FRIDAY. JANUARY 20. 1958
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE NINE
Russians
Honors At Winter
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO. Italv UFi
The Russians have a reputation
lor not entering International
sports competition unless they
think they can win. And next
.week's Winter Olympics, Russia's
first, apparently are no exception.
With six days remaining before
the I960 games get under way in
this Alpine village, even conserva
tive appraisals of Russian strength
concede the Soviets six gold
medals.
That's more than some nations
have been able to collect since
the winter games were Inaugurat
ed in 1924.
From what they've seen of the
Russians in warmup competition, -particularly
speed skating and ski
jumping, experienced observers
figure the Big Pour among the
Olympic nations Norway, the
United States, Sweden and Fin
landwill have to make room for
'one more.
Since 1924, Norway has domi
nated the winter games, winning
30 u gold medals. The United
States follows with 17. Then come
Sweden, with 13, and Finland with
12 li.
Skating and skiing are the
toughest of the Olympic events to
predict. And picking winners irom
among Russia's team members is
just as tricky since the Soviets
teem capable oi proaucuig cnam
pious out of nowhere.
Still, Russia probably can expect
two gold medals team and in
dividualin the men's cross coun
try and two more in the women's
cross country.
Little Vladimir Kuzin leads Rus
sia's men in the cross country.
His toughest competition should
come from Finland's Veikko Haku-
linen and Arto Tiaincn and Swe
den's Sixten Jernberg, the only
man to beat Kuzin in more than
a vear.
i Another one or two probably
'two gold medals seem headed for
Russia in the speed skating.
Sweden's Sigge Ericsson, the
I lean distance man who upset the
Russians for the Individual world
i title in Moscow last February, is
1 favored In the 10.000 meters, but
1
Colorful Ring Figure
Recalls Days Of Past
' By OSCAR FRALEY
United Press Sports Writer
' NEW YORK (UP) Harry Men
del) a little fat man "without an
enemy in the world," had a catch
In his voice as he looked back
0) nearly a half century of sports.
.' Clutched proudly against his
ample bosom was the plaque giv
en him by the BoxinR Writers
Assn. Peeping over . his pudgy
fingers were the words: "For long
and meritorious service to box
j)K." . .,
"My dad told me a long time
kgo that you could pick up gold
in the gutters of this country only
people were too lazy to bend
down," he smiled. "This Is better
than hitting an eight-horse par
ay." Mendel, at 62, is a boxing pub
licity man who has been on the
sports scene since before the song
"When You and I Were Young,
Maggie" left the hit parade. He
antedates the championship days
of Jack Dempsey, and that's a lot
of antedating.
"You wouldn't think to look at
me," he grinned, jabbing a thumb
against the 190 pounds on his five
foot, two inch frame, "that I used
to be able to chin myself 30 times.
Now I can't hardly lift myself out
of bed."
GAGS
But the numble brain which sur-
Sugar Ray's
Brain-Trusts
Want Tune-Up
NEW YORK im Ernie Bracca,
a member of Sugar Ray Robin
son's brain-trust, said Friday the
world middleweight champion
wants a non-title tuneup before
civincr Bobo Olson a chance to
reclaim the crown and then will
defend his title against welter
weight champ Carmen Baslllo In
feyracuse.
, Bracca was vague about just
when or where Robinson will meet
Olson in the rematch a matter
of major concern for Bobo but
did say "Robinson will fulfill his
contract with Olson. No one need
worry about that.
"Ray will take care of him just
as he has before. Then we'll take j
on Baslllo in Syracuse in what '
should be the fight of 1956." j
Bracca and Norman Rothchild,
Syracuse promoter, discussed the
possibility of staging the Robinson
Basilio bout In June,
i As for Just who Robinson had
In mind for his pre-Olson tuneup.
Bracca mentioned Gene Fullmer,
a contender from West Jordan,
Utah.' and John L. Sullivan, the
English import.
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not In the 5,000 or 1,500 meter
races. The Russians are strong in
each, with world records in both.
Ken Henry of Chicago, who won
one of the United Slates' four gold
meoais in the 1952 games at Oslo
by taking the 500 meters, has only
a fair chance of repeating.
