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II. CONTROVERSIAL MARTIN The most controversial man in town is Cincinnati's Billy Martin, recently involved in a "bean ball" incident with Chicago favorite, Pitch er Jim Brewer. Martin punched Brewer, fracturing the eye orbit bone of the hurler, after ducking a high, inside pitch he claimed PAGES 1 to 8 Me MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1960 Klamath to Tonight In Legion Final Bend - IUPII - Undefeated Klamath Falls and oncc-beal-cn Roswell, N.M., meet here tonight in the finals of the Western regional American Legion Junior baseball tour nament. Roswell, which won its way Into the championship brack et last night with a 15-8 vic tory over defending champion Phoenix, Ariz., must score two wins to gain the tourney title while it will take only one triumph by the Oregon team to gain the champion ship. The teams are scheduled to A sure hit after the last run is scored When all the shouting is over, there's nothing lik 7 Crown: its taste is in a league by itself. A hundred years of tradition have produced an incomparable drink . . . smooth, satisfying, sure. SAY SEAGRAM'S AND BE SURE insiw-BiSTiuiis eoywr. m io dir. iuikp wwurr. h moot, ss tun lumn vmt we SECTION B Meet Roswell play at .8 p.m. with a second game slated for Wednesday night at the same time if necessary. '. ." Roswell, beaten earlier in the tourney by Klamath Falls, erupted for eight runs in the third inning and pound ed out 17 hits in beating Phoe nix. It was catcher Harry Wil son, the hitting star of the tournament who continued to pace the New Mexico squad's attack. Wilson connected for a double and three singles for two runs batled-in to boost his Seagram' 1,, Mtl(Jf v 2 1t li will? jf i 4 ' , "s,r " z. -44 ol si $A60 ($ Code 265B 1 1 3 Pint Code 265C ' . 4 m fjf was a beanball. Bleacherites sports a "Kill Martin" sign feven before he hit two doubles), while kids flocked around him for his autograph. Martin was informed before the game that. Brewer and the Cubs have filed a $1,040,000 damage suit against him. (UPI Telephoto) UO Football Prospect Will Not Return In Fall Eugene - IUPII - Pete Holt, 145-pound football prospect who spent last spring at the University of Oregon, an nounced Monday that Tie would not return to the col lege this fall. Holt, a transfer student from Valley Junior college at San Fernando, Calif., told head Duck grid Coach Len Casanova: that he would have to stay out of school a year and not play football because of medical reasons. Duck fans had hoped Holt, 5-fool-4Vz inches, would team with Cleveland Jones, 5-3 and 147 pounds, this year as one of the nation's smallest starting halfback combina tions. four-game tourney hitting to tals to nine-for-20. Bob Gordon had a home run in the seventh inning and a pair of one-base hits to lead his club's 10-hit offense. i J4 Mi ' Legal Battle Looms In Jim Brewer Case Chicago-HPti-A legal battle which might determine the rights of baseball players to protection from their oppo nents on the playing field loomed today. Southpaw pitcher Jim Brew er and the Chicago Cubs set up the possibility Monday when they filed a joint suit asking $1,040,000 damages from Billy Martin, Cincinnati Reds infielder, for his assault on Brewer, Aug 4 . There were intimations la ter that Martin might file a counter-suit against Brewer iioroipo Mint the pitcher threw at his head to set off the attack. Should he file such a suit, it was indicated he would have the full support of the Cincin nati club, since its general manager Gabe Paul, said, "Of course we'll fight it. If the case comes to trial, there will be some very interesting de velopments." The suit by the Cubs and Brewer was the first ever filed ALL MUST 4- ENGLISH FORDS! 5- THUNDERBIRDS! 9-NEW 26-BRAND NEW FORD PICKUPS! 100-BEST-BUY A-l Used Cars & Trucks LOW BANK HIGH Down Payments! TERMS! TRADES! by a major league player or club for damages as a result of actions on the field, accord ing to Charles Segar, secretary of the Major League Baseball Organization. The brawl occurred after! Brewster's first pilch to Mar tin Aug. 4, high and inside, hit hat and furrtmrtiH rtff Martin's hplmnt On thn nnvl I pitch, Martin swung, but his bat flew to the pitchers' mound. When he went after it, he punched Brewer instead. The pitcher suffered eye in juries which required two op erations, one to correct a de pressed fracture of the eye or bit bone and the other to set a fracture on the rim bone under the eye. He was re leased from the hospital Mon day. Martin was served with no tice of the suit before Mon day's Cubs-Reds game and wisecracked, "How do they want the money? 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As for the Yanks, they arc Area Golfers Urged To Get Start Times Local entries in the South ern Oregon Golf champion ships at the Rogue Valley Country club to be held on Aug. 31 through Sept. 5, are urged to get their starting times for tourney qualify ing rounds from the club pro shop as soon as possible. Tourney golfers from this area will qualify on Tues day, Aug. 30. , x that nobody out-trades your Ford dealer! Now Crater Lake Motors biggest and best year-end offer you've seen yet , . . free gasoline with your car pur chase . . . and you get the free gas at any station of your choice! t miss this . . . The prices at rock - bottom and the selection is great! Hurry! . Your Med ford Ford Dealer MAIN AT FIR ....... SP 3-4547 700 BIDDLE ROAD . ..SP 2-6446 Both Lots Open Till 9:00 p m. ready to start anytime. All in all, there will be 402 U.S. representatives, 305 of them athletes. There are 321 of them already here and more expected. 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