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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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."
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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
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and Saturday 1 to 2:00 p.m.
Skin diving Tuesday and
Thursday 6 to 7:30 p.m., fam
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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.
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INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE
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Tomorrow -Starting At 8 A.
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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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Friday, May 29, 1959
Stud Legion Team,
Klamath Falls Vie
Here on Saturday
Bill Anhorn may have the
opening hill call for the Cen
tral Point Cheney Studs
American Legion junior base
ball team when it opens its
season on Saturday, Memorial
day.
The Studs will take on
Klamath Falls in a double-
header beginning at 1 p.m. at
Cheney field at the south edge
of Medford. A twin bill at
Klamath Falls on Sunday aft
ernoon will match the same
two clubs.
Coach Bill Askwith said
that either Denny Samples or
Phil Tucker may pitch the
second game for Central
Point's team which is made
up of Crater and Ashland high
players. 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."
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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.
The legislator said he was
glad that the Defense Depart
ment had publicly set forth
"one policy for all the acade
mies."
"I believe it important," he
said, "that the questions
which have been. raised for
political purposes at improper
times have now been an
swered in the calm of the year
when there are no impending
athletic contests."
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