Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 02, 1960, Image 19

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Newspaper Page Texto Tornado Foe in A-1 Diamond Final Said To Be Hustling Club Medford high's sparkling baseball team will oppose a wide awake, heml up, hustl ing crew Saturday night when it encounters Parkrose in the finals at Multnomah stadium in Portland for the Oregon Class A-1 champion-hip. IN STATE FINAL Ray Kon opasek, above, reliable second baseman, is among a handful of three-year veterans who will complete baseball ca reers for Medford High school when it meets Parkrose In Portland on Saturday night for the Oregon A-1 mantle. Konopassk has been a second base mainstay in his three . seasons of varsity play. He is batting .257 for the Tornado, has 17 hits, has scored 17 runs ) and has driven vine runners across home plate. Ico Hockey Great Dies Victoria, B.C. -IUPII- Lester Patrick, hockey's "silver fox" who earned fame as a player, coach, and executive, died here Wednesday night at the age of 7. Patrick, former head of the New York Rangers of the Na tional Hockey league, had been suffering from cancer. At his bedside wMn he died were his sons, Lynn Patrick, general manager of the Bos ton Brains, and Murray (Mizz) Patrick, general man ager of the Rangers. The silver-haired Patrick enjoyed much the samp, posi tion in hockey that the late Connie Mack enjoyed in base ball. In his youth he was a star player; later he coached teams to titles; and still later he ruled a hockey empire. All told Patrick was active in hockey for 56 years and was connected with the major league for 19 consecutive sea sons. As a player Patrick was rated one of the great roving defensemen of al Itime. TO ENTER OSC Corvallis - fliPD - D e n rj 1 s Straub, ace pitcher for Clark Junior college last season, plans to enroll at Oregon State next fall, Coach Ralph Coleman said today. Edgar Randolph Parker, who was born in New Bruns wick, Canada, legally adopted the name Painless so he could practice dentistry under the name of Painless Parker. C6OV$T0Pt ONLY mOURTAIN THE BIGGEST NAME IN GUARANTEED 3 FREE) BRAKE INSPECTION Your Independent Tire TIRE EXCHANGE U00 H. ninnli: MeJfor1 That is ihe report from the state's metropolis. The Bronchos are riding on a 14-game winning streak after dropping their first two games this season. Medford has a three-game victory string after losing its oniy tussle among 27 conflicts this season. Parkrose swept through its djjision of the Wilco league with a 6-0 record then trim med Sandy in a playoff for the District 2 toga. State elimi nation wjs followed over Wil son of Portland and Hillsboro in quarter and semifinals, re spectively. Q Medford's black Tornado gained 17 straight triumphs this season, tied a game and won five more before bowing to Klamath Falls in the final regular season conflict. Then, the Tornado nicked KF in a league playoff and ldt North Eugene and The Dalles in state championship elimina tions. The Bronchos of the Wilco, coached by Jim Gay, have a sort of Cinderella reputation after disposing of the Port land champ and Hillsboro. Portland's city champ gener ally is a strong club and Hillsboro developed a reputa tion for might during the sea son. First baseman Dave Chap man with a .378 status is Parkrose's top batter. Second sacker Bill Hill follows with .341. Lawry Jacoby is next with 965. Among the pitchers John Mahoney is 6-1 for the year and Dennis Barlow 4-0. Coach John Kovenz had good news for Tornado sup porters last night when hfe re ported that Lowell Dean, Medford's regular first base man and heaviest hitter, will be read for action. Dean suf fered a bruised shoulder in the playoff with Klamath, then rehurt the shoulder in the fray with The Dalles. This will be the 1 second time Kovenz takes a Medford team into the state finals. His 1956 team lost to Lincoln in the title mix. Parkrose has gained the championship round for the first time in the sdhool's history in any sport. Medford and Parkrose vie at 9 p.m. on Saturday. Bundock Vf ins In Kart Races Rogue River-Ervin (Boon) Bundock, Grants Pass, won the 50-lap main event on Me morial day at Rogue Kart speedway. Don Baker, Medford, was second and Dick Flory, Med ford, ,thii;d. The two top contenders in the race, Doug Kimmons, Medforj, and Chuck()Culmer, Ashland, were on their final lap when they had trouble and had to drop out of the race. Kimmons was lead man and Culmer was running sec ond. Larry Milligan, "Medford, won the jtinior Class A race and Jack Wood; Grants Pass, the senior class A run. Red Bruce, Gold HiO, took the B and B super and Milligan