Several! Contests Toss-Ups
Odd Meaflffoird-ffilF Track Fray
Season performance! indi
cate Medford high thinclads
the favorites in four events
and Grants Pass ahtletes the
likely winners in four this
evening when the two schools
engage in a dual track meet
at the Medford stadium. That
is if the two squads are at
full strength.
Six of the contests loom as
toss-ups in figuring whether
a Grant Pass or Medford en
trant will come out in front.
Four of the six field events
will get underway at 6:30
p.m. and the first race will be
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GOING INTO A TAIL SPIN and the end of his heavy
weight title fight with Floyd Patterson, Britain's Brian
London is shown hitting the canvas in the eleventh
round at Indianapolis, Ind. London was counted out
seconds after that pratfall picture was taken.
Scogar Kay Eyes
European Jaunt
New York -4TPD- Sugar Ray
Robinson, dethroned at mid
dleweight champion by the
National Boxing association
and threatened by the New
York State Athletic commis
sion, may seek sanctuary In
Europe.
"I've been offered a big
guarantee by Promoter Fritz
Gretschell of Berlin to defend
my title against Gustav
Scholz if I'm forced out of
my own country," said Sugar
Ray today.
Scholz, of Germany, is the
fourth-ranking contender, but
he has been rejected as chal
lenger by both the NBA and
the New York commission.
Each organization insisted
that 39-year-old Robinson de
fend against former champion
Carmen Basilio of Chittenan-
go, N.Y.
The NBA vacated Robin
son's 160-pound championship
Monday because of his exces
sive delay in signing for a de-
Giardello
7-5 Choice
Over Mims
New York (DPD Joe Giar
dello of Brooklyn is favored
at 7-3 to beat Holly Mims of
Washington, D.C., in their
middleweight contenders'
fight at Washington's Capitol
Arena Wednesday night.
Friday night's TV - radio
(NBC) 10-rounder brings to
gether welterweight contend
ers Gaspar Ortega of Mexico
and Rudell Stitch of Louis
ville, Ky., at the Syracuse
N.Y, Auditorium.
Ortega is favored at 6-5
for this return bout. He won
a split decision over Stitch
by a single-point margin at
Madison Square Garden Feb.
5.
For the Wednesday bout,
Giardello is favored because
of his harder punch. Each
was beaten in his last start,
Giardello by Ralph (Tiger)
Jones and Mims by Bobby
Boyd.
The week's boxing schedule
includes:
Tuesday San Joe. Calif. Baby
Brown vs. Mike Rio. New Bed
ford Mass. Jackie Maddox vs.
Jackson Brown. Long Beach, Calif.
Roy amitn vs. Anay Isaac, joianu
Beach Freddie Blades vs. Ollie
Wilson. Tampa. Fla. Paul J or f ri
sen vs. Rudy Gonzales. Tyler. Tex.
Buddy Turman vs. Bob Albright.
Wednesday Washington Joey
RiardeUo vs. Holly Mims TV.
Thursday Oakland, Calif.-Six-to
Rodriguez vs. Junius Washing
ton.
Friday Syracuse, N.Y. Gaspar
Orteea vs. Rudell Stitch TV-radio,
Berlin Gustav Sc holts, vs. Artanio
Calzavera.
Saturday Johannesburg. So.
Africa Mike Holt vs. Don Flee
man. Hollywood, Calif. Larry
Boardman vs. Javelana Kid.
RENEW TV CONTRACT
New York -(DPD - Madison
Square Garden announced
Monday the renewal of a con
tract with the Gillette Safety
Razor company for the tele
vising of Friday night fights,
at 7 p.m. No charge is being
made for admission.
National Record
Fans who would like to see
a national record holder in
action should be on hand at
6:30 p.m. The javelin is set
for that time and Glen Win
ningham who recently set the
national prep best of 225 feet
6Vi inches is a member of
the Grants Pass crew.
A report from Grants Pass
said that the Caveman spear
tosser had a muscle ailment.
But, he was kept out of ac
tion last week end and rested
J
r , v. V
fense against Basilio. And the
independent New York com
mission probably will follow
suit if he fails to sign by May
15 for a Basilio match.
Order Title Bout
Although the European
Boxing union has a working
agreement with the NBA, it's
uncertain whether the EBU
would concur with the NBA
in dethroning Sugar Ray were
he to sign for the Scholz fight
in Germany. West Germany is
a member of the EBU.
