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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. ORE. Alston Not So Sure Dodgers Will Jell During 1961 Slate (This It one of 18 dis patches on the 1961 pros pects of the major league teams.) By LEO H. PETERSEN UPI Sports Editor Vero Beach, Fla. -(UPD-This . Is the year a lot of the base J ball experts expect the Los ; Angeles Dodgers' youth move i ment to pay off although manager Walter Alston isn't J so sure. , There are too many "Ifs" on the club to satisfy Alston. Not i that he doesn't think the ' Dodgers can win, but to do it J he pointed out that: "Our kids are going to have j to come through. Our pitchers ' are going to have to find the , strike zone. Our catching has i to improve. Our hitting has to " improve. And the few veter ' ans we have left like Gil i Hodges and Duke Snider are i going to have to do better." 1 If all. that should jell, then ' Alston feels the Dodgers ; "have a real shot at it." j "It simply boils down' to this," Alston said. "Of the con 1 tending clubs, the one' which J has all of its players live up to their potential will win. I That's how we won in 1959 J and how the Pirates won last iyear." He named the Pirates, 1 Braves, Cardinals and Giants 'in the contending group along with the Dodgers and also gave the Reds "an outside chance for they always play ' like champions against us." ' Moves Them Around Alson is experimenting with 'his youth. 5 He is trying Frank Howard, .who can hit the ball as far as anyone, at first base and SF Spurred By McCovey l Phoenix, Ariz. (UPI) Shades of 1959! Willi? McCovey is slugging again just as he did when he became the National league's rookie of the year that season. ' Big stretch powdered the Vll fnr a tinmpr trinlp and a single Thursday while driv ing in four runs during the San Francisco Giants' 13-4 'rout of the Los Angeles An jeels at Palm Springs. i Playing under wind-blown conditions reminiscent of Can dlestick Park, the Giants blasted Angel pitchers Ron Moeller. Dean Chance and veteran Jack Harshman for 19 hits. McCovey, a flop last year, wasn't the only one who beef ed up his cactus league aver age. Orlando Cepeda, John Orsino and Don Blasingame each collected three hits. Har vev Kuenn, with an assist from the wind, clubbed a pair of doubles and Bob Farley, a reserve first baseman, hom ered in the seventh. Sam Jones was credited with the win while giving up three runs and four hits in five innings. Moeller, a lefty, was charged with the defeat. Ashland Vets Bill Ring Card Ashland - Ashland Veterans of Foreign Wars Fst 3423 will sponsor an amateur box ing exhibition on Saturday, March 25, at the VFW hall on A st. across from the rail road depot. Talent Boxing club, man aged by Pat Coburn, will put on the five exhibitions. The bout on television Channel 2 will be shown first at 7 p.m. VFW members and friends are invited to the card. Re freshments will be served There will be no admission charge. another outfielder, Tommy Davis, at third base. The How ard move appears doomed to failure, thus leaving the berth to Norm Larker, who lost out by two percentage points to Dick Groat of the Pirates in the 1960 National league bat ting championship race. If Howard should surprise and make it at first, Larker would be put in the outfield. There's where Tommy Davis will wind up, too, if he doesn't make it at third. Pitching is about the only department on the club which is set. Don Drysdale (15-14), Johnny Podres (14-12), Roger Craig (8-3), Sandy Koufax (8- 13) and Stan Williams (14-10) will be regular starters with Larry Sherry also getting a shot at starting roles if he is not needed for relief. Sherry, the Dodgers' World Series re lief ace of 1959, began last season as a starter but then was shifted back to the bull pen and wound up with a 14- 10 record. Ed Roebuck (8-3) will be one of the top relievers. That leaves three spots open and Alson is hoping to fill one of them with Ron Perranoski, a left-hander who had a com bined record of 12-11 with Montreal and St. Paul last season. Alston pointed out the Dodgers needed a southpaw relief hurler and hopes the former Cub can fill the bill. Tries Comeback i Big Don Newcombe may stick with the club