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Boxings Pros, Cons Discussed By Professionals
By FREDKR1CK H. TREESH
NEW YORK (UPI - The em
inent neurosurgeon was talking
about his favorite subject the
human brain.
"The good Lord protected' it
carefully with a bony casing but
2 am sure the Lord did not antici
pate the abuses which men were
going to inflict on this protection,"
(aid Dr. Leo M. Davidoff, profes
sor of neurosurgery at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Ye
shiva University.
The abuse to which he referred
was the jarring and pounding
sustained by a professional boxer
while plying his trade of personal
combat.
Death claimed a champion last
week. Davey Moore, 29, died Tues
day morning of a brain injury 74
hours after being knocked out by
Sugar Ramos in his featherweight
title defense in Los Angeles. Med
ical examiners tentatively blamed
the whip-lash action of a ring
rope, rather than Ramos' blows,
as the likely cause of Moore's
fatal injury.
But the death itself sharpened
the ancient arguments about
whether the merits of boxing as
a sport are worth the ever-present
risk of death or permanent injury
to its participants.
Dr. Davidoff, an internationally
recognized expert on the anatomy
and physiology of the brain, ex
Dlained in detail the sword of
Damocles hanging over the head
of a boxer:
.. "Any kind of a blow delivered to
the head is potentially dangerous
to the brain for a very obvious
reason. The brain is enclosed in
a bony casing, the skull. It it sus
pended in a jacket of oil.
-"When the head is jarred the
brain is pushed in its fluid toward
the interior face of the skull. If
there is contact of brain with
bone, damage, is bound to result.
It may be slight bruising involv
ing very small blood vessels or it
may result in blood vessel rup
tures leading to major hemor
rhaging and death.
" "That applies to any kind of
jarring of the head, whether in
automobile accidents or in the
boxing ring. It doesn't matter
really where the , 'jarring blow
falls whether on the jaws, the
nose or the neck or the chin. The
crucial question is whether the
brain has been slammed through
its fluid jacket against the bony
skull and with what force.
To former heavyweight cham
pion of the world Jack Sharkey,
Dr. Davidoff's medical opinion ad
ded up to one thing: "An occupa
tional hazard."
' Thirteen men were killed in box
ing rings in the world last year
eleven professionals and two am
ateurs. So far in 1963, two deaths
; Pope John XXIII, who rarely
comments on such secular activi
ties, decried the savagery in box
ins. ; "It is barbaric lo put brother
eeainst brother," the pontiff de
clared.
. On the other hand, Moore's
grieving wife, the mother of his
live children, said: "It was God'
will."
.. The 23-year-old widow said
Davey planned to retire this year
and go into another business, but
she refused to condemn boxing as
a sport or Ramos as a man.
"1 don't blame him. Accidents
can happen in anything," she said
"It was unavoidable."
The death of Davey Moore, the
. mcond world champion in a year
' to die in the ring, raised a spe
cial question about boxing. Moore
was generally regarded as a great
champion. He was strong, in peak
physical condition, had not fought
in five months and had no record
of serious head injury except a
jaw fracture in 1960. The Moore
Ramos fight was staged under
ideal safetv conditions.
Pelican
For First
ASHLAND ( Special' - The
Klamath Union track team turned
in what Coach Jack Peterson de
scribed as a good over-all effort
here Saturday in the Cal-Ore Re
lays which Peterson used as a
sort of warmup meet and testing
ground for his thinclads.
"I don't know what the final
point totals were because we left
before they were tabulated. We
had some good performances and
I was pretty well pleased with
the outcome. This was a good
uarmuo for us and a way to lind
out what we've got and haven't
got. We didn't try to push our
selves in this first meet." he
stated.
"Bill Mills did a good job in
the shot and discus by winning
both. He tossed the shot 47-6 and
the discus 129-9'j. He has better
If such a fight can result in
death, how can new legislation or
other safeguards protect fighters
in less perfect conditions?
Go". Pat Brown of California,
immtdiately renewed previously
stated demands that boxing be
abolished.
