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4 B TUESDAY, JULY 9. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Campaign To Give Game Back To Fans Gains Momentum Br MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sporti Writer Cleveland, Ohio -(UPU-Presi dent Gabe Paul of the Clevc land Indians led a growing campaign today to return the All-Star same to the tans. By their votes, baseball fans throughout the country used to dictate the make-up of the two All-Star teams un. til 1998 when the players took over the balloting. There, has been Increasing dissatisfaction over the pres ent system, not only among the fans, but also among some of the players. The sentiment now is to "give" the game back to the people who actually pay the freight - the fans. "I think it was a mistake to take it away from them in the first place," said Paul, who was a principal factor in the change of the voting sys tem. "I thing the present system of voting actually hurts the All-Star game," Paul said. "The players cast their votes and the results of their ballot ing are announced shortly be fore the game itself is played. There's hardly any publicity on the game at all this way. "Under the old system,1 whereby the fans voted, it took about three weeks, the ballots were tabulated in the nation's newspapers each day, there seemed to be more com petition for each position on the team, and I think it add ed a great deal to the Interest in the game." The system was Junked after the 1957 season, during which Cincinnati fans "stuffed" the ballot boxes and succeeded in naming seven Red starters and Stan Muslal of the Cardinals to the Na tional league team. Succeeded up to a point, that is. Annoyed by the ob vious chauvinism of Clncin natlans, Commissioner Ford Frick cancelled out two of the Red starters that year -Gus Bell and Wally Post - and substituted Willie Mays of the Giants and Hank Aaron of the Braves. Paul was general manager of the Reds at the time, and although he had no actual Dart In the landslide of Cln cinnali votes bv the fans, he had to assume partial rcspon sibility since he had handy ballots nrlnted up with the name of Neds' Players on them. 'm m'ir sassaassslsaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaaM mW-pmi'-''---w jyyj '' lit ' - . ; jL I RECOVERING Giant's rookie third base man Jim Ray Hart receives telephone call from well-wisher while he recuperates from a fractured shoulder blade at St. Luke's hos pital in San Francisco. Hart was hit by a fastball during his second major league game. The fracture is shown at photo on left. Hart will be out of action at least six weeks. (UPI) PCL All-Stars Trip Spokane United Press International The Pacific Coast League's 1963 Al-Star game is in tne record books, and Spokane pitcher Jack Smith is proba bly hoping it is quickly for gotten. Spokane played host to the All-Stars Monday night for the second consecutive year and was making a strong bid for lis second win In a row when Smith lost his control in nightmarish sixth inning. A wild pitch by Smith, one of six in the inning, permitted the All-Stars to score what proved to be the winning run in their 4-2 victory. With the score tied 1-1, Denver's Lou KUmchock nnened the sixth with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dave Roberts of Oklahoma City walked and Hawaii's Herb Plews reached en an error to load the bases, Smith then uncorked an other wild pitch and Klinv chock scored. Several plays later Roberta Bcored tile de ciding run on another wild pitch by Smith. Reliever Fete Richcrt gave up a' run-producing single to Gil Garrldo of Tacoma before finally retiring the side. Spokane's John W e r h a s, who had a hand in both In dian runs, was voted the game's Most Valuable Player. Werhas tied the game at 1-1 with a bases-empty homo run in the fourth and then scored Spokane's other run after singling in the sixth. The league's regular sched ule resumes tonight with three games on tap. All 10 teams will be back in action Wednesday. All-Stari ... 001 003 0004 7 0 Spokane ... 000 101 000 2 S 3 aanuaBo, jnecKicnnura Bru nei 15). Thomai 181. Rival I8. and Talton. Gibson M; Mueller, Smith (41, Hlcherl (61, ortena (HI. Howe 101. Radovlch (01 and Brumlcy, Julian WP Brunei. LP Smith. HR Werhas, Spokane. STANDINGS United Prem InternaUonat AMERICAN LtAliUK W. New York So Chicago ..... 47 Boston 44 Minnesota 43 Baltimore 47 Cleveland ........ 44 Los Angelas 41 Kamaa City 38 Detroit 3.1 Washington .... 