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American Tops Russians on ImpressesThemWi Tiflis, U.S.S.R. OP) The United States' touring basket ball teams, which already have taken this southern So viet city by storm, will play two more exhibition games tonight in Dinamo Stadium. The U.S. men will play the Georgian All-Stars while the Yank women will meet a team from Estonia before a sell-out crowd of about 25,000. Both American squads won on the same court Monday night..The men rolled to a 95-46 victory over the cham pions of Azerbaijan while the women defeated a Georgian squad, 42-37, for their first victory of the tour. The men now are unbeaten in three games in Russia. Popular American rock-and-roll tunes blared over the loudspeakers before Monday's games. The Yanks, both men and women, jitterbugged to the music and then proceeded to hand their hosts a sound trouncing on the court. The U.S. men's team open ed a 43-20 lead at halftime Fighter Ryff Hurt by Fear Of Eye-Cuts New York W Welter weight Frankie Ryff, encour aged by a no-cut, unanimous decision over Johnny Gor man, wants to continue fight ing but his manager thinks he should quit. "He ain't got it no more, he worries too much about his eyes," manager Charley Black declared Monday riight after watching Ryff outclass Gor man in their widely-televised 10-round bout at St. Nicholas Arena. Referee Petey Delia scored it 7-2-1 for Ryff, who weigh ed 139 to Gorman's 143J2, while judge Nick Gamboli scored it 7-3 and judge Leo Birnbaum agreed, 8-2. Many Boats Out for Fish Opener Portland (IP) About 800 boats were on hand Monday for the opening of the spring Chinook salmon season ' on the Columbia river and early reports indicated catches were average to good. Army Engineers said only 122 Chinook salmon passed over the fish ladders at Bon neville three days prior to the opening indicating that the run was still downriver. The State Fish commission opened the season two days earlier this year. Butte Falls Rips Eagle Point, 7-0 Eagle Point The Eagle Point high school baseball team fell before the-- Butte Falls club here Monday after noon by a 7 to 0 count. The game was a make-up game for a rained-out contest several weeks ago. "Dusty Gerbling of Eagle Point upped his season batting average to .520 in . the contest when he got two for three. Winner Butte Falls scat tered their hits with every man getting one hit but pitch er Dave Baker. The encounter was a non-league clash. Butte Falls 301 012 07 9 Eaele Point 000 000 0 0 4 Baker 5. Irwin and Conley; Nease and Bunker. Cal. Golfers Top RVCC Linksmen Redding, Calif., golfers de feated Rogue Valley Coun try club linksmen in matches Sunday at Redding. Exact score was not available. Dick Bailey, Redding, was medalist with an even par 70. Everett McGraw led the Medford amateur delegation with a 73. Bob Morris had low net, Deane Lambert long drive and Al Magginis clos est to the pin honors for the Medford team. In a match between pros, Ed Laustaiot, Redding, had a 70 and Ron Caperna, RVCC, had a 71. Forty matches were played. Most of the Rogue Valley members were accompanied to Redding by their wives. ALOUETTES UP ROSTER Montreal (IP) The Mon treal Alouettes have signed end Larry Stretch Tarding, tackle Les Rutledge and full back Embrey Robinson, all from Michigan State, and halfback Allen Muirhead of Mississippi. Basketball Club and coasted the rest of the way. Harv Schmidt of the Denver-Chicago Truckers scored 15 points and big Burdy Haldorson of the Phil lips Oilers added 14. The Russians appeared fas cinated by the sight of mem bers of both American teams chewing gum and also mar Spokane Hurler Leading PCL With 3 Victories San Francisco HP) Dick Hanlon of Spokane led the Pacific Coast League pitchers in the early going today with three victories while veteran George Bamberger of Vancou ver had not given