miOAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
Pirates Look to Home Stand
In Closing Push for Pennant
By GARY K'ALE
United Press International
The Pittsburgh Pirates
ever mindful of Ilia disastrous
1938 finish when they were
overhauled by the Chicago
Cubs in a late September
drive, are overlooking all
superstitions when the num
ber 13 pops up as the likely
total of victories needed to
nail down their first National
league pennant since 1927.
Pittsburgh is currently
leading the NL by seven
games, the same margin the
Pirates held going into the
last month of the 1938 season.
The Bucs now have 28
games remaining. By playing
.500 ball, Pittsburgh would
have an overwhelming ad
vantage over second-place
Milwaukee, which would have
to take 22 of its last 28 games
to win.
A quick calculation by
Manager Danny Murtaugh,
however, may have him hark
back to that other season
when the Cubs won exactly
22 games in their stretch
drive.
Harvey Haddix, Clem La
bine and Roberto Clemente
eased Murtaugh's misgivings
somewhat Thursday when
they led Pittsburgh to a 6-1
victory over San Francisco.
The triumph was the fourth
in a row for the Pirates as
they headed for a home stand
where they hope to duplicate
the .78 percentage turned in
the last time Pittsburgh host
ed the league at Forbes Field.
In other National league
games Milwaukee took sole
possession of second place
with a 10-1 victory over Chi
cago while Cincinnati was
beating St. Louis, 7-4, and Los
Angeles edged Philadelphia,
3-2, in 11 innings, in night
games,
Cleveland defeated Kansas
City, 7-3, in the only Ameri
can league action.
Haddix Win. Tenth
Haddix, who won his 10th
game, and L a b i n e, who
pitched the last 3 1-3 innings,
stranded 15 Giant base run
ners, Clemente led the Pirate's
10-hit parade with his 13th
homer of the year and two sin
gles. His wallop off loser
Georges Maranda came in the
first inning with two on. Wil
lie Mays drove in San Fran
cisco's lone run in the first
when, he sineled behind An
dre Rodgers' triple.
Joe Adcock hit his 20th and
21st homers and Bill Bruton
clouted his 10th as the Braves
racked up 25 total bases on 11
hits. Each of Adcock's homers
came with a man aboard. Bob
Buhl scattered six hits in win
ning his 13th game. Al Heist's
triple drove in Chicago's run
in the eighth inning. Dick
Drott, making his first start
since July 2, dropped his
sixth decision without a vic
tory this season.
Vada Pinson's three-run
home for Cincinnati, his 16th,
broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh
inning and gave Bob Purkey
his 15th victory. Bob Gibson's
fifth defeat dropped the Car
dinals into third place, a half
game behind Milwaukee.
George Crowe, who extends
his major league record every
time he hits a pinch homer,
got the 14th of his career
when he batted for Gibson in
the eighth. Walt Moryn also
homered for St. Louis.
Drysdale Ties Record
A bases loaded single by
pinch hitter Duke Snider gave
Don Drysdale his 12th win
for Los Angeles. Drysdale
struck out 13 Phillie batters
to raise his season's total to
207. It marked the second
successive year he has struck
out 200 or more, enabling
STANDINGS
United Press International
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W
Pltlsbureh 79
Milwaukee 71
St. Louis 71
(Los Angeles ...... 68
San Francisco .... 62
CineinnaU 37
GB
Chicago 51
Philadelphia
48
Pet.
.617
.563 7
.559 714
.544 9 IS,
.496 15(4
.442 22 4
.405 27
.375 31
Thursday's Results
Milwaukee 10 Chicago 1
Pittsburgh 6 San Francisco 1
Cincinnati 7 St. Louis 4 (night)
Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2
(11 innings, night)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L
New York 75
Baltimore 76
Chicago 72
Washington 64
Cleveland 61
Detroit 59
Boston 55
Kansas City 45
Pet. GB
.600
.589 1
.567 4
.504 12
.464 14,4
.468 16Va
.437 20 1,4
.352 31(4
Thursday's Results
Cleveland 7 Kansas City 3
(night)
(Only game scheduled)
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Snnkane
Tacoma 78
Salt Lake 75
Seattle 73
Sacramento 69
San Diego 66
Vancouver 61
Portland 57
W L Pet. GB
349 s
.532 1014
.521 12
.483 1714
.468 19 ',4
.436 24
.404 2814
Thursday's Results
San Diego 5 Salt Lake 0
Tacoma 6 Sacramento 5 (15 in-
nlngs)
Portland 7 Vancouver 2
Spokane 5 Seattle 3
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
W" L
Yakima 40 28
Lewiston ............ 36 33
Tri-Clty 36 33
Eugene - 35 35
Salem 32 39
Wenatchee 26 39
Pet.
