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Roseburg Edged By Myrtle Point By GEORGE CASTILLO Ai with the fortunes of war, the tide of Roseburg basketball can change quickly. It did Saturday night at Myrtle Point when the Bobcat acrambled over I cocky Indian crew, 41-39, in the last five seconds of the cross county game. This was an after math of a rumbling 56-23, Rose burg victory the night before. The case of overconfidence on the part of the Roseburg quintet put the previously outclassed Bob cats in the game in the first half. It gave them the psychological ad vantage that the Indians fell just Ehort of overcoming. Scores 1 Points Al Cunningham was the Myrtle Point hero, tie found his home floor more to his liking and potted 19 points to lead the individual scorers. It wus his basket in the final seconds that spelled the Bob cat victory. He took a center tip from the hands of Ralph Kudzik and banged the hoop in the last five seconds to put his squad ahead 40 39. A free throw after the game made it 41-39. Also, as in war, the Roseburg warriors had their casualties. In the 2nd quarter, the Indian hopes took a jolt as Jim Gilbert left the game with a sprained ankle. He returned in the final canto taped to the hilt Reserve guard Ed Nolte took th reaf jolt of the evening, however, when he collided head on with Rudzik. It was this collision that let the final Myrtle Point bas ket. After the iumn at center, both Nolte and Rudzik went for the ball and Rudzik got it. In the process, he banged heads with Nolte and put him out like t light. tunning ham grabbed the ball from the tunned Rudzik and was off for the winning basket. Nolte was car ried from the floor with a five- stitch cash in his forehead. Neither team took a decided ad vantage in the nip and tuck game. Indians Trail The Indians trailed through most of the game, but never by more than fivo points. The Bobcats were ahead, 10-8, in the first quarter and scored to push their advantage to 32-27. That's when the Indians made their bid. With three minutes to go, the Indians pulled into i 36-36 tie. Gilbert put his team ahead for the first time with a foul shot and, with a minute and a half to go. Rudzik connected on two more to put the locals ahead. 39-36. With a minute left, the hosts scored to make It 39-38. The Indians intel ligently started stalling and held the ball until the last 14 seconds when Myrtle Point wrested in to 10 Hoop Squads Still Undefeated NEW YORK m Things have been tough for most of the collcgo basketball teams so far this sea son. The campaign is just starting and there are only 10 major un defeated teams in the country. Before Saturday night's action, there wore 13 undefeated quintets. Three bit the dust Michigan State, Lasatie and Murray (Ky) state, So now the list stands as follows; Kansas (11-0), Florida (10-0), Scton Hall (10-0), Mississippi State (9-0), Iowa (8-0), Illinois (8-0), Duquesne (8-0), Indiana (80). St. Bonaventure (7-0), Syracuse (6-0). Of the teams that dropped off the list Saturday, only Michigan State made it close, bowing to Iowa, 61- 60. SL Louis murdered LaSalle, 62 46, and Dayton whipped Murray State, 69-55. The nation's No. 1 team in Inst week's Associated Press poll, Kan sas, littlngly has the best record. They swamped Oklahoma, 71-48, in their league opener Saturday. Kentucky, which hasn't lost at home in 103 games, over the past nine years, had to overcome a 28 17 deficit to defeat a so-so Louisi ana State team, 57-47. WORK HORSE, FIRST CLASS That's what you'll christen this new lightweight 9 hp Intermediate Disston Chain Saw, the DA-211, when you see the work it docs with such little effort. It's light enough to tote round all day, tough enough to you don't have to baby it. The Disston DA-211 will give you years of satisfying, trouble free cutting power. Capac ities or 2 to 7 feet. Prices start at S 480. Get a free demonstration on your own place today. Carl J. Peetr 920 S. Stephens Phone 3 5333 grab it. Cunningham's clincher came