up an earn ed run in 16 innings.' Gary Bell of San Diego was tops in strikeouts with 19 while Art Ceccarelli of the Mounties had issued the most bases on balls, 13, according to the averages as compiled by league statistician William J. Weis. Dick TVilson of the Phoenix Giants led the league hitters in the early stage of the batting race with one of the April-sized .463 averages. Tom Haller of the Giants topped the PCL in homers, having connected for five while Dave Pope of San Diego had batted in 14 runs for top spot in that division. Pope and Jack Dittmer of Phoenix were tied for the most hits with 20 apiece. The teams return to action Washington St. Holds to Lead By Topping OSC Corvallis (IP) Washington State held a half game lead in the Northern Division base ball race after clobbering Or egon State 20-5 here Monday. The two teams met again to day. Coach Buck Bailey's Cou gars pounded out 23 hits of four Oregon State pitchers. Am Pleasant, Dave Jones and Gary Whiting smacked home runs for the Cougars. Jones, a former prep star at The Dalles, Ore., had five hits including a double and three singles besides his homer. The victory gives Washing ton State a 3-0 record in the Northern Division. Oregon is 2-0 and Oregon State is 2-1. Washington defeated Idaho 9-4 in another conference game Monday to push the Vandals into the basement with a 1-5 .mark. The Huskies are 1-3.. Sport Parade New York (IfV Nobody proves the fact that if you want to be a winner you have to fight for it better than guy who pitched for a Class D ball club in the Mountain States League back in 1939. The boy was described by his manager as "the wildest pitcher I've ever seen." He suggested that the parent club give the boy his release. . Then this boy, who was earning $70 a month, fell and hurt his pitching arm just about the time he got the news that his wife was going to have a baby. So Stanley Frank Musial became an outfielder and the rest is baseball history. History, it must be added, which he is rewriting every day with the hottest bat in the major leagues. Stan's Salary Skyrockets Stan the Man is 37 now and playing his 16th full season in the major leagues. That original $70 -a -month salary has skyrocketed to $100,000- a-year and Musial still looks forward to "one or two more years after this." It could be more, the way he's playing. Musial currently has boom ed out of the starting gate in pursuit of his eighth Na tional League batting cham pionship with a bloated .533 average for 11 games. One more title ties him with the immortal Honus Wagner, the National League leader with eight championships. It's too early to tell wheth er Musial will be able to re tain the batting champion ship, which he grabbed again last season after a five-year lapse. But the way he is hitting, it is a cinch that he will pick up additional laurels this sea son by moving up into the distinguished class of those Court, tnsunes veled at the girls' bobbed haircuts. However, what really "sent" them was that rock-and-roll music, once denounced by the Soviet bosses as "rubbish." Nobody was certain where the records came from or whether they will ever be heard again in Tiflis. tonight, with Vancouver al Salt Lake City, Phoenix al San Diego, Seattle at Spo kane, and Portland at Sacra mento. Add To Grid Schedules Eugene HP) The Univer sity" of Oregon continued to add to its future football schedule today with an nouncement of a home-and-home series with Penn State. Athletic Director Leo Har ris said Oregon would meet Perm State on Sept. 21, 1963, in Multnomah Stadium and would travel east to meet the Nittany Lions in 1964. Coach Len Casanova greet ed 65 candidates Monday for spring practice. He said the major problems facing the Ducks was finding replace ments for the left side of the line and for three of the four backfield regular returning is season's Rose