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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) LA, San Francisco Start To Claim Gold of Moves By JOHN GRIFFIN . The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are starting to mine the gold they truck in California, a United Press survey of pre-season baseball ticket sales disclosed today. Fifteen of the 16 major league clubs reported their advance sales for the 1953 season are running even or well ahead of last year, with the Chicago Cubs the lone ex ception. But the transplanted Dodgers and Giants were bid ding to "out-Milwaukee" those Fanfare Last Friday's Medford Po lice Athletic league-Talent Boxing club card at the Vet erans Administration domi ciliary has stimulated inter est in, presentation of amateur bouts at the VAD on a regu lar basis. If such arrange ments can be made, the VAD see the possibility of having its own portable ring and staging the fights at its stadi um in the summer months as well as in the new auditorium during the colder or cooler part of the year. It's possible several other ring clubs could be formed in the valley and they could take advantage of the VA fa cilities as well as have cards in their own communities. Medford PAL is an example of what can be done in the larger towns of the valley The Talent venture should serve as an encouraging mod el for the smaller towns. SAME SONG In the Grants Pass Cour ier, sportswriter had this to say about Medford high's win Friday over the Grants Pais basketball teem: "In the final analysis, the Medfords won just like they have been winning for Portland Adds Height Before Meeting Chiefs ; Portland (IP) The Portland Pilots, strengthened by the addition of 6-9 freshman cen ter Ray Scott and bolstered in stock by an upset win over strong Bradley, tangle with Seattle's Chieftains at Seattle Thursday and Friday nights. Seattle has won a pair over the Pilots here earlier. Portland edged Bradley last week, using but six players In the game. Coach Al Negrat tl said the addition of Scott, an all-stater from Pennsyl vania, would give the Pilots needed height, although Scott was not expected to start. West Virginia Holding Solid First in Poll New York OP) The United Press major college basket ball ratings with first-place votes and won-lost records through Jan. 26 in paren theses: 1. W. Virginia (28, 14-0) 333 2. Kansas (2, 12-2) 277 3. San Fran. (3, 13-1) . 241 4. Cincinnati (2, 13-2) .... 234 5. Kansas State (13-1) 230 6. Oklahoma St. (12-1) .. 123 7. -Tie N. Carolina (12-3) 101 Temple (13-12) 101 9. Bradlev (11-3) 58 10. Kentucky (12-3) 51 Second 10 group 11, Mary land, 49; 12, North Carolina State, 35: 13, Michigan State, 34; 14, Oregon State, 13; 15, Dayton, 11; 16, Arkansas, 8; 17, St. John s, N.Y., 6: 18, California, 5; 19 tie, Notre Dame, Seattle and Brigham Young, 4 each. Others Michigan, 2; Georgia Tech, 1. FIGHTS Bv UNITED PRESS Sew York Jimmy Archer. 148 New York, outpointed Dan ny russo, 150;i. Brooklyn (10). Beaumont. Tex. Hay Riojas, 138. Fort Worth, outpointed Davey Dupas, 139. New Orleans (10). New Orleam. La. Billy Lynch. 145. New York, outpointed Andrew Brown, 148. New Orleans U0. Providence. R.I. Willie (Pine apple) Stevenson. 143. Boston, out- ?ointed Bob Kennedy, 145 'a. New ork (8). Toronto George Chuvalo. 208'i. Toronto, outpointed Julio Mederos, 202, Havana (10). TOP SPRINTERS MEET New York II" Dave Sime and Ira Murchison, two of the best sprinters in the world, will meet at Madison Square Garden Feb. 8 in the 60-yard dash of the Millrose Games. Sime won two out of three races from Murchi son Saturday night in the Washington Evening Star meet. MAIL TRIBUNE fantastic Braves crowds. "At this date our sales are about twice what they were in Brooklyn on opening day," exulted Dodger ticket man ager Harold Parrott. The Giants will be playing in 25,000-seat Seals Stadium instead of the 55,000-seat Polo Grounds, but even so a Giant spokesman reported sales are approaching $2,000,000 "at least twice" what they were in New York a year ago. "The park is smaller," he admitted, "but we'll just sell out here oftener, that's all." Br DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Sports Editor years by playing good, ag gressive basketball, shoot ing