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LA Angels Promise Much Entertainment With Hard Hitters (Thli it the last of 18 dis patches on the 1961 pros pects of major league clubs.) By NORMAN MILLER United Press International , Palm Springs, Calif. OIPD , Artistically, the new Ameri can league Angels do not fig ure to make Los Angeles fans forget about the. Dodgers. But for those , who go for home runs and free-scoring games and aren't too concern ed with finesse, the. Angels promise a lot of entertain ment. : With three such sluggers as Ted Kluszewski, Bob Cerv and Steve Bilko1' on the ball club, and some solid swingers like Eddie Yost, Ken Aspro monte and Ken Hunt, the An gels figure to score a few runs in their Wrigley Field band box. ; Trouble is, though the An : gels are, sadly shy on pitching, and visiting clubs are bound to match the Angels, homer for homer. Manager Bill Rigney sums up the situation with the la ment: "Who's gonna get the other side out for us?" At present, Ell Grba,: who won 6 games and lost 4 for the Yankees last season, "shapes up as the ace of the staff. He's the only Angels' pitcher who had a winning record in the majors in 1960. Rigney says, "He has good stuff and knows how to pitch." Rigney would like ., some left-handed starters for Wrig ley field and he hopes to find them in Ted Bowsfield, who was 4-6 with the Red Sox last season, and Ron Moeller, 8-8 at the Orioles' Vancouver ' farm. Other starting prospects are Jerry Casale, 2-9,. and Ken McBride, 0-1, with the White Sox. Ned Garver, 4-9 with Kansas City, may start every five or. six days. ; The two pitchers who have perhaps ijnpressed the most in exhibition games are Tex Clevenger and Tom Morgan, a pair of experienced right handers Rigney had planned to use as late-inning relievers. !(. Counting Clevenger's 5-11 record with Washington and Morgan's 4-5 with Kansas City, these eight pitchers won a total of only 25 major league games last season. , i - At the other positions, the Angels are staffed with ade quate players, although Rig ney complains about a notice able lack of speed on his team as a whole. Enjoy The Great Whiskey of j svV lit 4&J ff ' 1 FRIDEWC RCMINOTON 1 . I in L.f f. : BROOK suSNV ; I-...,... .:...... STRAIGHT BLEND Prized and favored as the finest of Kentucky whiskies, $A60 Rich ! .Ex"?- $60 Sunny Brook rolled westward with the settlers of the Kentucky tionally " . . . 5 Q- Straight light S 8. 19th Century. Today its popularity is higher than ever. Bourbon : Kentucky Whiskey taste Its smooth, superb Kentucky taste truly has no equal. K OU) SUXNT BtOOX CO.,U)IBVIUf,KT. KKTOCKt STRA1CHT I0UKBON WW 90 KMC HUftDCW BUM! WHISKil K ftOOF.K BMW KUI1MISHIIU i 1 I U It Kluszewski, Bilko and Ju lio' Bequer will share first base and pinch-hitting roles. Aspromonte at second was the American league's 10th lead? ing hitter last season with a .288 mark for Cleveland, and Yost at third is the perennial "walking man." Shortstop is a battle be tween Ken Hamlin and Fritz Brickell, who this week was obtained in a trade with the Yankees. To Start at Left Cerv, who batted .253 and hit 14 homers in his spare role with the Yankees, will start in left; Hunt, a Yankee farmhand, will be in center, and Faye Throneberry has the edge for right field. : Little Albie Pearson, rookie of the year in the AL in 1958, is attempting a major league comeback in the Angels' out field. . Other extra men are Gene Leek, a third baseman who has hit well in exhibition games and is being tried at shortstop and the outfield; outfielder Lou Johnson, ac quired in a deal with the Cubs, and Rocky Bridges, the in field handyman. ' Del Rice, who at 38 is the eldest of the Angels, is the No. 1 catcher and Rigney hopes that his experience can bring out a little extra from the pitchers. Because of Rice's age, Ed Sadowski and Earl Averill Jr. should do a lot of catching, too. : Add it all up and it doesn't look like much.