8 MAIL TRIBUWI, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, January 28. 1959
LA Dodger
Field Plans
Go Ahead
By ALEX KAHN
Los Angeles -(CPD- Plans for
Walter O'Malley's "dream
boat," a $12,000,000 baseball
stadium in Chavez ravine,
were going forward under a
full head of steam today with
a Navy captain at the helm. ,
But not a spade of earth
can be turned in the canyon,
only a few blocks from down
town Los Angeles, until all
the legal entanglements have
been removed, O'Malley ad
mitted to a press conference
Tuesday.
The meeting was called to
Introduce Capt. Emil Prager,
a high-ranking Navy engineer
in the last war, who is plan
ning the modernistic stadium
which O'Malley said he hoped
would rival Santa Anita and
Hollywood Park racetracks as
a Southern California show
place. Full Blast
Praeger told his listeners
that if he can get earth-moving
equipment into Chavez
ravine by March 1, he would
guarantee the Dodgers could
open their 1960 season in the
$12,000,000 park which would
be partly finished.
'We are going ahead full
blast on all the paper work,"
O'Malley interposed, "but we
feel we cannot touch the land
until the case is out of the
courts."
And the Dodger president
said he did not know when
that would be in view of the
petition by opponents for a
rehearing by the state Su
preme Court on its ruling up
holding the Dodgers contract
with the city for the site.
Buf O'Malley said he still
had as his goal moving into
the park in 1960 and had
given no thought to any alter
native. Prep Basketball
TUESDAY GAMES
United Press International
Grant 53. Roosevelt 53.
Lincoln 45. Franklin 38 (OT).
Wilson 54. Madison 51.
Jefferson 57. Cleveland 43.
Washington 59. Benson 49.
Beaverton 58. Milwaukee 57.
Oswego 80. Dallas 71.
Gresham 55. Hillsboro 4.
Central Catholic 67. Clackamas
St. Helens 65. McMinnville 51.
Albany 46. Molalla 35.
Tillamook 35. Forest Grove 34.
' Tigard 81, Oregon City 56.
West Linn 54. Newberg 40.
Hood River 71. Estacada 51.
Clatskanie 38. Warren 27.
Coquille 65. Bandon 45.
Serra 63. Woodbum 44.
Walla Walla 44. Mac-Hi 37.
Lebanon 48, Sweet Home 42.
Jfonroe 48. Mapleton 43.
Willamina 51, Philomath 38.
low ell 67. McKenzie 39.
Alsea 72. Harrisburg 41.
Talent 64. Butte Falls 29.
Crow 40, Westfir 37 (OTi.
Triangle Lake 52. Coburg SI.
Valsetz 60. Chemawa 45.
Cascade 56. North Marion 40.
Elgin 59. Wallowa 43.
St Paul 66. Oregon Deaf 52.
Rainier 73. Banks 53. '
Mvrtle Creek 59. Oakland 38.
Glide 61. Sutherlin 42.
Scio 59. Mt Angel 43.
Douglas 47. Riddle 45.
Merrill 50. Matin 44.
Vemonia 74, Jewell 38.
Portland -(UPD- Bob Fox, a
6-6 freshman service returnee
from Reedsport, has joined
the Lewis and Clark basket
ball team. He played three
years of service ball while
with the Army in Europe.
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Sawyer Says Phils
Expect to
This is another in a sone
of 16 dispatches by major
league managers giving
mid - winter appraisals of
lheir learns.)
By EDDIE SAWYER
Manager.
Philadelphia Phillies
(Written For UPI)
Wayne, Pa.-dTD-The Phila
delphia Phillies have improv
ed themselves in the off
season and we expect to
move up in 1959.
Sure, from a last place fin
ish, there's only one place to
go, and that's up. But I want
to point out that with every
deal we made during the off
season, we added speed, some
thing we were lacking badly.
Speed and youth. That came
with every deal. It's very
true, some of the newcomers
are from the minor leagues
and still must prove them
serves. But when we went
into the minors, we went after
the best.
As I see it, the Phillies have
strong pitching, are strong de
fensively and generally have
improved themselves. We
added a catcher. We could
do with hitting - but who
couldn't.
Deep In Infielders
For the first time in my
recollection, we are two and
three deep in the infield. I
doubt if the team ever has
been in so secure a situation
since Bob Carpenter took it
over. We did a lot .to add
extra infielders.
There aren't many infield
ers available in the majors.
That's why we had to go
after fellows untried in the
big leagues, but we got the
best we could. We're pretty
well satisfied on that. We're
still open for trades, but
we're on a more solid foot
ing. .
Take a. look at the infield.
Ed Bouchee on first base.