after the jump. The Indians tried a length-of-the-floor past in the last five seconds, but it went out oi oounas ana snut fed Roseburg hopes. Rudzik was high point man for Roseburg with 12 points. After the game Coach Dick Bal- lantvne blamed the loss on over- confidence, but praised his boys for the most "fight and drive" in the second half they had shown this year, Koscburg (39) Dalros (5) Booth (3) (41) Myrtle Pt. P (5) Bryant F (5) Ham mack C 7) Pinklcy G (19) Cunningha G (1) Harry Gilbert (3) Rudzik (12) Parmeter (0) Subs: For Roseburg-Backen (2). Elting (8), Geddes, fisher, Nolte (6), Roberta; for Myrtle Point Robinson (4), Roberts. Powers Wallops Oakland, 35-23 Powers, itching for a second chance at the state "B" basket ball crown, knocked off another opponent at Oakland Saturday night, 35-23. Playing a reserved defensive game, Powers pushed to a 9-2 quarter lead with the careful snapshooting of all - staters uuane Brady and Joe Boutin. They triped the lead to 18-6 by halftime and were safely ahead, 25-12, at the third breather. The Oaks outscored the visitors, 13-10, in the fourth quarter but by thai lime, it was a lost ellort. Boutin paced the pointmakers with 11 and Brady had nine. Jerry Blaylock and Bud Powell of Oakland each had six. Powers (35) Brady (9) Warner (6) Vernon (3) Walker (5) (23) Oakland (5) Gild'sl've (6) Powell (4) Beecroft (2) Beahm Boutin (11) (6) Blaylock Subs: For Powers Wooden. Thorpe (1); for Oakland Clem. Yoncalla Eagles Outscore Glide The Yoncalla Eaeles broke a 48-48 third quarter deadlock Fri day night at Glide to keep their a league north hair basketball record unscathed. They outscored the Wildcats in the final canto to win 59-54. Up to the final quarter, it was a swaying battle in which neither team could take a decisive lead. At halftime, Yoncalla had a di minuitive, 34-31, buli.e. At the end of the third quarter, Glide pulled into a tie, but the Eagles met the threat and gradually puiica away. Jim Vest stole the scoring hon ors away from Bill Fast with 21 counters. Fast -had to settle for second best with 18. Franks of Glide led his squad with 14 points. Yoncalla (59) (54) Glide Alsup (9) F (10) Harvey Means (3) F (2) Thompson Fast (16) C (11) Stcadman Vest (21) G (9) Babbs Powell (2) G (2) Mullins Subs: For Yoncalla Meli (8), R. Powell, Bloomquist, Boan; for Glide Franks (14), Merrier, Springer (6). Coos River Bows To Elkton Squad The Elkton Elks pushed their undefeated string to five Friday night at Coos River, when the'v dumped the Redskins, 68-51. This was the second win in a cross country home-and-home series. After I tight first half, the Elks stormed ahead in the third and final quarters to turn the game into a runaway. Paced by John Beckloy and Dave Scott, with 21 and 17 points respectively, the visitors held a first quarter lead of 12-8 and a halftime score of 29-26. They burst the scams in the third quarter, 46-36, and then in a free wheeling finale stacked on 21 more points to Coos Riv er's 15. Elkton (67) (51) Coos River Scott (17) F (13) Thorn llendeier (4) F (7) Stonehill Beckloy (21) C (0) Hcndr'ks'n llershh'ger (2) G (17) McGuire Hunk (7) G (8) Neidigh Subs; For Elkton Hill (10), Hemcl (3), Chcever (2), Smith (1), Harbaugh; for Coos River Tag ley (3), Mar, llaist (3). -. 'T yfm lock In rrodt' f -s fill- Mftttry Letm George J Dolt TONIGHT 8:00 .m. KRNR ffl Ducks Meet WSC Cogers In PCC Bid By The Associated Press Oregon makes its first bid for recognition in the Northern Divi sion, Pacific Coast Conference, basketball race Monday facing Washington State in a tussle that could life cither team to the top of the standings or drop it iato the cellar. The Ducks, idle over the week end while Washington, the defend ing champion; Idaho, Washington State and Oregon State each post ed victories in series opening the 1952 season, host the Cougars at Eugene in the first game of a two game set. By sweeping the series either WSC or Oregon could take over sole possession of the top of the league. A