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Sax Need Spat Win For Playoff DISTRICT I A-l W L T Pet Albany South Slem Corvallli ' North Salem 8t Horn Bend .J 1 10O0 4 1 ...J S 0 .... 0 Lebanon Friday (inali: North Salem 'vi. South Salem, Albany at Corvalln. K the South Salem Saxons are to vault themselves into the post season prep football playoffs, they'll not only need a victory over North Salem in their third annual whopper on Bennett Field Friday night, but also a Corvallls conquest of the Albany Bulldogs the same night at Corvallis. If South wins and Albany only ties Corvallis, the Saxons would also be in the playoffs. The district playoff representa tive is decided by a "point system" that takes into account tie games. ToInU are awarded on the basis of two points for a win, one for a tie and none for a loss. The tram with the most points in district play will enter the state playoffs. South now has eiijht points on the basis of its 4 1 record, the same number compiled by Albany on 1 wins and 2 ties. Corvallis has seven points on its 3-1-1 record. Tie Eliminates Saxons If South wins and Albany loses or ties, the Saxons would go on to the playoffs. A tie for .South Salem, however, would eliminate the Sax ons, regardless of what Albany and Cnrvalh. Hn, An Albany victory will automatic ally send the Bulldogs to the play lifts. Corvallis can make it by heating Albany if North Salem beats South. If Friday's games are both tied, Albany and South Salem end up with 9 points and Corvallis 8. Albany has beaten South and would thus go to the playoffs. So the issue is squarely up for grabs Friday night, and there wi be no pain south of State Street it the Saxons down the Vikings, while Corvallis is taking care of Albany. Viking Get Boou On the other hand, North Salem's 13-13 tie with Albany last week amounted to a tremendous shot in the arm for Mel Fox' Northern warriors. They are now completely satisfied they can rum all title plans for the Saxons by downing them this week. Beating South Salem in football would be the biggest thing for North Salem since television The Yikin?s hae yet to top a Saxnn grid team, although Ken Rrophy s North Salem Jayvees came clove the other night when (Coal, page 10, eol. I) Foxes Seeking 6th Straight CAPITAL COVHiRENCr W I. Prt. W I. Prt. Sltvfrton I n i non Caw-adf 2 3 "0 Sura 4 I S W dhum 5 3 MO N-Marion J S ") Gervan 1 WO Stayten 1 3 .no Ml. Ansel n S iK) Triday fames: Stlvertnn at SUv 1"n. Cfrvau at Woodburn. North Mannn at Mt. Ar.grl, Canada at Sfrra. The undefeated Silverton P'oxes. two steps away from the Capital Conference football champion.ship. will be after their sixth straight league victory Friday as member schools play the next to last round of games. Murl Anderson's club is to play the capable Stayton Kagles at Siaytnn Friday night. Other games at the same time put Gervais at Woodburn. North Marion at Mt. Anael and Cascade here at Serra. Silverton is currently one full jrame up on second place Serra, which took over the No. 2 rung last week with a victory over North Marion. 14 6. The Huskies dropped into a third place tie with Stayton. Results of the other games last week were Woodburn 1.1. Cascade 7. Silverton M, Gervais 0; and Stayton 32, Mt. Angel 0. In the final round of play next week Woodburn is at Silverton, Stayton at North Marion. Serra at Gervais and Mt. Angel at Cascade. OSC, Oregon In Easy Drill CORVALLIS, Ore , Oct. 29 -Coach Tommy Troth, saying he was pleased over Oregon State's performance in downing I'CLA, 21". last weekend, sent his team through only a light workout to day. Oregon State, only a step be hind Stanford in the Pacific Coast conference race for the Rose Bowl, will play Washington at Portland next Saturday. Pucks Miss Quarierhnrki 'UGKNF. Ore.. Oct. 29 'Jfl A lack of quarterbacks kept Oregon from a scrimmage session on the football field today. The scrimmage had been planned for players who did not see much action in Oregon's 14-7 loss to Pittsburgh last- weekend. But .lack Crahtree and Roger Daniels, the Nos. 2 and .1 quarterbacks, still were out with Injuries, and coach Len Casanova did not want the No. 1 quarterback, Tom Crab tree, in contact work after play ing the full game against Pitt. The team worked out lightly, then reviewed films of the Pitt game. Norkus Wins Bout NEW YORK, Oct. 29 lif-Charley Norkus, making a comeback at the age of 28, won a unanimous deci sion over young Joe Rowan, of Phoenixville, Pa , tonight in a 10 round match at St.. Nicholas Arena, marred by many clinches. Rowan weighed 185, Norkus 195W. New Manager Takes Close s h-y I'; 7 '"-'..' $ t L : '- .