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SATUHDA'Y, JUNK 14, 11W2 IIKKALD AND NKWS. KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON PAGE ILEVEN Hogan Takes Open Lead With Second 69 Round Second Spot Held By Fazio DAI, I, AH, I -- Tlio lliiwk IiikI hln elnwi. In miiiihci' imuonul open clittmplniililp Hnlui ctey Tht' llnwk lilvi'M the name bv J 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' Uciniui'l bot'iiune "onco lir get III eliiw III vim. be Hover lel up" in wiry, Utile Urn lloituii. Iliun nliut hln second MiiiIkIU till Friday lo piiiiiI Uie record iif l:iH lor Hie firm 38 holes ol Hie open The llrlil wii, reduced lo the low Ml mill tin, Hume who nlmt Itll or belter lor 311 Imum. ImrKe Kuril" "I C'linii-lituli. N J., wu at even pur MO utter mali'lilng lllwnn'n nri iillil . round III) Johnny Bulla, piltauuriili. hud Ml Bulla lmt llir tiiuiiiaineiit'a act-mid W Fruttiv ntllv In lintl Iuiiim!! In 11,1,. I 1,1,.1'K lyilll:.ky Julius Union it southern inl,i ... .line In ct'Hftll Hie imi) jmiliB - " rnllkn 0( llir leailrra. hull III arrnnd II Inr M2 mill three liirtybih vrlrr. au wrrr llnl ai H:i 'llir wore U Vriir nlil llnruni Hniltli. llir PGA jirrlilriii. Hiiuml fcil Ollvrr. and Lew Wui'Mliiim ol Oiikinnnl I'n. Their in'ine mi lar Worliain 13-71: Smith 111-73 iiml Oliver 11-13. Seattle Man Top Shooter ItF.NO. Nrv. 1H Nevada trap eltonleni ore lucky lliul All-America Arnold ItlrKlcei llvr" H"""1"' megger, who luii won viiiiinlly very ninjoi IrnpMimilinii award In llir Ullllrll Wales, abut llir lop nor. In Ilia Nevada Male double c:hanipliitihii Friday bm rulrd Ineligible beraue ol out-ol-aintr residence. The 31-year-old arllM. In prevloui tnuipetitinn at Ilia Nevada lourna nirnl thin week, look llir Hale Claaa A A til la and w on the top award Ilia M.ooo Harold BmlUi challenger trophy. In Uie double, aliool, Duka Llnde inann ol llrno wai declarrd the winner Willi 80x100. Megger banned out IKJxloo. Ilia CIbm TWu doubles title went to J. C iWlilieyi (Human "( Las Vegas, Nrv., Willi MX 1 00 8llUKart alMi captured Hie liKMaigct handi cap at 31 yurdh, defeating A. D. Stanley ol Bnlur, Idaho, In a ahool 011. 24x;i8 to 33x34. Top woman alwomr Friday was Joyce Van Air.dala ol Newport, Wunh , with 61x100. iWI League Ups Waivers YAKIMA Ufl Dlreclora of the Western International League have increaaed the basetmll league' waiver price Irom tl.ouo to u.tuv lor all but ronklea Frederick Merrv Jr, president ol the Yakima WIL club, aald Uie action waa taken at Wednesday's meetlnit here to protect plavera front being alumied to leaiiura ol lower claaMflcallun Hie director discussed amend ntent ol the to-called rookie rule to allow more veteran plavera but decided to continue present rou latlona to Uie end of thla aeaaon Cluba now are permitted a maxi mum ol nine nlnyera whine pre vtoua proleaxlonal experience ex tend Over three aoaamui Prcllmlnnrv steps were tuken toward drnltlnv a 1063 schedule with a view to havlnx a tentative alate rendv to consider at the win ter meeting Directors suld Oeorife Tiautman, president of the National A.sot:la lion of Professional Leiinues. would be Invited to attend Wll, uiiines at Spokiine June 36 and Kunnewlck June 36 Triiuttnnn Is scheduled lo arrive nt Portlnnd the mornlna of June 36 for a northwest visit IAST NIGHT 1,-HIIIAV NICIiT'K Kir;IITR )fcy The Associated Press 'NEW YORK Oeoiae Araujo 136 "t, Providence, R. I., out. pointed Arthur King, 136 v. Tor onto. 10. k k .A. J WINNER'S SMILE L Gall Peters of Washington, ' D0. and Trenlon, N. J hold medal at Daylona Beech, Fla., i where she smashed two record! la AAU senior iwlm meet aOadJEaUijU la. K v if? :y Limn ..M. ft u i'r.: . . ROUGH STUFF An tin porlurhccl Ben llogan blasts out of the rough. Fri riinic A free baM-ball - little- for youiiialera and youtha In to be offered at Herrratlnn I'ark for five daya alarllnc Monday. lite free Instruction, a (itv fterreatlon Department evrnt, la tor boy. It throuih 1 year of air. The rllnlr will be held dally. 