Second base was always our
problem, but now we have
Sparkie Anderson from the
Dodgers trade. Johnny
O'Brien and Ted Kazanski.
Reuben Amaro can push
Chico Fernandez all the way
at shortstop. There's Willie
Jones, Gene Freese and Pan
cho Herrera for third base,
and Herrera also can take a
turn at first. Granny Ham
ner's bad knee makes him an
unknown quantity - at least
"at this writing.
Sound Catching Staff
Valmy Thomas who came
to us in the trade with the
Giants, sits very well in a
catching staff of Stan Lopata,
Jim Hegan and Carl Sawat
ski. There's an outfield pret
ty well set with Richie Ash
burn, Harry Anderson, Wally
Post, Bob Bowman and Dave
Philley.
We have lots of pitchers,
good ones, too. That's one
reason why we traded away
Jack Sanford. We thought we
could afford to trade. You can
start with Robin Roberts who
made a great comeback last
year. There's Don Cardwell,
Change of . . .
$5)99
Move Up
Curt Simmons, Ray Sem
proch, Dick Farrell and Jack
Meyer. We added Ruben
Gomez in the Sanford trade.
Jim Owens has had a touch
of the majors. All in all, we
look fairly good in pitching.
Quinn Will Help
That gives an idea of what
we should look like this year,
an infield with speedy, young
ball players who will get
every chance to prove them
selves, sounder catching and
fairly strong pitching. We
have more depth in the in
field than we ever had, and if
those youngsters can prove
themselves to be major
leaguers, we'll be all right.
We should move up.
John - Quinn of - the Mil
waukee Braves coming to us
as general manager is a good
break. He's a personal friend.
I've known him for 25 years,
the same as I knew Roy
Harney, and he'll hustle to
help out.
Quinn knows our league as
well as anyone' in it . prab
ably better than most.
Medfo
BEATING SEVEN CONTESTANTS, Edouard Sylvetre
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building festival in Montreal. Canada. Torre Larson
(right) of Montreal, won "Mr. America" title in contest
Kniqht-Parsons
Up Among Golf
Clyde Knight and Bud Par
sons moved up among the
leaders last week in the holi
day handicap golf tournament
at Rogue Valley Country club.
They won six points from
Bayard Getchell and Bob Van
Duker to rise from 15th into
a tie for fourth in the tourney
standings. Knight and Parsons
also broke even with Lloyd
Pope and Dick Travis.
Clayton Lewis and Frank
Allen still held the lead with
their 23 points. They played
Fred Conrad and Bob Ander
son with neither duo winning
a point. Paul Meyers and Dick
Hogan, second place crew,
narrowed thej Lewis-Allen gap
by gaining point from Jim
Dunlevy and Joe Moore, The
third place team, Ranny
Smith and Tom Teutsch, did
not ptey In the league last
week.
Boswell Given
Hogan Trophy
New York (UPD - Blind
golfer Charley Boswell was
saluted by his former Army
boss Tuesday night at the
New York Golf Writers an
nual dinner.
Boswell who was blinded
while serving as a captain
with the 84th Infantry in
Germany during World War
H, received the Ben Hogan
trophy for making the great
est inspirational comeback in
golf.
In addition to the award,
Boswell also received a greet
ing from President Eisen;
hower, who wrote:
"I have read, with great in
terest the story of Mr. Char
les Boswell. It is a superb
testimony to the unconquer
able spirit of a brave man -and
a strong encouragement
to everyone who has tried to
become proficient in the game
of golf ..."
The Chief Executive re
ceived the same award follow
ing his heart attack in 1955.
Boswell's award was pre
sented to him by Earl (Red)
Blaik, another ex-soldier and
the outgoing coach of the
Army football team. - - - .
Talent Tops Butte Falls
As Ron Welburn Returns
JACKSON COUNTY
B LEAGUE STANDINGS
W.
St. Marv's 8
Butte Falls 6
Jacksonville 5
Talent 3
Prospect 0
Pet.
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Butte Falls -Ron Welburn
is back in action and the foes
of Talent high in the Jackson
County B league can sit up
and take notice.'
Welburn, a letterman who
was ineligible, during the first
semester, played his first'bas
ketball game of the season
for the Bulldogs last . night
and led them .to a 64 to 29
triumph over, the Butte Falls
Loggers. He piled up 13 field
goals, hitting from all angles,
and added a free shot for 27
points. Welburn was a key
also in setting up scores by
teammates and his rebound
ing and passing figured in the
victory.