split would throw the race into a five-way tie going into the week-end when Washington is billed for a pair of games at Ore gon State and Idaho a single clash Saturday at Washington State. Huskies Dated Washington, rated No. 3 in the nation in last week'i Associated Press poll, and a surprisingly strong quintet from Idaho, opened their 1952 campaign over the week end with a victory apiece at Se attle. Washington came back strong Saturday to whip the Van dals 61-42 after dropping the Fri day opener 51-56. Washington State and Oregon State also split a pair. WSC staged a last minute rally to upset the Beavers 54-44 Saturday night after losing 45-53 in the inaugural Sat urday. The Washington Huskies. who ; had defeated such teams as the St. Louis Billikens and Minnesota in preseason matches, regained championship form Saturday to turn back the upset-minded Van dals. Washington State and Oregon State looked ragged in their game at Corvallis. Bill Brown, a soph omore guard, dropped in the bas ket that gave WSC a 39-37 lead with five minutes left after the game had been tied nine times. Brown and Center George Rosser made it 47-40 with three minutes to go and the Cougars stalled the rest of the way. Roseburg Jayvees Play Elkton Squad Tuesday - The Tuesday county basketball schedule is studded with "B" school kings-X tilts. Probably the most promising game is slated for the Roseburg court, when powerful Elkton tan gles with the Roseburg junior var sity at 8 p.m. Elkton is one of the two undefeated squads in the county with five straight wins. This contest will be preceded at 6:45 by a game between tne Kose- Durg irosh and tne Linton jay vees. The only game of league ; con sequence is a Drain tilt at Oak ridge. The Warriors are currently In second place in the Lane county valley league, just half a game ahead of Oakridge. Other non-counters find Riddle at Yoncalla, the Myrtle Creek junior varsity at Glendale and Suthcrlin if. Glide. Open Golf Tourney Heads Into Finish LOS ANGELES W! A test of golf's old-timers against its young upstarts was in prospect Monday as the $17,500 Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament headed into the finish. Setting the pace is Ted Krolt of New Hartford, N, Y., making the winter tour on his noneymoon, Kroll topped 90 others at the 54 hole stago with 214. But breathing hot behind is one of the -eta, the steady Dutch liar rison, who had 215 and many fig. ured him a shoo-in for the title. 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PHONT'AjVV WSTOTON AT 3KXSM 3-3002 V EOJCBUN CREoON ALL WORK CUARANTEED 6 This N.ws-R.view, Rotebuig, Ore. Mon., Jan. 7, 1952 Grappling Parks Brothers Hammer Badmen For Win The Parks brothers slam-banged their way to a straight two-fall de cision Saturday night in as swash buckling an Australian tag team match as has been seen in the Roseburg armory. "It was the toughest match I've ever reffed," said Promoter Elton Owen. His comment was bolstered by the shredded trousers in which he left the ring at the end of the main event. The disgrunted losers were the Galloping Ghost and that piledriver expert, Leo Wallick, making his return debut after many months of absence. It's always a problem keeping order among four men involved in the same team match, but when such badmen as Wallick and the Ghost are included, it's mayhem. Win First Fall The Parks brothers, Herb and Bill, finally won the first fall of the three-fall mainer on a refer ee's decision. The fight had boiled in and out of the ring so many times because of the illegal coop eration of the Ghost and Wallick that Owen was forced to give the fall to the popular Parks. The second fall was earned. Young Bill Junior Cagers Split Contests It was a split decision for the Roseburg junior high school bas ketball sauads as they invaded Myrtle Creek Saturday. The eighth graders won, 27-13, and the seventh graders lost, ti-a. Posting their second win with out a loss this season, Coach Hod Turner's eighth graders broke a first