"I hope this tragic death will
make people aware that when
muscular men enter the ring intent
on rendering their opponents un
conscious, these things are going
to happen."
Legislation to ban boxing is
pending or in the proposal stage
in California, Ohio, Maryland,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Oregon.
Three Ohio legislators intro
duced their bill to abolish the
sport the day after Moore died.
"The Ohio legislature has seen fit
to outlaw dogfights, bearfights
cockfights. The i.;ast they could
do is the same for humans," said
the lawmakers.
"Boxing is a sport only in the
sense that Nero's throwing Chris
tians to the lions was a sport,"
articulated two Illinois legislators
when they moved to ban boxing
last month.
"A brutal sport," charged a
Pennsylvania assemblyman.
Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn.,
led the supporters of federal box
ing control; that is, establish uni
form rules and safety regulations
applicable in all 50 states and un
dcr the enforcement of the fed
eral government. Now, each state
determines individually the condi
tions under which boxing will be
conducted. No state prohibits it.
The time has come for box
ing cither to be cleaned up or
abolished, said Sen. Kefauver
He said he would introduce a
measure to abolish it if Congress
again refuses to place the sporl
under federal regulation
A New York state legislative
commitee was expected to re
turn its findings of a year-long
investigation this week. The ad
vance word was that the commit
tee would not recommend abolish
ment but would suggest some
changes in regulation and super
vision. New York Gov. Nelson Rocke
feller took exception to California
Gov. Brown's demands for excep
tion. Boxing, said Kockeieller, is
"a manly sporl" and should be
continued.
Short of abolishment and be
yond stricter control, some par
ticipants in the boxing controver
sy see the possibility of changes
in equipment and ring structure
as possible means of providing
greater safety.
Dr. Charles Larson, president
of the World Boxing Association,
said the solution to ring tragedies
may lie in greater research. He
said the Boxing Education and
Research Foundation now has un
der study the question of wheth
er four ring ropes instead of
three would be safer, whether
protective headgear would con
tribute to a boxer's safety and
whether health and life insurance
should be required.
Oregon Gov. Mark Hatfield pro
posed changes in glove weights
and the use of headgear.
A number of persons close to
the fight game warned against
abolishing the sport, Oakland
Calif., promoter Lou Thomas said
abolition might lead to "bootleg
bouts" run by unscrupulous char
aclers with their eyes on nolh
ing but a fast buck
"Then there would be a real
danger to fighters," he said
When a boxer dies, the detrac
tors from the sport become the
most vocal. But there is a place,
too, for its defenders.
Nat Fleischer, editor of The
Ring magazine since 1922 and
widely regarded as "Mr. Box
ina. stout v de enaea boxing in
. . ...
its present form in an interview
with this correspondent.
hucksters
Meet in
marks in both in practice, but
the weather was bad and I ex
pect him to do much better. It
was good enough lo win, any
way," Peterson said.
Walt Smith got the other first
for the Pelicans with a 176-foot
heave in the javelin. He also has
better throws but the wind didn't
help any. nor the rain which pelt
ed down throughout the meet.
"We were close in many oth
ers. Our 440-yard relay team
looked good. Grover Dahn, Arie
DeGroot, Sonny Newland and Er
nie Badger ran in it and turned in
a good 45 4 for the first time. I
think we finished third in it but
couldn't tell because the finish
was so close," Peterson explained.
"Ray Thome got a third for
us In the pole vault with an 11-6
vault. That is only an inch short
Q. In the light of Moore's death
in an ideally staged fight, is there
any merit to proposals that box
ing be abolished?
A. I feel Mrs. Moore expressed
it very well. She told the news
papermen. "This is something that
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At Banquet Saturday Night
By JERRY WAGGONER
Ed Ryan, former Klamath Un
ion football coach and now as
sistant secretary - treasurer of
the Oregon State Athletic Asso
ciation, was the guest speaker at a
banquet Saturday night in the
Winema Hotel at which the let
termen of the Henley Hornets
were honored.
The banquet, which was spon
sored by the Henley Boosters, had
a large crowd of about 240 peo
ple on hand to honor the Hornet
lettermen. There were no awards
given at this banquet. Those will
be awarded at a special school
assembly toward the close of the
school year.