- Considering the fact that Rigney and gen eral manager Fred Haney ac quired their players on a pot luck selection basis, however, not . too much is expected of the Angels. If they, just beat out the new Washington Senators for ninth place, Rigney and his castoffs can call their first season a success. Higher Basket Would Favor Tall Players ? San Francisco - fllPD - Wilt Chamberlain, the seven-foot, two-inch star of the Philadel phia Warriors, said Monday he thinks raising the height of the basket would help the tall men more than the short ones. "Every player in our league can get up to the basket now," he said. "If they raise it, only the big men will be able to get close." . - Kentucky Straight or Kentucky Blend.. Sunny Brook tastes better, richer than any other whiskey! Women's Golf The Rogue Valley Country club lady golfers play for April 6 was medal. - Winners were: A group, Mrs. Ranny Smith, B group, Mrs. E. C. Nave, C group, Mrs. William Cowning; D group. Mrs. Ray Sorenson; nine-hole group, Mrs. Howard Scrog gins. Play for Thursday, April 13 will be medal, with the first play on the Trans-Mississippi disc. Winter rules remain in effect until a sign in the pro shop notifies otherwise. " , Qualifying for the spring handicap tournament was completed April 7. Mrs. John Jensen was medalist in the 18 hole group. The nine-hole group had a tie for medalist between Mrs, J. A. Dickey and Mrs. G. F. Flint which will be played off. Pairings will be posted at the ladies locker room as soon as possible. The nine-hole group has until April 18 to 'complete first round matches. First round matches must be completed by April 15 for the 18-hole group. First round pairings are: Cham Dion sh Id Filch t Mrs. John Jensen vs Mrs. W. C. Bayliss; Mrs. Richard Finch vs Mrs. Al Williams; Mrs. Frank Ben esh' vs Mrs. Wm Miller: Mrs. Tom Tubbs vs Mrs. R. B. Knight; Mrs. W. T. Stark vs Mrs. Ray Sorenson; Mrs. Benton Smith vs Mrs. R. K. Meiers; Mrs. Kooert Palmer vs Mrs. L. T. Anderson; Mrs. E. W. Sickels vs. Mrs. mcnara scnwann. Second Flight Mrs. T. A. Culhertxnn vr Mn. Max MlllholUn; Mrs. Ray Frisbie vs Mrs. Frank Tamney; Mrs. Jack Six vs Mrs. Walter Shaylor; Mrs. R. M.'Gifford vs Mrs. W. H. Pyle; Mrs. E. C. Nave vs Mrs. Ranny Smith; Mrs. Richard Rementeria vs Mrs. Harvey Woods; Mrs. C. B. Collins vs Mrs. Ren Taylor; Mrs. t. noimea va ivirs. A.en mermen, Fourth FUjrht i Mrs. S. O. Prouffh vs Mrs. Gor don Reeves; Mrs. Reese Alexander vs Mrs. Ed Milne; Mrs. Wm. Clark vs Mrs. Joe Moore; Mrs. L. P. orooKs vs Mrs. uaien sanner; Mrs. .Tnhn Tittv vs Mn T onnorH cl14rlt. Mrs. S. L. Stark vs Mrs. Robert DeLorme; Mrs. Robert Morris vs Mrs. Fred Coleman; Mrs. Jo Wil liamson vs Mrs. n. u. Trumoiy. Sixth FUeht Mrs. R. E. Heysell va Mrs. Chas. Gustafson; Mrs. J. R. Acheson vs Mrs. B. D. Mitchell; Mrs. Tom Meuiscn vs Mrs, wayne satiey; Mrs. W. D. Blackledse vs Mrs. Wm. Cowning. (No consolation iugnt.f , April 13 nairlnes: (Ladies are to contact others in their threesome). Mesdames J. R. Aehesnn R. K. Peters. R. E. Heysell: Brooks L. P., Gordon Reeves, Frank Benesh; Wm. Schet. C. A. Holmes. Mahr Rey mers; Richard Rementeria, Galen Sanner, Richard Schwann; E. W, Sickels, R. J. Lock wood, J. J. Jen sen: Wm. T. Clark. W. O. Black- ledge, Jack Six; Ed. Milne. Ranny smnn, a . u. uuncn; jrrea uoieman, Frank Tamnev. K. C. McHuch: B. D. Mitchell, T. A. Culbertson, Fred Conrad: Rav Frisbie. J. A. Moore. Richard Finch: Tom Teutsch, Ken neth Teeter, C. Ed. Gordon; Robt, Palmer, Al Williams, E. C. Nave; P. J. Woods. Bernard L. NutUne. Mesdames Leonard Schlidt, E. C. irumoiy, waiter snayior, wen D a