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Grade School Jamboree Sat. The Grade School Jamboree il on again Saturday. Last week, the fourth annual affair for grade school football players in the city was called off because of a dense fog that blank eted most of western Oregon. But reports from the United States Weather Bureau say the weather will break Friday. So, Dallas Loses Pro Football; Backers Quit DALLAS OB Dallas was with out professional football today just 11 months after it brought in a franchise with fanfare and bally hoo that said the game couldn't miss in big, free-spending Texas. The Dallas Texans, who lost sev en games out of seven and almost a quarter of a million dollars, were orphaned yesterday when the 16 stockholders turned the fran chise back to the National Foot ball League. The Texans become a "road club" and play no more games in Dallas. Coupled with the announcement that the Texans were quitting with a little more than half the season completed was the statement that a bid would be made to buy the club back when it came up for disposal probably next month. Financial aid was obtained with a group of moneyed men willing to take over and operate on a three-year basis but John Coyle, one of the Texans trustees, said "interim financing" could not be obtained. He explained that the Texans didn't have the money to operate during three weeks or more that would be required to effect legal transfer of the club to the new group. There were 40 bondholders who held, in effect, a mortgage on the franchise. That created the legal technicalities. Giles Miller, young Dallas tex tile operator who bought the New York Yanks franchise last winter and formed a syndicate, said that while a small minority of the own ers was willing to make funds available to operate further "we were unable to obtain necessary cooperation from any others." Stat A-l High School Playoff Schedule Listed PORTLAND Grl The schedule for the coming week end's Oregon Class A-l high school football play offs: Central Catholic of Portland will play Ilillsboro at Hillsboro and Benson of Portland will play The Dalles at Portland Friday night. On Saturday Bend will play Jef ferson of Portland at Bend and Grants Pass will play Marshficld at Grants Pass. 5? as there are Seven Continents Sure piii.w is; & v ..a & .-5 Seagram's 7 Crown. Blended Whiskey. 86.8 Proof. 65 Grain Neutral Spirits. Seagram-Distillers Corp, N. Y. with this to go on. Athletic Di rector Cece Sherwood has resched uled the event this Saturday night at 7. It will pit the member schools of the Roseburg Grade School Leagua in both Hie Pee Wee and Heavy Divisions. As reported before, the participating schools are Rose, Riverside, Fullerton and Benson. The event is sponsored by the Roseburg Kiwanis Club in its cam paign fur youngsters. Proceeds from the Jamboree go toward de fraying the expenses of uniforms and athletic equipment for the youngsters. In order to get the entire student bodies at the four schools behind the effort and still give them a participating feeling, prizes will be awarded the best cheering sec tions. This has expanded into a fair bit of pageantry in the last four years. A special section of the program is devoted to the rally divisions of each school. The school which a judging committee considers the most original and distinctive wins a trophy, such as is issued to the championship teams in the Heavy and Pee Wee divisions. - Another award to the youngsters goes to the school which percent agewise has sold the most tickets for the event. This cooperative ticket selling campaign is, of course, augment ed by the efforts of the Kiwanians also. jSo, tickets may be secured either from fourth, fifth and sixth grade youngsters from the four schools, or from a member of the Kiwanis Club. The tickets sell for 50 cents to adult and high school students. No charge is made to junior high students or younger children. Christian Church Cops YM Six-Man Grid Award The Roseburg six-man YMCA football championship award goes to cnnstian 'Jhurch this Sunday, reports YMCA Secretary Merlin Donaldson. The Chri tians wrappod up the championship last Saturday when they waxed Youngs Bay Lumber Co., 25-7. 'Winningest' 275 Students, PERU. Neb. W The college with the nation's winningest foot ball team this season has onlv 275 students, no jobs or scholarships for athletes and a coach who's had the job for 15 years and likes it. Peru State Teachers College wound up its season with 10 straight victories. But they're not packing up the looioau dims at tne southeast Nebraska school just yet. Word around the athletic department is that any day there will be a 'bid 1 You can travel the 7 continents ... tail the 7 seas ...lint you'll never find a whiskey as smooth . . . as satisfying as Seagram's 7 Crown! Yes, one fine ilay, you'll taste one line sip. Then you'll faco the fact that this is the finest whiskey on the fa- of the earth! Two Cougar Fullbacks Suspended PULLMAN", Wash. W Wash ington State Football Coach Alton Kircher Wednesday announced the suspension of two fullbacks who have played important roles on the Cougar squad this