1 lo S p.m., brilnnlnx Monday. Jim Palmer and John Mrdln tl. aaalated bv American lo tion men will teach the varloua diamond rlaaaea. Deacon Nips Reporters NW 8PORTH FHAOMKNTS Br JAI K IIKWINS SEATTLE OT Deacon Jack Hurley would be Uie first man to deny he ha a hobby A hobby? he'd hlith eye-brow the question 'With my ulcers?"!. Yet the deacon l up to hi iinus- in i hnhhv whlrh la a nnst- tlme as vlclnua and underhanded as gathering stamps or winding airing. He collects sport writers. He does It so painlessly Uie word tniviKlrra think they're colleclliiK Hurley. Ills loot box I louded with the by-line of Bed BmlUi, Bill I,elser, Jlinniv Cannon, Frank Ore ham, Joe Wllllama and oUiera Irom Ad to In Flnltum. How does the manager of Hurry (I'm not a Kid anymorei Mat thew bring these Pearls ol the Printed Page Into his clutches? He hit them with a usuui oi nonrsiv ' mnA innm them on while they're still stunned at thla switch In man agerial lerhnlque. PFTROI.I.E Collector Hurley once managed Billy Petrolle to a $246,000 bank arcount. with which Petrolle hap pily retired, although he lucked n crown. (In Hurley's book figures apeak louder than titles, when pre eeeried by dollar algna.i The D.I .nil a halt tn LTHIUII ufli-u ....... . .... paste Joe Wllllama In hit acrap book. "Can this bum ol yours icarelul Uiere. Mr. Wllllamsll really light? ' queried the quarry. "I he as good aa Petrolic?1, . "Not." .aald Hurley, "by 60 pr cent." No doubt It had been year and yeara alnce William heard a man ager rale his current hopeful as oikin,. hut iim tinrlri'a arealest. Joe walked all over his own corn rushing to hi typewriter. e par- Initmn thm hntlMI Mr HlirleV IhtO 600 words of two-column type In uie new nora worm im-Kinm n'i bun. The deacon permitted Red Smith to discover Uiat Hurley's "unpaid publicity staff has Included an as sortment of United States senators, the Department ol Justice and the Federal and State courts." Joining the stntf himsell. Smith produced several hundred words on the Hurley-Matthew team lor the New York Herald Tribune. COMPARISON Frank Graham ol Uie New York Journal-American drew a lengthy comparison of Hurley and Jack Kearns, who introduced Jack Dempsey to lame and Income lax collectors and now pilots Joey Maxim. It was a highly compli mentary piece, but Graham neg lected a point. "They're trying to get me lo light Maxim In New York lor pea nuts," the Deacon told him. Gra ham (ailed to note that pennuls are bad Inr ulcers and that the Hurley stomach thrives on the letluco that grows In Uncle Sam's mints. Hurley often takes a verbal swing at the managerial business,- be moaning the fate that led him Into It. "If I'd only become an Insurance salesman," he says, "I could bo living now on the renewals, with out worries or ulcers." Once he told us he thought Hurry would be his light fighter. But H isn't likely he'll tear him self away from the fight game. Even now a young heavyweight Is working out dally In a Seattle gym, learning the Hurley system ol bni ance and leverage. He's Leo Lokov sek, who quit Ihe University of Washington football team alter a disagreement with Coach Howie O'Doll. UNGLOVKD "I dunno, I dunno," said the Douoon when asked II he planned to campaign with Leo after Hnrry quits the game. "The boy's just be ginning 1 hasn't even had a glove on (Leo won tho University heavy weight title out has naa no pro flghto). "Mebbe I'll let him get In a ring In September. It's best not lo sny loo much about a young guy until you can find out If he has anything." 