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    Baker.MQv.es
Into Ninth
In Ratings
; Portland iupi - Jefferson
high of Portland, winner of five
straight, again ranked in first
place in the weekly Journal
coaches' football poll among Ore
gon, high school teams. "
Jeff, the defending slate A-l
clianip, polled all eight first plai c
votes.'
Mcdford again was in second
place but Marshficld, held to a
lie by Grants Pass, dropped to
fiflli. Astoria moved up to fourth
and North Bend to third:
The ratings:
' Team Points
, J. Jefferson 00
2.. Mcdford 71
,4. Astoria 41
. 0. Marshficld . ' 3
'. G:' Itoseburg , 21)
.7,"' (Tic) West Linn 25
" . North Salem 25
: 9. Baker . 24
10. (Tic) Madison "'' 20 I
' Ci rants Pass 20
Others: South Salem (i. Red
mond 5, Roosevelt. 3, McMinnville
2 and Vale 1.
"Wisconsin
Coach Can't
Believe Score
' ' '- By ED SAINSBURY
, United Press International
; CHICAGO (UPI) Coach Milt
Brulm of Wisconsin still is won
derlng how his Badgers got so
many points against Purdue, he
told mo United Press Inlcrnation
al Coaches' "walling wall" today,
"There wasn't that much differ
ence between the two teams," he
said. "We had a few breaks and
capitalized on them. We hardly
' nail our hands on the ball in the
first qurater. Then we got a cou
pie of touchdowns and were able
to i get them on the ground, so
thought we'd be able to stay on
the ground and we did.
Woody Hayes' Ohio State club
beat Illinois,- but Hayes wasn
happy. You can t name more
than., two times when we were
stopped, by anything other than
red flags," he said. "We definite
ly; .were a better ball club the
second half than we have been
all year."'
' forest Evashevski of Iowa used
so many men against Indiana that
bis team ' wound up using the
Hoosicr plays. "Our kids played
iretti" good," he said. "The last
two or two and one-half minutes
otlr fourth team couldn't run our
offense. We had two centers, and
(Vp right halfs in there and they
hadn't worked on our offense, so
fre. had to run the Indiana of
fense." .
Northwestern though outgaincd
by Minnesota, "earned the win
Coach Ara Parseghian said.
"They didn't cross our goal line.
We re still not big and we re sun
young. But We still were able to
hang in there and not allow tnem
to .score. And we came lrom De
, hind to win it."
-Michigan Stale banged to a 16-0
lead over Pittsburgh, Coach Dully
Daugherty said, "and then we
seemed to take it easy. We didn't
play as well. We dominated every
thing and played a sharp' first
half. Wc seem to play one good
half a ball game, and we're going
to start playing two of them,
' ''Iowa had too much' speed for
us " Phil Dickens of Indiana said.
"(Randy) Duncan did a great job
and their line looked pretty good.
They substituted by units and it
didn't look, to me like they fell
Off very much."
-Murray Warmath of Minnesota
was dismal in defeat. "I thought
wa.had them beat," he said. "We
had the game under control and
then we had the misfortune to
.make a few mistakes.. They got
two passes on us and went in to
score. But we have improved
every week."
iVTlic most important thing was
hat we didn't stop (Don) Clark
6n: that long run of his," Ray
Eliot of Illinois said. "Our kids
rpajly battled. That's a big power
ful football team, and we did bet
ter than wc had in the other
games."
Michigan "wasted loo niany
phiys" when we had good
chances." Coach Bonnie Ooster-
baan said. "We just weren't able
Jpjmove in touchdown situations
and Navy was. They came up
Villi' the clutch plays."
"Fumbles killed us," Notre
Dame's Terry Brcnnan said. "One
more break could have given us
the game. We moved the ball very
well on the ground. But Army is
definitely the No. 1 team in the
country."
" '"Wc just made loo many mis
takes," Jack Mollenkopf of Purdue-
said. "Wc did a good job of
moving the ball, but we missed
assignments and nothing went
tight."
ON DISABLED LIST
NEW YORK (UPD Joe Quigg,
rookie forward from North Caro
lina, has been placed on the New
Yprk Knickerbockers' disabled
list. His right knee, broken in an
intra squad game last Novem
ber, has not responded to treat
ment. WINS NASCAR RACE
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (UPI) -Glen
(Fireball) Roberts survived
.a flat tire on the ncxt-to-last lap
to. win the Virginia sweepstakes
NASCAR race Sunday. .