-- . I I i ys 4 - r Y S TAMPA, FJa., Oct. 29 Al Lopt?z, named today to manage the Chicago White Sox, looks over a 1956 roster of his new rlub. The former Cleveland manager will fly from his home here tomorrow to map 1957 plans with Chicago officials. (AP Wirephoto) 3 Preps This. that, ets: Those who oohed and ahhed action for the Cal Poly team, Bearcats here two seasons ago, weren t seeing a mirage, ile's now a top candidate for the "Rookie of the year" honors in the NFI. wiih the Chicago Bc;irs. "fis claimed he' just as fa.-t as Buddy Young, and a stronger runner to boot . . . Hook-shooting Tony Vlastelica of Oregon State basketball fame is doing fine with the Pesaro club in the Italian AAU circuit. The hook shots are going in, the trips are good and the kiddies liken hin. to a man from outer space. The only complaint Tony has is the cement flooring the games are played on in most of the arenas . . . Speaking of basket hall nnri II will sonn H with us. Oregon and Oregon State SLATS C"-L again join up for another F.u- Ram's mostly al fetme gene-one-night-Corvallis-the-next doubleheader iri December. The Rice Owls and Missouri Tigers are the visiting foes. The Web foots Dlav Rice at Kugene and Missouri at Corvallis, while the Beavers go against Missouri at Kugene and Rice at Corvallis. The Texas Longhorns play both at Oregon State and Oregon, also In December, and then late in the month Oregon State, Wash ington, V of San Francisco and Southern Cal's Trojans gel to gether lor a holiday tournament at Corvallis . . . Slats Gill 4 Co. go only as far as Laramie,. Wyo., during the pre-conference campaign this year, but Steve Belko will take the webfoots to Wichita, Tulsa and then to Oklahoma City for their pro-league jaunt . . . I'CLA has road games at Butler, St. Louis and In diana, Washington goes to Stillwater for a series with Hank Iba's Oklahoma A4M crew and Stanford goes into the deep south for games with Tulane, Centenary and Tennessee, and a special tournament at Miami, Fla. Other than those, the PCC quints don't do much December traveling . . . State' Raring Slice Over Million Mark Note from Thaddeus B. Bruno, new chairman of the Ore gon Racing Commission bears some conization for those who didn't do to well, financially speaking, wbea the horses and dngx were running during the now concluded season. The State of Oregon plucked a record $1,001,491.60 as Its slice of the betting take during 195C, surpassing the million mark for the ftrfst time. Breaking It down a bit, the Portland pooches tor greyhounds if you will), contributed $fi04,35t.Sl and the gee-gees pitched in the other $379,141.09. This part of the lake is divided like this: Forty per cent lo the genera! fund, J 101. SCO to 10 agricultural show beneficiaries and $4f.4.40fl equally divided among the county fairs, with $12,900 for each. -r Chairman Rmno is understandably proud of the fact that 13.V. was the best year for racing in the state since the pari mutuels became existant 24 years ago . . . We don't often pay much attention to what we call "crank" letters, as their authors are usually carried away by some com plex or emotion when they write in their verbal blasts. We got a number of such letters, as does most anyone with a job such as ours. They're expected, welcomed and, in most cases, pro vide much mirth. We'd like to give you an example of one of these letters, a little dandy from one Matt Daily, who obviously took offense at our piece of last week which accused the nine Los Angeles scribes of coming north with I'CLA football team as a means of escaping the LA smog. Have a look: Good Example of Being 'Carried Away' "Listen Friend: Those sporlswriters didn't come up to get away from what you call stinking Lot Angeles smog, because at Ihia limf ( year there just isa't any. I know, because I ' lived there all my life, and believe me it's a darn sight better than slushy Salem. So before you go spouting off about some thing you know nothing about, soil your brain in gear. I ate the term brain tome what loosely. The real reason our scribes are coming up Is lo tee the bungling Bevos get pushed all ever the grid. Moot likely they might have been able lo see M on television, hut since It wouldn't be a rolor broadcast, I'm sure they wouldn't get the kick out of seeing all the blood sod guts that are doing to be out on that field after the Bruins finish cleaning boute oa the Bevot. By the way, have you ever watched Shlnnick or Long throw a block? Well, the boys from Westwood hit to lost, and drive to hard the other team has to dig up the turf to find their players. Well, I certainly with a lot of luck to Oregoa State Saturday, because believe me they'll aeed It. ' Signed, Matt Daily." After the outcome of Saturday's fame, in which Shinnick and Long threw their blocks, no blood and guts were spilled, nobody was buried and the mighty Cclans were soundly thrashed, we rather imagine Mr. Daily is hard to get along with these days. Thst is, if he basn't hung himself by now. We take it he's a misplaced local resident, for his letter was postmarked here. If it will make the poor guy feel any better, we