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10 MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dford, Or. , A WadRtiday, Apr. 20, I960 Suit Seeks $1,800,000 In Damages Z Chicago - (UPD - A magazine Vriter, battling what he call lixed fights on television, was tinder subpoena today in a 51,800,000 damage suit filed py the former president of ;the International Boxing club. X The subpoena was served 'bn James Stewart Gordon Tuesday shortly after he testi fied at a hearing of the Illinois Athletic commission into Gor don's charges against boxing j)n the April, I960, issue of leader's Digest. 2 The hearing had wound up 3n shouted charges between Gordon and Bernard Glick $nan, manager of boxer Virgil yikins. Gordon had said in the jrticle that Glickman was in volved with Frank Carbo, re united underworld boss of box 3ng. Asked io Substantial Frank Gilmer, chairman of he Illinois commission, call Jed the hearing to ask Gordon jo substantiate his "fix" fhargos as Uiey related to Illinois. 3 The damage suit was filed ly Truman Gibson Jr., form. r International Boxing club president, against Readers Di- cesi Assn., jnc, ana me j. JValter Thompson advertising gcncy. ; Gibson's suit charged that Cordon's article made untrue i n d defamatory statements that Gibson had underworld Jinks and that fights which he promoted were staged. J Gordon also was reprimand ed by Gilmer after the wriler failed to produce evidence to chow that fights were fixed in jllinois. Gilmer refused to let portion introduce evidence of fixed fights In New York and Washington. J "T 1 .... . I1.H. il . ! .Jbl , 1 . SUBPOENAED Deputy Sheriff Irving Sogolow, left, is shown serving John Stewart Gordon, right, with a subpoena for a $1,800,000 libel suit by Truman Gibson and National Boxing Enterprises Just after Gordon appeared at an Illinois State Athletic commission hearing at Chicago Tuesday. In center is Gordon's attorney, Merrill Shepard. The suit stems from an article on boxing written by Gordon for Readers Digest. (UPI Telephoto) Chico State Takes Two From Raiders SPORTS Joe Iraci Total Good for 13th t Toledo -(UPD- City Motor Pales of Detroit rolled a high open team score of 2899 In Tuesday night's action in the American Bowling congress tournament, but it was a long way from the top In the stand ings. Bowlers this month have failed to produce any change in the top five of the open team standings, the last alter- fttion being made March 31 i Tuesday's best all-events core was turned in by Joe Iraci of San Diego, Calif., but It was good enough only for 13th place. Iraci started wllh a 638 In team action and added 627 in doubles and 639 in singles for his 1895 score. - Bert Schwering, on a hon eymoon from Fort Dodge, Iowa, rolled the third highest (ingle game of the tourna ment, a 288. Spring Football Beckons Baker S Corvallis-IUPD-Terry Baker, In all-state quarterback in his trep days at Jefferson, has idicated he will turn out for Spring football practice at Oregon State Monday. ; Baker did not play Rook football last fall. Coach Tommy Prothro said taker has attended squad or ganizational meetings and has told coaches he will be on band for spring practice. Ashland Chico State col lege swept a baseball twinblll from Southern Oregon college yesterday afternoon by scores of 4-0 and 7-2 on a pair of pitching performances which yielded only five hits. Chico's Don Martin hurled a one-hitter in the first game in giving up the lone base hit to Chuck Nevi in the third inning. Martin struck out three and walked only one batter while the Raider's hurler Don Van nice fanned four and walked only one. Vannice turned in a fine pitching job after the disasterous four run first in ning. From the second inning on he allowed but one hit. Twice the score was tied and once the Raiders were ahead in the second game but the trouble of no base hits when men were on base plag ued the Raiders. John Younger went the route for