for which he was a star for many years Although he has lost the zip off his fast ball, he has been impressive thus far this spring. Last year Newcombe was 4-6 with the Reds and 2-3 with the Indians. Ed Palmquist may win a relief berth and Jim Golden, who won 20 games with St. Paul last year, has a chance to break into the starting ro tation. John Roseboro, who slump ed to .213 last season, and Norm Sherry will share the catching duties, with Hodges, who can play first, third or the outfield, also available be hind the plate if needed. If the three can't supply what is needed, Alston will call on Doug Camilli, who hit .281 at Atlanta in 1960. Camilli, son of the former star first base man, Dolph Camilli, is tagged a star of the future but Alston would like to have him get another year of seasoning in the minors rather than sit on the bench with the Dodgers. Only three of the infield and outfield spots are set. Maury Wills, who blossom ed into a star last season, will be at short and Charley Neal at second. Neal fell off to a .256 average last season, but Alston expects him to come back. Lots of Candidates Howard, Larker and Hodges are the first base candidates, with Junior Gilliam, who also had a bad season last year Willie Davis and rookie Char lie Smith, a .322 hitter at Spokane, battling for the third base berth. Bob LUlis will understudy Wills. Wally Moon in left is sure of a regular job in the out field. Howard will be in right if not at first. Otherwise Lark er. Snider and Ron Fairly, back for another try after hitting .303 at Spokane, will share the job. If Tommy Davis makes it at third. Willie Jjavis who hit .346 at Spokane last year, and Don Demeter will be available for center. There is no doubt the po tential is there for the Dodgers appear to be three deep at every position. But Alston re members that the Dodgers finished fourth last year after winning the pennant and the Series in 1959 so he isn't going out on a limb on his club as a lot of the baseball experts are. St. Louis, Providence Reach Final By TIM MORIARTY New York-UlPIl-Providenco College owed its berth in the final round of the National Invitation Basketball Tourna ment today to a five-foot, eight-inch "b o m b e r" who looks like Mickey Rooney in short pants. Vlnce Ernst would have made an ideal "Andy Hardy" in those old Rooney movies but he was born 20 years too late. So the blond-haired court midget from Jersey City, N.J., is tossing baskets instead of spit balls-provident thing for Providence college. Ernst scored eight points in an overtime session to carry the Friars to a thrilling 90-83 victory over Holy Cross Thursday night in the semi finals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden. Billikent Slop Dayton In the other semifinal, St. Louis University turned back Dayton, 67-60, and will meet Providence in the champion ship game, which will be tele vised nationally from the Gar den Saturday afternoon. St. Louis never trailed in its game against taller Day ton. The Billikens zoomed to a 35-23 lead at intermission and then fought off the Fly ers in the second half. Dayton, a five-time finalist but never a winner in the NIT, pulled to within 61-56 of the lead with three minutes remaining but two key bas kets by Don Reid gave the Billikens a little breathing room. MEDFORD&TRIBUire SIPdDMTS 270-Target Program For Scattergunners A 270-target program, 250 of them registered, will be of fered gunners Sunday in the ninth annual Southern Ore gon trapshoot of Medford Gun club. The tourney will lead off with 100 targets at 16 yards. One hundred handicap birds and 25 pairs of doubles will follow. Non-registered event will offer 20 backerup targets at 25 yards. Sixteen -yard competition win nave trophies for run- ners-up in four classes. There must be three or more en tries for class trophies. Awards also will go to high lady, high junior and high sub-junior. Trophies go, too, to win ners and runnerups in the handicap and in each of two doubles classes. Practice traps will be open at all times and lunch will be available at the grounds. Registered part of the shoot is under Pacific International Trapshooting association cer tification and rules. Woods, Water, Wildlife By Hank DoVosi