In pracilce Jumps on lialia, the
graceful hill which will be the site
of the Olympic event, Russia's
Kobe Tsakadze has been sur
prisingly good. He has experience
In international competition, and
at the very least should push the
ace Finns and Norwegians to their
best.
Tebbetts Figures On
Toughest Loop Battle
By JOE PHELAN
United Press Sports Writer
NASHUA. N.H., (UPi Cincin
nati Manager Birdie Tebbetts Is
readv to trade off a star or two if
It will help the Redlegs to a first
division finish in the "toughest
National League race in years."
Tebbetts figured solution of his
two main problems "real first
line performers at third base and
left field" would boost his team
from a fifth-place finish a year
ago to "at least third place this
season."
"And if I get the pitching I ex
pect, we'll win the pennant,1' the
affable Redlegs pilot said.
Putting bit mto his bark, he fur
ther ventured in an aside to inter
ested rivals. "We'll deal for any
one who can help us and deal
anyone to do it. Nobody is im
mune." '
NOT FOOLING
Those are no wild statements,
either, for Tebbetts, as "brainy"
an insurance executive as he was
days with the Boston Red Sox, is
not a pop-off guy. He is perfectly
aware of the obstacles a second
division team faces it it expects to
rise even as high as third place.
mounts that bulky edifice Is as
good as ever. It ctill comes up
with the publicity gags which help
building boxing box office. Some
times it even contributes to the
ire inside the ring. Like in the
case of Tony Oalento when old
"Two Ton" fought Joe Louis.
It was Mendel who suggested to
Galento his famous line "I'll mur
der the bum." After the bout, Ga
lento needed 38 stitches. Mendel
asked Joe why he cut up Tony so
badly.
"I was gonna let It go is rounds
Just so I could give him some
thing to remember me by for call
ing me a bum," Joe growled.
Mendel kept quiet.
Harry, who abandoned an office
boy's job with an iron company
to become a newspaperman, as his
first boxing assignment covered
the Dempsey-Fred Fulton bout at
Harrison, N.J., in 1918. It lasted
18 seconds. His blow-by-blow ac
count was:-
"Round one: Fulton leads with
a left. Flash, Dempsey wins by
a knockout."
GREATEST
Mendel saw Dempsey come on
to win the title and has seen them
all since then, even through the
days when he was a six day bike
race promoter. And he lists Louis
as the "greatest heavyweight I've
ever seen although Benny Leonard
was the best all-around lighter."
"The meanest fighter, and
there's no close second." he In
sists, "was Galento. He'd butt a
man just for the fun of It."
In recent years, Mendel has
been a tub thumper at training
camps for the International Box
ing Club. He handled Roland La
Starza's camp for the bout with
Rocky Marciano and enjoyed
spending the IBC's money to take
visitors to a night club known as
the Riviera. When he turned In
his expense account, the cashier
exploded:
"Are you sure you didn't take
these guys to the Riviera in
France?"
. A fast man. with greenbacks or
gimmicks. But for the first time
in his life, the award had him
almost speechless.
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Olympics
Norway has claimed every lump
ing gold medal since the event was
opened In the Olympics and is led
by the 1952 champion, Asbjoern
Osnes,
Russia's Alpine skiers form a
"mystery" team. Little is known
about their potentials, except that
they've looked better than expected
in several pre-Olympic mees in
Switzerland and Austria.
The Russian girls are expected
to pick up at least one Alpine
title, probabiy in the downhill
event. And the Russian men
wouldn't really surprise anyone if
liiey scored a first.
In fact. Tebbetts acknowledged the
Philadelphia Phillies, one of the
teams he proposes to bypass, "will
be rugged again as long as they
have Robin Roberts."
But as far as he's concerned,
"Brooklyn Is still the team to
beat" though he doesn't see the
Bums off to the early season Jet
start that virtually clinched the
flag last year.
"This IS going to be the toughest
National League race in years.
which means the Dodgers wonT
get the Jump they did In 1955," he
said.
"New York and Milwaukee are
bound to be tough customers
again. I think the Cardinals will
improve tremendously, Chicago is
going to be right up there. . .and
I'm looking for sliffer competition
all the way down the line."
NEED COMPANIONS
The Redlegs field boss concedes
his main considerations will be
finding somebody to join Gus Bell
and Wally Post, "as good as they
make them," in the Cincinnati out
field, and a third baseman.
