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TEAM lit FINAL John Ko-
venz, above, coach of the Medics up against Parkrose
i ui.l i i it ii H-'iVTnUnnmah stadium in
Medford H'h school is no
strar.er to stale sports cham
pionships. But there is one
crown its athletes through the
years have never won.
Oregon laurels have been
gleaned by Pear City prep
sters in football, basketball,
track, golf and tennis. Yet,
the diadem in baseball, so far,
has eluded the Black Tor
nado. That could change this Sat
urday night. For the Tornado
stalwarts have that chance to
add the big school diamond
hardware to the MedfordJ
trophy chest. After garnering
their district and conference
Land sweeping through quar-
f(;r and semifinal scrapes, the
Big Wind of the Rogue valley
in
ford high baseball contingent,
takes a team into the Oregon
Class A-l championship finals
for the second time, when his
Black Tornado charges oppose
Parkrose Saturday night at
Multnomah stadium in Port
land. His 1056 crew was a
finalist. This is Kovenz' fifth
year at the Tornado helm. His
teams have entered state playQ1
oris as cusmci uuisis inree
times,
Jtadio stations RYJC fsd
J MED will carry broad
sli of the Medford-Park-rose
state A-l high school
chamf ionship baseball gam
i 9 p.m. Saturday at Pori
Jtnd'i Multnomah sfgdium.
Conga hp fc
All-Star
' Moscow, Idaho fUPD North
ern division champion Wash
ington State university domi
nated the league's all - star
team announced today wiiS
four men, three selected
unanimously, on the first
team.
" Pitcher Dick Montee, catch
er Arlie Kangas and outfield
er Arnold Pleasant captured
all 20 votes of the coaches
and scorers whgj name the
lljuuu.
. Second baseman Rick Au
gust Vltt WSU'a tourtW' mwv
on uun.
"..The division's leading hit
ter, outfielder Larry Peter
ton, and third baseman Bill
Wagner were named from
Oregon State. Washington
also placed two men on the lite in
'Multnomah stadium in the
1960 Class A-l title final. Sat
urday game time is 9 p.m.
A dual objective is to
achieve for Medford a triple
crown by gaining for the Tor
nado a third major team title
t'Q) the school in a single aca
demic par,
In fact, six Medford horse-
hiders have the opportunity
to be members of three state
titular clubs in the 1959 GO
school session. They are Jerry
Anderson, Calvin and Lowell
Dean, Jim Barry, Bob Qiwi
ney and Dick Ragsdale. Two
others, Ray Konopasek and
Pat McLoughlin could be on
two title teams.
I On Squad
They are among 16 play
ers who'll make the state fi
nale jaunt. Others are Ken
Jensen, Mike Parsons, Wayne
Thompson, Herb Wheeler,
Ray Stewart, Craig Laurance,
Art Ruhl and Bud Lowrey.
The squad will leave for
Portland about 8 a.m. S&ir-
day in the cars of Coaches
John Kovenz, Tom Maricr,
Frank Roelandt and former
Tornado mentor Alex McDonald.
Head tutor Kovenz said the
crew will have pre-game drill
under the lights at Linciffii
field about 8 p.m. and will
go over to Multnomah stadi
um Just before 9 p.m.
Anderson likely will get
the pitching call with Jensen,
catcher; Lowell gean, first
base; Konopasek, second base;
ttvlra bara; Barry or 'inomp-
son, left field; Quinncy, center
field, and Parsons, right field.
Medford with a 25-1-1 rec
ord for (he spring to tiie
Broncho's 14-2, is tlfe favor-
the conflict. The Tor-
Fifty-six of the Tornado's
217 hits thiiOseason have been
for extra bases, 28 of them
doubles, 18 triples and 10
home runs. Medford team
fielding average is .932. Its
pitching staff has given up
just 28 earned runs in 171 in
nings and has a iff ER av
erage of 1.14.
Tornado pitchers have been
charged with just 54 runs
while Medford has scored 182
and have yielded 123 hits
vttbile Tornado batters have
collected the 217.
The championship game
will be the last played for
Medford high by eight sen
iors, Anderson, the two Deans
Jensen, Konopasek, Mclaugh
lin, Parsons and Thompson
Anderson, the Deans, Jensen
Konopasek and McLaughlin
are three-year lettcrmen. The
Deans have earned Southern
Orceon conference all-star
honors three times and Jen
sen twice.
