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College Basketball Bribe Probe ay Reach Massive Proportions Br JOE SARGIS New York-IUPD-Dist. Atty. 1 Frank S. Hogan, whose inves- . tigatlon of "fixed" college bas ketball games . already has netted 11 players from six schools, said today the inquiry is moving full steam ahead amid growing speculation it may reach massive propor tions. . . Thursday, Hogan revealed ; the names of nine more play ers in addition to the two , named on March 17 when the current investigation was first announced. The D.A. said the nine players from schools in the East and South were paid more than $28,000 collective ly to shave points in a total of 25 games during the past two seasons. :' In revealing their identity, Hogan also named five go- - betweens who worked with gambler Aaron Wagner in so liciting the aid of nine play ers to rig the outcome of the games in which their schools were involved. Wagman, a 28-year-old New Yorker, first was brought in and charged - with bribery six weeks ago . along with Joseph Hacken, also of New York; Wagman was arraigned Thursday and pleaded inno cent to 37 charges of bribery and attempted bribery plus a charge of conspiracy. Each count' carries ' a prison sen tence of one to 10 years plus a fine of $10,000. ': Eight Dismissed ; The players named Thurs- : day by Hogan, eight of whom have been dismissed irom their schools while the ninth has been suspended, were: John Egan, Vlnce Kempton and Frank Majewskl of St. Joseph's college in Philadel phia; Edward Bowler of La Salle in ' Philadelphia; Jerry Graves of Mississippi State; Peter Kelly and Glen Cross of the University of Connecticut; and Richard Fisher and Ed Test of the University of Ten nessee. : Wagman's bribe offers Lee Ragsdale White Salmon Dinnsr Speaker Le Ragsdale, supervisor of health and physical education for Medford schools, left this morning for White Salmon, Wash. He will address the athletic ..banquet at the high school there tonight. Ragsdale was coach at White Salmon from 1038 to 1940. It was his forst coaching and teaching job. The dinner Is being spon sored by the Chlnooks, a booster group. President of the Chlnooks is Whltey Hot stedt, who was formerly an athletic goods salesman with Medford in this territory. Pre? C:ssfc:ll tHURlDA OAMIt : MtdUon 4. Wilton 1 Jlootevalt' XI, Jeffarson Cvlanl s, X4ncoln 2 I nofi 4, Marshall 0 ..nlnrton 8, Grant 6 I avid Souilai 4, Clackamas 0 fee. Halana 8. Tiiard S Cantral fcathollo 10. Canlannlal 1 VntI" TalACK SCOBEI : Thursday ataeti Dallai s, Forest Oroya 84 : Scappoost 87, Parkrosa 35 ' Beasfda 118 ll, Tillamook (Hit Varranton 17. Naahkahnia 8 Graaham ss, Cantral Cathollo 57 csaaverion ill, uiackamaa 14 ' Hlllsboro 64. sunset 88 Wlllamlna 79U. ShirwMul AH Heatucca 49 11, Yamhill-Carlton 38 Rental Equipment Air Compressors Wafer Pumps Cement Finishing Machines Electric and Gas Cement Vibrators Roller Water Wagon -WITH OPERATOR- 2 Graders Shovel 4 Cranes Back Hoe ; Drag Lines Tractors With Bulldozers, Ripper or Carryall Turnapulls Gunnite Machine With Mobile 600 Cu. Ft. Compressor Bivhian al CSC Conrar 24$ 'I. McAndrowa Hood A FRIDAY. APRIL 28. 1961 ranged from $730 to $1,500 per game and were handled in most cases by go-betweens Jerry Vogel and Daniel Quin sazzi, both formerly of the University of Alabama, Wll Ham Mlnnerly, former Con necticut football captain; Lou Brown of North Carolina and Joseph Green, an associate of Wagman's. Graves, who has been drafted by the new Chi cago entry in the professional National Basketball associa tion, said he took $4,750 in bribes but "didn't throw any games." Hogan said that none of the players has been charged with a crime and they have been granted immunity for testify ing before the grand jury. They will, . however, be brought back as "witnesses for the people" in Wagman's trial. Thursday's blanket indict ment did not mention Seton Hall players Art Hicks and Hank Gunter,- who were dis closed earlier to have dumped a game with the University of Dayton in which . the