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PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Jim Fergerson, 1956 graduate of La
Grande high school is currently holding down the number one
centerjposition for the Pacific University Badgers. Jim was a
tackle last year but was switched to center this year because of
the lack of experienced players in that position.
Coast Conference Gaining
Popularity As Upset Kings
By GENE BRYANT
United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO (UPD The
Packfic Coast Conference may not
approach the summit of college
football power this year but it
certainly takes the back scat to
no one in the upset department
For instance: Washington
breezed into town last weekend
after putting up a hard-nosed
stand against Big Ten powerhouse
uino Mate, then promptly col
lapsed before winless Stanford.
22-12.
While the Huskies' tails were
UCLA, USC
Meet Tough
PCC FoesL
By ALEX KAHN
United Press International
LOS ANGELES (UPI) UCLA
and Southern California today
looked ahead uneasily at their
weekend foes, fearful that their
efforts at getting back into win
ning form may be sidetracked.
Acting, head coach Bill Barnes
of UCLA said he expected Wash
ington to be in a vengeful mood
after being upset by Stanford
while Coach Don Clark of South
ern Cal said California was "lay
ing" for the Trojans.
The two coaches expressed their
fears Monday before the Southern
California Football Writers Asso
ciation and disclosed new strategy
in their efforts to get back on the
winning side.
"We. feel Washington is a strong
team, Barnes said, t urns show
that they should have beaten Ohio
State. And we understand the
Huskies great Luther Carr, will
be ready for us.
lhe former Tennessee star said
he was installing a flanker on
UCLA's single-wing formation ap
parently in an, ellort lo strengthen
lhe Bruins' aerial attack. UCLA
took- to the air in the Florida
game and gave the Gators a
scare by' completing 11 straight
passes. .
On the more cheerful side,
Barnes reported that aside from
cserve tailback Bill Kilmer the
Bruins should be in better shape
for Washington than they were
for California.
Clark's change at Southern Calr
ifornia will be ,to shift end Hillard
Hill to halfback lo capitalize on
is speed and spirit.
"We need a hllle more of thai
spirit in our backfield," ' Clark
said. "Hill is a very quick, tough
kid with a lot of personal pride
about not "letting anyone push
him around.
Clark lauded the Oregon team
that whipped his squad at Port
land as being better than their
Rose Bowl team of last year.
But he said four fumbles and an
interception probably cost them
any chance of a win.
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drooping at the farm, Oregon State
rolled into Laramie, Wyo., only to
suffer a humiliating 28-0 pasting
to a so-so Cowboy squad and
watch its Rose Bowl hopes all but
go down the drain. The loss
doesn't count, in the PCC stand
ings, of course, but it will be
hard to live down when the fac
ulty fathers pick the Rose Bowl
representative after the cam
paign ends.
- The Beavers, prc-season favor
ites to go to Pasadena next Jan
uary as the dying PCC's final
sacrificial offering to the Big Ten,
had shut out a fair UCLA club,
14-0, the week before.
The rest of the contests on the
Coast went1 pretty much to form.
Powerhouse Oregon, perhaps
stronger than the Webfoot squad
which came out on the long end
of everything-; but the score
against Ohio State at the big bowl
last January, smashed Southern
California, 25-0, in Portland. Cali
fornia ran Utah into the turf at
Berkeley's Memorial Stadium. 36-
zi, and College of Pacific coasted
to a 26-8 triumph over Brigham
Young university at Stockton,
Up north, Washington State
squeezed out a hard-earned 8-0
win over -Idaho in the 59th re
newal of "the battle of the Pal-
ouse." UCLA dropped a 21-14 de
cision to Florida University in a
Friday night contest at Los Ange
les.
Going back a week further.
however, upsets again dominate
the scene. California, a two-time
loser, derailed Washington State,
34-14, to put a dent in the Cou
gars' Rose Bowl aspirations. WSC
had been considered champion
ship material by many of the
pre-season prognosticators. USC
also fell before the upset bug,
dropping an 8-7 decision to North
Carolina only a week after blank
ing Oregon State, 21-0.
Next week's schedule also
shows, promise in the upset
league.