Dr. Ward Wylie, president
of the. NBA, announced the
withdrawal of championship
recognition from Robinson at
Mullens, W. Va., Monday. At
the same -time, Wylie ordered
a fight for the vacation crown
within 60 days between for
mer champions Basilio and
Gene Fullmer of West Jor
dan, Utah.
Wylie said the Basilio-Fuil-
mer winner would oeiena
against an NBA selected chal
lenger within 90 days there
after, and that the challenger
might be third-ranking Spider
Webb of Chicago.
As far as the United States,
Canada and Mexico are con
cerned, Robinson now is rec
ognized as champion only in
New York state. And he de
clared flatly at a press confer
ence Monday night he never
would defend in New York
as long as; the present box
ing commission is in office."
Charges Politics
He charged that the New
York commission had reject
ed Scholz as an acceptable
challenger and had insisted
upon Basilio "because of poli
tics and the lingering power
of Jim Norris." Multi-million
aire N orris was head of the
court-busted International
Boxing club monopoly. Now
he is top man in a new organi
zation, Chicago Boxing Enter
prises.
Despite Robinsons anti-
New York proclamation,
Chairman Melvin L. Krule-
witch tf the New York com'
mission said today, "I still
hope Robinson will sign for
a Basilio fight before May 15.
We'd like to have that fight
in New York state."
What action the New York
commission will take if Sug
ar Ray fails to meet the May
15 deadline "will be decided
when the time comes," the
chairman said.
Meanwhile, Promoter Nor-
mna Rothschild of Syracuse,
N.Y., announced that he had
signed Basilio and Fullmer to
fight for the vacant crown at
Syracuse "in the summer or
fall." He can not get commis
sion approval of the match
until after May 15.
Robinson hasn't fought
since he recaptured the 1'60
pound crown from Basilio on
March 25, 1958.
Despite his apparently des
perate plight, Robinson de
clared Monday night, "For a
Basilio defense, I'm raising
my demand for a guarantee
from 750,000 to $1,000,000."
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for this evening's battle. And,
if he is in form, he is favored
to take both hurdling events
as well as the javelin. The
other Grants Pass thinclad
figured to win his event is
pole vaulter Larry Holmes.
For Medford, Mike Murray
is picked to take top honors
in the shot put, Len Griggs
to capture the broad jump
and George Koch and Jerry
Shults to battle it out for top
place in the high jump. There
was some question yesterday
as to whether Bruce Hiill
would run for the Black Tor
nado in the half-mile. He has
the best time in Southern Ore
gon in the event. Medford
could sweep the broad jump.
Don Peek of Medford and
Marv Terry of Grants Pass
are expected to battle it out
in the 100-yard dash. Peek
has a :10.2 best time and
Terry has sprinted the- cen
tury in :10.3.
Griggs Time Bast
Terry beat the Tornado's
Griggs in the Rotary meet
at Grants Pass in the 220
yard sprint but the Tornado
speedster has a faster time
this spring than Terry. There's
a similar situation in the mile
where Medford's Roger John
son has turned in the better
clocking but was trimmed by
GP's Ken Simmons in a slow
er time.
In the relay Medford and
Grants Pass combinations
have traded triumphs but the
Cavemen have been clocked
faster. Ron Reich of Medford
and Larry Johnson of GP
have :53.4 recordings in the
440. Johnson beat out Reich
in the Rotary meet. Bob Rix
had an early season :52.3 but
isn't slated to run in the quar
ter tonight.
Discus thrower Larry Nor-
ed of Medford has the better
distance in the book this year
but was behind Roger Hoat-
son of Grants Pass In the
Rotary.
. BEST MARKS:
100 Don Peek, M,
Terry, G, :10.3.
220 Len Griggs, M,
:10.S; Marv.
:2a.S; Tarry,
G :22.95
440 Bob Rix, - M, :52.3; ' Ron
Reich, M, :S3.4; Larry Johnson, G,
53.4.
880 Bruce Hill, M. 2:02.7; Jim
Armstrong, G, 2:04.
Mile Roger Johnson, M, 4:34.8;
Ken Simmons, G. 4:36.6.
Low hurdles Glen Winningham,
G, 21.8; Bob Hamilton, M, :22.8.
High hurdles Glen Winning
ham, G, :15.6; Walt Ayres. M, :16.9.
