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Newspaper Page Text8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford", Or., Wednesday, February 18, 1959 : 0 Rickey Issues Blistering Call For Expansion of Major Loops By FRED DOWN New York - (LTD - Major league clubowners' were un der lire again today to expand into a third circuit and to make drastic revisions in the competitive and financial set up of the World Series. Branch Rickey, one of base ball's elder statesmen, issued a blistering call for expan sion "now not 5 or 10 years from now" and further charged that big league club owners are strangling the mi nor leagues "with a selfish rush for television gold." Almost simultaneously, American league player rep-; resentative Eddie Yost of the Detroit Tigers disclosed that the players will meet on March 24 in Tampa, Fla., to discuss the possibility of re newing the already -lush World Series TV contract on a pay-TV basis. The majors' current World Series TV con tract with the Gillette Razor Co. expires in 1961. Blisters Owners Policies Rickey, speaking at a luncheon in honor of Stan Musial of the St. Louis Card inals, blistered the owners policies in regard to expan . A. sion, the mmor leagues na : expansion. And he completely rejected the oft-heard anti expansion argument that there are not enough good players to form a third major . league. "Stan is in the twilight of WHAT RTfcMER KOOW-MATK AfcE NOW BITTER 6A5KET0ALL RIVALS ? frank Ramsey and Cliff Hagan were room-mates for four years when they starred on the University of Kentucky basketball team. Now Frank i a star of the Boston Celtics and Cliff is a mainstay of the St. Louis Hawks, the two teams that battled (or the world's championshi p last year. TOP THIS! To any reader submitting contrary proof. Tip Brady will send a sifmed, wallet-sized diploma. Write to: BEAT THIS, eo this paper. Box 57o, Sausalito, Calif. Enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. A M.CI.r. N..IW Luis Marquex Sold To Dallas Portland - (UPD - Luis Mar quez, longtime favorite here with the Portland Beavers, has been sold Monday to Dallas of the American as sociation. Marquez hit .266 last year In 100 games and batted in 42 runs. He had eight home runs. He had been with the Beavers in 1949 then went to Boston in the National League before returning to Portland in 1955. BOWLING PACIFIC LEAGUE Standings: Gates Furniture . Johnston Store , Moore Steel Hi Wav Cafe W. 11 11 10 . 9 7 7 7 7 6 5 Fvre-Fvters Western Hot Coffee Taylor Salade Ins. Whitelaw Candy Harry and David Gassers Results: . Gates Furniture 4 (W. Fisher 586) 2705; Gassers O (L. Bonis -437) 2610. Johnston Store 4 (D. ManR 531) 2843; Moore Steel 0 (B. Wall 468) 2656. Hi Wav Cafe 4 M. Mager 590) 2911- Western Hot Coifee 0 (G. Smith 479 2745. Fvre-Fyters 3 (W. Marugg 5oa) 268o; Taylor Salade Ins. 1 tJ. Mc cracken 523) 2559. Whitelaw Candy 3 (N. Caster 470) 2707: Harrv and David 1 tL. Thompson 487) 2681. LADIES CLASSIC LEAGUE Standings: Ross Lumber W. L. 18 6 15 9 15 9 14 10 13 11 13 11 12 12 11 13 10 14 9 15 7 17 7 17 Crater Inn Crater Logging . Union Club B Pepsi Cola - K-DOV Jorgensen's .. Wooden Shoe Hawkinson's Morning Fresh . Silver Dollar Lininger's Results: , Boss Lumber 3 (H. Culy 516) 2502; Lininger's 1 (V. Findley 440) 2286. Crater Inn 2 (G. Kiggs 523) 2362: Wooden Shoe 2 tN. Burroughs 476) 2302. Crater Logging 3 iU. Jamzerwai 2196: Silver Dollar i (E. Dickinson 467 ) 2086. TTninn Club 3 (V. Cummings 482 2259: Morning Fresh 1 (J. Lovett 456) 2161. Pepsi Cola 0 (F. Doty 481) 2199: K-Dov- 4 (K. Barr 493. F. Duncan 493 1 2379. Jorgensen's 4 (T. Schroeder 529) 2282; Hawkinsons 0 (V. Wilson 4831 2165. High games and series: I. Schroe der 529 (189); G. Riggs 523 (189); H. Culv 516 (189): D. Christianson 514 (178); A. Bohanon 514 (193); E. Baker 511 '201). Splits: G. Riggs 4-10: H. Clark 5- 7; A. Williams 5-6-10: G. Riggs 