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2 n inuiAii Jirnib . isdi Palmer, Rosburg Head Masters '.'By LEO H. PETERSEN , UPI Spoiu tailor . Aususta, Ga. -WW- Defend ing champion Arnold Palmer, . Vho liked his putter except ior one hole, and Bob Ros tmrg, who liked his spectacu- : Jar finish, led the field into the second round of the Mas- . tera golf tournament today.' Both shot four under par 68's In chilly rain Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over - little Gary Player, the South YANKEES, By LEO H. PETERSEN . UPI Sports Editor Augusta, Ga. - (UPI) - The manager of a rival club claims be would win the American league pennant by 20 games with the New York Yankees' outfield, infield, catching, four of their starting pitchers and N c Y6 r Ic fl-'l Staff Seems . By FRED DOWN United Prats International Ralph .Houk broke with the tradition of , Casey . Stengel's 12-year regime as manager of thfc New York Yankees today with the 'announcement, that hi pitching staff "Is in tip- ' too shape." "." f"l know my starting pitch- ' ' t i. .in'. -I - 4U-.. era are in Deuer bupc uiau thy were at this time a year go," said Houk. "The reason tfe didn't get off to a very food start last-year was be-. cause the pitching was nil ana rni3. But this year my start ing stall ox wniiey Jt ora, bod Turley, Art Ditmar and Ralph Terry looks ready." It was the first time since '. Houk took over as manager of the Yankees that he pinpoint ed a change from the Stengel regime. ' ,'.'-.. Turley, -who won 21 games In 1958, allowed only two hits nd two runs in seven Innings gainst the St, Louis Cardi nals Tuesday and seems ready to return to 20-vlctory form this year. Houk Indicated that h would open the season rxt Tuesday with ' Whltey 1 srd and follow with Turley, I ri Ditmar and Ralph Terry: '' P.oblnson Homart : frank Robinson cracked his homar of the spring as :lnnatt Reds beat the Braves, 6-5, Bob. '. id the first four KNICKI INK STITH New York OIPD , The New York Knickerbockers have Igned All-America Tom Stlth nd Whltey Martin, co-cap- Utm of the 1880-61 St. Bona venture University basketball team, to professional con tracts. They were the Knicks' first two choices in the recent National Basketball Associa tion draft. 'MEN OF E CHOOSSt leather 1-1 I mkA CAVEMAN: i w!!!ia "'" """$1.00 I' ' aeAkaN(i P E ''.''.' I SwCaflUliUalkeflactnlellxlUe, I V , L. - ' I 4t.bflUaUtttlaHullt.llaik.u 1 M A Vfe W I TaI0 J fceaw la aeaeiii U4wi OK, . 1 Baf WI laj ' I West Main . shell station 618 W. Main f. Pharmacy .T y TT . 135 W.' 'Main LXXS Phena SP 22330 y BMMMIHmB aHMHBHaTaWmMMalVBVBBHHIMalaWHHBi FRIDAY. APRIL 7. 1961 African who is golf's leading money winner, And both had their putters and , their pin point approaching to thank. Although they have con trasting styles, ' there was a lot of similarity in their first round play. Both had 28 putts. Both had five birdies and one bogey: Both' had hot streaks. And - both were glad they played so well. Nint One-Putt Greens :.' .; , Palmer had nine one-putt DODGERS then "the six worst pitchers in the league." , This writer believes that is going too far but he is picking the Yankees to win the pen nant again. Picking the Yan kees seldom misses - only twice in the last four years -and it's a lot easier than duck- s Mou nd innings for. the Reds and was tagged for homers by John Demerit and Ed Mathews. Frank Lary and rookie Ter ry Fox combined to hold the Chicago White Sox to seven hits and give the Detroit Tig ers a 7-2 victory. The Tigers collected onfci four hits off Herb Score and Bob Shaw but Score yielded seven - walks and tagged for three runs. UO's Ducks 6-4 Victors Eugene (UPB Oregon erupt ed for five runs in the sev enth inning and went on to post a 8-4 baseball victory over' Pacific Thursday. -: Walt Baranski's bases-load ed home run highlighted the inning and paved the way for the Ducks' eighth victory in 11 starts this season, . Jon Swanson, who came in on 'relief in the sixth, was credited with the, victory, LINCaCORE! ' ' OanWlM IAA 4ftA tM 4 ' Oreion l'.'".'