Flyers routed Seton Hall. SOC Meets OCE Twice Saturday . J Ashland-Southern Oregon's Marty Vogler faced Gordon Riese of Portland State in a battle of lefthanders when the Red Raiders of SOC and PSC's Vikings clashed in the opener of a three game week end series here this 'afternoon.. A Saturday twinbill begins at 10 a.m. . , ". Vogler, with two wins and one defeat to his credit carries an Impressive 0.80 earned run average into today's tilt with the Vlks. Riese is 1-1 on the season,' with a 2.07 ERA. Probable starting hurlers Saturday will be Gene Klein (1-1) and Bob Gray (2-1) of Portland State and John Cook (1-0) and Don VSnnlce (1-2) for SOC. ' Cook, a fire-balling sopho more, picked up three hits In -four trips to the plate in Tues day's 9-1 win over OTI and now leads Raider hitting sta tistics with a solid .496 aver age. Cook also has a nerfect 0.00 ERA in 13 innings pitched to go with his team- leading stickwork. , Following Cook In hitting are, Joe Funderburg (.370). Damlen Rossetto (.362) and Kerm McLemore (.327). Mc- Lemore, the top OCC hitter last season, tops the team In RBI's with 14. Funderburg leads in hits with 20, while Dave Hushes who poled a two run homer against OTI rates second in both runs scored (13) behind Funderburg's 14, and In RBI with eight. , , As a team the Raiders are hitting at a .288 clip to their opponent's ,234 mark. Of the Raiders' 126 safe hits, 19 have been for extra bases, the same number as their opponents. In the pitching department. junior Earle Tlchenor allowed only five hits in six innings to pick up the win against OTI and now sports a 1.22 ERA. Vogler, a sophomore, has 39 strike outs to top that department, followed by Van nlce's 18 whiffs in 21 in nings pitched. ; BO BATTINO LEADERS: (at of April !, 1961) , AB K H RM PRC. Cook, John 39 8 13 8 .406 Fundarburg, Joe 54 14 90 4 .370 Rosaotto, Oamlan 47 8 17 8 .309 McLemora, Karm 02 7 17 14 ' .327 Munyon, Jea 84 6 18 4 .978 Hughes; Dave .. 48 13 13 8 .971 Parsons, Mike.... 93 4 8 1 .901 TO Concrete A Equipment Steel Comrade SP J.S271 Medford Thinclads To Go Jo Approximately 55 Medford high track and field men will go to Roseburg for a meet Saturday afternoon, Tornado Coach Dean Benson has re ported. ' '. The Black Tornado and the Indians will contend in both varsity and novice divisions. This will be the first dual meet of the season for the Medford aggregation. The Tor nado has been in three relay engagements and a quadran gular meet. Roseburg and Medford thin clads have met twice before this season. The Tornado was second and Roseburg a distant third in the Rotary tussle at Grants Pass last Saturday. The teams also participate in the Hayward relays at Eugene. Ayrei Still Ailing Benson reported sprinter and broad Jumper Phil Hum. phreys out of town in mid week but he expected him to be on hand for the dual fracas. Hurdler Walt Ayres is still sidelined from competition with a pulled muscle suffered in the Rogue relays. He has been Jogging some Mike Hood, hurdler and high and broad jumper, who has been handicapped by a foot ailment is "coming along and looking better and bet ter, according to Benson. The Crater high and Ash Hornet 8th, Bulldog 9th Score Wins Hedrick took the eight grade honors 58 to 55 and McLoughlin the seventh grade competition 41 13 to 35 23 yesterday in a track meet at the senior high yesterday be tween teams of Medford jun ior high schools. The eighth grade teams each took six clear flrsts-and tied for another. Tim Watrud won the high and low hurdles for Hedrick and George Way the 75 and 150-yard dashes and the javelin. . Hedrick won five first spots and McLoughlin four in the seventh grade tests. Mike Al len took the 75 and 150 for McLoughlin and Ken Tropple the 330-yard run and broad jump for Hedrick. results: " - 1 (Eighth trade) HlBh hurdlea Watrud. H: Deu- bert, M; Cox, H. :10.S. Discua Brown, M; Cox, H: Mil ler, H. 07-2 (J. 78 Way, H; Leo, M; Tungate, M. :08.4. Shot put Tungate, M; Beare, H, Templefon, M..4-2. 