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Indianapolis Drivers Get Final Word of Caution for Saturday's 500-Mile Race By ED SAINSBURY Indianapolis, Ind. (CPU- -Speedway drivers get a final word of caution today in the last preliminary before Satur day's 43rd annual 500 mile dash against death in an ef fort to prevent the chase from adding a 51st victim to the track fatality list. There will be no cars run ning on the 2Vi mile oval track today but all drivers with their pit crews were to show up to get a lecture on racing rules from chief stew ard Harlan Fengler. Fengler said he'd be stiffer than ever in his annual lecture to warn the pilots that driving regulations would be strictly enforced and that violations might cost victory, which would mean about half of the total purse of a record $300, 000 plus. Pace Lap Tricks Particularly he'll warn against tricks on the pace lap and the first lap of the race in an effort to prevent any repetition of last year's de bacle in which the first three cars made one more pace lap than the rest of the field and barely got into position when the race began. The goof was blamed partially in some quar ters for the first lap crack up, involving 15 cars, in which Pat O'Connor was killed. The chances were against another mixup since last year's starting formula was dropped and this time the 11 rows of 3 cars each will make a parade lap in their proper alignment and then will turn the pace lap behind the pace car before the race begins. Other than the drivers' meeting there was no activity One Beam family for six generations...One Kentucky formula for 164 years! jbFbeam What makes Beam bourbon taste so good? More than anything it is the fact that today, as for 164 years, it is still the Beams who make BEAM, under the same formula, in the same Kentucky country where bourbon was born. That is why you can always buy Beam bourbon with trust. $300 $6 'Pt. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 86 PROOF DISTILLED AND BOTTLED BY THE JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO, CLERMONT, KY. NSU PRINZ- The Most ECONOMICAL of Any Complete Parts & Service for PRINZ Cars FOREIGN Car in AMERI Get 55 MILES Per Gallon! 1 1 CA! scheduled on the track. In stead the asphalt and brick surface was slated for a final sweeping down to eliminate all debris that might inter fere with the near 200 mile per hour speeds some pilots will hit on the long stretches, and pit crews might get brief warmups on procedures. Sport Parade New York- (LTD -These are J the hours of horror for the 33 men who will defy death Saturday in the Indianapolis 500. "It's the last day of waiting which gets you," explained Jim Rathmann. "It seems like those last 24 hours will never pass-and anyone who tells you he isn't scared is crazy." They stay "scared," their stomachs churning and their faces getting more and more gaunt and haggard, until 'he starter sends them on their way and at last they are too busy to feel the hot breath of fear. Mask Their Terror Most of them mask their terror behind a careless fa cade. Like Bill Vukovich. This, they all said, was a man without nerves. But the swarthy little guy was wound tight as a clock the day he went out shooting for three in a row in 1955. Two days before the race he was show- Ml f 4?S Bourbon 165 "VsQt. Am etaaoimiSKY , Before You Buy Any Small Car Investigate the All-New 1959 PRINZ Family Sports Sedan Air Cooled Alloy Overhead Cam Engine 4 Speed Transmission Do Dion Rear End WHITE'S Sales CYCLE CENTER Service 3330 N. Pacific Hiway Phono SP 3-4381 The weather outlook was favorable, although the tem perature might soar into the high 80's before the finish. Though showers were expect ed, forecasters anticipated they would hold off until after the race, and clouds were ex pected to cut the heat from the sun on the pilots. By OSCAR FRALEY United Press International ing everyone a letter from his daughter, "Put your foot through it, Daddy," she wrote. "I need a new party dress." Vuky laughed in his bark ing way. But the " ney t day the tenseness which hits them all had settled in. Now he was tight-lipped and his eyes were slitted. Now there was no laughing and he was curt with those around him. Dies In Wreckage Once they were cut loose, the lead-footed daring which was his specialty quickly took over. He almost ran Jack Mc Grath off the track in a two man duel for the lead and he was walking away with the race - putting his foot through it - when he sailed into the back stretch, tried to avoid a pileup in front of him and died in the flaming wreckage of his own car. Last year as the pack roar ed into the first lap, Ed Eli sian tried to cut inside Dick Rathmann. They collided and Pat O'Connor was killed in the subsequent 15-car pileup. That was the same O'Connor who a month earlier, sitting gaily in a New York hotel room, denied that he was ever frightened but finally con fessed: "Well, that last day before the race is the worst time of all. It's the waiting. But once you get started you forget everything but nailing the guy in front of you." Y Tells Swim Lesson Plans Summer swim classes will start at the Young . Men's Christian association on June 8. Classes will be held twice a week for 45 minutes per class. Six and seven-year-olds will learn to swim from 9 to 10:30 a.m. through the summer. The intermediate and advanced swimmers will be in the after noons. All the lessons will have two sessions through the summer, - the second session will be from June 20 to Aug. 29. There will be a limit of 20 students