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Newspaper Page Textmoortant EAettle of Rflen In America's Cup Bacisi By JACK V. FOX United Press International Newport, R.I.-frPD-The ele gant white sloop which will try to beat back England's 16th attempt to take the tro phy of world yachting su premacy finished practice to day on a final note of luxu rious preparedness. The 11-mancrew of Colum bia, defender of the Amer ca's cup won 107 years ago, will wear long underwear of cashmere if weather is chilly when the first race is run against Britain's Scepter Saturday. Newport, R. I.-UPD-The men who sail them, as much as the trim ships themselves, will win or lose when Britain's Sceptre meets America's Co lumbia for the world's sail boating championship. For yachting, even more than horseracing, is far more than a test of the pure speed of two thoroughbreds. It is a test of cunning and lore and sheer nerve and, in the 107 years since the United States grabbed and held the America's Cup, the mettle of men has more often proved vital than that of hull and sail. The races beginning Satur day prove the point poignant ly. At the helm of Columbia will be 63-year-old Cornelius Shields, veteran yachtsman and investment banker from Larchmont,' N.Y. Shields has been' warned by his doctors he undertakes the excitement of the races at the risk of his life. Had Heart Attack Shields suffered a heart at tack two years ago and gave up boating.. But he was lured back to the Columbia, and the moment he came aboard it became the aggressive, win ning ship its owners and de signers had expected. Now "Corney" Shields has decided to take the wheel against Sceptre. That could make the differ ence. A comparison of the boats tells why. At 70 feet, Sceptre is. only three inches longer than Columbia" Their weight and sail yardage is about the same. Both are built for, heavy seas. Their encounter may hinge on getting across the starting line first, of jockeying into a position where one "shadows" the other from the wind, of getting the last puff of motion from the breeze. An indication of how far these racing men bone up can be gathered from the fact both sides have assembled data on the late September weather off Newport cover ing the last 20 years. They found the winds there aver aged 17.2 miles an hour. Have H-Man Crews Helmsman of the Sceptre is Lt. Cmdr. Graham Mann, 34, a sailor from the Royal Navy and a good friend of Britain's Prince Philip. Her professional skipper is cagey Stanley Bishop whose father In Shamrock and grandfather in Valkyrie raced in vain for the cup. Her navigator is Joe Brooks, a Navy submarine of ficer who lost both feet while swimming as a frogman in mining exercises three years ago. But he is nimble. Before the Sceptre was towed across the Atlantic to the races Brooks put on his frogman's mask and dived overboard to have a look at why seaweed was catching on her bottom. As on Columbia, Sceptre's total crew is 11. Skipper on Columbia is Briggs Cunningham, a wealthy sportsman whose recent ex perience has been more with racing motor cars and play ing par golf but who may take over the wheel should Shields falter. Must Work Fast Navigator on the American boat is Henry Sears, a banker from Greenwich, Conn., who formed the syndicate which had Columbia built for the race at a cost estimated to ex ceed $300,000. The navigator, helmsman and skipper man the cockpit in the stern. Forward on the sails and winches are' the eight working hands whose speed in changing sail, by a matter of seconds, can win or lose. Foremost among the Ameri ca's sail handlers is Roderick Stephens Jr., 49, considered one of the best in the world. It is his brother, Olin, 50, whose naval architectural skill is responsible for the hull of Columbia. Working on the foredeck are three pro fessional sailors and some husky undergraduates from the Ivy League. On the Sceptre's foredeck are three professionals from the naval reserve and five young men selected out of 100 top amateur yachtsmen from every club in Britain who competed for the honor of sailing for the Queen, t One of the technical criti cisms of the British boat is its huge open cockpit which could become filled with wa ter in heavy seas. The Scep tre, however, carries a big manual pump to discharge such excess water through its hull-leading an American wit to suggest that meant the chal lenger was jet-propelled. Rich Man's Sport Americans consider their chances best if heavy winds are blowing off Newport dur ing most of the "best four