The well-known Ryan joked that
the Henley people had thrown this
party for him and his wife ta
Henley graduate I because it was
their wedding anniversary. You
didn't have to go to all this
trouble for us," he joked.
"Athletics are a part of school
life. But this has only been so
for the past 50 years. High
school athletics is educational
where professional sports are for
monev and entertainment. A bal
lJ .' Link nn4
ance is necueu m ihb" aniuui
this has been recognized by au-
inoriucs me past mi years.
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of the school record and I expect
him to surpass that soon. Buddy
Lummus, a sophomore, did a very
good job too, with a vault ol n
feet."
Terry Eccles, another sopho
more, was third in the broad
jump with a leap of 19-6. Steve
Baker was third in the high jump
at 5-7 and the spring medley
team finished second. "We got a
good effort in the spring medley
with Dahn, DeGroot, John Lngllsn
and Badger running. They fin
ished second in 1:42 4. Don Gra
ham looked real good in the high
hurdles with a 15.4 clocking. He
and English did a good job in the
shuttle hurdles relay but they
didn't have enough to go with
them." Peterson said.
"The distance men also looked
pretty good. Don Piper, Steve
must be expected in a sport of
this type. One man must win and
the other must lose. Unfortunate
ly, my man lost and lost his life,
too."
Any contact sport opens an in
dividual to danger during his per-
PACE 1 B
Klamath Falls, Ore.
"A balance of mental and phys
ical conditioning is needed in the
world today. Schools demand more
than brains and athletic ability,
however. A school kid now days
must be a citizen 365 days a
year. Success depends on working
together and self discipline should
be a goal.
"Athletes develop a line sense
of values. Experience in athletics
slays with you all your life,
whether you win or lose. The
world outside is one of competi
tion and it's fierce. Competition
used to go only into the unex
plored wildernesses, but now it
goes all the way to the Milky
Way.
"Scores are soon forgotten. It's
those little things that count up.
The sum total of those little things
is what makes one's self. You
can fool the coaches, your mates
and others. But you can't fool
yourself or your Maker. True na
ture of a person shows through
when the game starts.
"Making good grades is t h e
first rung of a ladder to success.
But everyone has grades and the
people looking for successful em
ployes looks for more than grades
today. There is no such thing as
a self-made man. A successful
Relays
Lawrence, Gerritt DeGroot and
Bob School looked good for so
early in the season."
"It was cold and raining most of
the time and it hurt all the per
formances. I was pleased with
such good efforts so early in the
season. We go to the Rogue Re
lays in Medlord next week. Most
of the schools in the confer
ence will be there and it should
he a good one," Peterson said.
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formance. He realizes this when
he goes in. He Roes in with his
eyes open. He tries to make as
much headway as possible and as
much money.
I like the sport. I have met
many fine young men who have
made good financially and re
tired to another business.
Q Unlike other contact sports
where injuries occur, it has been
said that the very object of box
ing is to hurt. Does that raise
any questions about boxing nut
applicable to other sports?
A. I testified at the New
York slate legislative investiga
tion and I said this: The aim of
boxing is not to kill or to attempt
to severely injure. The aim is to
win tlie same as football, bas
ketball or hockey. How often do
we hear a football coach yell to
his team, "Get in there and
fight." It's the same in boxing;
to get to the top but by fair
means.
It's not a question of foul fight
ing but of science and hitting
power. It's like in football where
you tackle hard and try to win.
And remember, unlike football.
once you're knocked out you can't
get up and go back into the
game.
Q. Do you believe boxuig is
any more or less safe than other
contact sports?
A. I believe boxing is better
controlled as to the physical con
dition of its participants than any
other sport. A boxer is examined
thoroughly weeks before a fight,
examined again four days before,
again the morning of the fight
and finally just before he enters
the ring. A doctor examines his
brain, heart, blood pressure.
In the case of Moore, I was
present at his first physical ex
amination and he was pronounced
perfectly fit.