year. His announcement, relayed through the Athletic News Depart ment, said Jim Head and Dick (Blackie) Bower, have been sus pended for the rest of the season a disciplinary measure. Exactly What brought on this ac tion only a few days before Wash ington State meets California on the gridiron wasn t made clear. But Head said "It was all our fault." Kircher could not be reached at either his home or office Wednes day night. Some players who asked not to be named, said the suspen sion involved the attitude of the fullbacks toward warm-up drills during practice and followed Tues day evening's practice session. It also was reported that Kircher did not act until after a vote of senior lettermen on the squad. "Kirch couldn't do anything else under the circumstances," Head SAID. "We don't feel we hav eany squawk coming." "He (Kircher) is one of the finest guys I know and I'm sorry to see him put in that kind of spot," he added. Kircher predicted the Cougars will do all right without the pair in its coming games with Califor nia, Oklahoma A&M and Washing ton, the news office said. Half back Al Charlton was slated to fill in at the fullback spot, with sophomores Jerry Corrigan and Chuck Beckel as replacements. Head, a leading ground gainer for the Cougars during their up and down fortunes this year, would have another year of eligibility to play, but Bower is scheduled to graduate in January. Head said he planned to stay on in school and hopes to play football next year, "but I don't see how I can give an answer to ftnv nn whether nr nnr T will nlnv i Not so soon after what happened at practice." College Has No Grants for one of the smaller college bowl games. Last September 60 of Peru's 174 male students turned out for foot ball practice. The squad was whittled down to 48 by the end of Uie season. Just the same, it gave Coach Al Wheeler enough men to use a modified platoon system. Some of the linemen see duty on both of fense and defense. In the last three years, Peru has lost only four football games. Thouuii most of its opponents come from the smaller colleges (but all of them larger than Peru) in Nebraska and surrounding states, it has gone as far afield as Portales. N. M.. to nlav Eastprn New Mexico. Last year it knocked that team from the ranks of the nation's un. defeated college teams. One Peru nlaver. freshman pnrt I.arry Rudloff. has plaved football for five years but still doesn't know what its like to be on the losing side. Before coming to Peru he nlnvpH for four years on an Omaha Holy Name High School team which in all that time was unbeaten. ft The News-Review, Roseburg, Rivera Put On 9 By Baseball Commissioner NEW YORK (Jt-Baseball Com missioner Ford Frick used, the velvet fist treatment in placing Jim Rivera, Chicago White Sox rookie, on indefinite probation. B a s e b a ll's boss could have barred the 29-year-old New York born Puerto Rican from baseball, but instead ne put the speedy outfielder on probation yesterday and warned him that if he failed to "toe the line" he would be ban ished permanently. Rivera was cleared by the Cook County III. Grand Jury on a rape charge last mor th, but Frick main- Sfancliff, Sedar Take Industrial Bowling Honors INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE - W L Pts. 21 9 29 22 8 28 1014 1314 23 Vi 17 13 23 17 13 22 'City Cleaners Jovin Brake Coen Supply Co Umpqua Dairy Sun Studs, Inc. Vets Hospital Drive-In Clnrs. FOE M.C. Garage BPOE Howards Hdwre D and L 16 15 14 14 14 15 22 20 16 19 16 18 11 19 15 8V4 21 Vi 10V4 8 22 10 Bill Sedar, a new name among top Roseburg bowlers, rolled a thumping 242 game at the loc.il alleys Wednesday night. He bowls for D and L Stationers in the Industrial League. Meanwhile, Ellis Stancliff of Coen Supply was the top series bowler for a 604. The standings wer-.. changed appreciably in the team play tins week. Only the Elks and Vets Hos pital were able to sweep a series, The one-two teams of City Clean ers and Jovin Brake both split points with their opponents. Editors Boom Pitt For Bowl NEW ORLEANS LB Pitt was boomed Tuesday for a Sugar Bowl bid by New Orleans sports editors who sounded like a Panther cheer- in,? section. There was increasing talk, too, among fans who would like to see Coach Red Dawson's Pittsburgh Panthers meet undefeated Georgia Tech in the New Year's Day foot ball classic. "What about Pitt for Georgia Tech?" asked Harry Martinez, sports editor of the New Orleans States in his :olumn, "The Crow's Nest." ."I'm for .snaring Pitt," Hap Glaudi, sports editor of the Item wrote in his column, "Looking 'em over." "Pitt has color-plus class." Three prime contenders for the invitation to meet Georgia Tech Oklahoma, Villanova, and Peon State were upset victims last Sat urday and the Sugar Bowl frankly admits it's baffled. Alaryland and Oklahoma have been written off as possible bid winners because they belong to bowl-barring conferences. Who will receive the bid, worth an estimated $135,000, is strictly anyone's guess and the Sugar Bowl has indicated it might not make a choice for a week or 10 days. Meanwhile, Pitt Athletic Direc tor Tom Hamilton said the rapidly-improving Panthers have re ceived no bowl bids as yet. Mantle Case Panned By St. Louis Owner KIRKSVILLE, Mo. Wl Bill Veeck, owner of tht St. Louis Browns baseball club, sharply crit- k-izeu a Missouri con gross man Wednesday tor Bringing up the draft status of Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee star outfielder. Veeck declared that it was a "cheap way of making headlines. Mantle is ready to serve his coun try whenever called just as any other patriotic young citizen." Rep. Thomas P. Curtis (R.