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Rush b IPIayec Deals Braves Have Eye On Phillie By United Press International Look for a big rush on base ball's trading market the next two weeks with all clubs making their annual Irani ic etlort to cash in on that one final deal before the "windows close" on the June 15 deadline. Only the off-by-themselves Yan kees feel they can stand pat and still win, but all the other clubs are of a mind and mood to swing a deal and that includes the world champion Milwaukee Eraves. Two games oft the pace, as Memorial Day dawned, the Graves are hot after center fielder Richie Ashburn of the Phillies. Only hitch is the Phils want both Joe Adcock and Felix Mantilla in return. Philadelphia manager Mayo Smith says he needs a first baseman, then adds he can use a second baseman even more in light of the recent injury suffered by Granny Ham ner. Smith isn't the only national league manager hollering help, however. BIRDIE NEEDS IIURLERS Birdie Tebbetts of the sixth place Cincinnati Redlegs still claims he doesn't have enough pitching. He isn't crying wolf, ei ther. Cincinnati pitchers have gone the distance only four times so far this season and Bob Pur key was responsible for three of those four route-going jobs. If Tebbetts thinks he's got trou bles, he ought to check with Walt Alston, whose Los Angeles Dodg ers are wandering around in the cellar. As a team, the Dodgers also are last in hitting with an anemic .238 average. Remember Rube Walker, the fellow who was sup posed to take over Roy Campa- Delia's regular catching job? He's rapping Uie ball at a tremendous .132 clip. John Roscboro is doing better but the Dodgers still want someone of the Stan Lopata stripe behind the plate. And so it goes all around the circuit. The Cardinals are looking! around for more left - handed pitching; the Cubs' hitting, an early season feature, suddenly has bogged down, and the Pirates are after a starting pitcher who could fit in along with Bob Friend, Ronnie Kline and Vern Law. FEEL URGENT NEED - Over in the American League, the teams are even more desper- ate to make a deal than in the National. The Yankees' fast start, of course, has a lot to do with the general atmosphere of urgency on the part of the seven other clubs. The White Sox, who figured to be the Yankees' chief competi tors, have climbed a bit in the past few weeks but still aren't knocking down any tences. Vice - President Chuck Comis- key says he'U trade one of his frontline pitchers lor a real soua hitter." Boston's pitching can best be described in one word. Sad. The "big three" of. the Red Sox pitch ing staff, TomBrewer, Frank Sul livan and Willard Nixon, have won a total of three games. WANTS POWER HITTER Paul Richards of Baltimore would give his kingdom for one long-ball hitter. He wouldn't have to be great. Half-decent would do nicely. To illustrate, Baltimore has been shut out six times ! more than any other club in the majors. As a team, the orioles hitting has been for the birds Their .237 average also is rock bottom in the majors. With Jim Hegan hitting .205 and Red Wilson .143, Detroit is casting around for another catch er. Washington's need is two-fold only pitching and hitting. Giant Fans, Getting Fever SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Pennant fever, a premature hut po tent condition, grips San Francis co Giants fans. "We're getting hundreds of let ters a day asking about World Series reservations and some even include checks of $50 to $100 which we have had to return," ticket manager Peter Hoffman reported today. "We aren't accepting any World Series reservations, naturally, but there have been so many requests that we have had to prepare a form letter explaining the situa tion and thanking people for their interest." Picked to finish anywhere from fourth to sixth after they switched from New York to the Pacific Coast, the Giants are surprising ly perched atop the National League. They return Sunday night from a road trip and open a three game series with the world cham pion Milwaukee Braves Tuesday night a date for which all the reserved grandstand seats have been long gone. The Giants