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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1959)
THURSDAY,' APRIL 23, 1959 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE 13 A , . ".V Safs G7 Named BASEBALL FANS TAKE ACTION A group of Grenada-Gazelle baseball fans, upon learning that friers was work to be done in order to get the Babe Ruth League park at Grenada and the Little League, park at Gazelle in shape for the coming season, decided to do something about it. A squad led by Bob Silva, who furnished the 5-yard dump truck and the skip loader at left, and Elvyn Dougherty, atop J. B. Peyton's Cater pillar 12 grader at right, headed for Louie Silva's ranch where they loaded sand for the diamonds. In addition to Dougherty and Silva were Ervin Lane and Bill Solus, equip ment handlers who also donated their services. . The group worked under Vic Hogan, president of the Grenada-Gazelle baseball teams. ' Dunsmuir LL Sets Sked For 6 Clubs DUNSMUIR - A roster of 90 boys, 9 to 12. divided into six teams, has been posted by the Dunsmuir Little League. The sea son is slated to begin with a dou- bleheader Saturday, May 2. and continue with Monday and Friday twilight games through July. The six teams will be fully uni formed this year -due to the suc cess of the Little League breakfast last month and several donations. Seasonal support will be through spectator donations and proceeds of a concession stand run by the Little League mothers. The managerial and coaching staff includes Charles "Bud" Carl quist and Boyd Cravens for the Stars, Herman Kosliz and Elmer Dains for the Seals, Cliff Flowers and Ron Behnke for the Braves, Wayne Benkosky and Charles Williams for 'the Giants, Courtney Gordon and Bob Wheeler for the Cubs and Bill Anderson and Dan Padilla for the Dodgers. Player agents. Sid Fischer and Roger Ellis, have announced that each team is a brand new unit this year. Team members were chosen by drawing with equal 'dis tribution of experienced and begin ning players of all the age groups. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pitching Whitey Ford, .Yan kees, struck out 15 and shut out the Senators on seven hits for 14 inning, 1-0 victory. Hitting Jim Piersall, Indians. drove in four runs in 10-1 victory over Tigers with two-run homer and bases-loaded single. Sugar Backed Against Ropes NEW YORK (UPD-Sugar Ray Robinson, pinned against the legal ropes by the double attack of : New York state judge and' tin National Boxing Association, was in grave danger today of losing his world middleweight champion ship. Robinson, who never has de fended the crown he won last year from Carmen Basilio, was told Wednesday by state ' Supreme Court Judge Saul Strcit that he must sign .within 15 days to de fend against Basilio or risk being stripped of the crown. And the NBA, which rules box ing in states other than New York indicated it will take the title from the "Sugar Man" unless he - signs by midnight this Saturday. Just how Robinson would react to these twin threats, as danger ous as any he ever faced in the ring, wasn't being made clear either by Robinson or by his han dlers. One source .reported the chamnion defiant, daring both New York and the NBA to do their worst, but Robinson, busy with funeral arrangements for his sister, wasn't making any public statements. Spider Webb TKOs Rivers CHICAGO (UPD Spider Webb, third-ranked middleweight, aimed for a payoff bout today with champion Sugar Ray Robinson challengers Carmen Basilio o r Gene Fullmer, or ex - champion Bobo Olson after an impressive TKO win over trial horse Neal Rivers. , . Webb, from Chicago and weigh ing '158, ' practically toyed with Rivers, 159, Wednesday night in gaining his 33rd pro win in 37 outings. It was his 19th knockout triumph and it came easily, when referee ' Joey White stopped the struggle at 2:49 of the fourth round, When White took action. Rivers as bleeding badly from the mouth and a cut above the left eye, his right eye was nearly closetTand he wasn't making much of a show defending himself. It was Webb's second triumph over -Rivers, whom he depisioned in lu rounc-s in iew xoik reo. 15, 1957. Women's Softball Klamath Falls area girls and women, 16 or older, who wish to play softball during the coming season are urged to attend