Cardinals
Stronger
(Thii ii another of 18 dii
patches on in 1961 pros
pects of tha major Uagua
ttams.)
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By LEO H. PETERSEN
UPI Sports Editor
St. Petersburg, Fla. -(UPD-The
St. Louis Cardinals sur
prised the baseball world last
Fanfare
The Southern Oregon con
ference long has been respect
ed in Oregon prep circles as
one of the top circuits in the
state. It was easy to see why
last week end at Eugene. The
league's reputation most cer
tainly was upheld in basket
ball with the Medford high
and Klamath Union In the
all-District 6 finale of the
Oregon Class A-l tourney. All
In southern Oregon who fol
low sports have reason to be
proud of their representatives
at McArthur Court.
With only five schools, the
Southern Oregon, is the small
est A-l conference in the state.
It's spectacular that such a
small league should produce
both tourney finalists. It
would seem to us that clubs
who encounter a greater diver
sity of foes would be better
prepared for the tournament
at University of Oregon. Of
course, there's the different
view we heard at Eugene -that
with so many different
rivals on the schedule a team
doesn't have time to gird for
the tourney, Itself. But, what
better preparation could a
team want.
Said Sports Editor Wayne
Scott Monday in the Klamath
Falls Herald and News:
"The championship game, a
fitting climax to a five-game
duel between the Pelicans and
ih hard working Medford
sq iad, shook the rest of the
stn'e since, in the very fact
that it was played, it empha
sised that Southern Oregon
had established a lupermacy
over the more thickly popu
lated and favored northern
portion of the state."
FRIENDLINESS
One of the finest things we
noted at the big school hoop
extravaganza was the cordial
feeling between supporters of
Medford and Klamath Falls
aggregations. Perhaps, cama
raderie is not the exact des
cription but warm sincere
friendliness certainly existed.
We are for all - out, intense,
hard-played rivalry on the
maplecourt, the field, the
diamond and the track but we
certainly hope that the friend
ly feeling remains that way.
This writer's seat at Mc
Arthur court was side by side
to Scott's. We got along fine.
FAVORITES ENEMIES
Scott points out that Klam
ath Falls people, holding their
victory celebration at the Eu
gene hotel, ". . , invited their
favorite 'enemies,' the Med
ford fans and players to join
lhem," The buffet was provid
ed by the Winema hotel of
Klamath Falls.
TORNADO INVITED
In another fine gesture,
Klamath Union high has in
vited the Medford tournament
squad to its sports banquet at
which Len Casanova, Univer
sity of Oregon football coach,
will be the speaker. Tornado
Coach Frank Roelandt said
that his squad has had to re
gretfully decline.
There are nine weeks ex
ams here this week. The Big
wind players want to study
and keep their grades. As Roe
landt points out, "After ail,
that's pretty important."
Of the Klamath athletes,
Roelandt emphasized, "Our
kids think highly of them and
we re sorry we can t go."
OUINNEY TOPS
In our humble opinion,
Medford's Bob Quinney was
the top player in the 1961
state A-l hoop tourney. Not
just for his scoring and hit re
bounding but for hit all
around ability and his stature
at a team player whose assists
led to many goals by team
mates.
And, Dick Ragtdale and
Jim Barry of the Black Tor
nado, despite the fact ti ' the
latter got no all-state mention
rank right up there with the
best, A terrific twosomewhat
a pair of competition in Med
ford t free wheeling ottense
and pressure packed man-lo
man defense. And, Scott Ea
ton. On the basit of his tour
ney play he'll be one of the
players to watch next teaton
In the Southern Oregon con
ference. Praise, too, to players
Stan Dowton. Steve Hoott,
Bruce Bray, Mike Hood,
George Clearwater and Rob
Mclntyre for their work when
called upon to do a job.
BIEHN FORGOTTEN MAN
Each year Dick Strite,
sports editor of the Eugene
Register-Guard, picks a "for
gotten player." This Is a state
tourney performer, who, in
his 3timttion displays all
ate wr-. out Is overlooked
in t ;e a'l.var .ecllor-s. (H s
cJwce in I'i0 ws Ken Dur
l it tf Kediwd.)
Figure To
Than Last
year when they finished third.