330 Wyatt, Ml. Barker, M; Sehell M. :42.9. Broad jump Toew, M; Titus, Hi Miller, H. 16-9M,. High Jump Tie tint Lee, M, smltn ana jaeare, n. -lv. Low hurdlea Watrud. H: Deu- bert, M: Surant, H. :10.3. ISO way, Hi, Lee, M; Tungate, M. :ie.l. ooo soneu, m; iveu, h; Miner, H. 1:44.4. Pole vault Rupp.Mi Ue second, Tomploton, M, and Foulon, H. 0 ft. Relay HendrlcK (Way, Watrud, Cox, Oavla. :48.9. Javelin Way, H; Miller, Hi Wy att, M. 144-7. (Seventh grade) Hurdlea Zacharlua. H: Howslcy, Mi Giles, M. :10.S. 78 Allen, M; Tropple, H; Hows ley, m. m.i. nlgn jump nuri, xi, .aiTiiNii, H: Ingram, M. 4-10, 330 Tropple, Hi . Johnson,' ,M; Dumas, M. .-41.8. Shot put Durante, Hi Carney, M; Bulrne, M. 49-8. ISO Allen, M; Dumas, Mi Spaur, Broad jump Tropple, Hi Allen, M: Taylor, M. 18-414. loie vauii annul, mi n. tie third Ingram, M, and Collins and Kinney. H. 8-9. Relay McLoughlin (Allen, Tay lor, Howaley, jonnsonj. ;aa.o. Wilson Takes Grader Title Wilson defeated Hoover 9 to 3 yesterday in a playoff game to claim tne National leaeue crown in Medford ele mentary school baseball. Bill Johnson of Wilson pitched its second no-hlt vic tors at the season. He walked six and struck out five bat ters. Wilson had the help of 11 bases on bans. Wilson and Hoover finished regular league play with 4-1 records. Phil Haekworth of the champs batted .500 for the season with seven hits In 14 times at bat. - I.INKSCORK! Wilson ......4S0 4 S Hoover ..: iau J u a Johnson and Ztmmerlee: Brooks and Cunningham. A Moscow Institute says that' It has' made glass as strong as steel! Researchers say they Increased the bend ing strength of industrial sheet glass as much as 11 times by first heating it to 200 degrees centigrade, then Immersing it in a hot organo sllicon bath. Poison Oak? Try a Bottl. of ZEMACOL Yen must be satlifled i your money cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle today at WISTIRN THRIFT Roseburg land senior high varsity meet has been moved up to this afternoon and was being held in conjunction with the ninth grader meet at Central Point. Original schedule listed the senior high varsity meet for Ashland. ; A triangular meet today had St. Mary's and Phoenix at Eagle Point. Illinois Valley was at , Rogue River for a meet. M.mmrS.M:.: TORNADO CATCHER - Jim Barry, . above, senior letter man, is expected to hold down the catching chores in the counting game here Saturday when Medford meets Ashland High in a baseball double header beginning at 1:30 p.m. Barry also plays, in the out field. He has smacked two home runs for the Black Tor nado,! Red Raiders Bill Wolves In Track Ashland - A fifth straight dual meet win is in the offing for the Red Raider track and field squad from Southern Oregon college when it goes up against the Oregon College of Education Wolves in a 1:30 p.m. dual encounter here Sat urday on Fuller field. Sophomore Doyle Bransom who was clocked in :09.9. sec onds in the 100-yard dash en route to to racking up his fourth consecutive triple tri umph of the season will lead the raiders in their clash with tha Improving Wolves of EOC. Last week end OCE's Ken Cummiskey-led cinder crew avenged an earlier defeat at the hands of University of Portland by downing the Pi lots, 77-54. Saturday's tangle will be only the second dual meeting between the two Oregon Col legiate conference schools since 1054, when the Wolves scored a 75-45 victory. Last season, however, the Raiders downed OCE and Pacific uni versity in a three-way meet. SOC scored 75 points to OCE's 45 and Pacific's 3D. The speedy Bransom, whose swift clocking in the century is the best In the OCC this spring, is undefeated so far this year in the 100, 220, and broad jump. . The Wolves top efforts are expected from 880 and mile star Joe Damanio and hurdler Doug Cutsforth. "Both of these boys are ' reported strong," said Raider coach Dan Bulkley, so we don't ex pect an easy victory by any means. In fact, this will be one of our toughest meets so far this season." Other top Wolves are springy-legged Toby Wolf in the broad jump and discus ace Roy Peterson, Wolf has a leap of 21 feet,. 