6- 7-10: L. Sacchi 6-7-10; L. Jant zer 6-7-10; M. Langston 4-5-7. a great career," said Rickey, . indicating Musial. "And so are the minors. Unless the owners do something fast, the minors won't last as long as Musial. "The time to expand into three leagues is now," Rickey continued. "M a j o r league owners are neglecting their moral obligation to baseball in this country by holding back expansion. And they are strangling the minor leagues with a selfish rush for television gold. As a re sult of these policies, the minors are faced with certain Denny Moyer Gains Unanimous Verdict By LARRY SHAW Portland, Ore. -ITO- Denny Moyer, 19-year-old Portland welterweight has his biggest win today. The young welterweight won his 20th straight profes sional fight Tuesday night with a unanimous win over Vince Martinez of Patterson, N.J. J.I1C Will 1U1 AUVtl, fc elghth ranked welterweight in the world, will undoubtedly give him a boost in next month's ratings. I It was a big win for Moyer. manager sid Flah. erty, have their eyes set on a possible title shot against champion Don Jordan this summer. Moyer whg weighed in at 149V&, one half pound heav ier than Martinez, showed he can slug it out with the best of them. Both fighters were blood ied when the final bell sound ed and both received a stand ing ovation from the 6,062 fans who paid a gross of $17, 062 to see the fight. . Knees Buckle Martinez had Moyer's nose bleeding from the third round on. Moyer was cut over the right eye in the seventh round and Martinez had a mouse un der his right eye from the third round. The Portland youngster had his best round in the sixth. He tagged Martinez with a left and a right just before the bell. Martinez's knees buckled and . Moyer moved in on him but the bell ended the round. In the last three rounds both fighters slugged it out Veeck's Group Picks Up Option By ED SAINSBUHY United Press International Chicago - (UPD - Bill Veeck has plans for the Chicago j ite Sox, but he wont re- White veal them until he is certain he has charge of the fortunes of the Comiskey-founded base ball empire. "You don't spend $2,700, 000 without thinking about what you're going to do," he said, "but we're not going to say anything about our plans until we' know we own the ball club." Veeck and his seven asso ciates Tuesday picked up their option to 54 per 'cent stock interest in the White Sox held by Mrs, Dorothy Rigney, and said they expect ed to complete the purchase by March 31 or earlier. The major stumbling block to earlier completion would be the position of Vice Presi dent Charles Comiskey, who holds the other 46 per cent of White Sox stock. Veeck left no doubt that he wanted Comiskey in the organiza tion. LA'S Pro Hoop Chance Snagged Los Angeles (UPD Inabil ity to clear suitable dates in the new sports arena here to day apparently has cost Los Angeles any chance of get ting a National Basketball as sociation (NBA) franchise this year. Maurice Podoloff, president of the pro basketball loop, J said in a telephonic interview with a press conference Tues day that the league could not consider a 1959-60 schedule which kept a club from hav ing any home dates for the opening third of the season. BRAVO QUITS RAMS , San Luis Obispo, Calif.-IDPD Alexo Bravo, defensive half back of the Los Angeles ' Rams, has retired to accept j a job as assistant football and track coach at Hawthorne, Calif., High school. S&H Green Stamps Sawdust Medford Fuel Go. Tel. SP 2-2111 Court & McAnd. L 1 doom in the next few years." Lists Two Musis Rickey listed two "musts" for the successful formation of a third major league: 1. That it be formed under the existing structure of the ma jor leagues. 