may play before six straight capacity or near-capacity crowds next week. "This has been far better than I ever dreamed." Hoffman de clared. "We opened ticket offices in downtown San Francisco and Oakland just this week and both are doing a terrific business." O Newspaper SPOT ADS ere inexpensive repeated dally Me STILL NEW When the Dodgers embarked on their first eastern trip, they found the "LA" on their caps a curious tight to National League fans. Gil Hodges, right, points it out on Pee Wee Reese's cap as Duke Snider gets into the act. Kubs, Yreka Vie Sunday For NC Lead The undefeated Klamath ' Falls Kubs and Yreka Indians clash at Yreka Sunday afternoon in a battlt for first place in the Northern California League baseball race. Game tune is set for 2 o clock Pacific Daylight Time. Both the Kubs and Indians are currently resting with 2-0 records in Northern Cal play. Klamath has whipped Dunsmuir and Weed, while Yreka holds wins over Scott Valley and Mount Shasta. Manager Irv Whitt will probably have Charlie Bogle on the mound for the third straight weekend. The big lefthander has compiled a 2-0 record, but needed offensive aid from his mates in both cases. Yreka will give Bogle and the Kubs a real test as the two teams battle for the lead position. Backing Bogle up with their big bats have been outfielder Floyd Linderman and first baseman George Hanson. Besides the battle for top spot in the six-team race, two other eames are on tap Sunday. Duns muir will be at Weed and Scott Valley visits Mount Shasta. These games are slated for 2 o'clock PDT. The following week, Klamath re turns home against Mount Shasta while Weed and Yreka travel to Scott Valley and Dunsmuir. Spider Webb, Beecham Meet MIAMI BEACH. Fla. (UPD Lbcal boy Jimmy Beecham hopes tonight to outpoint hard-punching Spider Webb of Chicago and thus spoil the record of another ranked middleweight. The 10-round bout is expected to attract 3.500 fans and will be televised nationally (NBC) begin ning at 10 p.m. e.d.t. Webb, a stalking knockout ar tist, will enter the ring as a 2-1 favorite over the Miamian. The sixth-ranked Chicago fight er also expects to carry a five pound weight advantage, about 159 pounds to Beecham's 154. Beecham and his capable train er, Angelo Dundee, took notes re cently when Holly Mims won a decision over Webb. Beecham has beaten Mims. "We spotted some weaknesses and believe Jimmy has a good chance of taking this one." Dun dee said. "But we will have to keep that chin moving to avoid getting tagged by Webb's right." Whether or not Webb lands his lethal right, Beecham is sure to keep him busy looking for an opening. In 29 fights, the Miam ian has outpointed 16 opponents and knocked out only seven. Me has lost five and fought one draw. AF Jets Rally To Top Hal s Runs were free Thursday night at Conger Field as the Air Force Jets blasted Hal's Sport Shop 10-9 and Mouldingcraft whipped Big Y 11-2 in Men's Softball League play. Hal's held a 9-5 lead going into the last inning, but a five run up rising by the Jets in the final frame gave the victory t othe Air Force entry. Bob Dortch clubbed a home run for Hal's in the fifth inning, the game's big blow. In the second game, Gus Gest vang pitched and batted Moulding craft to its win. Guj had a two-for-two evening at bat and struck out 12 Big Y hitters, Jack Powell highlighted a four-run rally by the winners in the fifth with a triple Linescores: R H E Jets 020 125 10 8 Hal's 004 320 9 8 6 Ward and Anthony; Jones and Otis. R H E Big Y 100 10 2 2 7 Mouldingcraft 007 0411 9 4 Favell and Nicholson;' Gestvang and Guyer. OSBURN HOTEL EUGENE, ORE. Mrs. I. m. t.flr Ih lorlo Jr. Fro fcun Thoroughly Mod ere NATIONAL LEAGUE , , W. L. Pet. GB San Francisco 27 14 .659 . .Milwaukee 23 14 .622 2 Pittsburgh 21 18 .538 5 Chicago 20 23 .465 8 Philadelphia 17 21 .447 8!i Cincinnati ' 15 19 .441 8',i St. Louis " 16 21 .432 9 Los Angeles 15 24 .385 11 ' Thursday's Results (No games scheduled.) Saturday's Games Milwaukee at Pittsburgh Los Angeles at Chicago San Franc'sco at St. Louis Cincinnati at Philadelphia AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. GB New York 25 8 18 16 20 20 19 20 17 19 18 