1-Hitter Tossed At Seals lly The Associated I'reaa Hollywood inlnsed a golden op portunity lo gain a tie lor the Pa cific Count League leadership Fri ll uy night bv bowing lo San Frini cb.cn, 1 to 0, but the kind ol pitch ing II laced la the very kind that ri'ducos ihe most potent hitlers to mere awlngora. Bert Elmer iHmokeyi rJinglclon. a luilivr ol Ogden, Utah, hurled his beat gunie ol the year a one hitler, and the victory-hungry Heals ended a 10-ganie losing streak. Hollywood's Mel Queen pitched creditable, allowing only live hits, but one of them was Will Ilafey'a fourlli-lnnlng homerun, and that was all that was necesssrv. SLOWDOWN Dun Diego, the Pacific Coast piire-aeller for weeks. Is showing sinus of wear, and Leflv O'Doul's rhi I) dropped another Frldav night lo Sacramento. 6 to 3 The Padrci made four errors and nnlv two of Sacramento's runs were earned. Han Dirgn managed In hold Its pri'i-iirlous one-game lead over Hollywood. Citlvlii Coolldge McLlsh hurled a 3 lo 0 win for Los Angeles over Ouklnnd as Uie Angels squared the serle-i at two games each. Leon Hrinkopl. Angel third baseman, roullnued his home run streak, socking his third ol the series, as he came out ol a protracted batting slump. Brlnkopfs blow. In Uie sev enth, won the game. itiiiiiAitn The game In Los Angeles pro duced the season's biggest rhubarb. Max West. Angel outfielder, was bamnlied In the fourth for protest ing a third strike, and In the sixth, arbiter Jack Powell chased eight other Angelt. Including Manager Stan Hack, when a towel came sailing out of Ihe Los Angeles dug out The Angel banishment was short of ihe team record, however, for In 1034 Manager Marlv Krug and 10 Angels got the umnlrical hook. The Seattle-Portland game was rained out. Texas Trips OSC, 70-7 OMAHA I Penn State and Missouri were the.only undefeated teams Saturday as'lhe NCAA base- i ball tournament entered the second I round. The leaders, each with a 3-0 mark, clash Saturday night (0:30 est.) Preceding that too attraction. Texas and Holy Cross were match ed at 3:30 p.m. (esti and Duke and Western Michigan at 7 D m. est. Each of the trailing Quartet has a 1-1 record and two are due lor departure Irom the double elimi nation tournament. SI'RPKISK Penn Stale turned In the top surprise Frldav. whipping Duke, the tournament favorite 34 hours ago. 13-7, by out-slugging the Blue Devils at their own game. At the finish duke was a bit groggy and certainly a trifle oil poise Jackie Lonergan. a little Holy Cross southpaw who had pitched only 34 innings all season, lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Missouri. Jackie didn't allow a hit lor aeven and one-third Innings and the de ciding run was unearned In the seventh. Junior Wren scored It Irom third on Shortstop Jack Con cannon's error, his first In 83 changes. Ralph Monroe's single In the eighth wlUi one out wss the only hit off Lonergan. B RAVERS DROP Texas and Western Michigan were afternoon winners. The Lontr horns, the champion In 1949 and 1950, ripped Oregon State. 10-1. be hind the slx-hlt pitching of Dick Robertson. Oregon State'a only score came on Danny Johnston's ninth Inning home run. Western Michigan, getting home runs from Al Nagel and Bud Brote- neck good for five runs, dropped Colorado State, 8-6. The defeats knocked Oregon stale and Colorado Slate from the championship hunt which wl end Monday night unless a tie develops. The 15.966 fans who ssw the lows - Michigan 8tnte basketball game at Iowa City In the recently concluded season was the largest crowd to ever see a 8partan cage team m action. JESS MARTIN and ED EDSON formerly of Specialized Service OPEN THE DOORS OF THEIR NEW SHOP MONDAY SOUTHERN RADIATOR laHsasaaBi 1613 Isrt Main All Work Guaranteed! Reasonable Prices "TharVt No Job Too Big for y, 1 A '. . - v , 1 "'i""" )i " mumi ini b.