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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIETJNE Thursday, January 30, 1958 Tornado Entertains Grater High Friday Medford high'g cage squad may be missing one reserve and the Crater aggregation is .. expected to be strengthened by two when the two schools stage their first series of the season this Friday and Satur day. John Harvey of the Black Tornado crew may not be "in uniform when the JVIedfordites entertain the Comet quint at Hedrick gym here Friday, Coach Frank Roelandt said this morning. The hoopman had a doctor examine a jammed or sprained thumb which has been bothering him and reported back to Roelandt with the digit in a cast. Another check with the doc tor Friday will determine whether Harvey will be avail able for duty. Roelandt pro nounced the rest of the Black " Tornado squad in good shape . physically. - Two Freshmen '. ' According to a previous an : nouncement from Crater, two players were to be moved up from the freshman quintet to ' bolster the Comet varsity for the Medford series. They are Loyal Higinbotham and Bry- Yacht Race Title Yet Uncertain ' f San Diego, Calif. OP) The '. final over-all standings may te known late today in the San Diego to Acapulco yacht - race, with the record-breaking sloop Windward of Los Angeles still not sure of the : The Windward, owned by E. R. and Don Chilcott, Los " Angeles, established a new ; record time of 8 days, 12 hours and 34 minutes when it '. arrived Tuesday. However there are other boats with handicaps that presumably could capture the overall ; Crown. Most of the boats were ex- pected to have completed ' their long junket by today. I The Coast Guard Wednesday . night reported definitely that all but three craft had reached within 25 miles of their des ; tinations. . ; A Copley news correspond- cnt aboard the Coast Guard cutter Perseus released word 1 Wednesday that the Escapade, a 72-foot yawl owned by James Camp of Newport Har bor, Calif., and the 89-foot ; ketch Novia Del Mar, owned by John P. Scripps, San Die- go, also had arrived. son LaCasse. Higinbotham, a good outside shooter, has been a -heavy scorer for the Comet frosh. LaCasse has been a strong rebounder. Roelandt put the Tornado through a heavy drill last night. The Medfords had 45 to 50 minutes of hard scrim mage in addition to half court york and other practice. This afternoon drill was to be of less intense tapering off na ture which is usual on the day before a conflict. The Tornado will carry the benefits of hustling hard work with the confidence gained from two victories over Grants Pass last week end aft er having suffered six consec utive losses. The wins re moved quite a bit of the sting from the defeats within the conference at the hands of Klamath Falls and Ashland. Records Same Crater, like Medford, has a 2-4 circuit standing. But the last two outings ended in lop sided setbacks at the hands of Klamath Falls. Whether the Comets will make a series of it depends on their ability to come back quickly after such drubbings. Splits with both Grants Pass and Ashland give indication that Crater is cap able, if in full stride, of giving Medford a rugged series. Medford's starting line-up is expected to be the usual com bination of Tom Hamlin, Jerry Anderson, Lowell Dean, Don Peek and Bilbee Lane. Crater may have Wayne Al len, Joe Teeter, Kerman Ben nett and Randy Campbell in the opening crew with the five spot to be filled from among Jerry Kime, Bill White and Charles Turner. Games times are 8:15 p.m. at Medford Friday and at Cen tral Point Saturday. Junior varsities will meet in 6:30 p.m. prelims. In other league action Ash land plays at Grants Pass Fri day and is host to the Cave men Saturday. ij.jj.j i wf'l)j!WJiii'M mm 1 OLD AND NEW COACHES New Stanford University football coach Jack Curtice (right) is welcomed on his arrival by his predecessor, Chuck Taylor, now assistant athletic director at Stanford. Curtice was formerly coach at Utah University. MEDF0R1V; IP Baseball Labor of Love, Roy Campanella Believes (This is the second of three dispatches tracing the career of Roy Campanella). TrapSooters Fire 50 Row Vern Moore, Klamath Falls, and Martin Clogston had 50 straight scores in 16-yard practice shooting Sunday at Medford Gun club. Members fired in the first round of the Spokane, Wash., Spokesman Revies telegraphic