Bowl team. Only beckfield regular returning is halfback Charley Tourville. Pitching Coach Wins Contest With Sugars For Second Victory . By UNITED PRESS Tom La Sorda, pitching coach for the Montreal Royals is giving his staff a first hand demonstration in the art of hurling. The 30-year-old lefthander pitched his second straight shutout Monday night as Montreal beat the Havana Su gar Kings, 5-0, to move into first place. La Sorda was touched for only three hits, two more than he yielded against Miami last. Thursday. The win was the ninth in the Royals' last 10 starts, all on the road. In other games, Columbus defeated Rochester, 7-3, Rich mond outslugged Buffalo, 13 10, and Miami beat -Toronto 6-2. By OSCAR FRALEY Sports Writer United Press who rapped 3,000 base-hits. It's indicative of Stan's place in baseball history that only seven men accomplished this Ty Cobb with 4,191; Tris Speaker, 3,515; Wagner, 3,430; Eddie Collins, 3,313; Nap Lajoie, 3,251; Paul Wa ner, 3,152 and Cap Anson, 3,081. Could Catch Waner Musial had 2,957 hits start ing this season and his 24 base hits make his current total 2,981. He has "dropped off" to an average of 180 base hits a year in the last three campaigns. Yet, matching that production will move him far ahead of Anson and he could catch Waner this season. Two more years at that re duced pace would give him a chance of moving all the way up to the all-time second place. Meanwhile, his fast getaway already has made him the new National League leader in total bases, wiping out Mel Ott's 22-year efforts of 5,041. And every hit which Stan adds moves the mark that much farther out of the reach of some future batting star. The wiry Musial hasn't been shut out at the plate in any of the St. Louis Cardinals' first 11 games this year. This despite the fact that he is a notoriously slow starter. It's a tipoff on what a man can do when he sets his heart to it. Just like 19-year-old Stanley Frank Musial did in the long ago when he injured that erratic pitching arm. PGA TOURNEY SET Tulsa, Okla. (IP) The Ladies Professional Golfers association announced today that the $7,500 French Lick Ind. Open July 24-27 would replace the cancelled All American Open at Chicago on its summer circuit. 8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, April 29, 1958 Giants Hold Lead, Slumping Rookies San Francisco ftPl The San Francisco Giants held a half game lead in the National League today but also had a pair of slumping rookies in the lineup as they opened a five-game series here with the Philadelphia Phils. Manager Bill Rigney of the erstwhile New Yorkers plans to start Ramon Monzant (2-1) while Mayo Smith counters with veteran southpaw Curt Simmons (0-2). The intense, bespectacled Montreal Places 3 Men on Hockey Stars Montreal (IP) Three members of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley cup cham pionship team, led by pere niel nominee Doug Harvey, today won berths on the of ficial National Hockey league all-star squad for the 1957-58 season. In addition to Harvey, an all-star defenseman for the seventh straight year, the Canadiens also placed center Henri "Richard and left wing Dickie Moore on the league's No. 1 unit. Goalie Glenn Hall of the Chicago Morford Named Coach at Nyssa Nyssa, Ore (IP) Former Notus, Idaho, high school football coach Bob Morford will lake on the head foot ball chores at Nyssa high school next fall. Selection of Morford to replace Harold McGinley was announced by Superin tendent of Schools R. V. Wilson. McGinley will take over as basketball coach, replacing Stan Olsen, who resigned. League Leaders By UNITED PRESS National League Player & Club G AB R Musial. St L...11 45 13 Ashburn, Phil.,10 35 9 Mavs. San F...12 51 11 Pet. .033 .429 .412 .405 .405 Clmnte, Pitts...l0 42' 6 Hoak, Cin 9 37 6 American League Clvto, Cleve. .. 