-T 'f '','t'' mt0' w jo"p ""' " ' y . r- aaileta)aawaar. iai 4 j.a mmj . ' " 1 yw aw "K'le iaui, jr ; i C r"7K ' i ' - i. A1 j7h j 1 GUESS I TOLD HIM! A somewhat pleased expression adorns the face of Umpire Bill McGowan as Marty Mar ion (lower left), newly named St. Louis Browns manager, starts despondently for the clubhouse. McGowan had just tossed Marty out of the Ked Sox-Browns game in Boston after an eighth inning rhurharb. President Will Har ridgc of the American League advised Marion "For your conduct in repeatedly and forcibly bumping Umpire Mc Gowan you are under indefinite suspension pending an umpire's complete report.'" Weiser Set On Championship Card Ralph Weiser. great Utile Beatty battler, will meet Boise's up-and-comlng Bobby Dahl In the seml- 1 . - .u- Cb-I Tiirnor.nirlr llliai W MIC sn,i ! Wolle championship light here next Friday nigni. Promoter Mark Llllard thinks landing the Weiser-Dahl fight adds a great deal ol luster to the title card. Weiser is one of the most popular llghlers In these parts ana Dahl tins been attracting wide at tention. The two lightweights will tangle In the feature of three six round preliminaries. Another of the slx-roundcrs will TIME OUT! "If you don't mind. I'll try the rest of the fight without your advice, thank you" Frlday'a Stars Pitching Bob Rush. Cubs, and Mike Garcia, Indians. Rush Mirled fourth shutout as Cubs beat Boston 6-0 Garcia checked Yankees with four hits in 7-1 victory. Bnttlng-Bob Addis. Cubs, con .itv fnur ntecessive hits. one a double, against Boston. . Ted Williams, In his debut with .U. D.ri Qnv In 10.39 ffflt S dOllblO In four trips to the plnte but the . . ... -r . .... I .... .. )0 Yanxces ocai mc dusiuuuimc OREGON SERVICE Ph. 6118 Us" Combined 52 YEARS EXPERIENCE In Hi Radiator Business! L J.l. - It' ' II' v I i j J -S for Semi continue the feud between Rudy Carlson and Darrell Harrington. Last time the two welters mixed, Carlson got the nod and Harring ton haa been clamoring lor another chance. The other six-rounder Is vet un decided and there Is also to be a lour-rounder announced later. Since Llllard announced signing of Turner and Wolfe lor the title boul here. Interest has steadily mounted. The fight will see Wolfe, Northwest welterweight champ, seeking to add Turner's Northwest middleweight title to his name. It should be a topflight scrap. Llllard managed to land It lor Klamath despite efforts of several other promoters to get the light for their cities. Despite the heavier-than-usual cost of bringing the championship bout here. Lillard is offering It at reculur prices. Tickets are on sale at Dick Reed er's. Bv The Asslcated Press INTERNATIONAL LEAGl'E Rochester 4 Ottawa 2. 10 innings Baltimore 3 Buffalo 2. 10 innings Springfield 1 Syracuse 0 Toronto 1 Montreal 2 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 1-5 Toledo 0-3 Kansas City 6 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 13 Minneapolis 1 St. Paul 6 Louisville 0 TEXAS LEAGUE Beaumont 2 Dallas 1 San Antonio 6 Tulsa 0 Houston 11 Oklahoma City ( Fort Worth 1 Shreveport 1 PIONEER LEAGUE Boise 8 Ogden 7 Billings 5 Idnho Falls 1 Pocntello 9 Great Falls 4 Magic Valley 3 Salt Lake City 0. WHAT DO YOU DEMAND OF AN IRRIGATION TURN-OUT? QUICK. EASY OPERATION. HlUlNIUTl m umaii AND A COST MUCH LESS THAN YOU WOULD) tXMCT PEYTON'S CONCRETE IRRIGATION TURNOUT BEYT0N SCO. I 835 MARKET ST. Tribe's Garcia Notches Ninth Win, Trips Yanks Thinclads Set Four Records BERKELEY, Calif. I Four new meet records were already In the books as an Olympic year crop of the natlon'a top collegiate track and field athletes went Into the fuials of the National Collegiate Atnietic Association cnampionsmps Saturday. One other meet atandard was equalled. Yesterday a trials 1. Gave positive evidence that the