However, fielding frowns turn U
pitching smiles when he considers
his corps of hurlers. plus the plans
to have the veteran Smokey Bur
gess receive them.
Joe Nuxhall, Art Fowler and
Johnny Klippstein are a trio of
"definite" starters and Hal Jeff
coat, obtained from Chicago in an
off-season deal for catcher Hobie
Landrlth, "should be good for at
least six or seven games." Back
ing them up are Hershel Freeman,
Bill Kennedy, who did "a great job
.for us last season," and Corky
Valentine.
KF Gunners
Set Practice
Shoot Sunday
Practice shoot activities will rule
the day this Sunday starting at
10:30 a.m. as the Klamath Gun
Club has scheduled another big
trapshooting program at the Wo
cus Traps.
The public is Invited to take
part in the day's shoot, either as
participants or speotators. Each
week the firing line seems to be
greeting new faces as the Sunday
turnouts are growing, according to
a club spokesman. The snack bar
will be open,
ast week John Lichtenstern
picked up his first leg on the
Sportsman's Trophy with a star
tling 48 out of 50 1 nthe handicap
event. Lloyd Frock took a step
closer to sewing up the Nelson
Reed New-Shooters Trophy with
22-25 mark for the first 26 targets.
Results of last week's shoot are
as follows: ,
16-Yd Haadra,
46 48
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John Llchtrnitarn
Pete Drlicoll
Bud Cloake
Dr. J. M. Adams
Earl Kent
Virgil DavU
John Catalano
Howard Pcraell
Rod Smith
Lloyd Prock
Jake StetKer
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H. C. Bradbury
Tom Watteri
Bill Cooley
Wilbur Smllh
Dr. Jim Hilton .
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GOLF
. TIJUANA, Mexico -J- Mike Sou
chak shot a record 7-under par
65 for the first round lead in the
ii,500 Caliente Tournament.
TAMPA. Fla. Patty Berg
shaved 4 strokes off par In the
wind and rain to take the first
round lead In the 15,000 Women's
Tampa Open, with a 67.
SKATING
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO. Italy
Tenley Albright, America's world
figure skating queen, injured her
right led in a skating accident.
SPEED SKATING
DAVOS, Switzerland Russia's
Oleg Goncharenko won the 5.000
meter event in the Swiss Interna
tional championships in the track
record time of 7 minutes, 59.4 sec
onds, FIGHTER
NEW YORK Carmen Baslllo,
world welterweight champion, re
ceived the Edward J. Neil plaque
as "Fighter of the Year" at the
annual dinner of the Boxing
Writers Assn.
RACING '
ARCADIA, Calif. Gesticulator
K9.90) took the feature at Santa
Anita.
Blues Upset
Heaton's '5'
DeMolny Blues upset the favored
Heaton's Steel eager s 33-32. and
Herman's roared by the DeMolay
Golds 50-15 In the two Victory
League games played Thursday
nleht at Pelican grade school.
The Blues nabbed a 18-17 half.
time margin and held the Stcelers
throughout the came. Terry Han-
non led the DeMolay scoring with
17 points. High for the Heaton
club was wally Johnson with nine.
Herman s used a 14 point scor
ing effort by Dick Smith and 13
more by Bob Smith to turn back
the DeMolay Golds. High for the
losers was Richard Seiderman with
nine. The ha If time margin favored
Herman s 27-8.
YMCA
Church League
Church of the Brethren turned
back Suburban Christian 25-21 and
First Baptist whipped Nasarone of
Dorrls in two unlimited division
games played during last night's
YMCA Church League action at
Attamont Junior High. Hawkins
scored eight to lead the winning
Brethren team, while First Bap
tist's Benson tallied eight. Selburg
of Dorrls hit for 12 for game hon
ors.
In two senior division battles,
Stewart Lennox turned back Lost
River DeMolay 27-18 and the LDS
1st Ward beat First Christian 37-17.
High point honors went to Stewart
Lennox' Ferreira with nine and to
LDS' Jensen with 15.
Malin Athletics
Register Bl Win
Malln's Athletics posted their
second consecutive Klamath Basin
Independent Basketball League
triumph Thursday evening on the
Malin High School floor as they
trimmed Bly 87-67.
