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Colt, i! e w Yor !( Read v Death Battle Sudden By MALCOLM ALLEN (Jutted PrM Inttmarloaal BALTIMORE HJPH The Bal timore Colls and .New York Gi ants art ready for the game Na tional Football League fans have been waiting (or since last De cember A rematch of their unprecedented overtime cham pionship thriller. Baltimore wo.i the, 1950 NFL title. 23-17, after eight minutes. 15 seconds of a "sudden death" extra period at Yankee Stadium. Coach Weeb Ewbank's Colts, 3'j point favorites to retain the cown, ended preparations toda with a light drill at Memorial Stadium. The stadium will be jiimmed with 57.557 . spectators Sunday and hundred of thou sands will take in the action via NBC radio-TV at 1:49 p.m.. e s t. Coach Jim Lee Howell's under dogs, described recently by a Cleveland Browns coach as "those cocky Giants," will arrive by train today after a brief Yan kee Stadium workout..,, .. Esped rV'jlsy Crowe' The Giants won't test the Me morial Studium turf until they OBSERVER I Nell Andersen Observer, La Grand, Or., Sat. Dec. 26, 1959 Pag 2 Badgers, Wash End Pre-B6vvl ingtorf Holiday , Calif. (UPfl-The ever for both the Rose PASADENA holiday was Washington and, Wisconsin Bowl football teams today. Beihs quads faced what coaches planned, as their most, intensive practice sessions since arriving here a week ago.., , Coach Jim Owens, stymied by the rain Thursday, rescheduled a scrimmage at Long Beach .Veter ans Stadium today (or the Hus kies, He still believe the Pacific champions are behind .Wisconsin in. conditioning ., because of bad weather and other factors. , Milt Bruhn. who gradually has expanded workout for the Wis consin crew, also indicated he may . scrimmage the Badgers today.,.! r.. i. . .v Red Jerseys Far Badgers . Neither team did any work on the gridiron Friday., In (act, the most serious decision , involved , a choice cf Jersey colors for. the Near Year's Day classic. Wiscon sin, this year's '.'home'.' team under the Rose Bowl pact,, picked its red jersey. Washington will be garbed in . white. ; , tli However, the Huskie coach re lented over Christmas. The Wash ington team enjoyed two Christ mas parties Friday, one in. the afternoon given by the Tourna ment of Roses. The Long Beach Century Club'staged a dinner af fair (or the players, their wives and dates Friday night. . , . The Wisconsin team also had two parties. One Friday night and another tonight held by the Tour nament of. Roses, Married players were joined bera earlier in the week by their wives. race on the (icld Sunday before whiit the expect will be the noisiest crowd they buve ever faced. The Colts and Giants figure they have to operate while han dicapped by a 'thunderous volume of crowd noise. Baltimore fans, probably the most exuberant in the NFL, worked up a big head of steam when the. Colts wo.i their fi'st championship lust year in New York and are expected to raise more rumpus on their home ground. Ewbank has drilled quarterback John Unitas to use hand signals to communicate with his ends and danker backs if the uproar drowns out. his voice. Howell also has b'icfed quarterback Charlie Concrly in the use of hand sig nals. Both coaches hop: the fans will give the players a chance to hear the signals but both (ear the worst.,, ,.,, .-,, .,,.i.Big Bttlinc Play .,,, . Bookmakers say the game has attracted more. ,, belling, money than any other single .sports .event of the year. Several bookmakers claim it may be the biggest sin gle betting event in sports his tory.. , ... Interest, betting , end ..other wise, began building up , as soon as the two teams ended their clas sic . overtime . title . game . last Dec. 28. Steve Myhra . . 