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MAIL TRIBUNE, Madfortl, Or. Purocher loser To Behirn To Baseball Than More l Pittsburgh tDPD " Leo Duro cher is closer .to returning to baseball today than ' he has been since he left the New York Giants four years ago. , .' The United Press Internal tional has learned that an American League club, quite possibly the Chicago White Sox, has dangled the type of 0) DSCtOSSDOn Sett on Large Fund Fob Monor Leagues - Pittsburgh - (UPD -Major league officials will tackle problems involving the spe cial one million dollar fund for the relief of the .minor leagues ' this week end and probably won't even discuss the possibility of a third Jeague during their annual meetings. That's the opinion of Com missioner Ford Frick who pointed out, "those advocat ing a third league have barely scratched the surface of all the problems involved." Backs Third League William A. Shea is heading a New York City mayor's baseball committee which claims to have enough cities with powerful financial back ing to form a third major league. a taste of excitement So like that moment whenyour ball straightens down the green to the cup-that taste of excitement when you first sip Kessler's smooth-as-silk whiskey. Such a fine luxury whiskey, at such a downright fine value. Luxury taste ... honest valui JBUOS KSSII CO., UWKNCODBC. WD.- BLENDED HKXEY- SS rEOOF- W& GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. lw i ? 7 ; I i U 45 Qt. g A ft. gjf J SMOOTH AS SILK (essler Tuesday, July 7, 1959 fer that could bring "Leo the Lip" back to the game - a high salary as manager and substantial stock in the club. Durocher confirmed he is seriously considering the of fer, which would make him a combination field and general manager. Durocher was startled when "Let's face it," Frick said. "Shea and his group aren't ready to sit down with us yet. When they are, we'll be glad to meet with them." Frick added that the big league executives expect to devote almost all their time Thursday and Friday in Chi cago to the minor league fund. f "Our big problem right now is that fund," Frick said. "First, we have to find out from the federal government if the money we turn over to the minors will be tax ex empt. After that, we have to determine who to allocate the money to the minors. That's going to be a tough one. That is why we are meeting early Thursday because I expect most of our time will be spent on that business." Frick admitted the special fund for the minors "isn't nearly enough" to solve all their problems but said, "at least it's a step in the right direction." "I'm in .favor of all possi ble aid to the minor league," Frick said. "And I hope this special fund will put us on the right track." Medford Yanks, Central Point Junior Victors INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE Central Point , 2 " Medford Giants 1 Medford Yankees 1 Ashland ,,, 0 I,. Pet 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .500 2 .000 Central Point took over lone lead in the intermediate league of Southern Oregon Junior Baseball yesterday with a 14 to 3 win over the Medford Giants. The Medford Yankees scored their first loop victory by defeating Ashland 6 to 2. CP ran up eight runs in the first inning in gaining its sec ond triumph without 'a loss in the loop. The Yanks also had a big opening frame with four runs. For the Yanks in the first, an error and two walks load ed the sacks. Then Neathamer trippled and Wayne Couch singled. The Pointers got their eight in the other game with out a hit on nine bases on balls, an error and stolen bases and passed balls. Mike Barnes threw a four hitter for the Yanks, against Ashlands walking four and fanning five. Jack Lowery doubled and singled and Dick Deffley had two singles. , Against the Giants, Ed Bow man tossed a two-hitter for CP, he walked eight and struck out six. Giant fling ers gave up 18 walks to Pointer batters. , Joe McCalvy, Jeff Anhorn and Larry Mason hit safely for Central Point and Rick Bell and Ron Gandee for Medford'a Giants. LINESCORES: Ashland 001 102 4 1 Yankees 402-Ox 9 0 Rhodes. Mitchell (1) and Rober son; Barnes and Couch. . . Giants .100 101 0 3 2 S Central Point ..810 041 x 14 3 2 Ettel, Teague (2) and Naumes; Bowman and Jeff Anhorn. Howard