Bob Johnson led the A's with
28 points while Jim Conroy fol
lowed with 21. Wayne Rick and
O'Neal each added 12 for the
Malin cause. High for the losers
was Wessel'wlth 33. Malin led at
halftime, 43-29.
The Athletics-Bly game was the
only KBIL contest reported.
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Mat Meet
Coach Dutch 8lmons' Klamath
Union High School wrestling squad
chalked uu victory number one in
Southern Oregon Conference action
Thursday afternoon on Pelican
court as they manhandled the
Medford Black Tornado mat squad
47-10.
The Pelican Junior varsity club
also turned back Medford by a
49-19 decision to make the day's
work a clean sweep for the Klam
ath grapplers.
Klamath jumped off to a quick
28-0 lead over their visitors Horn
the Pear Capital on falls by Larry
Bender, Oary Cramer, Jim Brown,
Gary Roberts and Gary Price,
and a three-point decision by Pete
Barnhlsel. Brown's fall was the
feature attraction of the afternoon
meet as he pinned Medford's Sam
Jennings in a rapid-fire order of
17 seconds Into the first round.
Bill Steiner added to the Klam
ath point total with a decision be
fore Medford was able to crack
the Ice. With Klamath leading 31-0,
Medford's Ray Hilton scored a fall
over the. Pels' Burnard Hardman
for five points.
Dave Leeling and Roy Ropp reg
Istered decisions before Medford
was able to draw blood again,
Mel Morgan pinned Darryl Peter
son of Klamath to give the Torna
does their final counters of the
day. C. B. Simons and Pedro Col'
ley. 280-pound heavyweight, put
the finishing touches on the Pell,
can scoring with two pins.
The results of the varsity match
es were as follows:
Nlnty-seven pounds Larry
Bender (KF) pinned Dave Mans
field (Ml In 3rd round; 105-pounds
-Gary Cramer (KF) pinned Don
Large (M) in 3rd round; 114
pounds Jim Brown (KF) pinned
Sam Jennings M In 1st round;
122-pounds Gary Roberts (KF)
pinned Fred Baker (M) in 2nd
round: 129-pounds Pete Barn
hlsel (KF) dec. Gordon Owsley
(M) 6-0: 135-pounds Gary Price
(K. ) pinned George Flanagan
(M) in 2nd round; 140-pounds
Bill Steiner (KF) dec. Ron Lin-
gren (M) 4-3: 147-pounds Ray
Hilton (M) pinned Burnard Hard-
man (KF) in 1st round: 159
pounds Dave Leeling (KF) dec.
Dick Swtnney iM) 4-0; 167-pounds
Roy Ropp (KF) dec. Larry An
derson (M) 4-0; 177-pounds C
B. Simons (K F) pinned Frank
Williams (M) in 3rd round: 191-
pounds Mel Morgan (M) pinned
Darryl Peterson (KF) in 2nd
round: Heavyweight Pedro Col
ley (KF) pinned Mclvin Colbert
(M) in 1st round. Final score
Klamath Falls 47 Medford 10.
Tonight the Pels face Lebanon
on the Warriors home mats, and
tomorrow afternoon they tangle
with the University of Oregon
freshmen In the preliminary match
to the Pacific Coast Conference
bout between Oregon and Wash
ington state College. Monday night
the Pels return home to tangle
with another college frosh team
as they meet the Oregon State
College rooks In a Pelican Court
gathering at 7:30.
Tonight's
Ballfare
SOUTHERN OREGON
CONFERENCE
8:15 Ashland at Klamath
8:15 Medford at Grants Pass
COUNTY B LEAGUE
7:30 Malin at Gilchrist
7:30 Merrill at Sacred Heart '
7:30 Bonanza at Chlloquin
7:30 Bly at Henley (non-league)
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Nation Sweep
NEW YORK (UP) Julius Hel
fand, apparently victorious in New
York Siatc. was openly crusading
for a nation-wide clean-up of the
fight game today by demanding
that the National Boxing Associa
tion's executive committee end its
"sheer hypocrisy."
Chairman Holland's New York
State Athletic Commission ' Is not
a member of the NBA; but he
challenged its executive commit
tee to repeal last Saturday's Chi
cago recommending resolution
that would permit fighters to sign
their own contracts for bouts' even
though their managers had been
suspended or unlicensed in other
states.