brlck, Ira Smith. Robert DeLorme; Chas: Gust af son. R. M. Gifford. L. T. Anderson; Alton Hart. Wayne Safley, C. H. Barrell; Russell Hogue, R. B. Knight, Tom Tubbs; S. L. siarK, ijen Meiviiie, L,ew aaxes; n Ren TaylotVW. L. Stark, Max Mil hollin; Robert Morris, S. O. Prough, W. C. Bayliss; Ray Sorenson, Ben ton Smith. W. H. Pyle; C. R. Will iamson. Wm. Cownlnff. Wm. Will iams. 9-Hole Play: Mesdames John ivutcn, Myers J ones, Howard facrog fiins. Royal Bebb. G. L. Lewis. R. M. Mc Fad den. Wm. Brooks. Paul Haviiand; u. a. Lowry, Ralph Mar latt, J. J. Finegan; J. A. Dickey, Chas. Swenson; F. H. Holmes, Rob ert Mclntyre. the Old West WINNING THE WEST 'Palling Ibe Birfafo Jicri - MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. Dodgers In Lbs Angeles Tonight Los Angeles-fllPD-The youth conscious Los Angeles Dodg ers, favored to win the Na tional league pennant in a pre-season United Press Inter national poll, open their 1961 season tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Memorial coliseum. An opening night crowd of about 50,000 is expected for the game. The Dodgers send Don Drysdale, the volatile, sidearming righthand ace of the staff, against veteran Robin Roberts of the Phils. Lack of support for . the Phils in the National league race-the same UPI picks them to finish last-is expected to MEiro!miiTtnuM sipaDninrs Lone Pine Tops Griffin Creek defeated Oak Grove 11 to 5, West Side beat Lincoln 7 to 3, JacksOn nip ped Jefferson 8 to 7, Howard topped Jacksonville 7 to 6 and Lone Pine shutout Ruch 6 to 0 yesterday in Medford district grade school baseball games. Dan Carney tripled with the bases loaded for Griffin Creek. West Side had a double play and Frost of Lincoln had a two-base hit. Howard had seven hits and Jacksonville two. Giants Open Against At Candlestick Park San Franciscc-niPD-The San Francisco Giants, deemed a different club than the bick ering outfit which folded up last season, open their 1961 campaign today against' the Holmes Has Low Gross Alan Holmes, with a 70 on Sunday led the field in par ticipation at ..Rogue Valley Country club in the Babe Did- ru.kson Zaharias Memorial Fund Golf tournament. The tourney realized $202.- 25 for the battle against can cer and was under the aus pices of the American Cancer society. Jim Sheldon had Saturday low gross with a 72. In net competition Norm Hillyer had a 67 low on Sunday and Aus tin Laymance 69 on Saturday. Wnmcn's competition in the tournament was on Thursday with Mrs. William Miller and Mrs.-C. B. Collins carding 87s for Class A low gross laurels and Mrs. Ranny Smith scoring a low net 72. In Class B winners were Mrs. E. C. Nave with 98 gross anr Mrs. Al Williams with 77 net. Class C saw Mrs. William Cowning take low gross with 103 and Mrs. Alton Hart and Mrs. William Stark tie for net with 76s. Mrs. L. T. Anderson had 110 for Class D low gross and Mrs. Ray Sorenson's 76 was low net in that division. Branch Rickey Jr. Dies in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh - IUPD - Branch Rickey Jr.. who spent most of his life in baseball like his father, died in Presbyter ian hospital Monday of bron chial pneumonia contacted while convalescing f r o m a heptatitis infection. Rickey Jr., 46, a diabetic for several years, will be bur ied Thursday at a site to be announced. He died at 3:05 p.m. EST after being 'hospi talized last March 30 for the second time this year. Medford Y 11th in Area Meet The Medford YMCA swim team placed 11th in a field of 17 teams representing YMCAs from all over the Pacific Northwest. The meet was held at the Wilson High pool in Ta coma, Wash., April 8 and 9 with 510 swimmers compet ing. Leading the Medford nata tors were Linda Hess and Dar- ilyn Huson. Linda swam a 1:14.8 100-yard backstroke, 15-16 girls division