per class with two instructors for each class. YMCA, members will continue their lessons but at different times. The YMCA pool will be operating six days a week from 9 ajn. to 10 p.m with periods such as men's free swim daily from noon to 1 p.m., and 5 to 6 p.m., wom en's free swim Wednesday and Saturday 1 to 2:00 p.m. Skin diving Tuesday and Thursday 6 to 7:30 p.m., fam ily swim on Wednesday 8 to 10 p.m. and Friday 7 to 10 p.m. and lad 'n dad swim daily 5 to 6 p.m. NSU SINCE 1873 $1595 Delivered in Medford FULLY EQUIPPED Drive it! Woods, Water, Wildlife By Hank DeVosi We are now on the thresh-1 old of another vear of good fishing and fabulous fishing tales, but before we get too far off the deep end of the dock let's take a look at what's going on around us. LOTS OF PEOPLE Notice how much more crowded the lake looks this year? More and more peo ple are finding enjoyment in this type of activity and as the man says, "This is only the beginning." There are probably over a hun dred people trying for the same number of fish which were pursued by ten peo ple 15 years ago. All of this increased pressure on the fish means that unless we mind our sportsmanlike manners, we're going to ' find less and less enjoy ment in this sport. CHUMMING PAYS OFF One of the most unsports manlike methods of getting a fish on the hook is to entice him there with chumming. Sure, you sometimes have a tough time getting them to bite some other way, but this is a sport, for fun; not a con test to see how many limits you can brag about. There are people who are just learning how to fish and it's unfair to them and all other fishermen that a few hogs set such a lousy example. These hogs catch fish, and who couldn't when they have a sack of liver, a quart of feed eggs or an anchor milking out a chow call under their boat. LET THEM KNOW The sport, and maybe I'm old fashioned to call it a sport, deserves better treat ment than that. Still fishing can be a respectable method of catching fish, but unless those who like it are will ing to do anything to catch a fish, the method will de teriorate to where it will just be a race to see who can get his anchor rope closest to the feed bucket. We might try showing them that fish can be caught in other ways, and if they can't hear this perhaps a lesson on the monetary cost of breaking our laws would improve their hearing. We shouldn't be afraid to tell a man that we don't like it when he steals from us. Or are we afraid? THE LOOKOUT According to the best of sources, the streams opening up this coming Saturday are in excellent condition. The water is at the normal May level and clear. The down stream migrants in the Rogue and the Applegate are moving out fast while the salmon and steelhead moving upstream are reaching respectable num bers. The count over Gold Ray last Friday was 1,453 salmon, a 500 fish jump over the pre vious week, and reports say there are quite a number of fish moving up to Savage Rapids. SCREENS WORK OK . The screens at Savage Rapids dam are working quite well in their job of keeping the downstream mi grants out of the turbines. They clogged once last week and killed about ISO fish. Now they are being turned more frequently be cause there is no accumu lation of debris and no fish are killed while they are working. This is their sec ond year in operation and in another year or two we may start getting a return on this investment in fish insurance. A REAL DIAMOND On Saturday we can expect our local jewel to have its sparkle dulled som e w h a t when a few thousand hungry anglers close in for the open ing day kill. Diamond lake has a past and a future of big fish and happy anglers. Con sidered to have one of the most abundant food supplies found in any lake in the north west, the fish grow big and sassy in a little while. The 3V million fry planted this year aren't outnumbered by those in the lake, but . there are many thousands that will measure between 12 and 20 inches and a few hundred that will weigh between 5 and 10 pounds. THE ANGLER'S LOG It may be a waste of time to mention the other fishing spots still open, but there might be some who would like to avoid the crowd and fish in a nice quiet place. Squaw lakes - Excellent. Lots of limits on FF&W or green flatfish. Willow creek Fair to good mornings and eve nings. Several limits on FF&W and green flatfish. Single eggs are best for still fishing. Trolling flies pays off if the water is right. Lake of the Woods - Fair. Anglers coming in with five or six at a time. FF&W or small lures. Klamath lake - Weather has been spotty. Anglers are beginning to fish Pelican bay. Clark Ballard of Med ford caught a 4 and a 5Vi pounder on an Andy Reeker and a flatfish. Harold Ricks got a 4-pounder on a flat fish. John Overand of Ash land got a 4 !2 and a 5- -pounder. He's not talking. Crescent lake Excellent for Kokanee. THE OPTIMIST'S CORNER There's a report that some jerks tried Diamond lake early this week and got caught. If there are those who wonder about how big the fish are, I have the word that the evidence in this arrest consisted of several big fish. In case you just made up your mind to go, Diamond is booked up solid for boats and cabins. There is very little camping space left and no snow on the ground. The lodge reports there are two restaurants open this year. For Fish lake devotees the report claims no snow and the camp grounds have been hand raked. They've had 20 boats out clearing the lake of debris. It looks good. GOOD LUCK! Giants Capture Fourth Straight San Francisco- (UPD -Wilmer (Vinegar Bend) Mizell went to the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals today as the invad ers from Missouri attempted to halt the headlong rush of the San Francisco Giants to ward the top of the National league standings. Husky Jack Sanford (6-4) will hurl for the Giants as they aimed for their fourth consecutive victory; their seventh triumph in the last nine games; and their eighth win in nine starts against the Cardinals. Thursday's victory, coupled with Milwaukee's d r f e a t, brought the Giants to within two games of the league lead ers. NEW STADIUM PROMISED Innsbruck, Austria - (DPD -The Austrian Information Service" has said a five mil lion dollar stadium will be built in Innsbruck for the 1964 winter Olympic Games. The new showcase will seat 10,000. CMIP INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE MEMORIAL DM RACE Tomorrow -Starting At 8 A. 1440 Valdes Picked Over Johnson New York - (DPD -. Heavy weight Alonzo Johnson of Braddock, Pa., seeks his 12th straight . victory and a con tender's rating tonight in his Madison Square Garden debut against Nino Valdes of Cuba. Contender Valdes, 34; is favored at 9-5 to beat John son, 24, and win his first real comeback test since being stopped by Charley Powell March 4. Their 10-rounder, to be tel evised and broadcast nation ally by NBC, heads an all heavyweight show, providing a beef-total of about 3,570 pounds. Fish Lake Cleaned of Logs, Brush Fish Lake-Most of the float ing debris on Fish lake which has plagued fishermen in past years has been "boomed" and confined in time for the start of fishing season tomorrow. Harold (Red) Thomas, Ash land district ranger for the Rogue River National forest, headed an eight-man Forest Service crew which used boats and motors furnished by resort proprietor Lloyd Morris. Working most of the week, the crew gathered the debris, which included logs and brush, and bound it into a series of "booms" with cables and chains, then confined it close to the bank in some of the coves and inlets of the lake. Thomas estimated today that up to 90 per cent of the floating debris had been cleaned from the lake proper. He asked the cooperation of fishermen in leaving the booms as they are, and not attempting to do anything which might again release the material into the lake. BASEBALLER DIES Scramento - (DPD - Ken Pen ner, 63, onetime manager of the Pacific Coast league Sac ramento Solons and veteran scout for the St. Louis Cardi nals, died in his home here Thursday. Penner, who spent 43 years in baseball, pitched in the major leagues with Cleveland and the Chicago Cubs. In addition to managing Sacramento in 1943 he served as pilot of Rochester in 1944. 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Ed Allen and Jeff An horn may be catchers for the contests. Griggs and Bishop Infielders may be Steve Harris, first base; Brad Get tling, second base; Harley Dickerson, shortstop, fcnd Jim Doster, third base. The out field may be chosen from among Dave Jackson, Mike Pepper, Bill Anhorn, John Anhorn and Steve Gray. For Klamath Falls coach Hi Hatfield may call on Blake Griggs and Paul Bishop for pitching and Dave Saks or Bob Webb for catching Panel Reported As Yank Hand Portland-dJPD-Wally Panel, University of Portland base ball and basketball ace, was reported to have signed a con tract with the New York Yan kee organization. Panel, who played both in field and outfield for the Pilots, graduates from school Sunday. He is scheduled to report to a class D team in June.' He is a top defensive player noted for his speed and has hit better than .300 while playing for the Pilots. SPEAKE BACK AT SF San Francisco - (DPD - The San Francisco Giants have announced the purchase of outfielder Bob Speake from their Phoenix farm club, three weeks to the day after they sent him down. Speake bat ted .323 and hit four home runs in 13 games for the Pa cific Coast league club. He struck out in a pinch-hitting role against St. Louis Thurs day for the Giants." AMD Another FIRST READ'S SERVICE Stewart and King ROSS SERVICE 1 1th & Central, Medford SINGLER SERVICE Jackson & Central, Medford PENDLETON SERVICE Highway 99 & Pine, Central Point SATTLER SERVICE Shady Cove CROSBY'S SERVICE Jackson & McAndrews SPORTS STATION' 7 Klamath and Central Point will vie this season in a Le gion district with Medford, Grants Pass and Lakeview. The Saturday and Sunday games are non-district. Central Point team is spon sored by Myers-Holland Amer ican Legion post and Cheney Lumber company. Military Tells Of Policy for Service Schools By NORMAN G. CORNISH Washington (DPD The De fense department has in formed a Louisiana congress man that the "segregation is sue" doesn't rule out post-sea son bowl games in the South by Army, Navy and the Air Force academy. However, Rep. F. Edward Hebert (D-La.) was told in a letter made public that each service academy has the right to decide for itself whether to accept or reject a bowl bid. The letter was from Asst. Defense Secretary Charles Fi nucane, who said: Best Interests "A service academy team may play in the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Cotton Bowl, the Orange Bowl or the 'Gator Bowl, if invited, pro vided that the service aca demy in question determines such participation to be in its best interests. Hebert, who represents the congressional district includ ing New Orleans where the Sugar Bowl is located, de manded three months ago that the Pentagon reveal its stand on the question. 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