He had a blood pressure of 120
72 as fine as any athlete could
expect. His brain, heart and res
oirations were perfectly normal.
Q. Do you believe boxing would
be safer if headgear were worn
or if boxers wore heavier gloves'
A. Headgear has been tried in
the national intercollegiate cham
pionships. Two years ago, a Uni
versity of Wisconsin boxer. Char
les Mohr, fought in a champion
ship mutch with a headgear. He
was killed. He sullered a Irac
tured skull.
Honored
person is one who has had help
from olhcrs and gratclully ac
knowledges that help.
Athletics would be worth ev
erything if all it taught was cour
age. But fear comes with cour
age and you mustn't be ashamed
of fear. Courage is beating that
fear despite its presence.
"Winning championships is not
the most important thing. The
striving for the goal of a cham
pionship is the important thing
Athletics leaches you to be able
lo take a loss and fight back
And don't be afraid to dream for
that goal. Most of us don't make
that dreaming goal, but it makes
us strive harder to reach the
coal and makes us better," he
closed.
The coaches, Len Weber, Jerry
Johnson and Bob Creed, each
spoke on Iheir teams and letter-
men.
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Meet Cancelled
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Relays track meet here today
was canceled Friday because of
rain.
Oregon was scheduled to defend
its championship against Oregon
State, Washington, Washington
State and Idaho.
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A few days ago at the National
AAU matches, more boxers who
ore headgear were knocked out.
I'm convinced they are no pro
tection. In fact. 1 think they ef
fect a double impact when the
leather is hit and the leather hits
the head. I think there is more
nance of injury than if you
truck with a gloved fist.
About heavier gloves: I believe
8. or 8-ounce gloves are safer
than 10-, 12- or 14-ounce gloves.
Some seconds haphazardly douse
fighters with water m their corn
ers. I lie gloves become water
logged and much heavier . . .
Gloves gain as much as three
ounces in weight.
Heavier gloves become more
ungcrotis. A ooy can i raise
them fast to defend his head. His
arms become fatigued, he has no
quick protection.
Q Where does boxing stand on
fatalities in relation to other
ports '.'
A. In the United States alone.
there were 5. 000 professional box
ers last year and another 10,000
amateurs. There were 13 deaths
and that figure is for the whole
world.
In football, between September
10 and Nov. 30. there were a to
tal of 36 fatalities. 22 of them
ichoolboys 16 years old or under.
There are more deaths m foot
ball, basketball and even baseball
than in boxing.
Among the pathetic cases in
ports, especially boxing, is the
man who kills another in me
name of athletics.
Sugar Ramos killed his second
boxer last week. In 1958 light
weight Jose (Tiger) Blanco died
after a bout with Ramos in Ha
vana.
Alter fighting Moore, Ramos
was $10,000 richer and holder of
a world's championship. But could
he enjoy the money? For that
matter, could he ever fight again?
'No se, no se nada. (I don t
know anything.)," said Ramos,
his eyes red and swollen, tears
streaming down his cheeks.
If history repeals itself, Ramos
self-blame will wear off and he
will fight again.
Less than a year, ago, Emilc
Griffith administered a fatal beat
ing to Bonny (Kid) Parol in their
welterweight title bout. Griffith
debated whether to quit but, aft
er some months, resumed his ca
reer in the ring. He was influ
enced in his decision, he said, by
number of priests, ministers
and community leaders.
Way back on Dec. 6, IR97, Jim
my Harry knocked out waller
Croot in the 20th round of a ban
tamweight bout and Croot died.
Barry was back fighting three
months later. He lought two more
years belore retiring as undefeat
ed champion.
Max Baer, Primo Camera, Su
gar Ray Robinson, Percy Bassett
all these men and others ex
perienced the horror of killing a
man in Ihe ring.
Baer fatally injured Frankic
Campliell on Aug. 30, 1930. Cam
era dropped Ernie Schaaf with
injuries from which he would not
recover on Feb. 10, 1933.
Robinson administered a life-
ending beating to Jimmy Doyle
in 1947 and four years later son
ny Boy West was fatally hurt in
a bout with Bassctl.