21 14 20 15 22 .758 Kansas City Cleveland Boston Chicago Detroit Baltimore .529 Vk .500 8Vi .487 .472 914 .462 10 .412 11V4 Washington .405 12 Thursday's Results (No games scheduled.) Saturday's Games New York at Boston Washington at Baltimore (night) Cleveland at Kansas City (night) Chicago at Detroit (night) PACIFIC Phoenix Vancouver Salt Lake San Diego COAST LEAGUE W L Pet. GB 28 18 .609 22 18 .501 22 20 .524 4 21 21 .500 5 20 20 .500 5 , Sacramento Portland 16 21 .432 Vh Spokane Seattle 19 25 .432 8 17 26 .395 914 Thursday's Results Salt Lake 6 Spokane 4 Sacramento 5 Vancouver 4 Phoenix 8 Portland 1 (Only games scheduled) NORTHWEST LEAGUE W L Pet. GB Lewiston 24 9 .727 Wenatchee 22 13 .629 3 Yakima 16 18 .471 814 Tri-City 15 19 .441 914 Eugene 14 18 .438 94 Salem 10 24 .294 1414 Thursday's Results Eugene 2, Tri-City 1 (10 innings) Lewiston 4, Yakima 1 Salem 13, Wenatchee 4 Kings Use Homer Attack By United Press International Havana and Buffalo engaged in a home run duel Thursday night, each team clouting four, as the Sugar Kings walloped the Bisons, 10-4, in an International League contest. The margin of victory fell to Havana because the Cubans were able to pole their circuit whacks with men on base. Hiram Gon zales led the Sugar King attack with a pair, accounting for four runs. Saturnino Escalera and Ul tus Alvarez each hit one with a man aboard. Buffalo's homer parade was led by Louis Ortis, who hit his 10th and 11th. Ray Noble and pitcher Ken Johnson tagged one apiece. Jose Santiago picked up his third win against two setbacks. In the only other game played. Bill Causion hit a homer in the ninth inning to give Columbus a 4-3 victory over Toronto. The Maple Leafs had tied the count in the eighth frame with a three run splurge. Richmond and Montreal were rained out, while Rochester and Miami were not scheduled. Now Open! SAV-ON Television Service 2514 So. 6th Phone TU 2-5235 Sonlce Colli . . . $3.00 Licenced Technicians All Work Guofonrotd! Sellers Aims For Crown At Corvallis The lone Klamath Union entrant in the state track meet in Cor vallis this weekend, Gordie Sellars, left Thursday, accompanied by KU athletic director Jim Johnson, to compete in the broad jump prelim inaries on Friday and the finals on Saturday. Sellars earned his berth in the big test off a second place in the district meet at Grants Pass last Saturday. His best jump to date is 21-11'i although his leap of 20-10 was enought to warrant his light to enter the state competi tion. Prior to the Grants Pass meet Sellars had been nursing a pulled leg muscle that had kept him from working out for nearly two weeks. According to coach Len Surles, Sellars has a better than average opportunity to win the state title, now that his leg is no longer both ering him. Injuries kept the Pels from plac ing at least one more man in the battle for state honors; a badly lacerated foot, incurred in work outs just before the district meet, hampered KU high - pointer Bob Drace in the low and h l g h hurdles, the high jump and de terred him completely from per- torming with the 880 relay team. Drace had been previously accord ed almost a cinch to make the trip in at least two of the events. The towheaded speedster garnered thirds in the hurdles, just one place short, in spite of his injury. While individual scoring accounts for championships in the state meet, team champions are de clared on the basis of total points earned. So-Eugene Tips GP, 1-0 EUGENE (AP( A two-hit pitching performance and a third inning single gave South Eugene a 1-0 victory over Grants Pass in a quarterfinal contest of the state A-l high school baseball tourna ment Thursday. First baseman Tom Jones lined a clean single that drove in Wayne Whittington with the win ning run. South Eugene's Ray Mclnnis retired the side in five of the game's seven innings. The lanky righthander struck out three, waiked only two, and yielded only two singles. Jim Smith of Grants Pass gave up five singles, fanned six, and walked three in the closely played contest. South Eugene's run resulted from a walk, a bunt, a deep fly and Jones safety. Mclnnis was in hot water only once in the fourth frame. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out, but a double play and an infield fly ended the threat. South Eugene next will meet Lincoln of Portland in the semi finals. A semi-final tilt between Grant and David Douglas of Portland will be played on the Grant field Tuesday. BOOTS HOME THREE CAMDEN. N.J. (UPD Jockey Jerry Truman booted home three winners Thursday at Garden State Park. Truman scored on Gambrosia ($20.20 1 in the third race, aboard Intentionally ( $25.40 1 in the fourth and Time Called '$7 20i in the eighth. BASEBALL SOFTBALL All Equipment For: Bobe Ruth League Little League Softball League Independent League Balls, tail, mini, bolfboll hoof, little loogue ihooc Hal's Sport Shop 132 Main Friday, May 30, 1958 Minor League Club Brass Sees Old SAN FRANCISCO (UPD Minorl league baseball isn't dead it just needs some good, old-fashioned promotion to keep up with the times. And the place where this "coun try-store" type of ballyhoo is pay ing off is Stockton in the Class C California League. General Manager Clyde M. Parker has more ideas to entice the fans out to the ball park than the South Pole has penguins. Stockton is a city of about Today's Sport Talbert Sees Need Of Tennis Training By OSCAR FRALEY NEW YORK (UPD What American tennis needs to regain international supremacy from Australia, former Davis Cup cap tain Bill Talbert insisted today, is special training camps for young comers in the spring and fall and even during the Christ mas holidays. Our youngsters are just as good players as the Australian kids," Talbert insisted. "It's sim ply that the Australian system beats ours." Not, crew-cut Billy says empha tically, that we should go "all Dorris Hurler Loses Toughie A three-hit, 17 strikeout per formance by Bulldog Mike Bran ham went for naught Thursday aft ernoon at Dorris as he loosed a wild pitch in the top of the eighth inning to allow the Weed Cougars to score the game-winning run. Al though outhitting the Cougars, 4-3, the Bulldogs lost 1-0. The loss tumbled the Dorris nine from their hope of winning clear cut Siskiyou County B championship; they still have an opportunity for a tie, however. Coach Ken Cleland's No. 1 hurl- er, Branham, was highly effective for most of the distance as he was only in trouble once, prior to the disaster in the eighth. In the top of the fourth canto the Weed crew collected two of their three blows, a single and a triple. The first man to face Bran- ham In the inning struck out and the second man got aboard on a clean single. A hidden ball play caught the man napping off first base for the second out. The Cougar's Rosetto pounded out a triple to reach third and Bran ham suffered a temporary loss of control and issued a pass to the next man. The fire was snuffed out shortly as Paletta grounded out to the Bulldog shortstop. The fateful eighth saw Weed's Barbier lash out with a solid triple and then rest on third while Branham hit the next batter. The press of two men on the sacks and next pitch got by catcher Long- more just far enough to allow Barbier streak for the plate, safe ly- The week previous to Ihe Weed game the Dorris diamond-dusters committed eight errors to fall 7-2 to the Yreka Miners. Linescore: RHE Weed 000 000 . 011 3 2 Dorris 000 000 000 4 0 Bclcastro. Lemos (8) and Brown; Branham and Longmore. LADEWIG STILL TOPS GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Iff) Marion Ladcwig is still a stand out when it comes to toppling ten pins. She piled up a 199 aver age when her Fanatorium Majors neat tne George Ash team of Chi cago in a 24-game series for the National Women's match game team title. Dolly Knowinski was next best with a 191 average. The Majors won by a margin of 778 pins. COMPLETE Auto Painting Just ing Down Painting Gloil Initolloliotl lodr Work fitimotei. Gladly So. 6th Auto Body & Paint Shop 2031 S. 6th ; Phone TU 2-0084 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Fashion 80.000 population. It is only 47 miles from Sacramento, home of Class AAA- Pacific Coast League Baseball. It is 80 miles from San Fran cisco, home of the major league Giants. "But neither of these clubs bother us," says Parker. "In fact, the moving of