It wouldn't be surprised this
year if they went all the way
and won the National league
pennant.
Solly Hemus, in his third
season as manager of the Red
birds, says they can do it if
they come up with a little
more outfield and catching
ty DICK JIWETT
Mill Tribuna Sporrt Editor
Said Strite, a longtime tour
ney observer, in the Monday
R-G:
'. , , the task was simplified
this year by the performance
of Fred Biehn, 5-10, 155-pound
senior from Klamath Falls'
title team. He was good all
four games the Pelicans play
ed and was particularly out
standing in the semifinal and
championship games. He was
not among the 11 players
selected by the 16 tournament
coaches on the first or second
All-State teams. Perhaps he
isn't a college prospect, but in
prep circles he was the best
all - around performer other
than Dick Ragsdale, 5-11, 170
pound senior for the runnerup
Medford Black Tornado."
BELOW EXPECTATIONS
Slrite Said that Jim Jarvi..
Roseburg. and Wally Palm-
Derg, Klamath Falls, were
possibly the best eollnaa nroit-
pects in the tourney among
ine cacKcourt men, "but quite
frankly they did not cerform
up to my expectations." He
listed Barry among the good
backcourt players. The Eu
gene writer pointed to Quin
ney as the fastest big man.
BEST COACHED
The R-fl snorts prfitnr tprm.
ed the Saturday night finale
as -one, it not THE best
championship game I've ever
witnessed." He comDlimentert
Medford Coach Frank Roe
landt and Klamath mentor
Dean White "for sending two
of the best rnnnhpH nntntotc tn
the state tournament in many,
many years." Added Strite,
"It was unfortunate one had
to lose because hnth nlavori
like champions."
GRAIN OF SALT
Heard a few times at Mc
Arthur court were remarks
like this: "The refereeing in
the tournament is getting
is getting worse every year."
we take such comment with
the proverbial grain of salt.
We hear it every year we go
to the tournament. Strite, who
has teen to many tourneys,
characterized the officiating
better than usual." He
criticized tome excessive
whistle tooting. This writer.
however, taw some occasions
when game got out of hand.
Some well-timed whittle-blow
ing would have rettored or
der.
BOYS. PARENTS PRAISED
Medford hoop mentor Roe
landt yesterday reiterated his
designation of his 1961 squad
as the finest tournament ag
gregation of any club he's had
and praised them for four of
the finest tourney games that
have been played. "I'm just
as proud of them as any club
I've had, if not more proud."
He said that the team, with
the fine way it came along, is
one of his most successful
clubs. Roelandt, whose work
in developing this crew has
gained him statewide acclaim,
brought out that the Tornado
players reached their heights
"through the strict determi
nation, hustle and desire of
the whole squad." He declared
that the boys must of picked
up these qualities from their
parents and added, "I'm proud
of the parents who were able
to instill that in the boys. I'm
so pleased with these kids and
their desire that it has left me
speechless and overly proud.
Frank can't just brush atide
hit thare of credit. It takes
boyt and parents, yet. But. it
alto taket a coach to drill into
a group of players the in
tricacies of the game, to make
a team of them and to pro
vide an inspirational guiding
hand. Everyone who saw the
Tornado in action could tee
that it was expertly coached.
Bare mitt of a ttale cham
pionship is disappointing. But
the school and the community
can tell the boyt and coach,
"well done."
Barney Riggs, Hedrlck
Junior high head coach, served
as a state tourney referee with
battered ribs. The injury oc
curred In a collision at Hed
rlck gym with Ralph Monroe,
a wrestling coach. Monroe was
an official at the state wres
tling tourney.
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power and a lefthanded relief
pitcher.
Those are the departments
the Cards were short in last
year when they jumped from
seventh to third place.
"We figure to be stronger
much stronger-than last sea
son," said Hemus. "We have
a fine all-around infield,
young and strong pitching and
plenty of outfielders."
The trouble with the out
fielders is that they fall into
two categories-those who can
hit but are weak in the field
and those who can field but
can't hit. x
"My big problem is to come
up with a combination of
three who can do the job both
in the field and at plate," ex
plained Hemus. "We have
plenty of candidates and I'm
hopeful they can do the job."
If they do not, Hemus does
not think the Cardinals cause
is lost.