skeet shoot with counts of 25 by Ed Pease,, 24 by Bert Peck and 21 by Everett Gibson being turned in. The club will have practice events again this Sunday and will fire another round in the telegraphic tourney. lPK i 1 tv"t; " " u," By MILTON RICHMAN New York (IP) Some say baseball is a sport and oth ers claim it's a business, but Roy Campanella always look ed on it as a labor of love. "Man, how can you ever get tired doing something you love?" Campy would pipe up in that shrill soprano voice of his whenever anyone quest ioned him about overwork. The chunky receiver broke into organized baseball with a bang in 1946 when he hit a homer his first time up with Nashua, N. H., of the New England league. Before the season was through, Campanella hit 13 home runs, batted .290 and drove in 96 runs to win the league's most valuable play- Stapleton To Be Interviewed by Iowa Staters Ames, Iowa (TO Clay Stapleton, , top assistant to Tommy Prothro at Oregon State, was scheduled to be in terviewed Friday in connec tion with the head football coaching vacancy at Iowa State College. Iowa State plans to inter view at least three other pros pects this week. They include George Sauer, athletic direc tor at Baylor; LeRoy Pearce, ex-assistant to Jim Myers here and John Bridgers, an assist ant coach for the Baltimore Colts. I owling ' CAMPANELLA INJURED Roy Campanella, star catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is carried on a stretcher to id ambulance in Glen Cove, N. Y., after the car he was driving skidded and hit a light pole. He suffered a broken ijejbk. His wife told newsmen that he is "paralyzed from tt chest down." Doctors at Glen Cove Community Hos pital said his condition was critical. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Standings: W. Bates Candy Co 8 Alexander & Brown Ins. 8 Mail Tribune 7 Morning Fresh Bread 7 Cubby's Drive-In 7 Patterson's Bakery ... 6 Clave Construction 6 Quality Market 5 Davis Transfer & Storage .. 5 Star Body Works 1 Results: M. F. Bread 3 (Shinn 564) 2,539; Bates 1 (Dixon 519 1 2.449. Clave 3 (Olson 567) 2,523; Davis 1, (Bex 555) 2.507. Patterson's 3 (Lenz 558) 2,554; Star Body 1 (Knox 554) 2.451. A&B 2 (Speer 520) 2,513; Cubby's 2 (Ramsby 607) 2,581. Tribune 1 (Anderson 590) 2,567; Quality 3 (Atkins 581) 2,681. PACIFIC LEAGUE Standings: Team Five Desert Service Eagles Jacks Drive-Up Knights of Columbus Team Six Haupert Tractor Prospect W. 10 8 7 7 5 4 4 3 S. Central "On the Point" I I S. Riveride & CHECK FORD TICKETS ; SOW FOR FREE T.V. : 9 M 13 If 4 Awarded from Feb. 26 Ticket: ' NUMBERS POSTED JAN. 29th for 7 Days NEXT FREE FORD FEB. 26 Results: Team Five 2 (Champion 499) 2747: Desert 2 (Hadley 531) 2859. Jack's 1 (Garrison 590) 2765; Eacles 1 (Morgan 573) 2692. Knights 2 (Mansfield 470) 2688; Haupert s 2 (Newland 531) 2638. Team Six 3 (Brooks 542) 2840; Prospect 1 (Houghton 503) 2727. , High Games Garrison 221. Standings: W. Ross Lumber 7 Lillie's Health Salon 7 Jack's Drive-Up 5 Jorgensen's 5 Paulsen's Thrift Mkt. 4 Wooden Shoe Hawkinsons Union Club Silver Dollar Motor Haven Crater Inn Trail Creek . L. 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 er award "There was a nearby chick en farm, up here that gave out i00 chickens for every home run' Campy likes to recall. "Never ate so much chicken in my life." Campanella also won a pro motion to Montreal of the In ternational league in ' 1947 where he batted .273. Brook lyn called him up in 1948, then sent him back to St. Paul of the American association Roy was at St. Paul only a month but during that time he hit 13 homers and batted .325. Campy finally was brought up and in his first three games against the Giants, he collected nine hits in 12 times up. Two of those hits were homers. Wanted Suburban Home At the time, this writer talked to Campanella and here is what he said: "I'm not the kind of per son who likes to set too big a goal for himself. So If I can make good with Brooklyn which I believe I can Id like to buy a home for my family. That's something I've wanted a long time, just nice home somewhere in the suburbs.1 Campanella worked hard and got that home in Glen Cove, Long Island, the same one he w. t'riving to when tragedy struck c rly Tuesday morning. Next to his wife, Ruthie, and his six children, Campy's house is his proudest posses sion. Located on a beach, the house has four bedrooms, and