30 Prt. .til 7 .S.13 .143 .Mi .940 Xi .471 12 .4311 M'i .427 !3, .340 32 ( Wednesday'! Games Boston at Minnesota, night (Only game scheduled.) NATIONAL LKAOUK W. t. XiO Angelea SO Kan Francisco.. 48 Chicago 4.1 St. Louis . 4H ClnclnnaU 4.1 Milwaukee 43 Pittsburgh .. 41 Philadelphia 40 Houston 33 Ntw York 2S Pel. .002 .SH5 JI4U .948 .928 .318 .4114 .476 Id's J7B 10 .343 21 'l Wednesday's Games Los Angeles at New York I night) Chicago at Cincinnati mlehti Houston at Pittsburgh (night I San Francisco at Phila. might) (IB PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Northern Division W. I.. Prt. Sooksna .12 37 .MU Tacoma 48 38 .1.12 3 Portland 41 44 .482 8'k Hawaii 41 49 .477 8't SeslUe 38 92 .409 13', Southera Division w. Oklahoma City 48 Da!las-Fl. Wth. 48 Salt Lake City 41 San Diego ..... 43 Denver 38 I.. 40 41 43 47 48 Prt. .13.1 .928 ,4nt .478 .439 Monday's Results PCL All-Stars 4. Snokana 3 Tuesday's Rrheditl Hawaii at Portland Denver at San Uiegn SeatUa at Tacoma Only gamea schedule'!. NORTHWEST LKAUCE Wenatchee d' 3' Balem . .. 9 3 Lewlston 1 8 3 Yakima 3 9 Trl-Clty 3 J Eugene , a 8 Prl. GB .7.18 .623 I .62.1 1 .37.1 3 .37.1 3 .330 4 Monday's Results Wentachee 12. Lewlston I Eugene 6. Yakima 4 Trt-City 9. Salem 3 Today's Srhrdule Eugene at Yakima (3 games) Lewlston at Wrnstchea Salem at Trt-ctty OPTION OUTFIELDER Los Angeles itPK The Los Angels Angels have optioned outfielder Frank Kostro to Hawaii of the Pacific Coast leagua on 24-hour recall. Billie Jean Loses Final Wimbledon, England - IIIPD - Billie Jean Motritt, the fire man's daughter from Long Beach, Calif., remained the darling of the staid Wimble don tennis crowds right down to the last shot In the 1983 women's singles final, but Margaret Smith, the top-seeded Australian, went home with the crown, Miss Moffitt, the unseeded upstart who had banged tier way into the final with a scries of upset victories over seeded players, finally bowed to Miss Smith in the final Monday, 6-3, 6-4. Billie Jean had beaten Miss Smith in the second round of the women's singles a ycur ago, and a crowd of more than 17,0(10 crowded into tile lamed ivy covered Center Court at Wim bledon In anticipation of a similar upset, They cheered the bespecta cled 10-ycar-old, even when she made errors, but a 48- hour delay because of rain apparently hurt Bllllo Jean more than tall Margaret, a 5-10 strawberry blonde gen erally recognized as the world's top woman player. It wasn't a totnl loss for the United Slates, because Dar lenc Hard, Billie Jean's neigh bor from Long Beach, teamed with Maria Bticno of Brazil to win the doubles title. They defeated Miss Smith and Aussie Rolyn Ebbcrn, 8-6, 9-7. Hawaii Leads PCL Loop In Attendance Spokane. Wash. - IIIPD - The Hawaii Islanders still haven't got colorful playboy pitcher Bo Bclinsky on their roster, but the Pacific Coast league team is hardly lacking (or at tractiveness to its fans. In figures released Monday by league president Dewey Soriano, Hawaii, the Los An geles Angels' chief farm club, leads the 10-lcam triple-A loop with 117.367 paid ad missions as of July 1. It rep resented a gain of 54.774 over last year's total at the same date. Overall allendanre fur the teams is 33.3 per cent higher than 19H2. The only team down from last year's count is Salt Lake City, which encountered bad weather at the start of the sea son and is 14,000 under its 1962 gate with 36,493 paid. The San Diego Padres' paid attendance is i-econd best at this point - B4.3U4, an in crease of 3,000 over last sea son. The Spokane Indians, pres ently battling for the North ern division lead, have more than doubled their paid ad missions for a comparable pe riod last sfason - 69,713 com pared to 31,334. Other totals as of July 1: Oklahoma City 70.593, Seat tle 73,937, Tacoma 71,362, Dallas-Kort Worth 64.247. Denver 52,348 and Portland 49,033. Giant Rookie Hart Bears No III Will San Francisco - (DPI) - Jim Ray Hart, the San Francisco Giants' rookie who received a broken shoulder blade Sun. day, bears no ill will against hurler Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals. Gibson was lust trying to pitch me tight and the ball got away from him." Hart said Monday from his bed at St. Luke's hospital. "I don't think he was aiming at me." The Giants had called Hart up from their Tacoma, Wash., farm club Friday night. He Tony Borne To Headline Mar Slate Tony Borne, one of the most colorful wrestlers ever to set fool In the Pacific northwest, will headline