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B WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12. 1SS1 MEDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORO. ORE. Iiico State Trims Lied Haiders Twice i; Ashland-Chico State nicked Southern Oregon college In a pair of non-league baseball en counter yesterday at Chico, Calif. Scores were 1 to 0 and S to 1. n Jerry Miller score 1 the lone run for Chico in the opener, lie got- on base on an error, went to second in a wild pitch and crossed the plate on Ed Billey'i single.' -,'The Wildcats Wade Wall and SOC's John Cook en gaged In a tight pitching duel. Wall held the Red Raiders to two hits, by Damien Rossetto and. Mike Parsons, and walk ed three. Cook ave up four hits,, struck out three and walked Just one. ; . ;: ,,,?' ' Dilley hit two for two In the. game and Mike Oibney ' and Frank Enos had the other safeties for the Callfornlans. Tie Broken . . ..Two runs by Chico In the bottom of the fifth Inning broke a 1-all knot. A hit bat ter, stolen base, two errors and a fielder's option turned the trick. The 'Cats tallied first In the opening Inning on base on' balls, a single by Wall and a sacrifice fly by Gary Engelken. The Raiders tied the game in. the top of the fifth on a hit by Jack Ko pcz, a wild pitch and an er ror on Dave Hughes' ground ttll. The Raiders 'were held to t'iree hits by the Chico pitch t 1 who combined to whiff f e and walk four. ; SOC's thenar permitted four hits, alked four and hit batter. i Rosseeo and Cook had the e jer hit for SOC. Jerry Mil 1 f, Oibney and Dilley ' were safety swatters for the Wild cats, i ' : .i :' : i. : : SOC had two double plays for the afternoon. . .. , LINESCORESt (First cam) . soc ...ooOiooo oo a i Chico ...:..:...000 100 X 1 4 1 Cook and Munyon; wall ana cn galksn. (Second gams)- ' soc ... ooo oio oi i 3 : Chico ':.... 100 020 x 3 4 1 Tlchsnor and Francis; Martin, Miller (0) and Ray, serafin 10), Two Veterans Comeback Picks . New York '- -CUPD - Duke Snider of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jackie Jensen of the Boston Red Sox have been labeled the veterans most likely to make significant comebacks during the 1961 big league baseball season. . Snider, who saw only part time, service last season, and Jensen, who sat out the year In voluntary retirement, were singled out in the United Press International's pre-season sur vey of 57 experts who viewed the teams In action this spring. Snider,' 34, one of the last of the old Brooklyn heroes, saw action In only 101 games last season and batted only .243. He hit .386 and wal loped five homers this spring. -Jensen, 33, will be attempt ing a much more complicated type of comeback. Few play err, even those who returned to 'itardrom after service in World War II, were able to avoid a year of adjustment after being out of competition full season. ' : Pirates Angels Of Lightning in Display Opening Bolts Games By NORMAN MILLER' United Press International The champion Pittsburgh Pirates still have that old late- inning lightning, but it wasn't any more - devastating than that opening, bolt by the Los Angeles Angels, . . It , was- like 1960 all over again when Bill Virdon hit a three-run homer in tls-8 ninth inning Tuesday to give the Pirates a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the San Fran cisco Giants. And who re ceived credit for the pitching victory? Elroy Face, of course The most explosive home run display of the first full day of the 1961 seasdn was suoDlied by the Angels, how ever, in their .'initial major league game. Ted Kluszewskl hit a pair of homers and Bob Cerv one In a 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Even more surprising than that Los Angeles power was the classy 6-hlt pitching job by Ell Grba, the Yankee castoff. The An gels are tabbed a power-rich, Ditching-poor ball club. - There were other surprises, too, as both league races got underway Tuesday, v ; Spahn Loses Opener .-Warren Spahn of the Mil waukee Braves lost a home or a season opener for the first time in seven tries when Daryl Spencer hit a lOth-in- ning home run that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 tri umph. -The Yankees made a dis mal home debut under new Manager Ralph Houk. Pedro Ramos held them to three hits AUTO INTERIOR SPECIALISTS SINCE 1917 One-stop Service! Everything for auto Interior - Installed by experts I AUTO SEAT COVERS TOPS CARPETS SAFETY SELTS HEADLINE DOOR PANELS CUSHIONS. n TTw P IS I HI I El h s-4.V i rncn cm-nr cutt rar put c?3? WERE '21.85 ( i . now n88 P-.l CAM W-4 v I You Save S.07 !d3 . FULL SET INSTALLED FVemitm quaWy! DoubJe-tMehed wmstracHon. Driw In mw tor beet letacsiM of eotert. ' Save ever 20 oi Dura -Loon Covers MOST CAM FULL SET, INSTALLED Cooiewt Buy In Town! 