Oregon hosts Washington State
in a homecoming clash, Califor
nia is at USC, Oregon State visits
Idaho, UCLA takes on Washing
ton al Seattle, College of Pacific
travels to Marquette, San Jose
State is al Arizona (Tempo) State
and unpredictable Stanford meets
a strong Air Force club al Palo
Alto.
Take your pick but with the
thought in mind that it will more
than likely be wrong.
PRINCETON PLAYER RESTING
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Left
halfback Dan Sachs of Princeton,
who suffered a severe contusion of
the back in the Pcnn game Satur
day, was resting comfortably Mon
day in the University of Pennsyl
vania Hospital. He is expected to
bo sidelined several weeks.
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Ducks Rated
14th In
Weekly Poll
By NORMAN MILLER
' United Press International
NEW YORK (UPD Army, with
a powerhouse reminiscent of the
old Blanchard Davis era, re
placed Auburn atop the United
Press International college fool
ball ratings today and o n c c
mighty Oklahoma dropped out of
the top 10 group for the first time
since 19d3.
-Coach Earl (Red) . Blaik's
crashing Cadets, who conquered
Notre Dame, 14-2. last weekend.
moved into the No. 1 spot for the
first time since Oct. 24, 1950
the year the UPI coaches' ratings
were inaugurated.
Auburn, which now has a win
ning streak of 17 games, dropped
back to second place, followed in
order by three Big Ten teams
Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michi
gan State. In a big shakeup of
he top 10 group, Navy jumped
up to sixlli place, followed in
order by Texas. Mississippi.
Louisiana Stale and Notre Dame.
Navy, Texas and Louisiana
Stale were this week's newcomers
in the select group. Oklahoma,
upset 15-14 by Texas, dropped
back to 11th place. This marked
the first week since Oct. 6, 1953
that the Sooners were not among
the top 10 teams in the nation
Other teams which dropped out
of the top 10 were Pittsburgh and
Purdue. .
inis week s voting again was
scattered, seven teams receiving
votes for first place. Army had
14, Auburn 10, Wisconsin 5, Ohio
Slate 3, and Michigan Slate,
Texas and LSU 1 each...
In points, distributed on a 10-
9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for votes
from first to 10th places, Army
had 308, Auburn 271, Wisconsin 244
ana uino state 242.
After Oklahoma in this week's
second 10 group came Clemson,
Iowa. and Orccon. with Colorado
and Purdue tied for 15th place.
College of Pacific was 17th,-Pitt
18th, and Northwestern and Mich
igan tied for 19th. Southern Meth
odist and Syracuse were the only
other schools to .receive points
this week.
NEW YORK (UPD The United
Press International major college
football ratings (with first-place
votes and -. won-lost . records in
parentheses):
Team Points
1. Army (14) (3-0)
2. Auburn (10) (3-0)
3. Wisconsin (5) (3-0) '
4. Ohio State (3) (3.0) ,
5. Michigan State (1) (2-0-1), 183
6. Navy (3-0) 114
7. Texas (1) (4-0) ': 111
8. Mississippi (4-0) 91
9. Louisiana (1) (4-0) 86
10. Notre Dame (2-1) 63
11. Oklahoma, 58; 12, Clemson,
39; 13, Iowa, .36; 14, Oregon, 22;
15, . (tie), -Colorado and Purdue,
13 each; 17, College of Pacific,
11; 18, Pittsburgh, 7; 19 (tie),
Northwestern and Michigan,
each.
WINS BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
CAGLIARI, Sardinia (UPI) -
Piero Rollo of Italy wrested the
European bantamweight cham
pionship from countryman Mario
DAgata Sunday on a 15.- round
decision. Rollo weighed 117 V
pounds; D'Agata, 117.
NEW GYM DEDICATED
NEW YORK (UPI) St. John's
University will break ground for
its new $3,500,000 gymnasium to
day and ' then compete against
Army and New York University
in a triangular cross-country track
meet in a double feature for . the
annual Alumni Day ceremonies.
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CLOCK TO SOCK Dave Si me laces his football shoes for an
other workout with the Duke football squad. The holder of world
records in the sprints will be hard to catch as an end.
Stanford Sage
'Are Good American Boys'
By HAL WOOD
' United Press International
SAN FRANCISCO (UPD Scz
Cactuc- Jack Curtice, the sage of
"The Farm" at Stanford:.
"If you coach football long
enough, sooner or later you'll get
carried off the field or kicked
off." . .