belter than the Cave men and making fewer mis takes." The comment was under the heading, "Same Song, New Verse." THEY WERE FULL A contribution we received the other day for the sports section mentioned " a capac ity filled crowd." Just what the spectators had to fill them to capacity, wasn't specified. CHRISTIAN SIXTH We don't see Scholastic Coach magazine but word has been passed to this depart ment that Wayne Christian, Eagle Point, high, is the only Oregonian listed on the mag azine's 1957 track All-Ameri-can squad. His javelin throw of 193 feet plus last spring ranked sixth in the country. Christian won both the jave lin and the discus in the 1957 state A-2 track meet won by Eagle Point. He and Jack Greb scored all the points for the Eagles. WILL NORTH BE HELPED? We can't help wondering whether the action setting the state track meet back two weeks to May 30-31 this year is aimed at improving tne chances of the schools in the northern part of the state against those of southern Oregon. It s been leit xnai this section of the state has the advantage in weatner, permitting teams to round in to top flight shape more quickly. Just the same we ve seen some wet meets here. Later date for the A-l and A-2 meets was set on recom mendation of track coaches who said they wanted a long er season. Portland Boat Show To Open On February 22 Portland The annual Port land boat show, said to be the largest on the Pacific coast limited to boats and acces sorie, will open Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Pacific inter national livestock exposition building, under the auspices of the Portland Oregonian. Scores of the newest model boats, inboard and outboard engines and large stocks of equipment for all sorts of floating craft will be display ed by dealers, distributors and manufacturers in salon type spaces. The "main show room will be 25 per cent larg er than last year, or a total of 83,000 square feet of floor space devoted solely to pleas ure craft. 40 Foot Blocks The best exhibits will be displayed in blocks about 40 feet square through the mid dle of the room, with the ac cessories and allied displays arranged in 10-foot square spaces along both sides of the building. A "Yacht, club theater" will be operated daily during show hours (2 p.m. to 10 p.m.) showing films of general in terest to boat lovers. Another feature will be a pool stocked with ravenous trout, there for the catching by the young sters. A nightly spin fishing exhibition and competition also will be held with tro phies for men, women and children. The exposition center can be reached from downtown Portland by driving north on highway 99W or 99E to the intersection of Union and Denver aves., then west to the exposition building. Main en trance will be at the east end of the building facing the main parking area. WILLAMETTE DUMP S PACIFIC Forest Grove, Ore. (IP Willamette dumped Pacific 71-55 here Monday night for its second straight win over the Badgers to keep hot on Linfield's trail in the North west Conference basketball race. Tuesday, January 28, 1358 The Dodgers have taken in $1,800,000. Parrott said there was one big burst when it was announced the team would play in Wrigley Field; since the shift to 101,000-seat Coli seum was announced, "we have reopened the box seat sales and it's been more ter rific than ever." The Dodgers and Giants are among four clubs announcing a rise in ticket prices, though comparison is difficult in their cases because of the change in sites. The Dodgers will have S2.50 seats instead of S2.00 and $3.50 seats Instead of S3.00. The Giants will have seats at the same prices, "a few cents higher" than in New York. Also raising prices are the Chicago Cubs about 15 cents per ticket and the world champion Braves, 10 to 15 cents on daily tickets, $10 to S20 on season tickets. The other 12 teams are holding the line on last year's prices. The Cubs were the shocker with an admission by ticket manager Jack Maloney that "things don't look so good riaht now we're down 36 per cent as of mid-January.' Close Tilts Possible in A-l Circuit Records so far this season lead to the conclusion that ri valries in the A-l Southern Oregon conference basketball campaign this week will be close. Ashland vies at