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i MAIL TKIBUNI, Medford. Of. Wednesday, May 20, 1959 Race Track Crash Kills Bob Cortner - By CHARLES HONAKER Indianapolis - (CPD - Auto racing officials today spoke with growing remorse in be ing unable to account for the second death within 72 hours of drivers qualifying for the 500-mile Memorial Day race. . Rookie driver Bob Cortner died Tuesday night at Metho dist hospital, about seven hours after his new roadster crashed into the concrete re taining wall at the Indianapo lis Speedway, where only last Sunday Jerry Unser died in a fiery crackup. Cortner, 32, a veteran mid get driver from Redlands, Calif., was practicing at the 21i-mile oval when he lost control of his car in the north east curve and flammed al most head-on into the wall at about 130 miles an hour. Fifth This Year , His death was the fifth across the nation this year in practice and tryoats for the 500-mile classic, according to Henry Banks, director of com petition for the United States Auto Club (USAC), which sponsors the event. Marshall Teague was killed in practice at Daytona Beach, Jla., in February, George Amick died in a crash at the same track during a 100-mile race last month, and Dick Under was killed in a 100 miler at Trenton, N. J., April 20. Banks said , all the fatal crashes were different. . "There is no pattern," he said. "I have no explanation." "I feel terrible about this," Tie added. "Since taking over this job I have done every thing I know how to prevent the tragic accidents. I feel a deep responsibility. "We screen all drivers and Inspect the equipment. I be lieve we take all the necessary precautions we can possibly take. USAC drivers are the cream of the crop." 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Medford will play Crater at Cheney field at the south edge of town this Friday in a doubleheader beginning at 2:30 pjn. As usual just the first game will count in the conference. On Friday, May 29, the Black Tornado will be host to North Bend in state champion ship quarter-finals. The Bull dogs are champs of District 5 A-l. Tied at 4 Each Yesterday, Medford broke a 4-all deadlock in the main encounter with two runs in the top of the seventh inning Lowell Dean, George Ice and Jerry Anderson singled. A sacrifice flyout by Bob Pond brought home Dick Ragsdale who had gone in to run for Ice. Klamath Falls headed 4 to 0 after five innings and the Tornado tied it up with a four- run sixth. Cal and Lowell Dean each singled and Ice tripled them home. Anderson brought Ice home with a sac rifice fly. Ray Konopasek hit, Dennis Barr walked and Ken Durkee slapped an in field single to load the bases Konopasek then was awarded home on a balk. The Pelicans got three runs in the second inning on hits by Larry Bunyard and Steve Binney, a wild pitch, walks to Jim Hall and Dave Saks, a fielder's option and a double 75 Vs QT DISTILLED DRY GIN M unm im miif loin ALL MAKES ALL MODELS Come in and NOW on a 1959 CRATER LAKE MOTORS "Your Friendly FORD Dealer" Mtdford - 4547 Title; steal. Other marker was in the third inning when Don Gresdel walked and Dean Dunson three-baggered. Three For Four Ice and Lowell Dean hit three for four each and Dur kee two for four. Klamath Falls got. three of its hits off Tom Laurance before Barr re lieved him in the second in ning. Barr went on to hurl two-hit ball, walk three and fan three. Laurance gave two bases on balls. In the second game Klam ath got its tying and winning runs in the fifth inning on two walks, a sacrifice and a single by Bob Yunck. First inning was a big one for the Tornado with singles by Wayne Thompson and Cal Dean and a double swipe, hits by Bob Quinney and Pond, a walk and an error. Klamath tallied four in the second. Pat McLaughlin gave up seven hits to KF, walked seven and fanned one while Washington Holds Lone Lead in ND Seattle -(OPD- Oregon State was out of the Northern Di vision baseball title picture today but the Beavers still have a lot to say who will be champion. Washington edged Oregon State 5-4 in the 12th inning Tuesday when southpaw Gary Lunde walked Gary Snyder with the bases loaded. The victory gives Washing ton a 9-3 record. Oregon is second place with 8-3. The Webfoots must beat Oregon State twice this weekend to nab the crown. Washington hasn't won a ND title since 1932. Lunde pitched a fine game for OSC, allowing only one run between the first and the 12thi innings. The Huskies got three tallies in the first. Ore gon State got single runs in the first, second, fourth and sixth. . 