9 26 Kuenn Det 13 53 Robnsn, Balti...l0 .32 McDgld. N.Y.ll'42 Martin. Det. 9 37 11 22 13 16 14 .423 .415 .406 .381 .378 Home Runs Sauer, Giants 6 Mathews. Braves 5; Wells, Cubs 5 Aaron. Braves 4: Musial. Cards 4: Grav, Dodgers 4; Jensen, Red Sox 4- Cerv Athletics 4. Runs Batted In Cerv, Athletics 16. Walls. Cubs 13: Ennis, Cards 12; Spencer. Giants 12; Sauer, Giants 11; Jensen, Red Sox 11. Pitching Buhl, Braves 3-0: Pod res, Dodgers 3-0; Gomez, Giants, Purkev. Redlees. Spahn. Braves, Friend. Pirates. Elston, Cubs, Lar- sen Yanks. Harshman, Orioles, Garver, Athletics, Foytack, Tigers, Bverlv. Senators. Ramos. Senators Terrv, Athletics, Turley. Yankees. Grant, Indians, Hoeft, Tigers, all 2-0. STANDINGS By UNITED PRESS National League W. L. San Francisco 8 4 Milwaukee 7 4 Chicago 7 4 Pittsburgh 5 5 Cincinnati 4 5 Los Angeles 5 7 Philadelphia 4 6 St. Louis 3 8 Pet. .667 .636 .636 .500 .444 .417 .400 .273 GB 2 2 Is 3 3 42 Tuesday's Probable Pitchers St. Louis at Cincinnati (night)- Mizelle (0-1) vs. Purkey (2-0) or Nuxhall (0-0). Milwaukee at Chicago Spahn (2-0! vs. Phillips (0-1) or Fodge (1-0). Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (night) Friend (2-0) vs. Erskine (1-0). Philadelphia at San Francisco Simmons (0-2) vs. Monzant (2-1). Wednesday's Gaines St. Louis at Cincinati (night) Milwaukee at Chicago Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (night) Philadelphia at San Francisco American League W New York 8 Kansas City 7 Washington 6 Cleveland 7 L. 2 4 4 6 6 6 9 8 Pet. GB .727 .636 1 .600$ l'2 Detroit 7 .538 .400 .308 .273 Baltimore 4 Boston 4 Chicago 3 Tuesday's Probable Pitchers Cleveland at Washington (night) Score (2-1) vs. Pascual (0-1). Chicago at Baltimore (night) Pierce (0-2) vs. Harshman (2-0). Detroit at New York Foytack (2-0) vs. Schantz (1-0). Kansas City at Boston U r b a n (1-0) vs. Brewer (1-1). Wednesday's Games Cleveland at Washington, night Chicago at Baltimore, night Detroit at New York Kansas City at Boston About 116 million acres of land in continental U. S. have never been completely sur veyed, says the Bureau of Land Management. Buy At Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues, Drain Tils 727 W. McAndrews Ph. SP 2-4107 MedfordTribune Rigney said he was undecided whether or not to rest third baseman Jim Davenport and right fielder Willie Kirkland, who have spiraled into unex pected slumps even before May Day. Davenport had collected two singles in his last 19 times at bat and gone hitless in 15 straight trips. Kirkland's av erage dropped to .167 on Sun day after he went 0-for-3. He also had been collared in his last 15 trips. Black Hawks, defenseman Bill Gadsby of the New York Rangers, and right wing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings rounded out the squad. The second team consisted of goalie Jacques Plante of the Canadiens, defensemen Fern Flaman of the Boston Bruins and Marcel Pronovost of the Red Wings, center Jean Beliveau of the Canadiens, right wing Andy Bathgate of the Rangers and left wing Camille Henry of the Ran gers. Camp White Slates Baseball Drills Camp White baseball team members are asked to report at the Medford High school baseball field at 6 p.m. Wed nesday for "a practice session, it was announced today. The team will travel to Butte Falls on Sunday for a practice game with the Butte Falls Loggers, it was stated. HANSEN TO KNOXVILLE Baltimore, Md. (IP) Ron nie Hansen, a promising, 19-year-old shortstop for the Bal timore Orioles, headed for Knoxville of the Sally League today on 24-hour recall. The Orioles optioned the slick fielding youngster hoping he would become a better batter. HOLZMAN JOINS KNICKS New York (IP) Bill Red Holzman, who once coached the Milwaukee Hawks, joined the New York, Knickerbock ers of the National Basketball association today as assistant coach and scout. CLASSIC BOWLING LEAGUE W. Oak Knoll Golf Course 46 