SOC and lost his first game of the season after winning two straight. He struck out four and walked three. Jack Delbar got the win for Chico as he worked his way out of trouble during three innings. Delbar whiffed three and issued free passes to four. Nevl was the only Raider to reach third base in the first game. He singled and moved around on a pair of fielders choices. Chico scored quickly In the first Inning bn two singles and a two-run double. A third single drove home the third run of the inning. The Wildcais fourth run came in the third on an over throw at first with the run ner ending up safe on second. A base hit scored the unearn ed run. Chico again drew first blood in the second game on a drop ped fly ball, a hit batter, and a run producing base hit. SOC countered with one In the fifth when Bob Jones doubled, Nevl walked, Kcrm McLemore walked, and Jim Dietz singled in a run. An in field out stopped the Raider flurry with the bases loaded Chico went ahead 2-1 in the sixth on a fielder's choice, sacrifice, and base hit. The tally was knotted again In the bottom of the sixth when Raider John Cook was hit on the foot and Jones tripled him home with only one out. A squeeze bunt and strikeout ended the final Raider threat. Jones was the big Raider hitter in the second game with a double and triple in three trips to the plate. He also scored a run and knocked in another. Weather permitting, the Raiders were meeting Shasta college in a doubleheadcr this afternoon. A double-bill with Humboldt State college in Ashland and is set for Satur day at 1:30 p.m. CSC 301 000 04 1 SOC 000 000 00 1 2 Mnrtin and Engelken: Vannice and Swurd. csc oni ooi s 7 s a SOC 000 oil 0 2 4 2 Delbar and Ray; Younger ana Sword. Rogue River Winner of Dual Meet Eagle Point - Rogue River high won a dual track, meet with Eagle Point here Tues day 83 to 39. The Chiefs took 11 of the 14 first places. Dave Carter was the big individual winner for the Rogue River thinclads. He grabbed both hurdle races, tied for first in the high jump with teammate Al McBarron and was on the winning relay team. Double winners for the Chieftains were Barry Frantz in the 440-run and the broad jump and Doug Stewart in the shot put and discus. Victors for the Eagles were Nolan Greenwood In the 100 yard sprint, Roy Moore in the mile and Gary Ayres in the javelin. Prospect's Bob Fitch taking part in the meet for the ex perience and not for score had the actual best marks in the 220-run with :25.1 and in the broad jump with 18 feet 9 inches. The Eagle varsity will take part in a three-way meet Fri day at Phoenix with the Pirates and Illinois Valley. Freshmen and sophomore Eagles face Crater at Central Point on Thursday. i! Klamath's Pelicans Nudge Ashlanders Ashland-Klamath Falls ad- larbone while trying to catch Smoothness is in the cards. SAYS MR. SMOOTH TO MR. SILK When you're dealing out the drinks, Kessler gets a hand. It's smooth as silk to suit your taste, best value in the land! I JRr -1 SMOOTH AS SILK 31 XfflE Aims Rtssuic ca.unMNcttuiig. idimmul limotlmiin n rm nvt tm uuim wiiti. Burleson Will Meet Cunliffe University of Oregon, Eu gene - Stanford and Oregon, two of the nation's top col legiate track teams meet here at Hayward Field next Satur day at I p.m. in an affair which will be highlighted by the mile race between Capt. Ernie Cunliffe of the Indians and sophomore Dyrol Burle son of the Ducks. The meet begins a half hour earlier than usual and the I mile, which could produce one of the fastest races ever run bv an American, win Be run at 1:30 p.m. rather than 2 p.m. as usual. The time was moved uo to make It possible for local fans to watch both the track meet and the Ore gon-Washington State baseball game at 3 p.m. Cunliffe has startiea me track world with his tremen dous improvement in the mile this season. He has cut nine seconds off his previous best and ran 4:02.3 to jump into the top half dozen American milers