do know about the stinking LA smog, for we went to school in Los Angeles. Daily wasn't the onlv one feeling badly at the conclusion of Saturday's game. He should have had a look at the pusses on those LA writers in the Parker Stadium press box. Collectively, they appeared as if someone had pilfered their pocketbooks while they were attending the funeral of a dear friend. Couldn't have happened to a nicer group of guys . . " n f Put on Probation when Perry (Jet) Jeter was in when it played the Willamette Look at Chisox r, . J I 1 . I a ; - -A I n f I I J i Burns by Lime Draw Penalty PORTLAND, Oct. 29 Of) - The Oregon School Activities Asso. today put three Oregon high schools on probation for using un slaked lime on their football fields.. Tom Pigott, OSAA secretary, said further violations would lead to suspension of the schools. The OSAA delegate assembly voted at its last meeting to outlaw un slaked lime because of its burn hazard. Schools placed on probation are Roseburg, Reedsport and Joseph. The probation will last through the current semester. Two Other Gases Pigott said the association's board of control voted the proba tion in a telephone conference. At the time the members did not have word of burns suffered by Henley and Glendale players in a game last weekend at Glen dale. Pigott said the Henly-Gn-dale case will be considered. Another case that may be con sidered is the one involving Oregon School for the Deaf and Valsetz, played last Friday on the OSD field. Three players burned in that game may not be able to play in the coming week's games ana several omers nad minor burns. Dodgers Tell Podres To Rest, Gain Weight BROOKLYN, Oct. 29 OrV-Pitcher Johnny Podres, discharged from the Navy last Friday, visited the Brooklyn Dodgers office today and was told to go home and rest for a while. The star of the 195S World Series was about eight pounds under his normal pitching weight at 180 pounds. He was released from the Navy after seven months service because of a back ailment. Podres, who pitched the Dodgers to two victories in the 1955 World Series, was reclassified by his draft board in November and was in ducted into the Navy in March after he had reported for spring training . Previously he had been deferred in the draft because of a chronic back condition. Triple Tagger to Cap Armory Card Tonight One of the explosive triple tag! "and I want to again emphasize team rasslin" battles moves into that fans will be indeed foolish if the Armory tonight, as the main they want to get mixed up in it." event for matchmaker Elton: Wild Red Bajstien, Australian Owen's weekly card. And since heavy champ Roy Heffernan and the maestro of the muscle men French whii Andre rrnn are nn rr j r ' Bitx Montana calculates this particular addition 'he card. will pop all ever the place, he's Extra seating has been installed signed two referees to work it snd for the show, since triple tag has doubled the ringside guard, brawls of the pa?t have proirl to ' It will be a wild one. you can be very popular with the custom depend on that," warns Owen, ers. j Siriirs 4 Chisox Ex-Indian 4 Boss Given 1-Year Pact By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN CHICAGO, Oct. 29 IAV-A1 Lopes. a mild-mannered astute baseball man whose biggest vocal outburst was against Cleveland fans after they booed his third baseman, Al Rosen, today was named manager of the Chicago White Sox. Lopez, 48, resigned as skipper of the fndians last Sept. 29, a day before the season closed, after guiding them to five second places and the 1954 American League pen nant in his six years at the helm. He succeeds Marly Marion as the White Sox field boss. Marty re signed last Thursday under front office pressure after being assured he would receive full pay for the remaining year of his contract. Lopet, Faas Disagree In two years, Marion brought the White Sox in third. During the 195S campaign vice president Chuck Comiskey indicated that he thought Marty was not getting the most possible from the talent available. Lopez, known as a manager with out a doghouse, became incensed in the stretch drive this season when Cleveland fans insisted on booing injury-plagued Rosen. Hank Greenberg, the Tribe's general manager, had been quoted as say ing that Rosen would be traded and this apparently added to the slow burn with Lopez. At any rate, as booing continued, Lopez took a poke at the Cleveland fans. He was quoted as accusing them of "bush league tactics" and not deserving of a championship team. Popnlarlty Kl High This rare display by Lopez didn't seem to dent his popularity too much. A poll by the Cleveland News, which has been underway two weeks to determine how the fans felt about a new manager, showed these results: Lopez 19.5 per cent; Leo Durocher 17.9; Kirby 16.3. Lopex was signed by the Sox for one year without a bo ius attach ment based on attendance. "His