Retriever Trial Action Underway Cowboys Qualify 9 Wrestlers Corvallis, Ore. - (UPD - Pow erful Oklahoma State carried a good-sized slead into the second day of the NCAA wrestling championships to day. The Cowboys, favored to capture their 22nd title in the 31st annual tournament. piled up 13 points and quali fied nine men for the quarter finals in the opening two ses sions Thursday. Only one of Oklahoma State's 10 entries in the meet's 10 weight divisions failed to make the quarterfinals. Sooners Second Oklahoma, the defendlne champion, moved into the second day in second place. The Sooners compiled nine points in the Thursday action and qualified seven men for the quarterfinals. Lehigh and Iowa State ranked third after the open ing sessions with eight points each and six qualifiers apiece. Pittsburgh had seven points for fifth place and three qualifiers. Those steelhead fishermen expecting some action on the Wmchuck and Chetco livers have been disappointed so far. Brookings reports that 29.93 inches of rain have fallen during this month and the streams have been up and out of shape as a consequence. So far this week the weather hasn't given us any hope that the conditions will change. APPLEGATE SEASON Several weeks ago this col umn reported on the results of the winter steelhead season on the Rogue river. The Apple- gaie river winter steelhead season had samples run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28 and mav hold surprises for some of us. There were 3528 angler days computed during that period. This meant there wera 3528 fishermen who fished for a period of time - 10 minutes to all day. They caught 464 fish and it is estimated that each fish took 27.1 hours of Iishing to catch. This also in- max mere was one fish to about nine anglers. Corvallis - (UPD - Oregon State was in a tie for sixth place with six points and five wrestlers still competing after the first day of the NCAA wrestling championships here. Fritz Fivian of the Beavers in the 157 pound class joined teammates Don Conway, 167; Jerry Perez. 123; Ron Finley, 137, and Tobe Zweygardt, 147, in the quarterfinals. Oregon's Gary Stenslund got a bye, while other entries from Oregon, Portland State, Pacific and Lewis and Clark lost out. HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal -(UPD The Chicago Black Hawks, stealing a page from the defending Stanley Cup champions, flew back home today with renewed hope after tying their semi final Stanley Cup series with the Montreal Canadiens at one game apiece. The Hawks, VA goal under dogs on Forum ice against the Canadiens, twice blew leads before pulling out a tense struggle on Eddie Litzenberg- er's third period goal for a 4-3 victory. Snowmen at Shasta Announce Ski Capers Mt. Shasta, Calif.-Konwa- kion Ski Capers will be spon sored on Saturday, April 1, by Mt. Shasta Snowmen Ski club at Mt. Shasta Ski bowl. Events include a kiddies' Easter egg hunt, a costume pa rade, a ski scramble race and an obstacle race. Activity will begin at 10 a.m. and prize awarding is set for 3:30 p.m. Further information can be obtained from Pat Murdoch, club president, Box 676, Mt Shasta. HOCKEY MEET SET Squaw Valley, Calif. - (UPD -Ice hockey will return to Blyth Arena next month when the Far Western ice hockey championships are held on the Olympic rink April 7-9. Squaw Valley authorities said on Thursday that six teams are entered - Denver, Salt Lake, Los Angeles, San Ga briel, Sacramento and San Francisco. NOTICE! To All Our Customers, Old and New . . . 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Although this may be grist for those who want to close the winter season on the Ap- plegate, these figures also in dicate that a tremendous num ber of people fish for long periods without catching a fish. This would seem to give some basis to the belief by some of us that it isn't the fish that brings the satisfac tion, it's the fishing. PREDICTIONS Every spring presents the promise of another salmon season and this in turn brings forth speculation as to the probable size of the spring Chinook run. The conditions that effect the runs are many, and some can have quite an effect without being known. Be that as it may, every year gives an opportunity to