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I 6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Oregon, Tuesday, April 21, 1959 Oregon Greats Lasted For Sports S-laSB Nominees Portland -0.TD- The state of Oregon will pay tribute Wed nesday night to home grown athletes who have made a niche in the sports world when the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame is inaugurated. Fifteen members will be ad mitted this year. Entry will be limited to five or less in remaining years. Members must have reached their peak in the sports world and have been born or raised in the state to qualify. . Some of the nominees in clude baseball players Johnny Pesky formerly with the Bos ton Red Sox and Detroit Ti gers; former Yankee Joe Gor don and now Cleveland man ager; Ken Williams, recently deceased, who hit over .300 11 times in his major league career, and Johnny Freder ick with the Dodgers his en tire major league career in the early 30's. Grid Greats Listed In football there is three time all-American Bobby Grayson who played his foot ball at Stanford; Len Younce, recently named to the New York Giants all - time team; Sport Parade New York -UPD -The fates seemed determined today to play one last cruel joke on Virgil Akins, the man they in stalled with such tantilizing brevity as the welterweight champion of the world. Akins won the title last June and his camp boasted that he would "hold it for five years." Six months later, in his first defense, the man who had fought so long and so fruitlessly lost it to young Don Jordan. Now he surprisingly has been installed as 7 to 5 favor ite to regain the crown in their return at St. Louis on Friday night despite persis tent insinuations along the boxing beat that be is Crap Shooters Stay in Lead Pete Petrehn's Crap Shoot ers are in the lead today after accumulating a total of 73 points by gaining 14 points in the Elks lodge trapshooting tourney at the Medford Gun club Sunday. However, Dick Phair's Swivel Hips gained a total of 18 points Sunday. This gave the team an accumulative score of 63 points. The Crap Shooters tied the Swivel Hips in attendance points with 11 each. The Crap Shooters shot into a total score of 420 and the high five hits 233 points. The Swivel Hips had the high total score for the day with 479 and the high five made 237 points were tops for the day. The Fuelers gained a total of eight points Sunday to put them in third place with an accumulative score of 49 points. The team gained 8 points in attendance, hit a to tal score of 311 and the high five scored 216 to rate third highest for the day. The Feather Dusters earned two points for attendance and 89 points each of total score and high five. Total points to date for the Dusters is 14. Thirty-two shooters partici pated Sunday with Henry Niedermeyer and Paul Cul bertson each making 50 straight. Other high scores are Max Kulbe and Charles Skeeters each with 48 points and Jack Porter with 47 points. Hitting 25 straight for the Oregon Journal telegraphic scores were Martin Clogston, Charles Skeeters, Paul Cul bertson, Charles Bendell and George Jantzen. Don Peter sen broke 50 straight on a handicap practice Sunday. Ice Hockey Seen For Portland Seattle -iUPD- Portland may return to ice hockey in the 1960-61 season, W e s t d r n Hockey League President Al Leader said Monday. Leader said a franchise ap plication for Portland has been received and has been tabled until the new Memorial Coliseum in that city is com pleted. The application was submitted by promoter Harry Glickman, he said. The Coliseum, formerly called the E-R center, will not be finished in time for the l?39-60 season. Oregon's Mike Mikulak, who was in the starting lineup of the first College all-star game, and former Oregon Staters Ade Schwammel, Joe Gray and Don Durdan, the latter named as the outstanding player of the 1942 Rose Bowl game against Duke. Laddie Gale, member of the Oregon Tall Firs which won the first NCAA basketball championship in 1939; A. T. (Slats) Gill, Oregon