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Dodger Pitcher Looks
For 'Change of Luck'
0 Sums Open In LA
lie
New York r Johnny
Podres, 0Brooklyn's 1955 World
Series hero, is looking forward
t;'a change of luck" when the
Dodgers start the 1958 season
In Los Angeles.
"I'm sorry to leave Brooklyn
and all its memories," the 25-year-old
native of Witherbee,
N.Y. conceded. "But I suppose
the switch to the West was in
evitable and maybe that Calif
ornia climate will help."
The remark wa3 made partly
In jest but there was a ring of
truth because arm and back ail
ments have prevented Johnny
from fully realizing his" vast po
tential. His record last season
Qwas only 12-9, for example, and
his four-year record in the ma
jors Is only 41-39.
A more accurate guide to
Podres' ability was reflected In
the earned run averages which
showed him with a league-leading
2.66 figure. He also led the
league with six shutouts.
"I've taken it easy all win
ter," Podres said. "I haven't
been making personal appear
ances and I haven't even seen a
football game. I've just relaxed
completely because I want to
be ready for the new season."
Podres shrugged off the
cDodgers' disappointing third
place finish in 1957 as "just one
of those things."
"The averages showed we
' had the best pitching staff in
the league," he pointed out.
"That was even with Don New
conbe's off-year. I'd say having
the best pitching in the league
is a pretty fair way to enter a
new season. Doesn't pitching
win pennants?"
Podres and Don Drysdale, the
21-year-old speedballer from
Van Nuys, Calif., should give
the Los Angeles Dodgers as
good a 1-1 pitching punch as
there will be in the league.
Drysdale had a 17-9 record last
season and his 2.69 earned run
average tied Milwaukee's War
ren Spahn for second place in
that department.
Great Prospect
"Don's going to be a great
pitcher," said Podres. "He's got
everything including a real
fighting heart. He should be
one of the biggest favorites on
the club pitching in his own
back yard.
The big thing with Podres is
whether he can go a full season
without his arm or back acting
up. The Dodgers have turned
down several bids estimated at
$300,000 for him and have al
ways expected him to blossom
into a 20-game winner. Yet his
12 victories this year are a per
sonal high.
"When he's right," says
manager Walt Alston, "he's the
equal of any pitcher in the
league. He proved that in 1955
and he's proved it since his re
turn from the Navy."
To which Podres responds:
"It's nice to get that kind of
a vote of confidence, but it'd
be even nicer to get those 20
victories one of these years."
Stanford Indians Upset
San Francisco Quint 50-49
A tribe of Stanford Indians
Tuesday night came up with
the biggest victory since the
- Sioux cornered Custer at Little
Bighorn.o
The modern-day tribe bounc
ed back from a two-game losing
streak and rocked the fourth
ranked University of San Fran
cis Dons, 50-49 in the final
three seconds of play.
John Arrillaga's one-hand
push shot from the side court
gained the verdict.
It was a tremendous victory
for Howie Dallmar's team be
cause the Dons have earned
their national ranking. Coach
Phil Wolpert fielded the same
USF team that finished third
in the NCAA play-offs last sea
son and it has been strength
ened substantially.
As in the days of Custer, fire
power was the difference. The
Indians hit 45.9 per cent of their
shots from the floor, while USF
hit for a miserable 22.1 per
cent probably their lowest
verage in years.
However, both sides were
deadly from the free throw line
The ons hit 19 of 22 attempts
and Stanford made 16 out of
17. '
In the opening game of the
San Francisco Cow . palace
doubleheader, the Santa Clara
Broncos served notice that they
bear watching. The Broncs, who
trimmed Stanford easily Mon
day night, romped over the USC
Trojans, 74-59, to run their un
beaten string to six games.
Washington State found the
going rough up north as Colo
rado State edged the Cougars,
57-54. In the top games sched
uled for tonight, UCLA visits
Wichita and Washington State
college hosts Gonzaga universi
ty. Other games include: Loy
ola vs. San Diego State, Red-
SPORTS
Tittle, Rote
Examples of
New School
By UNITED PRESS
Y. A. Tittle and Tobin Rote
are two National Football
league quarterbacks who can run
for their lives or just for the
fun of it.
