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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.
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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.
To Ihe public and to the
12.000 members of the Amer
ican Psychiatric Association,
a commillee of the APA has
sent a warning against these
dangers.
Whoever makes use of hyp
nosis, they warn, should know
enough about psychiatry lo
know when hypnosis would
be actually dangerous lo the
patient. Although every phy
sician faces certain dangers if
'" uses any kind of treat-1
"ml improperly, the nature
nt hypnosis makes the hn
iuer use of this technique
particularly hazardous.
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