"Our infield," he predicted
hopefully, "might be able to
supply all the power we'll
need. Then I can concentrate
on defense in the outfield."
His infield is set with Bill
White at first, Julian Javier
at second, Daryl Spencer at
short and Ken Boyer at third.
Boyer hit .302 last season with
with 32 homers and 97 runs
batted in. White hit .283 with
16 homers and 79 RBI's.
"Between them they should
bat in 200 runs, hit around 60
homers and both hit above
.300," Hemus said.
The Cards started to move
last year when they obtained
Javier from the Pittsburgh
Pirate farm organization for
southpaw pitcher Wilmer
Mizell and installed him at
second base. He's a brilliant
glove man and while he bat
ted only .237 last season, He
mus thinks he can hit between
.270 and .300 this year "be
cause he has learned to bunt."
Spencer doesn't hit for an
average but is a long ball
threat and a good hitter in
the clutch. For infield re
serves there are Red Schoen
dienst, who has won a utility
role after being given his free
agency by the Braves; Alex
Grammas and George Crowe.
Don Landrum, up from
Buffalo where he hit .292
with 18 home runs and 75
RBI's, may be the answer to
the outfield situation. If he
can do the job in centerfield
and If he can hit he will beat
out another good glove man
but weak hitter, Curt Flood.
Stan Musial will see a lot
of action in left field, but he
will have to hit to hold the job
because of his defensive short
comings. Joe Cunningham is
another outfielder who can hit
but leaves a lot to be desired
defensively. Also in that cate
gory are Bob Nieman and
Walt Moryn.
There's enough hitting
among them but whether it
will be enough to make up
for their fielding lapses is
doubtful.
Two rookies, Jim Hickman,
whose high mark last season
was .323 at Tulsa, and Char
ley James, .370 at Charleston,
have a chance to stick.
Hal Smith, a fine receiver
with a light bat, probably will
be the No. 1 catcher although
rookie Tim McCarver, who
hit .347 at Memphis, has a
chance to win the job. Carl
Sawatski will be the third
string catcher.
Starting pitchers will be
Ernie Broglio (21-9); Larry
Jackson (18-13); Bob Miller
(4-3); Curt Simmons (7-4) and
Ray Sadecki (9-9) with Llndy
McDanlel (12-4) the king of
the bullpen.
Two rookies, Mel Nelson, a
13-game winner at Spokane,
and Clint Stark, who won 12
at Tulsa, are candidates for
the left-handed relief pitching
vacancy. Free agent Mickey
McDermott also is getting "a
look."
For middle inning relief
there are Bob Gibson, 3-6 with
the Cards last year; Al CI
cotte, a 16-game winner at
Toronto who has flunked pre
vious major league tests, and
Ronnie Kline, the former Pi
rate who slumped to 4-9 with
St. Louis.
Should Kline regain his old
form he would join the list of
starters, making either bun
mons or Sadecki available for
spot jobs and southpaw relief
pitching.
Miller may be the key to
the St. Louis pitching for
tunes. Only 22, he hat the po
tential to be a 20-game win
ner.
"He well could be the ace
of our staff," said Hemus.
If he is and Hemus can
come up with a little hitting
power from his outfielders
and catchers, the Redbirds
may fly too high for the other
clubs to catch this season.
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sight, about the embarrassing
moment when your contact
lens pops out at a crucial roint
in the game. Relief is in sight.
Nearly every basketball or
football fan has seen a game
delayed while players on both
sides looked for a lost contact
lens.
That was because the cor
neal type contact lens in cur
rent usage is no large than a
medium - sized pea, literally
floats on a tear and is subject
to popping out of the eye or
floating over to a non-seeing
portion of the eyeball at the
first healthy jolt or jar.
Three optometrists believe
they have come up with the
Oklahoma
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NCAA Pick
Oreeon State University,
Corvallis-All wrestling roads
in America point westward to
Corvallis this week end, when
Oregon State hosts the 1961
NCAA collegiate wrestling
championships.
First - round preliminaries
start Thursday at 2 p.m. at
mammoth Gill Coliseum, with
quarterfinals on tap that eve
ning. Grapplers compete again
Friday, with champions to be
crowned Saturday night.
