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" ' " " , " O " '"' ; 0 o MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. TUESDAY, JUNE 14. I960 Jake LaMotta Tells Senate Committee His 1947 Fight With Billy Fox Was 'Fixed' By NORMAN G. CORNISH United Preii International Washington - IUPI) - Former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, with a death threat from the underworld hanging over his head, told Senate in vestigators today his 1947 fight loss to Billy Fox was "fixed." LaMotta testified that he was "play acting" when the referee stopped the Madison Square Garden, bout in the 4th round and gave the vic tory to Fox on a TKO. Grim-faced and tight-lipped LaMotta said he took the dive in exchange for a prom Ise that "something might be arranged" to give him a shot at the middleweight crown. LaMotta said he had been offered $100,000 earlier to throw the fight, but had re fused. Threat on Life LaMotta was subpoenaed as the opening witness in the long-awaited investigation of boxing by the Senate anti- Pirate Try outs Set on June 20 Memorial stadium, While City will be the scene on Mon day, June 20, of baseball try outs conducted by the Pitts burgh Pirates of the National league. The tryouts will be open to boys 18 to 22 years of age. Bob Fontaine, head scout for Pittsburgh on the West Coast and Jim Foster, Northwest scout, are expected to direct the event. Youths are to bring their own uniforms. . Late information on the try- outs is not available but reg istration is expected to be at 8:30 a.m. with the tryout period to be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ThGre's An Easier Way to CREDIT PLAIN! Why do it I ho hard way? Call on the Commercial Credit Plan whenever you can use extra cash. Our loan service is fast, friendly and convenient. Rates are reasonable. 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He said his spleen was ruptured and he knew that he would be in "difficulties" if Fox hit him hard there. Actually, LaMotta admitted Phils Drub Bevos 7-2; Curry Hurt Portland - (UPD - A crowd of 10,480 turned out Monday night to watch the National league Philadelphia Phillies knock over the Portland Beav ers of the Pacific Coast league 7-2. The Phillies got off with a fast start with first-inning home runs by Tony Taylor and Wally Post, good for three runs. They added two more in the third on singles by Alvln Dark, Tony Curry and Post, and picked up single tallies in the fifth and ninth innings. Bill Causion hit an inside the park homer in the sixth for Portland, but the Beavers were able to get only one more run. Curry, hitting .339, one of the top marks in the National league, pulled a leg muscle in the sixth while chasing Clausion's homer and may be out of action for some time. Seeing action for Portland t first base was Jim Hanna, the 8-7 athlete from Southern California. He went hitless in four trips. Noel Mlckclscn, Vlto Val- entinettl and Larry Jensen hurled for Portland, allowing 11 hits. Taylor Phillips. Hum berto Robinson and Reuben Gomez pitched for Philadel phia. A light rain fell most the contest. Of More Qualify For PGA Play By United Press International Five club pros who rarely stray from their home courses quailflcd Monday at three dif ferent sites for the Profession al Golf association champion ship tournament. Those who won the right to compete against the leading tournament pros in the PGA championship t Akron, Ohio, July 21 were: Joe Brown of Des Moines, Iowa; Lou Waro beck of Manitowoc, Wis.; Jim Milward of Milwaukee; Bob Mix of Albany, N.Y., and Ar mond Farinc of Schenectady, NY. The bulk of the 3f)hole PGA sectional qualifying rounds will be held June 20 and the remainder June 21, 24 and 27. Many of the lead ing tournament pros are ex empt from qualifying. The field for the PGA championship will number ap proximately 170 pros. Of this group, 104 will be required to qualify In sectional play. Purvine Named OCC President Purtlnlirl MM - Winston Purvinp of Orrtfnn Tp,-hnlrl Institute was elected president of the Oregon Collegiate Con ference here Saturday night, i Purvine succeeds Dr. Frank B. Dennett of Eastern Oregor. ltpv ItlinsnUrtr nthlntlr. ril. rector and head foothnll much at OTI. was elected secretary treasurer and Hill 1. Arthur of