the A junior consolation race. Races are every Sunday at the speedway with gates open ing at 12:30 p.m. and the first race at 2 p.m. Drivers range from nine years up in age. MASTER BRAKE LINING IS FULL YEARS If your brakes are giving you trouble, or if you're worried or in doubt about them, don't waste a minute! Hustle on down to our place and let us make sure with a thorough brake inspection. And if you need it, we'll install new MOUNTAIN MASTER Brake Lining truly America's Finest. And, beiievt it or not, GUARANTEES 3 FULL YEARS I Dealer SP 2-4806 240 SI "H", bun fen srpdDmTO Sec. C MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, I960 Pages 1-10 CUBS' BOUCHEE SAFE Chicago Cubs' Ed Bouchee beats ball into ttird base as he triples in fourth inning against San Franctscc? Giants. SF fielder Willie Kirkland threw too late for third baseman Andre Rodgers to make tag. Bouchee's hit scored Ernie Banks from first base. (UP! Telephoto) Cheney Studs Edge Grants Pass Team Central Point Cheney Studs made first inning runs stand up last night to defeat Grants Pass 3 to 2 in American Le gin junior baseball practice game at Cheney field. The Studs got their three tallies in the starting frame on a base on balls, singles by Mike Gline and Bill Anhorn and a double by Ed Allen. Grants Pass came close to going-jn front of the Studs in the fifth inning when it got both its runs. The markers were on singles by Mark Milli man and Jim Carson, a two- bagger by Larry Jones, a groundout afld three straight bases on balls. Cheney starting pitcher Brad Gettling hurled four in nings of no-hit ball. Then in the . fifth he permitted the three hits and two of " the bases on balls. A run was pre vented when, with one out and the bases loaded, catcher Ed Allen recovered a wild heave by Gettling and threw to the pitcher to put Jgnes out at the plate. Anhorn Relieves Gettling then walked Jack Sakraida to load the bases again. Denny Samples re lieved Gettling but pitched four straight balls to Gary Holmes to walk in a run. Coach Bill Askwith then call ed Bill Anhorn to the hill. A low pitch by Anhorn got by Allen but the receiver again recovered the ball in time. He tossed, to Anhorn who nailed Jim Blacksmith at the plate for the third out. Anhorn was the only batter with more than one hit. He singled and doubled in two official batting turns. The re- SKULL FRACTURED Portland - IUPD - Dick Lorn hard. University of Portland firn baseman, suffered a skull fracture when struck by a pitched bail in a City league baseball game and underwent an emergency four-hour oper ation. His condition was de scribed as serious but doctors said it was expected he would recover. CASEY RECOVERING New York-OJPll-Casey Sten gel is expected to resume his managerial duties when the New York Yankees open a series with the Boston Red Sox Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Stengel is in Lenox Hill Hospital recovering from a virus and high fever. TRIBE SIGNS CLINE Charleston, S.C. - (UPD - The Cleveland Indians have signed Tyrone Cline, a star pitcher and outfielder at Clemson col lege, to a bonus contract. Cline, 21, will join the Ma bile club of the Class AA Southern Association June 8. NOTICE! All Boys age 14 through 17 Interested In Playing American Legion Jr. Baseball Report For Practice at Medford Hi Stadium Monday, June 6 4 P.M. to Coach Cliff McLean At&tatemmmiim m n i mr mi lief chucker started out the sixth inning by issuing a walk. But Allen's throw caught the runrier, Dennfs walker, trying to swipe sec ond. Anhorn struck out the next two batters, then fanned the side in the seventh canto. Blacksmith pitching for Grants Pass, walked four and whiffed two in a five-hitter. The Studs play Roseburg here Saturday in a double bill beginning at 6:30 p.m. Roseburg will play at Grants Pass on Sunday. Mclntire o Champion Harlech, Wales iti'll Bar bara Mclntire, 25, the Amer ican champion from Lake Park, Fla., scored a 4 and 2 victory over Philomena Garvey of Ireland in their 36-hole final today lo win the British Women's Ama teur Golf Championship. By winning. Miss Mcln tire became9 the third wom an to hold the U.S. and British amateur champion ships simultaneously. The late Babe Didrickion Za harias completed the "small slam" in 1947 and Louise Suggs, another American, turned the trick the fol lowing year, o Miss Mclntire, who had easy sailing throughout the four-day tournament, look a 6-up lead after 18 holes, increasing it to 8-up after 27, and then held off a be lated rally on the last nine to close out the match. Will Pastrano Decisions Ray Chicago -(UPU- Willie Pas trano, a dancing light heavy