They're prime examples of the
"new school" of NFL quarter
backs and should put on a fine
show for San Francisco fans
and the nation's TV viewers in
Sunday's Western division play
off game.
Pro quarterbacks used to say
they never got their uniforms
dirty, but they have been living
dangerously in recent years.
Better defenses against pass
es, including crashing lineback
ers who often greet the quarter
back almost as soon as he takes
the ball from the center, have
forced NFL teams to look for
signal-callers who are agile
enough to run when their re
ceivers are covered. They also
have to be rugged enough to
stay in one piece when hit by
big defensive huskies.
Meet Requirements
Tittle, 195-pound Forty-Niner
veteran, and Rote, 215-pound
Lion star, meet these require
ments. "Our kids have the spirit to
win another," said coach Frank
ie Albert, predicting his Forty
Niners will capture a berth op
posite the Cleveland Browns in
the Dec. 29 league championship
game. The Forty-Niners are
three-point favorites.
Coach George Wilson of the
Lions refused to predict victory
against a team that scored five
of its eight victories this year
by four points or less.
In regular season games this
year, the Forty-Niners scored a
35-31 victory over the Lions
at San Francisco on Tittle's 41-
yard pass to R. C. Owens with
11 seconds to play. The Lions
won the return game at Detroit
31-10.
This week's selections: Forty-
Niners (8-4) over Lions (8-4),
Cardinals (3-8) over Steelers
(5-6).
lands vs. Sacramento State, Cen
tral Washington vs. Humboldt
State.
McLoughlin Mat
Match Winner
McLoughlin J u n io r high
lrinth grade defeated Hedrick
36 to 20 yesterday in wrestling
matches. Fall3 were featured in
moil contests. Next Bulldog out
m$ will be after the holidays
wnen they entertain Klamath
Falls. Hedrick meets Ashland
thi$ Thursday.
NIVW GRADE RESULTS:
Exhibitions
120 Eddy (M) pinned Hamlin (H
138 Gunn iH) Dinned McGinty (Ml
154 Stephens (M) pinned Crawford
(H
134 Rix (M) pinned Austin (H)
Team Matches
85 G. Fields (Ml dec. Ray (H)
95 Moyer (M) pinned Polling (H)
103 Chambers (M pinned Bush
iH)
112 Trett (H) pinned Deubert (M)
120 Walker (M dec. Walker H
.127 Vermitte (M) pinned Blanken-
ship (Hi
(Jj3 Morse (Hi pinned W. Fields (M
138 Morris (H) pinned Custance (M)
145 Jenkins (M) pinned Whitely (H)
154 Earl (M) pinned Parks (H)
165 Funston (M pinned O'Sullivan
H .
Hvy Hobbs (H) pinned Shaw (M)
EIGHTH GRADE RESULTS
Smith M dec. Spitz (Hi
(J Guches tM) dec. Berg (H
Hahss (H) pinned Ray M
Robinson (Hi pinned Davis (M)
Olson (H) pinned Foreman M
Dexter M dec. Williams (H)
Officials F. Spiegelberg. E. Ludwig.
Pompey, Hinnant
Tutle Tonight
Chicago (IP) Two knock
out artists match punches to
night in a televised fight with
Yolande Pompey of British West
Indies a 2-1 choice to improve
his sixth-place ranking among
the lightheavyweights with a
victory over seven-ranked Clar
ence Hinnant.
Both battlers will weigh
around the 175 - pound light
heavyweight limit for the scrap,
and both were anticipating an
early finish to the scheduled
(lO-round struggle.
Each has had 35 fights with
Pompey gaining 29 wins, Hin
nant 25. Pompey, 28, has tallied
23 knockouts and Hinnant, 24,
has registered 20. ,
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Phoenix Tops
Crippled IV
Team 63-36
Phoenix Phoenix high cagers
romped 63 to 36 over an under
manned Illinois Valley basket
ball club here last night.
While the teams are members
of the Rogue league, the tussle
was a non-counter. Another non
league scrap is set for Friday at
Cave Junction.