Talent had quarterly advan
tages of 14 to 10, 34 to 14 and
50 to 20 over the listless
Butte Falls aggregation. Rol
lie Welburn, brother of Ron,
was second high with 15
points and Eddie Seaver had
11 for the Bulldogs. Edwin
Ellis was high for the Loggers
RiBUNE
Team Climbs
Tussle Leaders
Bob Voegtly and Bill Cown-
ing still were shareholders of
fourth place after taking a
single, marker from Jack
Daugherty and Jack Lewis.
STANDINGS:
Lewis-Allen
Meyers-Hogan
Smith-Teutsch
Voegtly-Cowning
Knight-Parsons
Boals-Miller
dark-Mitchell
Sears-Mayer
. Matches Points
9 Plus 23
7
7
5
9
10
7 "
11
12
5 " i
8
7
7
7
8
5
6
7
2
8 Minus
12
4
7
11
Moore-Dunlevy
Pitts-Casey
Dougherty-Lewis
Haviland-Humphery
Milne-Nulton
Lambert-Mitchell
Fabrick-Wells
Odell-Nuich
Teeter-Olson
Kalibak-Eidswick
Phillips-Gilber'son
Schmidt-Lubbers
Nichols-Broyles
Flink-Sullivan
Conrad-Anderson
Pope-Travis
Robinson-Leonard
4
Marten-Somera 8
Gordon-Lynch 1
Cottingham-Alexander S
Pickell-Withrow 3
Sanborn-Morris 4
Hall-Brown 5
Rementeria-Barclay 4
Getchell-VanDuker 8
Holmes-Baker 11
Low Net Best-Ball:
61. Clyde Knight-Bud
Parsons;
82. Clayton Lewis-Frank
Allen;
63, Jack Lewis-Jack Dougherty.
Y Swim Gang
In Triangular
Medford YMCA swim team
travels to Portland Jan. 30,
for a triangular meet with the
Neighborhood House and the
Longview YMCA.
This competition will be the
second and third league meets,
respectfully, for the Medford
swimmers, with five more
scheduled for the winter
swimming season.
A total of 25 swimmers will
make the trip by bus-and will
be housed in private homes
over the weekend by swim
mers from the Neighborhood
House.
Acting as chaperones for
the trip will be Mrs. Lanell
Wilkes. Mrs. Maurice Ritchey,
and Wilson Gilinsky.
Next meet for the Medford
swimmers will be an invita
tional meet at Medford on
March 7, with teams from
Tillamook, Parkrose, and
Beaverton.
with nine.
The Bulldogs are still in
fourth place in the five team
league and have slim chance
of catching up with the cur
rents unbeaten and league
leading St. Mary's aggrega
tion in the regular season.
But, Talent looms a strong
contender for the play-off at
the . end of the regular loop
slate.
Talent has a bye in the cir
cuit this Friday while Butte
Falls' vies at Prospect and
Jacksonville at St. Mary's.
LINE-UPS: "
64 Talent Butte Falls 29
F 11 Seaver Ellis 9
F 27 Ron Welburn Ferguson 2
C 2 Pittman Abbott 8
G Butler Cavin 8
G 15 Rol. Welburn Ellefson
Substitutions For Talent. Knud
sen 2. King 2. B. Jacobs, Walls. M.
Jacobs, 5; for Butte Falls, Rem
sen 2.
Kentucky
Still Tops
Cage Teams
New York-(DPD-The mid-season
examination lull in col
lege basketball left Kentucky,
North Carolina and Kansas
State atop the United Press
International ratings in that
order and kept the top 10
teams the same as the week
before.
There was the prospect of
some changes, however, after
this week, when several of
the nation's leading powers
resume their schedules after
a week of idleness.
This week's top 10 showed
only one minor change from
last week. Michigan State,
tied with St. John's of New
York for the No. 7 spot. last
week, gained undisputed pos
session of seventh place, while
St. John's dropped to No. 8.
Aside from that, it was
North Carolina State in fourth
place behind Kansas State,
with Cincinnati, undefeated
Auburn, Michigan State, St.
John's Bradley and West Vir
ginia completing the top 10
in that order.
FIGHTS
TUESDAY BOUTS
Tyler, Tex. (UPI) Buddy
Turman. 185, Tyler, knocked out
Billy Walters. 184, Charlotte, N.C.,
(2).
Charlotte, N.C. (UPI) Ran
dy Sandy, 160, New York, out
pointed Walter Irby, 160, Colum
bia, S.C. (10).
Miami Beach, Fla. (UPI)
Jesse Bowdry 175 i, St. Louis,
stopped Clarence Hinnant, 175 u,
Washington, D.C. (10).
Oakland, Calif. (UPI) Dave
Johnson, 148, San Francisco, out
pointed Joe Miceli, 146 V4, New
York (10).