three baths. Anyone visiting the house sure to see the three plaques Campanella .was awarded for being voted the National league's most valu able player in 1951, 1953 and 1955. Hit Peak in 1953 Campanella hit his peak with the Dodgers in 1953 when he drove in 142 runs, hit 41 homers and batted .312. Hampered by a hand injury one of the many he has suf fered during his 10-year car eer with the Dodgers he slumped to .207 in 1954. There were those .who thought his - baseball career was about finished then but he underwent an operation and came out of it with glow ing spirits. Shake hands with the most valuable player of 1955," Campy said to all his friends during the winter of 1954. They thought he was trying to buoy up his own spirits but he hit the nail squarely on the head. He drove in 107 runs in 1955, hit 32 homers and batted .318 to walk off with his third MVP award. In ad dition, he had the added sat isfaction of performing on Brooklyn's first world champ ionship team in history when the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the 1955 World Series. is Friday: Campanella's feel ings about baseball. Robertson Out to Hold Score Lead By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer Two of the nation's three top individual scorers and its only remaining major un beaten team see action tonight when the college basketball schedule starts to pick up after mid-year exams. Oscar Robertson will be trying to hold his wafer-thin scoring lead over .Wilt Cham berlain when Cincinnati op noses Miami of Ohio while Elgin Baylor, third in the scoring race, tries to keep pace in Seattle's meeting with Portland. Robertson, the sensational sophomore enters the game with an average of 32.87 points a contest. Ae has con nected for 493 points in 15 games. Chamberlain is second in the scoring race with 389 points in 12 games for a 32.42 average. He could take over first place if Robertson is stopped cold tonight or he could slip back to third if Baylor has a great night. Baylor has scored 393 points in 13 games for a 30.23 average. Sharing the spotlight with the three-way scoring duel is St. John's meeting with the University of Pittsburgh. The New York Redmen, staging a fine comeback to national stature under the leadership of ex-Celtic ace Joe Lapchick, have scored rine straight vic tories. The fact is, however, the Redmen are largely untested against top-ranked opposition and the experts figure they will lose two or three of their next four games against Pittsbvrgh, Temple, Brook lyn College and West Virginia. Campy Recuperating Foster Than First Anticipated; Jokes Glen Cove, N.Y. OP) Roy Campanella must be getting better. He's even cracking jokes Campanella's wife, Ruthie, the only one permitted to vis it the hospitalized 36-year-old Los Angeles Dodger catcher so far, said today her husband "looks much more cheerful" and even was able "to tell jokes." The statement coincided with the latest hospital bul letin which said, "Roy's condi tion is somewhat better. Strength and movement is be ginning to return to his hands. Feeling is present throughout his arms, hands and upper chest although his legs remain paralyzed." It was the most encourag ing bulletin issued by officials of Community hospital since Campanella was admitted early Tuesday after suffering a broken neck in a near fatal auto accident. Although Harry Gifford, the hospital administrator, in dicated Campanella is recur- perating faster than was or iginally expected, he empha sized that the ball player still is 'on the critical list. Dr. Robert W. Sengstaken performed a four-hour opera tion on Campanella Tuesday. Dr. Sengstaken examined Campanella three times Wed nesday and noted an improve ment in his general condition each time. The chubby catch er said 'he was able to feel it when doctors pinched his chest or arms, whereas he was unable to feel the prick of hypodermic needles original ly. The hospital continued to be swamped with telegrams and get-well letters for the injur ed Campanella. President Eisenhower sent a wire as did Dodger players Don Zimmer, Clem Labine and Gil Hodges, among others. Sub-4 Mile Recorded By Aussies Melbourne, Australia (IP) Two Australian athletes ran a sub-four minute mile tonight in the Olympic park here de spite a choppy headwind. Herb Elliott, a 19-year-old from Western Australia, ran the mile in 3:58.7 only sev en-tenths