School Recreation Has Good Turnout Attendance has been aver aging around 100 boys and girls per day in the Howard school summer recreation pro gram, Principal Harold Boner has reported. The program entered its fourth week Monday and con tinues through July 23. Sched ules of activities are available at the school, Boner said. A variety of activities are offered Monday through Thursday. A baseball game is played on Friday mornings and track events are held on Saturday mornings. BLUTH LEADS BOWLING Brooklyn, N. Y. -OJPD-Ray Bluth of St. Louis, Mo., held the lead in the weekly "major league bowling" television show with only two pro grams remaining. Bluth de feated Lou Deturris of Rich mond Hill. N. Y.. 722-628. Saturday night to better a 708 series rolled by Tom Hennes sey of St. Louis four weeks ago. UPI put the question of his return to baseball to him, but he did not evade. If Terms Right "If the terms are right, there's a strong possibility I'll come back," he replied. "I've had several offers since I've left the Giants but. I wouldn't consider any of them unless certain conditions were met. The offer I'm thinking over now comes the closest of any to satisfying me." Durocher tried to sidestep further questions but finally conceded under the UPI's cross-examination: "I'm very happy with what Fm doing now. But this prop osition is almost too good to turn down. We'll see how it turns out. Could be I'll be back." Durocher, who'll be 54 years old on July 27, left as manager of the New York Giants just before the end of the 1955 season. He said then he never, would return to baseball but modified his stand later to say he would if an offer that involved stock ownership in a club were in cluded with an offer to man age. Need Durocher UPI has learned, however, that White Sox big-wigs Bill Veeck and Hank Greenberg think Durocher is just what the White Sox need. Veeck tried unsuccessfully two years ago to talk Leo into manag ing the Cleveland Indians. Often called "baseball's bad boy," Durocher rose to play ing stardom as a shortstop with the Gashouse Gang St. Louis Cardinals of 1934 and subsequently managed the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Giants. He led the Dodgers to a pennant in 1941 and piloted the Giants to flags in 1951 and 1954. Durocher resigned in late 1955 and embarked on a radio and TV career that appears to have occupied all his ambi tions - until now. Women's Golf Rogue Valley Country club lady golfers play for July 9, will be "medal." On July 2, the lady golfers held their monthly luncheon and meeting. Play for the day was medal. Winners were: In A group, Mrs. C. B. Collins; B grorap, Mrs. Ray Frisbie; C group, Mrs. John Day; D group, Mrs. Ren Taylor, and 9-hole, Mrs. Warren Bayliss and Mrs Royal: Bebb (tied). In the May and June eclec tic (ringer) tournament there was a three-way tie in the A group among Mrs. Rose Bunch, Mrs. Ted Sickels and Mrs. T. . A. , Culbertson. B group winner was Mrs. Edwin Radzweit; C group was taken by Mrs. Al Williams and D group was won by Mrs. Mrs. Glen Jones. Nine-hole play had a tie between Mrs. Ran dall Giff ord and Mrs. Ray Stewart. . - . The third play of the Wil lamette Valley-Southern Ore gon Women's Golf association will be held July 10 at Klam ath Falls. Ladies are to con tact others in their pairings. JULY 9 PAIRINGS: (Ladles are to contact others in their threesome.) Mesdames E. W. Sickels. Frank Tamney. B. D. Mitchell; Ed Milne. T. A. Culbertson. Warren Lesseg; Jack Eidswick, Noble T. Vincent, H. S. Elbert: Jack MitcKeii, William T. Clark, Frank Benesh; Dean M. Lambert. Fred .Conrad. Jerry Ol son; Bernard T. Nutting, Kenneth Teeter. Mesdames W. L. Stark, L. T. An derson, Tommy Tubbs; Lou C. Mc Laughlin, Kay M. sorenson, Lawr ence Buonocore; Ralph Barclay, C H. . Barrell. Stuart V. McQueen; Jack Six, W. C. Knope, John Jen sen; Glen Jones, Richard Schwann, Robert DeLorme: Al Williams, Richard -Rementeria, R. Ren Tay lor; Floyd somers, r. J. iarns berger, Dick House; Glen Fabrick. Wayne Safley, R. B. Knight; Reese Alexander, Earl Nelson, M. Donald McGeary; Ken McHugh, Myles Doran, Paul Dix; John Day, George Pearson, Robert Morris. 