Joe Giardello,
Tiger Jones Vie
Louisville, Ky. (UPB- Joey
Giardello, realizing that three
misses and you're out in al
most any game, takes on
Ralph (Tiger) Jones tonight in
a televised bout that he must
win to hold his place among
the ranking middleweights.
Although currently ranked
No. 4 in his weight division,
the Brooklyn puncher has
lost his last two times out, to
Joey Giambra last June and
to Spider Webb on a TKO last
Nov. 19 when an eye cut halt
ed the proceedings - which
admittedly had been going
Webb's way.
KNICKS TRADE SPARflOW
New York -(DPD- The New
York Knicks have traded for
ward Guy Sparrow to the
Philadelphia Warriors for
guard Jack George in a deal
forced on both clubs by their
injury list, it was officially
confirmed today.
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Iron Men
Score 1812
In Shoot
Top three teams held their
positions but Kliever Machine
shop Iron Men piled up the
most points Sunday in the
fourth week of contention in
the Medford Gun club's
league trapshoot.
Ed Kliever's team had the
largest attendance, high total
score and tied for second for
high five honors. It collected
a whopping 18V points to
bring its total to 45 V.
Still at the top are John
Deaver's Nut Busters with
67 J2. Loyd Langston's Chry
stal Meat Balls come next
with 58 and Porter Lumber
company's Knot Hole Plug
gers are third with 51. Cole
man's hardware Nail Drivers
have 13 and Joe Jorgensen's
Cream Puffs five.
. Kliever's had an attendance
of 14 r shooters and a total
score of 581. The Nut Busters
collected 1414 points tying for
second in attendance with the
Meat Balls with 12 each, tak
ing second in total score with
491 and tied for second high
five with the Iron Men with
238 each.
Meat Balls 12
The Meat Balls got 12
points. They had a total of
483 and a high five of 231.
Jack Porter's team had the
high five shooters with a 245
count, had 10 shooters and
scored 457 overall, gaining 11
points.
The Nail Drivers and Cream
Puffs each had seven gunners.
Jorgensen's had 308 total
score and 229 high five and
collected three points while
the drivers had 294 total and
223 high five for one point.
Eight of the 64 shooters
broke 49 out of 50 birds each.
They were Ray Coleman,
Henry Niedermeyer, Harry
Tonn, Martin Clogston, Irvin
Warren, Charles Skeeters,
Sam Jennings and Jack Port
er. Seventeen shotgunners
broke 25 straight. "
The tourney lasts two more
Sundays.
Medford club members
fired Sunday in the first
round of the 10 weeks North
west Spokesman Review tele
graphic skeet shoot. Top
scores turned in were Clog
ston 25, Bill Bryant Sr., 22
and Bill Bryant Jr., 21. A
shoot-off is scheduled at Spo
kane, Wash, at the end of
the 10 weeks.
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Ashlanders
Beat Eagle
Wrestlers
Eagle Point Ashland high's
wrestling team downed Eagle
Point 41 to 8 here last night.
The Eagles salvaged two in
dividual wins and a draw
from the Grizzlies who took
nine of the matches.
Eagle Point winners were
Ben Nork who decisioned Lar
ry Schmaltz and Sid Jackson
who beat Glenn Moses. Ter
rell Cowden, Eagle Point,
drew with Doug Fisher.
The Eagle's Dick Hertager
wrestled a weight above his
class in order to take on Buzz
Parker, Ashland captain.
Parker pinned Hertager in the
third round.
Next Eagle Point match is
on Tuesday here with the
Grants Pass junior varsity.
RESULTS:
97 Ken Mitchell, A, dec. Dale
Vaughan, E. 2-1.
105 Terrell Cowden, E, drew
with Doug Fisher. A. 9-9.
114 Buzz Parker, A, pinned Dick
Hertager. E, 3.
122 Darrell Farrington, A, pin
ned Duke Wild, E, 3rd.
129 Ben Nork, E, dec. Larry
Schmaltz, A, 4-2.
133 Bob Snyder, A. dec. Roy
Moore, E 3-2.
140 Sid Jackson, E, Glenn
Moses, A 4-2.
147 Ron Jackson, A, dec. Ed
Kenworthy, A, 9-0.
156 George Moses, A. pinned
Bill Mackay, E, 3rd.
167 Glen Tablor. A, pinned Bill
Pfeifer, E, 3rd
177 Stan Quinton, A, pinned
Dennis Loper. E. 1st.
Unlimited Don Woods. A, pin
ned Dick Ayres. E. 1st.