Illinois Valley was missing
three of its regulars.
A total of 30 field buckets
were poured in by the Pirates
and they had period margins of
20 to 7, 39 to 15 and 55 to 25. IV
gained half its points on free
shots, making 18 out of 36 tries.
LINE-UPS:
63 Phoenix
11 Simmonds .
4 Schleigh ..
13 Witte
7 Heath
HI. Valley
Rauber
. Slanaker
Hanby
Lewis
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Suhstltlftinn Wt,. T)hn.nv U Jl
ton 8, Daugherty, Waldron 4, Wal
lace 8, Taylor, Korth; for Illinois Val
ley Hovater, England, Tucker, Buck
haultz, Fincher.
Prep Scores
TUESDAY BASKETBALL
By United Press
North Salem 61. South Salem 44
The Dalles 65. Wy'East 45
Fort Vancouver 74, McMinnville 62
Hillsboro 51. West Linn 46
David Douglas 55,' Washington 47
Roosevelt 70, Kelso 52
Grant 61, Central Catholic 44
Cleveland 63. Grasham 40
Benson 63, Dregon City 52
Wilson 41. Forest Grove 22
Lincoln 43, Scappoose 42
Reynolds 39. Parkrose 36
Silverton 41, Newberg 26
Molalla 39, Milwaukie 25
Willamette 47, Springfield 45 (over
time) Roseburg 48. Douglas 38
Reedsport 63, Pendleton 59
Caldwell 47, Ontario 42
Stevenson 65. Hood River 50
Corbett 43, Cascade Locks 38
Bank s 42, Philomath 40 (double
overtime)
Alsea 43. Fall City 32
Hermiston 42, Pilot Rock 38
Clatskanie 61, Knappa 57
Central Union 45, Lebanon 39
Harrisburg 36. Coburg 28
Salem Academy 58. Amity 3i
Junction City 58, Cottage Grove 52
Sweet Home 45, Dallas 43
Sandy 78, Sheridan 32
Vernonia 59, Neahkahnie 37
Woodburn 58, Canby 45
Newport 46, Toledo 35
Nehalem 43, Warrenton 42
Concordia 47, Colton 42
North Marion 41, Pacific Frosh 33
Elmira 51, Mapleton 40
Talent 44. Jacksonville 31
Myrtle Creek 36, Drain 29
Yoncalla 58. Oakland 28
Riddle 56. Days Creek 42
Marcola 42, Canyonville 32
Wednesday, December 18, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Frank Dolenshek
Chosen To Head
Sportsmen Again
' Shady Cove Shady Cove
chapter of Oregon Sportsmen
club has reelected Frank Dolen
shek, president, Arnold Rags
dale, vice president, and Carl
Scott, treasurer.
Bill Brewster is the new sec
retary. The chapter, meeting last
Monday, made plans to promote
membership and encourage
meeting attendance. Next meet
ing will be in mid-January. Re
ports from the Oregon game
commission on the deer and elk
kill will be available about that
time.
Officers reported a large
turnout for the Monday session.
They were elated over the re
sponse and interest shown.
There were reports and com
ments on hunting and fishing
matters.
Salem Senators List Loss Figure
Salem OP) The Salem Sena
tors of the Northwest League
had a financial setback of $13
341 during the 1957 season, a
58-man partnership was told
Tuesday night.
Pledges will determine wheth
er Salem will continue to oper
ate a baseball team next season.
Dr. Vern Miller, who was named
Oregon Ducks
Taking Exams
Eugene (IP) Oregon's Ducks
went back to final term exams
today after a Tuesday afternoon
workout in the rain here.
Backs Willie West and Chuck
Osborne looked good in Tues
day's drill and Jack Crabtree
appeared sharp in passing. The
team practices again Thursday
and leaves for Los Angeles to
prepare for the Rose Bowl game
Saturday.
temporary chairman of the
baseball partnership, said he and
present partners to decide how
many would back baseball. The
report is due Jan. 3.
Bob Freitas, assistant business
manager of San Francisco last
season, had indicated an interest
in the Salem team as general
manager.
George Paulus, president of
the team for three years, resigned.
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