State bas ketball coach and member of the Helms Athletic foundation national basketball hall of fame; Slim Wintermute, an other member of the Tall Firs of '39 and Red Recha, current Detroit Piston basketball coach are among those nom inated in basketball. The Hall hasn't forgotten the women either. Swimming stars Nancy Merki, who set eight American swimming rec ords; and Olympic swimmers Sue Zimmerman and Brenda Helser have been nominated. The list goes on and on. But Wednesday night only 15 will receive the honor of be ing charter members of the "Hall." By OSCAR FRALEY United Press International "through." j There are many factors against Akins rebounding to the heights. The first of these is that, at 31, he is regarded as an old man of the ring be cause of the long, bitter road he followed to the top. He was, like . ancient Archie Moore and stringy Joe Brown, a man for whom the breaks came late. Wins by Kayo When the opportunity fin ally did arrive, Akins hit the jackpot in celebrated style. He knocked out Vince Martinez in four rounds to pick up the bauble abandoned by Carmen Basilio when the rugged on ion farmer ate himself into the 'middleweight class for a crack at Ray Robinson. But Martinez that night was a caricature of a determined challenger. His forte was speed and he couldn't move. Akins, a paralyzing puncher, virtually put him away with the first punch although he cozied his way to the finish. It was a different matter when, six months later, Akins defended against the 24-year-old Jordan. The Californian went to him, bulled him, tied him up and shackled his fire power. Thus the man billed to rule for five years stepped down in six months. Reflexes Gone They must figure now, those who make the odds, that he has turned "hungry" again since those six months of high championship living. They re member that big punch and they analyze that in his home town he will be putting- forth top effort once again. But those who make a bus iness of boxing, and are unin fluenced one way or another in this one, deny that the "hunger" and, more import ant, the reflexes, can be re gained. They point, too, to the rocky, rutted road which Ak ins has followed and whisper that this is not a dedicated warrior such as Moore or Brown. They say that once again Jordan will outspeed him, crowd him and dazzle him with a flickering jab and the lightning combos while Akins holds that right hand cocked for an opening which never comes. It will be interesting to witness the truth or fiction of their analysis but you have to feel a certain sympathy for the favored veteran who ac tually is shouldering the odds. Coach Named To Ontario Hi Ontario -flJPD- Darwin Math ewson has been named head football coach at the local high school, replacing Merritt Mc Keel. Mathewson comes to On tario from Parma, Idaho, where he coached football, basketball and baseball for the past three years. DAILY'S Body & Paint Southern Oregon's Oldest and Finest 29 S. 6ARTLETT Phone SP 2-2395 Red Sox Inquiry Continues Boston-DPD-An unidentified Boston Red Sox official today was scheduled to appear be fore the Massachusetts Com mission Against Discrimina tion to answer questions on the club's employment policies. , Though a club spokesman refused to say who would rep resent the team, he did say neither owner Tom Yawkey or vice president and general manager Stanley (Bucky) Har ris would attend. The inquiry is an outgrowth of the Red Sox optioning of Pumpsie Green, a Negro in fielder, to the Minneapolis farm club after he stuck with the team through most of spring training. The National Association for the Advancement of Col ored People charged the Red Sox showed prejudice in their action. NAACP represent a t i v e s went before the commission last week and requested an inquiry into the team's gen eral hiring practices. They claimed the Red Sox have had plenty of opportunity to hire a talented Negro player. STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE United Press International W. L. Pet. CB Spokane Sacramento San Diego Portland Vancouver . Salt Lake . Seattle 4 4 3 3 1 . 