guess, and some of us enjoy the game. STATISTICS Salmon runs in the Rogue river are figured on a four year cycle, which means that those fish that will come up the river this year are the progeny of the salmon run of 1957. The 1957 run was spawned by the 1953 run, and so on down the line. The 1953 run numbered 33,000 fish. Be cause of heavy losses to dii ease during their downstream migration, the returning 1957 run numbered only 19,000. Because of conditions known during the downstream migra tion, the returning 1961 run is estimated to be about 20, 000 fish. A complicating fac tor that is new and unknown as to its effect is that caused by the screens at Savage Rapids dam. This run Is the first returning run that re ceived protection from the Savage Rapids turbines dur ing the downstream migra tion. The actual number of Salmon that will return in 1961 could be more or less than the estimated 20,000. Only time will give us the answer. COMPLICATIONS According to the man who knows, the Rogue river spring Chinook salmon season Is un der way. The water tempera ture at Grants Pass has been 50 degrees for several days, and that means the 51 degree minimum at the mouth of the river has been exceeded. Since tlie salmon start up the river at this temperature, opening day of the 1961 season, March 25, will find salmon in the river. Catching any may be another matter since the low er river has been running heavy with mud for some time. Lots of red mud from Galice and Graves creeks to Reiner with lots of mud from Bear and Foots creeks. The lower river won't be clear on opening day but it's a safe bet that there will be some bodv trvlng nil the same. THE OPTIMIST'S CORNER Those who still find It hard to give up on the steelhead situation ought to try the Klamath river below the 99 bridge. Fish are showing up at various creek mouths down river and are being taken now and then. It is said they have good color. (This is wide open to interpretation). GOOD LUCKI Activities of the west coast circuit in retriever competi tion were centered in the White City area today as the Rogue Valley Retriever club opened its 10th annual field trial. Four stakes are being run and the event will continue through Sunday. Most of the action is slated for Rogue Val ley Game Management land along Rogue river and at Hoover lakes. Some of the fin est dogs in the west, labra dors, goldcns and chesapeakes are entered. Amateur all-age stake be gan the trial. The derby was to follow it. Third stake of the trial will be the qualify ing. Open all-age will be the concluding stake. The qualifying rivalry is not to start before 8 a.m. Sat urday. Noon on Saturday is the earliest that the open stake can begin. Entries as of last Monday's deadline were 33 in the der by, 38 in the open, 29 in the qualifying and 18 in the ama teur. Working Dogs Dogs In each stake are put through water and land tests that simulate hunting condi tions. The trial is "working dog" competition. In many of the series the ability of the handler, as well as the dog, is judged. Use of dogs to re trieve is widely acclaimed by conservationists. A good number of the dog owners and professional train ers and handlers who come for past trials here are expect ed to be on hand again. There will be local participants in the trial as well. James Wever, Klamath Falls, and Dr. Chnrles Ver steeg, Cave Junction, will be derby and qualifying judges. Donald L. Burnett, Pocalello. Ida., and Kenneth Dcnman, Medford, will judge the ama teur and the open. Versteeg and Denman are members of the RVRC. Glen Bessonctle is trial chairman and Harlcy Nelson is marshal. The public is invited to watch the dogs in action. There is no charge for admis sion. However, spectators, as they are at other sports events, are asked to observe certain rules of etiquette. Those watching are asked to refrain from loud talk or excessive motion when dogs are in action or on the line moy are requested to stay well behind the line in the area designated by the mar shal. "Visiting dogs are not al lowed on the field trial grounds. Applause is to be withheld until dogs on the line have completed the sc ries. Spectators are asked not to throw trash or empty bot tles on the trial grounds. I Safety