weight who extended his win ning streak to six bouts Wednesday night, will forsake the United States for his next scrap, he said today. Pastrano, a unanimous vic tor over Sonny Ray in 10 rounds, planned to go to Glas gow, Scotland, for a IT round match with Chickie Calder wood for $10,000o which he said "I can bring back with me." Pastrarjp, 24, had little trou ble with Kay. Kay, from Chi cago took his 10th loss irP34 fights and Pastrano racked up his 35th wlp in 45 outings. LONG LEADER Corvallis -IUPD- Second base man Dave Long led the Ore gon State college freshman baseball team in hitting over the I960 season with a .429 average. Long, a former Cleve land high school of Portland player, had 12 hits in 28 times at bat. SF Giants Open Series WitR Cards Q By HAL WOOD San Francisco - IUPD -The St. Louis Cardinals came to town today - and Manager Bill Rigney and his San Fran cisco Giants were hoping they wouldn't prove as toug(f)as the Chicago Cubs. The Giants concluded a four-game series with the Cubs Wednesday by eking out a 2-1 victory - on the strength of Sam Jones's work on the mound and at the plate. In the four games, San Francisco got jinly 10 runs -or a little moiV'tlian two runs per game. But the series was split. "Either the Chicago pitch ing was tough," said Rigney, our boys are in a hitting slump. I don't know which it." O For today's game it was to be Larry Jackson for the Cards, and Billy O'Dell for Vie Giants. Tense Moujid Duel Wednesday's battle was a tense mound duel featuring Jones and Dick Ellsworth, a towering 20-year-old south paw from Fresno, Calif. The Giants got one run in Uhe third inning on a walk and Eddie Bressoud's blooper single to left with two down. And the Cubs came back to tie it in the top of the fourth on Bank's single and Ed Bou chee's triple. And that was it until the ninth inning when there was all kindS of action. Ellsworth, who was coast ing in complete control, got two out, but eased ud and catcher Bob Schmidt cracked a single to enter. Then Sad Sam came lo the plate, swinging the lumber and with murder in his heart The count ran to one ball and two strikes when Jones-laid the wood to the ball.olt came back to earth against the left field fence at the 400-fot mark and even the slow-footed Schmidt easily made it home to break up the ball game. A Good One To Win "It was a good one to win," said Sad Sam. "I just went up there hoping to get a hit. I wasn't trying for thcV fence." Said Boudreau: "This kid Ellsworth is going to be a sfj-eat Ditcher." The Giants agreed to that. Such sluff&ers as Willm Mnvc artil Willi McCov'ey never got tne ball out of the infield Giant jottings-Willie Kirk land hit in his 12th straight game . . . MaiHiger Bill Rig ney shook up the lineup slight ly, benching Qon Blasineame. moving Joe Amalfitano from third to second and installing field here. Andre Rodgers, last year's Their participation this sea shortstop flop, at third ... son will include a July 2Qand the formula worked out okay. 3 holiday week end inter-area "We'll give Blasingamc a tourney at Roseburg. A Eu coupfe of days rest," said Rig- gene and a Portland team will ney. "The Blazer" is batting participate along with Med only .219. ford and the host clutr. Your Valiant dealer says: MIS SPECIAL SEE YOUR PLYMOUTH-VALIANT DEALER HAMLIN MOTOR COMPANY 8th & Front Streets Medford Oriole's Brown Handcuffs Yanks 4-1 With One-Hitter By FRED DOWN United Preis International Oa Pitcher Paul Richards once scorned as 'line drive Ertfwn" is making the Balti more Orioles' leader look like the manager of the year. His full name is Hector Harold (Skinny) Brofcn and he's traveled the hamburger circuit for much of his 15-year career. But alone with the rest of Richards' kids and castitlil ne s caugnt a severe case ot earlyMason pennunt fever and Wednesday night he came within one pitch of no-hit fame. The 35-yeiSuld native of Greensboro, N. C, yielded a first-inning homer to Mickey Steelhead Hearing at GP Sunday OBints Pass - An Oregon state game commission hear ing is set for 8 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at the Grants Pass Women's club audi t o r i u m back of the Josephine county courthouse. Commission members will meet with the Grants Pass Sportsmen's club committee for progressive fish and game regulation on RojHie river. Purpose is to determine if any change can be made in the present winter steelhead regulations. Sportsmen's club members said that all persons interest ed in Rogue river winter steel head fishing are invited. McLean Legion Baseball Coach Cliff McLean, coach at Roosevelt Grade school, will tutor die Medford Amerkn