'Jerry Droscher hit a hom er for the Beavers in the first, i RETIRING Johnny Par sons, 40, of Van Nuys, Calif., is pictured in Indianapolis shortly after he announced he is retiring from the big car championship circuit. Parsons, winner of the 500 Mile Memorial Day Race in 1950, said, "I'm getting a hit old lor this came. NOW BATTING . . . Cincinnati (UPD Outfielder Pete Whisenant of the Cincin nati Reds was the first major leaguer to pinch hit for Stan Musial. It was in 1955 when Whisenant was with the St Louis Cardinals. South Korea has 43 per cent of the Korean peninsu la's area and more than two- thirds of its population. Trade new ,for a Panel truck. You'll FORD Pickups amazing buys in ability. Get extra DIVIDEND DAYSI FORD TRUCK or AC DAYS'! Highway 99 Central Point Phone: NO 4-1824 Clinches District Splits With Pels Pel tossers walked four and whiffed' three while yielding 10 safeties. Pond hit two for two for Medford, Thompson two for four and Mike Par sons two for three. Parson drove in three runs. Hall socked three for three and Yunck had two hits for Medford&Tribune sipaDDfi'irs Eight Gflomers (HI St As SoDons Meat Phoenix Club 9-7 By DON BECKER United Press International Down in the Phoenix band box, the home run continues to lead the Hit Parade. - Eight circuit clouts sailed out. of the cozy quarters at Municipal Stadium Tuesday night as first place Sacramen to dealt the home towners a 9-7 defeat in 10 innings. Nippy Jones, a .248 hitter who had connected for the distance only three other times this season, hit a pair of homers to lead the Solons at the plate. Other. Sacramento homers were hit by Mike Krsnich and Clayton Dalrym ple. Benny Valenzuela, Willie McCovey, Bob Speake and Owen Friend all hit four basers for Phoenix. In other games, Spokane whipped Vancouver, 6-3, and Seattle nipped Portland, 3-2. A heavy hail storm caused postponement of action be tween San Diego and Salt Lake in the Utah city. Two in the Tenth The Solons came up with a pair of tallies in the tenth in ning. -Mike Krsnich doubled and scored on Al Heist's, dou ble. Heist later scored when Bob Perry hit into a fielder's choice. Jim Davis was the winning pitcher. He came on in relief in the eighth inning. Julio Na varro, who came on for the Giants in relief for the 17th time this season, was the loser. California Commission Probes for Undesirables Los Angeles (DPD Leading boxing personalities and two underworld figures were call ed as witnesses today at a special' California Athletic commission hearing on the possibility "undesirables" are attempting to control the world's welterweight title. The hearing was announc ed at the same time police and the state athletic group disclosed publicly, that an in vestigation was in progress here and in San Francisco. Truman Gibson, former president of the International Boxing club (IBC) is among those called as witnesses. In Welter Division "It is anticipated testimony will disclose undesirables are attempting to control the world's welterweight boxing title," Jack Urch, executive secretary of the California commission said. Don Jordan of Los Angeles won the welterweight title from Virgil Akins Dec. 5, 1958, and successfully defend ed it in St. Louis several weeks ago. His manager, Don Nesseth, also was called as a witness at today's hearing, which climaxes separate in vestigations by police intelli gence units and the California Athletic commission. Others subpenaed include: Panels 1959 FORD Pickup or find the 1959 array of and Panels the most economy and depend saving during FORD PICKUP Klamath. I.IVESCORES: Medford 000 004 28 13 2 Klamath .. 