388
.521
.521
390
GB
414
4!4
5
.450 9'i
.417 1114
Thursday's Results
Yakima 7 Eugene 2
Salem 6 Lewiston 2
Tri-City 13 Wenatchee t
Today's Schedule
Yakima at Eugene
Lewiston at Salem
Wenatchee at Tri-Clty
him to tie Dazzy Vance and
Sam Jones for National
league honors in this depart
ment. Jim Coker homered
for Philadelphia as Dick Far
rell lost his fifth game.
Cleveland - backed Barry
Latman's 5-hit, route-going
performance with a 13-hit on
slaught of its own against
Kansas City. Tito Francona
.and John Romano led the In
dians with three hits apiece.
Harvey Kuenn had two. Ro
mano homered for the Tribe
as did Andy Carey for K. C.
Latman won 'his fourth game
in nine decisions while John
ny Kucks suffered his eighth
setback against four wins.
LINESCORES: '
National League
Milwaukee .203 020 30010 11 0
Chicago 000 000 010 1 6 1
Buhl (13-ai and Crandall. Drott,
Anderson (3), Morehad (61, Free
man (9) and Thacker. Loser Drott
(0-6). HR Adcock 3, Bruton,
Pittsburgh ....300 000 0216 10 1
San Fran. 100 000 0001 14 2
Haddix, Labine (6) and Burgess.
Maranda. Miller (9) and Schmidt.
Winner Haddix (10-8). Loser Ma
randa (1-3). HR Clemente.
St. Louis 002 100- 0104 7 1
Cincinnati ... 300 000 31x 7 8 2
Gibson, Grim (8) and Smith.
Purkey (15-8) and Bailey. Loser
Gibson (3-5). HR Moryn, Pinson.
Crowe.
7 0
(11 Innings)
Philadelphia
000 010 010 00 I
Los Anceles
000 200 000 013 10 1
Conley, . Farrell (9) and Coker,
Drysdale (12-13) and Roseboro.
Loser Farrell (9-5). HR Coker.
American League
Cleveland 021 102 1007 13 0
Kansas City 010 001 0103 13 0
Latman (4-5) and Romano. Kucks,
Tsitouris (5), Davis (61 and Kra
vitr. Loser Kucks (4-8). HR Ro
mano, Carey.
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The latest word from the
fish and wildlife service indi
cates that the temperature
flow studies of the Rogue will
provide data that may spell
the difference , between the
river continuing its gradual
loss of migratory fish runs
and its regaining these same
runs to a degree. If the river
is to recover it must have
more and colder water during
the summers, and a dam is
the only way to make the
water available.
BETTER FISHING
The passage of Public
Law 85624 indicates that
the people of this country
are willing to pay for bet
ter fishing. The money used
to build dam that will im
prove the migratory fishery
of the Rogue river will be
a good investment for fu
ture generation to enjoy.
The two fish runs most in
need of help, the summer
steelhead and the spring
Chinook salmon, are a stock
that have the highest of in
terest values. Our biggest
Job will be to convince the
rest of the country that the
Rogue is worth the initial
expense-when we go to
Congress and ask for the
money to build a high dam
that will repay part of its
cost with better fishing.
ARCHERY CLOSURE
Robins who are preparing
to nock and let fly at one
of those fat Green Springs
deer had better check on the
boundaries of the fire closure.
The closed area will be from
Jenny creek to the Klamath
river and from the California
line to the Buck lake region.
LOSER'S LUCK
Some people just don't
like to, catch their fish in
an orthodox manner. One
fisherman at Howard Prai
rie last Saturday lost his
rod overboard while bait
fishing and after grappling
for it for some time, finally
retrieved it and found a fat
21 inch trout had hooked
itself in the meantime. The
angler wasted no time in
fightinng and - landing S
pounds of bonus fish.
THE ANGLER'S LOG
The biologist's report from
the coast gives a total catch
nf Rome river fall chinook
1312 by August 17. He
states that this is good com.
pared to previous years and
if it continues will be the
hPt in some time. Right now
the fishing is slow because of
the work on the Jetty et tne
mouth of the river.
There are quite a few steel
head in the river and still
more on the way. Lots of fish
have been seen rolling in the
Gallce area and on down but
they aren't taking too readily.
A few have been taken with
flies and hot shots from the
Robertson bridge to Hog
creek run. Most of them are
small - halfpounders, most
likely.
