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DA" . MARCH 16, !95I -C 3 NY Baseball Stadium Proposal Fails Friday & Saturday Only! vlEDrORD MAlj iHli-oMt.. i.i,ui'oBP. OHE. California Uses High Hoops By SCOTT BAILLIE United Presi International Berkeley, Calif. IUPD Cali fornia, an erstwhile power house in college basketball circles has ended the season with high hoops after starting it with high hopes. While athletic director Pete Newell munched a cigar in stead of his usual towel on the sidelines Wednesday, the Bear varsity played an intra squad game in which the players shot at baskets elevat ed 12 feel above the floor in stead of the conventional 10. And after the Blues, con sisting of sophomores and juniors, had turned back the white-clad seniors 64-62, Newell said that he was satis fied by the experiment. "I liked what I saw," said the former Cal and U.S. Olympic coach who has come out in favor of the higher bas ket. "There was not so much congestion on the rebounds which often results in fouls being called. Play around the baskets was clean and a greater variety of shots was brought out." Newell said that he would present the statistics to the forthcoming meeting of the rules-makers "for what they are worth." "We aren't going to plug for a change right now," Newell added. "We still must do a lot of experimenting. But our game showed that the little player has more of a chance against the big man. The smaller guy can shoot at more of an arc and gel a bas ket. I didn't see a blocked shot all day. And the tip-ins were well organized things a recognized, well co-ordinated play instead of mere dunk shots. A player's agility counted more. The game was not so stereotyped as now is the case. Rene Herrerias, Newell's Syracuse Leads 'BA Playoffs By United Press International The National Basketball as soication playoff spotlight travels east to Syracuse to night where the Philadelphia Warriors take on the Nation als in the second game of the Eastern Division playoffs. Syracuse, which won over the Warriors Tuesday .night, now leads, (1-0), in the best-of-five series. In Western Division action, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons arc idle tonight, resting up for their third encounter at Detroit Fri day. The Lakers Wednesday night trimmed the Pistons, 127-118, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena to lead Detroit, 2-0, in their best-of-five series. Springfield Tops Barons Club By United Press International Fred Glover, sidelined last week with a knee injury, was back in the Cleveland Barons' lineup' Wednesday night for an American Hockey league game. The Springfield Indians would just as soon have had Fred stay home, though, be cause it was his goal in the last 10 seconds of the third period that sank the Indians, 3-2. In the other AHL contest, the Hcrshey Bears whipped the Providence Reds, 5-2. fromor star at the University of San Francisco and now the Cal coach, went along with his boss. "Twelve foot hoops will bring back the set shot," Her rerias said. "There were no gifts in this game, no dunk ing." Statistics showed that the victorious Blues, led by six foot, four inch Jim Smith who had 16 points, hit on 36 per cent of their field goal at tempts and 42 per cent of their free throws. The defeated Whites, rem nants of two great NCAA teams, connected 31 per cent of the time from the floor and clicked on 29 per cent of their free shots during the informal and breezy contest. The game's high scorer was Dave Stafford who had 18 points for the Whites. He stands six feet three. How about the little guys? Dave Williams, 5-9, had six points and John Wiblc, 5-10, another six. But both players said they liked the innovation. Stan Morrison, the regular center who is the big man on the team at 6-7 Vi, meshed seven points while hitting on only three of 12 field goal at tempts. "This game minimizes the effectiveness of the big man," Morrison said. "The little player has more time to re cover on the boards." "The value of the outside shot would be greasy in creased if the baskets were higher," added Stafford. "And the set shot would come back, all right." At the last report, however, Herrerias expected to have his men shooting for the lit tle, old 10-foot basket when practice starts again next fall. SPORTS come out of the dark with C0L0RWAVE SP0RTSHIRTS by MGREGOR' THIS SPRING, all over the country, men are enjoying a revitalizing surge of color, sportshirts break-through a new color wave. See McGREGOR'S collection of bright new short sleeved sportshirts. McGregor's color wave check " in gold, blue, light olive, wine. In 100o woven cotton. II THE McGREGOR COUP with the subtle glow of Cupioni. 