Relay Grants Pass 1:313; Med
ford 1:32.9.
Javelin Winningham, G, 225
6Yi, George Koch, M, 1813.
High j u m p Koch and Jerry
Shults, M, 6 ft.; Buford Smith, G,
5-8.
Broad jump Griggs, M, 22-5 Vx,
Koch M, 21-5; Tom Hathaway, G,
19-2.
Pole vault Larry Holmes, G. 12
3; John Harvey, 11-6.
Discus Larry Nored, M, '140-3;
Roger Hoatson. G, 136-.
Shot put Mike Murray, M, 56-6
(58-9 unofficial); Larry Drake, G,
46-4.
BOWLING
CLASSIC LEAGUE
There will be a playoff at Med
ford Bowling Lanes on Monday,,
May 11, 1959 between Edith &
Henry's Drive In and Hillyer Oil
Co. for the League Championship.
Final 2nd Hall standings:
W.
Hillyer Oil Co. :. 44
Lamport's Sporting Goods.. 43
Trial Creek Lumber Co 43
Hight Real Estate : 41
Edith & Henry'i Drive In 38
E. H. Mann Co 36
Sewing Machine Center 34
Oak Knoll Golf Course 32
Sam's Sporting Goods 26
Morse Motors 23
Results:
Trail Creek Lumber Co. 3 (Ted
Jantzer 541) 2565; Oak Knoll Golf
Course 1 (Bill Luman 526) 2482.
Sewing Machine center z (Marry
Frye 578) 2577; Sam's Sporting
Cnmls 2 (Jim Farrar 540) 2551.
Hillyer ou co. 3 (itaipn utock.
gr Norm Hillyer 613) 2744; Hight
Real Estate 1 (Jim Knapp 558) 2634.
E. H. Mann Co. 3 (mreo Anaer-
son 631) 2671; taitn ec nenry s
Drive In 1 (C. L. Patterson 550)
2588.
Lamriort's SDortine Goods 3 (Dick
DeGroot 548) 2676; Morse Motors
1 (Willie Anderson 337) 2aS8.
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Standings: W.
L.
Hi Way Cafe .'44',
Johnston Store ... 38
15Va
22
24
27
Gates Furniture 36
White Law Candy 33
Taylor Salade Ins.
3Mi
31
27
21 Va
19 Is
18
Western Hot toiiee
Fyre-Fyters
Moore Steel
Harry and David
Gassers
29
33
38
42
Results: -
Hi Way Cafe 4 G. Couch 561)
2908; Gassers 0 (B. Warriner 489)
2642.
Johnston Store 2 (R. Weiss 532)
2706; White Law Candy 2 (Pi. Cast
er 517) 2698.
Gates Furniture 2 (c. Brown 577)
2816; Fyre-Fyters 2 (J. Monroe
343) 2784.
Taylor Salade Ins. 0 (D. I vie 505)
2634; Western Hot Coffee 4 (C,
COfeinS 552) 2834.
Moore Steel 1 (R. Edwards 605)
2690; Harry and David 3 (L.
Thompson 489) Z7ue.
ROGUE ROLLERS
Standings:
W. L.
45 19
41 23
40 24
36 28
34 30
31 33
31 33
29 35
27 37
25 39
25 39
20 44
OK Market
Desert - Service
Kaehina Room
Skeeters
Henry's
Economy Market
Elk Lumber Co.
Kim s
Twin Plunges
Chuck's ,
Harry & David :
First National Bank
Results:
Skeeters
1 (Smith 432) 1865;
Economy Mkt. 3 (Legg 475) 1901
Desert Service 4 (Minger 488)
2126; Harry & David 0 (Knapp 453)
13.
Henry' - 0 (Shreeve 386) 1834:
Kaehina 4 (Caster 434) 1954.
Elk Lbr. 3 (Phipps 443) 1861
Twin Plunges 1 (Gross 412) 1778
Chuck's Mkt. 3 (Shama 466) 2140;
OK Mkt. 1 (Hobbs 470) 2135.
FNB 2 (Clark 640) 1992; Kim's
Z (Morton 473) 1987.
Hieh series Helen Clark 640.
High games Helen Clark 215-234
Split conversions Erika Goff
4-5-7. 6-7-10. Jane Baker 3-10, Vera
Findien S-io. s-s-io.
St. Augustine, Fla., found
ed in 1565, is nearlng its 400th
birthday.