Diamond Lake-No report
from the lake but no fisher
men have been unhappy for
the past week. Fishing has
been good with flies and
small flatfish producing well.
The fish seem to have moved
into the shallows and are tak
ing close to the surface.
Fish Lake-Has been the
best producer all summer and
is still holding its own. The
water is low but it doesn't
make any difference, the fish
are taking bait and small
lures without much preference.
Four Mile Lake-The water
is cooling and the trailers
are picking up rainbow and
brookies. FF&W will do the
job.
Howard Prairie-The still-
fishermen' seem to have the
right answer for the present.
Clusters of fresh salmon eggs
or worms are doing it and
close to the bank.
Klamath Luke-Trout fish
ing is slow, but the catfish
and perch are still going
strong in Crystal creek.
Squaw Lakes Fishing '., is
good. Trolling FF&W or
FF&flatfish is best. Stillfistv
ing with cluster or single
eggs is fair. The lake is down
and the fish are hungry.
Willow Creek - Fishing is
dead. The surprising news
from this lake is that game
commission nets have brought
up several fat trout that seem
to be enjoying a peaceful
life. The Kokanee are 6V4
inches long and won't be
available until 1962.. Cole Riv
ers doesn't think there are
as many trout as there should
be and he suspects that the
planting of last year did not
survive.
THE OPTIMIST'S CORNER
The adder bypassing the
falls on the Illinois river
is expected to be completed
on schedule and will be
used by the silver salmon
during their spawning mi
gration. The ladder will af
fect the steelhead run this
winter but no one knows
the exlf-nt as yet. Most cer
tainly the river will provide
more spawning area for
more fish, a welcome
change.
GOOD LUCKI
McCOY . LOSES WHEEL California boys
will be favored to take top money when
the super-modified auto racing season closes
out Saturday night on the Ashland Speed
way. However, the local drivers are getting
the feel of high-powered engines In ultra
light chassis and are expected to challenge
strong for entry in the winner's circle. Time
trials will be at 7 p.m. with racing to start
at 8 p.m. Here, a vehicle -skippered by Jack
McCoy, Ashland, spins after losing a wheel
in the last races at the Ashland oval. Among
other performers seeking honors will be Art
Pollard, defending northwest champ, and Ed
Brown, current southern Oregon titlist. Jer
ry Fanger, Medford, will drive for the first
time in a fine mount from the Portland cir
cuit. Owner Don Rice, Medford, will chauf
fer the machine Fanger has been skippering.
(Birchfield photo)
Time, History, Religion,
Mythology in Background
Of Olympic Competition
By BILL BOWERMAN
Oregon Track Coach
The Olympic Games are on,
and last Friday the Bower
mans were still in Eugene.
A few minor
circumstances
such as cables
across r o a ds
for low flying
Falcons have
conspired t o
delay our de
parture until
Saturday. The
track and field
starts on
W e d n e sday.
Bin uowerman Our a r r i val
was noon Monday.
Time, history, religion, and
mythology have all contrib
uted to the Olympic Games
as we know. them. More than
100 years ago, Oregon became
a state. Two-hundred eighty
four years ago, 13 colonies be
came the United States of
America. Four-hundred sixty
eight years ago, Christopher
Columbus first laid eyes on
the Americas..
Fascinating? Ancient? The
Olympic games origination is
lost in the legends of folk
lore of antiquity. It is a mat
ter of record that they were
actively engaged in by the
Greeks and later by the Medi
terranean cultures for 1,200
years. . . . .
It was generally recognized
by the Greeks that their Gods
dwelt , on Mount Olympus.
Zeus, Poseidon, Hcstia,
Athena, and a host of lesser
deities. It became the custom,
besides the usual homage to
the Gods, to have a religious
festival each Olympiad. This
period is equal to about (our
of our years. The original
Olympic Festival was largely
religious in nature. The only
competitive activity was 'the
climax of the Festival when
a foot race of about 200 yards
was run. 'So important was
this Festival that all political
bickering came to end and
wars were discontinued dur
ing the period of the observa
tion of Olympiad. . f
The first written record of
a Champion was of a lad
named Coroebus from the vil
lage of Elas who won the
race in the year 776 B.C.
During the next 1,200 years
the games were held without
interruption. The character
changed somewhat as more
and more different kinds of
competition were added.
Wrestling, boxing, spear
throwing, discus tossing. The
"athlos" (athletic is derived
from this) or prize given to
Coroebus was a simple olive
wreath. Down through the
years the prize became a bit
more extravagant as the con
tests became more spectacular
each four-year period. It was
not uncommon for slave maid'
ens to be awarded and it was
nothing at all for chariots to
be the prize.