Parkrose Lineup
Possible lineup for Coach
Jim Gay's Parkrose team in
cludes John Mahoney (B-U or
Dennis Barlow (4-0), pitcner
Monte Stoughton (.242); catch
er; Dave Chapman (.378), first
hase: Bill Hill (.341), second
hasn- Larrv Kuhlman, short-
(nn- Dick Snonhauer (.226)
third base: Lov ry Jacoby
f2R5) left f old: Bill ni'w
(.20, center field, and Lynn
Aikman (.250 , rigm neia.
Hill hnii headed the eirfcra
base hitting with thre doubles
and foe triples with J.acoby
. .. ilK Hnu-
follOWing C1USUIJ win.
bft three triples and
home runs.
Th Bronchos lost a pre-
league tiff to Hoos-veu uiy
Portland and another to
Cleveland of Portland. They
won the Wilco league with a
7-0 mark, including an inter
divlsion playoff with Sandy.
Parkrose beat Wilson of
Portland in the state quarter
finals and Hillsboro in the
semifinals.
The Medrod-Parkrose con
test is the tliiro. game
triple-header. McKenzie and
Merrill meet for the class B
title at 5 p.m. and Canby and
Seaside tangle for class n-
honors at 7 p.m.
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MKOt'OKI) II K. II I1ASHI ALL 1 CJtilnncv .
STATISTICS: ' K;i,h(i;tie
in (2)
RV Nettr?
En Tourney
12
Ball hie
Anderson
Adams ,
Barry
C. Dean
L. Dean
Durkee
Ruhl
Jensen
Konopasek
McIjAUKhlin
Lnv v
Pnrhuns
Miles ....
La u ra n (e)
Alt K II Ave ItHI Suwirt
21 Thnmpsi
O White
H Wheeler
Hi 14 :2'..J
17 1! .um
20 2!l .527
(1 1
Totals
fi( 17 17 .257
1 2 .222
.000
.4110
.orm
.2.10
I'ltf nine II
Hi Anderson .. rn
ii j Qumney . . y.'i
2 l.-iwerv Ki
0 i MfLHUL'hltn 2.'(
20 Wheeler . .. AH
K V.K
lti 1.211
12 I (A)
3 107
5 -!l I 3
lb .714
(I l
Tnlals 171 !5 1 1S3 51 I. II
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dou
two
team, pitcher Phil Swimley
nd shorutop George Grant.
. First baseman Tim Hollis
tcr of Oregon and outfielder
Ralph Hatch of Idaho com
pleted the squad.
nado enters the tussle with a
.320 team batting mark, with
five regulars hitting .328 or
belter, with three swatting at
400 or moreoand Lowell Dean
socking .527.
mum TO TAMURA
r-r-muJUMW.VreaUer TAt-
l Tamura wua awarded the
first annual Oregon btale col
lege Buzz Randall Memorial
trouhv here Thursday nigm.
The award is presented in the
memory of the late Buzz Ran
dall, ex-Beaver football cen
ter who died in 1958, to the
OSC senior judged best in
scholarship, athletics, citizen
ship and activities. Tamura,
from Gladstone, Ore., wres
tles in the 115-pound division.
Medford Semi-sos
Opep Slate hi tiYL
Medford Bowling lanes
baseball team on Saturday
night makes its I960 bow in
the Rogue Valley league.
The Keglers entertain
Ashland in their "home"
park. Memorial stadium.
p.m. Medlord and Asniana
meet again in tile same park
on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Crescent City, Calif., plays
twice at Grants Pass on Sun
day in oilier league play.
Roseburg has a bye.
Ashland and Roseburg,
each 2-0, head the league
after one week end of play.
Ashland won 4 to 3 and 3 to
2 over Grants Pass. Roseburg
walloped Crescent City HOj
7 and 14 to 2.
Could Indicate p
This week end of conTen-
lion is expected to leave a
good indication of how the
teams compare in the circuit.
Rogue Valley Tennis club
will be prepsented in a tourn
ament at Redding, Calif., on
June 4 and 5.
Those making the trip in
clude Dick Joy and Alex
iin'i Petersen, Ashland, and John
2n ii Root and Ron Singler, Med
' ford. The two Mcdfo.(dUes are
Southern Oregon college stu
lid IM' dents. fx
The tourney is one of a
series slated in northern Cal
ifornia and southern Oregon.
Next one will be at the college
courts at Ashland on June 18
and 19 with the Rogue Val
ley club as sponsor.
Entries a 1 r e a d indicate
that the Ashland tournament
this year will be a bigger suc
ccs than last years. To make
the tournament more attrac
tive, a division for junior vet
tcrans is being added. In this
group a(e) players 35 years of
age and over. There is em
phasis, also, on a division for
boys 15 years of age and un
der. None of the other tour
neys in this series will include
these twoQ'asses.