2. That New York have a franchise. "The problems facing the formation of a third league now are no greater than those which faced the American League when it formed al most 60 years ago," said Rick ey. "The owners had better wake up before it is too late. . . " gong to gong. By the last round, both fighters were arm weary, yet they still battled on. Referee Eddie Volk saw the fight the closest. He scor ed it 97-96 on the 10-point must system for Moyer. Judge Ralph Gruman had it 99-94 and Andy Crabtree 98-93 for Moyer. The loss was Martinez' sev enth in 68 fights. He has won 31 of them by knockouts. For Moyer,' however, it was the biggest victory of his short ring career. It may pave the way to one of his richest fights, a shot at the welter weight title this summer. St. Mary's Belts Dons United Press International Basketball fans focused their attention in the PCC race today after St. Mary's shattered what was left of the West Coast Athletic confer ence scramble by slaughter ing the once-potent San Fran cisco Dons. The Gaels handed Phil! Woolpert his worst defeat in his nine years- as coach at TJSF by belting the Dons, 91 53, at Moraga Tuesday night. The win gave St. Mary's a 7-0 WCAC record, three games in front of second-place College of the Pacific, which dropped out of contention by losing to Santa Clara, 64-56. Bears Invade Northwest California is conceded the. Coast, conference campaign, but the Bears embark on what could be a tough three-game tour through the Northwest this week end. The Bears are currently a half game in front of runner-up Washington, the pre-season favorite. In Far Western conference, Sairampntn State tiehtened its hold on first place by downine San Francisco State. 61-44, and Chico State defeat ed the Cal Aggies, 67-54. Lakers Fighting For Runner-Up United Press International The Minneapolis Lakers, once kingpins of pro basket ball, are fighting a desperate battle for second place. Minneapolis, with the help of an eight-point spurt by Larry Foust in the closing minutes, defeated Detroit, 97 90, Tuesday night and took a two-game lead over the Pist ons for the National Basket ball association's runner-up spot in the Western Division. In a New York doublehead- er, Boston trimmed Philadel phia, 95-84, and the Knicker bockers upset St. Louis, 112 93. RIGNEY LEAVES BED Phoenix-(UPD- Manager Bill Rigney of the San Francisco Giants got out of bed for the first time Tuesday since be ing hospitalized a week ago in an auto accident. Giants owner Horace Stoneham made the announcement, and said he expected Rigney to arrive here sometime next week to watch spring training workouts from the stands. Rigney's jaw was fractured in the accident. He is hospit alized at Walnut Creek, Calif. Need money to " LIVE BETTER? Come to Division of mane I PACIFIC INDUSTMAL-" f "MONEYLAND" prompt, courteous personal loans and new or used car financing IS S. Central Ph. SP 3-530 Jim Elbert, Manager - . Open "Daily 9 AJJ.-S P.M. Mondays TiU 8 P.M. Closed Saturdays Pociic Fiaonca Loon OSC Shares PCC Score Leadership Los Angeles - (UPD - The league-leading California Bears topped Pacfiic Coast Conference basketball sta tistics in defense while Ore gon State and Washington were the top teams on offense, the commissioner's office dis closed today. The Bears permitted their foes to score an average of 50.6 points per game . while Stanford was second in de fense with 53.3 points per game against them. Oregon Slate and Washing ton tied in scoring with an average of 64.6 points per game through Feb. 14. Cali fornia was less than a point back, having averaged 63.9 points per game. Huskies Shoot Best Washington had the best percentage from the floor, the Huskies having scored 241 of 552 field goal attempts for 43.7 per cent. Califorina was second with 40.7 per cent. From the free throw line Stanford had the best mark, 69.5 per cent on 169 points in 243 attempts. Southern Cal was next with 68.2 per cent. UCLA led in rebounding, recovering 563 chances to its opponents' 486 for 53.7 per cent. California was second with 52.7. California led in field goal defense, allowing