of a second outside the record of 3:58.0 held by his countryman, John Landy. A yard behind Elliott was Marv Lincoln, a 24-year-old runner from Victoria, who was clocked in 3:59.0. Brown Seeking Voter Approval Of Dodger Deal Los Angeles (IP) Actor Joe E. Brown,- no comedian when it comes to sports, launched a campaign today to have the voters approve a controversial contract be tween the city and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The famed comic, whose son long has been active in baseball is chairman of the taxpayer committee for a yes vote on the Dodger contract. This is the agreement which woud turn over about 300 acres in Chavez ravine where the Dodgers would build a new 50,000 seat stadium. The Chavez ravine question goes before the voters June 3, in a referendum brought about by persons who circu lated petitions questioning the advisability of the contract. Southern Oregon Girding For EOC Mountie Quintet Ashland Southern Oregon college, after three setbacks in a row, will aim to get back in victory stride Friday and Saturday nights in an Oregon Collegiate conference series with Eastern Oregon. Games are set for 8 p.m. Preliminaries will be played between the Raider junior varsity and independent clubs. The Red Raiders of the Rogue have been priming their offense and working on backboard retrieving in their determination to snap back after three cold performances. SOC, co-leader in the circuit, rates as series favorite, how ever, after a two-game sweep over the Mounties earlier at LaGrande. Under Weather Bill Hollingsworth, top gun ner for the Raiders, has been Musial Signs $100,000 Pact St. Louis (IP) Stan Musial, for 16 years a hero of the St. Louis Cardinals, saw at least two or three years ahead of him today after signing the National league's first $100, 000 contract. Musial said he was in bet ter physical condition than in the past several years, v. "The way I feel now," Mu sial said, "I believe I can play for one or two more years after this." He will be 38 next November. General Manager Bing De vine said it was the "best con tract ever signed by a Nation al League player." "I would have settled for less," Musial said, "but the Cardinals wanted me to have this contract.. I hope I can have another good year to justify it." Prep Scores WEDNESDAY BASKETBALL Star of the Sea 48, Astoria JV 37 HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE By UNITED PRESS .... The Chicago Black Hawks are closing in on the field to day in their bid to vacate the National Hockey league cel lar and win a playoff berth. The Black Hawks whipped the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, in Toronto Wednesday night to climb within two points of fifth place and only seven of the second place New York Rangers who played at 1-1 tie with the Boston Bruins. under the weather but its hoped he will be feeling up to par and will be back at his old scoring ways. All-conference player Larry Howard and Dick Quinn are the main cogs in the EOC line-up. Jerrold Baxter, 6-4, is the club's No. 1 rebounder and is expected to give the Raiders stiff competition un der' the boards. Tom Neel, 6-2, is a sophomore Moun taineer the SOC players will have to keep a sharp eye upon. Bill Casper Defending Phoenix, Ariz. (IP) Round Billy Casper, one of the world's greatest money win ners in pro golf, sets out here today in an attempt to defend his crown in the $15,000 Phoenix Open tournament a tourney noted for two time winners. No one has been able to re peat in tournaments so far in the short span of the winter tour, but it has happened many times before. Ed (Porky) Oliver won here two years hand running in 1939-40; Ben Hogan won it in 1946 and 1947; Jimmy Dema ret in 1949-50; and Lloyd Mangrum in 1952-53. Mangrum proved he is in shape by tieing for first place Wednesday in the pro-am pre tournament event as he shot a 66 the same score posted ! by PGA champion Lionel Herbert of Lafayette, La. Fans Have Wide View At Eldorado By HAL WOOD Palm Desert, Calif. (IPI The first giant step in the con struction of golf courses built for spectator comfort went on display here the other day when the Eldorado Country club opened for business. This course, promoted by golf course builder Johnny Dawson and with Lawrence Hughes as architect, is ar ranged in a semi-circular lay- uui so mat spectators can stand in one spot and watch