of seven" races. Elimination con tests during the summer proved Columbia's superiority greatest against the second best American sloop, Vim, when the wind rose to around 30 knots. Certainly, this is a rich man's sport although yachting enthusiasts in the tens of thousands will jam Newport for the races. There were three contend ers against Columbia for the right to represent the United States - Vim, Easterner and Weatherly. Vim is 19 years old but the other two were built specifically for the Am erica's Cup competition and are so made they are virtually useless for anything but rac ing. So, all costs figured, it can be reckoned that something like two-million dollars went into choosing the boat that will sail for the tarnished old silver cup worth $500. Wave Wins Brown Jug By HASKELL SHORT Delaware, Ohio - (UPD -The race for the 3-year-old pacing championship was all mixed up today with a bright new contender in Shadow Wave. The California beauty won the coveted Little Brown Jug in straight heats Thursday in the excellent time of 2:01 to stamp himself as a leading contender for 3-year-old pac ing honors of the year. Bye Bye Byrd, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Rex Larkins of Lexington, Ky., and Chicago, appeared headed for the 3-year-old championship until he ran into crafty Joe O'Brien and Shadow Wave. Shadow Wave, , the third choice in the Jug betting, won $36,541 in taking first place honors for the S. A. Camp Farm of Shatter, Calif. It was the fifth fastest Jug in the 13 year history of the classic and only a second off the Jug and world record of 2:00 held by Tar Heel. Shadow Wave moved to the rail at the start of the first heat and was never headed. The second heat was all Shadow Wave's too. He start ed on the rail and led nearly all the way. Kick of Drink Too Strong for Yankee Hurler New York-(UPD-Ryne Duren says thanks, but no more champagne for him. In his first public comment today since his celebrated Sunday skirmish with Coach Ralph Houk, the Yankee re lief ace said the entire episode may have stemmed from his initial experience with cham pagne. ' .- - . "I never had any before be cause I never had anything really special to celebrate," Duren declared. "But I sure found out it packs a much stronger punch than beer." The Duren - Hauk incident took place as the Yankees were celebrating their pennant-clinching on a train tak ing them from Kansas City to Detroit. "It all started when I grabbed a cigar from Ralph," Duren said. "He reached back at me and his ring scratched me. There really wasn't any fight. 'Ralph is the last person on the ball clUb I'd ever be mad enough at to fight. "He managed me at Denver last year and I consider him one of my best friends." i": cOSgcco nans JOHN DEERE Here it is . . . trim and eager and out for timber the tractor that's bound to win your nod of approval the new John Deere "440" Crawler! Every inch another "thorough bred" the new John Deere "440" is a worthy "stablemate" : of the ever-popular "420." It is rugged in its modern construc tion . . . powerful in its let's-get-to-work styling . . '. and it literally shouts economy at the moment of purchase and all the while that it is doing more than its share of a day's rough work, while at the same time bringing production costs to new lows. Many new features, including the optional new clutch type direction reverser, give the "440" a rare combination of maneuverability, lug ging power, and stamina. A line of proved, matched working equipment gives the "440" the versatility that logging demands. Look it over at our store at your very next opportunity. hubs 'The Farmers Store Since 1884' 25 South Riverside Ave. Medford, Oregon George Shaw Rebounding From Injury, Army Duty As Colts Prime for NFL (This is the 9th of 12 dis patches on the 1958 pros pects of National Football League teams.) By MALCOLM ALLEN Baltimore, Md. -(UPD The Baltimore Colts, a club that finished third in the Western division last season despite a December slump, may climb another rung on the National Football league ladder this year because of added experi ence. The team will be virtually the same as last year's squad. The Colts have a poor 1958 pre-season record, failing to win in four starts before downing the New York Giants. They also have to find a kicker to replace Cotton Davidson and the linebacking must be improved. But head Coach Webb Ew bank probably has fewer problems than most NFL coaches. Pellington Returns In the linebacking depart ment, the club was weakened