its foes 179 floor baskets in 505 attempts for 35.4 per cent. UCLA was second with 35.8. In individual statist ics, UCLA's Walt Torrance led in scoring with 227 total points and an average of 20.6 per game. Washington's "Doug Smart was second with a 19.2 point average, followed by Lee Harman, Oregon State, 18.3. Smart led in field goal percentage with 53.2 and in rebounds with 16.4 per cent. Dennis Fitzpatrick of Califor nia led in free throw shooting with 89.7 per cent. Dates Set Field Trial Dr. Charles Versteeg, Cave Junction, and his labrador Velvet, took first in the ama teur all-age stake in the field trial of Lassen Retriever club, Redding, Calif., last week end. Other Rogue Valley Re triever club members who gained honors with their dogs were Kenneth Denman and Claude Miles, Medford. Denman's Kip's Nik Nak was third in the derby stake and Miles' Boots took a certifi cate of merit in the amateur. Judges Named The Rogue Valley club will hold its annual field trial on March 27, 28 and 29 in the Hoover lakes-Camp White area. Gene Hunt is chairman and Weldon Kline field trial secretary. Judges will be James Stil well, Klamath Falls; Seibert Stephens, Klamath Falls, and Robert Morris, Central Point. Stilwell, an accountant and real estate man, who was judge last year for the nation al amateur retriever trial at Point Reyes, Calif., will judge in the amateur, open and derby. Stephens, Redding sup erintendent of schools, will work in the amateur, open and qualifying stakes, while Morris, member of the local club, will judge in the quali fying and derby. Solons Consider Bill Brenner Portland (UPD Bill Bren ner, assistant general manager of the Portland Beavers, was reported under consideration today for the job of general manager of the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast league. Brenner flew to Sac ramento Tuesday night. highways are not short-term investments! The Federal-Aid Highway program provides Oregon with ah unprecedented opportunity. Xo longer are we compelled to base highway decisions on short-term expediency because of lack of funds. The emphasis is now on total cost as measured by the lift of the highway. We are now able to build highways today that can carry tomorrow's traffic. Concrete highways last twice as long and cost far less to maintain than expedient, short-term surfaces previously given preference in this state. Highways are a long-term investment. Get your money's worth with modern concrete! speak out for concrete -the long-lasting pavement! for iV of tlM S. W. rSs irf5' rv. fc" CLEARING BAR At seven feet, John Thomas, 17, Boston University, makes official a new indoor world's record in high jump. He made similar leap two weeks ago but it was not recognized because referee didn't measure it Med SIP Raiders Encounter Viks In Crucial Court Series Portland (UPD Ray Tor gerson, a 6-3 freshman from Winnipeg, Canada, probably will start in place of John Frederick for Portland State in the two-game basketball series against Southern Ore gon in Ashland this week end, Coach Sharkey Nelson said today. Frederick is sidelined for the rest of the season with illness. Ashland - It's do or die for the Red Raiders of Southern Oregon college when they tangle with Portland State for a two game basketball series in the SOC gym on Friday and Saturday evenings. Portland State's Vikings are leading the pack with a 12-1 record in the Oregon Colle giate conference and the Raid ers of SOC are second with a 10-3 mark. Southern Ore gon must take both ends of the series for at least a tie, providing they can get by Oregon Tech in the final OCC game next week. This would leave it up to Eastern Oregon to take the Vikings at least once for the Raiders to get sole possession. After a well deserved rest on Monday the Red Raiders of Southern Oregon college got down to serious, workouts BASKETBALL United Press International (East) St. Fran. (N.Y.) 67, F. Dickinson 59 Harvard 74, Brandeis 73 Duquesne 65, Dayton 57 (South) Georgia Tech 59, Tennessee 49 Duke 85, Wke Forest 78 1 (Midwest) Depaul 70, Louisville 63 (Southwest) Arkansas 59. Baylor 53 Southern Methodist 78. Texas 61 (West) Colo. Coll. 68, Colorado Mines 64 Sacramento St. 63, S. Fran. St. 44 St. Mary (Calif.) 