031 000 0 i 5 0 Laurance, Barr (2) and Pond; Griggs, Wilkenson (6) and Saks. Medford 501 20 8 10 3 Klamath 140 22 9 7 1 McLaughlin and Pond, Jensen (3); Wilkenson, Webb (3) and Moore. Catcher Jake Jenkins sin gled home the winning run with two out in the ninth in ning to give Seattle its 3-2 win over Portland. Ted Tappe opened the ninth with a single ell eventual loser George Bru net. Charlie Rabe was insert ed to run for Tappe and he moved to third when short stop Jack Littrell booted a ground ball off the bat of Dee Fondy. Then Jenkins singled. Hook Hurls Four Hitter Jay Hook gave up only four hits for the Rainiers. The Rainiers got off to an early lead when Rick Rodin belted a two run homer in the first inning. Littrell tied the score, however, with a fifth inning homer. Spokane battered right hander Connie Johnson for 15 hits as the slumping Vancou ver crew went down again, 6-3. Steve Bilko, more famous for his home run ball, belted four singles to pace the In dians at the plate. Chuck Churn went the dis tance for Spokane as the In dians scored the jr sixth straight victory. LINESCORES: Spokane 102 000 120 6 15 0 Vancouver ....000 000 300 3 8 1 - Churn and Sherry; Johnson and Pagliaroni. (10 innings) Sacramento 300 103 000 2 9 12 2 Phoenix ....101 020 210 0 7 12 0 Nelson, Davis (8) and Dalrymple; Barclay, Navarro (6), Renfro (10), McMinn (10) and Stieglitz. Portland 000 110 000 2 4 1 Seattle 200 000 001 3 8 1 Brunet and Neal; Hook and Jen kins. Two underworld figures, Lou is Dragna and Joe Sica; Holly wood Legion matchmaker Jackie Leonard and Bill Daly, manager of boxer Vince Mar tinez. Gabe Genovese Tried on Fight Share Charges New York -(DPD- Gabe Gen ovese of Syracuse, N. Y., went on trial today in general sessions court on charges of being an undercover manager of boxers. The two-count indictment charges him with taking cuts from two purses earned by lightweight Ludwig Light burn of British Honduras in fights with Cuban Orlando Zulueta-both at New York, July 13, 1956 and Aug. 10, 1956. Genovese is the first man to be tried under a new sta tute that makes it a misde meanor for anyone to share in a fighter's purse without be ing officially designated an assignee by the New York State Athletic commission. ANNOUNCING candidacy for President of United States, Bishop H. A. Tom linson, Church of God, tells St. Louis newsmen he will be elected "by. a miracle." OLDEST RACING SILKS New. York -(UPB- The oldest American racing silks are Howell E. Jackson's solid ma roon, adopted in 1825 from the colors of William G. Hard ing, a forbear of President Andrew Jackson. if Sport Parade New York -UPD- Golfs sen timentalists are agog today over Sammy Snead's latest tournament triumph, nurtur ing once again the hope that The Slammer at long last can win the elusive U. S. Open championship. Sam proved that, at 47, he still is one of the fairway greats by taking the Sam Snead Festival at White Sul phur Springs with a 21-under-par total. Featured by an 11-under-par .59, it was an am azing performance. But this is not the U. S. Open. To understand Slammin' Sam and the only big title he has never won, you have to probe the inner workings of an athlete's mind. It is like Ted Williams, the ramrod of the Boston Red Sox, trying to overcome the jinx which Yankee stadium always seems to pose for his hitting ex ploits. Tighten Up "In other ball parks, Wil liams is relaxed and you could jerk the bat out of his hands with a quick pull," Casey Stengel once observed. "But when he's at bat in the stad ium he grips the bat so hard that you think he's gonna make 6awdust out of the handle." That's Snead, a picture of relaxed grace and power everywhere-except when he steps up to the tee in the Open. This was Sam's 101st tourn- Jim Dietz Swats .444 For SO Nine Ashland-A pitcher sporting a 5-1 Oregon Collegiate con ference record and two hitters over the .425 mark lead the Raiders of Southern Oregon college into action in Portland Friday night in the District 2 NAIA baseball playoffs. SOC gained the berth by winning the OCC champion ship for the second consecu tive year. Other entries in the tournament are Portland State, second team in the OCC, Lewis and Clark of the North west conference and Portland university. Another team will come from the Northwest con ference to fill out the four berths. The 5-1 pitcher