E. H. Mann Co 38 Morse Motors 36 Trail Creek Lumber Co 33 Hight Real Estate 31 Sam's Sporting Goods 30 Lamport's Sporting Goods 27 Hillyer Oil Co 27 Sewing Machine Center 26 Results: E. H. Mann Co. 4 (Gordon Schultz 652) 2874; Morse Motors 0 (Lee Bex 553) 2548. Trail Creek Lumber Co. 4 (Ted Jantzer 629) 2785; Lamport's Sporting Goods 0 (Jim Farrar 577) 2689. Sam's Sporting Goods 3 (George Barr 566) 2565; Sewing Machine Center 1 (Walt Daele 5o2) 2ol5. Oak Knoll Golf Course 3 (Bob Rametes 545) 2558; Henry's Broiler 1 (Dewey Ross 567) 2448. Hight Real Estate 3 (Jim Knapp 557) 2713; Hillyer Oil Co. 1 Frank Knox 600) 2,699. FIGHTS By UNITED PRESS New York Frankie Ryff, 139 'i New York, outpointed Johnny Gor man, 143 i, Brooklyn (10). Providence, R.I. Barry Allison. 147 Springfield. Mass., stopped Al Marotti, 147, Youngstown, Ohio (4). Stamford, Conn. Irish Pat Mc Coy. 13412. Galway, Ireland, out pointed Louis Carmona, 132 ii, Puerto Rico. (8). Glassport, Pa. Henry Hickman, 134, Pittsburgh, stopped Willie Cooper, 134'i, Wheeling, W. Va. (7). Dallas, Tex. Paul Jorgensen, 130, Port Arthur, Tex., stopped kuss xague, lau, Davenport, lowa (10). STORES 214 South Riverside Ave. Phone SP 2-7119 mm P IS M nil i timuii bid is y as Good Series New York OP) Billy Mar tin claims the Tigers have "more power" than the Yankees and could win the American League pennant with just a little luck." Martin doesn't hold with all those who think the Yanks going to make it a run away merely because they got off to a jack rabbit start. "We should have the same record as the Yankees right now," Martin decleared. "We lost a couple of games we should have won. It doesn't matter too much, though. We have more power than they have and with a break or two, I think we can go all the way." The Detroit power he re ferred to is coming from Al Kaline, Charlies Maxwell, Harvey Kuenn, Gus Zernial and Ray Boone. Off to the best start in his career de spite a pulled leg muscle which has sidelined him temporarily, Martin also has been supplying a good share of the power. Martin insists he has long since gotten over his disap pointment at being traded away by the Yankees last June 15. "Natdrally, I wasn't happy at first," he says, "but there Erskine Named Tb Starr For L. Angeles Club Los Angeles (IP) Veter an Carl Erskine (1-0) starts the Los Angeles Dodgers off tonight on a five-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in spacious Memorial coli seum. Erskine, holder of a 16-8 life-time record over Pitts burgh, faces Carl Friend (2-0) on the mound in the game, first of four night contests. An afternoon game on Sat urday closes out the series. The series gives L.A. fans a look at Ted Kluszewski, the power hitting Pirate who has had so much trouble with an aching back. Big Ted is hit ting .263 so far this season. However, any slack in Kluszewski's performance has been taken up by teammates Roberto Clemente, Bob Skin ner, Bill Virdon and Dick Groat all batting over .300 in the young season. Pittsburgh comes into the series with a 5-5 record and in fourth place in the Na tional League. The Dodgers are sixth with a 5-7 'mark. C. E. "Curley" Sherred (Former Owner of "Curley's" Auto Service) WILL BE OPEN AT . . . North Central Garage 315 NORTH CENTRAL PHONE SP 3-5507 Thursday, May 1st Curley wishes to welcome all his former friends and custom ers at his new location. O SEE WEDNESDAY'S MAIL TRIBUNE SEE WHY YOU AUTO BUY! was no point in moping about it forever. Besides, when Kansas City traded me to De t r o i t last November they dealt me to a club that has a good chance to be playing in the World Series next fall. So why should I have any kicks?" Although no one in the Yankees' official family ever Grants Pass Eyeing Title Grants Pass hieh has a chance to clinch at least a tie for the Southern Oregon con ference baseball diadem this week end and