tryouts either Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock on Conger Field or at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. New team manager. Jim Hughes, will be on hand (o di rect the tryouts. It was reported. Hughes, of Klngsley Field, pre- viously worked with the Fresno Rockets, one or the top Califor nia women's teams. The Klamath Falls Women's Softball Association operates under the direction of the Klam ath Falls Softball Commission. Persons interested In spon soring a ladies team may con tact Hughes at the Air Base. CARDS FILE SUIT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. UPI) -The Chicago Cardinals of the Na tinnal Football League have filed suit against Auburn end Jerry Wilson, enjoining him from back ing out of an oral agreement in order to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian rootoan League next fall. Hayward Honored Hall Of Fame Charter Members Chosen PORTLAND, Ore. (API-Ore- gon s newly founded Sports Hal! of Fame gained its 15 charter members Wednesday night. Tho 15 selected won honors world-wide in some cases after getting their start in the state. Their activities spanned live decodes and some of them cur K'Mtly are active still. Athletics in seven sports wore named to the Hall of Fame, spon sored by Portland's Oregon Jour nal, at a banquet here. Those named: Track: Dan Kelly, deceased University of Oregon sprinter and broadjumpcr, who set world rec ords in 1906 in the 100 yard dash at :09.6j seconds and the 220 yards at :21.2. H. W. Kerrigan, Mcnlo Park, Calif., first Olympic team member from Oregon, won third in high jump at Athens in 1906. Bill Hayward, deceased, long time University of Oregon track coach and member of U.S. Olym pic Games coaching staffs live times starting in 1908. Baseball: Joe Gordon, manager of the Cleveland American LeaguoJ baseball team, former University of Oregon, New York Yankees and Cleveland" player. Ken R. Wil liams, deceased, outfielder with Cincinnati in 1915 and 1916 and' with the old St. Louis Browns from 1918 through 1929,' hitting over .300 in 10 of II years from 1919 through 1929. Football: Leonard Younco, New port, Ore., Oregon Stato College and New York Giants football player, who was Giants captain when he stopped playing in 1948. John, Beckett, retired Marine Corps general, La Julia, Calif.. University of Oregon tackle 1913- 1916, all - American on Walter Camp's 1917 team while playing for Marine Corps. Mike Mikulak, University of Oregon and Chicago Cardinals fullback, on first Col lege All-Star squad in 1934 game at Chicago. Bobby Grayson, Port land, all-America quarterback at Stanford in 1934 and fullback in 1935. Golf: Dr. O. F. Willing, Port land, member of U.S. Walker Cup team in 1923. 1924. 1930, who never lost a match to the British. MEETING NOTICE An important meeting for the members of the Klamath Men's Softball Association is slated for 7:30 tonight in the city hall. It was noted today by Norberl Schleeper, association prexy. All teams planning on partic ipation In the summer Softball program should have a repre sentative In attendance, Schleeper warned. SERVICE STATION OPERATOR WANTED Good Location South End Diltricr, Toko over small Inventory Ph. 4-6322 Dayi, 4-3393 Eves. SPECIAL FIR PLYWOOD BLOWS '4"4'x8' each Yt 4'x8 ach KLAMATH VALLEY LUMBER 1940 S. 6th Ph. TU 4-4816 Fort Jones Ball Field Gets Lights FORT JONES Installation of floodlights at the Little League Ball Park in Fort Jones was com pleted this week. The lights were purchased from Jorgcson of Aled- ford through Edgecomb Mercantile and were installed by Copco. Money for the $3,100 equipment was raised by ball park fence ad vertisement, work of the Little League mothers, and various con tributions. The new lights will en able night -games to be played. May 18 is the date set for the opening baseball game of the new ly formed Scott Valley Little League. The league was formed to accommodate the increased de mand for a league in the valley. Four teams will be competing for top honors this year. The Cubs, coached by Jack Jackson, and the Dodgers, coached by Clay Fleck. are Etna's teams, while Fort Jones claims the Giants, coached by Kenny Short, and the Yankees, led by -Herbert Cumrnings. 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