Grants Pass and Crater at Medford on Fri day night. Some opponents will be matched on Saturday with games at Ashland and Central Point. Medford gained consider able confidence over the past week end by its first two vic tories of the race with Grants Pass the victim. How the series with Crater goes will depend on how well the Com ets rebound from thumpings by Klamath Falls. Jackson County B league games, as usual, lead off the week with tussles this eve ning. Butte Falls will go to Talent and St. Mary's to Pros pect. Friday . night encoun ters will be Jacksonville at Talent and St. Mary's to Butte Falls. St. Mary's goes to Prospect again on Satur day for a mix redated after being scheduled ongmaiiy for an earlier time this sea-1 son. Six frays are on tap in the Rogue league. Friday s slate is Brookings at Eagle Point, Glandale at Rogue River and Phoenix against Illinois Val ley at Cave Junction. Satur day night it will be Brookings at Glendale, Illinois Valley at Rogue River and Eagle Point at Phoenix. Russo, Archer Offered Fight New York OPI Welter weights Jimmy Archer and Danny Russo were offered a Feb. 24th return match today because of Monday night's bruising TV 10-rounder at St. Nicholas Arena in which Archer won a split decision. Archer, former New York stevedore, gained a lead in the early rounds with his two fisted attack to head and body that Brooklyn Danny was un able to overcome with his stronger finish. Beavers Buy Former Top Pitcher of Rainiers Portland HP! The Portland Beavers Monday purchased George (Bed) Munger, veteran righthanded pitcher, from the Seattle Rainiers. General Manager Tommy Heath said it was a straight cash deal, but didn't specify the amount. Munger, 39, led pitchers in the Pacific Coast League in 1955 for Hollywood with a 23-8 record. He had a 6-10 mark with the Rainiers last year. HEAVYWEIGHTS SIGN Houston, Tex. (W Heavy weights Cleveland Williams of Georgia and Gene White of St. Paul, Minn., have sign ed for 10-round bout Feb. 4. White is Minnesota heavy weight champion. ANOTHER STATION To Serve Our Friendi in th Midway Area. Complete Lub and Repair Facilities Accessories PENNSYLVANIA Tires Fuel Oil Solvent Complete Stock of Shell Products S & H GREEN STAMPS Ph. NO 4-2068 "Gabby Garner Manager MIDWAY SHELL & TOM'S MIDWAY AUTO REPAIR Dog Trial Open Stake Boots, owned and handled by Claude (Shorty) Miles, was winner in the open stake Sun day, in the first picnic trial of the season conducted by Rogue Valley Rertiever club. The event was staged at the military bridge site on the north side of Rogue river. Participants had favorable weather for the trial and a large crowd was on hand to watch the dogs and handlers. Hillman Miller's Tug took the qualifying stake and Leonard Lilya's Imp the der by. Puppy stake was won by Lee Settell's Topsy. Members agree that the dogs worked well after the lay-off period since last sum mer. Some fine performances were turned in. Frank Carter and Tom Rickard judged the open, Ken Ritter and Ray Ritter the qualifying stake. Gene Hunt and Ira Parrish the derby and Mrs. Hunt and Dr. Gene Mey er ding, the puppy event. - The trial will be on Feb. 23. Dogs taking honors and their owners were: Open 1st. Boot. Sharty Miles: 2nd, Kip. Ken Denman; 3rd, Vel vet. Dr. Charles Versteeg; 4th, Muffin. Dr. Gene Meyerding; re serve certificate of merit, Joe, Dr. Lee Harlow. CMS: Rip. Gene Hum; imp, Leonard Lilya: Flash. Weldon Kline; Lady. Otto Lilya; Kara, Leonard Nelson. Qualifying stake 1st, Tug, Hill man Miller; 2nd, Lady, Otto Lilya; 3rd June Bob Morris; 4th, Kara, Nelson; RCM: Coaly Ira Parris; CMS Rip. Gene Hunt; Velvet, Versteeg; Muffin. Meyerding. Derby stake 1st, Imp. L. Lilya; 2nd. Tally, Charley Stelle; 3rd. Penny, Vera Lilya; 4th, Gay, Kline. Puppy stake 1st, Topsy, Les Settel; 2nd Cookie. Tom Rickard; 3rd: Skip. Jack Boettcher; 4th, Rowdy, Rickard. Second Award Scheduled for Hayward Event Portland A new award, designated "Man of the Year" in Oregon sports, has been added to the annual Bill Hay ward "Banquet of Cham pions" this year by the Ore gon Sports Writers and Broadcasters association, it was announced today by Bob Blackburn, president of the OSWBA. The award will go annually to the coach, manager of in dividual who contributes most