BEAMING EARLY WTNN, Chicago White Sox hurler, is
given the pleasant treatment by his teammates after he
pitched a one-hitter against Boston Red Sox and won his
own game with a smashing homer, 1-0. Sherman Lollar
(L) and Acting Manager Tony Cuccinello give Wynn the
glad words and back pats in dressing room.
Bantam Ben Hogan
Has Putting Cure
Fort Worth, Tex.-flJPD-Ban-
tam Ben Hogan, fresh from
an 18-hole playoff victory
over Fred Hawkins for his
fifth Colonial National Invita
tion golf tournament title,
thinks he has found the cure
for "five miserable years" of
putting.
That may be a warning to
the rest of the golfing world
that little Ben at last may
achieve his one big goal at the
age of 47 that of becoming
the only man to win five U.S.
Open championships. The
Open will be played at
Winged Foot Golf Club in Ma-
maroneck, N.Y., five weeks
from now. V
Hoean. who fired a one-
Spike Aril
Top Hurdler
In Division
University of Oregon, Eu
gene - Spike Arlt, the versa
tile Washington State junior,
dominated the new marks in
the Northern Division track
and field actions when he
swept into the top spot in both
the high and low hurdles.
Arlt's 14.3 in the highs and
23.1 in the lows stamped him
as a strong contender for a
double victory when the di
vision championship is held
here in two weeks. .
In the only other changes
during the past week, which
were held to a seasonal low
by the factthe Washington-
Idaho meet was snowea oui
at Moscow, included Don
Maw of WSC in the 220, Steve
Anderson of Oregon in both
the low hurdles and broad
jump, Gene Estes in the dis
cus, where he haa tne Best
throw of his career, and Cou
gar Dick Rubenser in the jav
elin. Seven of the top athletes
hold places in two events, and
one of these, Oregon's Dave
Edstrom, is listed in three.
The schedule this week pits
Oregon against Oregon State
and Washington against wasn
ington State. .
100 Roseeoe Cook (O) 9.5; Amos
Marsh (OSC), Steve Anderson (O),
Bob Saunders (W) 9.
220 Cook (O) 21.2; Marsh (OSC),
Rick Harder (W), Don Maw (WSC)
all 21.3.
440 Otis Davis (O) 48.2: Terry
Tobacco (W) 48.5; Harder (W) 48.6.
880 Jim Grelle (O) 1:51.7; Bill
Moser (W) 1:53.7; Phil Knight (O)
1 .RA 7
Mile Grelle (O) 4:07.2; Jack
Larson (W) 4:11.5; George Larson
(O) 4:12.6.
' Two mile Dick Miller (O) 9:07.0:
Frank Wyatt (I) 9:16.9; Mark Rob-
bins (O) 92U.U. .
Wiirh hurdles SDiKe Aril WOl.
143: Dave Edstrom (O) 14.4; Dick
Lee (OSC) 14.7.
Low hurdles Am iwoti jj.i;
Anderson (O) 23.1; Edstrom (O)
23 8
Broad jump Darrell Horn (OSC)
25-5V4; Anderson (O) 24-5!i;
Brownson (WSC) 23-8V. -
Hi oh inmo wavna aioss uw.
6-7; Edstrom (O) and Ken Grant
(O) 6.4. . -
1V- Rnrt Bender 1W) 53-4; Will
shut Tiiir!Teve frve iwoii w
RV.,Jrw.'An'aker (W) 166-2
Gene Estes (O) 160-2; Bender
' di Phil Paauin (O)
14-6!V: Jack Burg (O) 14-4; Cliff
LaBounty (W) 14-3ii.
T,oiJT r Mills (O) 243-10:
Dick Rubenser (WSC) 227-10; John
Mile relay Washington (3. 15 ),
Washington State (3.20.0); Oregon
State (3.25.4).
Jordan Matched
For 10-Rounder
New York - (DTD - Lanky
Eddie Jordan. Brooklyn wel
terweight who stretched his
unbeaten string to 20 bouts
Monday night, was matched
today for a 10-rounder with
Tony Dibiase of Astoria, N.Y.
at St. Nicholas Arena June '8
Jordan 145V2, beat stocky
Billy Flamio, 150, of New
York at St. Nick's with left
jabs and, left hooks at long
range for a split 10-round de
cision and his second victory
in three meetings with ag
gressive Billy. They had
fought one draw.
under par 33-36 69 in gale
like winds that hit 45 miles
per hour in gusts to beat Haw
kins by four strokes for the
$5,000 top prize money,
thinks the "fifth" : he picked
up here may be an omen.