Jun Men's Singles
Tournament divisions will
include junior men's singles,
Possible starters for theAMr those 18 and under, men's
Bowling lanes are Jim EggersTyingles and doubles for all
pitcher; Ray
Kay Vaughn,
Anderson
catcher; Neil
White City. Game lime is )(YJreen or Earle Tichenor, first
CllllfK Mtfrciumi, &eu-
iges; women s singles for all
ages and mixed doubles for all
men and women. Persons
wishiner to enter the Ashlanrf
base; Larry Perkins(D.ournament may contact Dick
Joy at 1665 Siskiyou blvd.,
Ashland.
A met at Eureka, Calif., is
set for July 2, and 4. Anoth
er will be Sept. 3, 4 and 5 at
Klamath Falls.
The tourneys will draw
players' from several western
stales.
base;
ond
shortstop; Doug Kinney,
third base: Bob Serak, left
field; Dave Neet or Ken Van
nice, center field, and Dick
Durante, right field.
Pitcher for Ashland may
be Gene Parent or Dave
D'Olivo.
Medford is managed
Pete Hale and Ashland
Lou Maurcr.
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Meet Awcssffi
A meeting of tile Jackson
County Softball asocialion
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tues
day,. June 7, at the Medford
city hall.
League Manager WillaiQ)
Barnum said it is hoped to
complete organization at that
time.
So far eight teams have
been lined up. These include
Medford National Guard, the
Cheney Studs. Medford Junior
Chamber ot CoifArtcrcc, tsuue
Falls, Ashland, The Mail Tnb.
une and two teams from Med
Lford as yet unsponsorecl.
P Barnum reported that leagur
play wil open around June 13
or 14. Gaines will be pl.'iyed
under the lights at the Med
ford high stadium two or
three nights a week. It is
planned to have four games
night with action on two
diamonds.
An association meeting was
held last Tuesday.
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Dairy Maid
To Travel
Rogue Valley Dairy Maids
make their first road trip this
week end. q
They play at irt Angeles.
WashS; on Saturday in a
Northwest Women's Major
Softball league doublehcader
Port Angeles is new to the
circuit th is year. The team is
known as the Eagles
The Maids have played
three straight week end series
at home and are 3-3 in the
loop. They do not play a
league tilt at home acain un
til June 25 when Port An
geles comes here.
fifemsn s
Rogue Valley Country club
women now rank third in
team competition in the Wil
lamette ValUiv-Southern Ore
gon Women PGolf association
after the organization's sec
ond play Wednesday at Lau
relwood course in Eugene.
Laurelwond now heads the
list with 627, Eupene has 646
and Medford is a shade back
with 647 stroke aggregate.
Ten Rogue Valley ladies made
the Eugene jaunt and scores
ot Mrs. Ray Frisbio, Mrs. Wil
liam Millex. Mrs. Paul Walker
and Mrs. T.. W. Sickels went
toward the team total. Mrs.
Frisbio was low net in Group
A in individual contention.
Next WVSO play will be on
July 15 at Corvallis,
EmiJe Griffith,
Fernandez Vie
New York-(UPl)-Fast Emile
Griffith, New York boxer
puncher, and powerful Jorge
Fernandez, Argentine slugger,
fight tonight at St. Nicholas
Arena for a non-title match
next month with the new
welterweight champion.
Griffith is favored at 8-5
to beat Fernandez in their
nationally t e 1 e v is e d and
broadcast (NBg 10-rounder.
Matchmaker Teddy Bren
ner of Madison Square Gar
den promised that if cither
wins impressively tonight, he
will be signed for champion
Benny (Kid) Paret.
COSTLY HORSEPLAY
Philadelphia-l'W)-Fun-loving
Ditcher Jack Mever of the
Philadelphia Phillies paid theQ
price today for his Saturday
night laughs. Meyer, the Phil
lies' bst pitcher this season,
was fined "about S1.000" and
placed on the disabled list
after suffering a slipped disc
while engaging in some
"horseplay" in his Pittsburgh
hotel room May 28. Manager
Gene Mauch said the fine
amounted to 15 days pay.
Sto&p Play
urg
Central Point Cheney
Studs American Legion jun
ior baseball crew will be
hosts to Roseburg on Satur
day evening at Cheney field
at the south edge of town.
A doubleheader is slated
with the first game at 6:30
p.m. Cheney Coach BM
Askwilh said that the first
tangle will be for five in
nings and the second for
seven. The arrangement is
aimed at giving late comers
lo the park a chance to see
a full seven-inning tussle.
Roseburg's club is made
up of players from a num
ber of Douglas county com
munities. The Umpqua val
ley area is a Legion base
ball hotbed and Roseburg
fields a consistently strong
team.
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