last year when captain Bill Pellington was lost, with a broken bone in his arm. Pell ington is back this year and ready to lead the linebacking corps. Turning to the team's strong points, the list is longer and indicates Baltimore could prove a stout contender. The offensive backfield again will boast bruising full back Alan (The Horse) Ameche and fleet halfback Lenny Moore. At quarterback, two top passers are competing for the starting job. They are John Unitas, who led the league in touchdown passes last year with 24, and George Shaw, rebounding from knee injuries and Army duty that set him back after a brilliant 1955 pro debut. In the offensive line, ac- BOWLING CITY LEAGUE - Standings: W So. Oregon Moulding .... 9 Ross Lumber Co 8 Calif. Oregon Power Co. 8 Medford Barbers 7 'a W. H. Daugherty Lbr. Co. 7 Weter & Olson 6 First National Bank 5 Central Market , 5 Hi-Way Lumber Co. 5 Telephone Emp. Assn. 4 State Farm Insurance .. 4i Westside Merchants 3 L 3 4 . 4 4,i 5 6 7 7 7 8 7,i 9 Results: Moulding 3 . (Laden. 510) 2336; Central 1 (Schulz, 503) 2216. W & O 1 (Luman, 529) 2223; TEAA 3 (Martin, 544) 2399. Barbers 31'- (Vallee, 558V 2425; St. Farm V3 (Neathamer, 563) 2411. Daugherty 1 (Chapman, 515) 2262; Hi Way Lbr. 3 (Anderson, 511) 2468. Copco 4 (Schroeder, 532) 2356; Westside 0 (Jennings, 458) 2168. FNB 1 (Dimick, 510) 2239; Ross 3 (Robertson, 534) 2317. EVERGREEN LEAGUE Standings: W R. O. Stephenson Lbr. .. 7 Tru Mix Const. Co 7 Medford Blowpipe Co. .. 5 Jay Allen Co 5 Barco Supply Co 5 Seven Up Bottling Co. .. 4 Safeway Stores ... 4 Big Y Market 3 Knights of Columbus 3 Medford Steel Two 2 Medford Steel One 2 Kogap Lumber Indus. .. 1 L 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 Results: Tru Mix 3 (Baize, 562) 2411; Kogap 1 (Lenz, 530) 2222. Blowpipe 1 (Antony, 484) 2197; K of C 3 (Meeker, 461) 2202. Barco 2 (Dungey, 480) 2288; Med. St. Two 2 (Tarvin. 484) 2275. Jay Allen 2 (Carr, 521) 2233; Big Y 2 (Huttner. 535) 2316. Stephenson 3 (Ramsey, 561) 2326; Steel One 1 (Hopkins, 455) 2226. Safeway 3 (McGill, '563) 2347; 7 Up 1 (Engelkes, 531) 2230. INDEPENDENT LEAGUE Standings: W Midcoast Painters 11 Timber Wolves . 10 ,i E. H. Mann 10 Ideal Cement 8 Tee Pee Plywood 8 Cove Valley Supply 7J,2 Andy's Jewelers 7 Hughes & Dodd 7 Communication Work. 7 Table Rock Lumber 4 L 5 5 ',i 6 8 8 8',i 9 9 9 12 Results: Midcoast 1 (Gary Couch, 579) 2718; Table Rock 3 (Billy Jones, 622) 2828. Timber Wolves 2 M (Don Poling, 548) 2638; Cove Valley 12 (Dell Spain. 530) 2588. Mann Co. 4 (Frank Driscoll, 588) 2830; Tee Pee 0 (Phil Huckill, 572) 2683. Ideal 1 (Herb Mang, 575) 2560; Communication Workers 3 (E. Don ahoo. 651) 2731. Hughes & Dodd 4 (Art Baker, 581) 2677; Andy's 0 (Emil West vonjg, 565) 2415. High game and ' series, Eugene Donahoo, 260 and .651. EMPIRE LEAGUE Standings: W. Ekerson's Paint . 4 Skinners Buick . Big Y KBOY Jewell House . Western Thrift Winnies Style Salon . Nu Way Cleaners , 1 Dykes Floor Covering 1 The Clock 0 cording to Ewbank, there will be few strange faces. The only likely newcomer is Maryland State rookie Sherman Plunk ett. Jim Parker, 270-pound tackle from Ohio State, is a key man on the offensive line. Tough Defensive Wall The defensive backfield of last season returns intact and will be bolstered by Carl Tas eff, who was forced out of play last year by a nose in jury. The defensive line is headed by Art Donovan, Gino Marchetti, Gene Lipscomb and Don Joyce. It held rival rushers to a league low of 3.1 yards a crack in 1957. Ray Krouse, picked up from the Detroit Lions, will be the only new man on the defens ive line. He is slated to re place Luke Owens, now with the Cardinals. Coach Ewbank declined to guess where his club will fin ish this season but he did of fer what could be a warning to clubs feeling confident after glimpsing Baltimore's record in early exhibition games. "You can't tell a thing by that record," he said. "Re member, those scores were chalked up while we were using quite a few substitutes. Yanks Report Standing Room, Bleachers Left New York -(UPD- The New York Yankees announced to day that requests for World Series tickets this year was the largest in the club's his tory and that they can ac cept no more applications for box or reserved seats. "We are oversubscribed and can accept no more orders for box and reserved seats," a Yankee spokesman said. He added that the response to last Monday's ticket sale an nouncement "far exceeded the supply." He said there was no way of counting the flood of ticket orders the club received in the mail. The Yankees announced that standing room tickets for each game, at $4.20 each, may now be purchased by mail or over the counter at the Yan kee Stadium advanced sale ticket window. Standing room tickets are available in any quantity. Any remaining standing room tickets and the 14,000 bleacher seats will be sold on the day of each game at Yan kee Stadium. Eisenhower Delays Routine Meetings Newport, R.I. -(UPD- Presi dent Eisenhower, postponed until Tuesday routine meet ings scheduled for today with his two chief defense aides. Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy and Gen. Nathan F. Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had been scheduled to fly here from Washington for separate con ferences with the President at his vacation office in the Na val Base administration build ing. Eisenhower must return to Washington for a White House luncheon Tuesday for 20 Latin American ' foreign ministers, and indications were he and his wife, Mamie, would end their Narragansett Bay vaca tion, which started Aug. 29, at that time. MedfobdThibune Rivalry in Many Classes Likely in Drag Races on Sunday at SOTA's Strip Competition is expected in some 20 classes of cars and motorcycles Sunday in the final day of Southern Oregon Timing association drag races for 1958 at the Camp White strip. Proceeds of the day's activi ties are earmarked for the United Medford Crusade and the Ashland - Talent Youth Fund in the second annual charity program. SOTA officials expect a good turnout to provide keen rivalry in most of the divi sions. A $25 savings bond has been posted on the new strip record of 144.46 miles per hour held by Jay Cheatham, Sunnyvale, Calif. Cheatham established this mark on Sept. 7, at the Northwest Gas Cham pionship meet held on the Camp White concrete site. If this record is not bettered Sunday another $25 bond will be added at each succeeding meet until a new mark is en tered in the book. "B" Class cycle drivers will have a new prize to, shoot for also. Jack White, owner of White's Cycle shop in Med ford has posted a $25 bond on his record of 100.55 .mph, es tablished by him in Septem ber of 1957. White stated that he hopes that this might be an incentive for other cycle driv ers to race for. ' Time trials will open at 9:30 a.m. and no entries will be accepted after 12 noon. Elim inations will be run off im mediately after lunch. Tro phies for all class winners, top time and top eliminator of the meet will be presented imme diately upon conclusion of the top eliminator race. The public is welcome and a concession stand will be in operation. Medford Lions club is donating concession stand profits to the United Medford Crusade also; MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Friday, September 19. !M Tornado, Scots In Tussle On David Douglas Field Crater, St. Mary's Have Home Encounters Toni St. Mary's of Medford and Crater of Central Point will entertain in the only high school football games on Jack son county gridirons this week end. St. Mary's plays Sacred Heart of Klamath Falls on the Medford high turf while the Comets of Crater oppose Eagle Point. Game time is 8 p.m. on each field. Crater and the Eagles play with strictly prestige at stake but the Crusaders and SH Trojans embark on their re spective quests for district laurels. Both are members of District 5B. The Comets will aim at upholding stature as a A-l school while Eagle Point, and A-2 contender, can gain respect in its own class by Caf Lover Sticks By Her 70 'Friends' Glendale, Calif. -(UPD- Aura Hardison, a cat lover, was de termined today to stick by her 70 feline friends even if it means moving out of the city. Under an ordinance recent ly passed by the City Council, Miss Hardison can keep only three of her 70 cats unless she gets a kennel license, and she can't where she lives. Inspectors called on Miss Hardison but were turned away at the door. They prom ised to be back with a war rant. "My cats are my friends," she said. "I don't let my friends down. Where my cats go I go too." Lead and Zinc Import Restrictions Expected Washington (UPD The administration today was pre paring to clamp restrictions on lead and zinc imports in a move to aid domestic produc ers at the risk of offending Canada, Australia and sev eral Latin American nations. An administration source said this country may also hike the tariff on the two metals. You'll ALWAYS SCTOE Results: - The Clock ' 0 (E. Sessions 343; Ekerson's 4 (L. Neeley 454). JeweU House 2 (E. Johnson 463); Western Thrift 2 (D. Harris 459). Nu Way 1 (J. Pidcock 385); Big Y 3 (L. Clark 419); Winnies i u. nawaros iusj; ; Skinners 3 (M. Jantzen 444). j KBOY 3 (M. Langston 424); ' Dykes 1 (O. Wyatt 380). Dairy Maid and Music Mart ; gajnes were postponed until next week. High game D. Harris 180; high series E. Johnson 463. ELKS LEAGUE Standings: ' Alley-Gators- Miss-r ltts Go-Boys Cementers .. Gypos PER Lively Five Adairs Medics Wallflowers W 13 12 10 - 9 . 