95. S. Fran. U. 45 Santa Clara 64. COP 56 Ventura 90, Compton 78 Westmont 79, Santa Barbara 72 Stagg Invited For USCC Honor Stockton, Calif.- (UPD -Amos Alonzo Stagg, the father of modern football, has been in vited to Washington, D. C, to receive the "Great Living American Award"- of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The award is given to those who have "made distinctive contributions to human pro gress under our system of de mocracy and free enterprise." The chamber invited the 96-year-old retired coach Tuesday to receive the award at a dinner in Washington April 26. more information wrile: cement industry Oregon IStk Atamt Portland 5. Qitpi UNE MTT yesterday in preparation for the two game series against Portland State this week end in the SOC gym. D'Olivo Leads Dave D'Olivo will lead the Raiders into battle with bet ter than a 16 point average per game. The big 6-4 center for SOO is one of three nom inees for All-American hon ors in tne jnaia irom tne state of Oregon. D'Olivo was chosen along with the Vik ings' John Winters and Paci- fic's Jerry Kalapus (ex - Med - ford High). Vannice Ailing At the guards it will be regulars Gordie Carrigan and Jimmy McAbee. Carrigan is averaging more than 14 points per game and McAbee is very near the 10 mark among Raid er regulars. Punk Biddington will open at one forward and the other remains a problem of the cur rent season. Don Vannice, the usual starter, has not been feeling too well lately and Coach Ted Schopf has been experimenting with various combinations in the event Vannice will not be ready. Defense proved to be a bright spot in the Raider plans last week when they held Ore gon College to 41 points one night and 64 the other. It was the first occasion this year that the Raiders zone defense really worked. They held OCE to a scant 16 points in the first half of the Saturday game. Kirkland Ushers Spring Training By GARY KALE United Press International San Francisco outfielder Willie Kirkland's over-the- fence. wallop Tuesday ushered in the 1959 spring training season while stragglers around the major league cir cuits still were sending in their signed contracts. Kirkland, the Giants' soph omore fly-chaser, hauled off on the first batting practice pitch at Phoenix, Ariz., to get the ball rolling. An abbreviated squad was on hand, with Kirkland, Leon Wagner and Danny O'Connell the only regulars to swing a bat. The others consisted of batterymen out to work out winter kinks. ; ORTEGA VERSUS REDL New York (UPD- Welter weights Gaspar Ortega of Mexicali, Mexico, and Stefan Redl of Passaic, N.J., will meet in a 10-rounder at Mad ison Square Garden, Friday, March 6. Culy, Martin, Peterson Take Championships in Men's Pin Tourney Here Gale Culy won the all- events and shared the doubles title with Frank- Martin in the Medford Bowling asspciation tournament which was com pleted last week end. Walt Peterson was singles titlist. Cubby's Drive-in previously was announced as team vic tor. Culy had 1904 score in all- Free Shot Title To Be Determined Grade school free shot champion of Jackson county will be decided at 7 p.m. Thursday on the Medford Senior High school basketball court. Champions of Medford, Ashland-Talent, Phoenix, Central Point and Jacksoon- ville will compete. tvo lvrorHW! iio tnai" xsoone ana jacK wiison be decided today among Frank Van Pelt and - Mike : Barnes of McLoughlin Junior high and John Gilbertson and Don Anderson of Hedrick Junior High. . Central Point titlist also is to be determined today. Dick Dahl won at