Last Saturday Curtice was em
barrassed when his players at
tempted to carry him off the field
after the Indians had upset Wash
ington, 22-12 following three con
secutive drubbings:
Curtice, who is a second Bob
Hope' on ' the interview 'platform
when he loses, was quite contrite
about the Washington victory.
"It just proved that if you stick
with American kids long enough
they will come through," he said.
"Even when we took those three
terrible lickings, they never gave
up. And you would think our boys
might have tossed in the towel
when Washington marched for a
touchdown the first time it got the
ball against us. .
"But they didn't. They Just
stayed in there and fought all the
way. We. win one game and the
kids want to carry me off the
field. . ,
"It makes you realize there is
something to coaching, after all."
Prior to the Washington came.
Stanford had been stunned bv
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Tues., Oct. 14, 1958 Page 5
Says Team
Washington State, 40-B; by Rice,
30-6, and by Northwestern, 28-0,
Curtice said that his lads had
been working harder the last
three weeks than al any time this
year. . ;
"We are going to be in condi
tion if nothing else.".
. Getting back to the Washington
game, he- said that before the
game lie had heard reports that
thare was dissatisfaction with his
coaching in the player ranks.
"But the fellow who reportedly
made that remark was one of the
first who tried to lift me on his
shoulders,"- he . said. - "Which
proved,. I believe, that the lad
never made such a remark." ;
Curtice revealed that one of his
coaches over-heard two football
fans leaving the stadium after the
victory over Washington. Said one
to tho other: ,4
"Man, I'd rather watch this
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SALT LAKE CITY (UPD The
Westminster Parsons, sporting a
3-1 record this season, invade La
Grande Saturday for a game
against Eastern Oregon.
Westminster dropped its only
decision, 6-0, to Oregon Tech and
has won over College of Southern
Utah 20 0, Eastern Montana 19-0
and Colorado School of Minos
20-13.
OTI was the only team to de-
toai Westminster in 15 straight
games as the Parsons were un-
Junior Tigers
Rack Bucks
La Grande's varsity team of
next year achieved some measure
of retribution for the La Grande
defeat by Pendleton last Friday
night, yesterday, when thev what
li ped.tlie Pendleton junior and
sophomore , Buckaroos by a 27-7
count.
Both clubs used everyone on
lhe squads but seniors in the
cuting and the young Tiger club
decisively outplayed the team
that will be lhe Buck varsity next
year.
The Tigers racked no two
touchdowns in the first five min
utes of tho game on end-around
plays and added the extra points
on runs.
Halfback Jim Hilliard looked
?ood on both defense and offense
and scored one of the four TD's.
Quarterback Ray Westcnskow,
used in a defensive role, looked
lulstiinding, as did Don Smith at
rullbnck on offense.
Outstanding on the line were
Hon Graham, 165-pound sopho
more guard, and George Parsons.
lou-pound junior center.
Coaches Harry Mondale and
lack Raincy accompanied the
(quad of 35 players to Pendleton,
vherc the game was played. Half
back Davo Carman, who is nurs
ing an ankle injury suffered in
trills last week, did not make
the trip.
Coach Franz Haun said last
light that ihc "Tiger lineup will
')e shaken-up, particularly in the
backfield," ' for tho non-counting
Mac Hi game this weekend. The
t'lgers' next conference game, is
with The Dalles here, a week
from Friday night. It will be the
ast home game ot tnc season for
the La Grande club.
Stanford team than the Forty
Nincrsl" :-. I : v'.,.-,
Said Curtice: : ' ,- ;
"I don't know whether ''to lake
that as''a" compliment or not--
especially In view of. the recent
showings of the 'Forty Niners."
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beaten last year. ' . :
The line is led by little all-
Amcridan end Larry Kirkes. ThcJJ
leading back is Ross Varoz who n
has 154 yards in 25 carries. He j
also has caught four posses from I!
quarterback John Rooks for 81 1'
yards. ' J
Leading team scorer is Doug ii
Andreason with 22 points. He also1
lias averaged 30.6 yards as a
punter. n
Westminster, couched by Al JJ
Mercer, uses the split-T formation n
on offense. , u
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Virginians of the International jj
League "as soon as ' satisfactory u
arrangements can be worked out."
Richmond had a working agree- n
mcnt with the Yankees this year."
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Thursday, was located Friday in!'
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