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On the more-to-be-expected side: The Los Angeles Dodg ers beat the Philadelphia Phils, 6-2, In the only night game played before a crowd of 50,665; The Kansas City Athletics took advantage of four errors to beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, and the Cleve land Indians defeated the De troit Tigers, 9-5. . Famous Comeback Again Pittsburgh'. . ninth - inning explosion was reminiscent of the many rallies the Hues pulled In winning the pennant last year. The Giants opened a 6-3 lead in the fifth on back-to-back homers by Willie Mc- Covey and Orlando Cepeda, and still led 7-0 going into the ninth,. . .,-,. . Then Dick ScHofleld hit a pinch double off reliever. Stu Miller and pinch-hitter Dick Stuart walked with two out. Lefty. Mike McCormick was. summoned to get the final out but instead Virdon hit his first pitch over the right field fence for. a three-run homer, race,: who gave- uo an un earned run during his two-in ning stint, received credit for the victory although Clem La- bine retired the Giants in the ninth. , In the Braves-Cards game. Spahn led Ernie Broglio, 1-0 after seven innings on a hom er by Eddie Mathews. A triple by Hal Smith in the eighth, followed by Bob Nieman's pinch single tied the score for St. Louis and Spencer's homer foiled Spahn's bid for his 289th victory. Lindy McDan iel was the Cards' winner in relief. Ron Falrly's pinch two-run double off Robin Roberts cli maxed a-three-run seventh-In ning rally that gave the Dodg ers their victory over the Phils.. Wally Moon homered for Los Angeles and John Cal lison hit a two-run homer tor the Philadelphia runs. Don Drysdale -Was thev -winning pitcher with relief from Larry Sherry in the last two in nings. ' i ; Spoil Hlmsl's Debut Jim O'Toole's 4-hit pitching and home runs by Frank Rob inson and Wally Post helped the Reds to their victory and ruined Hlmsl's debut as boss in Cubs owner Phil Wrlgley's rotating managerial scheme. In the AL, Ramos hit a two- run single to help his own cause against the Yankees. Bob 'Allison and Reno Bertoia hit Minnesota homers. Whitey Ford was the loser in the Yankees' first home-opening defeat since. 1954. Cleveland jumped on Jim Bunning for six runs in the second inning and Jim Perry pitched a 7-hit victory over Detroit. Jim Flersall and Vic Power each made four hits and Bubba Phillips contrib uted a homer to the Indians' IB-hit attack. Rookie Jake Wood hit a 2-run Detroit homer. . ; Only one of Kansas' City's five runs against Boston was earned. Ray Herbert drove in two tallies with a double and received credit tor the A's vic tory although he pitched only sltf innings. ; " Kluszewskl drove in five runs with his two homers as the Angels knocked out Balti more starter Milt Pappas in the second inning. Grba struck out five batters, all in the last six innings: This may be the only time this season the Angels are tied for first', place, -but they're sure enjoying it., ; - , ..' ' LINESCORES: ;.V MaJor League Beiultf ) By United Presi InternaUonal American Leatne Cleveland ......080.100 020 S IS 1 Detroit .'. 003 000 300 7 1 Perry .1-01 ana .Romano, sun ning, Regan (2), Dononue (U), FlBcnar Ao) ana. urown. i.oaer Banning (0-1), HRa Wood, Phil lip. : . ' . . - , '. v. Mln'neaota ..000 000 321 I 9,1 New York ....000 000 0000 3 0 ' Ramos (1-0) and' Battey. Ford, Terry (7), Coatea (0) and Berra. Loier Ford (0-1), HRa Allison, Bertoia.' . . I Los Ancelen . 340 000 000 7 B ' 3 Baltimore '.,....011 OOO 0003 S O Grba (1-01 ana Rice. Papoas. Papa (2), Stock (3), Hoelt (S), Wil helm (6) and Triandos. Loser Pappas (0-1). HRs Kluszewskl 3, Cerv.. . ..... Kansai Boston City ..020 002 001 5 8 0 001 000 0102 10 4 Herbert. Larsen (7). Daley (B) and Sullivan. Monbouauette. Stal- lard (7), Fornieles (8), Wills (9) and Mlxon. I'aaiiarom t). winner Herbert (1-0).'. Loser Monbou quette (0.-1). National League Chicaio 00 1 000 0001 4 Cincinnati ....103 030 OOx 7 14 . Hobble. . wriant . 5l. Anaerson (6), Brewer (6) and Thacker: Ber tefi (6). O'Toole (1-0) and Bailey. Loser Hobble (0-1). HRs Robin son, Jioagers, j-osi. . , t , , . (10 innings) i . St. Louis ..000 OOO 010 13 ( Milwaukee 000 100 000 01 4 Broglio, McDanlel (8) and Smith Sawatski (8); Spahn (0-1) and Crandall. Winnor McDanlel (1-0). tins Mainews, Eipencer, Pittsburgh ....000 302 003 8 11 . 