1 2 . 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 .800 .667 ,i .500 l,i .500 lVa .500 li .500 1 i .333 2',i .200 3 ' Phenix Monday's Results Sacramento 11, Vancouver 8 Salt Lake 8. Seattle 7 Portland 9, Phoenix 6 Spokane 7. San Diego 3 Tuesday's Probable Pitchers Seattle (Claude Osteen) at Salt Lake (George Perez). Portland (Bob Davis) at Phoenix (Eddie Fisher). Vancouver (Fred Besana) at Sac ramento (Joe Stanka.) Spokane (unannounced) at San Diego (unannounced). National League W. L. Pet. GB Milwaukee 4 1 .800 Los Angeles 6 3 .667 San Francisco -. 6 4 .600 Vi Cincinnanti 4 3 .571 1 Chicago ;.. 4 4 .500 l'2 Philadelphia 3 3 .500 l'i St. Louis 2 7 .222 4 Pittsburgh 1 S .167 3',i Monday's Results Los Angeles 2, San Fran. 1, night Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, night, postponed, rain. Only games scheduled. Tuesday's Probable Pitchers St. Louis at Chicago Blaylock (0-0) vs. Hobbie (1-0). Cincinnati at Milwaukee P u r key (2-0) vs. Spahn (1-0). San Francisco at Los Angeles (night) Miller (0-0) vs. Koufax (0-0). (Only games scheduled). Wednesday's Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (night) Milwaukee at Philadelphia (night) St. Louis at Chicago San Fran, at Los Angeles (night) AMERICAN LEAGUE W. Pet. .857 .625 .571 .571 GB l',4 2 2 Cleveland Chicago Boston .... New York ... Baltimore Washington . Kansas City Detroit 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 .500 2 'a 375 3',a .375 3 la .143 5 Monday's Results New York at Boston, ppd., rain. (Only game scheduled). Tuesday's Probable Pitchers Baltimore at Boston Wilhelm (0-0) vs. Casale (1-0). New York at Washington (night) Larsen (1-0) vs. Ramos (2-0). Chicago at Kansas City (night) Pierce (1-0) vs. Grim (1-1). Cleveland at Detroit (night) McLish (1-0) vs. Foytack (0-0). Wednesday's Games Chicago at Kansas City (night) Cleveland at Detroit Baltimore at Boston New York at Washington (night) Ashland Noses Central Point Ashland nosed out Central Point 41 13 to 35 23 points during a Saturday seventh grade track meet. The relay made the differ ence as Gale, Gamble, Rodg ers and Trost came in for Ash land with a time of 55.3. Faulkner of Central Point set a pole vault record for the school with a height of 8 feet, 6 inches. Winners and their times and distances are: 70-yard low hurdles, Larry Rodgers, Ash land, 11.5; high jump-Gene Kimbrell, Central Point, 4-8; 75-yard dash, Buddy Gale, Ashland, 8.9; broad jump Jeff Trost, Ashland, 16-4; 330 -Trost, Ashland, 42.8; 150 Trost, Ashland, 17.8; pole vault-Gregg Faulkner, Cen tral Point, 8-6; shot-Darryl Summerfield, Central Point, 36-5; relay-Gale, Joe Gamble, Larry Rodgers and Trost, Ash land, 55.3. LOGS WANTED All Species, Market Prices BROWN BROS. LUMBER CO., INC. P. O. Box 647 Grants Pass, Oregon Phone GReenwood 6-4113 Provolt 2-511 SWOOSH Chicago Cubs pitcher Darius Hillman is unsuccessful in his attempt to break up double play as Dodgers' Don Zimmer fires the ball to first during game in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won, 8-3. Medforiv&,Tribune arcs' .Manager Still Opt Over Ball San Francisco - (UPD - Solly Hemus, the voluble freshman manager of the St. Louis Car dinals is firmly convinced that his club is of, first divi sion caliber. Optimistic although the Cards are not playing .500 ball Hemus will give no quar ter to any team. "Milwaukee is " the solid club," says Solly. "But this is a dogfight all the way. Of course, there is room for only one team at the top. But don't count us out. This is a long season." The Cards and Hemus got off to a bad start in St. Louis when they dropped their first three games to San Francisco. And Hemus found out at that time what the responsibility of running a ball club means to some. Solly had gone in as pinch hitter and grounded out. As he trotted away from first base, some belligerent fan hollered: "Keep on running, Hemus you bum!" Will Solly let that little in- WSC Player Leads League