20-yard fjeld. goal with seven seconds re maining produced a 17-17. tie and set up the league' first overtime game,. The Giant, won. the. toss for the overtime and received, but failed to make a .first down in three plays and punted. , Unitas then guided the Colls 80 yards in 13 plays, -Alan . Ameche smashing one yard off his right tackle for the winning touchdown, , .,, . Sunday's rematch of the teams that played what some football observers called . "the greatest football game ever played" fea ture ; virtually the same per c r: - - OUTDOORS:. AROUND-ABOUT Hew Boat Rules To Decome effective New' Years Day The gam commission today ad vised steelhcad anglers and duck hunters who us? brats to keep a sharp lookout for news regarding the new state boating act which will become effective January I. Although the new law will af fect nearly all boat pwners in the state, this grown of hunters and flshermrn will probably be among the first who must comply with Oregon's boating regulations of registration, licensing, and num bering, since their boats will be in the. water for use at the time or shortly a.ter the law becomes effective. ... According to the Oregon Marine Board in Salem, application blanks are now being printed end should have been available for distribu tion December IS. Applications may be obtained at county sher iffs' offices and offices of th State Department of Motor Ve hicles. Along with the application blanks, a synopsis of the boating regulations should also be avail able at that time. Distribution of applications may be a little later in some, sections cf the state. Provides Three Documents The act passed by the last leg islature. ' in compliance with the federal Bonner Act, provide three documents for Oregon bout own ers. These- arc: Certificst? of number, to be issued to any undocumented boat with 10 horsepower or more. . Annual license, required for any boat 1Z feet in length or long- cr' .: Certificate of title, necessary for any boat that falls in either or both of the above categories. , HorsciKiwcr is the determining factor, in numbering while length is the basis for licensing., Only these beat under 12 feet in length and powered with less than 10 horsepower will be unaffected in any way. i . , - -All Beets Numbered Any boat regardless of length of title issued if it i powered by to. horsepower, or,. more,,M Jioats powered by 10 horsepower or mere and which are 12 feet in length or longer must be num bered, licensed, and certificate o( title issued. Boats 12 lest in leng th or longer but powered with less than. 10 horsepower require li cense and certificate of title but need no certificate of num-hr. Tho numbering lee for all boats has been set at $5 for the original issue, good for three years, then $3 for every three years after. Annual license fee for boats un der .16 feet is set .at $3 00. . For boats 13 feet to 20 feet the fee is $5. For boats 20 feet or mor- it will be S plus $1 for each sddi tional foot in excess of 20 feet. For the title certificate, boat owners will have to pumile up $2, good for as long as the owner keeps the boat. Fish T.lt The following fish story was clipped Mm a Manchester, Iowa, newspaper dated March 16. IRAS I r I, 'a ) x Rifle Club Scores Third Win; Keeps League Lead Tie I .a Grande and Pendleton rule the rifle division and Pasco and Walla Walla remain on top of the niylul class following the third week of competition in the Blue Mi. Rifle and Pistol League Bill Howell led the team to their third win RIFLE STANDINGS W La Grande 1 3 Pcndlcl' n Walla Walla La Grande 2 . local j Milton-Frecwater in as'Waitsourg .many tries with a league topping iL'kia score of 398. La Grande's team Nvssa score of 155 was also the best PISTOL STANDINGS ifor the second straight week. .jPasco 1 , 3 I Pasco continues to dominate Walla Walla 1 3 rJ the pistol division . tupping all clubs with a 1087 team score. Walla Walla's Warren Buchler finished first in the individual statistics with a 279. IT'S A LONG WAY AROUND Dave Carman, veteran La Grande High School backcourt man, stretches arms wide to convince defensive players it's a long way around. Carman and the entire Tiger qrew can be seen in action Jan. 2 in the first game of a doubleheader at the College Coliseum beginning at 7 p.m. (Observer Photo) Al Kaline Grabs AL Title CHICAGO iL'Pl' Outfielder Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers turned in one of the year's neat est tricks when he o:i the Amer ican League "slugging champion ship by hitting rr.ore singles than his closest rivals. . Kaline was disclu ed today as the sururise winner of the "slug ging title" with a ..U0 percentage, according to Injures compiled by the lloe News Bureau. Harmon Kilicurow cf the Wuiington Sen ators was second at .516, Mic'xey Mantle of the New York Yankees. ON THE LINE Grande Bondc Valley basket hall will get a post-holiday bas ketball treat Jan. 2 and at bar rain prices for deflated pocket books. Both Eastern Oregon College and I.a Grande's Tigers will be at home in a hoop doublehead er. The Mountaineers will play host to Whitman College while th Timers play Ontario in the cur-t.-in open-r. It will be the first action ior the locals after the Christmas lay-off. - i - Season tickets and student body. cjrrN from both schools will be honored at the Colisscum gate. There will be no increase in reg- Far West Classic Takes Off Today COKVALL1S UI1 - Basket ball came back on the scene to day after taking a day off for Christmas. ... ... The fourth n'inual Far West Claic, got underway here this afternoon with two games and will eoncluie first day action to night with twp, more games. Host Oregon Slate opened the tournament l 2 p m. .this after noon meetirg New Mexico State. Portland and Idaho met in the secend game. Tonight's action has Hawaii taking on Washington State in the first game and Oregon testing Denver. Four mnre games are sehed- the Scnalo s v;is filth at .MO. Kaline hit fewer home runs and is in the most recent issue of than all four of his cl sest rivals. wa turU at .oil. Rock Colavito ,,:' "nw- of th. Cleveljinl Indians wa.il'i;"' doubleheader ior $1. slud- fcuith a, 3t.' a:d Jin Lenicn of I1 s cents and children nts. Neil Andersen 2 National Association of Inter collegiate Atheltic all-star team. Northwest Conference champ ion Willamette and Lewis and Clark of the same loop each plac ed five men. So far, so good Portland Stute, winner ol one football game, "earned- four places on the team. Only (our oth ers, three from Southern Oregon and one from Oregon College of Diucation, were none NV loop gridders. SOC's Cordy Carrigan, Tony Br.tuncr and Phil Swrrd were the only players ftom outside the Willamette valley to make (quad. ' " 1 Koirr Ead ?t a ) Oi cgon" Ciillo-! p!nycis v.erc named to tho hon- 25 liable mention list. John Will jn arih was named on boln the of fensive and defensive list. Join- W. Va., Bears Spice Holiday! Tourney In LA the Oregon. .State Game Commis sion Bu'letin. "The recent frightful accident which happened to a stage in southern Oregon cannot fril. s;ys the New York Times, to call at tention of the, state autlwirities to ! -'Jl'r!i the necessity of protecting set tlers against the attacks of sal mon. The stage in question wa? cressing Applcgate Creek when it was suddenly attacked by a drove of salmon. The stage w as instantly overturned, and the hungry fish swarmed over it. while the stage driver, . with great presence of mind, cut the trac-s of the . hor ses and, throwing himself across the wheel horse a powerful ani mal formerly the property of Dr. Goodrich, of Olympia managed to escape. The dispatch which conveys to us this painful Jtorv says nothing of the (ate of the stage passengers, but. unfortunat ely, there is every reason to be lieve that they fell victims to the salmon. , The Oregon salmon bus long been regarded by, experienced western hunters as tho must dan gerous animal infesting this con tinent. It is much larger than the salmon of the Atlantic coast, and unlike the laltrr. which is timid and ino'fensivc, this fish is fear less and aggressive. . topprl only Coiavitu i t trij li-, and had fewer ilt;;iM?s II an Kil It brew. Mantle and t'olavitn. !'