Baer. Camera, Robinson and
Bassctl all returned to tight
again.
P.S. As a fool note to the
whole question, consider these
words by a man who knew box
ing well:
There are a lot of sports that
you get crippled and die in. A
race driver he can get killed
. . . why don't they slop the 'SOU'
auto races.
Those words were spoken by
featherweight champion of the
world Davey Moore the night be
fore he was fatally injured.
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Team, 14-0, 11-0, In Openers
By JERRY WAGGONER
Herald and News Spurts Editor
The Klamath Union baseball
team stalled the Southern Oregon
League conference action o f f
about as nearly perfect as per
fect can be Saturday afternoon at
Gem Stadium when they set a
precedent behind the back-to-back
no hit pitching of Gary
Benson and Rich Jackson.
Tlie Pelicans downed the Ash-
jland Grizzlies in rain, sunshine,
w ind and cold weather, 14-0 and
11-0, as Benson and Jackson
turned in one of the most star
tling performances in tlie league's
history by burling back-to-back
no-hit games, which certainly must
be some sort of record. Neither
had perfect games due to walks,
but who can kick at no-hitters.
Benson got his no-hit job as
the Pels bombarded the Grizzlies
in the abbreviated first game 14-0
Tlie game was called at the end
of five frames in a mutual agree
ment decision by both coaches
because the Pelicans were ahead
by more than 10 runs. The game
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On No-Hits
ASHLAND (Special) The
Klamath Union Jayvce baseball
team followed the pattern set by
the varsity here Saturday after
noon when it defeated the Ash
land Jayvees, 13-1, behind the
combined no-hit pitching of Marv
Cunningham and Bridges.
It capped a complete day for
the Pelicans because tlie va,-sily
turned back the Grizzly vaisity
14-0 and 11-0 In a splendid back-lo-back
no - hit job by Gary
Benson and Rich Jackson to give
tlie Pels three no-hitters over the
Grizzly clubs for the day.
Cunningham hurled the first
five innings without giving up a
hit and Bridges finished the game
without allowing a bingle. Cun
ningham was also among the hit
ting stars. He bad two bits, one
a grand slam homer. Mike Mc-
Kibbon had two hits, one a throe
run homer. Jim Drew also had
two safeties.
The lone Grizzly run scored on
walks in Ihe second inning by
Cunningham. He struck out 12 in
five frames and walked four
Bridges struck out four and didn't
walk a batler In his two-inning
stint.
Linescorc:
Klamath 210-440-2-13-11-0
Ashland OltMKlO-0 1- 0-7
Cunningham, Bridges (6) and
Williams, Bartlett 5; Hooper
Hutchison (6i. Lindley (7) and
Dorris.
Gonzales
Upsets
Carter
NEW YORK (UPI) Jose
Gonzales made a brilliant bid for
middleweight ranking Saturday
night when he scored a technical
knockout over fifth - rated Rubin
(Hurricane) Carler. The fight was
stopped at the end of the sixth
round.
Gonzales, a windmill-type light
er, cut Carter over the right eye
with a hard smash in the second
round and blood continuously
streamed from Hurricane's eye
until Dr. Samuel Swetnik, ring
physician, ordered relercc Petey
Delia to halt the light.
Gallant Gonzales of Puerto
Rico, considered a powder pull
puncher, was behind on points
when the fight was balled.
Gonzales, 160' pounds from
Arroyo, Puerto Rico, was a 31,
underdog against hustling Carter.
158 pounds, Paterson, N.J., but
Carter s style suited .lose as lie
prefers to mix wilh sluggers.
The Puerto Rlcan had just been
staggered by a left hook lo the
head in the second when he
stormed back with a flurry of his
own to bloody the Hurricane.
became official in tlie fifth in
ning. Benson got the victory via
11 strikeouts while facing 15 bat
ters. He didn't allow a ball hit
out of the infield. The four outs
other than the strikeouts were
pop ups or ground outs. He
walked four and another Grizzly
reached first on an error.
Jackson was equal to the task.