quarter tie to romp away in the succeeding quarters. The win ners hit an amazing 12 of 20 shots for a 600 average from i the field. Myrtle Creek squad with 16 points. He hit seven of ten from the field. The Myrtle Creek freshmen were never ahead decisively un fit th final rntn nf Ihp spvpnth grade game. The score was tied! at the first and third quarter break, and Roseburg was ahead, 12-9, at the half. Kearney Dough- ton of Roseburg was high point mn with 11 Cnarh Hon Pink. - ------- ----- ------ hams seventh graders played the mjiiie u ciKiiii b.ouo i,u the Roseburg eighth graders tan- graders'. The twn HosebursT learns travel to Grants Pass next Friday to play at 2:30 p.m. CHRYSLER FIREPOWER All Cliryiltr SoraftvRM, New Yorktri, Imptriah and Crotrn ImptrtoU arf pourrtd by tht IftO-hortepowtr FirtPouer tngme. Chrysler FirePower clinched the (all and the match in a surprising Jwo straight by level ing the Ghost with a double leg clutch off the ropes. In the opener, Kurt von Poppen- heim dumped Buck Davidson in another no roaring sette. I he pompous German nearly had to fight the crowd too alter he flaunt ed several of the patrons with bis cavalier gesticulations. After 14 minutes, he cooled Davidson the tiv lima hut tha krllifiina Rltolr came back to even It with a surt- board, much to the delight of the fans. However, Poppenheim wrapp ed it up with his favorite German crossbow for uie linai tail. Portland Man Wins At Billiards SAN FRANCISCO I Howard Lindley of Portland, Ore., won his third straight game in the San Francisco open pocket billiards tourney Monday to pose a threat to the early co-leaders. Lindley defeated Clarence Kim ball, San Francisco city champion, 125 to 93 in 15 innings. He had a high run of 28. Bob Archer, another Portlander, defeated Jimmy Lee, San Fran cisco, ' j25-115 in a three-hour de fense duel that ran 34 innings. Lindley didn't start play until Saturday night. Then he opened with two victories. He defeated Lee 125-41 and Dick Hopkins of Danbury, Conn., 125-76. Tiger Hoopsters Lose To Glendale, 36-34 Showing surprising strength. C n R ld yy., Cany0: ville Tigers almost posted the up set of the new south half "B" league season, but Glendale staved off a last half rally to take a tight, 36-34 decision at Canyonville Fri - day. Don Batch's Pirates breezed off to a 9-0 start and appeared on tneir way to a preaictea rout, rney were still leading, 26-V49, at the half when the Tigers suddenly i..r;. t:.u.. J. lauguv inc. nim iwu muiuica itii on ae finai cant0 the bewildered p,rate, f0und themselves on the shor, end of a 33.32 sc0 bllt lw0 uick baskets 8olved P" " Glenn Austin and Dave Miller of Glendale rang up 11 points each. 180 11.1 AND YOUD01& ITtWE TO USE PREMIUM GAS! Evashevski Ouits WSC For U Of I PULLMAN, Wash. (Jr Wash ington State College started a search Monday for a new football staff to replace Forest Evashevski and his three aides who quit Sun day to take over at the University of Iowa. Dr. William Pearl, acting presi dent of WSC, said the school has no candidates in mind but is ready to start taking applications immedi ately. The first two names in the ru mor hopper were Alton Kircher, an Evashevski assistant scheduled to accompany him to Iowa, and Mel Hein, a great WSC center in the '30s. Golden Romney, dean of athlet ics at WSC, met for several hours with members of the athletic coun cil Sunday night, presumably to discuss the coaching situation. He wasn't available for comment. It's the second search in two years at Washington State. The ',; 'u"' oimmtju mm resulted in a five-year contract for him to succeed Phil Sarboe. Evashevski said he has no idea who will get his job here. Who ever does will inherit a wealth of material and perhaps be on some what of a spot. The Cougars are regarded as one of the strongest 1952 Pacific Coast Conference con tenders. The WSC Athletic Council, com posed of faculty members, students and alumni will make recommen dations for a new coach and sub mit them to the board