a double main event wrestling card at Med ford armory on Thursday, July IB, Promoter Elton Owen announced today. Borne will meet Rocky Columbo, a popular local fa vorite, in the top half of the double feature. Columbo's Pa cific Coast junior heavyweight championship will be at stake in the scrap, set for two out of three falls or 43 minutes. Borne, who came to the northwest from his home in Texas for a few weeks of wrestling, likes the area so much that he has purchased property In Pendleton and is moving his family there. Billy Whilewolf, who last week annexed the northwest heavy weight championship from Mad Dog Vachon, has been signed for the lower half of the double main against an opponent yet to be named. It will be a non-title match. One other bout will com plete the card. went 2-for-3 in the opener Sunday, but then was felled in his first at bat in the night cap. Dr. E. C. Sailer, the Giants' physician, estimated that the fracture would take six weeks to heal. After Hart left the game, Gibson had to duck in the third inning from a fast ball served up by Juan Marichal of the Giants. Plate umpire Al B a r 1 1 c k immediately walked to the mound and fined Marichal the automatic $30 for throwing at hitters. Manager Alvin Dark of the Giants declined to discuss the incident afterwards. Yeah, I heard about that," Hart said with a grin. "But I don't think Gibson was try ing to hit me. And I'm look ing forward to facing him in." Trans-Pan Yacht Race Under Way Los Angclcs-luTD-Stiff winds of up to 15 knots were expect ed to whip the fleet of 32 en tries in the 2,225-mile Trans Pacific Yacht Race to a fresh competitive basis today. "It now Is apparent the competitors are approaching the northeast trade winds that will keep the big parachute spinnakers blowing all the way to Diamond Head," a race official forecast Monday. Despite calm seas and slug gish breezes 24 hours ago that enabled smaller craft to gain ground on the larger entries, the 72-foot yawl Audacious surged into the lead. It re ported its position then as 635 miles off the Pacific coast. The Audacious, owned by Baldwin M. Baldwin of New port Beach, Calif., overtook the front-running position from A u s t r a 1 1 a 'a 73-foot schooner, Astor, owned by Peter Warner. Owners Discuss Expansion SDokane - (UPI) - The possl bility of the Pacific Coast Baseball league expanding to 12 teams was discussed Mon day at a meeting of league directors. But expansion could come only with full working agree ments with major league clubs, according to President Dewey Soriano. - Soriano said the possibility of expansion arose when it was learned that the Interna tional league, which is pres ently operating under a 10 team setup similar to the Pa cific Coast league, was inter ested in returning to an eight- team operation. Vancouver and Sacramen to, former members of the PCL, were discussed as pos sible candidates for a fran chise along with several other cities which Soriano refused to name. Officials of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver and Oklahoma City franchises in the loop said they would not be inter ested In returning to the pres ently Inactive American asso ciation, There had been some talk that the triple-A league might become active again. Soriano said there still Is a remote possibility of a playoff between the PCL champ and the pennant winner of the International league. The PCL directors met here prior to the All-Star game be tween the Spokane Indians and top players from the league's other nine teams. Dave McCollum Wins Main Event in Sunday Jalopy Race For Jalopy driver Dave Mc Collum of Med ford '69' is certainly a lucky number. Only McCollum knows why he chose this number for identification of hisJ949 Ford Jalopy racer but it did him well. He piloted "Old 69" through the thick and thin to emerge winner of the main event at last Sunday's Jalopy races at the Medford Speed way oval. The main event was a bash-em-up affair with only nine cars out of 20 starters finish ing the event. . There were several spectacular pile-ups where several of the old jalopies were thought sure to be goners, but by some secret ability or driving skill they maneuvered out of the pile of smashed cars and back into the race. Second place in the Main went to William Crowell of Medford in a 1951 Chevrolet. Rob Childs in car No. 1 was third and the 99 car driven by John Bush of Eagle Point was fourth. In the Semi-Main the win ner was the Ashland Fire de-Pmt; Bill