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Itidtr. Juna 5, 13 MAIL TRIBUNE, MrtrM, Or. 7 I iFanfare y DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Sports Editor t i mnnri . Coach John Kovenz, com O meriting on the state semi final baseball game with The Dalles on his return from the north central ' Oregon city, praised his Medford hig Black Tornado squad highly for tlwr hurtle and try in q tLe play-off encounter. "They hustled. You can't ask any more than that," he declared. "They didn't quit," he added. , "I was a little disappointed and the -kids were, too," the mentor stated" concerning the 4 to 3 loss to the Indians. Main regret concerning the game was not being able to take advantage of the oppor tunities to score, particularly after tying up the game in the seventh inning. Kovenz said that he wa"real pleased" to see the Tornado "come back" in what would have ordinari ly been the last inning of the game. ; TOUGHER PITCHING Part of lh disappoint ment lay in the indications lhat Medford for the full - season was a belter hitting club with belter pitching ' than The Dalles. Against the Indians, the Tornado, nevertheless, ran into , tougher pitching Hhan an ticipated. Kovens reported concerning the northeast and north central Oregon champs that "they had a good club and Ihey hus- ' tied." While Medford at The ' Dalles played ils only game under lights of the season, : the lights were not really a determining factor in the . game, according to the Tornado coach. He said . that Medford hitting might have been better under day light conditions but that Indian hitting might have been better, too. UMP-S CALL TOO QUICK Concerning the seventh in ning infield fly ruling which .probably cost Medford a run, and a winning one at that, Kovenz said he felt .that shortstop Bob Porter, who , muffed the catch and threw wild to third base, was not reasonably under the ball. He felt that the umpire made his call too quickly on the play. The Dalles' infield was play ing in close at the time, since the bases were loaded, with the idea of cutting off a run. Porter had to go well back for the ball to short left field. , ? The' book calls for the in field fly rule, with the batter automatically out, when (with runners on first an second or with the bases loaded) a fair fly ball is hit which can ' be caught by an inf ielder with ordinary effort. The batter is out whether the ball is caught or not. It's the(gpb of the um pire to declare -"infield fly" immediately when it is ap parent a batted ball will be such a fly. LEGION BALL NEXT American Legion, junior baseball will be next for a number of Medford high play ers. Coach Kovenz will handle the team and has called for the crew to assemble next Wednesday for drill. The team will have a warm-up on June 12 against Grants Pass and will have a league engage ment with the same club on June 14. In the meantime, Kovenz says that for a few days he'll take a much needed rest. ' sportsJ Magazine Recognizes Sugar Ray e New York (DPD The Ring Magazine announced today it will continue to recognize Su gar Ray Robinson as world middleweight champion, even if there's a split in the title. .Thus the magazine sided with the New York State Ath letic commission, which re fused to vacate Robinson's 160-pound crown. Still listing Sugar Ray as champion in its latest ratings today, the magazine points out that Robinson has been stripped of his title by the Na tional Boxing association of which New York is not a member. FOUR RUNS POSSIBLE ' Walks to Ray Konopasek and Wayne Thompson and a hit by Ken Durkee set up the situation at The Dalles. Ken Jensen hit a. fly to short left field and was rul ed out. Konopasek scored on the muff and wild. throw to third. Had Jensen. been allowed first base, the sacks would have been loaded with no one. out. A hit by Cal Dean, walk to Lowell Dean and sacri fice ' flyout by George Ice came after Jensen's fly, enough for three more runs in the inning, instead of the two as it turned out. THING TO DO When Ken Durkee held up on third base on his long blast opening the game, the Black Tornado "played it the way it should have been played,' Kovenz maintained was a good relay in from theT outfield and "it was the thing people interested from 12 Officers Warn Against Picking Up Fawn Deer State police have issued a reminder that it is unlawful to pick up fawn deer. They said that this is the time of year when doe deer will be giving birth to fawns as well as the time of year when people will be visiting streams and forests for recre ation. ' It is expected that these people seeking recreation will see a number of fawns. In most instances, police said, the mother will nof be seen with her fawn for she nrob- Pably will be nearby in Search of food. Doe Will Return " Officers pointed out that many people are of the opin ion, if they do not see the doe with her fawn, jkhat she has abandoned it or has met with some disaster. This, in most instances is not true, accord ing to police, and they cau tioned people against picking up fawns even though . they feel they are doing a good deed. Police said that a doe will always return to her fawn and accept it, contrary to the opinion of some people that, if the fawn is touched or handled, the mother - will abandon it to starve. ; According to Oregon stat ute, it is unlawful for any person except the game com mission to take, carry or move from its natural habitat and to hold in captivity the young of any game bird or animal.' Handball Class To Start At Y The Young Men's Christian association has scheduled handball instruction on Mon days starting at 7 p.m. First class will be on June 8. Instructor of the class will be Bruce Hamilton who has been teaching handball in the Salem YMCA for three years. He now lives here. He would like to create more interest in handball in Medford and improve the game for those who already play it. . The class will start for all to do," he stated. "It was good baseball," according to the mentor. He pointed to the or der of batters following the lead-off man, Jensen, the Deans, Ice and remarked, "If they can't bring you in, no one can." He drove his point further home with the com ment, "why press your luck?" REAL FINE SEASON. We go right along ft agreement with coach John ny's feeling lhat the Black Tornado diamondera had a " good year. They had a real fin season. How' else can you regard a record of It victories against just ' six setbacks, an undefeated regular league ," mark . and not only a district title but the southwestern Oregon crown. The fact that pitcher Dennis Barr was named to the Stale all-star gam squad and the fact that six members of the Tornado crew were chose to the con ference all-alar team by lhe votes of rival players and coaches ax other evidences lhat lh 1959 season was one that Medford base bail ers can b proud of. years of age and up. When enough people enter, Hamil ton will split the class -into adult and youth groups. 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