55 combed cotton and 45 Cupioni rayon. Crease- re sistant and washable. Smart, always neat appearance. With emblem em broidery. 5.95 A ; 5.00 i put fm L Baseballers Hampered By Weather Hampered by bad weather and a muddy outfield area and with half the lettermen still missing, the Medford high baseball squad has been drill ing since mid-February under the supervision of Head Coach John Kovenz. What is the outlook for the diamond Black Tornado in the wake of the Class A-l prep championship it captured in 1960. Kovenz first pointed out that t h e Tornado lost "so many good kids" by gradua tion from last year's great aggregation. He then brought out that there is a group of players on hand for this sea son with a good potential but that it is hard to tell at this stage what they nan do. There is not the depth or versatility, however, that the Medford aggregation of last year possessed. Yet, Kovenz said that he is certain that, despite lack of experience, his baseballers will give a ! good account of themselves. Works With 15-20 The coach said that he is working with 15 to 20 aspi rants, who along with players reporting after the basketball season, will make up the var sity. Lettermen now on hand are Herb Wheeler, pitcher, and Craig Laurence and Ray Stewart, infielders. Laurence is primarily a third baseman. Diamond lettermen still out for the hoop sport are Bob Quinney, pitcher, outfielder and first baseman; Dick Rags dale, infieldcr and outfielder and Jim Barry, catcher and outfielder. A prospect also still with the basketball team is Bob Schrocdcr, a junior varsity second baseman last year. Others from the jayvecs are Dan Miles, shortstop, only ninth grader with that squad last spring: Art Ruhl, catcher and infieldcr, and Tim White first baseman, who were var sity reserves, and Steve Ray, pitcher. Sophs Plentiful Senior non-Iellermen are Sam Knudsen, outfielder, in cliaible last year, and Jim Finncll, catcher transfer from I Florida. Pleasing Kovenz is a plenti ful crop of promising sopho mores. These include Miles; Dick Deffley, infieldcr out fielder; Mike Ncalhamer, out fielder; Stewart Young, pitch er; Wayne Couch, catcher; Gary Miller, first baseman, and Eddie Bowman, who has returned to school here, after going elsewhere for a time. Miles, Ncathamer, Deffley, Young. Couch and Miller were in Medford junior baseball activity last summer Ameri can Legion or the city-school sponsored program or both. Kovenz reported a starting turnout of 55 to 60 aspirants. Muddy Top Soil The baseballers have been hampered by lack of adequate place to work-out. Outfield area of the ball field is muddy because a layer of topsoil spread there. The coach said his club has bene hitting "on pieces of grass." Batting ma chine has been used on four ocasions and the crew has been on the infield a couple of times. Medford is scheduled lo open its home season on Satur day. March 25. in a double header against Roscburg. Ko venz said that it may be neces sary to use Cheney field if it is in shape. The squad may meet a Southern Oregon col lege junior varsity atom at Ashland on Wednesday. March 22. Mayor Says Stadium Bill Still Alive By FRED DOWN United Press International New York-iUPIi-Mayor Rob ert F. Wagner told a stunned baseball world today that ap proval "can still be obtained" of a New York state bill essen tial to the National League's plans to expand to 10 clubs in 1962. The bill, empowering New Y'ork City to construct an $18 million stadium for a new Na tional league club, failed to achieve the necessary two thirds majority in the New York State Assembly Wednes day and was tabled by Assem blyman Anthony P. Savarese Jr. (R-Queens), the sponsor. "It is important to realize that the resolution was not killed," said Wagner, who was caught completely by surprise along witli baseball officials by the assembly's action. "1 am confident that next time there will be enough votes favoring it to pass it." Has Stunning Effect But the stunning effect of the assembly's action was evi dent in the reaction of Base ball Commissioner Ford Friek, president George Weiss of the new NL club and even co owner Dan Topping of the New York Yankees who has bitterly opposed the construc tion of the stadium for the new club. 