is 6-4 Dave D'Olivo who will get the start ing call in one of the games this Friday or Saturday eve ning. D'Olivo is in possession of an earned run average of under 2.90. McAbee Hits .436 ' Catcher Jimmy McAbee is one of the hitters over the .425 mark. McAbee is pound ing the ball at a .436 clip and second baseman Jim Dietz is eight points ahead with a .444 mark in OCC play and the speedy second sacker has got ten on base more' than half the times he has come to the plate. Phil Sword in right field and hitting .326 leads the out field delegation with LeRoy King batting .316 and playing center field. Ray Weinhold has taken over for the in jured Eldon Francis in left. Long ball hitter Larry Mauer is playing first base in his final series for the Raid ers and the left handed hitter is pounding the ball at .273. G'ordie Carrigan is at short stop and Chuck Nevi at third to round out the rest of the Raider starting nine for the NAIA contests. SOC is batting .285 as a team in the OCC with six bat ters over .300 and 11 under that mark. REDSKINS SIGN BACK Washington (UPD The Washington Redskins of the National Football league signed fullback Stan Chapin of Kansas as a free agent on Monday. Chapin spent the past two years in the Coast Guard. MEN! Your health is your most im portant asset. Protect it with a membership in the MEDFORD HEALTH CLUB. 3 Months FREE if you join now. $60 00 Special year fee That's lass than 35c par visit. Come in now and try a Free trial treatments Join the CLUB and enjoy the full array af equipment available for your health and exercise. Easy Termi at MEDFORD N HEALTH CLUB Under New Management 3 West 6th SP 3-6686 By- QSCAR FRALEY United Press International nament triumph in a quarter century of big time competi tion. During that time he has won them all-except the U. S. Open. Four times he has been a disappointed second, once losmg in a playoff. An other time he blew it on the final hole with a horrendous eight. Small wonder he makes leather pulp out of the grips of his clubs when he goes forth in the Open. There is another factor that escapes the casual glance in this smashing victory he post ed at White Sulphur Springs. This is that Sam has been striding those familiar fair ways since he was a barefoot youngster plus the fact that this isn't exactly the tough est golf course in the world. A good one, yes, but not a stretched-out , torture rack such as they make annually of the Open course. , The Past Returns Yet, as hot as The Slammer undoubtedly is right now, the worst days are those separat ing him from tee time in the Open. These are the days-and nights-when he plays every hole of every disastrous Open he has competed in during the past. There is still another fac tor in the case of Slammin' Sam. Almost annually he comes up with some ache or pain, illness or injury as the field gathers for the big one. They are, most times, psycho somatic. Sam, a psychiatrist once observed, is unconscious ly preparing his newest alibi. If he could go out and play the Open like any other tournament-like the Sam Snead Festival, for instance-he still could win it going away. 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' Three amateurs and 18 pros qualified in Chicago and one amateur and three pros sur vived at Des Moines. Sixty-nine of the nation's leading golfers were exempt from first round qualifying play, but 49 of them will have to earn a spot in the final field by competing in the June 1 eliminations. The other top 20 golfers, in cluding defending champ Tommy Bolt, Ben Hogan, Cary Middlecoff and Dow Finster wald, automatically qualify for the finals. USC, Stanford Co-Favorites Eugene - (UPD - Southern California and Stanford were established as co-favorites to day in the annual Pacific Coast conference golf cham pionships here Friday and Saturday. Southern Cal won the con ference crown last year and Stanford was runner-up. Each has some of its stars back. Each school will enter a six-man team. FIGHTS FIGHT RESULTS United Press International Weirton, W. Va. Luke Easter. 135, Pittsburgh, knocked out Wil lie cooper, 135, Wheeling, w. Va (4). 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