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KF Pelicans Blank Crater Comets 7-0 SOUTHERN OREGON CONFERENCE 8TANDING8 Klamath Falls ..e ' l" Med ford . a 1 Crater , ,, r 4 Pet. .857 .714 .429 .200 .167 Ashland 1 Cranu Pan 1 Klamath Union High school opened the final week of the Southern Oregon conference diamond slate yesterday by white-washing Crater 7-0 at Central Point. ' Baseball competition among conference schools concludes on a game of the day basis. ' Ashland was to be at Grants Prospect Whips Crater Jayvees . Prospect turned back Cra ter Jayvees 7 to 2 in baseball action yesterday at Prospect. A four run first inning for the Cougars was the differ ence. Craig Gardner hit a dou ble with the bases loaded to drive in three runs in the up rising. The Cougars travel to Mer rill Friday afternoon to play for the District OB title. LINESCORE Prospect 420 100 x 7 S CP Jayvees ilOO 100 02 3 4 Gillespie, Gardner (2), Nye (6), mnd Betts; Barnei and Rosenberger. Women's Golf Rogue Valley lady golfers played in Ashland last Tues day and winners from Med ford were Mrs. Ed Nave, low net; Mrs. C. A. Holmes, low gross, and Mrs. Russell Ache son, seaond low net. Winners in Thursday play, May 11, were: A group, Mrs. F. G. Bunch; B group, Mrs. Fred Coleman; C croup, Mrs. Lou McLaughlin; D group, Mrs. Tom Tubbs. Nine-hole winner was Mrs. Paul Havi land. Play for Thursday May 18 will be medal and the second play on the Rogue Valley Wo men's Golf Trophy, . May 18 Pairings: (Ladies are to contact otheri in their threesome.) Mesdames F. G. Bunch, Gordon Reeves, Mahr Reymers; Richard Finch, Frank Benesh, Galen San ner; Noble T. Vincent, Lloyd Brooks, Wm. Schei; Fred Coleman, R. K. Peters, Bernard Nutting; Gale Cowning, L. R. Smith, Robert Pal mer: Alton Hart, Harvey Woods, W. O. Blackledge; C. B. Collins, Richard Schwahn, E. C. Nave; T. A. Culbertson, Jr., Frank Tanney; E. W. Sickete, C. A. Holmes. Al Wil llnmR! J. R. Acheson. K. C. Mc- Hugh, Ed. Milne; Wm. T. Clark, T? . R. Hevsell. R. J. Lockwood: S. O. Frough, Max MillhoUln, Benton smitn; isnan Liougiass, tnas. uru tafson, R. M. Sorenson; R. M. Alex ander, a. u. jvmcneu. MMdama W. H. Pvle. J. A. Dickey, J. A. Moore; Lew Bates, Richard Kememeria, Kusseu tiogue; s V. McQueen. E. C. Trumbly. John Nulch; K. C. VandeKamp, Tom tudds, u.- i. Anaerson; o. ij. Stark. Walter Shaylor, W. C. Bay- Jiss; Wayne bailey, K. Ken Tayjor, Wm. Williams; Robert Morris. C. H. Barren, Ida Belle Stark; Floyd finm,r, T.. w Mrl.aiiehlin. Robert DeLorme; R. M. Gilford, Leonard Kfhilrit M Dnnalrl McGearv: Ira Smith,' Kenneth Teeter, Glen Fa- Drtcx; Len t. meivuie, n. Wil liamson. . - Nine-Hole Play Mesdames Paul Havlland, How ard Scrogglns, R. E. Bebb; Wm. Brooks, Ralph Marlatt. G. F. Flint: C I.. Lewis. W. F. Hanna. D B Lowry; J. S. Cummins, Chas. Swen- son. Myers Jones; R. J. Mclnlyre. T. W. McFadden. Gerald Cruson; R. M. Knoll. Georee C. Flanagan. Dorothy Dowson; J. J. Finegan, F. H. Holmes. Reelnner nine-hole Dlav Mesdames James L. Gish, John M. Lvnch. R. D. Scofield: Karl Clinkenbeard. Lyle Wagoner, E. S. wentjar; waiter Leverette. jonn H. Fletscn, r. m. rtunuey: w. McCorkle, Ray Johnson, Mllo Ku balek; Ed Ross, Gordon Smith. Other members wishing to be toaired should contact Mrs. Richard Swan. SPring 2-5098, or Mrs. E. W. sickels, spring 2-6917. Wright-Fernandez Bout Tops Week's Schedule New York - (UPD A na tionally televised 'welter weight contenders' fight be tween Ted Wright of Detroit and Jorge Fernandez of Ar gentina at St. Nicholas Arena Saturday night tops this week's boxing schedule. Each is fresh from an im pressive victory in the same arena. Wright gave highly touted Federico Thompson of Argentina a thorough