9-Hole Play: Mesdames Dorothy Dowson, Paul Jorgensen. Paul Lea; Myers Jones, Howard Gilmer, Ray Stewart; Mel vin McGrew. Sylvan, Mullin. Ran dall Gifford; Alva M. Perkins, Jerry Gastineau. Glen Branlund; John H. Foster, Win. Brooks, J. A. Dickey; John Nuich, Gordon H. Taylor. Robt. Elliott: Richard Ho gan. Clyde Campbell. Vincent Ni coletti; Warren Bayliss. Jim Fine Ran, Jim Nistler; Bill Walker. Galen Sanner, Robert Mclntyre; John Ripley, Geo. Lewis. David Lowry; Dick Watson, Sam Harbi son, Richard Alley; Ray Wise, Royal E. Bebb, Wm. Deatherage; Harry S. Note, Edward C. Nave, Ralph Marlatt; Ed Eliever, Jerry Laus mann, Charles Madsen; Wm. Wil liams, Tom Polk. , Finnigan Sent To Vancouver Baltimore, Ind.-flJPD-Young Brooks Robinson or Ronnie Hansen of the Vancouver Mounties in the Pacific Coast league will be recalled by the Baltimore Orioles this week to replace Jim Finnigan, who has been sent to the minors again subject to 24-hour re call. Finnigan, batting only .252, was optioned to Vancouver Sunday by Manager Paul Kicnards, who would like to juice up the Orioles' .241 team batting average. This is the lowest team mark in the majors. TWO CASUALTIES Yankees' Bill Skowron, who has been plagued with a back injury, gives his son, Gregory, a few pointers at their home in Hillsdale, N.J. Gregory, 5, gashed his forehead in a bicycle accident and needed two stitches to close the cut. Skowron has discovered that by wearing a corset to 'protect his back from further wrench ing, he has been able to bat at the rate, of .378. He will start at first base for the American League in the All-Star game to be played in Pittsburgh, Jujy 7. Sport Parade Pittsburgh -(UPD- What they are saying at the All-Star game: It could have happened by the time you read this, but Mayo Smith is definitely on his way "out" as manager of the Cincinnati Reds with Fred die Hutchinson of Seattle fa vored over pitching coach Clyde King to succeed him. The story behind the story is that General Manager Gabe Paul didn't want Smith to begin with but wanted to' re tain Jimmy Dykes. Owner Powell Crosley turned thumbs down on "Jimmy Cigar" and Mayo was the interim sacri ficial offering. Meanwhile, the Cincinnati "manager of the future" is second baseman Johnny Temple but they won't put him on the spot while he s still playing ... Even the writers who travel with the New York Yankees now peg the Cleveland In dians as the current favorite to win the American League championship on their young pitching and their desire. Thumbs Down on Yanks They turn thumbs down, on the Yankees because the pitch ing isn't up to snuff, or even a ,chaw of tobacco. Whitey Ford, one of the Yankee pitch ing " "have-nots," still hasn't given up, however. Yet it ap pears slightly, prophetic that he thinks the hitters can get the job done" while admitting that "me and Bob Turley will have to do better than we are doing now." But the differ ence is that the Yanks in 1957 were 9V4 games back at the end of May-while it's more than a month later than he thinks and they're still five games in the big deficit ... Win or lose, insiders insist that Casey Stengel . of the Yankees and Fred .Haney of the Braves both will be back in harness next year. With Stengel it's a matter of pres tige. With Haney, he is seen reneging on his recent, state ment that he may quit at the end of the year. Haney is telling intimates that "maybe I'd miss the game too much." Weiss in Doghouse . In all this daily, weekly and annual deification of George Weiss, general mana ger of the New York' Yankees, it seems inconceivable that the great man could ' be irr trou ble. But the whispers are in creasingly Ipud that he is in Del Webb's personal doghouse and that at times only Dan Topping stands between George and dismissal ... Some of those close to Ted Williams insist that this sea son will be the Red Sox star's swan song if he hits the 13 homers he needs to reach the 500 mark. This was borne out BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanised and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 ' By OSCAR FRALEY United Press International to a great extent when Wil liams appeared at an auto graph party in a Pittsburgh department store and tried to push his fishing tackle. Some one suggested to him that spring was the best time to plug tackle and he replied: "Well, I'm fiable to be avail able in the spring." Asked what