Hawkins, who has won only
one tournament crown in a
dozen years on the tour de
spite being well up among the
money winners, picked up
$3,000 for second place. He
starts defense of the only
title he ever won the Okla
homa City Open Thursday
at Twin Hills Country club
He shot a 37-36 73 Monday
after he and Hogan had tied
at 285 for 72 holes.
Hogan, who once tired
easily and had trouble making
the four-day grind after his
near-iatai auto accident in
1949, said he felt fine physi
cally during the five-day
stretch here except that he
was a bit weary after the sec
ond round.
He said he planned to play
in the Memphis, Tenn., open
three weeks from now in his
only tournament tourney ap
pearance before the open.
"I want to play at Green
brier (Sam Snead's celebrith-
type tournament at White
Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) two
weeks from now, but I don't
think my business will permit
it, Hogan said.
"I need some tournament
golf to get ready for the
open," hes aid. "I'm putting
open," he said. "I'm putting
cent years. I've been going
through five miserable years
on the greens.
But, I : think I've got it
worked out. I'm using my
own stroke again now. I was
desperate and I tried every.
body's suggestions. They
meant well, but it just didn't
work for me."
Ray Boone Plans
To Quit Baseball
Chicago - (CPU - The Chi
cago White Sox s Bill veek
sped back from a downstate
trip today to try and talk
first baseman Ray Boone out
of quitting baseball so the
Sox could trade Boone to the
Kansas City Athletics for Har
ry Simpson.
"I feel this Is the time to
quit," Boone said: "I've got
bursitis in the knee and that
calcium has been building up.
The knee's been troubling me
all year. I had a long debate
with myself before even go
ing down to spring training
However, I'll listen to what
Bill has to say."
The Sox announced the
Boone-for-Simpson trade Sun
day, whie Boone was confin
ed to his hotel room with
the flu. Monday, Boone told
the Sox he was considering
quitting baseball which, of
course, would nullify the
trade. Boone agreed, how
ever, to wait for Veeck, in
Ottawa, 111., before making
any final announcement.
Birmingham, Ala.-flJPD- For
mer Baltimore unoie oonus
baby Jim Pyburn will help
coach football, basketball ana
track " at Woodlawn High
school here. Pyburn quit pro
fessional baseball because he
thought his major league
chances were slim after he
was sent down to Miami of the
International league this year.
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Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe,
Calif.-May 5. A total of 35,721
accommodations ranging in
price from $5 to $12.50 per
person ' per night are avail
able within a radius of 50
miles from Squaw Valley.
site of February's Olympic
Winter Games, it was re
vealed today by Robert Mc
Mahon, organizing committee
housing director.
McMahon's report followed
rumors . of "price-gouemg"
practices throughout the
area.
The breakdown, prepared
by McMahon and housing
chief Martin Blatt disclosed
the following accommoda
tions: Lake Tahoe North Shore.
4234; Lake Tahoe West
Shore, 2715; Lake Tahoe
South Shore, 7687; Truckee,
472; Donner area and Emi
grant gap to Norden, 1328,
and Reno-Sparks, 17,700.
In addition, the survey
showed 2191 accommodations
among Auburn, Grass Valley,
Marysville, Nevada City, Por-
tola, Placerville and Quincy
plus' an estimated 15,500 in
the Sacramento area. All told,
53,412 accommodations are
listed within 120 miles.
Squaw Valley's daily capacity
is 35,000.
At the same time, McMahon
outlined the procedure for
public housing requests dur
ing the Winter Games, Feb.
18-28, 1960.
Plan Outlined
Under the plan, applica
tions (obtainable by writing
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Joe Taylor smashed a home
run in the 11th inning Mon
day night to give Vancouver
a 1-0 victory over Salt Lake
City in the only Pacific Coast
League game which went on
as scheduled.
The rest of the' slate was
washed out by rain and wet
grounds. .
Taylor's blast, his fourth of
the year, broke up a fine de-
Beavers Get
13-4 Win
Over U. W.
Corvallis -(OPD The Oregon
State Beavers launched a 12-
hit attack against Washington
here Monday afternoon to de
feat the Huskies 13-4 in the
first game of a two-game
Northern Division series. The
second game was to be played
today, weather permitting.