Chase, 7. Central Point; i-rienn Lave, u. mcu.uiu, w Schoendienst Given Release By St. Louis St. Louis-WPB-The playing career of former National league star second baseman Red Schoendienst presumably came to an end Monday when tne St. Louis Cardinals an nounced they had planned to give him his unconditional release. However, the 40-year-old Schoendienst will be retained as a coach on manager John ny Keane's staff, the position in which he started the sea son with the Red Birds. In addition, the Cardinals said they have called up in-ficlder-outfielder Gary Kolb, who is batting .318 for Tulsa, to replace the veteran in- fieldcr. Schoendienst was reactivat ed about two weeks ago for use as a pinch hitter, and In five trips to the plate this season went hitless. SCHEDULE WORLD GOLF New York-(UPI)-Thirty-four countries have been invited to participate in the 11th Canada Cup and Internation al Golf Championship in France Oct. 24-27. The U.S. team of Arnold Palmer and Sam Sncad won the cup In Argentina last year. 16,214 At Opening Of Dog Racing Portland - (UPD - A crowd of 16,214 braved rainy weather to attend the opening night of the 31st annual Multnomah Kennel club dog racing meet at Fairview Park Monday night. The pari-mutuel handle for the first competition of the 60-night meet was $364,230. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial 'Industrial Rsiidtntlal Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanlied and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE 772-4440 partmcnt car (No. 33) driven by Charles Davis. Runner up was Sam Dykes of Medford in the M5 entry. Third place went to Dana Bowers of Med. ford In car No. 331 and fourth place was copped by Harvey Beeney in the X-100 entry Trophy dash was copped by Pat Tyler of Medford: driving No. 88, a 1951 Chrys ler. Tyler flipped over on the first turn of the race but was quickly righted by his pit crew and went on to edge the three other fastest entries for the trophy. Earl "Steve"' Stephenson of Medford was second, followed by Jim Walk er of Talent in the 999 car and Markey James of Med ford in the M9 entry. Heat races were won by Chuck Davis (No. 33), Chuck Hazen, Jacksonville (118), John Bush, Eagle Point (No. 99) and Marshall Coke, Ash land (No. 18). More than 1,000 fans turn ed out under threatening skies to witness the first race of the season on the one fourth mile oval, located in White City. The next racing slate has been scheduled for Sunday, July 21. A meeting will be held this Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. in the Medford Y.M.C.A. for all Jalopy drivers, owners, sponsors, and other interested parties. A review of the last race will be made, merchan dise awards passed out for last Sunday's race, and plans made for the next event. Officials results of the six event slate follow. Car num bers are listed following the drivers name. TROPHY DASH: Pat Tyler, 88. Medford: Steve Stephenson, 71. Medford; Jim Walker. 899, Talent; Markey James, M9, Medford. HEAT 1: Charles Davis, 33, Ash land; Dana Bowers, 331, Medford; Harvey Beeney, X100, Medford; Kreiger & Howard, 2X, Medford, and Daniel Veach, 3, Eagle Point. HEAT 2: Chuck Hazen, 118. Jacksonville; John Wagner, 79, Gold Hill; Sam Dykes, MS, Med ford; Cantrell & Jones. 22, Med. ford; Dave McCullom. 69. Med ford: Rusty Miller. 34. Medford. and Boh Radke, 21. Medford. heat 3: John Bush, 99, Eagle Hooker, 00. Grants Pass: Sam Dvkes. M5. Medford: Dick Henry. AO. Talent: and Clark Warick. 101. Ashland. . , HEAT 4: Marshall Coke. 18, Ashland: Jim Walker. 999, Talent; Pat Tyler. 88. Medford; Harvey Nelson, 54, Eagle Point: Markey James. M9. Medford: Rob Childs, 1, Medford; Steve Stephson, 71, Medford. SEMI-MAIN: Charles Davis. 33, Ashland: Sam Dykes. M5. Med ford: Dana Bowers. 331, Medford: Harvey Beeney. X100. Medford: Kreiger It Howard. 2X. Medford. MAIN EVENT (Winners listed In order of finish, number only) 69, 89. 79. 1. 18. M5, 33, 54. 999, 71, 118, 00, 2, S5, 88, 101, 0, M9, 22, 34. Ritter Wins Portland - (UPO - Top-seeded Horst Ritter "of Germany turned back third - seeded, Jerry Cromwell of Long Beach, Calif., 6-2, 9-11, 6-4 in the men's singles finals of the Oregon State Tennis tourna ment Monday. The match between Ritleri a 22-year-old student at Foot hill college in California, and the 19-year-old Cromwell, a s t u dent at University of Southern California, was played at the Portland Ar mory because of rain. 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