-Mo.) said Tuesday he wanted an in vestigation to determine the "con sistency" of the Army's draft methods. He listed two cases in which he said the Army had ac cepted men with serious physical deficiencies. The congressman added that he was not criticizing Mantle person ally. The Yankee outfielder was rejected because of a chronic knee injury. Veeck was here for a lun-hcon engagement. Maryland, Yale Men Get AP All-America Nods NEW YORK l. Five mem bers of Maryland's unbeaten team along with Yale's fine passer, Ed JtoUoy, are the latest to catch the eye of the Eastern board sctwn'ns material for the Associated Press' All-America football team. Jack Soarbath. the Terrapins' brilliant T -quarterback who is a leading All-America candidate, headed the Maryland list which also included halfback Chester Hanulak, tackles Dick Modjelew ski and Bob Morgan and guard Bill Malctzky. Ore.-Thurs., Nov. 13, 1952 Probation tained the Sox outfielder is guilty "of a certain type of moral delin quency." Frick, in handing down hij deci sion said that he "could not place himself m the position of Home over the heads o an American jury. The Chicago White Sox will be held responsible for Rivera's ac tions on and off the field and will have to submit a report to Frick's office if the controversial outfield er misbehavei in any way. the commissioner also prohibit ed the Chicago club from transfer ring the player's contract for a period of one year and the only way the White Sox can dispose of him is by voluntary retirement or suspension. "The Commissioner recognizes. as does the Chicago American League club," Frick said, "that they have an obligation to the pub lic to maintain the highest possible standards of morality among all men who are connected with the game." The White Sox player was sen tenced to prison on a rape charge while he was serving in the Army. Last Sept. 28 he was charged with raping a 22-year-old married wom an in Chicago. Rivera admitted being intimate with the woman but denied using force. In Chicago, Mrs. Grace Comis key, president of the White Sox, said she was delighted over the commissioner's ruling. William Harridgc, president of tne American League, said he was in complete accord with Frick's decision. Bowmen Select Range Committee The Umpqua Bowmen archery club selected a range committee at the regular practice last night which will guide operations tnrough the winter season. This committee will determine the kind of shooting each Wednes day night and will work up novelty arrangements for the large turn out of youngsters. Reports from President George Foster are that the committee has already started work on a pro gram which will incorporate group competition into the weekly activ ities. It is working on a plan to divide tne snooters into teams with competition against each other. Non-scoring practices continued last night at the Benson Grade School gym. Foster states that scoring competition will probably start next Wednesday night. He also reports that face sizes of the targets will be cut down to three feet diameters. The present four foot diameter is not legal in inter club competition. Members on the range commit tee are: Earl Ullrich, Mary Digby, Harold Hinds, Emma Lou Winni ford and Les Miller. Newland Picks Beavers Winners, UO Losers SAN FRANCISCO W Russ Newland's grid selections: FRIDAY San Jose State over Montana by 18 SATURDAY California over Washington State by 7 USC over Washington' by 12 Stanford over Oregon by 13 Oregon State over Idaho by T Santa Clara over Utah by 3 College of Pacific over Fresno State by 20 Colorado A&M over New Mexico bv 7 Pacific Lutheran over British Co lumbia bv 20 Idaho State over Lewis & Clark bv 15 Brigham Young over Utah State by 6 AT FINLAY FIELD SPONSORED BY 3 NEXT JOB WRESTLING Assistant Football Coach Bobo Moore has finished off the grid season, but soon be gins putting the Roseburg wrestling team through its paces. This is the first year for Moore in the -grappling mentorship. He replaces Walt Johnson. (Matt picture). 