.'.'.O00 000 Six a S 3 r erguion, wioore. (7), uowns (7) and Bars ChrliUan.-on. Swanion IB) and McClain, Haroldion 17), Stroh's Lead Classic Group Detroit -(UPI- The Detroit Stroh's moved mnph.nniirftr the Classic division title at the American Bowling Con gress tournament when they nnisned with a 8,078 six-game total to outstrln the nrevlnus leading 8,610 bowled by the namm s or unicago. , : The ( Strohs' had a 2072 block Thursday night to so with an opening 3,006 series. inciuaea in weir accomplish ments the Detrolters also reg istered the highest team game of any club to date in the 1061 ABC with an 1102 open ing blast Thursday night. However, -after that hlu start the Stroh cannons dwin dled to popgun size the next two games as the New Classic leaders struggled to 936 and 034 totals. " McLoughlin JH Girls Winners McLoughlin Junior high girls tennis team , Wednesday de feated the ' girls i of Crater high 6 to 0. . Because qf the late hour the number of five singles match between Connie Biddle of - McLoughlin and Elaine Wilson of Crater was declared a tie after each player had won a set. In -singles Paula Lowery de feated ' Bernice Gardner, 6-1, 6-2; Kathy Smith beat Glenda Hull, 6-0, 8-1; Pam Hoslck won from Donna Freeman, 6-1, 6-0; Karen Maxson was victor over Joyce Dye. 6-1, 6-3; Low ery and Smith teamed to beat Gardner and Dye, 6-1, 7-5 and Betty Davis and LaDonna Kridler took measure of Hull and Freeman, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. In the No. S series Biddle won one set 6-3 and Wilson the other 6-4. fVt S to Vtionlnd ' -V greens, Rosburg six. In addi tion, Rosburg sank a 120-foot wedge shot. Rosburg's hot streak was reminiscent of Palmer's finish to win the Masters last year. Rosburg was even par after 12 holes and then carded four birdies on the next five holes Palmer had blrdied five of the last six holes a year ago to beat out Ken Venturi by a stroke; , . Today,. Venturi with a first PICKED ing golf balls around the Mas ters course. . In the other league, the pick is the talent-rich Los An geles Dodgers. Here's how the 1961 finish is viewed after six weeks of watching the clubs training in Florida and receiving last- minute, reports on the teams training in the Far West: American . National New York Los Angeles Chicago . Milwaukee Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland St. Louis Detroit San Francisco Boston .......... Cincinnati Minnesota Chicagp Kansas City , Philadelphia Washington . , -Los Angeles' '; ). Detroit "......osa 000 0007 4 : 1 Chicago (A) ..000 100 0102 7 Lary, Tox (0) and Chltl. Virgil iot.. ocore. anew lej ana iXHiara, Zarreon (8). Winner Lary. Loser Score. - ' Minnesota ....030 003 0004 10 t Kamai City 000 201 33x 9 12 0 Ramoi. Moore (8) ' and .Henry, Archer, Kunkel (S). Laraen (81 and Sullivan. Winner Kunkel. Loier jtamif. hk iiumcnocHV. . Milwaukee ....101 100 110 5 14 0 Cincinnati ....130 000 013 8 13 3 Buhl and Lau. Purity, Brldgea (3), Nunn (8) and Zimmerman. Robinion. Mathewa, . ' Covington, Freeae, .Cardenaa. 7 winner nunn. hiu u m A r 1 1. Boston : .003 002 000 .1 ' s a Chicago (Nl 001 701 OOx 0 10 0 Brewer, Stallard (4), Fornlelea (81 and Nixon. Cardwall. Kl.lr.n (6) end BerteU. Winner Cardwell. Loier Brewer, HRa Gelger, Santo,- Zlmmer.