Oregon College of Educa tion was picked as the OCC's representative to the NAIA under questioning, Fox did not harm him seriously be fore the TKO. Gang-Buster Lawyer Directing the cross-exami nation was John G. Bonomi, former New York assistant district attorney who helped convict such racketeers as Ga briel Genovese, Frank Carbo and Johnny Dio during his career. LaMotta said he just stood there in the ring "helpless while Fox threw a number of punches. Then "the referee stopped the fight." The controversial light- heavywcighl match drew storm of criticism from New York sportswriters, who charged it was a "phony." Sources said the hearings were moved up from August because of fear that some thing might happen to La Motta and because of increas ing underworld resistance to the whole investigation. Seattle Tops Scics Twice United Press International Seattle, knocked groggy by Tacoma over the week end, came back off the ropes fight ing last night and used a pair of fine pitching performances to start another drive toward the top of the Pacific Coast league. Erv Palica and Dave Slen- house, a pair of crafty right handers, did the honors a: the Rainiers took a double header from Sacramento, 3-0 and 5-2. Vancouver notched an 8-4 10 -inning victory over San Diego in the only other PCL game scheduled for Monday. Spokane, Portland, and Salt Lake were involved in exhibi tion contests while Tacoma was idle. The Rainiers' two wins last night were their 10th and 11th In their last 14 games and they came Just when things were starting to take on that funeral parior look. Vancouver turned three walks and two hits into four runs in the top of the 10th in turning back San Diego. The rally came after the Padres had tied the score with four of their own in the bottom of the ninth. LINESCOIIKS: (1st game) Seattle 100 Ott 03 B 0 Sacrnmentn ... 000 000 00 3 0 Pnllca and Brown: Bowman and Porter. fZnrt lame) Sraltle 022 010 0005 0 1 Sacramento.. 100 000 010 2 R 1 Meuhmise and Zimmerman: Diaz. Watklnh (ti Bowman till, and Por ter. (10 Innings) VnlU'imviT 000 002 200 0 S 6 0 San Dir-KO 00(1 000 004 01 7 3 Mocllpr. Bnrelay 191. Nit-hnls (Dl and White: Ferrarese. Peters (71 Wade 0) and Podbielan (10) and Carreon. OSC Slugger Among Best Omaha. Neb. - d'PH - Larry Peterson, Oregon State out fielder who hit .410 during the current season, was named Monday to the 10-mau college all-Amcrican team. Peterson was the only Pa cific Northwest player on the team. Others from the West included pitcher Bruce Gard ner of Southern Cal and catch er Alan Hall of Arizona. The team had a .404 batting average. BOWLING 11(11 I I NO .'INS Summits: Hoi-kliiK sini Fnllon Pins Allry t"nl Klfldldolhiipprm , Rolling Squares Ramblers ST. M ARV SJl MORS Kl.i Hill n us: Alli-y Angel Nullifies Four Flawless four Alley Onp l.ny I.onfer Pin Blasters He nil v Alley Oon 3 iC Tom Rmihler 4I!. Linda Wilkes TJili -JdJi; Lhv LonftM-s a if. nick Mocker 3H5, Uitrbara Lewis 3otli Alley Angeli 4 IC. Htc Carrnrn 4U, Anne Hennett 3401 l!iRH NAmele. Kmir 0 iC Ron Daley 3ti7) Anne Ifiivllnnri 322 liHR. Ktnvle Four 3 (Dirk Fvans 432, Drryl 7-apell M7. 1HHR; Ptn BUs Neweomb 2.1H tH3l. High gmne Rir Carrnrn, ISO. ters I (l)iek Rim-irll 30i Kathv NEED 220-100 AMP SERVICE LET SEARS ARRANGE INSTALLATION Includes: Servict for Range, Dryer and Hot Wsttr Tank Up to 30 Feet ach. Plus 8 Circuit!. PHONE SP 3-6661 FOR TREE ESTIMATES SIPdDMTTS RECEIVES KICK Heavyweight champion Ingemar Johans son gets a gentle boot in the posterior from sparring partner Bill Johnson at the end of a lively training session at his Gros- singer, N.Y., training camp. ing aggressively, will meet in New York on June 20. Cheney Wins Softball Opener 6-0 The Cheney Studs opened the 1960 Jackson County Soft ball association season last night with a 6-0 shutout win over S and W Floor Covering at the Mcdford High school stadium. It was the only game sched uled. The Studs capitalized on eight S and W errors and eight hits of their own in recording the win. Their big gest outbreak of runs came in the bottom of the second when they scored three runs on three singles, three S and W errors and a walk. S and W pitcher Willie Barnum gave up only one earned run and that came in the sixth when Cheney bat ters put together two singles and