possibly could wrap up the toga. The currently unmarred defending titilists meet Cra ter at Cheney field on Friday and face Medford at Giants Pass on Saturday. In other league scraps Ashland will go to Klamath b alls on Fri day and be host to Crater on Saturday. All are doublebills with first games oniy count ing in standings. Grants Pass will be sure of at least a titular tie if they can hurdle both the Comets and Tornado. If they are suc cessful and Ashland drops one of its two gaames,' the Cavemen will be repeat champions. A four-way knot in the Jackson County B Baseball league is due to be busted when Talent plays at Butte Falls on Thursday and Pros pect at Jacksonville on Fri day. In rivalry between A-2 schools, Eagle Point is host to Brookings on Friday for two games. Tornado Host lo K.F. Baseball action today had Eagle Point at Prospect and Medford junior varsity at Jacksonville. Ashland and Crater jayvees are set for Thursday. In track Medford high var sity and McLiOugniin junior high ninth grade will be hosts to Klamath Falls teams on Saturday. On Friday Hedrick Junior high will face the Cra ter freshmen at Central Point and McLoughlin seventh and eighth graders will be at Ash land. Medford tennis team played at Grants Pass today, goes to Crescent City, Calif., on Wed nesday and meets Klamath Falls here on Saturday. Ash land netmen go to Klamath on Friday. Medford high golf team de . e i m gliuil Chance has come out and said the club regrets having traded away Martin, there is a suspi cion the Bronx Bombers would have kept him had they to do it all over again. "That's their b u s i n e s s," Billy said curtly. "All I know is that they never lost the pennant in. any year I was with them." Baseballers Opportunity fends its mantle Friday and Saturday in the Upstate Golf tourney at Albany. Cofl Moves Into 2-Game Lead By UNITED PRESS College of Idaho moved into a two-game lead in the North west Conference baseball race today after a double win over Willamette. The Coyotes, playing on their home field at Caldwell, put their season's record at 9-2 by whipping the Bearcats 4-3 and 3-0 Monday. Whitman and Pacific, the two nearest teams to College of Idaho in the standings, split a twin- bill at Walla Walla. Whitman took the opener 11-4 and Pacific the nightcap 3-0 behind Bob Gra ham's five-hit pitching. Reach for Nk. Fin mill tand llL 10a Tastes so rich Swallows so smooth Swallows Lsa M g W Hill i HILL CD., LOUISVILLE, IT., KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 88 PROOf. nrpnncr7irr7 WAYS McMurtry Stops Escoe in 3rd Round of Bout Butte, Mont. (IPI Irish Pat McMurtry caught aging Vern Escoe with hard combin ation punches Monday night to score a knockout in two minutes, 17 seconds of the third round of a scheduled 10 round heavyweight fight. Trading 15 pounds and 13 years, McMurtry dropped ihe former Canadian heavyweight champ twice to the canvas for nine-counts before putting him away with a short left to the chin and a hard right to the throat. Escoe sagged to the canvas and rolled over. He wasn't quite on his feet when Referee Joe Simonish counted him out. Despite the sudden finish, the crowd of 2,100 fans, first to get a professional card in Butte in two years, booed. Beavers Drop Players From Active Roster Portland (IP) Portland's Pacific Coast League Beavers have released three players outright, Asisstant general manager Bill Brenner said to day. Released were two pitchers, Ray Shore, and Niles Jordan, and infielder Bill DeMars. Jordan had made one appear ance in a game this season, Shore none. . Shore appeared in 52 games for Portland two years ago and in 41 in 1957, chiefly as a reliefer. The three releases trimmed the Beaver roster to 22. An average two - pound sugar beet contains four tea spoons of sugar. a jong one! Enjoy a fall, cool drink made with nl In STRAIGHT ft?' U If i