Phoenix. I Ashland-Talent winner was John Kerns of Talent who beat out Tod Hess of Ashland. Winner Thursday will rep resent the county in the state shoot-off Saturday, Feb. 28, at Oregon State college. In the county finals here each boy will be allowed five practice throws then will shoot 25 straight shots. If 1 contestants are tied each of those tied will shoot another j 25 shots Central Point Beats Ashland Central Point-Central Point Grade school cage fives stretched winning strings to five games last night with de cisions over Ashland. The eighth won 33 to 30 with 7 to 2, 16 to 10 and 27 to 14 quarter gaps. Tod Hess had 10 points for Ashland and Louis Alvarez nine for CP. The seventh took sudden death overtime mix 19 to 17 after a 16-all score for regular playing time. Score at the end of the second extra period was 17-alI. Quarter counts all favored Ashland 7 to 1, 10 to 4, and 14 to 7. Darrell Surri merfield was high for the game with seven for Central Point. The Pointers meet Hedrick here next Tuesday evening. One Beam family for six generations... KENTUCKY STSAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY ir.i a n JACOB DAVID DAVID M. . ! fj . generation generation generation fl fcj y E)J t WVj iKITHHr5HAi6!iT J8!; BDURBOI WHISKET lan-- events in the meet at Medford Bowling lanes. Second was Willie Fischer with 1839. Martin and Culy had 1285 in doubles and were followed by the 1247 of Chuck Heff ner and Earl Lenz and ' of Dick Adkins and Art Baker. Peterson tallied 682 in singles and Darrell Keating took runner-up with 678. On the winning Cubby's team were Bill Meyers, Marsh Ramsby, Bill Newland, Wil bur Howell. Other Leaders Other leaders in all-events were Bud Simmons 1870, Bob Krous , 1866, Bud Judy 1855, Norm Hillyer 1850, Tom Makris 1824, Gary Couch 1823, Norman Peterson 1821 and Keating 1821. Top scores in doubles . in cluded Gary Lewis and Dick Greer 1242, Lloyd Carr and Wes McKenzie 1233, Joe and Lloyd Haugen 1230, Wilton White and Cliff Proctor 1224, l220' Floyd Hayner and Bill Seymore 1219 and Bob Cash ana L,ee Mcum 1219. - After Walt Peterson -and Keating in singles were'C. H. Barrell 676, Glen Jones -662, L. N. Dow 658, Seymore 654, Don Wells 650, Clarence Byrd 650, Culy 649, Hillyer ! 648. Robertson Sets Bearcat Mark United Press International Oscar Robertson, estab lished another University of Cincinnati scoring record without drawing a deep breath last night. The 6-foot-5 "Big O" be came the highest scoring player in Cincinnati history Tuesday night when he whipped in 43 points in lead ing the Bearcats to a runa way 102-73 victory over Mi ami of Ohio. Robertson has now to taled 1,612 points in less than two seasons, surpassing the old Cincinnati career record of 1,598, set by Jack Twy- man during a four-year term.) 0 OPPORTUNITY! 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But so far, most of the visi tors have been sitting just twiddling their thumbs be cause of (1) rain; (2) snow; (3) lack of visibility, and (4) slush on the hills. Water Everywhere ' There still is some water in the valley and some of this has seeped into the artificially frozen ice skating rink; and still more has run into the finish line for the jumpers. In the meantime, the skiers from all countries are getting acquainted with each other while sitting around swapping tales-and possibly a few lies. The Russian delegation caused the biggest stir with its arrival. It was feted in Reno Tuesday and then came to Squaw Valley to look things over. : SCHOENDIENST SURGERY St. Louis-IUPD-Second base man Red Schoendienst of the Milwaukee Braves will under go removal of the diseased section of his tuberculosis-infected lung Thursday at a sanitarium here. Bay Builders Supply At 4547, Portland, Oregon. L1 1 Qfteftg. QUALITY Jr -g, BLOCKS fe Drain Til v Bricks, Flue. . 1 727 W. McAndrtw Ph. 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