of all time. Burleson, the brllllam sophomore who won the US Russian, national AAU and Pan American Games cham pionships as well as setting a new freshman record in his varsity season, is rated as America" top 1500 meter hope In the Olympic Games and his race against Cunliffe will be ; his stiffost test until tne iml.aa meet in June. May Go To Relay The meet is far from a one event affair, and Coach Bill Bowerman said he thinks it will go to the relay before the outcome is decided. In addi tion to the mile, the middle distance races will be well matched with Oregon's crew of Sig Ohlemann in the 440, Burleson and Ohlemann in the 880, Larson In the mile, and Dick Miller in the two mile challenging the talented Indian entry list of Bob Besse and Dick Lassen (both 48.9) in ; the 440. Cunliffe (1:47.3) and , Rich Kller (1:51.9) in the 880. Burtil Lundh (4.10.9) as the second man in the mile, and j Bob Monzingo (9:10.8) in the j two mile. Oregon may have the edge ; with Dave Edstrom (14.1) in , the high hurdles, but the big j ihliin ace will have trou-. ble with Indian Dean Smith (23.9) in the lows. ' In the field events the Stan ford crew has a clear edge in the shot with Jerry winters. (38-10 19) while the Ducks; ire favored in the pole vault , with Phil Paquin consistent ! over 14 feet. ! The other field events are i ,v ovonlv matched, much the same as the track events. mnA iiie norformances of the day will decide the outcome of ' the meet. Oregon nipped Stanford last year, 71-60, but! making It two in a row ap pears questionable, PALMER STILL LEADS ! Dunedin, Fla. -HTP- Latest Professional Golf Assn. fig ures showed Arnold Palmer still In the lead In money-1 winnings for the 1980 tour! with 544.300. He has won five of the 13 tournaments ht has entered this year. I I RESULTS: Hif(h hurdles Carter, R; Myers, E; Greb, E. :17.3. 100 Greenwood. E: Goose V. R: Jones. R. .10.9. Mile Moore. E: LeRo.v. R: Whit. 440 rrantz, R; Greb, E; Cush- man, E. :56.4. Low hurdles Carter, R; Johan- acn. It; Goosey, R. :22.6. Broad jump Frantz. R; McBar ron, R; Wagner. R. 16-11. Jave in Avers. E: OlimDiui. R: Archer, R. 150-11. 220 Jones. H: Peterson. E: Avers. E. :2.V5. Shot out Stewart. R: Jorde. E: Gall. E. 47 ft. Relav Ronue River (Archer. Frantz, Goosey, Carter). 1:42.3. 8B0 Wanner. R: Moore. E: Bow- en, R. 2:12. Utah jump Tie firat carter and McBarron, R; Greb. E, 5-5. Pole vaule Johamen. R: Green wood, E; Palm, E. 114. Discus Stewart, ft: call, R; Jorde, R. 128 ft. Third Tilt Won By Springfield Rochester, N. Y. -(UPD- The Springfield Indians are on the threshold of winning their first American Hockey league playoff championship. The ' Indians edged the Rochester Americans, 3-2 Tuesday night to take the lead in the best-of-seven final series, three games to one. TEAMS DIVIDE Nampa, Idaho (UPD North west Nazarene split a double header Tuesday with Eastern Oregon College with NCC winning the extra inning sec ond game 3-2 after dropping me upener ij-iu. dod ui linger paced the EOC victory as he hit a homer and a triple to drive in three runs. Larry Applegate also tripled in the opener with two men on. vanced its record in Southern Oregon conference baseball to three wins without a loss yes terday with a 1 to 0 nod over Ashland high here. The Pelicans also took a non-league second contest 8 to 7. A walk to Don Gresdel, a I single by Bob Yunck and an overthrow error gained Kla math its lone run in the sec ond inning of the first game. Pitcher Blake Griggs held Ashland to four hits, struck out seven and walked three. Brad Gettling, on the hill for Ashland, walked one and fan ned one in a five-hitter. Yunck had two singles for the KF Pelicans and Mike Brewer doubled and singled for the Grizzlies. The second game was billed for only five innings but went seven when Ashland tied up the tussle with seven runs in the fifth in six hits and an error. Ashland had a possible winning run on third base when the rally