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Ken Venture Paces Golfers into 2nd Ground off Masters By TOM PRICE Augusta, Ga. (W Sopho more pro Ken Venturi, who served notice two years ago his day of destiny in the golf world was about to dawn, took a one-stroke lead today into the second round of the 22nd Masters tournament. The slim San Franciscan, who at 27 is considered a golf ing youngster, shot a four-under-par 68 Thursday to prove that his selection by veteran pros and sports writ ers as the favorite to win Bobby Jones' tournament this year was no idle gossip. If his 11-foot birdie putt on the 18'ch green had dropped instead of skipping a foot past the cup, he would have car ried a two stroke lead into today's second round. Four golfers, including three - time Masters winner Jimmy Demaret, were hot on Venturi's heels with opening day scores of 69. Joining De maret, of Kiamesha Lake, Webfoots Picked To Win Northern Division Relays Oregon State College State of Oregon track and field fans will have their only 1958 look at all five northern division teams on the same afternoon Saturday when Oregon State plays host to the first annual ND relays Preliminaries in the high and low hurdles and the 100 yard dash will start promptly at 1 cm., with first field events at 1:15. Bell field will be the scene of action. Relay events are scheduled in the 440, 880, mile and two-mile, in addition to the distance mprilpv. There will be indi vidual competition in the 100, high hurdles, low hur dles, two-mile special, plus all field events. Oregon looks like a cinch bet to win the first annual re lays, although in some events Washington could press the Webfoots closely. Corvallis fans are anxious to see Wash ington's great 440 ace, Terry Tobacco, in action here for the first time. Sucks Depth Bill Bowerman's Ducks have far more depth than any of the other clubs entered, headed by such-well known performers as Jim Grelle, Steve Anderson, Jack Morris, Dave Edstrom, D. C. Mills, Jack Burg and many others. Grelle ranks as one of Ameri ca's top distance runners, and was a recent sensation on the indoor circuit this past win ter. Washington State's mate rial is only mediocre, but the Cougars do have some top in dividuals. Don Ellingsen and Jack Fanning, a pair of foot ballers, are strong in the pole vault, and junior Duane Kera-1 nen is a fine point-getter Gone is shotput ace Burl Gri- nols, but WSC has one al most as good in Steve Frye. Idaho and Oregon State figure to fight it out for fourth place, neither club having much depth. Coach Joe Glander has only five let termen available at Idaho, and Hal Moe has only seven at OSC. Veterans on the Beaver squad include Duane Marshall, Benson Foley, Cliff Cordy, Doug Ballew, Tom Blackstone, John Carson and Don Ferguson. Marshall and Cordy are all-time school rec ord holders in the shot and 880, respectively. SOC-Chico Meet Set Ashland Southern Ore gon college opens , its track season here Saturday after noon in a dual meet with Chico State. First event is set for 1 p.m. Coach Dan Bulkley has re ported the loss of sprinter George Juveland, ex - Crater high. He suffered a leg in jury, has had an operation for it and is out for the sea son. Gordon Clayton, from Reedsport, is expected to help fill the gap. DODGERS CLOSE TO PARK Los Angeles (IP) The Los Angeles Dodgers were a step closer today to their new baseball park. The District Court of Appeals has rejected a taxpayers suit to diock transfer of Chavez ravine, proposed site of the park, to the Dodgers. N.Y., with three - under - par round were Australia's little Norman Von Nida, Bob Win- inger of Odessa, Tex., and Chick Harbert of Northville, Mich. Three Have 70 One-time Memphis, Tenn., dentist Cary Middlecoff, who now plays out of Hollywood, Fla., was two strokes back with 70, along with Flory Van Donck of Belgium and Arnold Palmer of Latrobe, Pa. The low amateur for the first round was Bill Hyndman of Philadelphia, who shot a 71, along with eight profes sionals. They included Fred Hawkins, El Paso, Tex.: By ron Nelson, Roanoke, Tex.; Claude Harmon, Mamaro neck, N.Y.; Lionel ' Hebert, Lafayette, La.; Billy Maxwell, Odessa, Tex.; Robert De Vi cenzo, Mexico City; Jack Fleck, Rochester, Mich.; and Art Wall Jr., Pocono Manor, Pa. Fourteen players shot even par 72s opening day, includ ing three-time Master cham pion Sam Snead of White Sul phur Springs, W. Va., and Bantam Ben Hogan of Fort Worth, Tex., a two-time win ner and four-time runnerup. One other former Masters winner, 50 year-old Henry Pi card of Cleveland, also toured the 6,850-yard course in even par. Snead scored the only eagle of the first day's play when he dropped a 16 foot putt on the par five second hole after a tremendous second shot with a three iron to the green. Legion Baseball Program Told Seaside HP) American Legion Junior baseball play will get under way in Oregon by June 7, Bill Fague, state chairman for the program, said today. ' Legion posts must have their team "entries, filed by May 1 with area champions determined by August 2. Play offs will be held August 4 and the state finals will open Aug ust 9, with the winner repre senting Oregon at the regional tourney in Billings starting August 25. At least 80 Oregon Legion teams are expected this year. Most rapid growing of the higher plants is believed to be the bamboo. SPORTS I l l tj -fVV -v i t m V- h s SIMPSON RESIGNS Alex ander Simpson, Ashland high football coach, has resigned, effective at the end of the school year, to accept a coach ing position