are listed as fair for the weekend. There is 33 inches of snow on the ground with no new snow expected. The present snow is crusted over, accord ing to reports. Roads are clear and the warming hut will be open oi Sunday. High temperature on Satur day was 40 and low on Satur day was 23 at 8 a.m. Tempera ture at 4 p.m. Saturday was listed at 30. Talent Gains Second Win In B League Talent Talent high posted its second victory against no losses n Jackson County B league basketball Friday night by clubbing defending cham pion Butte Falls 50 to 38. Control of the backboards paced by Gary Combs, Jerry Baer and Ron Welburn enabled the triumph. It was a fairly rough gamt .and Butte Falls picked up 18 of its counters at the free line. Talent put in 16 gift shots and outhit the Log gers from the field 17 to 10. The Bulldogs were in front at all intermissions with com mands of 16 to 11, 29 to 23 and 40 to 31. Mike Conley and Bill Irwin each put in 16 markers for Butte Falls. Four men di vided scoring laurels for Talent with Combs tabulating.il and Welburn, Buz Heard and Baer getting H each. Combs got 14 of Talent's 45 backboard retrieves, Baer 13, and Welburn 11. Dean Smith collected nine of Butte Falls' 26. Fouls hindered the Bulldogs with Combs and Welburn both banished in the last period for two many infractions. Talent defeated Ashland 32 to 25 in a freshman prelim. LINE-UPS: 50 Talent 10 Welburn 3 Gingrich 11 Combs Butte Falls Smith Conley Abbott 10 Heard Irwin 10 Baer Cavin Substitutions For Talent. Pitman, Conner, Walls 6; for Butte Falls, Fer guson. BEATS SPEEDING RAP ..Reed City, Mich. (IP) A cir cuit court jury found Clayton Streator of Luther innocent of a speeding charge after he showed it would be mechanically impos sible for his car to exceed the speed limit. Streator was tick eted for driving 90 miles an hour but he convinced the jury a gov ernor attached to his car 10 days before the alleged speeding of fense would not allow his car to go over 65 miles an hour. served following the meeting. The serving committee was Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stancliff and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bolz. HEC chairman Coral Schroe der announced the HEC meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Lester Carr Wednesday, Dec. 18. There will be a potluck dinner at noon. Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Frank Perl and Mrs. Barney Lewin. There will be a gift exchange. Gifts should be moderate in cost. Also it has been suggested those who have Polly Annas remember them with a gift and if birthdays or anniversaries have been over looked during the year, this will be the opportune time to re member them with belated gifts for those occasions. Members are asked to bring sales slips to this meeting as there is to be no other meeting of the Grange during this quar ter. Gertrude Lewin Publicity Chairman R A D I O D I S P A T C H E D IF WE MIX IT, YOU CAN'T LI'L Got a Fluid Driveway? (and a shiftless husband?) Got a Party Planned? (and wall-to-wall mud?) Give Dear Old Dad a Concrete Walk or Driveway (we'll bill him after Christmas) Listen To Our Rewashed News 7:30 A.M. - KBOY MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TKTm PILING UP IN SCRAMBLE Dick Duckett (10) and Dick Ricketts (24 right), batt3j with Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, during fourth period of New York game. Hawks won, 102-9Q. (International) Rams Bring Season End With Record Los Angeles (IP) The Los Angeles Rams bring their most successful season in history at the gate to a close today when they will attempt to give the San Francisco 49ers at least a til for the Western conference championship by defeating the Baltimore Colts. A crowd of 70,000 was anti cipated for the final game here in Memorial coliseum. LONG SHOT WINS RACE Albany, Calif. 0?) Bar ouche, a 39-1 shot, won the $25, 000 Golden Gate handicap by a length and a quarter Saturday in one of the biggest upsets ever registered at Golden Gate fields. ARMY PEOPLE Lyons, Mich. HP) Jack Rogers' enlistment in the Army made him the ninth member of the Henry Rogers' family to serve in the armed forces. Jack, 17, signed for a three-year hitch with duty in a paratrooper out fit. Two of his brothers current ly are in the service and six served during World War n. ROSE BOWL GAME ROSE BOWL PARAB! Round Trip Transportation to Los Angeles 2 Nights Hotel Accommodations TOTAL S COST Reservations made December 20th GREYHOUND DEPOT Phone ' SP 2-2202 i m i OLE WHIRLY-BERT, MIXER-MASTER READY MX by LIIJHIGER'S SPring 2-5336 SPring 2-5897 MUrdock 5-8121 for ball. CinHnnat? TWal' MAYOR GETS COMPLAINT Melvindale, Mich. flft Mayor WilliarA Radak, distressed that he had to turn down a con stituent's request for a crew of city foresters to prune her trees, got shears and did the tasw him self only to get a complaint from the woman. "She said I trimmed too much in some places and not enough in others," Radak said. Only 7 Moving Parti in Engine Up to 35 Milej Per Gallon Front Wheel Drive COMPARE INITIAL COST LOOKS ROOMINESS ECONOMY Keith Schulz Garage 116 No. Front . Phono SP 2-4756 to and Including at Medford J. A. Tomjack Agent BEAT IT! H O T W A T E R T O O ? SEE THE B221 o O 0