ended. I Scores on Flyoui Winning run for KF came when Henry Herrera walked and went to third base on an overthrow error at second base on Dean Dunson's sacri fice bunt try. Herrera scored after the catch of Sherm Al-i len's sacrifice flyout to shal-1 loy right field. The Pelicans collected six 1 of their runs in the fourth in-1 ning on five hits and three miscues. A triple by Jerry Hauck in the fifth inning drove across two Ashland runs to tie up , the ruckus. Jim Doster of Ash land and Dunson and Womer of the Pels each had two hits Doster fell and broke his col- foul fly ball. Coach Bill Leybold said the third base man may be out of action three weeks. Jim Stewart likely will take over at the po sition. Pelican pitcher had a per fect game going for four in nings, having retired 12 bat ters in order. Ashland meets Crater at Central Point in a Friday twinbill and goes to Yreka, Calif., on Saturday. I.INESCORKS: (First came) Klamath Fall! 010 Ashland 000 Griggs and Saks; Tucker. 000 0 1 S 2 000 0 0 4 3 GetUlng and (Second game) Klamath Falli 100 R00- 18 fl 1 Ashland 000 070 0 7 8 4 Webb, Bishop (5l and Moore; Nel son. King 4 and Tucker. Rober son (3. Portland Man Set to Coach Turkey Team Portland -4IPH- Jim McGre gor, who has coached several foreign basketball teams, an nounced that he has accept ed an invitation to coach the national basketball team of Turkey for the coming Olym pic games. He said the job begins in Istanbul May 1. McGregor previously coach, ed in Turkey in 1957. He also coached teams in Italy, Greece, Austria and Sweden. At present he is public rela tions director at a golf course here. He said he has taken a four month leave of absence from this position. Los Angeles -(ITU- The Los Angeles Rams today an nounced the signing of Tom Fears, former all-pro end, as a special assistant coach. SOLONS GET PLAYERS Salem -rtiPU- The Salem Sen ators of the Northwest League have added two new players to their roster, pitcher Bob Campbell and outfielder Ted Tappe. Campbell had a win ning record last season with Savannah, Topeka and Visalia last year. In 1957 he played third base for Salem. Tappe is a former Washington State star who played briefly for Salem last season. Deputies Investigate Damage to Cabin Jackson county sheriff's deputies are investigating damage done to a cabin on the Old Stage rd. during the past week. William Salade, 3141 Beall lane, told deputies yesterday that someone smashed win dows, broke chairs and lamps and did considerable damage to the interior of the cabin. Official Denies Havana Switch Miami, Fla. (UPD F rank Shaughnessy, president of the International league, is tired denying the circuit's Havana franchise will be switched to Jersey City, N.J. "It's a damnable 1 i e," Shaughnessy said when the report popped up again this week, "I'm sick and tired of denying . . . denying . . . denying." Shaughnessy did say, how ever, that plans have been made to move the franchise if playing in Havana becomes unsafe or inadvisable. PILOTS BILL IRISH Portland -(UPD- The Univer sity of Portland basketball team will meet Notre Dame next season at South Bend, Ind., Coach Al Negratti said today. The Pilots meet the Irish next Feb. 18. Washington Tops Idaho Moscow, Idaho (UPD Wash ington was back in a first place tie in the Northern Di vision baseball race today after defeating Idaho 9-1 here Tuesday. The Huskies now have a 2-2 record. Idaho, Oregon, Ore gon State and Washington State are 1-1. The Huskies got 18 hits off j four Vandal pitchers Tuesday. Al Holmes drove In four runs for Washington. i Washington State was to I meet Oregon State at Corval-(V-- .i us luuay, weaiiiei peiiiiibtiiie,. Pioneers Even Season Record Walla Walla - (UPD - Lewis and Clark evened its North west Conference baseball rec ord at 2-2 Tuesday by knock ing over Whitman 14-4 here. Lewis and Clark got seven runs in the fourth inning. 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