.;it his ll'J singles and hii'lie tialtn ave? aj;e ' ..'1-7 or 42 P' than the closest of ti" that dti.'.rtmeit: eta- bled him to 'tin a ti le iimuiIIv ass dated with a Hi:th - Gehrig Foxx tyfe. Siug''r.ig pcrri'ni.iiies are co:r piled by (iividi-ii cffieial a! bats into, total bases. Kalme hal 511 at ba's a"d 1 total bases. The Indians In I a .408 team sluKni..; j-ercerfcuje to top the Yankcts' .402 .-.I also letl the least number of lum-ers on base. Second barman Nel.-on Fox of the ChicaRj ttiule So:: br United Pre International West coast college basketball fans, eyeing a possible rematch between last season's NCAA linal-v ists. West Virginia and California, have a generous helping of holi day action in store for them. No less than (our holiday cage tournaments are slated (or the coming week, with the (irst anneal West Coast Athletic Conference affair getting underway tonight in San Francisco. r Three other tournaments begin Monday, with national attention focused on the Los Angeles Holi day Classic in the new Sports Arena. Unbeaten defending NCAA champ California i6-0, Illinois S-0 and last season's NCAA run nerup. West Virginia 8-0 spice the loaded eight-team -field. Other entries are ISC, UCLA, Northwestern, Michigan and Stan (o-ti. The sixth annual Far Western Conference Tournament gets away Monday at Chico State, and in the northwest, the Far West Classic w'l! draw top regional teams to Oregon State's gym. Oreson State 13-2', Oregon (6-H, Portland ' 4-2 . New Mexico State '6-2 Denver t3-3. Washington !he( State 5-ti. Idaho 3-6i and tour ing Hawaii will vie for the , Far WL. V 311. lllltl. f- Willamette and Whihicr join the six league teams in the Far West ern Conference Tournament at Chico. San Francisco State 1-&J opens with Sacramento State l-5 followed hy Whittier vs. Nevada 2-j4; Cal Aggies 0-7 vs. Chico , t boldt 1 3-5 1 College of Pucil'ie meets Loyola Pasco 2 ; Waitsburg I Richland 0 La Grande 0 Milton-Freewater - 0 RIFLE SCORES P S K B. Howell .. 100 100 100 C. Smutz ... 100 99 99 V. Morris . 100 94 96 0. Cochran 100 99 92 P. Cochran .09 97 92 H. Petersen 7 98 92 V. Prosch 100 99 90 O. Howell 100 98 96 PISTOL SCORES SI Ti Smutz 87 90 V. Matott 79 91 C. Doherty 75 86 J. Shields 87 82 S T 98 398 96 394 92 382 89 3B0 91 379 89 376 80 369 74 368 Ra To 90 268 94 264 90 251 77 246 Sam Jones Leads Celts To Victory By United Press International How can you stoi a basketball team whose No. 6 man steals the show from Bob Cousy? Sam Jones, who played his col lege basketball for North Carolina College, did just that Friday night and the result was a tremendous 123-119 comeback victory for the Boston Celtics over the New York Knickerbockers. A c.nwd of 14.870 at Madison Square Garden saw the 6-4,. 198 pounc! Jones called by Cousy "the mcst dangerous backcourt man in the National Basketball Association" lead the Celtics Tcom a '41 -point deficit, to. Ihoir-v 14th straight victory. Ccusy was handicapped by four personal fouls in the first half and quickly picked up n fifth in the second half so Celtic coach Red Auerback had r.o choice but to re lieve him in favor of Jones. Jonos promptly took complete charge of the game, scored 23 points in the second half, seized rebounds and Ttie Mountaineers lost moreliiig him cn the offense honor- than two basketball sanies duringlnMe mention list were tacklesl .lii!n'ut u-,"r,.n,l rnr ,f III.