Eugene-(UPD-Only 10 North ern Division players are hit ting over .300 after the first week end of the baseball sea son his been completed, ac cording to official statistics released today Washington State's A r 1 i e Kangas leads the league with a .571 mark after two games. . Washington leads in batting average as a team with a .263 mark. Four pitchers have perfect 1-0 win loss marks. They in clude Elwood Han, Washing ton State; Larry Burke, Wash ington; Gary Moore, Oregon State and Denny Peterson, Oregon. Grimm Mason of Oregon State had the most runs bat ted in two. I Why pay the big-car price penalty ? I - l See why Rambler now outsells most big cars. Get bigger savings, highest resale, easier park ing, plus full 6-passenger room. Try Personal ized Comfort: separate sectional sofa front seats. See your Rambler dealer. HBTT imis Clui cident bother him? "Naw," he says. "But I don't plan to play any at sec ond base. After all, I have the best second baseman in the game in Don Blasingame. If 1 was competing with him for the job, of course, I couldn't say that. But as a manager I can afford to praise him." Hemus thinks the Cardinals made a dandy swap when they traded away Wally Moon for Gino Cimoli. "This Gino 'gives us a man who an hit in the second spot," said Solly, "and he has been hitting so good that I can't get him out of the line up even against lefthanders. He doesn't have the power that Moon has, but he is bet ter in all other departments." And the Card manager sings the praises, loud and long, for Catcher Hal Smith. "This boy was a second stringer behind Gene Green last year," says Solly. "But he is the type who believes he is the best-and is trying to prove it. He already has hit two home runs this year against only one last season. May Become Top Catcher "On top of that, our pitch ers love to throw to him. He has class behind the plate. He may develop into the best catcher in the National league. He is so good out there, that he could hit only .230 and still be one of the best in baseball." As for Stan Musial, Mr. Baseball, Hemus has nothing but praise. "There is a guy who never dogs it," says the manager. "He sets a wonderful example for the rest of the club." Solly attempted to bench his star hitter to rest his aging bones during the Giant series in San Francisco. But Stan the Man would have none of it. "I don't need those rests until we hit the hot weather later in the year in the East," replied Musial. "See what I mean?" asked Solly. . Pay hundreds of dollars less-save more than ever i i - an gas ana upkeep New 100-Inch LEA MOTORS, Bartlett at Sth, Medford Nine Yanks Get Berths In Tourney St. Andrews, Scotland-flJPD-U. S. amateur champion Char lie Coe of Oklahoma City, Okla., and eight other Ameri cans were exempted today from qualifying competition and given automatic first round berths in the 1959 Brit ish Amateur golf champion ship at Kent, England, May 25-30. Like Coe, five of the other Yanks were members of the U.S. Walker Cup team. They were Billy Joe Patton, of Morganton, N. C., Jack Nick laus of Columbus, Ohio, Wil liam Hyndman III of Phila delphia, Thomas D. Aaron of Gainsville, Ga., and Deane R. Beman of Bethesda, Md. Also exempted were Robert Sweeny of Palm Beach, Fla., Peter M. Grant Jr., of Phoe nix, Ariz., and Jack Penrose of Miami Beach, Fla. BOWLING The spring meeting of Ma jor league and the Ladies Classic league was held April 15. Major league officers elect ed were: Maxine McCall, pres ident; Elsie Baker, vice presi dent; Anna Dale Bohannon, secretary-treasurer, and Gertie Riggs, sergeant-at-arms. . Classic league officers elect ed were: Gertie Blind, presi dent; Fredene Doty, vice pres ident; Vera Cummins, secretary-treasurer, Ind Rose Barr, sergeant-at-arms. MAJOR LEAGUE Standings: Pin Ups W. Li. 102 i 33 Vi Keglers 89 ',i 46 Vi 74 62 51 i 84 i 50 86 40 Vi 95 'i Buddies Follies Channel Cats . Sputniks III Triple Threats . Results: Keglers 1 (S. Daigle 495) 1421; Pin Ups 3 (H. Clark 5581 1502. Channel Cats 2 (H. Culy 589) 1585; Buddies Follies 2 (D. Chris tianson 546) 1562. Sputniks III 3 (V. Cummings 5561 1491. Triple Threats 1 (A. Harris 479) 1384. High game H. Culy 227, V. Cummings 206. E. Baker 202. High Series H. Culy 589, a. Clark Sob, v. cummings nob, V, Christianson 546, . Baker 518, C, Lowd 511, T. Tolles 507. High game Channel Cats 552. High series Channel Cats 1585. VICTORY LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Pioneer Club 34 26 Clave Const .'