licking, and Fernandez- upset Denny Moyer. Those victories boosted Wright and Fernandez in the ratings. Wright' now is ranked third by the National Boxing association and eighth by Ring magazine. Stubby Fer nandez is rated fourth by the Ring and fifth by NBA. Harder Hitter Fernandez is favored at 8-5 because he apparently Is the harder hitter, particularly with his left hook. But Wright is a good puncher too and perhaps the smarter boxer. At Caracas, Venezuela, Fri day night, Sadao Vaoita of Japan, the top-rated flyweight contender, engages fourth-rat- BRILL I METAL WORKS Commercial Indutlrlil Rtsictentiil Shtft Mttil Work Stiinltts, Gilaitd and Copptr Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 Pass today and will play at Medford on Wednesday. Ash land will entertain Klamath Falls on Thursday and Grants Pass on Saturday in varsity action. Medford will be host to Crater on Saturday. All but the Medford-Ash- land tussle count In league standings. Ashland's game at Grants Pass and the one with Klamath are makeups for rained out scuffles. Medford In Running Klamath will tuck away the league title if it beats Ash land. Only Medford is in the running for the crown. The Black Tornado can tie at the top of the regular season standings should it beat Cra ter and Ashland score a sec ond win of the season over the Pelicans. Klamath's Pels did nost of their scoring in the fifth can to against Crater. They put across five runs on two bases on balls, two errors and hits by Ray Taylor, Paul Noel and Rich DePew. DePew spurred the KF of fensive with three hits in four times up. Sherm Allen hom ered and he and Taylor each had two safe swats. Louis Al varez doubled for the Comets John Webb threw a four- hitter for the Pels, whiffing nine and walking five. Crater flinger Doug Pfaff walked seven and struck out one be fore being relieved in the fifth frame by Mike Pepper, who hit a batter and fanned one. The Comets loaded the bas es in the fourth inning and left two on In the fifth. They had runners stranded also in the first, third, sixth and sev enth cantos. T.1NRSCORES: Klamath Falls ..110 050 0 7 9 t nrater 000 000 0 0 4 2 Webb and Saks; Doug Ffaff, M. Pepper (a) ana . Alien. League Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE f)nltrl Press International Player & Club G. AB R. H. Pet. Moon, LA. .. 29 99 23 38 .384 Mathews. Mil. 24 98 19 37 .378 Clmnte, Pitts. 25 104 15 38 .365 Vlrrln.. Pitts. 20 82 22 29 .354 Cnghm., St.L. 24 83 16 29 .349 Calisn.. Phil. 27 92 15 31 .337 Wills, L. A, 28 114 21 38 .333 Snntn Phi. 27 96 13 31 .325 Mays, S.F 27 100 25 33 .320 Aaron, Mil. .. 24 98 14 31. .316 AMERICAN LEAGUE Bors, Detroit 30 104 IS 38 B. Rbnsn., Bal. 30 122 23 42 Baty. Minn... 27 96 18 33 Tmpl., Clev... 28 108 15 37 Sevrs., Chi 27 100 19 33 Gntle, Balti. 28 85 23 28 Cash. Detroit 30 99 23 32 Pirsal, Clev... 26 112 18 36 Gren, Minn. 27 102 17 32 Kalne, Det. .. 27 109 24 34 Trndos, BalU. 27 93 10 29 .346 .344 .344 .343 .330 229 .323 .321 .314 .312 .312 Home Runs National Leagut Moon, Dodgers 10; Cepeda. Giant 9; Mays, Giants 8; Robinson, Reds. 8; Banks, Cubs 7; T. Davis, Dodgers 7. American League Gentile, Ori oles 11: Mantle, Yanks 9; Kille brew, Twins 8: Colavito, Tigers 8. (Four tied with 7). Runs Batted In National League Cepeda, Giants 28; Aaron, Braves 23; Moon, Dodg ers 24; Mays, Giants 24; T. Davis, Dodgers 21. American League Gentile. Ori oles 37; Cash, Tigers 26; Mantle, Yanks 23; Boros, Tigers 25; Cola vito, Tigers 23; Allison, Twins 23. Pitching National League Duffalo, Gi ants 3-0; Pod res. Dodgers. 