of regents. Pearl said an announcement on Evashevski's successor could be expected "within a short time." Firmco Quintet Rolls Over Glide Firmco's AAU baskebtall quin tet of Myrtle Creek steamed over a visiting Glide squad, 62-49 Sunday afternoon to move into a third - place Umpqua Val ley league tie. The makeup tilt gave the Myr tle Creek five an even 2-2 record and pushed Glide back toward the cellar with a 1-3 slate. The winners unleashed a high-geared fast break attack on the Glide- sters and except for a flurry in the third quarter, moved away to an easy victory. Firmco estab lished a 20-8 first quarter pace. extended it to 41-21 at the half, fell off slightly, 51-42, in the third . quarter and then walked away in I the final quarter. Wally Richardson of Firmco and ! Bill Harvey of Glide topped point- manors wuu a xnu racn. Glide (49) p,n. tvans (7) (62) Firmco (13) W. Rich (5) Burnette Stanley (3) Vleck (12) Harvey (13) (1) Stumpges (6) Markham Jones (10) (8) Hoess Subs: For Glide Shrum, Ken nedy (4); for Firmco Wilson (4), Guiberson (10), Hoskins (4), Newton (6), Kraxberger. (KEA Teltphoto) OVER THE TOP - Rev. Robert Richards (above), the world's leading pole vaulter and U. S. national decathlon champ, was named winner of the James E. Sullivan Memorial Award in New York as the top athlete of 1951. AAU Hoop Tourney Scheduled In March The Portland Oregon Journal announces that Oregon's 1952 AAU Basketball championship tour nament will be held in the Pacific International pavilion during the first week of March. Charles Walker, AAU basketball chairman, reported the site Satur day and also named 14 commis sioners of the state's 16 districts. Among those listed was Roseburg's John Bates, who will regulate play In district 9. The tournament last year was held at McMinnville. The district 9 representative was K and M of Roseburg which lost in the second round to Everybody's Drug of Eugene, the eventual state Cham pion. Yoncalla, J C Decide Leadership Tonight Yoncalla and J C Sporting Goods of Roseburg decide the Umpqua Valley AAU basketball leadership tonight at Yoncalla in a game which should point an indicative finger at the team to watch for the championship. Both teams have won three straight games impress ively. The league rounds out the first half of plav Wednesday. Oakland plays at Glide and the other four teams tangle in a double header at Benson school in Roseburg. Firmco of Myrtle Creek meets J C Sport ing goods and Yoncalla meets Days Creek. PRUDENTIAL LIFE Insurance HORACE C. BERG Special Agent Offic. 1-7491 ftti. 1-7193 IP .... Mt,K iou'LL have TO DRIVE a Chrysler to learn the great difference the mighty new Chrysler V-8 engine has brought about! No words can ever tell you ita magnificent response to your wish, the wonderful sense of its power in reserve, the com plete new command of travel it lets you feel . . . and all of this on non-premium grade gas! 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Class B District 5 (Southern Oregon) vs. 4 (Southwest Oregon); 8 (Northeast Oregon) vs. 3 (Upper Willamette Valley); 7 (Eastern Oregon) vs. 2 (Lower Willamette Valley); 6 (Central Oregon) vs. 1 (Northwest Oregon). Southern Half Starts 2nd Week LOS ANGELES UH Basketball in the Pacific Coast Conference Southern Division heads into the second week of the regular sea son Monday after an even-stephen split in the opening games. Stanford had a little trouble liv ing up to pre-season notices as a favorite for the division title.' The Indians, picked to end UCLA's three-year reign In the di vision, were unende." rudely Fri- night, 81-63, as UCLA ran up a fat lead in the first half. The next night, the Stanfords won their first game in the Westwood gym in three years, 73-71, but it took a neat bit of ball hawking by For ward Ed Tucker to pull it out of the fire. UCLA takes on Southern Califor nia at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium here Friday and Saturday. 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