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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALIS, OREGON
THURSDAY. MAY 13, 10S4
Hardtop Racing Season
Opens Officially Sunday
Klamath's hardtop racing season
till officially net underway this
Sunday afternoon with time trial
darting at 1:30 on the Gem Speed
way track.
The official opening should see
more than 60 cars entered in a top
program that Traclt Mnnaser Sam
Neslln has planned for the hardtop
Jans.
' Last week the racing enthusiasts
got a short look at what they willj
see this year, and from the show
ing this racing season should sur
pass last year's In many ways.
Ncslin points out that all seMs
are in good position now that the
barrier in front of the box seats
and lower section of the grandstand
will not block the vision of the
track action as It has done in past
seasons.
Another change this year is the
widening of the track and the north
' turn, where there were so many
pile ups last year.
This season the four heat races
will be ten laps iu length Instead
of the usual eight that were run
last -ear. This will give the cus
tomers an extra eight laps of rac
ing excitement.
Drivers from the Medford-Ash-land-Grants
Pass circuit are ex
pected to be on hand, and word
from the valley officials 'is that
they will bring a fleet of racing
buggies over the hill for the opener
and possibly most of the season.
Besides these drivers the Cali
fornia hardtoppers will again be
present.. Mt. Shasta, Weed. Duns
muir and Yreka should all be rep
resented in the opening day festivi
ties. The program is Jam packed with
four ten-lap heat races, the final
heat race, the trophy dash, a con
solation race, for all of those who
don't qualify in the time trials.
a semi-main and the main event
which will go 26 laps of the Speed'
way track.
Admission prices this year are as
follows: children under six admit
ted free, children 6-13 years of i.e.
SO cents, students. $1.00. and gen
eral admission $1.50 for any seat
in the stands.
Tickets can be purchased at the
Oregon Woolen Store for those who
wish to get tickets before the rac
ing time Sunday afternoon.
Following the time trials, the
heat races will get started around
3:15.
This Friday night there will be
a special meeting of all hardtop
drivers and sponsors at Gems
Speedway at 7:30. v
The purpose of this meeting is to
straighten out rules for the coming
season, and make any last minute
changes that the group see fit. All
drivers are asked to be present at
this important meeting.
i
CLArTON HANNON, SporM toitoi
GEM SPEEDWAY will house the official opening of the 1954
hardtop racing season this Sunday afternoon starting with
time trials at 1:30. Above is a seen from last Sunday's prac
tice program at Gem Speedway, In the foreground is Al
Rossi, who won the practice session's main event.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Chicago
Pittsburgh
13 9
13 10
13 11
13 11
14 13
11 11
9 11
7 18
.591
.565
.543
.543
.538
.500
.450
.280
Wednesday's Results
Milwaukee 5. Brooklyn 1
New York 3, Cincinnati 1
St. Louis 13, Pittsburgh 5
Philadelphia 5, Chicago 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W L Pel. GB
Sacramento ai 16 .568
Oakland 31 16 .568
Hollywood 19 17 .538
San Diego 19 17 .638
Seattle 19 18 .514
Portland 17 18 .486
Los Angeles 18 30 .474
San Francisco 13 34 .333
Wednesday's Results
San Diego 6. Sacramento 0
San Francisco 6. Los Angeles
Oakland 5, Hollywood 1 131
nlngs)
Seattle 2. Portland 1
W L Pet GB
Detroit ' 13 6 .667)
Chicago 16 9 .640
Cleveland 13 10 .565 l'j
New York 13 10 .565 1'3
Philadelphia 9 13 .409 5
Baltimore 8 13 .400 5
Washington 8 13 .381 5,
Boston 5 11 .313 6
Wednesday's Results
New York 5. Cleveland 4 ,
Detroit 4. Washington 2
Chicago 1. Boston 0 .
Only games scheduled
Western International League
W L Pet. GB
9
PCC Playoffs
Being Passed,
LOS ANGELES W Because
of conflict with district . NCAA
plsyoffs, the Pacific Coast Con
ference has decided to pass up this
year's playoffs between baseball
champions of the Northern and
Southern Divisions. i
Winners of the two divisions and
two at-large teams will compete
in- a double - elimination tourna
ment to determine the Western
district entry in the NCAA finals
at Omaha.