9 .inches to his credit. Bransom's best in the broad jump is 21-8 Vi. , New York - The United Nations flag was adopted by the General Assembly Oct. 20, 1947. "You Can't Pick the Derby Winner" Roicoe Gooie, thoroughbred owner, trainer, and former jockey knows more about the race's un predictability than anyone he should, because he rode the longest long-shot In Derby history. Be sure lo read his story of Churchchill Downs' horse-racing classic. In the April 30th Issue -Family Weekly with your MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Uy.i ". .. .A ' - "V MEDFORD MAIL TBIBTJNE, MEDFORD, OREGON 1 mi i r y w it TRADED The Cincinnati Reds traded Blasingame, .center, catcher Bob Schmidt, catcher Ed Bailey, right, to San Francisco left, 'and a third player to be named later. GJants yesterday for second baseman Don (UPI Telephoto) SIPdDMTFS Tarr, Horn 2nd Best In Nation University of Oregon, Eu gene - Oregon's Jerry Tarr and Oregon State's Darrell Horn moved into second place in the national high hurdle and broad jump standings with the, top performances turned In last week end by northwest athletes. Tarr ran 14.0 in upsetting Bob- Pierce of USC, the na tional collegiate leader, while Horn jumped 25-6V6 to take second place behind Olympic champion Ralph Boston of Tennessee A&I. , These were the best of nine improved' marks registered as Oregon rapped Stanford and lost to USC, Oregon State drubbed California, Washing tph was swamped by UCLA and Washington won easily from Idaho. 100 Jerome (6) 9.4: Marsh (OS) 9.Sn: Cook (O) and Saundera (W) 9.0n; 230 Marsh (OS) 21.0; Whittle (OS) 21.1: Johnson (OS) 21.3; plus Jerome (O) 20.9; 440 Monroe (OS) 46.7; Johnson (OS) 47.3; Bach (OS) 47.8; 880 Burleson (O) 1:50.0; Ohle mann (O) 1:51.1; Hoffman (OS) 1:51.7; Mile Burleson (O) 4.01.2; For mon (O) 4:05.8; Larson (O) 4:07.9; Two-mile Loyd (OS) 9:08.4; Reeve (O) 9.10.1; Cudihhy (OS) 8.11.4; High hurdles Tarr (O) 14.0; Fors (OS) and Thrall (W) 14.5; Low hurdles Horn (OS) 22.8; Tarr m 2.1 fl- Thrall rWl 23.8: Relay Oregon State 3:12.5; Ore gon 3:19.3; wasmngton 3:zi.o; Shot put Stcen (O) 55-10 !4; Buchnnan (W) 85-014; Mukela (W) 53-1014; Discus Stubblefleld (O) 167-8; Buchanan (W) 162-014; Davis (I) 180-10; Javelin Likens (OS) 229-10; Ber nlck (O) 323-6; Douglas (W) 222 814; Pole vault Cramer (W) 15-3,'; Wilson (WS) 14-6; Paquln and Mc Allister (O) 14-4; High Jump Hyborney (WS) 6-7; Newton (O), Hunter and J. Roehm (OS) all 6-2); Broad jump Horn (OS) 25-614; Close (O) 24-714; Roehm (OS) 22-8 ?1. - Ducks Nose Idaho 2-1 . Eugene -TOPI) - Fred Ballard, getting relief help in the ninth inning, pitched the Ore gon Ducks to a 2-1 Northern division baseball victory over Idaho here Thursday. The win was the Ducks' second in two days against the Vandals and moved them into a- tie with Washingtqn State with two victories and no defeats for the ND lead. Jon Swanson came on with two out and the tying run on second base in the last Inning and struck out the final man to preserve the win for Bal lard. Black and Brown The Corner Main and Central X , To',; I' l inns FIGHTS THURSDAY BOUT United Press International Los Angeles Tiger Al Williams, 159, Lob Angeles, outpointed Neal Rivers, 163, Los Angeles (10), Eagles Top Rogue River Rogue River. - Eagle Point High chalked up its third win against no losses In the west ern division of Rogue league baseball yesterday by beating Rogue River 12 to 1. Eagle pitcher, Blair, held the Chiefs to two hits, fanning two and walking one. He had six straight innings of np-run ball. Eagle Point got 15 walks off Rogue River chuckers who whiffed five. Marshall Lingren tripled for Rogue River and' Don and Frank Charleyeach doubled for EP. The Eagles are to host Illinois Valley tonight. LINESCORES: Eagle Point ...150 302 112 Rogue River ...000 000 11 Blair and Llnder: Simer. Kite (5) and Bradshaw, Cooper (6), 1960 Angling Trip Recalled - Because of the week ena snow storm, only a few fish ermen made the trip to Lake of the Woods for the opening of fishing season, according to Mrs. Irene