first is emphasized and those attending are ad- j vised to stay out of the line j of gun fire. Arrow markers, starting at ; the Y in north Medford, will ' point the way to the trial 1 area. Starting time each day is 8 a.m. A snack truck will be in operation at the grounds. Voris Heads Ashlander Track List Ashland Bob Voris, who won sixth place in the high hurdles and in the quarter mile last spring in the Ore gon Class A-l meet, heads the list of 32 athletes out for track and field at Ashland High school. There arc seven other lct tcrmen on Coach Hiram (Bud) Crane's practice roster. They are Farley Buell and Gordon Self, half-milcrs and milers; Dave Colwell, pole vaulter and javelin man; Dan Lewis and Jeff Baker, vault ers; Forrest Farmer, high jumper and broad jumper, who also hurdled last season and may run the 100-yard dash this year, and Mike Mc Cartney discus thrower. Two top candidates, both lettermen, have been lost by transfer. Tom Hudson, mllcr, moved to Eagle Point and Richard Clement, sprinter, moved to Colorado. First meet for the Grizzlies will be the Ore-Cal relays here on April 1. Heberr Heads Sunshine Open Miami Bcach-IUPD-Jay He bert, the lean ex-Marine from Lafayette, La., carried a shaky one-stroke lead Into the second round of the $25,000 Sunshine Open golf tourna ment today with a herd of more than 50 professionals within firing range. The 38-year-old defending PGA champion rode radar accurate Irons to a slx-under- par 31-35-66 Thursday as a bulky field of 158 sholmak- ers reduced par to a shambles. Jack Fleck of Los Angeles, iaao u.s. upen must, was closest to Hcbert with a five-undcr-par 34-33-67. Basketball THURSDAY GAMKK Hoavurton 6, Lincoln 2 Wilson 5, Ijike Oswjjo 2 North Snlem 11. Unllnn a Hiltsnoro 4. Forest Grove 0 IJnnks 12, Concorrita 0 Willamette 6-12, Elmlra 2-fl Robbie Frey Bowls Here A trim tenpln toppler from Texas will be in Medford on Tuesday, March 28. She is Brunswick star Rob bie Frey, one of this country's best lady bowlers. Robbie is scheduled for afternoon and evening appearances at Med ford Bowling lanes. Fred An derson, owner of the lanes, said she will take part in ex hibltions and will give free in struction to local bowlers. A Dallas resident, Robbie Frey is three-time winner of the Texas state all-events dia dem. In 1U55, 1059 and 1960 she won her state's match game honors. Also, last year, she shared third in the Bowl ing Proprietors Association of America national doubles. Robbie has a five-year aver age of 187, has rolled a 271) single game and a 752 three game series. She is a member of the Brunswick advisory staff. Portland Plans Rubber Track Portland -(UPIl- University of Portland Thursday an nounced plans for a now all weather rubber asphalt com position track and field lay out. Athletic Director Al Ncg ratti, said the track would be one of the most modern in the nation and would be com pleted in the summer. He said the layout would employ the rubber-asphalt sur face on the quarter-mile oval, a 22-yard straightaway pole vault runway and the high and broad jump takeoffs. (iniimi 4 1 . t ) 4-H'ers Are Competing in Evenl Eight 4-H club members from Jackson county arc com peting with 4-H'crs from throughout Oregon for nation al awards, according to Phyl lis Kirklnd, Jackson county 4-H agent. The awards Include trips to National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago and college scholarships. i Records of the member's ' 4-H club achievements and ex- perience will be judged in I Corvallis where the winners i will be selected. Those competing from the county are Alice Woolfolk, Karen Jossy, Georgia Hub bard, and Ron Anderson, An telope; Terry Gall, Gold Hill; Robert Kuest and Carolyn Sidener, Central Point; and Steve Stewart, Ashland. Selections for national trips to be made are for achieve ment, agriculture, automotive, beef, canning, clothing, dairy, electricity, entomology, field crops, garden, health, home economics, home Improve ment, leadership, recreation, safety, swine, tractor and food preservation. Basis of the awards are 4-H projects and activities, 4-H You muit kt Mtiitied et r' Ipariprchin end DCrSOnal dc-lman.tf cheerfully refunded. 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