3 s. Francisco ..aoi 130 loo 7 8 1 . Friend. Green (5). Face (7). La- bine (8) and Burgess, Oldls (7), Smith (9): Jones, Miller (6), Mc cormick (9) and Haller. . Winner Face-'(l-O). Loser Mccormick (0-1). HRs Mccovey (1st), cepeda (1st), Virdon (1st). Philadelphia 002 000 0003 S 1 Los Angeles 110 000 31x 6 11 0 Roberts. Lehman (8) and xal- rymple. Drysdale, L. Sherry (8). ana itosenoro. winner Lirysaaie (l-O)i Loser Roberts 40-1), HR Moon, Callison. . Celts Capture 3rd Straight NBA Title Boston - (UPD - The Boston Celtics became the stcond team in the history of the Na tional Basketball association to win three straight titles when they beat the St. Louis Hawks 121-112 Tuesday night. The Celtics, led by Bill Rus sell, won the playoff , series, four game to one. Russell, Boston's 6 foot 10 Inch all-star center tooped all scorers with SO points, one of the highest totals in his NBA acreer. He also had 28 rebounds and converted 12 of 20 shots from the foul line. The old Minneapolis Lakers accomplished the feat of win ning three straight from 19oZ to 1994 with George Mlkan. Boston downed St. Louis for the crown last year in seven games and whipped Minne apolis in four . straight two years ago. .A third period spurt that gave the Celtics a command ing lead. Boston was ahead by a single point, 62-61, at Still Question On Loop Idea Boise - (UPD - Athletic direc tors from five Pacific North west schools ended a one-day "exploratory" meeting Tues day with a question mark still behind talk of a new bas ketball conference. J. Nell (Skip) Stahley, ath letic director at Idaho and the man who called the meeting, said "the feasibility of a con ference affiliation in basket ball and sports other than football" was discussed. Represented at the meeting besld"- Idaho were Idaho Sta' nzaga, Portland and Mo..' State. Stahley, who termed the meeting "explora tory," said discussion of a pos sible conference was not limit the half . but ran : the first eight points in the opening two minutes of the third frame. The Hawks closed the gap to four points briefly early In the last period but Tommy Helnsohn and Sam Jones of Boston boosted the Celtic's lead right back to eight to 10 points. i Helnsohn won runner. up scoring honors for Boston be. hind Russell with 19 points while Bob Cousy , had 18. Jones and Frank Ramsey each had 16. Bill Virdon Gets Bucs Off Right By HAL WOOD San Franclsco-(UPD-"There's something special about win ning a game the opening day with a home run in the last inning," smiled Bill Virdon, the crack center fielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates. , Virdon was talking about his three-run circuit . clout with two away In the ninth that gave the Pirates a come-from-behind 8-7 -victory over the San Francisco Giants. It happened in full view of 41, 423 fans, some of whom al ready were leaving for home content that their heroes had won. "It's not like uv the World Series," he went on. ' "Here if we lose, we can make it up the next day. "But it's still a fine feeling to know that you are off on the right foot." ' Came Off McCormick . Virdon, a left-handed hitter, got his smash off the offering of lefty Mike McCormick, the league's leading earned -run artist of I960.' ' "In the four or five years I've batted against ' him it's the first homer I've ever got'.' And I had only eight last year all season long." - : Virdon stands an even six feet tall and weighs 185 pounds. He looked : like a midget compared with hulk ing Bob Skinner who plays beside him in the outfield. "He's not very big, but he's mighty-at least today," laugh ed Skinner. "I can tell you right now we've still got the spirit we had last year. We'll be tough to beat." They admitted It was early in the season. But they still are the same rollicking crew that took three terrific shel lackings from the iNew York ir l 1 111,, uni.! Gai-lne and came around to win. The Pirates came from be hind to win in the last inning 15 times last year. And -they are off on the right foot again. Zm Tv I Ami ik ,i..r FLAT ON BACK Los Angeles Dodger ' catcher John Roseboro lies flat on back with umpire Frank Secory stumbling over him at second base during second inning of Dodgers' National league home baseball game against Pmlaaelpnia Phillies on Tues day. Tony Taylor (8) of Phils .makes the tag. '.. :; ' - (UPI Telephoto) STANDINGS By United Press International NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 1 ' 0 St. Lout 1 0 Pittsburgh 1 0 Los Angeles ...... 1 - 0 Philadelphia .... 0 1 San Francisco . 0 1 Chicago .. ....... 