- Hl'an Kcefer .md S'ltfr Ween limoarines 'the EOCl Little- Sam "Clitkily" clack!8'?' '3IS and. Willamette-Hum- teams uses Lc r travel, busted a was also an honorable mention on i!.nr iii .lu.. i, ."..'. v.... 1 1 i i,-.. 1, . r,.. an(l University of San Francisco passed off a Le Cousy in one of MMmtles waited while the car f ines. WCAC tourney's first round tTj basketball Garden observers have ' na t towed into t-.wn for repairs .:,,, ,h. , w mimllmL- I lin benrded one of those "leave John Krc-Jcrtck. Portland SUtejSan(a clilra meets pCppe-dl:K;: Wi',t w. 1- .u .um. ..,..., - .v. .-... v... ...-;a1(i S! Marys tangles with the i r :ne u.i in me way. , ci-men-iicc pu s ijm season is; -uest team S.-aiitn on unri. rarmir i.a t,lar,-;e prep Ujss K'iftord was awarded USK Chamberlain sec red 45 points to lead the Philadelphia IVarrinra In a l-Ml.l'.l utln nfor th. roppints htskctball to protect, Tciiight's COP-Loyola tilt be1 Syracuse Nationals: the Cincin- stari.HS health and to work. ujns at 6:15 n.rn. with the .wnntf! nti Rovals hrolt. a six-Mmp his; Frederick, in addition to athle- same to start at 8:13. Simile elim-'lesine streak with a 121-103 tri- fourth li.otliall letter at Linfield tics, books and work, is the fath- inatjoii play continues untiliumph over the Detroit Pistons i ciiee ia-1 v cck. ro oiner fourth letl.Ts were issued by ath- ,. lie diieetor Paid Durham. Only five seniors arc graduat ing this year from a team that tr of tnree children. Wednesday nicht. wk loaen .-nar'-.ey rctscn was, cnamiJior.ynip game seven man-r l:aqne reoonls am! '" ' n'" J - - tied one while rnteVr asi Berra Wildcats will lie a potent (orce of the New Yivk Vanke.-s set: i'h :."prv.Mir.atcly 40 Mtermcn three nnjo" leawe marks. leliirnimj fir lilGO's grid wars. Football fans 'all trrnn" farce had the latest disappointed with the decision; 9: is p.m. t ut agreed that the fj..;iiy and books come firt. Portianil State's captain has already missed one game this season because of illns and sat out six of the ei&:ht Viking gam es at the tail-end of last season. Fredericks ranks as the school's when Uuuand the St. Louis Hawks defeated is set nr. the Minneapolis Lakers. 112-96, in 'other Christmas night action. CUBA DETAINS PLAYERS MIAMI PiKACH. Fla. 'IT1 "all train farce thro'vn at themjtenth highest all-time career The director of the Orange iiowlilut wr"k. Twenty three perform- scorer with 435 points in two junior tennis tutirnamcit has irs were 'elected to the Dist net seasons ana live games this year. asked Cuban Premier Fidel ("as tro to permit .lark t'otimll and Adolph Mincso to eompele here heginniiiK Pec. i. The teen as-' players are bei"g detained in Cu ba despite their s'diT'.icn to parti cipate in the tour: anient hy th.. Cuban Tennis Assn. uled Monday and four more Tiles- must be numbered and certiorate day. DMCE! Saturday, Pec. 26, 9 lo 1 .. " MUSIC BY, THE. BLUE MOUNTAIN RIDERS Sponsored By Elgin Stampcdcrs Elgin Stampede Hall . Adm. 90c WO 3-2125 EVERYONE NEEDS MEDICAL INSURANCE GOOD CARE FOR YOUR FAMILY IS COSTLY . . . You want them to have the host always, but espw-ially if they .should need medical care. Without insurance such care could wine out your savings. See us to day (or complete protection. BUDGET TAILORED INSURANCE PLANS 10S Depot La Grand BAOH INSURANCE AGENCY BOTH -one wears CONTACTS! 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All of th.m grsat In th funnlttl film of th yttrl , 10 MX SPECIAL Football Highlights Of 1959 co.Mi.KMt STEVE FORREST Ends Tonile i "SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR" Pius "MIY BOYI HEY GIRU" "-" oTT1""" T