Base umpire John Jacoby
thumbed Washington third
baseman Gary Snyder from
the game in the seventh in
ning and, after a rhubarb that
followed from the bench,
kicked nine Washington play
ers on the bench out of the
game along with coach John
Barker and assistant Bob'
Houbregs.
Gary Moore went all the
way for the Beavers, striking
out eight and walking one. It
was his third Northern Divi
sion win against one loss.
Daryl Burke, first of four
Washington hurlers, was the
loser.
Kim Bradshaw batted in
four runs for Oregon State in
four trips to the plate on a
double and two singles.
George Pitt homered for the
Huskies in the eighth inning
and hit a double.
The win moved OSC into a
tie with Oregon for first
place.' They have 5-2 marks
Washington is now 7-3.
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the housing director for dis
tribution among the 14 Olym
pic civic housing offices
throughout the acute area.
These offices assign the ap
plications directly to a hotel
or motel, depending upon the
requirements of the request
ing individual. The housing
offices:
Placer County Chamber of
Commerce, Auburn; Grass
Valley Chamber of Com
merce, Marysville; Nevada
City Chamber of Commerce,
Nevada City; El Dorado
Chamber of Commerce, Plac
erville; Portola Chamber of
Commerce, Portola; Plumas
County Chamber of Com
merce, Quincy; Reno Cham
ber of Commerce, Reno,
Nevada; Sacramento Civic
Olympic Committee, Sacra
mento Chamber of Commerce
Bldg., Sacramento; Lake Ta
hoe South Shore Chamber of
Commerce, Al Tahoe; Lassen
County Chamber of Com
merce, Susanville; Truckee-
Donner Chamber of Com
merce, Truckee; North Lake
Tahoe Business Association,
Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe,
and Carson City Chamber of
Commerce," Carson. City,
Nevada.
jviciaanon noted tnat re
quests for housing during the
entire 11 days of the competi
tions were receiving priority
by the resort operators, par
ticularly those within a short
distance from Squaw Valley,
At present, no public hous
mg is available at Squaw
Valley itself, except through
the private home owners.
Gets Win
Lake
fensive battle at Vancouver's
Capilano Stadium in which
Dick Hall went the distance
for a tough defeat.
The tall right-hander fanned
11 and gave up only four hits.
Joe Hatten, Vancouver's 42-year-old
lefthander, held Salt
Lake to three hits during the
10 innings he worked, struck
out six and walked only one.
He gave way to a pinch hit
ter in Vancouver's half and
the win went to Dick Luebke
who hurled the 11th.
All the clubs try again to
night with Phoenix at Port
land, San Diego at Spokane,
Sacramento at Seattle and
Salt Lake at Vancouver.
Committee to
Make Decisions
About Policy
Munich, Germany-(OPD-The
International Olympic com
mittee (IOC) meets here and
in Rome this month for basic
policy decisions affecting the
future course of the Olym
pics. In a series of meetings part
ly restricted to members of
the IOC and partly held with
delegates of the International
Sports federations or the Na
tional Olympic committees,
the 65-year-old body will de
cide whether it shall:
-Relinquish absolute con
trol over the games by cutting
the federations in for a share
of the Olympic gate;
-Abandon its own auto
cratic, club -like setup by
agreeing to sweeping reforms
of "democratization" proposed
by the Soviet Union;
-Pursue its efforts to keep
the Olympics down to manage
able size, or give way to de
mands by the Communists
and some federations that the
games be allowed to grow;
-Continue to adhere to tra
ditional amateur rules, or try
to bring them in line with
changing economic and-social
conditions.
SPORTS
PARADE
OSCAR FRALEY
Sport Writer Cnited Press
New York -(DPD If practice
really does make perfect, i
Wiffi Smith may be about
ready after a three-year wait
to take over from the late
Babe Didriksen Zaharias as
the boss of women's golf.
The sturdy, stocky, freckled
Wiffi hates to practice. Even
so she averaged $9,000 a year
in winnings on the ladies. pro
golf circuit the past two
years.
But you have to practice
and you have to think," she
.admits in recognizing that she
has failed to live up to her
potential, "and I've started to
do both."
Wiffi was hailed as the
"new Babe" when she turned
pro at the end of 1956. She
had been the youngest player
ever to win the British Ama
teur, added the French title
and at 19 was the youngest
ever to play on the U. S. Cur
tis Cup team. She could wal
lop it a mile but, although
Wiffi won $10,251 in 1957
and $7,870 last year, the con
sistency wasn't there.