Exhibition Winners Jav Kaylor
Gene Harth, Paul Tonev. Jim Con
nors. Ashland; Jim Knight, Eagle
Point.
Don Newcombe
Trial Witness
Has Challenge
Newark, N.J.-flJPD- Defense
counsel today attacked the
credibility of a witness who
claimed he saw big league
pitcher Don Newcombe throw
a former policeman from a
Newark tavern and New
combe's brother, Harold,
threaten the man with a gun.
Goodrow B. Ryans, New
ark, was one of several wit
nesses Tuesday who backed
up the story of Elysses Ross,
36, a former East Orange,
N. J., policeman, who charged
the Newcombes kicked him
out of their tavern Dec. 22,
1957, and threatened his life.
Joseph Hayden, attorney
for the Cincinnati Redlegs
pitcher, was to cross-examine
Ryans today in Essex- county
court.
Don and Norman are
charged with atrocious assault
and battery. Harold is charged
with threatening Ross with a
gun. -
BRAUNER RENAMED
Portland -(UPD- Ed Brauner
of Portland has been reap
pointed as a scout in the
Northwest for- the Philadel
phia Phillies of the National
league. Brauner formerly
managed semi-pro baseball
teams in the Eugene area.
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New York (UPD - Mickey
Mantle, the man the New
York Yankees expected to be
the "new DiMaggio," obvious
ly was a step deeper in Casey
Stengel's doghouse today as
result of his salary holdout.
Mantle reportedly receives
from $70,000 to $75,000. He is
believed to be asking for $90,
000. ' '
Stengel believes Mantle
could earn $125,000 but adds
"he has kept himself from
earning it."
The Mick obviously was one
of Stengel's main targets as
the gnarled Yankee skipper
announced a new get-tough
policy in which laggards will
be fined and those who frac
ture training rules" "had bet
ter be able to tell midnight
from noon" on the threat of
being hit in the rear bumper
by a moving van. In other
words, those who don't put out
100 per cent may be traded.
This could include Mantle.
Cites Fielding Deficiencies
Mantle is a man of great
baseball talents. But he has
not become either "the new"
DiMaggio or a fairly accept
able facsimile of the old one.
Stengel has made a point of
his fielding deficiencies and
said, on signing his current
managerial contract, that
Mantle was his "greatest dis
appointment." Stengel said:
"I wouldn't want a dissatis
fied player. If he doesn't have
a 100 per cent feeling, I
would have to say we are
open for deals. Nobody has a
good year every year. Mantle
led in three departments. He
could have led in five, for he
has the points to do it."
Rules More Strict
Thus when Stengel launches
into a tirade against those
who don't run out every ball,
and against violators of the
Yankees' unofficial curfew,
Tribe Has All
Players Signed
United Press International
Frank Lane achieved his
annual goal of being "firstest
with the mostest" today with
the announcement the Cleve
land Indians have signed all
their players for the 1959 sea
son. The Indians achieved that
status Tuesday when infield
ers Woody Held and Bill Har
rell and pitchers Bill Dailey
and Hal Woodeshick returned
their contracts. Lane, who al
ways made it a point to sign
his entire roster first when he
led the Chicago White Sox
and St. Louis Cardinals, said
this is the earliest date on
which he ever accomplished
the job. "
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most of the signs point in
Mantle's direction. He also is
irritated, in a more minor
way against Whitey Ford.
The rules will be more
strict this year," Stengel says
as he looks forward to the
season. "They're gonna have
to hustle or they'll be fined.
And they better obey the
training rules. Anybody who
thinks hes bigger than the
ball club might find himself
traded."
In other words, the Yanks
can expect to put out - or
get out.
Even Mantle is no excep
tion.
Showdown
Tonight in
Hoop Meet
Santiago, Chile - (UPD - The
United States and Russia tan
gle tonight in a "showdown"
game in the world amateur
basketball tournament.
Both teams are unbeaten in
the final round-robin series,
but the Russians suffered a
loss of prestige last week
when they bowed to Canada
in the preliminary round.
Since that defeat by the Ca
nadians, who failed to reach
the championship round, th
Russians have run off four
straight victories, including a
75-49 victory over Chile Tues
day night.
The Americans scored
three straight victories in the
preliminary round and have,
knocked off Bulgaria, Puerto
Rico and Nationalist China in
the final round. They are led
by Gerry Vayda, a former
star at the University of North
Carolina, and Dick Welsh, an
ex-Southern California play
er. Following tonight's battle
with the Yanks, Russia is
scheduled to play Nationalist
China Friday. However, So
viet officials already have in
dicated they will withdraw
from the tournament if their
team is forced to play the
Nationalists whom they claim
"are not the true representa
tives of China."
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