In addition, to the NCAA
event, OSU will sponsor a na
tional kids tournament, in
volving boys four years of age
through 12. There is no pre
registration necessary for the
kid s tourney, and several
hundred are expected - many
of them from out of state.
No Kids' Titles
Kids will tangle starting at
8:30 a.m. Saturday, with
matches continuing until 11:15
a.m. Boys are divided into
various weight classes, with
participation the keynote
There will be no champion
ships, but entrants will be
given different colored rib
bons for winning or losing
Length of matches will be less
than three minutes.
As for the NCAA champion
ship, Oklahoma State heads
into the meet as tourney fav
orite. That school has won the
team crown 21 times In the
30 times it has been held, but
last year finished fifth - it's
lowest in Cowboy annals.
Oklahoma State whipped
through seven dual meets and
quadrangular tournament
with virtually no strain.
Defending champion Okla
homa, of course, will be strong
again. Heavyweight Dale
Lewis is a defending titlist,
and Duane Miller and Bill
Carter are title favorites.
Lehigh, from the east coast,
will bring a full-squad loaded
with talent. Michigan State
has good balance, but not
enough men likely to make it
all the way through. That is
also true of Oregon State's
Pacific Coast champions, cer
tainly the best in the west but
not yet the national power
Coach Dale Thomas is search
ing for. Other schools such as
Michigan, Iowa State, Colo
rado State and Iowa Teachers
have some strong Individual
performers on hand.
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answer to this problem. They
are Drs. Harold I. Moss of Wil
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El Monte, Calif., and William
Collins of Pottstown, Pa.
And, they are offering their
findings free to -any optome
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Moss, who said he had been
working on the problem for
eight years, made the first
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Southwestern Contact Lens
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The breakthrough came on
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Their solution is a convex-
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The lens proper has a
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The lens, called the "Sclero-
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Gas Tax Increase
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Salem-(UPD-The House High
ways committee Tuesday ap
proved a bill granting anoth
er $64,000 a year in gas tax
money to the City of Portland.
The bill would mean losses
In revenue to certain down-
state cities. Cities the size of
Salem would lose $5,000 a
year, Corvallis $2,000 and
smaller municipalities some
$300.
The bill, HB1324, is a com
promise and the League of
Oregon Cities did not object.
The 220 cities in Oregon
share In 10 per cent of the
state's gas tax funds, but there
is a restriction that limits
Portland's cut to two-thirds of
its population.
Portland wanted its share
of the basis of 100 per cent
of population. The comprom
ise agreed upon in the com
mittee was 70 per cent.
Portland will get $1.8 mil
lion from the fund this year.
Too Many Counties,
Rep. Annala Says
Salem-IUM - Rep. George
Annala said Tuesday Oregon
has too many counties and
challenged the legislature to
reduce the number.
The Hood River Democrat
said improved roads and com
munications have done away
with the need for 36 counties.
But, he said, legislators
lack the courage to sponsor a
bill combining some counties.
Annala said he thought if
Gov. Mark Hatfield would
back such a proposal it would
receive a lot of support.
He added it might be one
way out of the current strug
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For RV Fieid Trial
Total entries for the 10th
annual field trial of Rogue
Valley Retriever club number
118.
Tlie trial is scheduled for
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
March 24, 25 and 26 at the
Rogue Valley Game Manage
ment area on Rogue river and
at Hoover lakes.
Entries for the event closed
Monday night. There will be
39 dogs in the open slake, 18
in the amateur, 29 in the qual
ifying and 33 in the derby.
Labrador, golden and Chesa
peake breeds are entered.
The trial is one of a number
on a west coast circuit. It is
licensed by the American
Kennel club. First stake of the
meet will be the amateur all
age and it is set for 8 a.m. Fri
day. The derby event will be
gin at the conclusion of the
amateur. Qualifying stake
will come ufter the derby but
will not start before 8 a.m. on
Saturday. Open all-age stake
will be the last. It will come
at the conclusion of the quali
fying but not before noon on
Saturday.
Hunting Simulated
Dogs will be put through a
series of tests on land and in
water. Hunting conditions will
be simulated.
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BOUT POSTPONED
Patcrson, N.J. - lUI'D - The.
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Oregon's State Darrel Horn
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as he chalked up first places
in the 220-yard low hurdles
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