a stolen base for the tal ley. Cheney pitcher Keith Gar. rctt gave up only five hits in recording the win. Three league games and one exhibition are on the Softball association schedule for Wed nesday evening at the senior high school field. In counting games at 7 p.m., Mail Tribune will meet Tim ber Products and Lithia Lum ber will oppose the Cheney Studs. Butte Falls Is billed against Civil Service in a 9 p.m. league mix. S and W Floor Covering will face the Rogue Valley Dairy Maids of the Northwest Women's Major league. I.INF.srORB: S and W 000 000 O 0 Chnnev O.tl Oil X 6 5 8 Barnum and Stonphal; Garrett and CarrlKan. Keating Advises Caution On Anti-Trust Bill Washington- HIPP -Sen. Ken neth B. Keating (R-N.Y.) said today the Senate should "pro ceed with caution" when It receives Sen. E-sles Kefau vcr's anti-trust sports bill from the Senate judiciary committee. The bill, supported by Con tinental league officials and opposed by National and American league officials, was sent to the Senate floor Monday without a recommen dation by the Judiciary com mittee. Committee staff mem bers said it would be about a week before the bill actually is filed with the Senate. Keating said the bill repre sents "a shot In the arm" to efforts to get a third major league and more big league baseball in New York state. But he said the Senate should "proceed with caution" so as not to agree to legislation which would undermine the structure of organized base ball and Its minor leagues. AS LOW AS $3500 Nothing Down, 3 Years To Pay On Sears Modernizina Credit Plan Johansson, who has been train Floyd Patterson in a title bout -(UPI Telephoto) Johansson Aggressive In Training By JACK CUDDY United Press International Grossinger, N.Y. -(UPD- In gemar Johansson let out the big secret today. He said his new aggressive style had been adopted for training purposes only and not for use against Floyd Patterson in their re turn title fight Monday night, Ingemar's surprising aggres- siveness has been the widely publicized feature of this camp for the past five weeks as he prepared for his first de fense of the crown. His persistent attack-his re lentless pressing of sparmates caused many observers here in the Catskills to believe he would tear into ex-champion Patterson Monday night and try for a quick knockout. But he said today: "I changed my style in training this time to make me work hard-to make me throw a lot of punches in every round so I can go 15 rounds at top speed if necessary Monday night." The fact that he is barging into his sparring partners doesn't mean that he's going to rush at Patterson in the first round, s'aid the champion. "What I do Monday night, he said, "depends on what he does. I'll be ready for any thing. I'm in much better con dition than last year. I'm an improved fighter, maybe 25 or 30 per cent." How could he be improved, asked one of the 54 sports writers here, if he hadn't had fight since last June 26, when he took the title from Patterson on a third-round TKO? 'I'm improved because I have more onf idence," he ex plained, "and because I've trained about six weeks long-er-in Europe-than I did last year. And I've practiced many new things since then." HARTACK WINS AGAIN Monmouth, N.J. - IUPD - Wil lie Hartack picked up where he left off in Saturday's Bel mont Stakes when he won Monday with Miss Royal in the featured Navy League Purse at Monmouth Park. Miss Royal, a four-year old filly, hadn't won in seven previous starts this season and paid $10.80, $6.80 and $3.40. BIG EXPENSES AHEAD? Places to go, things to buy! When there Just isn't enough money to go around, arrange an instal ment loan at HFC. 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They're Lew Burdette, the toast of Milwaukee in 1957, and Bob Turley, 21-game win ner and Yankee Series min ute man In 1958, and they're beginning to look like staff Wilson Top Eliminator In SOTA Drags on Sunday Jim Wilson, Grants Pass, was top eliminator on Sunday in the Southern Oregon Tim ing association drag races at the White City strip, Wilson's torrid Chevrolet powered Class C dragster blasted through the clocks at 113.62 miles per hour, leaving the runner-up Southern Ore gon Wheelers club "Zombie" at the line with two broken axles. . ' The Wheelers did, however. get a measure of satisfaction of the day. "Zombie," before the trouble halted it, set a new Class A competition car rec ord of 116.68 mph. for the SOTA strip with Bub Hewitt chauffeuring. It was the first time out for the car's new en gine. Wheelers are looking forward to faster marks. 