United States will send a potent Olympic team to Helsinki, Fin land, lor the International games next month, especially In the Held event: and 3. Made the University of South ern California's role as favorite to win Its 16th NCAA team title even more solid. It had nine men quali fied lor the finals. The new record holders are Georee Roseme. University of Cal- ilornla, 228 leet 8 4 Inches In the lavelln throw: Parry O'Brien. USC. 61 leet Inch In the shot put; George Shaw, Columbia, 49 leet 1 1 Incnes in me nop, step ana Jump: and Gilbert Borjeson. Brown 176 feet 4 3 Inches in the hammer throw. Albin. Rauch of Princeton won his heat In the 4O0 meter hurdles In 62.4 seconds to equal the record set by Oeorge Walker of Dlinois in 1B48. By The Associated Press OOLF Dallas. Tex. Ben Hogan shot his second straight one-under-par to take the lead at the hallway point in the National Open with a record tying 138 for 36 holes. Columbus, O. Beverly Gam mon, University of Minnesota and Mary Ann VUlegas. St. Mary's Dominican. New Orleans, advanced to the llnal round of the women's Collegiate tournament. TRACK Berkeley. Calif. Four national Collegiate records were set In pre-, uminanes oi nuaa meet, oeorge Roseme, California, set a Javelin mark with a throw ol 228 feet 8 Inches. -Harry -O'Brien,- Southern California, tossed the shot 67 leet H Inches, George Shaw, Columbia. set a mark for the hop step, and lump at 49 feet 1 Inches and Gilbert Borjeson, Brown, tossed the hammer 176 leet, 4 i inches. BASEBALL New York The New York Giants purchased pitcher Hal Gregg Irom Oakland ol the Pacific Coast League for 135.000 and players to be named later. TENNIS - Wimbledon, England The United States won the first three matches of the best - of - seven Wightman Cup tennis series. Hpckenham. England Ham Richardson, Baton Rouge. La., up set Eric Sturgess, South Africa, 6-4, 10-8, to enter final round of the Kent Championships. Leaders NCAA Baseball Tourney Scores By The Associated Press Friday's Scores Penn State 12 Duke 7 Missouri 1 Holy Cross 0 Texas 10 Oregon State 1 (Oregon State eliminated.) Western Michigan 8 Colorado State 6 (Colorado State eliminated.) (Time is Eastern Standard) :30 p.m. Texas vs. Holy Cross (loser eliminated) 7 p.m. Duke vs. Western Michi gan (loser eliminated) 9:0 p.m. Pen3n State vs. Missouri n- rsL : ' -A By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. Brooklyn 34 14 .714 New oYrk 31 17 .646 Chicago 33 19 .636 St. Louis 21 2 .509 Cincinnati 24 31 ,471 Boston 30 30 .400 Philadelphia 19 39 .396 Pittsburgh 14 41 .265 Friday's Results Chicago 6 Boston 0 (only game scheduled) AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet. Boston 31 31 .696 New York 28 19 .595 Cleveland 31 22 .593 Chicago 21 26 .519 Washington 24 24 .500 Philadelphia 21 24 .467 St. Louis 33 30 .434 Detroit 15 36 .294 Friday'a Results Cleveland 7 New York 1 (only game scheduled) PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L Pet Ban Diego 45 29 .108 Hollywood 43 29 .597 Oakland 39 32 .649 Seattle 34 35 .493 Los Angeles 36 37 .486 Portland 2 39 .426 San Francisco 31 42 .425 Sacramento 30 43 .411 Friday's Result San Francisco 1 Hollywood 0 Los Angeles 3 Oakland 0 Sacramento 6 San Diego 3 Seattle at Portland, Postponed, rain. Western International League By The Associated Press W L Pet. Victoria . 