Legion junior baseball team this year. First practice for the team will be on Monday at 4 p.m. at the high school field here, according to Keegan Town send, liegion npst athletic di rector. He said that all boys interested are invited to turn out for the team. Games which had been set for June 8 against the Cheney Studs and June 10 against Klamath Falls have been post poned because participation in the state prep playoffs is giv ing some Medford players late Legion start. The locals will open their . season on Saturday, Jvuie 11, at 2 p.m against Roseburg at Cheney DON'l RED WAGON DICK KNIGHT CO. 33 South Riverside Medford Mantle and then went on to beat the New York Yankees, 4-1, without allowinu another hit. The victory boosted the Orioles' American league lead over the rained-out Clc3ft Indians to 2'i games and was their sixth triumph in seven games and their 10th In 12. Baumann Tiger Killer Frank Baumaryau who has scored six of his lVoig league victories against Detroit, pitched the White Sox to a 6-0 win that handed the Ti gers their fifth straight loss in the only other American league game. Washington's twi-nighter at Boston was rained out. The Pittsburgh Pirates tained their game-and-a-half grip on first place when Etol: Friend shut out the Cincinnati Reds, 5-0, the San Francisco Giants shaded the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies; 6-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National league. Rookie snortstop Ronnie Hansen hit a three-run homer off Duke Maas to give the Or ioles the lead in the fifth in ning and Brown togk ft from there. The White Sox nudged Jim Bunning for two runs in the fifth and then racked up Tom Morgan in a four-run ninth featured by homers by Earl Torgeson and Gene Freese. Friend Throws 3-Hitter Friend pitched a three-hit ter for his third shutout and sixth win of the season as the Pirates ran their winning streak to five games and their season record at home to 18-6 Sam Jones pitched a five hitter and doubled home the winning run in the ninth in ning to win his sixth game. Jones struck out seven and walked one. Wes Covington drove in two Diamond Lake Limits Plentiful Diamond Lake - More than 50 per cent of the anglers checked here on Memorial day had trout limits of five fish over 12 inches in length, according to the "Weekly Tip Sheft" of Diamond lake re sort. The fishing was termed "tops." Largest kamloop the season was said to weigh seven pounds. Spinners and worms or flatfish were producing re sults. Most catches were from a two-year-old plant and fish were 14-16 inches long. Fish ing was said to be the best since the 1956 season. The resort reported that 'winter cnr'ed Thursday eve ning, May 26." Thenj was 70 degree weather for the holi day week end. FOR VALUE Vw AND WE SELL 'EM IN WHITE BLACK, BLUE SILVER AND GREEN, TOO! I runs with his third homer and a double and Joe Adcock sin- gled home two runs as the Braves snapped a four-game losing streak. Bob Buhlwent the distance for his jjwrth win. Ken Boyer drove In two runs with a single and his 13th homer and Daryl Spencer doubled in two runs for the Cardinals L1NK.SCOHKS: National League Chicago 000 100 0001 S. Francisco 001 000 0012 s 1 Ellsworth (2-2) and Avesiii, Thacker (6). Jonea (6-4) ftjyi Cincinnati ... 000 0O0 ooo 0 3 Pittsburgh . 202 000 10X .1 11 Purkey, Nuxhall (3). Henry and uatley, nouae ta. rrlen(W6-2) ana Burgess, i.osur rurKevyW) St. Louis ooo no 100 5 Los Angeles 200 000 000 2 11 Sadeckl, Dultba 111, McDanfel (5) ana amiin. nuuiax. noeoucK 15), Lablne (8) and N. Sherry, Winner uliba (3-21. Loser Kou fax HBs Gilliam, Boyer. Milwaukee ....100 201 Oil 6 10 2 Philadelphia 000 HQ 001 3 10 o Buhl (4-21 and Crandall. Robert! (1-7) and Dalrymple. HR Coving ton. American League Chicaay f 000 020 004 fl 6 1 DctrW V 000 000 0000 4 0 Baumann (2-2 1 and Lollar. Bun- nine, Morgan (9) and Berheret. j,oser ounning (1-3). Hfls Torge- nun, r iccuc. j New York ....100 000 0001 I 3 Baltimore .. 000 030 lOx 1 4 0 Maas, Gabler (61 and Berra. Brown (4-1) and Courtney, Loser Maas (0-O- HRs Mantle, Hansen. Super Modified West Coast's Fastest-Finest Cars and Drivers S 1, of pro SAT. N I TE JUNE 4 Time Trial, 7:00 P.f. First Race, 8:00 P.M. ASHLAND SPEEDWAY OUR TOURNEY STARTS Memphis-IUPD-Old pro Ben Hogan and boyish newcomer Mason Rudolph today led the way as more than 100 tour ing professionals ODened a four-day assault c the $30, 000 Memphis Open title. CpperDistilled SOUR MASH KENTUCKY BOURBON JOCKEV? croB 5J80 S015 J pt, lOniSO 11 1. 1. HENDERSON CO., lOIIMIllf, IIH IUCKT t CINCINNATI. OHIO. 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