. 33 27 Trowbridge & Flynn 33 27 E. H. Mann 32 28 Jackson Co. Federal 32 28 Hearin Lbr. Co 31 29 Quality Mkt 30 30 Sewing Machine Center 29 31 U. S. Bank 28 "i 31', Rogue Sportsman 27,j 32 Vi Hillyer Oil 2b 34 Baker Mldg. Co. 24 36 Results: Hearin Lbr. Co. 4 (E. Sessions 464) 2146; T. & F. 0 (L. Turner 454) 2054. Baker Mldg. 0 (M. Baker 443) 1884; J. C. Federal 4 (T. Shelton 471 2087. Rogue Sportsman 4 (K. Smth 443) 1983; Sewing Mch. 0 (C. Se- dey 36b) 178U. Clave Const. 1 (D. Hickson 514) 2122: E. H. Mann 3 (E. Lenz 506) 2145. Quality Mkt. 1 (H. Culy 462); Pioneer Club 3 (A. Monroe 480) 2130. U.S. Bank 3 (C. Stephenson 453) 221; Hillyer Oil 1 (J. Barnum 432) lays. High game: D. Stone 206 High series: D. Hickson 514 Alice Monroe All Spare 187. CLASSIC LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Hillver Oil Co 41 23 Trail Creek Lumber Co 37 27 Lamport's Sporting Goods.. 36 28 Editn & Henrys Drive in ats za rugnt Heal estate jo zb Sewine Machine Center.... 32 32 E. H. Mann Co 30 34 Oak Knoll Golf Course 28 36 Sam's Sporting Goods 24 40 Morse Motors 21 43 Results: Hight Real Estate 3 (Jim Knapp 599) 2744; Lamport's Sporting Goods 1 (Jim Morgan 605) 2647. Edith & Henry's Drive In 3 (Jack Gardner 571) 2628; Oak KnoU Golf Course 1 (Chas. Sullivan 560) 2584. E. H. Mann Co. 3 (Gordon Schultz 579) 2685: Morse Motors 1 (Rav SDeer 546) 2651. Trail Creek Lumber Co. 3 (Ernie Eneelkes 582) 2630: Sam's Sporting Goods 1 (Paul Morgan 565) 25S6. Sewing Machine Center 3 (Walt Daigle 630) 2649; Hillyer Oil Co. 1 (Norm Hillyer 561) 2610. NAMED MATCHMAKER New York-OIPD-Teddy Bren ner, a protege of the late Mike Jacobs who has been promot ing fights at the St. Nicholas arena the past three years, Monday was named match in a k e r . at Madison Square Garden. wheelbase RAMBLER AMERICAH $1835. Suuuted dtlwwtd pre it Ktnosha, WrK., for 2-door Mdan it toft Start tnd locil ts if any, automatic trans ilsstoa and optional tQtii;nwnt,aitra. .. . Frosh and Veteran Carry Co-Medalist Honors in Pinehurst, N. C. -flirB- Pe ter Green, an 18-year-old col lege freshman, and tourney veteran Dave Smith carried co-medalist honors today in to the opening round of match play in the 59th annual North Star Tourney Lines Up Las Vegas, Nev.-(UPD-Most of the star-packed field for the $40,000 Tournament of Champions settled down to practice rounds today in prep aration for the start of play in the four-day tournament Thursday. A chartered plane brought a majority of the 26 starters in the Tournament of Cham pions here from Houston where they competed in the Houston classic last week end. On hand to welcome them were Stan Leonard, the de fending champion, and Gene Littler, three-time winner of the tournament at the Desert Inn course. , Littler's past record in the tournament made hm the 5-1 favorite to score his fourth win. But Masters champ Art Wall Jr., the hottest pro on the circuit, and steady Arnold Palmer were second choices at 6-1. With eligibility for the tournament limited to winners of major golf fixtures during the 12 months through the Masters tournament, each of the participants is guaranteed $1,000 and the winner's share amounts to $10,000. RVCC Men's Go Now Into Finals Hugh Pitts was 2 up and Jim Sheldon 5 and 4 in the championship flite of the Rogue Valley Country club men's spring handicap play held last week ; end. Pitts beat out D. W. Hensel man and Sheldon edged ahead of Harold Holmes. Match play is scheduled to wind up play this week. In first flite play Howard Scroggins took a match by default- from Dr. William Miller. Alan Holmes knocked