11 Teams Sign For YMCA Hoop Action Action starts in the two divisions of the YMCA High School basket- oall program next week. YMCA Secretary Merlin Don aldson reports that six teams have signed up for the Church League, and five teams, with possiblity of a sixth, in the x Independent League. The first .'ound of action is scheduled Tuesday night at the Junior High School gym in bus Church League. The Independents start their action for the first time Wednesday. Teams signed up for the Church League are: Dillard Methodist, Nazarene, Junior Senior Hi-Y club, Latter Day Saints, First Christian and Freshman Hi-Y. In the Independent league it is: Todd's Wood Butchers, Future Farmers of America, Green Com munity, South Side and North Side. Trojans Polishing For Husky Tilt LOS ANGELES W Southern California puts the polishing touches on its game strategy Thursday and the Trojans hope it will be good enough to turn back the challenge of the invading Washington Huskies here Satur day. Coach Jess Hill indicated he does not have to warn the squad about overconfidence. He pointed out that his players are well aware that since losing to UCLA and Illi nois earlier in the season, Wash ington has come back to win four straight. "They whipped California better than we did," Hill observed, re ferring to the 10-0 margin by SC and the 22-7 'core earned by the Huskies over the Bears. The Trojans promise to be at top strength this week. Washington it the next to last hurdle in the SC Rose Bowl tush. The following week comes unbeaten UCLA, which is Idle this week. Nino Team Wrestling Matches On HS Docket A complete schedule of nine team wrestling matches beside the District tournament has been released by the Roseburg High School athletic department. New Coach Bobo Moore will soon be starting his boys through the paces to get into shape for the first match Jan. 10. The Rose burg team opens here at the local gym against Lebanon on that date. This Is the only school with which the Indian matmen will have only one team match. Other home-and-home semes are sched uled with Springfield, Grants Pass, Medford and Klamath Falls. i ROSEBURG KIWANIS CLUB A-2 Grid Finish Bad Year Final Standings District 6-A-2 (North Half) W T L Pf Pal Coquille 3 0 0 130 14 Sutherlin 1 1 1 25 54! Myrtle Point 1 1 1 13 5 Myrtle Creek 0 0 3 32 76 JDJ League Pf Pa 156 53 148 106 41 67 121 100 84 100 66 190 Crater Phoenix Eagle Point Illinois Valley Myrtle Creek Rogue River Douglas County A-2 schools had a bad football year this 1952. In the District 6 race, neither the Sutherlin Bulldogs nor the Myrtle Creek Vikings had the horses to match a strong Coquille Red Devil squad. The Buldogs capture a second place tie with Myrtle Point on a strength of a tight 18-13 win over Myrtle Creek Tuesday and a previous scoreless tie with the Pointers. But the strength of the northern division of the District was cen tered at the Red Devil lair. The Devils were shunted out of a sec ond district crown and a state title shot, however, when they lost a 19-12 decision to the southern division champion, Ashland. The Grizzlies scored two touchdowns in the last two minutes. For the season, Sutherlin broke even with four wins and four loss es. For Myrtle Creek, it was the toughest season in years. The Vi kings lost all out one of their nine games. That one win, however, was enough to keep the Vikings out of the Josephine-Douglas-JacK- son cellar. That victory came at the expense of Rogue River, which failed to win a game this season. This was the first year Sutherlin didn't play in the JDJ League. The Bulldogs gave up a League sencci 2ieYotr7ean4fcout Everybody Greyhound's 6-RIDE FAMILY B00KI lEfKtiut Naxmlxr U lS Students, businessmen, housewives, nurses, week-end visitors... tverybody can uae Greyhound's 6-Ride Book and tave! You can buy a 6-Ride Book between any two given points in Oregon with truly big savings. Any member of the family can use it in either direction. Tickets good for 30 days. HERE'S JUST ONE TYPICAL EXAMPLE: ROSEBURG .to.-GRANTS .PASS 6 One-Way Tickets Cost (Including federal tax) $13.44 6-Ride Family Book Costs (no federal tax) $10.30 YOU SAVE A. J. Murray 344 S. SATURDAY Teams ule because of the great distances I between schools. Princeton Man Back Of Week NEW YORK UV-Homer Smith, Princeton's old fashioned power- plunging fullback, was named Associated tress tsacK oi me Week" today for his tremendous ability to do the primary thing with a football namely, run with it. Smith was the top back of last Saturday by simply overpowering Harvard in an awesome display of slam-bang football a contrast to the slick T-formation quarterbacks and soeedv. clever halfbacks wjio often gain the headlines without being hit hard more than a nanotui of times in a game. Mystery Clouds Ike's Pro Football Career NEW YORK Wl One of the first things President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower might have his pub lic relations staff clear up for tht nation's baseball fans is his short adventure as a professional base ball player. The details remain clouded in mystery. It is understood the general played in the Central Kansas League as "Wilson'' during the summer of 1912, while on furlough from West Point. There were three Wilsons in that circuit Alfy, who managed the Great Bend club, and two who are identified by neither first names nor even initials in the Spalding Official Guide of 1913. Ike was possibly either the Wil son who was in 23 contests for Lyons. The Manhattan Wilson got seven hits in 21 times at bat for a .333 average. The Lyons Wilson played 23 games, collected 34 hits in 83 times at bat for a .409 mark. Saves with $3.14 GREYHOUND Stephens Phone 3-3348 NIGHT! Starts 7 P.M. ADMISSION: ADULTS - 50c CHILDREN FREE i