0 1 Milwaukee 0 1 Pet. GB 1.000 , 1.000 , 1.000 1.000 .000 1 .000 i .000 1 .000 1 ll TiT,B...v0l. ft fin Vmneleeo 7 Angeies o, r-niuciyinm - Tuesday's Results St, Louis 3,' Milwaukee 1 (10 In nings) Pitt, Los o,.n,.4,v'. Irn1,hl Pitchers Philadelphia at Los Angeles (niaht) Sullivan (8-16) vs. Fodres (X4-13). , ' , Thursday's Games Chicago at Cincinnati St. Louis at Milwaukee Pittsburgh at San Francisco - Philadelphia at Los Angeles (night) American League W. Chicago 1 Minnesota .... Los Angeles Cleveland .... Kansas City ' New York ... Boston .......... Baltimore Detroit Washington - 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 0. . .. 0 0 ....0 .. 0 Pet GB 1.000 ' . 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 ,000 1 .000 1 .000 1 .000 1 .000 1 Tuesday's Results Minnesota o, ew sorit v Los Angeles 7. Baltimore 3 ueiron a Cleveland 9. Kansas City 0, Boston 3 Wednesday's Probable Pitchers chicaso at Washington (night) Plerca (14-7) vs. Daniels (1-3). . Los Angeles at Baltimore (night) Garver (4-9) vs. Barber (10-7). Thursday's Gaines - 1 Kansas City at Boston Minnesota at New York. Chicago at Washington : Cleveland at Detroit ' Turnout Down For Opening Day New York ttlPD Tuesday's eight opening - day major league baseball games drew a combined total of 259,107 fans, down more than 80,000 from a year ago. - The Philadelphia Phlllles- Los Angeles Dodgers night Twins Become Favorite Topic : Minneapolis-St. Paul - (UPD -A bolt of lightning hit Minne sota Tuesday and wiped out all topics of conversation ex cept the Minnesota Twins. "What about those Twins?" has replaced "hello" as the favorite form of greeting in the Twin Cities. Radios blared in offices, schools, stores, bars, autos and homes during the Twins' 6-0 inaugural contest victory over the New York Yankees. News paper banner headlines pro claimed the successful arrival of the Minnesota club on the major league baseball. scene "It used to be that if you didn't know how to play bridge or talk about art or music, you hadn't arrived," a Minneapolis woman told a parking lot attendant, "but now if you can't talk baseball, you might as well be a leper." Baseball TUESDAY COLLEGE GAMES Oregon 7. Willamette ( . OSC 13, Portland 3 Chico 1-3, Southern Ore. 0-1.. Clark 11. PorUand State 7 HEW TIRES by Armstrong CHECK OUR QUALITY! CHECK OUR PRICE! x Nov 6.70x15 Only and up ' exchange Plus Tax and Recapable Tire , Road" Hasard Guarantee! $9.88 OPEN SUNDAYS THRIFT AUTO SUPPLY Medford, 801 North Riverside , Grants Pats, 237 Highway 99 S. game at Los Angeles drew total of 61,765 to lead the opening-day attendance derby, but despite that fine turnout, the National league was down 24,555 from 1960. The American league fared even worse with a total of 103,879 turning out, a drop of 58,447. The Cleveland Indians-Tigers opener at Detroit topped the AL with a turnout of 41,643. - The NL grand total came to 155,228 compared to 179,783 for 1960. Last year's AL open ers drew 162,326. ' The Kansas City at Boston Red Sox game drew the day's smallest crowd - 10,227, while the best the Minnesota Twins and Yankees could do at New York was 14,607. Satisfaction Wells Up In Manager Walt Alston- By ALEX KAHN Los Angeles-TOPD-A spirit of early-season satisfaction well ed up in manager. Walt Alston today for the pitching and hitting his Los Angeles Dodg ers displayed- in the 6-2 sea son-opening victory over Phil adelphia Tuesday .night, . The Dodgers got good pitch. ing from starter Don Drys dale, who was credited with the win, and Tellever Larry Sherry, who finished out the final two innings. ' n Tonight the Dodgers send Johnny Ppdres, 14-12 last sea son, to oppose rniiaaeipma s Frank Sullivan, who had a 6- 16 season with Boston in 1960. He was traded during .the winter for Gene Conley. - - The Dodgers had to come up with a three-run seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie that lasted from the third inning. The Phils knotted the game on a two-run homer by out fielder John Callison. Until the seventh, Drysdale and veteran Robin Roberts of Philadelphia engaged in a tight pitching duel. Before the game-winning rally, Drysdale had been touched for five hits and Roberts for six. The new,, slim Duke Snider led off the seventh with a single and moved to third on sacrifice and a ground out, scoring on second baseman Charlie Neal's single oH Koor. erts' knee; Then catcher John Roseboro singled and Ron Fairly came in to pinch' hit for Drysdale and doubled In Lofton upposes Rory Calhoun Seattle (UPD Eddie Cotton, Seattle, ranked ninth in the light heavyweight division by the National Boxing associa tion, meets rugged Rory Cal houn. New .York, in . a. 10- round bout here tonight. Both fighters were expected to weigh about 167. 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