Hclfnnd delivered Ills blistering
challenge at Thursday night's an
nual dinner of the Boxing Writers
Assn.. on tile same dais with Lou
Radsienda of Chicago, president of
the NBA.
Fiery Julius declared that Satur.
day's own-signing resolution "mil'
Uf led" two other Saturday resolu
tions that would have supported
the N.Y. stale ban against the
N.Y.-Boxing Guild and would have
"provided the happiest day in box
ing history."
One resolution recommended
that NBA states require a promoter
matchmaker, manager, boxer
trainer or second to be licensed
In his home state before obtaining
a license in another.
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DUNSMUIR The Siskiyou
league basketball games will he In
full awing tonight. Dunsmulr will
travel to Etna. Weed Is at Butte
Valley, McCloud goes to Tulelnke,
and Mount Shasta will face Enter
Drise in a practice game.'
Dunsmulr, on Saturday, wtll be
host to Yreka in a non-league
game in a benefit game.
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Brooklyn Seeking To
Cut Robinson's Pact
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Press Sports Writer
The Brooklyn Dodgers are try
ing to get Jackie Robinson to hold
still for a (7,000 salary slice, but
If they are unsuccessful, the Chi
cago White Sox, among other clubs
have indicated they'll be glad to
take him oil their hands.
Robinson huddled an hour with
Brooklyn Vice-President Buzzy Ba
vast Thursday but failed to come
to terms. The Dodgers then said
that they and the 36-year old
Robby "are not too far apart."
But that's the same thing they
said two weeks ago.
There have been repeated ques-
tions as to whether Robinson would
play ball again this year and to
ii those questions he has replied,
That depends on the contract I
get." - He received an estimated
S40.000 last year.
Brooklyn, well fixed at third
use with Ransom Jackson, who
was obtained from the Cubs, and
lso loaded with seven left field
candidates, is not exactly in dire
need of Robinson, despite his .314
lifetime batting average.
NO WAIVERS
An official pf the White Sox has
admitted they tried to get Robin-
Neighborhood
Quarrels Set
Stage For ND
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A pair of neighborhood Quarrels
matching teams from the old
Northern Division will hold the Pa
cllic Coast Conference basketball
spotlight this weekend.
Washington takes on its old oross
state rival, Washington State, and
Oregon travels to Moscow for
games with Idaho.
Oregon State, another ex-North
ern Division team, also will be In
action as host to Stanford, the only
California team slBted for PCC
duly this weekend. The Indians
Journey to Corvallls for games
Friday night and Saturday.- The
sunn any contest win be the
NCAA's televised "Game of the
Week.'!
Washington and Oregon hope to
gain on front-running UCLA.
Both teams have 1-1 conference
records and sweeps would put
them within reach of the Bruins,
who have won four league games
wnnout a acteat.
Oregon Slate will face tougher
competition In the Stanford In
dians. The Indians won three of
their four conference games and
are tied In second place with Call
lornla, while the Beavers have
1-3 record.
ICE HOCKEY
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Thursday's Resulta
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son late last year but Brooklyn
could not get him out of the Na
tional League on waivers. Cincin
nati and Pittsburgh reportedly also
are interested in Robinson even
though the .256 average he com
piled last season was his worst In
the majors.
Robinson is anxious to get in his
10th year in the big leaguea and
the Dodgers claim they are eager
to have him with them. The vet
eran Inflelder-outlielder concedes
he'll take a cut, but he Insists
"not too big a one."
Elsewhere around the major
league orbit, the Cubs announced
they now have a total of 36 players
under contract with the signing of
first baseman Frank Kellert, right
handed pitcher Bill Tremel and
rookie shortstop Ritchie Myers.
TOTAL
Catchers Sherman Lollar and
Carl Sawatskl, utility outfielder
Ron Northey and pitcher BIU
Fischer signed with the White Sox
giving them a total of 18 players
under contract.
Hank Bauer, the Yankee outa
fielder who turned down his first
contract, accepted a raise Thurs
day that brought him Into the 125,
000 Category. Bauer batted .378 In
139 games last season, driving in
53 runs and hitting 20 homers.
Pitchers Qlenn Cox and Qua
Keriazakos and infieldcr Gerry
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