- ' ... ! LofAnj. (N) 03 403 003 14 13 2 San Fran 000 011 003 7 11 I . Dryadale, Golden (7) and Roie boro, Camllli (4). Jonei, Flaher (3), Bolln (91 and Hallar. Lanrtrlth hi. Winner Dryadale. Loae r Jonei, HRi Dryadale, Snider, McCovey, Smith. ; ' (it lnnlnci) - '. : v. 'X L.A. (A) 000 100 S0O 0013 S J Cteve. - ....010 001 011 0028 8 2 Carver. Morffan (8). Cleveneer f9). Gatewood (111 and Averlll. Sa. dowikl (11). Perry, Latman (8), neman si, scnaeiier ill) ana Ho mano. Winner Gatewood. Loier-. acnaeiier. Waihlngton 000 000 0101 7 2 Baltimore ... 011 402 OOx 8 9 1 Gabler, Semproch (3), Sturdlvant (7) and Dotterer. Barber. Wilhelm (6) and Trandoa. Zuno (Si. win ner Barber. Lover Gabler. HR nranat, v BulldogHers Blank Hedrick '' McLoughlin "of Med ford eighth and seventh graders won 80 to 33 and 64 to 13 yesterday in a track meet with Ashland Junior high at Ashland. . ' Mac thlnclads won ll of the 13 firsts in the eighth grade meet and the bulldog: seventh too eight of nine with Mike Allun winner in three individual events. , ' . ' Rafe Anders, John Tungate and Art Lee were double win ners for McLoughlin. . Firsts in the. meet were: -. EIGHTH GRADE: i ror Medford Rafe Andera, high and low hurdlea; Curt Wyatt, 330; Art Lee. 73 and htah iumn; Che. ter Henaon, broad Jump; John Tun gate, 130 and shot put; Dave .rown, outcua; kick Tempieton and Phllllr Rupp, tied in pole vault; ijee, 1 ungate, ungate, Henion, Wyatt, , in relay. For Ashland firant TtiiAll. Rflfl. iven acKwaiu, javeun. . SEVENTH GRADE: For Madford Mike Allen. 7S. 150. broad Jump; Roger Johnaon, 330; Jim Bennett, high Jump; Lln dell Carney, ahot put: John In gram and Curt Smith, tied in pole vault: Allen, John Pruttt, Dick Howaiey. Johnaon, In relay For Aihland Colwell, low hurdlea. ' Pocatello, Idaho -(UPB- Four Knott Street Community cen ter of Portland boxers posted decision wins in the opening round of the national AAU boxing tournament here Thursday night. Recording victories were H. C. Massey, in the 147-pound division; Wade Smith, 130; Jody Har ris, 132, and John Howard, 119. Keith Capps of the Burns Elk Club lost a decision. ' ' r nd par 72, was four strokes back of the co-leaders. Two strokes off the pace was husky Jack Nicklaus of Columbus, Ohio. . Considered 'the strongest amateur threat in the field, Nicklaus, who played with Palmer, .blrdied the final hole ior a two under par 70. One stroke behind Nicklaus came four pros-the 49-year-old By ron Nelson, former Masters champion Doug Ford, Paul Harney and Johnny Pott, .... Sevan Notch 72's "'Four strokes behind Palm er and Rosburg, with , even par 72's were PGA champion Jay Hebert, Stan Leonard of Canada, former U.S.. Open champions Billy Casper and Tommy Bolt, Gene Littler and former U. S. amateur king Charlie Coe, in addition to Ken Venturi. . Former PGA champion Dow Flnsterwald; three foreign threats, Peter Thomson of Australia and Roberto De Vln cenzo and Antonio Cerda, both of Mexico; Ted Kroll and U. S. amateur champion Deane Beman were grouped at 73. . .-; ' In a large group at 74 were two old-time gallery favor ites, Sam Snead and Ben Ho gan, along with Chandler Harper, Fred Hawkins, Chick Harbert, Don January, Walter Burkemo, Bob : Goalby, Al Balding, Lionel .Hebert and Bill Collins, among others. , But the story of the first round was Palmer,- Rosburg and the weather The field of - 88 golfers started teeing off under over cast . skies and a light, but cold wind. By the time Palm er teed off it was raining and the rain fell through the rest of the day. Cole Rivers To Talk To Waltonians ' Cole Rivers, .Grants Pass, Oregon game commission bi ologist and agent, will address the Jackson County chapter of the Izaak Walton league on Monday at the American Red Cross building. ' The regular monthly meet ing of the Waltonians Is sched uled for 8 p.m.