Likes Traveling
Wiffi simply was having
too much fun enjoying life.
The California-born miss was
a natural traveler, having
been raised in such varied
spots as Mexico, England, Ha
waii, North Carolina, Tei:as,
New Mexico and Michigan.
Falling naturally into the
life of the lady tee tourists,
Wiffi soon showed she was a
"collector" of - "happiness
items" if not of as many dollar
bills as expected. The list of
her possessions is dazzling at
least to other 22-year-olds.
She travels in a foreign
make midget bus which she
labels the "Realesat" along
with a Shetland sheep dog
named "George," even though
it happens to be a female. Wif
fi has a show horse stabled
on some acreage she bought
in Southern Pines, N. C, as
well as one vintage touring
car named "Sussie" garaged
in St. Clair, Mich,, for mid
western travel and another
named "Bernard" berthed in
Westport, Conn., for eastern
travel.
looking forward to the
Triangle Round Robin at the
Canoe Brook Country Club in
Summit, N. J., June 3-7. Wiffi
finally has decided it's about
time she started . collecting
more cash.
Improves Greatly
'This year I started to prac
tice and it has helped mv
game tremendously," she 'ad
mits. "My three wood and my
irons all have improved and
so have my chip shots."
There is more to playing
golf than merely hitting the
ball well, too, she has learned.
'You have to think," she
explains. "So I'm picking my
clubs better and taking into
consideration such important
things as where I am going to
hit the ball, wind conditions
and other factors. Before this,
I wasn't paying too much at
tention to them."
The payoff has been up to
the ' standards which the ex
perts set for her when she
first broke into the women's
pro ranks and was being
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Tuesday, May 5, 1959
Sports Bulletins
Central Point-Crater high
school's scheduled ball game
with Klamath Falls at Cra
ter has been called off be-,
cause of rain, it was an
nounced. The game will be
made up in a doubltbeader
on the tegular scheduled
date at Klamath Falls on
May 15. Both garnet will
count in the conference.
- A badminton tournament
for women will start at the
Medford YMCA on Tues
day. May 12. YMCA offi
cials announced today. Reg
istration must be in by
Thursday. May 7.
To register, those inter
ested, should call Lanell
Wilkes at SPring 3-5485 or
the Medford YMCA. SPring
2-6295.
Play will start with a
roundrobin of doubles er
ery Tuesday and Thursday,
at 10:30 a.m. Trophies will
be awarded winners.
Detroii- Player
Gets Award
Montreal - (DPD - By the
margin of one point, Alex
Delvecchio of the Detroit'
Red Wings today was award
ed the National Hockey
League's Lady Bying Trophy
ior me 1958-59 season.
Delvecchio awas awarded
87 points to 86 for Andy Heb
eton after New York Rangers
in me DauoUng. The trophy
is awarded annually to the
NHL player adjudged to have
exhibited "the best type of
sportmanship and gentleman
ly conduct combined with a
high standard of playing abil
ity." -..
Camille Henry of the Rang
ers, last year's winner, total
ed 66 points in this year's
balloting of sports writes and
broadcasters in the six league
cities to finish third.
Tomv Lee Turns
Back to 'Crown'
Louisville, Ky. -(DPD- Ken
tucky Derby winner ' Tomy
j-.ee turned his back on rac
ing's Triple Crown today,
leaving the others to fight
it out in the Preakness and
the Belmont.
The little English-bred colt
was taken out of contention
for the $150,000 Preakness
Monday after trainer Frank
Chids and owner Fred Turn
er Jr., Midland, Tex., decided
he would not, be ready for
the Bay 16 classic at old Pim
lico in Baltimore, Md.
An admittedly disappointed
Childs said, "Tomy Lee needs
rest," explaining that the
hard stretch battle with
r 3 T- - J ,
owviu xsau'ZL iix tut? UKivy
"took a lot out of him."
Australia now has about
74,000 aborgines, compared
with1 300,000 when the first
white settlers arrived in 178.
hailed as the Babe's successor.
Already this year Wiffi has
won the Peach Blossom Open
and the Miami Invitation
while finishing second at
Dallas and third in the Title
holders. Her take even at this
advanced stage is better than
$5,000 and she is pointing for
her biggest year.
$415
H QT.
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