the Giants to San Francisco has increased the inter est in baseball here." Look what Parker has lined up to entice fans out to his ball park; Parade out with the youngsters as the Aussies do. While he wouldn't enlarge why we shouldn't, the answer is obvious. The Australian youngster of promise virtually becomes a tennis pro. He plays tennis the year round and his scholastic cd ucation suffers sadly. Proof of this is. that, since the war, there hasn't been a college man among the horde of fine Anzac players, NO LONGER A SPORT This, it is obvious, removes the game from the realm of sport. It becomes a business with like baseball's "bonus babies" the lure being a fat professional con tract if the young tennis star de velops into "the" player of the year. "I have never seen a better player at 17 than Butch Buch-! holz of St. Louis," Talbert elab orated. "But he has to do his development on his own. He goes to school until June, can compete only during the summer, and then returns to school in the fall, That's why I suggest spring and fall training camps under an expert such as Jack Kramer, Talbert added. "They could even get together during the Christ mas holidays when, ordinarily, they would be playing in one of the holiday tournaments where, actually, they aren't learning any thing." Long a member 'of the top 10; and a Davis Cup star in his own right, Talbert reached the heights the hard way. TENNIS 'I was a diabetic at 10." he recalls. "For three years I sat around doing nothing. Then the doctor said I should try tennis. I was delighted. I was hungry to get out and do something and this gave me an outlet as well as companionship." But the current crop of young sters, he 'frets, are by-passing tennis in favor of such sports as basketball, baseball and football. They actually don t know what they are doing," he says. "Tennis is an after school sport. Not many boys can expect to con tinue playing basketball, football or baseball after their school days are ended. But they can play tennis the rest of their lives." Talbert bears no malice, al though you can detect a hidden hurt, at being replaced as cap tain of the Davis Cup Team Instead, he has thrown himself whole-heartedly into "selling" the! sport to the kids. Basketball Star Dropped By USF SAN FRANCISCO (UPD -Art Day, starting center for the Uni versity of San Francisco basket ball team for the past two sea sons, will be expelled after the spring semester, according to school authorities. A school spokesman declined to disclose details of the case, ex cept to say that the 6 foot 9 inch Day had been dismissed for "dis ciplinary reasons." He pointed out that it is Ihe school's policy not to reveal details of such cases, Day. from Chicago, had one sea son of eligibility left. He said his future plans were indefinite. i00 and up -1 Year To Pay Sec. B Page 1 Success 1 June 21, a "Bowlers Night" which will draw as many 6.000 fans to the park that seats only 4,500. 2 July 18 "Grocery night,' which will attract between 4,000 and 6,000. 3 In Mid-August, "Union night," which will draw at least 6,000 fans. . Additionally he has a "Sports man's Night," and a "Silver Dol lar" night. In the latter, the play crs on the Stockton team walk through the stand shaking hands with the customers, as music blares from the loud-speakers. When the music stops, the person shaking hands with a ball player at that moment is given a silver dollar. Already the "Ports" have drawn 8.604 fans for the first 17 games, or better than 500 a game. The club has a good solid tie-up with the St. Louis Cardinals and is only four games out of first place. "We drew 73.000 last year with a team that finished in last place in tne nrst naif ot the split sea son; and finished third in the sec ond half," says Parker. "The best we ve ever drawn was 110,000 right after World War II, when we won me pennant. But we might come up around that this year, if things go well. Now if the minor league execu tives would quit crying and go to work with a business-like campaign, as that promoted by the Ports, the talk about the small leagues dying might end. Bold Ruler, Gallant Man Clash Today NEW YORK (UPD-Bold Ruler and Gallant Man, bitter turf rivals last year, resume their feud today in the 58th running of the $59,300 Carter Handicap at eeimont far, with some other lop-flight horses joining in. Bold Ruler. 