137.74 MPH Speed Top time of the day was recorded by the Noel Black Don Hammon - Howard Rob erts team with its quick "Black Bird Too." After a few practice runs, Black managed a top speed of 138.74 mph. for the big fuel burner, .1 better than the old fuel standard. A match between "Black Bird Too" and Wilson's car was not set up since Black, Hammon and Roberts were Ashland Girl Is Medalist Portland - I1IPII - Eugene's Byron Wood took medalist honors Monday in the junior division of the annual Oregon Golf association junior cham pionships at Columbia-Edge-water. Wood shot a 71. Graham Brunes of Tillamook and Dick Davis of Lebanon took medal ist honors in the boys' di vision with 74's. Treasure Sullivan of Ash land was the girls' division medalist with an 83. She also was medalist last year. Matched play opened today. Medford golfers scored as follows: Rich Knight 76, Tom Clark 80, Larry Berg 91, Doug Olson 78, William Col lins 94, Stan Dawson 76, Rob ert Berg 62. Albie Pearson Sent To Miami Baltimore (UPD Albie Pear son, tne little icnow wno made it big with the Wash-; ington Senators in 1998, is back today in the minors. I The Baltimore Orioles re called fleet center-fielder Jim Busby Monday and sent Pear-1 son, 5 feet, 6 inches and about 140 pounds, to the Miami Marlins of the International league. Pearson was hitting only .231 this year. Pearson was named "rookie of the year" in 1958 when he hit .275 for tile Senators. His j average dipped to .216 last year and he was obtained by 1 the Orioles last winter. Busby, ' who previous played with . Chicago, Washington, Cleve land and Baltimore, was hit ting .287 for Miami. I or phone HFC today. . . where 2 million folks a year borrow confidently. Life insurance at group rate is available on all loam cf?llaifU Floor-SPring 3-5301 30 Tun thra Fri.-Oowd Set. aces again after a wretched start this year. Burdette, relegated to re lief roles early in the season, scored his third straight win as a starter and raised his mark to 6-2 Monday night with a 12-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Turley Wins Fourth Turley, who was dropped completely from Casey Sten gel's pitching plans for running their vehicle in ex hibition only. There were 80 contestants. SOTA will have its next drags two Sundays from now, RKRITI.TS: (With class, speed and elapsed Umel F Stock Jack Heeter. Roseburg. 68.4-1 mpn.. ia.7i: esiock uonaia Morgan, Cave Junction, 69.48 mph., 19.37: D Stock David Carter. Ash land. 76.98 mph., 17.88; CStock Barney Metcalf. Medford, 83.93 mph.. 15.52; B Stock Bud Bever, 83.72 mph.. 16.45; AStock Gor don Elmore, 89.19 mph., 16.05: Super Stock Allen L. May, junc tion Citv. 94.43 mph.. 15.09. CStock Auto Ed May, Klamath Falls, 76.85 mph.. 17.77; BStock auto Leonard Peterson, Junction City, B7.80 mph., 16.38: AStock auto Phil Zioihowski, Springfield, 85.87 mph.. 15.35: SuperStock auto Darrell Litwiller, Roseburg, 90.90 mph.. 15.55. BGa5 Gary Waller. Grants Pass, 93.55 mph.. 15.02: AGas Gary Sample, Klamath Falls, 87.54 mph., 16.32. ISports Dave Vincent. Klam ath Falls. 63.46 mph.. 20.13; HSports Larry Lewis, Medford, 63.33 mph., 20.38: GSports Marvin Acrex, Medford. 70.03 mph.. 19.27: DSports Jerry C. Coplev. Grants Pass. 93.94 mph., 15.44: BModlfled Sports Jerry J. Vaillacourt. Portland. 97.71 mph., 14.48: AModified Sports Jim Holmes. Klamath Falls, 101.81 mph.. 14.04. BCvcle Stewart Castro Chilo quin, 94.93 mph.. 14.32. BAltered Phil Miles, Medford, 106.88 mph., 13.57. AComp. Southern Oregon Wheelers, Medford, 116.88 mph., 13.11. CDragster Jim Wilson, Grants Pass. 112.07 mph., 12.24; A'Fuel Dragster Noel Black, Medford, 138.61 mph.. 10.87. Little Eliminator Gary Waller. Grants Pass. 93.S5; Middle Elimina torPhil Miles, Medford, 106.88; Top E 1 1 m 1 n a t o r Jim Wilson, Grants Pass. 112.07. Top time Noel Black, Medford, 138.61. Senators Send Kaat To Minors Washington-(UPD-Jim Kaat, promising 21-year-old south paw pitcher, has been sent to the minors by the Washington Senators