He struck out 13 batters in seven
innings, didn't allow a hit, walked
only one batter and had two er-
ors behind him for tlie three
base runners. However, he had
one anxious moment in the final
inning where Benson did not.
Opposing pitcher John Rhodes
slammed a tremendous drive olf
him with one out in the seventh
hut centerfieldcr Rick Horn made
a great running catch to save
him. There were two other halls
hit out of the infield but both
easy catches.
The Pelicans also showed some
hefty hitting to go with the su
perlative pitching performances.
Mike Hitching, Tom Osa, Larry
Rinney, Lanny Guyer and John
Gray, not to mention Jackson,
hit the ball wilh consistency and
well.
Performances in both games
were terrific considering the in
termittently falling rain and cold
wind. The smattering of fans
Ihat braved the weather got
their money's worth.
The first game was a runaway
from the opening. It was apparent
early that the Pelicans were on
their way to victory. The Griz
zlies aren't considered lo be
among the leaders in the league
race, but might give some of tlie
other clubs a run if they get hot.
They beat Medford last week,
13-1, but the Tornado's team was
without most of its regulars who
only recently finished basketball,
The two victories Saturday gave
the Pelicans a 3-1 season record
Benson walked the first man
to face him, but then proceeded
lo strike out the next three bat-
lors to retire the side. Starting
Gri77.lv hinicr Bill Tilford got the
Pelicans out in order in the first
before the roof caved in on him
in the second.
After Benson had struck two of
the three out in the Grizzly's sec
ond, Ihe Pels exploded for seven
runs. Gray popped out to open
Ihe second but John Pansolto ig
nited the rally when he was hit
by a pitched ball. Catcher Dave
Johnson and Larry Binney drew
walks behind him to load the
sacks and Guyer fanned. But Ben
son walked to gel an RBI and
Larry Smith did the same for
tlie second run. Tom Osa then
lined a single to right center for
two more runs and Hitching clean
ed the bags wilh a booming triple
which Ihe centerfieldcr misjudged
in the big wind. Kitching scored
when Parisotto's clout was bob
bled by the shortstop for the
seventh run.
The Pels added insult to in
jury in the third with another sev
en-run outburst. Binney led off
with a double and took third on
the rightfieldcr's error. Guyer
laced into a pitch and sent it roll
ing to tlie left center fence after
bouncing over the leflfielder's
head for a triple Benson lined a
hot to left lo score Guyer for
Ihe ninth run. The fourth straight
hit came by Smith with a single
and Osa was sale on an error
by the Grizzlic second sacker.
Kitching belted a single to left
lo score two more runs. Gray
singled lo score Kitching
Binney, who led off the inning,
made the first out and Guyer and
Benson struck out to end the
frame. II was all over but the
shouting then as Benson breezed
through the fourth and fifth
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The second game was a replica
of the first. Neither team tallied
in the first but the Pelicans went
to work in the second. They tal
lied five runs in the second. It
again was Binney who led the
rally off with a double down the
left field line. Guyer walked be
hind him and Smith reached first
on an error which scored Binney.
Osa blasted a triple to deep cen
ter and Kitching duplicated Ihe
feat as the next batter. Gray
died out to right for a sacrifice
to score Kitching. "
The Pelicans didn't score again
until the fourth when they chalked
up three runs. Jackson led off
with a liner to right and Smith
laid down a bunt single. Osa was
the big gun again with a single
to score Jackson. Kitching popped
out but Gray singled down the
right field line to score Smith
and Osa. He was cut down in a
double play by Ashland.
The Whitebirds tallied two more
in Uie fifth with two out when
Guyer drew a walk and Jackson
tripled to score him. Jackson
crossed the plate on an error by
the Grizzly third sacker. The fi
nal run came in the sixth when
Kitching led off with a single
and rounded the sacks on Gray's
double lo right center.
They were satisfying wins for
the Pelicans who finished second
to Medford last season with a
6-2 mark. Crater and Grants Pass
played Saturday, if rain didn't
halt them. The Pelicans will be
worse than tied for first
place.
".'
Aihland AS R H RBI
Snmuelton. 3b 10 0 0
Muellftr, lb 10 0 0
() Thompson 0 0 0 0.