Bianiora is out In Iront In the Lewiston 5, Salem 2
Southern Division with a 6-3 rec- Tri-City 9, Spokane 7
ord. Oregon State leads the North- Yakima 5, Victoria 1
erners with 9 wins and 3 losses. Calgary and Edmonton, open
Vancouver
Yakima
Spokane
Lewiston
Victoria
Salem
Edmonton
Wenatchee
Calgarv .
Tri-City
4 11
.643
.600
.571
.571
J 38
.533
.500
.429
.333
.267
Minor League
Baseball
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 2-4. Ottawa 1-3
Havana 3, Buffalo 3
Rochester 12, Toronto 8
.Richmond -1, Syracuse 0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis 7, Columbus 4
St. Paul 8, Louisville 3
Kansas City 7, Charleston 1
Toledo 6. Minneapolis 4
TEXAS LEAGUE
Oklahoma City 1-2, Tulsa 0-6 (both
games 10 innings)
Beaumont 4, Houston 1
Other games postponed
PIONEER LEAGUE
Magic Valley 10, Great Falls 7
Pocatello 10, Ogden 6
ChiSox Pitcher Not
Following Reputation
By GAYl.K TALBOT the Catakllls, where Rocky Marci-
NEW YORK I Onco lightly tnno is training lor IUm comma ur-
around the sports beat: tense against Eziard Charles.
Bob Keegan, the streaking , Iiiey are Hying to make a boxer
Chicago White Sox right-hander i out of the champion. Ills trainer
who Just wrapped up his fr.uithlthnrley Goldman, claims nut to
victory agauist single detent, nave uren alln-trd by the high
had a reputation before this sc:i-imountuln air when he says: "Wo
son of being one of the' worst! have worked in secret to stream
springtime pitchers in the .busi-!line him. We have trimmed the
ness. His record last year was a iousii euges. hp will not Do Hie
very undaatllng 7-5, and most ol 'awkward, missing fighter he's
his wins came In a lnto-senson , been lu previous light!., lie will
spurt, long after the Sox were out do the same things with class and
of the American League rnee. ipiecision. wanna bet?
Looks like Manager Paul Richards (
might have' found that "dlKct-J ft,.. SM..U
ence" he was looking for by stick-: vuil VIU0
Ing with the Rochester product.
Gene Conley, tha Leaning Tower i ' P" "9 ""OP
of Milwaukee, made a great im- D mirl.J CL..1
presslon In blanking Brooklyn 2-0 1 CU JIIUOC
In his Ilrst local appearance, ine
experts were dubious about his Klamath s Gun Club will have a
control in tne spring, - presiding ;ousy two weeks nhead ol them as
that smart major leaguers would jthey prepare lor their annual two
wait him out. but the 6-toot-;day registered Pacific International
rookie was cutting the corners jTriipshooters Association shoot that
against the Dodgers and coming will be held in Klamath Kails May
in boldly with his fast ball when '33 and 23.
walk threatened. over so outside gunmen will be
' I in Klamath Falls for the w eekend
Sitting forlornly In the local of-ishoot. These trapshootcrs will be
flee of the Amateur Athletic Union .from California, Washington, aud
is a large and ornate silver trophy most of the other seven western
states.
This Sunday the local club mem
bers will be shooting for the Klam
ath sportsmeus Trophy. Cnrl Olncy
has already won one leg of the cup.
and It takes three to have per
manent possession.
In last week's shoot. Bud Cloake
and John Catalano tied with a 48
out of 50 at sixteen yards, and Vern
Moore walked ofl with the hagdlcan
event with his 45 out of 50 score.
The win for Moore gave him una
leg of the Dr. Adams Trophy,
which Marion Oram has two legs
and needs Just one more for pos-i
session. i
Oaks
In 21
Outlast
Inning
Stars .
Duel!
for which no home can be found.
It was donated by Col. Hans
Lagerloef of the Swedish-American
Athletic Club in 1941 for presen
tation to the first American citizen
to run four-minute mile. Only
thing was, the colonel stipulated
It had to be done within 10 years,
which lime has long since run out.
Now they're Just sitting around
and looking at the blamed thing.