34 16 .664 Spokane 33 33 .600 Vancouver 26 20 .556 Lewis ton 25 26 .490 Salem 23 26 .461 Trl-City ' 34 30 .444 Yakima 18 35 MO Friday's Result Yakima 13. Lewis ton ( Spokane 4, Wenatchee 1 Vancouver 4, Trl-City 1 Victoria at Salem, rain. Saturday's Schedule Victoria at Salem Vancouver at Tri-City Wenatchee at Spokane Yakima at Lewlston SPORTS MIRROR By The Associated Press ' A year ago today Citation won Hollywood Park's 875,000 Century Handicap, boosting his total earn ings to saoi. uu. Five years ago The Boston Red Sox traded first baseman Rudy York to Chicago for first baseman Murrell Jones. Ten years ago Bob Ginn, of Nebraska, won the NCAA mile in 4:11.1 with Leslie MaeMitcbell fin ishing third. Twenty years ago Jimmy Foxx, Philadelphia's slugging first base man, hit his 24th and 25th homers. GOLF CLARKSTON Ml Three Seattle men and an Ontario, Ore. golfer survived quarter - final rounds to enter semi - final matches of the Washington State Amateur Golf Championships Saturday. Eddie Draper, Seattle, who dumped Bob Lyons, Spokane, 1 and 6, in quarter final play Friday, will meet George Beechler, Ont ario, victor over Dr. Vincent Shoe maker, Clarkston, 6 and 5, Friday. The other semi - final match will see Jim Mallory, Seattle, against Paul Johanson, also of Seattle. Mallory polished off Fred Siegel, Spokane, tn quarter-final play Friday and Johanson stopped Lenny Stroup, Clarkston, 4 and 2. A NEW CAR ...for the price of a paint job! vtt JS rally girwm' .i ' ' If Your Credit's Good . . : It's food With Us! Anderson Auto Service 632 Walnut (By the Pott Office) Ph. S166 Surprise Cubs Win Another By The Associated Press Husky Mike Garcia of the Cleve land Indians, gunning for his sec ond straight 20-vlctory harvest, la way ahead of his time table. The powerful 28-year-old right bander Just made the charmed circle last year but at the rata he's going now he'll breeze In with plenty to spare. - Garcia recorded his ninth and most impressive victory of the season Friday night, beating the world champion New York Yank ees, 7-1 In the only American League game. Last year at thla stage Garcia possessed a mediocre 6-4 record. The "Bear," as he's called by his teammates, stifled the Yanks on four hits, walked onlv two. struck out ten, batted In two runs and scored two in topping the Yanks' best, All! Reynolds. ONE 8LIP Garcia's near air-tight perfor mance, his only slip came in the seventh when he served a home run ball to Yogi Berra. knocked the New Yorkers out of first plsce. Berra's homer was the first yielded by Garcia thla season. The Bombers slipped to second with the Boston Red Box taking over the lead by .0004 of a per centage point. The Indiana are a close third. Garcia, who boasts a nifty 1.20 earned-run average, has defeated every team In the league with the exception of Detroit's tail-end Ti gers. The Tigers have knocked the Cleveland ace off twice. BRILLIANCE Bob Rush, another big righthand er, came up with a brilliant t-0 three-hit victory for the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Braves in the National League's only game. Rush walked four, and fanned 11 in posting his ninth triumph and fourth shutout. The Cuba tucked the game away in the first inning, pouncing on Vera Blckford tor four runs on three singles, a pair of walks and a fry ball. Bob Addis, a former Brave. led Chicago's nine hit attack with three singles and a double. Hank Bauer the majors top home run hitter, was held hltles by three Boston pitchers. ' ..- Best wood for the bottorri of a fast inboard runabout Is mahog any. Such a boat needs a tough bottom to stand up under icavy motor-passenger loads combined with heavy seas. Sports Allele, The first operdna trajne tn major league history was played est April 22. 1878 between Boetoi Philadelphia to the VY i 'rf TRADED The Washing ton Senators traded veteran pitcher Sid Hudson (above) who has won three and lost four this year, to the Bos ton Red Sox. Washington got two pitchers In return. APPEARANCE! tmf Meatgemery, ear thoreajh tf expetleaced boay-eMS) a .h.rg. ef ear asadtra ledy ead Pelnt Department. 4lj WORK GUARANTEED! ... II 1 II iL. kT HI atanibwi . dents and scratches your ear's nicked II D this wln- ter. Free estimates cheer- r.ionai