In the year 394 A.D. the
Roman Emperor, Theodosius,
who was also a Christian, de
cided that spectacular events
dedicated to Pagan Gods were
a lot of nonsense. Also, Pa
cific Coast or Agcan Coast
conference had a clause that
prevented the awarding of
convertible chariots. For these
two reasons the Olympic
Games were discontinued.
Now we are celebrating the
17th of the Modern Games,
an idea generated from the
mind of a French nobleman.
Believing that much good
could come, from friendly as
sociation and competition, the
first of the modern games was
held in Greece in 1896. The
purposes of the Games are:
Competition among individ
uals to promote understand
ing among nations.
The Olympic torch is burn
ing, the competition will be
the best ever known in this
world. Let us hope that we
can have somewhere near as
much understanding among
the world's political leaders
as the athletes will bring out
of the Olympic village in
Roma, Italia,
League Leaders
Unttrd Press International
NATIONAL LEAliUK
Player & Club G AH K 11 Pet
Larker, L A 123 344 42 117 .340
Groat, Pfih 129 545 60 176 .323
Clmnte, Pch. ..118 4ti2 74 149 .323
Cepeda, S.F. ..122 472 64 144 .305
Ashburn. Chi. 12U 471 89 142 .301
Adcock, Mil. ..112 417 43 125 .300
Moon, L.A 118 430 87 127 .295
Kasko. Cin 107 415 52 121 .202
Taylor, Philn. 122 4!)2 70 143 .20 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Player & Club GAB R H Pet
Smith, Chi 120 476 72 154 .324
Runnels, Dsn. 119 454 74 146 .322
Slevers. Chi. .,107 37- 79 120 .321
Skowron. N.V. 118 446 53 138 .309
Kuenn, Cleve. 114 430 56 133 .309
Asprmntc, Cle. 93 345 47 105 .304
Minoso, Chi. ..127 493 72 149 .302
Rbrwn, Bait 129 302 61 151 .301
Power, Cle 119 469 57 140 .209
Francona, Cle. 119 427 68 126 .205
Runs Batted In
National league Banks. Cubs
105; Aaron, Braves 97; Mathews,
Braves 90; Mays. Giants 89; Cle
mente, Pirates 86.
American league Marls, Yan
kees 96; Wertz, Red Sox 90; Shovr
ron, Yankees 80; Minoso. White
Sox 86; Slevers, White Sox 85.
Home Runs
National league Banks, Cubs
37; Aaron, Braves 34; Mathews.
Braves 31; Mnys, Giants 28; Boy
er. Cards 26; Robinson. Reds 26.
American league Maris, Yan
kees 35; Mantle. Yankees 31; Le
mon. Senators 31; Colavlto, Tigers
27; Slevers, White Sox 26.
Pitching
National league Law. Pirates
19-5; McDanlel. Cardinals 10-4;
Spahn, Braves 17-7; Broglio, Car
dinals 16-7; Purkey, Reds 15-8.
American league Perry, In
dians 15-7; Dltmar, Yankees 14-7;
Brown, Orioles 10-5; Estrada, Or
ioles 15-8; Stobbs, Senators 0-5;
Baumann, White Sox D-5.
PORTS
Extortion
Try Alleged
Boston (UPIt American
League President Joe Cronin
prepared today to launch a
"quick and thorough" investi
gation of an alleged extortion
attempt involving umpires Ed
Runge and Bill McKinley.
A league spokesman said
Cronin had been "fully in
formed" in advance thHt
Runge and McKinley , used
themselves as "bait" in a
stakeout at Friendship Air
port near Baltimore, Md.,
which resulted in two men
being held in $2,500 bond
each. A police spokesman
identified the men as Donald
E. Anderson and Robert D.
Waldroni both of Baltimore.
OREGON CLUBS DECLINE
Portland -IUPI1- Oregon will
not be represented this year
at the Western regional Amer
ican Amateur Baseball Con
gress tournament. The an
nouncement was made here
Thursday by Ken Swanson,
state AABC commissioner.
The Western regional tourna
ment opens today at Porter
ville, Calif. Swanson said the
Milwaukie Merchants, who
won the state AABC crown,
and Archer Blower and Pipe,
the runner-up, had both de
clined the bid.