that meant, he replied: "Write it the way you heard it." Stengel commands atten tion whether you like him or whether you don't-and at the moment the "don'ts" have it in the American league. Cleveland, Detroit and Washington all are angry at the Yankee skipper for the fact that of his 17 All-Star nominees he picked five of his own Yankees. Detroit wants to know why he passed up Frank Lary and Rocky Bridges. Cleveland wants to know what's the matter with Herb Score and Cal McLish. And Washington demands an answer to why he dropped Jim Lemon, named to the sec ond team by the voters. "I don't apologize," growls Stengel. And he's a growling man these days as-he contem plates the state of American league affairs. Doming uez and Moyer To Clash Richmond, Calif.- (UPD -Oakland's Tony Dominguez and favorite Phil Moyer clash to night at Richmond Auditor ium in a middleweight con test. Moyer, brother of Denny Moyer, who fights for the world welterweight title in Portland Friday night, was re cently beaten by- Yama Ba hama in a nationally televised fight. . ' The Portland lad boasts a 10-2-1 record. Dominguez is unbeaten in 11 professional fights. . ' Camp Wh iters Plan Practice Camp White - Camp White team of the semi-pro Rogue Valley Baseball league will have a practice Wednesday evening at Memorial stadium. Manager Bob Smith has asked players to report at 6:30 p.m. The Whiters will meet Med ford Bowling lans on Friday in a league tussle. HERTZ TRUCK RENTAL Available at HOPKINS RICHFIELD SERVICE McAndrews. at Court Phone SP 3-9068 3 MedfowU!1&Tjiibune SIPODIETS Halimi, Becerra Get Final Los Angeles-flJPD-Champion Alphonse Halimi of France and challenger Jose Becerra of Mexico went through their final limbering up sessions to day prior to Wednesday night's international bout for the bantamweight title. Tickets for the fight, the Art Wall Nabs Buick Open Title Grand Blanc, Mich. r (UPD -Art Wall Jr., golf's top money winner, was $9,000 richer to day because history did re peat itself. Wall, 35-year-old Masters' champion from Pocono Man or, Pa., fired a one-under-par 71 Monday for a two-stroke victory over Dow Finster wald, Tequesta, Fla., in their 18-hole playoff for the Buick Open title. Exactly one year earlier to the day, Wall and Finsterwald had tied for first place in the Rubber City Open at Akron. They teed off in a sudden death playoff and Wall was the winner on the second ex tra hole. Wall, who has won four tournaments and been runner up in six others this year, never trailed in the Buick Open playoff on which $4,400 was at stake-the difference between first prize and the runner up take of $4,600. Wall ranks as golfs top "pressure player." He has en gaged in six playoffs during his pro career and has won five of them. The big purse swelled his earnings for 1959 'to $55,286. He will skip the Western Open at Pittsburgh starting Thursday because, he said, he needs a rest. It will be seven tournaments he has missed this year. Finsterwald, last year's PGA king, has appeared in four play-offs and has won only one. Rain Postpones Softball Game . Portland-(DPD-The Rose Cup Invitational Softball tourna ment, postponed because of rain June 28, was scheduled to resume tonight at Norman- dale Park here, with a triple- header on tap. Two losers' bracket teams, Sellbergs of Vancouver and Montag Oil of Portland, meet at 6:30 p.m. The two unbeaten teams, Longview Shamrocks and Mock's Mercury Motors of Corvallis meet at 8 p.m. The loser of this game will play the winner of the 6:30 contest. Wednesday night at 7:30, the winner - of the Mock's Shamrocks game will play the winner of tonight's 6:30 game for the title. If the losers' bracket team wins, another game will follow immediately to determine the title. ' Why drive a "HOT BOX"? T fL f ? If Air Conditioned ( IMMk MffllSDJEKSf; ' 1 v4 r os an many er ! 