5-1; El ston, Cubs 5-1; McCormick, Giants 4-1; Purkey, Reds 3-1; Koufax, Dodgers 3-1; Loes, Giants 3-1; Hunt, Reds 3-1; Burdette, Braves 3- 1. American League Mossi, Tigers 4- 0; Regan. Tigers 3-0; Lary, Ti gers 5-1; Ford, Yanks 4-1; Wil helm. Orioles 4-1. ed Ramon Arias, champion of Venezuela. The week's boxing schedule includes: Tuesday Houston, Tex. Cleve land W"fams vs. Alex Mlteff. San Jose, Calif. Jerry Hunnlcutt vs, Frnnkie Ramierez. Wednesday Commack. N. Y. Jerry Luedee vs. Franr Szuzina. Oakland. Calif. Norm Smith vs. Don Bales. Rochester, Minn. Ralph (Tiger) Jones vs. Duane Horstmann. Thursday Los Angeles Olympic Tony Herrera vs. Johnny Cate and " Willie Woods vs. Don John son. McKeesport, Pa. Dick D'Ve ronica vs. Freddie Martinovich. F r 1 d a y Caracas, Venezuela Sadao Yaoita vs. Ramon Arias. Centralis, Wash. Denny Moyer vs. Willie Jennincs. Saturday New York (St. Nick) Jorge Fernandez vs. Ted Wright (TV). 60IN6 CAMPING? AMERICA OUT-OF-DOORS Family Week!y' "America Out-of Doors" issue outlines the essentials for family sum mer camping and reports on some of the best camp sites. Going camping? Be sure to read "America's Best Camping Spots" In the May 21st issu Family Weekly of with your SPORTS GAME RESCHEDULED The Medford-Crater var sity baseball gam iched ultd for Saturday at Cen tral Point has been changed io Friday at 4 p.m. on in Crater diamond. NBA Stars May Get Pensions New York - (UPD - National Basketball association players, who have considered them selves orphans in professional sports because they lacked a pension plan, were ready to start a "share the wealth" program today with NBA owners. Under an agreement pro posed by the league's board of governors Monday, each play er will contribute $500 a year toward a fund, with the club owners chipping in a similar sum for every member on their team. Final Plant Player representatives and a special pension committee of the board will meet ' on or about June 19 to formulate fi nal plans for the fund. The pension committee will be represented by owners Ed die Gottlieb of the Philadel phia Warriors, Walter Brown of the Boston Celtics, Fred Zollner of the Detroit Pistons and Dave Trager of the new Chicago Packers. Richie Guerin of the New York Knickerbockers, Gene Shue of Detroit and Tommy Heinsohn of Boston were play er representatives at Mon day's meeting. Heinsohn was also elected president and eastern spokesman for the Players' association. Bob Pet tit of the St. Louis Hawks was named vice president and western representative, while Shue was chosen treasurer. The Board of Governors, after announcing that the 1962 All-Star game would be held in St.. Louis on Tuesday night, Jan. 16, said that fran chise bids from Baltimore and San Francisco groups will be heard at the current three-day session. I H faster with nb squeal and J 'fff J f CUSHIONAIRE lV. V 8TANOA" ,L COMPANY OF CAUPORNIA , NSsr' MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON "TP T GOLFING ACE A hole-in-one on the 191-yard par 3 No. 4 hole was the accomplishment of Ranny Smith, left, above, last week in the men's best pall partnership tourney at Rogue Valley. Number 4 is the most difficult par 3 green on the course. Smith used a three-Iron. At the time of the ace Smith and his partner, Ralph Barclay were playing Larry Butler and Tom Tubbs and defeated them with a 64 net. Smith is shown here with Butler. Smith belongs to the hole-in-one club which will have a stag party on Friday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. List of those belonging to the club will be posted in the pro shop. St. Mary's Will Defend State B Title In Track; District Tussles Slated One state meet and three district engagements attract the interest of prep track and field followers of this 'area this week end. St. Mary's of Medford will defend its laurels