out Jack Mitchell 2 and 1. During second flight play Carl Schmidt scored 1 up on Bob Anderson. Dr. N. J. Wil son scored 5 and 4 on Dave Koblik. Third flite competition saw Bob Morris edge out Dr. Bob Bayuk and John Moffat beat Tom Teutsch. Fourth flite action saw Harry Jewett take the 20th and Bud Judy with the 19th. Jerry Gastineau scored 1 up over Dick, Travis in the fifth flite and Tome Harns berger edged 'ahead of Ray Sorenson. The sixth flite Don Jack son and Dick House move up. The seventh flite saw Harry Withrow and Dick Ho gan move up. SOMEONE SURE JUST ORDERED Tourney and South Amateur golf championship. Green, a University o f North Carolina freshman from Michigan, toured the course Monday in a one-under par 37-34,71 in his first North Carolina tournament appear ance. Smith, a more experienced man on the links, came ' in with a consistent 35-36-71. 140 Amateurs Play They were matched against some 140 amateurs on the rain-soaked championship No. 2 course at Pinehurst Country club. Richard D. Chapman of Pinehurst, defending cham pion in the North and South, squeezed into the champion ship flight with a 38-40.78. Arnold Blum of Macon, Ga., fired a 33-39-72 to fol low Green and Smith. Kelly Grice of Charlotte finished fourth with a 73 and Cobby Ware of Augusta, Ga., Wil liam Hyndman of Abingdon, Pa., and Carol A. Lerhen of Silver Springs, Md., tied at 74. Volleyball Club Elects Officers ' The YMCA women's volley ball club elected new officers at its recent meeting Thurs day. Newly elected officers are Mrs. Vi Lewis, president, re elected to a second term; Mrs. Carol Rose, vice president, reelected; Miss Joy Ingles, treasurer; Mrs. Ruth Niles, secretary; and Mrs. Jeri Hut ton, corresponding secretary. Retiring officers are Mrs. Jo Kidd, treasurer; Mrs. Vickie Fowler, secretary; and Mrs. Teressa Short, corre sponding secretary. One volleyball team is scheduled to participate in an open classic tournament in Portland this week end, , it was reported at the meeting. Those planning to make the trip are Joy Angle, Carol Rose, Teressa Short, Vi Lewis, Vickie Fowler, Agnes Holz hauser and Lanell Wilkes. The club is taking part also in the annual YMCA auction to be held May 5. Best Quality Red Fir Green Dries Fast For Fireplace Big Double Loads Better Wood Delivered in April MEDFORD FUEL CO. Telephone SP 2-2111 Court & McAndrews 0 S&H Green Stamps Too His confidence comes straight from the knowledge that the incomparable taste of 7 Crown never varies. The proof is in the trying, and also in this one overwhelming fact: Year after year, 7 Crown remains the world's largest-selling whiskey. say Seagram's and be $ure mm WHISKEY. U PROOF. 66 tUlK ILUTUL VISITS. SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. Royals Get Fresh Start United Press International The Montreal Royals and Toronto Maple Leafs are set for a "fresh start" in the In ternational league today thanks to the brilliant pitch ing of Tom Lasorda and Hal Woodeschick. The Royals outlasted the Havana Sugar Kings, 2-1, in 14 innings with Lasorda going all the way Monday night while the Maple Leafs whip ped the Miami Marlins, 4-0, on Woodeschick's five-hitter. Both teams thus climbed back to the .500 mark with identical 4-4 records. W. L. Pet. GB Rochester Miami . Columbus Havana ... Montreal . Toronto Richmond Buffalo ... 4 .800 .626 .500 .500 .500 .500 5 3 4 4 4 2 2 l'a l'.a .400 2 .333 2Vt Cindermen Ready for Action Eugene-4UPD-Steady improve ment was noted in Northern Division track and field marks today as cindermen readied for the third week of action. In two events Northern Di vision runners have bettered the best national collegiate mark of the season. Oregon's Jim Grelle turned in a 4:07.2 mile and Dick Miller, also of Oregon, ran a 9:07.0 .two-mile. Roscoe Cook of Oregon ran a 9:5 100-yard dash to tie with two others for the best mark of that event. HERTZ TRUCK RENTAL Available at HOPKINS RICHFIELD SERVICE McAndrewt at Court Phone SP 3-9068 0m $ or- Pirt A Qt. Code No. 265C Code No. 265B FIR