1 yij V ' se"'n9 cars W'th0" air conditioning! Give your family all the health and comfort benefits of air conditioning and save money to boot! Drive in icy cool comfort when it's blazing hot outside. Enjoy dry, de-humidified air on muggiest days. Breathe filtered air with dust and most pollen removed. Get more when you trade. (Rambler tops all low-priced can in resale value; Warm - up first event to be staged in the new six .and a half million dollar Sports Arena, were going so briskly that promoter Cal Eaton predicted a gate of $150,000. It is being televised nationally (ABC) but is black ed out in Southern California. Money Cuts Odds An influx of Mexican mon ey on Becerra cut the odds from 2-1 to 10-6. But Halimi was receiving plenty of back ing to retain the title he won 27 months ago in Paris. That defense was against Raul Macias of Mexico, the friend and idol of Becerra. When Macias went down to defeat here Nov. 6, 1957, Be cerra was on the same pro gram and was so heartbroken over Macias' loss that he was an easy victim to Dwight Hawkins. But the Mexican battler has been a terror since then. He has knocked out his last 11 opponents including Mario D'Agata, whose title Halimi lifted in Paris. Shaw To Make First Portland Pro Appearance Portland A veteran of the football coaching profession who hasn't brought a team here since the days when his Santa Clara Broncos were one of the country's collegiate powers will make his first local professional appearance this year. - He is Buck Shaw, coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, who will play the Green Bay Pack ers at Multnomah Stadium on Aug. 29. In a career that spans 35 years Shaw, a Notre Dame star in college has directed teams at Nevada, North Car olina State, Santa Clara, Cal ifornia and the Air Force academy. For nine seasons he coached the San Francisco 49ers and compiled an enviable 71-39-4 record. He became coach of the Eagles last year, and although his team had a disappointing 2-9-1 season he prepared the groundwork for a rebuilding job that will reap results this year. In a trade with the Rams, Shaw acquired Norm Van Brocklin and put together the best passing attack in the Eastern division. The game between the Packers and Eagles, featuring local quarterbacks Van Brock lin and Joe Francis, will be the first appearance here for either team. Portland Golfer Scores Hole-in-One Portland-fflPD-Chuck Fisk of Portland scored a hole-in-one at the Columbia - Edgewater Golf club course here Mon day, using a 9-iron on the 145-yard 13th hole. Witness ing the feat were Bob Don nelly, Bob Casper and Jim Chenoweth. LEA MOTORS, Jordan, Moyer Wind Up Heavy Drills Portland-dTD-Both Welter weight Champion Don Jor dan and youthful challenger Denny Moyer wind up heavy drills today in preparation for their Friday night 15 round title bout at Portland meadows. Both fighters have been Portland Sets Cage Schedule Portland-(UPD-University of Portland Monday announced a 1960-61 home-and-home bas ketball series with Marshall college of Huntington, W. Va. The contests will be the first between theh two schools. Al Negratti, Pilot athletic director, said Portland will play at Huntington Feb. 5 next year and the Pilots will host Marshall in a return game Jan. 27, 1961. DAVIS CUPPERS ARRIVE Mexico City -(UPD- Austra lia's six-man Davis Cup team arrived here Monday for its meeting with Mexico in the first round of the American Zone eliminations, July 18-20. The team is composed of Neale Fraser, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Bob Mark, Marty Mulligan and Ken Fletcher. for EXTRA fun Arrange for your vacation money at America's best-known consumer loan company Call or visit Household today. You'll find a bright, cheerful office . . . courteous, helpful people waiting to serve you. You'll do business in complete privacy with a friendly, capable HFC manager. He's an "expert" in arranging loans for any good purpose. You'll choose your own repayment plan. 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Jordan did not box Mon day, but confined his work to running and bag punching. Moyer sparred four rounds with a pair of sparring part ners. Weigh-in ceromonies will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. in the Portland Boxing commission offices at the Portland auditorium. West Linn Star Enrolls UO Eugene - (UPD - Chuck Starr, honor student and Shrine foot ball choice from West" Linn will enroll at the University of Oregon this fall. Starr announced his choice to Duck Head Coach Ken Cas anova Monday. He will com pete at guard for the Metro squad in the Shrine high school all-star game in Port land next month. 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