to sports in the state of Oregon in a non-participant capacity. The Bill Hayward trophy continues as the annual award to the state's outstanding ath lete, Blackburn stipulated. The award dinner is sched uled for Feb. 6 at the Colum bia Athletic club in Portland. Fifty Judges Blackburn said the new award was decided upon by the screening committee of the "OSWBA in order that coaches as well as athletes re ceive proper recognition for outstanding contribution to sports in Oregon. Heretofore, both were in competition for the one award. All nominations received this year were placed in the two categories by the screen ing committee. A panel of 50 judges will vote on the "Ath lete of the Year" award. The OSWBA's screening commit tee will select the recipient of the "Man of the Year" award. REFUGEE PROBLEM SOLVED Belgrade, Yugoslavia (IP) Yugoslavia reported today it had solved the problem of nearly 20,000 Hungarian refu gees in little more than a year. Belgium and Switzer land Monday issued the final entrance visas to the last group of Hungarians r who wanted to emigrate to West ern Europe. A total of 19,781 Hungarians poured south into Yugoslavia from their revolution-torn homeland in Octo ber 1956. Since then, 2,773 have returned home, 634 have been integrated into the Yugoslav economy,- and 16, 374 were resettled in 27 Euro pean and overseas countries. JOCKEY RECEIVES AWARD Arcadia, Calif. (IP) Jockey Merlin Volzke will receive the George Woolf Memorial Award Feb. 12 in a ceremony at the Santa Anita race track. The 32-year-old Volzke, who rode his first winner in 1942, never has been set down for a riding infraction. Pitt County, N. C, is the leading tobacco producer in the nation, the Federal Re serve Bank of Richmond re ports. SHELL: Table Rock Rd. at 4 Corners MEDFORIHti&TRIBUNE SLPGDHTTS Patterson to Make 2 Title Defense Bouts New York (ffl Manager Cus D'Amato declared today that "only sabotage" could prevent Floyd Patterson from making two defenses of the heavyweight crown before July in the United States in April and in London in late June. Stocky D'Amato, with the gray crew-cut, said he was so fearful that the International Boxing - Club or its allies would try to block an Amer ican defense in April that he would not announce the -challenger, promoter or site "until everything is under contract, secured by guarantees." And he said promoter Jack Solomons of London, whom he described as "an associate of the IBC," was already try ing to stymie a Patterson de Dodger's Playing Days May Be Over, Says Doc Glencove, N.Y. OPI Los Angeles Dodgers star catcher Roy Campanella suffered a broken neck in an automobile acicdent early today. He is "paralyzed from the chest down," his wife told news men. An operation to relieve pressure on his spinal cord and determine the extent of injury was begun at 8:15 a.m (e.s.t.). Doctors at Glen Cove Community Hospital said it would not be completed for several hours. A doctor, who declined to be identified, said, however, that 1 "his playing days may be over." They said the roly-poly baseball star was in critical condition. The possibility of his recovering to return to baseball cannot be known un til the operation is completed the hospital said. Mrs. Campanella, mother of six children under 18, told newsmen she saw her hus band shortly after he was ad mitted to the hospital at 4:12 a.m. and "He just moaned. He's paralyzed from the chest down." She went home and re turned to the hospital at 9:45 a.m. with a family friend Wil liam Urquart, a Hempstead, N. Y., real estate dealer. But she left 15 minutes later without seeing Campanella, who was in the operating room. Officials On Hand Hospital administrator Har ry Gifford said X-rays before surgery showed "broken ver tabrae, but we don't know whether it is one or more." Worried Dodger officials gathered at the hospital and Dodger President Wja Iter O'Malley kept in touch by telephone from New York. The chunky Negro catcher, the National League's most valuable player in 1951, 1953 and 1955, had been due to re port to the Dodgers' Vero Beach, Fla., training camp about Feb. 20. It was not immediately known where Campanella had been before the accident. He was nearing his $50,000 home in a real estate develop ment on