LARSON GETS BID
Sydney, Australia - (DPI) -United
States swimming star
Lance Larson, who lost a dis
puted Olympic gold medal to
Australia's John Dcvitt, has
been invited by the New
South Wales Swimming Asso
ciation to compete against
Devitt in the state swimming
titles here in January,
Brakettes
Nick Lind
Stratford, Conn. -IUPD- The
defending champion Raybes
tos Brakettes of Stratford,
Conn., defeated the Erv Lind
Florists of Portland, 2-0, here
Thursday night In the Wom
en's World softball tourna
ment. It was the first defeat in the
doub le-elimination tourney
for the Florists.
Both of the Brakette's two
runs, came in the fourth in
ning, and were unearned.
Bertha Ragan gave up only
three hits to the Portlanders.
Louise Mazzuca had a four
hitter for the losers.
ORIOLES BUY PHILLEY
San Francisco - (UPII - Dave
Philley, 40-year-old veteran
outfielder who has played for
seven big league teams, was
sold by the San Francisco
Giants to the Baltimore Ori
oles Thursday. Philley had a
.333 average for the Philadel
phia Phillies and a .164 mark
for the Giants this year.
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Seven Arrested
On Theft Charges
Roseuurg - (UPII - Douglas
County Sheriff Ira Byrd
Thursday reported the arrest
of seven men on theft charges
in Douglas and Coos counties
and the recovery of nioro
than S20.000 in merchandise.
The sheriff said the men,
picked up in North Bend,
Redsport, and Coos City, were
being held in connection with
a series of thefts in the two
counties.
Boyd said his officers had
confiscated two truckloads of
merchandise and had recov
ered logging equipment,
household goods, tools and
clothing. He said' there was
more to be recovered.
Astoria - IUPD - Sports fish
ermen are starting to tak
some big Chinook salmon in
the Columbia river near here.
Some 350 boats were out
Wednesday when fishing pick,
ed up both inside and outside
the Columbia river bar. The
catch included some big Chi
nooks inside the bar.
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Bears Virtually
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United Press Intarnaiional
Yakima has virtually sewed
up the Northwest league
crown for the 1960 baseball
season. , ; ,.j , t
The Bears will have to lose
at least five of their last six
games in order to throw .the
league into a playoff -for the
title. By winning both the
first and second half cham
pionships, Yakima will elimi
nate the necessity of a playoff
and automatically become
champion.
Eugene fell victim to the
league leaders Thursday night
7-2. Lewiston slipped into a
second place tie with Tri-City,
four and one-half games back,
by losing to Salem, 6-2. Tri-
Clty downed Wenatchee, 13-8.
BOROS EYES TOURNEY
Dallas, Tex. - IUPD - Julius
Boros, who seems to have an
affinity for Dallas golf
courses, tries to keep alive his
string of triumphs in the
$25,000 Dallas Open golf
tournament starting today.
The bull-shouldered New Eng-
landcr, who ranks ninth
among the tour' money win
ners this season with $29,300
in official money pocketed in
his 22 previous appearances,
was rated among the favorites
in the 72-hole affair which
ends Labor Day.
Night Trapshoot
This Evening
Medford Gun club will hold
night shoot this evening.
There will be a special event
with prizes. Lights will be
turned on about 7:30 p.m.
There will be no shooting on
Sunday.
BUDDIN REST ORDERED
Boston - (UPII - Inf ieldcr Don
Buddin, felled by a Jim Bun
ning pitch last Tuesday night,
has been ordered to lake a
rest and is not expected to be
with the Boston Red Sox un
til about Sept. 13. The Red
Sox have recalled bonus play-
Marian Coughtry from
their Allentown, Pa., farm in
the Eastern league.
Of all the private cars own
ed in the U.S., 73 per cent
are used for traveling to lobs,
conducting business, or doing 1
i the daily chores on the farm.
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Rejects Spivey
Cincinnati, Ohio -(UPD-For
mer University of Kentucky
basketball star Bill Splvey
turned down as a player by
the National Basketball association-was
expected to file
suit against the NBA.
Spivey, a former All-America
center accused of being In
volved In the college basket
ball fix scandal of 1952, ear
lier this year had filed an
$820,000 damage suit against
NBA President Maurice Pod-
oloff.
The suit charged Podoloff
"has conspired and confeder
ated with owners of fran
chises" to keep him from
playing. It was dropped when
Spivey, who lives here signed
a contract to play with the
Cincinnati Royals, contingent
on his being approved as an
NBA players.
Podoloff rejected Spivey
as a player Thursday because
"after a review of tne facts, i
have come to the conclusion
that Mr. Spivey does not qual
ify as a player in the National
Basketball association. .
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