DeBaer, c 2 0 0 0
igi emu. e looo
Pierce, 2b 3O00
Slado rl 2 0 0 0
Oil Acull, If 10 0 0
Susea, cl 3 0 0 0
Rrtodei, p 3 0 0 0 ,
Nelson, If 2 0 00
Id Thompson, If 10 0T0
Klndall, ss 2 (T 0
Bflker. lb-3b 7 0 0 0
Tolall 54 0 0 0
Klamalh AS R H RBI
Smith, cl 3 2 10
(e) Paxton 10 0 0
(It Bath, rl 0 0 0 0
Osa, rl 3 13 2
(b) Horn, c(-rf 110 0
Kitching, is 3 2 2 1
Gray, lb 3 0 2 4
Parlsolto. 3b 2 0 0 0
Yunck, 3b 1 0 0 0
Johnson, c 2 0 0 0
(d) Kanvon 10O0
Patrick, c 1 0 ,0 0
Binney, If 3 110
Guyer, 2b i 2 2 0 0
Jackson, p 3 2 2 1
Tolall 11 11
(a) courtesy runner lor Samuelson in
lsti (b) ran for Osa in 4th,- (c) ground
out for Nelson In 7lh; d) struck out for
Johnson in 5th; (a) got first on error for
Smith In 5th; (I) ran for Paxton In 5th;
g struck out for Dc Brier in Ath; h)
struck out for Slada In 6th.
Ashland , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Klamath 0 5 0 3 2 10
Samuelson 7, Baker. DeBaer. Cray.
Kitching; PO-A Ashland 18-4, Klamath
21-2, OP Pierce, Nelson and Baker;
LOB Ashland 4, Klamath 5; IB Gray,
Binney; 3B Osa, Kitching, Jackson j SB
Binney, Guyer i 5F Gray.
Pitchers tp h r tr bb so
Rhodes (It 6 II It 10 5 5
Jackson (W) 7 0 0 0 1 13
HBP Samuelson (by Jackson)! WP
Rhodes 4: Winner Jackson; Loser Rhod
U D. Darren, J. Darren; T 1:30. -
Ashland
Ah R M Rbl
2 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Samuelson, 3b
Pierce, 2b
Rhodes lb
Baker, lb
Slade, rf
Susee, cf
Nelson. If
Klndall. si
Oe Baer, c
Tilford, p
Barger, p
Smith, p
Totals
Klamath
Smith, Cf
Osa, rf
Kitching. ss
Grey, lb
Parlsolto, 3b
Johnson, c
Binney, II
Guyer, 2b
Benson, p
Totals
Ashland
Klamalh
0
0 0
2 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
1 Q 0 0
0 0 0 0
10 0 0
H 0 0 0
AB R H RBI
2 2 11
3 2 12
4 2 2 4
2 111
2 110
110 0
2 2 10
3 111
2 2 2
11 14 9 11
0 0 0 0 0
0 7 7 0 0
Klndall, Sladt. Kit-
E Nelson, Pierce
chlogj PO-A Ashland 12-3, Klamath 15-7;
LOB Ashland 3. Klamalh 4; 2B Binney)
3B Kitching, Guyerj SB Smith, Osa.
Kilchlng, Parlsolto 2. Johnson, Samuel
son. Pitcher lp h r tr bb so
Tilford (L) 13-3 0 S 5 4 2
Smith 2 0 0 0 2 2
Benson W 5 0 0 '4 11
HBP-Parlsolto (bv THfordl WP Til
lord, Smith 2; Winner Benson; Loser
Tilford; U D. Darren. J. Darren; T 1 r JS.
POWER
LAWNMOWER
Drain and clean gaso
line tank and carbu
retor .
Check engine com
pression Inspect and sharpen
blade on rotary type;
check, adjust cutter
bar (reel type)
Clean exhaust ports
(2-cycle engines)
Check gear box and
gears, replace lubri
cant; check belt ten
sion and adjust chain
drive
Clean and lubricate
bearinqs, pawls a n d
ratchets In mower
wheels