the former estate of the late financier J.P.Morgan when his car skidded on a sharp curve, near the crest of a hill and crashed into the telephone pole. Campanella, one of base- Drive V A Out-turns, out-parks 'em alii See the New RAMBLER AMERICAN on Pg. 7 LEA MOTORS 5th at Bartlett fense against Joe Erskine, British heavyweight cham pion, at London in June by offering huge guarantees to Erskine for other bouts. Solomons is a rival of Lon don promoter Harry Levene, who flew to New York over the weekend and made a joint announcement with D'Amato Monday that there had been "an agreement in principle" for Patterson to defend against Welshman Erskine in London's huge Wembly Sta dium, seating more than 80, 000 for a fight. The announcement pointed out, however, that Erskine would be the challenger only if he wrested the European title from Sweden's undefeat ed Ingemar Johansson at Stockholm, Feb. 21. bails great catchers, was alone in the car, a 1957 sedan rented from a Scarsdale, N.Y., agency. Matt Burns, superintendent of the eastern division of the Dodgers, and the team's road secretary, Lee Scott, went to the hospital early this morn ing and remained there. Burns said both O'Malley and Buzzy Bavasi, the team's vice- president, who is in Los An geles, had been in touch with Mrs. Campanella by tele phone. A number of the club of ficials had come here during the weekend for the annual baseball writers' dinner. Campanella has continued to maintain his home here. He is the owner of a Harlem liquor store. Iowa State Job Nears For Beaver Corvallis (IP) Clay Staple ton, righthand man to Oregon State football coach Tommy Prothro, appeared today as a top candidate for a job as head grid coach at Iowa State. Stapleton said he has been contacted by Iowa State offi cials and expects to visit Ames, Iowa, "in the near fu ture." He said he felt any further information "should come from officials at Ames Coach Jim Myers left the Iowa State post and moved on to Texas A&M. 1,500 ENTRIES LIKELY Albany, Ore. With an al most certain entry list of 1,500 or more five-man teams, the eighth annual All-Coast bowling tournament will get underway at the spacious Al bany Lanes here Feb. 15. Tourney officials said today that all entries for the tour nament must be in the mail no later than Sunday, Feb. 2, and urged that teams plan ning to enter do so on or be fore that day. LINDEN GAINS HONOR Everett, Wash. OP) Jim Linden, University of Oregon football tackle, was named Everett's "Man of the Year" in sports at the annual Everett Daily Herald sports banquet Monday night. You don't have to drive a hard-to-park dinosaur! the New OStanmlbfleir TODAY! Phone SP 2-6185 Jinx Said Cause for First Loss By MILTON RICHMAN West Virginia's first defeat or the esason was attributed today to a "home court jinx" and "the Carolina air" among other things, but the plain, unvarnished truth is that Duke's inspired Blue Devils simply out-foxed and out-ran the mighty Mountaineers. By upsetting top - ranked west Virginia, 72-68, at Dur ham, N.C., Monday night, the Jtsiue Devils snapped the Mountaineers' 14-eame win. ning streak and" maintained their record of never having lost to the West Virginians in Duke s indoor stadium. Unheralded Houston top pled sixth-ranked Oklahoma State, 70-64, ending the Cow pokes' 12-game winning streak at Houston, Tex. Georgia Tech engineered another upset in beating 10th - ranked Ken- tucKy, 71-5Z, to move into a tie with the Wildcats for the Southeastern Conference lead. Ohio State edged Purdue, 75-73, and Northwestern turn ed back Minnesota, 85-76, in a pair of Big Ten "games. Xavier of Ohio won 76-65 over LaSalle of Philadelphia and North Texas State earned a 59-57 decision over favored Tulsa, while Marquette de feated Toledo, 58-55. Wheaton College, the na tion's No. 1 small college bas ketball team, crushed Wayne State University, 88-54. Elgin Baylor's 23 points sparked Se attle to a 75-67 triumph over Santa Clara. BASKETBALL COLLEGE RESULTS By United Press East Seton Hall 79. St. Fran. (N.Y.I 74 WUlimantic 81, Danbury Tchra. 