There Is disquieting news from
hrroloa al Seattle where Van
Fletcher stepped III t; relieve
Tommy ftyinr- and villi the banes
loaded proceeded to atrlko out two
men to preserve the Hnlnlern' 2-1
I'tiiie over I'orthiutl. llynie got
credit fur the win, Itm'ky Kim. lib,
a former Heatllo lulleltler, Jill' a
anerlllco fly that seined Wult Jud
iilch with Portland's urn In t'e
tom tit. In their hull ol the foil 1 1
the Kulnlera tied it, U e o r II e
Hchmoe.i tripling tu center unit
counting on catcher Itny Orient's
fly THE ASSOt IATKI) I'KKSS
Oakland outlasted Hollywood
Wednesday night lo snatch a 6-1
decision in a 31-lnnliig pitchers'
battle between Oakland's 3t).ycur-
old Al Ootlrl and Hollywood's
strong armed Bob Hall. II was
Paclllo Const League history,
Both tennis scored a run In the
first Inning, and alter that the
pitchers dominated the situation.
Both Oeltel aud Hall were In
light spots In several of the late
tunings, but they either overpow
ered the hitters or were saved by
seemingly miraculous catches i)
the inlleld or outlleld.
The crowd and the players
th.itiKht the game had ended lit a
1-1 He as the 30th liming was com
pleted. The scoreboard clock allowed
the curlew Hour ol 13:tH) a.m.
had passed. Alter that hour, no
Puclllc Coast League Inning may
be started. But Umpire Al Mil
iar!' watch showed there was a
miction ul a minute to go, and It
was his watch that sent the play
era back on the Held.
Oakland won the game In the
'.'1st Inning when first baseman
Jim Marshall doubled alter Hall
had loaded the bases. Art Cultl't
single scored Marshall.
Hollywood manager Bobby Bra
nan was tossed out for disputing a
decision In the 14th and Holly-
u-ostrT r..itfr flelilrr T it Ml 111 V
Salfel was guided lo the showers day will be on the inside In the
In the 17th. Saflel complained logout row of the Hear lineup lor
Umpire Mutarl about a pilch and
Just as the arbiter ordered htm
back Into the battel's box, Gettel
shot a third strike across the plate
140 MPH
Seen For
500-Miler
INUIANAI'OI.IS W- Hot pine-
lice rounith militate Unit the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway may
yield Its Ural 140-mllc-im-hour lap
when the heavylunt drivers go tor
the pole position Saturday.
Hie Up record they'll be going
for la 1JU 6 set In IP52 by diet
Miller, who was killed Inst yeur
in a pre-raca accident.
The Instesl car to qualify Snlur
lly lo Jiiiliilcli In right. ' r
The winning blow was atrurk In
the ninth when Nanny Fernandas
smashed a home run. Hoi Hand
loaded the bnaes In Uio ninth With
cue out. Enter Fletcher. '
Skidding Los Angeles lost anolh.'
er one lo Sun Kranclaco. The tall"
end Seals collected 13 hits for
6-3 victory.
It took n two-hit pitching Job by
entity Mil Kiuiitt to stop losing
Ing .Sacramento us Bun Diego'1
snapped out of a bad slump and '
won, 6 0,
Tim Sacs' low luiced lliem lo
shine Hist place III the stiindiugs'
with Oakland.
Portlum! 000 100 01(0 1 1 '
tii utile 000 101 OOx-3 0
Welbel and Hoaai; Byrne, Fletch.
nr (Ol ami Orlelg.
and Mutarl culled Salfel out. Sal'
fel's fellow players had lo get be
tween him and the umpire alter
Mutarl ordered him olf the field
There were some real pitching m. p. h.
the 500-mlle race May 31. Add!
tlonnl qualtltentlons are scheduled
for -May 33-33.
Forty-llvr drivers were on Hie
track Wednesday In the fastest
and busiest practice day so l.ir.
Dunne Curler of Speedway City
was tlmrd unofficially al 137 9
mwk agr
FSSjsfl MRTNCIY
DtPVS 'u,mt tOOIIM
Kjy mun I
Sports in Brief
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BASEBALL
CLEVELAND Luke Easter,
who plsyed first base 'the last
three seasons for the Cleveland
Indians, was optioned to Ottawa
of International League.
GOLF
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Polly Ri
ley. Port Worth, Tex., defeated
Mary Lena Faulk, of Thomasvllle.
Ga., 3 and 3 In second round of
Women's Southern Tournament.
RACING
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Vagabond
King t$18.60l won Eastern Park
way Purse at Churchill Downs.
Wednesday's Results
Vancouver 10. Wenatchee .5
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