-' . Rivers will discuss his ver sion of the "Annual Fishery Progress Report for Rogue River. He has indicated that he has a number of stimu lating .Items on which to re port. He will talk concerning the fish planting in streams, lakes and reservoirs of the area, on the salmon and steel head rearing ponds, on the present run of salmon up the Rogue and of, the effects of the screens at Savage Rapids dam and the cement plant dam at Gold Hill. ' Those attending are asked to come prepared io ask ques tions concerning the fishery and its management. "Journey Across Antarctica, a sound and color movie, will be shown. It is the property of Tucker Sno-Cat . corpora tion. . The meeting Is open to the public. Himsl Will Be Head Mentor , Houston, Tex. (UPS - Head coach for the Chicago Cubs during the first part of the National league season will be Vedle Himsl. Hlmsl, 44, who has neither played or coached - in the majors before, will keep the post of head coach for only about two weeks. MOWS THE TIME to REPAIR and IMPROVE YOUR HOME with TRU-MIX CONCRETE Funderburg Heads SOC In Hitting Ashland - Joe Funderburg, freshman second baseman from Eugene is getting the pace in hitting statistics for Southern Oregon1 college aft er . the Raiders' first four games. Funderburg has rap ped out 11 safeties in 18 trips to the plate for a fine .611 mark, while also, leading the Raiders in runs scored with nine. , Next in line in percentage behind Funderburg are junior Jess Munyon with a .380 mark on seven for 18; and Dave Hughes and freshman Mike Parsons with .378 marks. Hughes, a sophomore,' has poled six hits in 16 trips while Parsons, a first-year outfield er from Medford, is three for eight. As a team the Raiders are hitting the ball at a .314 clip while their foes are averag ing .33B. - Last Tuesday the Raiders dropped a non-counting twin bill to Shasta Junior college at Redding, Calif., by 13-12 and 11-9 scores. Although the Raiders were out-hit by the slugging Knights,- numerous SOC errors in both games were: the big factors in the outcomes.. r The Southerners, how sport ing a lwon, 3-lost' record, host the tough Humboldt State Lumberjacks in a three game series this "week end. Today , the clubs tangle in a single nlne-lnning afternoon game, while on Saturday a doubleheader is scheduled on the SOC diamond, the first game to begin at 10 a.m. Both will be seven-inning affairs. Chiefs Bill 10 Tussles Rogue River.- Rogue River High baseballers opened a 10 game slate when they met Eagle. Point there today. . With only five returning lettermen, . Coach Jim Bow man is depending much on new talent in the catching and outfield departments. ' : A good share of th! pitch ing this season 15 to be done by Lewane Huff, only letter man tosser, and Frank Pal merton who lettered as regu lar first baseman last year. Receivers are Bill Cooper and Dwight Priest, on the varsity for the first time. , .First baseman is Steve Simer, 6-2, No. 3 hitter for two seasons. At second base are Jim Sloman, who lettered in the outfield, last . year, Wayne Cook, a freshman, and Bradley Frazler, sophomore transfer. 