38 W. Vir. St. 87, Wheeling Coll. 82 South Georgia Tech. 71, Kentucky 52 Duke 72, West Virginia 68 Georgia 84. South Carolina 63 Miss. St. 75, Southeastern La. 61 Alabama 105. Howard Coll. 44 Spring Hill 62, Christian Bros. 61 Midwest Ohio State 75. Purdue 73 Wheaton 88, Wayne State 54 Gannon 86, Youngstown 77 Xavier (Ohio) 76, LaSalle 65 Northwestern 85. Minnesota 76 Marquette 58, Toledo 55 Southwest N. Tex. St. 59. Tulso 57 Houston 70, Oklahoma St. 64 Ariz. Flag. St. 85, Arizona 70 Tex. Western 89, Abll. Christian 51 Arfx. (Tempe) 88, W. Tex. St. 80 West Seattle 75. Santa Clara 67 Idaho St. 70, St. Mary- (Calif.) 58 Willamette 71. Pacific 55 ST. JOHN'S SINGLED OUT New York (IP) The East ern College Athletic Confer ence singled out St. John's 9-0 today as the top candidate for its new basketball trophy for major colleges. Brand eis (11-1) is the leader in the small college race. IDAHO LOSES PLAYER " Moscow, Ida. (ttV-Harold Damiano, first-string guard on the University of Idaho basketball team, has been sidelined for the rest of the season because of a broken leg. Damiano, a junior from Kellogg, was hurt Sunday when the car in which he was riding went out of control near here. Use Tribune Want Ads NEW 6T ...better reason than ever m . - HERMITAGE BRAND KOTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY- THE OLD HERMITAGE COMPANY. PRODUCTS COMPANY Sport Mkk OSCAR F HALEY I Parade writer tb J lh United Press New York (IP) High school basketball is the an swer to United States world supremacy in the sport, St. John's coach Joe Lapchick asserted Tuesday, and there's no possibility of Russia or anyone else "catching up" in the near future. "Those extra four years are the reason that our boys re tain their edge in internation al competition," explained the original Celtics. "It gives us an edge, which, plus a superb level of intercollegiate competition, figures to keep us on top." Lapchick, a modest man who still calls 'em as he sees 'em, figures that the five poor est players on our Olvmnie team could win the title at the international games in Rome in 1960. English Teacher Coached "It used to be that anybody at all taught high school bas ketball" Lapchick said. "They would take the English tea cher, as example, and tell him to buy a book and coach basketball." Bowling ELKS BOWLING LEAGUE Standings: W. Gypos 9 Alley-Gators 9 Miss-Fitts 8 Lively Five ,, 7 P.E.R S 7 Cementera 5 Medics 5 Adairs , 5 Go-Boys 4 Wallflowers 1 L. 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 11 Results: Alley-Gators 4 (Veal 567) 2.352; Medics 0 (Van Dyke 528) 2,187. Cementers 1 (Snedden 505) 2,231; Gypos 3 (Offord 532) 2,271. Lively Fixe 2 (DeVore 522) 2.238; Miss Fitts (Sloniger 547) 2,390. Adairs 3 (Durrell. 472 1 2.068: Wallflowers 1 (Neal 489) 1913. P.E.R.5s 2 (Norris, C. 501) 2,258; Go-Boys 2 (Morgan 512) 2,332. RED MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Rome (IP) Italy's Commu nists, trying to ' regain the membership lost during their worst postwar crisis, threw the party's doors open to any repentant rebels today. Num ber two man in the party, Lui gi Longo, announced the pol icy before leaving for Mos cow Monday. He said "the doors of the Communist Party are always open to those who in. a moment of confusion abandoned its ranks and now honestly recognize the error they made." The party has lost an estimated 200,000 members during the past year. 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Perfection on the Increase The difference in profes sional basketball, as compar ed with pro basketball just a decade ago when Lapchick first entered the cash ranks, is indicative of the overall increased and ever-increasing perfection of the game in the United States. "Back in those days," Lap chick recalled, "almost any good college team could beat a professional team. There wasn't that great a difference between the collegians and the pros. But the college play er of today is so good that with a bit of pro experience he is a fantastic athlete. To day the college clubs can't compete with the pros be cause of that little added edge." There also is the added fac tor that the pros play so of ten, a grind which drove the ailing Lapchick out of the professional game. "The strain is terrific be cause the pros play three times' as many games a season as the colleeians." Lanchick said. "This way I get to re lax once in a while. 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