for Med- ford's only first place and placed second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time ir.2iy aft daft t-Kfl To Battle cut into attendance which oth erwise might have exceeded 60,000. Clear skies, with cool evening t e m p e ratures, are forecast. The UPI poll found the Dodgers favored to beat Pitts burgh for the National league crown, while Las Vegas odds makers listed them as even choice at 7-3 with Milwaukee and Pittsburgh to win. Plays Percentages Manager Walt Alston play ed percentages in announcing his starting lineup against Roberts, a righthander. Only three right hand hitters are in the starting Los Angeles batting order second - year Ruch 6 To 0 Lineicorei: Griffin Creek . 209 U 5 1 Oak Grove 032 5 2 4 Sander, Osborn (3) and KiUlgns worth; Tusow. Collins (1), Thomp son (3) and Waldron. Lincoln 201 3 1 3 West Side 43x 7 2 1 Grindstaff and Curl: Offord, Dawson (2) . and Culbertson. Jackson . .... 314 8 4 2 Jefferson 223 7 2 S Bigger, Beach 2), Ogier (31 and Jones; Hale, Kime (3), Barnes (3) and Wagar, Howard 311 2 7 7 2 Jacksonville 012 3 6 2 5 Martin, Frohrelch (4) and Moser; Snow, Davis (3) and Iverson. ... Lone Pine 210 23 6 5 1 Ruch i. 000 00 0 2 2 Clark and Mover; Eek,' Ramsay (3) and Rogers. World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Alvln Dark, the old pro player who is now the Giants' rookie manager, plans to start Sam Jones (18-14) against the Pirates' Bob Friend (18-12) in a battle of right handers A sellout crowd of 42,500 is expected to flock to Candle stick park to see if the Giants are improved over last year's fifth-place finishers. In addition to Dark, the club has veteran Harvey Kuenn and rookies Tom Hal- ler and Charley Hiller among the prominent new faces Kuenn, battin second and i i . . i. : i l t. i . i playing liniu uaat:, is excuicu to give the Giants some need ed line drive power. He led the American League in batting with '.353 at Detroit two years ago. The Giants ob tained him from Cleveland last December in a swap for Johnny Antonelli and Willie Kirkland. Haller, who wasn't even on the Giants roster when spring training opened, has bumped Bob Schmidt out of the num ber one catching job thank's to some powerful hitting. The former University of Illinois gridder has looked effective handling Sam Jones' deliveries on the Cactus Circuit, too. Hiller has been given the call over Don Blasingame at second base thanks also, to a sharper bat. . , The rest of the club is about the same. Willie McCovey, who flopped at first base last year after winning the 1959 Rookie of the Yean award, gets another chance at that position. Left fielder Felipe Alou has been moved up to the leadoff spot and Orlando Cepeda will play In right field. Willie Mays is in center as usual. " Dark has said that he thinks Kuenn's bat will help the club but adds there still is a lack of late-inning relief help. The Pirates are about the same machine which won the 1960 pennant by seven games then came off the ropes three times to down the New York Yankees in the World S.eries. of 2:54.2. Linda also swam on the freestyle relay team with Nona Donahue, Rarilyn Hu son and Bonnie Knapp which placed fifth and the breast stroke leg of the medley re lay team composed of the same girls which placed sixth. Darilyn, swimming in her first meet, turned in an out standing performance. She finished third in the 15-18 group 100-yard freestyle with a very fast 1:10.4 and second in the 50-yard freestyle with a :30.0. Nona Donahue was the only other individual winner for 'JIfiV 3 .Tjlk Phillies man Tommy Davis at third base, a new position, Charles Neal at second, and Drysdale. The only rookie to break into the batting order is Wil lie Davis, brilliant minor league player of the year for the Dodgers