1 Shortstop is Jerry Kite, a senior letterman, who led the team in total bases and runs batted in in 1960. At third sack, Bowman has two prom ising freshmen, Dan Bellamy and Ray Powell. ' Outfielders include ; Randy Bradshaw, Stephen Danilson, Bruce Archer, Vic Low and Marshal Lingren. Prep Baseball THURSDAY GAMES Jefferion 3, Grant 2 ' Madison 19. Roosevelt 3 Lincoln S. Marshall 3 Tigard 19, McMinnvllle 13 Washington 6, Franklin 1 Wilson 13, Benson 4 .TRU-MIX Concrete & Equipment I MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. Baseball THURSDAY GAMES Oregon State 14-7. Unlield 3-4 Oregon S. Pacific 4 Willamette 20, Oregon College 0 Waah. State 4-3, Gonzaga 2-0. Cage Loop Discussion On Tuesday Moscow, Idaho (UPD Ath letic directors of five north western universities will meet at Boise Tuesday, to discuss possible formation of a new basketball conference, J. Neil (Skip) Stahley, Idaho athletic director, announced today. Stahley said schools which would be- represented at the meeting will be Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga university of Spokane, University of, Port ls.nd and Montana State col lege. , Seattle university has been mentioned as a possible sixth member of the proposed con ference. - - Stahley termed the session "exploratory." He said inclu sion of minor-sports wduld be considered but football would not be included because nei ther Portland nor Gonzaga of the schools attending fields a grid team. SOC Athletes Busy Saturday Ashland - Humboldt State college baseballers and track men invade the Southern Ore gon college campus this week end, while the Whitworth col lege tennis team from Spo kane, Wash., also makes a lo cal appearance. The Red Raider baseball nine hosted the HSC Lumber jack diamond crew in a single game today and has a twin bill Saturday, at 10 a.m. Humboldt's cinder squad, victors over the Raiders by a 92-37 margin last season, is said to be "weaker" ihis year but still draw the favorite's role In the Saturday meet at 1:30 on Fuller field. Raider Coach Dan Bulkley said this week that several meet records between the two long-time rivals are expected to fall this week end, includ- FORD COUNTRY SQUIRE Is standard squipmant on fORO COUNTRY SEDAN-lika all Ford wagons K packs pralria-siza load deck, biggest in Its field. Tailgate (with rod-down window) is 7 Inches wider. FORO RANCH WAGON -America's ktmt prkedt futt-sfz wagon. Yours In 2-door or 4-door models, btautifulty buM to cut your operating costs. HURRY INI IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ON A WIDE VARIETY OF WAGON MODELS AND COLORS I FALCON boasts prices up to $508 less than some other compacts . . . savings on gas, oil, repairs, everything. FULL-SIZE wagons? 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Coach Bill Piche, however, is- not anticipating that the shortstop will go a full seven innings. He'll like ly switch Mike Glines from third base to shortstop and call Mike Pepper to play third. Pfaff to Pitch Doug Pfaff is the probable pitcher in the opener of the doublebill and Ed Allen is to be behind the plate for the Comets with Jim Allen on first base and Pat Pepper on second. In the outfield it will be Neil Rivenburg,- center, Darryl, Summerfield, center, and Jeff Anhorn, righf. Either Mike Pepper or Sum merfield is to hurl the second game. If Pepper pitches, Piche may have Glines back at third and Steve Isaacs at short. If Summerfield hurls, Anhorn will move to left field and Rivenburg to cen ter. Don Pfaff would go into right. . John Webb or Wally Palm- ing the javelin, high jump, and distance standards. . Humboldt holds wins over the SOC crew : the past six years, however the Raiders swept all the meets from the 1952 through 1055 seasons. 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