9 . 8 . 7 5 . 4 .. 3 L 3 4 6 7 7 8 9 11 12 13 Results: Alley-Gators 4 (LaRocque, 537) 2362; Wallflowers 0 NeaL538) 2139. Miss-Fitts 4 (Gardner, 613) 2434; Adairs 0 (Coats. 429) 1886. Go-Boys 1 (Clark, 522) 2369; I Cementers 3 (McCall. 545) 2106. j Gypos 3 (Offord. 491) 2109; Live- j ly Five 1 (Burroughs. 528) 2223. I PER 3 (Hanson, 471) 2150;. Med- ! ics 1 (Knox, 486 2080. "' " " with Tru-Mix Concrete It is scientifically designed, con trolled and mixed for UNIFORM STRENGTH and APPEARANCE in the finished work. CONCRETE C? Delivered SP 2-5271 248 E. McANDREWS RD. ght spilling Crater. St. Mary's goes into the ac tion seeking its first victory of 1958 after a 26 to 20 loss to A-2 Illinois Valley last week. Crater and Eagle Point continue in warm-up action for their respective Southern Ore gon and Rogue league cam paigns. The Comets upended Cottage Grove 19 to 0 last Fri day while Eagle Point clubbed Talent 32 to 14. For Crater and St. Mary's the games usher in 1958 ap pearances before home crowds. Contests for both last week end were on rival fields. Medford High school posi tion of prominence in the 1958 football scene will be better known after rivalry on a field near Portland this evening. The Black Tornado is the 8 p.m. guest of David Doug las in one of the feature games among the program of A-l intra-district battles on the week end menu. It's strictly a non-league since Medford hails from District 6 and the Southern Oregon conference and the Scots vie in the tough Metropolitan league which makes up Dis trict 3. Medford, with a long tra dition in sports is one of the favorites this fall in its own circuit. David Douglas, which has opened its doors for only its fifth school year, hasn't cut a wide swath so far in Athletics, but is already larger than Medford high and bids to be reckoned with in the future. The tussle ,on the Scot's grass will match clubs with similar offenses. Both use the single wing with unbalanced line and round out their at tacks with some T plays. '. Fans here had their' intro duction to the Scots last fall when Medford beat the Metro club 27 to 7. A squad of 36 Medford play ers headed for Portland this morning. Coach Fred Spiegel- berg indicated that his squad Smog Alert Forecast For Los Angeles Area Los Angeles - (UPD - An- Lother siege of choking, eye- lrritatmg smog was expected today for the Los Angeles basin with 90-degree tempera tures adding to the discom fort . The Air Pollution Control District forecast a possible smog alert like the one Thurs day which lasted from 11:54 a.m. to 2:28 p.m., a total of 2 hours and 34 tearful minutes. was intact after a week of drills. End Lowell Dean, still: on the sidelines because of ' pre-season surgery, made the trip as statistician. An extra-protection feature of Allstate Collision Insurance:: m pay no deductible , A if your car ' collides with any other Allstate-insured -car. And nearly 4 million of your fellow motorists are insured with Allstate. Just one of the special features of the Allstate policy. Call today for all the facts. DOUGLAS H. HINESLY & JOHN J. FRANTZ . 40 South Central Medford, Oregon ' Phone SPring 3-4722 w You r in good nana wmt h&LLSTATCj L Insurane Com pan tM Ji I HOME OFNCEt SKOKIf. III. I Mi V UNA III I It I r SUPPORT UNITED MEDFORD CRUSADE We've been caught with our stocks up! We bet that the UAW end the manufacturers wouldn't get together. So, anticipating a strike, we bought extra cars. Their agreement changed the picture now we have too many cars! ' Every new car and all dem onstrators must be sold by the end of this month. We have a good selection of f:ody styles with a wide range of colors in 4-door Custom Suburban Station Wagons. You'll strike it rich at Dick Knight's. Bring your wife and title and come prepared to deal. These cars are going to be sold and quick! The early buyer is offered the best selec tion of body styles and colors. mm DE SOTO-PLYMOUTH 33 South Riverside at 8th St. Be sure to hear the OREGON-IDAHO game Saturday, KYJC, 1:15 p.m. brought to you by the "Home of Better Plymouth Service"