and seek a third straight championship on Friday and Saturday in the Oregon high school Class B meet at Springfield on Friday and Saturday. Two district meets will be conducted in Ashland. Class A-l schools will gather at the Ashland high oval and the A-2 competitors at Southern Oregon college. Morning and afternoon activity is slated. Freshmen of the Southern Oregon conference school will have their annual dis trict meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Grants Pass. ' Athletes from Medford Ashland, Crater, Grants Pass and Klamath Falls will com pete in the A-l varsity and freshmen meets Medford's McLoughlin and Hedrick Junior high ninth grades both represented in the meet at GP. In the A-2 meet subdistrict qualifiers from the Rogue and Umpqua Valley . circuits will be foes. Phoenix, Rogue Riv R . v er, Eagle Point, Illinois Val ley, Lakeview and Henley will be represented from the Rogue league. YMCA To Hold Medford YMCA will have an archery class for boys and girls ages 11 and older, start ing on Wednesday, June 7, at 6 p.m. The YMCA will fur nish the bows, finger and arm guards. The course will be five weeks. Safety factors and.the fund ALUMNI WIN Seattle-OJPD-The University of Washington Alumni, load ed with starters from the 1961 Rose Bowl team, defeated the Husky varsity, 6-0, Saturday in a spring practice football game here. WRIGHT CHAMP Columbus, Ga.-(UPD-Mickey Wright of Dallas, Tex., play ed consistent over-par golf for three days, then fired a two- under par 70 Sunday to win the Columbus Women's Open title with a 292 and first prize money oi $i,U3U. Bunch, Shaylor Have Low Net Mrs. F. G. Bunch and Walt Shaylor had low gross Sun day In a three-ball six-some golf tourney at Rogue Valley Country club. They had a 43 count. Tying for second with 44s were Mrs. Fred Coleman and Bill Cowning and Mrs. Dick Finch and Bob Morris. , Mrs. Chuck Swenson and Ed Gordon had low net with 344. Second low were Mrs. Galen Sanner and Miles Dor an with 36V4. Other lows in cluded Mrs. Randall Gifford and Joe Moore with 3634, Mrs. Gordon and Dutch Nul ton with 37 and Mrs. War ren Bayliss and Dr. Bob Buck with 37V4. Long drive prizes went to Mrs. Mahr Reymers, Mrs. Swenson, Dr. Bruce Stanley and Bill Cowning and closest to pin prizes to Cowning, Ed Milne, Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, Larry Butler took low gross In men's week end sweep stakes with a 73. Ed Simmons shot 74 and Ray Lindquist, John Nuich and Bud Brooks 76s. Jim Vargo was low net with 68. Those with 69ds were Tom MacLeod, Ken Teeter, Ford Hagan and Wal ly Robinson. The men's best ball part nership first round has been extended a week. Matches must be finished by May 21. Archery Class amentals of shooting will be taught. The shooting range will be set up behind the Y building. Gen Lantz, archery in structor, said that the class will be limited to 18 students. Gene is a member of the Med ford Archery club. Fitzsimmons, Henagin Victors Bill Fitzsimmons and Al Henagin were top winners in the muzzle loading rifle shoot held by the Little Butte Mountain Men on Sunday at DUCKS WHIP COUGARS Pullman - (UPD - The Uni versity of Oregon came up with three runs in the top of the sixth inning and a single tally in the seventh to take a rain-shortened 4-3 baseball victory from the Washington State university Cougars here I Monday, Padres Overpower Spokane 18 to 9 United Press International Everybody loves a parade and Jimmy Reese, manager of San Diego of the Pacific Coast league, was quite happy with the one his Padres staged Monday night. Seventeen Padre hitters marched to the plate and wore out four Spokane hurl ers with 12 runs in the fifth inning and an 18-9 