to make room for veteran pitcher Ray Moore, obtained from the Chicago White Sox. Kaat, who had compiled only one victory against seven losses in 11 games this season, was optioned Monday to the Senators' Charleston, W. Va. farm club of the American Assn. Moore, a 34-year-old right hander, appeared in 14 games with the White Sox this year and posted a 1-1 record. He was used only in relief. Moore also has pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles and has a career mark of 47-47. Every Tues., fillip Wed. & Friday at 8 p.m. at Cheney Legion Field Near Old Fairgrounds South of Medford SEE THESE FINE AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR BASEBALL TEAMS IN ACTION Grants Pass O Cheney Studs Medford O Klamath Falls 'You won't see better ball played this side f the Biq Leaques! spell, gained his third consec utive victory and increased his record to 4-1 with an 8-4 decision over the Kansas City Athletics. The results of the only games played in the majors Monday moved the Braves to within 3'2 games of the Na tional league lead and the streaking Yankees to within one game of first place in the American league. Burdette started slowly and Turley finished in somewhat wobbly fashion but their over all performances were never theless of key importance to managers Charlie Dressen and the Yankee's Stengal. Survives Eearly Rally Burdette e n c o u n tered a four-run San Francisco out Giants Face Pirates In Ml Battle By HAL WOOD United Press International San Francisco (UPI Pitts burgh and San Francisco open the battie for first place in the National league tonight with the Giants trailing the leaders by one game. Manager Bill Rigney will send his ace right-hander Sam Jones, to the hill in an at tempt to gain the opening edge. He will be faced by the Pirates' Bob Friend But if the winds slay any thing like they have been, everything will be up to the fielders, not the pitchers. Monday's wind-tossed extra vaganza went to Milwaukee by a 12-5 margin in an exact reversal of Sunday's 16-7 bat tle won by San Francisco. Fly Balls Not Outs "It's getting so that any ball cut into the air may be a hit," said Rigney after the battle. "Those fly balls aren't outs any more. There was nothing I liked about that game." Even while winning, Man ager Charley Dressen of the Braves agreed. "In the first place, it's hard to see the ball against the blue sky with no clouds in it," said Dressen. "Then the wind may take it any direction ex cept the one you anticipated. I'm glad it's your team that has to play 77 games in Candlestick Park. We're lucky. Only 11 each year." At least eight fly balls that looked like certain outs fell in for hits or errors in Monday's game. Sometimes the fielders wouldn't be within three feet of the ball when it landed. Cepeda Homers The Giants had Milwaukee starter Lew Burdette on the ropes in the first inning and couldn't do anything about it. They clouted the old master for four runs, including Or lando Cepeda's three- run homer. a, mm m burst in the very first Inning featured by a three-run homer of Orlando Cepeda. But ha settled down thereafter to wind up with a route-going eight-hitter and the Braves' sluggers did the rest. Turley, who shut out tho Chicago White Sox in his previous start, carried a one hit shutout into the eighth inning when the Athletics ral lied for five hits and all their runs. The Yankees had long since salted the game away on the strength of an early attack that built a 7-0 lead in four innings. Bill Skowron homer ed and drove in four runs and Tony Kubek also homered for In exhibition games, Herb Score pitched four-hit ball for five innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-0, in six innings; the Pittsburgh Pirates downed Salt Lake City of the Pacific Coast league, 8-2, and the Cleveland Indians edged the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, LINESCORES: New York ... 301 301 0008 9 0 Kansas City . 000 000 040 4 6 1 Turlev (4-11 and Rtrr If Ink.. son, Giggle (4), Klely (7), Kutyna tui and Chit!. Loser K. Johnson, 12-4). HRS Kubek, Skowron. Milwaukee . 043 000 005 12 15 O San Fran 400 100 000 5 8 a. Burdette (6-2) and Crandall. San. ford . Maranda I2t Shinlav Loes (8) and Schmidt. 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