1957's "Horse of the Year," met Gallant Man in six clashes last season, each beating me oiner mree times. Ten horses are entered for to- day's seven furlong race, an event always remembered for its 1944 renewal when a triple dead neat lor first place was recorded. The photo finish camera could not determine between Bossuet, Wait A Bit and Brownie as they crossed the finish line the only triple dead heat in American stakes history. Bold Ruler, who made his 1958 debut with a victory in the Tobog gan Handicap, will carry high weight of 135 pounds. Eddie Ar caro rides the Wheatley Stable entry. Gallant Man, making his first start this year, is next with 135. Willie Shoemaker, who flew in from the West Coast for the event, will handle the colt for Ralph Lowe and fans will always recall now "bhoes stopped Gal lant Man too soon in the '57 Kentucky Derby. The remainder of the field in cludes Mrs. Adele L. Rand' Clem, 116 (Eric Guerin); Edward heinfields Admiral Vee, 116 (Wil lie Lester); C. Mahlon Kline's Lolly Peak, 114 (Mike Sorren tino); Howell E. Jackson's Tick lock, 113 (Bill Boland); Joe W. Brown's Tenacious, 113 (Ray Broussard); Clearwater Stable's .lack Amiels Mr. Turf, 111 (Paul Bailey), and Maine Chance Farm's Busher Fantasy, 107 (No uiaeri. Bold Ruler was a 3 to S odds-on lavorito to move ahead of Gal lant Man, 6 to 5, in their turf ouei. TONIGHT! First Of The Season HARDTOP RACES! TWILIGHT RACING Time Trials 4:30 Klamath Speedway - East End of Ebarlein St. Many Out-of-Town Drivers, Plus Your Local Favoritei! NIW LOW PRICES! taStnll ISO Kill mr 11 villi pf onto . f rool Jim Ferguson, c J Prep Thinclads In Action CORVALLIS (AP)-New cham pions and a flock of records are likely to emerge from the two-day class A-l and A-2 Oregon prep track meet that opened' here Friday. Defending A-l champion Med ford, which has won nine titles in 10 years, is expected to receive more competition than it can handle. The teams most likely to -suc ceed to the A-l crown are Grants Pass and Beaverton, and two Portland schools, Grant and Jef ferson. Wayne Christian is a top per former in the weight events, but Eagle Point has few other top point-getters In its quest for a second A-2 title, so a new cham- 1 pion seems likely to be one of these teams: Sherwood, Lake wood, Nyssa, Rainier or Willam ette of Eugene. The fastest prep miler In Oregon history, Dyrol Burleson of Cottage Grove, threatens to set a new state record. Earlier this season he toured the mile course in 4:13.2, a national prep record. The slate record is 4:24. Steve Pauly of Beaverton has run the 120-yard high hurdles in 14.2 seconds. The record is 14.4. Except for finals in the A-2 pole vault and high jump, all Friday's events are preliminaries. The championships will be . decided Saturday. Saturday also is the day that little Jim Puckett of Cove will participate in a 100-yard dash exhibition. Puckett earlier this year twice ran the 100 in 9.5 seconds. And he set a state record of 9.6 in the recent state Class B meet. Competing against him will be speedy Amos Marsh of Oregon State College and Tom Buckner of Vancouver, who recently won the Washington state prep title in an even 10 seconds. Meet officials earlier had hoped also to enter Sam Wesley, a former OSC star, in the race. But AAU officials ruled Wesley out because he has played profes sional football. Wesley had been clocked at 9.6 in meets for OSC. - HAWAIIAN SIGNS VANCOUVER. B. C. (UPD Curt Iaukea III, Hawaiian - born University of California tackle. has signed a 1958 foptball con tract with the British Columbia Lions. Iaukea joins Tom Hugo of. the Montreal Alouettes as the only Hawaiian to play for a Ca nadian! club. . . Water Skiers Look! Water Skis OQ9S from Flying Saucers Tow Ropes Life Jackets Swim Fins and Accessories and Camping Equipment Everything For Your Holiday or Vacation at . . . FLEET'S 222 So. 7th Ph. 4-5520 See the Jr. members ef the- Klamath Racing Ann. In the first race ef their careen. Concessionaire