at Cottage Grove, His athletic tutoring career since the early 1940s includes posts at Medford and Ashland High schools and Southern Oregon college. Simpson coached Ashland high basket ball team which won the state title in 1944 and the fol lowing fall tutored Medford high's state championship football squad. YJViCA Hoop Tournament At Ashland Southern Oregon district YMCA basketball tournament will be held Saturday, April 5, at the Southern Oregon college gym in Ashland. YMCA teams from Rose- burg, Ashland, Medford and Eugene will Compete. Action will be in men's high school and junior high division. Five games are on the slate. Roseburg and Ashland will contend in -a high school bracket mix starting at noon. Medford and Eugene follow at 1:15 p.m. Finals in the divi sion will be at 5 p.m. Junior high title will be decided between Ashland and Medford with tip-off set for 2:30 p.m. The men's title fra cas is billed for 3:45 p.m. be tween Eugene and Ashland. Winners will be eligible for the Pacific Northwest area YMCA sports festival April 18-19 at Vancouver, B.C. I OSC Starts Home Slate In Baseball Oregon State College, Cor vallis Coach Ralph Coleman, now in his 27th year as Ore gon State baseball coach, sent his Beavers into action on home grounds for the first time in 1958 today in doubleheader against Lewis and Clark. Oregon State journeys to Linfield Saturday for another doubleheader in games that were originally scheduled for here but were transferred to McMinnville because of the northern division relays. The Beavers were expected to open with a lineup com posed of Dan Luby, catcher; Gene Bates, first base; Jim Phillips or Larry Walker, sec ond; Capt. Twink Pederson, short; Tom Bowen, third; and outfielders Grimm Mason, Jerry Droscher and Kim Bradshaw. Golf Coach Debut Vern Martin made his de but as Oregon State golf coach today when he took the Beavers to Salem to meet Wil lamette. The linksmen tackle Rogue Valley country club at Medford on Saturday and next Tuesday meet Pacific Lutheran here. Leading golf candidates in elude Leighton Tuttle, Larry Copple, Bob Brown, Wid Jen sen, Lee Grant, Warren Dea- kins, Bob Thye and John Dunkin. All but Brown, Thye and Dunkin are return ing lettermen. Irwin Harris starts his 14th season as Orange tennis coach Saturday when the Beavers meet the Portland parks team on the OSC courts. The Fri day matches with Reed col lege were cancelled. Top net aspirants include Jimmie Jackson, Paul Skvar,- na, Dennis load, Kon uuen- ther, Ken Rayburn, Dave Clements and Tom Cottle. Skvarna, from Chafee JC, and Clements, from Fullerton, JC, both are promising transfers. Lottie Efogue Tussle SDated At Phoenix Pilots Subdue SOC Net Team Ashland University of Portland defeated Southern Oregon college 6 to 1 yester day in a tennis match here. Only victory for the Raiders was by John Russell. His tabulation against Jim Arm strong of the Pilots was 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. LITTLE ROGUE SLATE: 1:30 p.m. Pole vault, shot Dut. discus, high jump, broad jump, javeun. 2:40 p.m. Distance medley. 3:00 p.m. 440. 3:20 p.m. Sprint medlev. 4:00 pm. Shuttle hurdles. 4:20 p.m. Two-mile. Phoenix At least four A-l schools of this track district, and perhaps a fifth, will take part Saturday in the third an nual Little Rogue relays at Phoenix. entries for certain are Eagle Point, the defender, Il linois Valley, Brookings and host Phoenix. No word had been received by this morning OSC Links Grew Here Saturday A Rogue Valley Country club six-man golf team will oppose the Oregon State col lege varsity here on Satur day afternoon. Roy Gilbertspn,- Ed Hall, Dr. D. C. Boals, Dr. William Miller, Dr. Robert Buck and Carl Schmidt will vie for the Medford team. Two ex-Medford high links- men are in the OSC lineup. They are Larry Copple and Warren Deakins, lettermen juniors for the Beavers. Cop ple, also a basketball letter man will fill the No. 2 spot for OSC and Deakins will be No. 5. Captain Leighton Tuttle, who led the Orange crew in qualifying with 143, will be No. 1. Others on the sextet are Bob Brown? Fortuna, Calit, Wid Jensen, Hood River,' and Lee Grant, Cor vallis. The St. Joe river in Idaho is believed the highest navi gable river in the world. from one invited participant, Henley. Glendale has sent word that it will not enter. The Eagles have won both of the previous Little Rogues and hold the bulk of the records. Strong challenge is anticipated from the other schools this year with the host school given a good chance to come out on top. Eleven Events Eleven events are scheduled and they match those, of the Class B tests in the Hayward relays which will be contest ed next week end. However, in the field events, all indi vidual contests, a school will be permitted to claim more than, one place. Six field events and five races are on the program. Phoenix has been host for the past relay meets and the affair is back on the Pirate grounds this year after having been held last season on the Southern Oregon college track. Field events are to start at 1:30 p.m. and the first race is planned for 2:40 p.m. Cubs Clip Giants 10-5 Phoenix, Ariz. (IPl The San Francisco Giants headed for their California home to day via Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. The Giants ended their Ari-J zona exhibition schedule Thursday with a 10-5 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. However, the Cactus League champions finished with a record of 15 wins in 23 games. 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