Neeley, who is operating the resort again this year. - . She said the fishermen were tnn few tn cive a cood report but that the rainbow trout were biting and that a few kokanie were caught. Mrs. Neelev issued the re minder that now is, the time for rods and reels at the lake hefnre the weather warms and water skiers begin their sport. Don Braund, Central Point, nnri his uncle. A. H. Freie. Los Angeles, came In Saturday with good catches. Largest trout was 17 ' inches and weighed almost three pounds. On Sunday they caught ko kanie and rainbow averaging 14 Inches. They used ford fenders and worms. Remembered was their trip last year when they caught limits despite failure to take their reels to the lake. The trout were pulled In hand over hand. ' COFFEE IMPORTS New York - About' two thirds of all the coffee export ed by the world's coffee pro ducing nations is imported by the U.S. Shoo Store Medford -! r Paul Takes Tribe Job ; New York (UPD Jimmy Dykes received a vote of con fidence as manager of the Cleveland Indians today from the very same general man ager - Gabe Paul - who said less than three years ago that he was too old to pilot a ma jor league team. "Dykes is the manager and that's it," said Paul, who took in the New York Yankees' 4- 3 victory over ,the Indians Thursday after his surprise announcement that he was leaving the new Houston club of the National league to be come Cleveland general man ager. "I'm glad to have Dykes with me." Dykes served as acting man ager of the Cincinnati Reds in August and September, 1958, but was dropped by Paul in favor of Fred Hutch inson when the season was over. Paul, 51, who spent 24 years with the Reds before taking the Houston job last January, refused to explain why he sud denly left what is regarded as one of the best "plums" in the majors. WIN PISTOL SHOOT . Washington MUPD- The U.S. Military Academy won the 1961 intercollegiate pistol championship Thursday by fir ing 1,120 out of a possible 1,200. Dick O'Keefe of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy captured the individual title with 287 out of a possible 300. SUCH INI DIIMG? MEDFORD MARINE ; Company. J 2060 WEST MAIN ST. SF Giants Ed Bailey Milwaukee - fflPJ - The Na tional league leading ban Francisco Giants, boasting a new first-string catcher and a two-eame winning streax, open a three-game series to night against tne jviuwauitee Riehthander Sam Jones n-0 will face the Braves' vet eran lefty Warren Spahn (1-1). Scheduled to start as a Giant for the first time is catcher Ed Bailey, who was acquired by the Giants from Cincinnati Thursday for second baseman Don Blasin game, catcher Bob Schmidt and a third player to be an nounced later Giant manager Alvin Dark said he was delighted over the acquisition of Bailey. 'He definitely strengthens our club," said Dark. "Bailey is one of the National league's hey; Surprise your boy or girl with an approved "Little League" baseball bat Just drive your car in for a FREE safety tire check and . . . drive out with a brand new bat for your kids! Every one signed by a big league star! - " 1 : GENERAL TIRE SERVICE ' ' formerly . " ' . 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THE NATIONAL 6UARO t Medford Mail Tribune Obtain in Trade top receivers and a dangerous hitter. He should help both our offense and defense."-. The strapping left handed hitter from Strawberry Plains, Tenn., is batting .302 so far this season. Last year the 30-year-old veteran drove In 67 runs and hit 13 homers while swatting .261 Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson said he would start Blasingame and Schmidt, both second stringers for the Giants this year. Dark didn't indicate where Bailey would hit in the line up. But he did say rookie second baseman Charlie HUler would continue in the lead off spot, Hiller banged three doubles and a single in the Giants' two victories over the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Coliseum this week. 50 VMUI tnmtunler bliek finish. Supply limited so drive In today! THE GENERAL TIRE 1