'This certainly makes things difficult for the new ehib," said Friek in Phoenix, Ariz., "I'm hoping they can get a recommendation for a new vote." : "This is a situation car ried on by the club prior to my joining it, said George Weiss, who was appointed president of the new club on Tuesday. "I don't know enough about it to make an intelligent evaluation of the situation." Issues Veiled Warning Topping's only comment was that he was "astounded" but a Yankee spokesman add ed that the Yankees "are on record as agreeing only lo the new club using the Polo Grounds." This was a warn ing that the Yankees might relusc to lease Yankee sta dium lo the new club and thus leave it without a park of big league standards. Ebbels Field, former home of the Dodgers, already has been lorn down and the Polo Grounds, former home of the Giants, is scheduled to be razed so that a housing project can be built on the site. The stale assembly's vole on the measure was 80-58, the majority falling 20 votes short of the necessary two thirds, and crossed party lines with 25 Democrats and 33 Re publicans opposed. The tabled measure can be brought to an other vote during this session but still would require 100 voles for approval. The opposition said that the sladium would not be self supporting and that the city would be "left holding the bag." Smoking Called Drug Addiction London. (Science Scrvicc) Doctors should help people overcome the tobacco habit, a British surgeon said, charging that smoking is a severe form of drug addiction and related to cancer of the lung. Dr. Ronald W. Raven, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancor Research, London, said (hat the serious rise in the occurrence of lung cancer in Great Britain and other countries "is a tremend ous challenge to preventive medicine." He said that although lung cancer is "now the greatest menace of all varieties of can cer and the harbinger of death lo increasing thousands of people who will die in their prime," the solution of this problem is well known. Raven said the extensive evidence "associating tobacco smoking and lung cancer is clear lor all lo study." and added that the effects of nico tine on the tissues in rela tion to cancer should be investigated. Man Finds Humane Way To Kill Crabs Washington, (Science Service)--Yes, it does hurt the live crab or lobster when he is dunked in a pot of boiling water. Yes, there is a kinder way to kill the tasty crustaceans. And no, it will not affect the tasle of the meat. Dr. Gordon Gunter of the Texas Fish and 'Game com mission sharply criticized the present methods of scalding live crabs and lobsters to ; death, and suggested a pain-, less process as a more civil ized substitute. Place the live crab or lob ster in a pol of cool, fresh water and slowly heal il lo a lukewarm 104 degrees Fahr enheit. The fresh water has an an esthetizing effect because'1 it leaches salt from the body fluids. The crustacean will die "quickly and easily without showing distress as the wa ter is warmed, he said. As a further kindness, Gun- tor reports, the crab can be placed in a wire basket sub merged In the water. This keeps him from burning his legs on the bottom of the pot. "Anyone who watches the violent reactions of crabs be ing scalded to death can see thai they suffer extreme; pain, he said, and fishery marketing agents have point-1 ed out that thousands of American housewifes will not , cook fresh lobsters or crabs because of that fact." ! Club Winning Local Hassle Vero Beach, Fla.-(UPI) The Los Angeles Dodgers, while losing an exhibition game against the Milwaukee Braves Wednesday, appeared today lo be winning a legal hassle regarding the validity of the Dodgers' lease on I HI acres of municipal airport property. Dodger public relations di rector Arthur E. Patterson said Vero Beach City Coun cilman Tale Simpson now has in his possession two letters from Ihe Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) which clears up the confusion re garding the Dodger lease. Patterson said one letter of Jan. 25. 1955 from the CAA fixes Jan. 21, 1D55, as the date the Dodger lease was approv ed by the CAA. Doctors Oppose 'Quickie' Hypnosis Washington, (Science Serv- ice)-Psychialrists are worried about use of hypnosis by med ically untrained individuals to treat patients with menial ill ness. They oppose "quickie" courses by persons wilh no medical training who teach only how lo put a person into a trance. 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