the action on eight holes. For golf spectators, report ers and television and radio crews who have been forced to tramp over miles of courses to watch and cover a golf tournament, this should prove to be the living end. "We are buildinz a club house with a terrace that will handle 4,000 to 5,000 per sons, says Dawson. "They will be able to stand or sit in one spot and see the first, fifth, 10th and 14th tees and fairways; the 4th, 9th, 13th and 18th greens. It should prove to be a wonderful spot for spectators." Not only will the course be handy for spectators, but the scenery also will be out of this world. The course was carved out of a -792-acre rancho on which there are 1,800 date palms, 256 acres of seedless grapes, 4,800 grape fruit trees and five acres of oranges. BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY COLLEGE GAMES By United Press (East) Army 76, Siena 66 Duquesne 66. St. Fran. (N.Y.) 58 Manhattan 74. CCNY 58 NYU 90, Tordham 73 Brown 91, Northeastern 77 Lehight 66, Muhlenberg 64 Lone Island U. 131. Post Coll. 100 St. Joseph (Pa.) 98. Lafayette 87 (South) Kentucky 74, Georgia 55 Loyola (La.) 82. Louisana St. 70 (Midwest) Akron 65, Toledo 59 Dayton 74. Xavier (Ohio) 59 Notre Dame 73. Louisville 53 (West) Air Fore Acad. 63. Creighton 52 Mont. St. Coll. 72. Mont. St. U. 63 Regis 75, St. Mary's (Calif.) Yank Ski Team To Be Chosen Bad Gastein, Austria (tR After several weeks of care ful observance Coach Othmar Schneider today will pick the U.S. Men's team for the world ski championships which get underway Sunday. No matter who is finally picked, the brunt of the U.S. load will be carried by Buddy Werner of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Tom Corcoran of Westfir, N.J., and New York City, Schneider already has said that his tr o aces will compete in all three events staged here the slalom, giant slalom and downhill. Medford Motors Your Only AUTHORIZED and FRANCHISED DEALER For Willys OFFERS ic. Largest Stock of Willy Parts South of Portland ic Complete Stock of Winchat, Cabs and Aceetoriet k Most M o d a r n and Bast Equipped Shop in Oregon On Hand All Models of 195 Vehicles let Us Prove What A "Jeep" Vehicle Can Do For You. Medford Motors Inc. LINCOLN-MERCURY-WILLYS 225 South Riversid Phono SP 2-6157 SATURDAY 13 MORNING LEAGUE Standings: Hoopsters Readies Toads Commies Studs L. 0 1 1 2 2 3 Pet. 1.000 .667 .667 .333 .333 .000 Jan. 25 Results Toads 30. Studs 27 Readies 33, Commies 15 Hoopsters 22. Snipes 18 Feb. 1 Games Studs vs. Readies Toads vs. Hoopsters Commies vs. Snipes AFTERNOON LEAGUE Standings: W. Chariots 3 D linkers ... 2 Mau-Mau's .. Bushwackers Bony Five ... 1 0 0 Pet. 1.000 .667 .500 .000 .000 Jan. 25 Results Mau Maus 32. BusnwacKers Z3 Chariots 26, Dunkers 21 Feb. 1 Games Bushwackers vs. DunKers Mau Maus vs. Bony Five Results: Hawkinson 3 (Wilson) 2443; Crater Inn 1 (G. Riggs 508) 2375. Jack's 2 (V. Coots 4561 2201; Motor Haven 2 (R. Ban- 486) 2206. Ross Lmbr. 4 Z. Baker 524) 2545: Union Club O (M. McCall 490) 2252. LilUe's 3 M. Clark 489) 2170: Silver Dollar 1 (H. Paulson 432) 2040. Jorgensen's 4 (T. Willet 481) 2288: Trail Creek 0 (V. Blunt 416) 1995. Thrift Mkt. 3 (M. Clark 545) 2400; Wooden Shoe 1 (L. Learning 486) 2187. High games Mable Clark 216, V. Wilson 203. Split conversion L. Turner 4-7-9. Green Cedar UBisr ST poo EAGLE FUEL CO. Unicn Heating Oils Phone TA 6-4081 AMERICA NLEAGUE Willie Marshall of the Hershey Bears may, lose his temper now and then, but it's a cinch he can add and sub tract. The 26-year-old wing was fined $150 by American Hockey league President Rich ard Canning Tuesday for a se ries of penalties against the Cleveland Barons on Jan. 15. A few hours later he went out and scored goal and an as sist to lead the Bears to a 5-2 win over the Barons. The two points gave him a season total of 71 tops in the A HI,.' Wayne Befhea Beats Johnson Chicago (IR Wayne Be- thea proved Wednesday night that Young Jack Johnson real ly is John Lee Storey after all. The New York heavyweight gave away 10 pounds to Los Angeles Johnson, who got that name because physically he resembles the vaunted for mer world heavyweight title holder. Storey, born in Lockhart, Tex., suffered his 10th loss in 26 pro fights while Bethea, a native of Dillon, S. C, rack ed up his 17th triumph in the same number of outings. 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