victory over the Indians. - In other action, Tacoma beat Vancouver 2-0, Salt Lake City came from behind to take Seattle 8-7, and Portland nipped Hawaii 9-4. San Diego collected eight hits, including a pair of dou bles during its big frame and also benefited by five walks. Between them, the two teams bashed out 33 hits. Tim Harkness of the losers ended the hectic evening of scoring with a three-run hom er high off the scoreboard In the seventh. First Shutout Gaylord Perry of Tacoma handed Vancouver its first shutout of the season with a solid five-hitter. Perry, who toiled last season in the Tex as league, now has a string of 18 consecutive scoreless innings. He did not allow a Vancouver runner past first base. Tacoma got a run in the first inning when lead-off man Ernie Bowman beat out a bunt and later scored on a single by Dick Phillips. The Giants added another marker in the fifth when Bowman scored from first on Manuel Mota's single. Portland used a pair of 19-year-old aces back to back to edge Hawaii. Al Ostermans on Little Butte Creek. Fitzsimmons took the tro phy shoot and two 1-shot for center matches. Henagin won a 3-shot group and a 1-shot for center match. He also had high score for the day. His prize was a 'Morning Star" mace which will be a floating prize going to the high scorer of each shoot. Bill Moberly took two 1 shot for center matches, one a strange rifle event. In a 3 shot for score match, Nick Nixon, Sr., was the winner. TUESDAY. MAY 16. Phil Gagliano, the Beavers' second sacker, banged a sin gle in the eighth and moved to second on a wild pitch. The other half of the youthful keystone combination, Jerry Buchek, then singled him home with the eventual win ning run. Gagliano had three singles for the evening and drove in two runs in addition to scoring the winning run. Kay Jablonski and Bob Prescott of the losers each hit solo homers. Salt Lake City spotted Se attle five runs in the second tnnlng and then unloaded in the middle innings to take Seattle. Big Blow Paul Smith's two-run homer was the big blow as the Rai- nicrs got their five in the second but Salt Lake warmed up with one run in the fourth and then got three in the fifth on a three-run homer by Al Luplow. The Bees kept rlnht on roll ing in the sixth with four runs featured by a three-run double by Ty Cllne. Seattle came back with one in the ninth but couldn't catch up and Bill Fazekas, third of five Salt Lake pitchers, got credit for the victory. LINESCORKft, Tcoma ...100 010 0002 n Vancouver ....000 000 000 2 5 a ... "Z JSS r,in; Kni, Paine (9) and White. San n.A Qnn 4191 inn an Spokane.. 000 600 300 I 11 Harshman. Hni,nh.um ia Retier; Reed, Glallombardo (S) Warren (8) Younj (7). Hawaii 011 101 000 4 0 Portland 022 000 Olx 5 10 1 Watklns, Giggle (3) and Parka; Nelson. Anderson (7) and Schaffer. Salt Lake 000 ma ftnn a 1 SeatUe 050 100 0017 7 0 scnaiter. sieDert (2) and Fate kas (SI Tyrlver (6) and Grace: Wil son, Farley (9) Spencer (0) and Tillman. f COMPETITIVE py QUALITY V umlU Sm J The R. A. Holmes Agency SINCE 1909 . ' Medical Center Bldg. Phone SP 2-4444 1961 Bend - (UPD - Bend will seek the 1962 class B Oregon high school baseball tournament, Marion Cady, president of the Bend Chamber of Commerce, reported, end played host to the tournament in 1961. Cady said the city could sub mit its bid at a meeting of the Oregon High School Activi ties association at Corvallis, May 27. R I Z E ftHt BBANOY OIST. COUP.. 350 FIFTH AVE.. N.Y, CALIF. GRAPE BRANDY, 8 PROOF t a X iJJJ9fW5tHt X; X 3pfflffi x-; ?x'xvssv.: yjr 11 WXv! X7 JLLpria yXv! XvJ &eKMg?fiKXv XXvfk SmmM:! :-!- rrr 'mi " A wpidt K ..v.thit Coronet V'TT S Wbrand. iS:v.1ljr first I "1 . Medford i Mail Tribune