at Spokane in I960. Willie will play center field. Manager Walt Alston's youth plan still may need con siderable bolstering from vet erans, including Duke Snider and Gil Hodges, the survivors of the last great Dodger dyna sty. Both looked good in the spring, with Snider in particu lar hitting and running well. Another UPI poll figured the Duke had the best chance of all for a comeback after a mediocre 1960 campaign. Snider and other Dodger southpaw hitters h a v e a brighter outlook this season. While the 251-foot Chinese wall remains in left, the right field fence has been shortened by more than 10 feet. The major disappointment for the Dodgers this spring involved relief pitcher Ed Roebuck. Roebuck could not overcome a lame shoulder and was placed on the disabled list for 30 days. The Dodgers Mon day replaced him with rookie outfielder Carl Warwick, who had been slated for Spokane of the PCL. Deep in Hurlers Pitching is expected to be a strong point for Los Angeles, with Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, Johnny Podres and Roger Craig listed as probable start ers. Larry Sherry, hero of the 1959 world series, again may be called on as the, top bull- Pirates Today Bill Mazeroskl, whose his toric homer won the classic. is on hand again at second. And back at shortstop is Capt. Dick Groat, who' won the league batting title and Most Valuable Player award last year. Manager Danny Murtaugh likes his crew and has said "we're the team to beat." Among those turning out for today's game will be National League President Warren Giles and the usual quota of local dignitaries. They'll find the park looking a bit differ ent as the Giant management moved in the left center field fence to 369 feet and shorten ed the barrier in right center to 375. Many a home run died aborning in the gales out there last season. In another move to beat the tricky winds which harass the concrete edifice, the club plans to start all of its day games at 1 p.m. this season. This is pegged on the theory that the wind doesn't get bad until around 2:30 p.m. Last season, week day games began at 1:30. Bittle Wins Mountain Men Shoot Honors Horace Bittle took too hon ors at the shoot held April 9, by the Little Butte Mountain Men on Little Butte creek. In three-shot group matches. winners were Al Henagin, Horace Bittle, Dorothy Hena gin and Don Kline. Bittle won the trophy. In the one-shot for center matches, winners w.ere Bill Fitzslmmons, Bill Moberly. Jerry Henagin, Al Henagin, and Bittle, 'the last two win ning twice. Dorothy Henagin and Billie Nixon won the two ladies only matches, shooting on a one- shot for center target. Bill Nixon Sr. goth the best score in the match for anyone who hadn't won a prize. Five-year-old Tommy Os- terman took the kiddie shoot prize, a one-shot for center match. the 15-16 girls with sixth place in the 100-yard butter fly. Linda Wilkes swimming In the 13-14 girls bracket 100 yard backstroke placed 5th. Identical Points In the boys events Ted Ly ons and Bruce Hess won identical points. Lyons placed second in the 15-16 50-yard freestyle with a time of :25.0 and 4th in the 200-yard free style. Hess lost first place in the 13-14 100-yard freestyle by three-tenths of a second. His time was :56.6. He also lost another very close race in the 50-yard butterfly which saw the first four swimmers plac ing within eight-tenths of a second. The winning time was :27.4. The Medford 11-12 boys freestyle relay team of Phil Taylor, Klrby Lusk, Dennis Carson and Riley McHugh placed sixth In this event. The next swim meet for the YMCA team will be this Sun day in the YMCA pool, when the Y hosts the Eugene Cen traj Lane swim team. pen hand along with rookie Ron Perranoski. 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