salary," said Comiskey, "will be comparable to his stipend at Cleve land." Lopex is the Uth manager the Sox bava had since they last won the pennant in 1919. He broke into organized ball in 192S and was catcher for Brooklyn, Boston and Pittsburgh in the National League for 17 years before going to Cleve land in 1947. Bearcats Hope To Upset CPS One of the nation's few unde feated college teams will march into Salem next Saturday but de spite the impressive record Col lege of Puget Sound brings with them, the Willamette Bearcats hold high hopes of an upset. Jerry Long, assistant coach at Willamette, puts it this way: "We've yet to play the game we're capable of and this may be the time." That may be an impressive state ment from a coach whose team , has compiled only a 3-2-1 record this season, but there are several factors in Willamette's favor. It will be Homecoming Day for WU alumni, the Bearcats are capable of an upset (such as when they beat College of Idaho) and the team should be in top shape fori the game slated a! McCulloch Sta (Cont. page 10. eol. 1) one side On the other are Gentle- - r r man hM rrancis, current and very unpopular Northwest heavy champion, Catalina George Drake who has been prospering as a mat! meanie and head-butting Don Kin dred, the big Negro villain. ! Francis snd Drake beat Bastien and Heffernan here last week in1 a regular and disputable tagger, which lit the fireworks for tonight. Drapp had a few hot things to add to the post-match upheaval last! week also. - Bull Montana, another super mat villain moves into the special event tonight, facing Boise Bill Fletcher. Montana refused to take part in the triple, as he doesn't wish to be on the same team with Francis. , The I: SO o'clock opener offers the new Chinese star, Ie Wong sgainst Tiger Tommy Martindale This will be the only one-fa!!er on Pick Al iiDtejaon$tatesman Mssaj Ms Statesman, Salem, Ore., Tties., Oct. 30, '56 (Sec. II)-9 Viks, Saxons in Top 20 . . . Top Four Teams Hold Places in Prep Poll By TNI ASSOCIATED PRESS Marshfiold and Med ford again are ranked one-two In the Oregon kiah athnil frvrvlhall ruilt thin ttvtsystW 4k .Ivtk L. "ft" ovuvui iwuan va am V. V M ( SI IV All! lUIIKVUUlC MI11X HIT Southern Oregon powers have topped the Associated Press balloting. jnarsiincia picnm up 10 nrsi LEO DUROCHER Tribe seeks his services Tribe to Seek Leo Durocher LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 UB -Cleveland general manager Hank RrMnhatro arrivxl h nliu tnriav to discuss with Leo Durocher the possibility of Leo's managing the Indians next year. Greenberg went to the Beverly Hills hotel and said he didn't ex pect to meet with Durocher until tomorrow. Meanwhile, he said, he had nothing new to say concerning a specific otter. "I want to find out whether Leo wants to come back to baseball that's why I'm here," Greenberg said. Durocher, who resigned as man ager of the New York Giants at the end of the 1955 season, is now a National Broadcasting Co. ex ecutive in Hollywood. An official of the network said recently that Durocher is earning "close to $100,000 a year" in that capacity. The Indians lsck a manager since the resignation of Al Lopex at the end of the 1954 season. Vik Jawees Drub Albany North Salem's Jayvees won their sixth game of the season yester day at Olinger Field by trouncing Albany's JV. 26-0. It was the final game of the year for Coach Ken Brophy s squad.. Gene Gilbertson tallied twice for the Vik Juniors, going one yard for the first touchdown in the second period and scoring the other one in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard run. Willie Christensen caught the Albany team napping with an 18 yard run on a reverse in the third quarter for another Salem touch down. Jim Mudd scored the final touchdown m the last quarter, run ning 20 yards to the goal line. Mitchell Billings ran over two extra points for Salem after touch downs. The Vik Jayvees ended the sea son undefeated but with two ties. Albany JV 0 8 0 0-0 N. Salem JV 0 7 7 12-26 Landy to Try Training Sked MELBOURNE, Oct. iA-Miler John Landy, his ailing ankles showing signs of improvement, has decided on no racing but a full training program to fit - him for the Olvrrmic gamer The world record holder, who told the Olympic team selectors last night he would take his place on the Australian team, said his ankles had stood up well to a hard week's test. "They're not perfect, but I am I conlident they will hold out," Landy said today. "If I race be fore the games start. I must take time off to do it. I know I am' short of running, but unless I have a dramatic return to form. 1 think 1 will do my best just training,' Wanted I f v I'' 1 ..Vv-"j3'i PA -'J WmA "'jtI -. is1 Lopez - piace votes ano iw points mis week, while Medford got the other four first-place votes and 1(2 points. Each is unbeaten, having played to a 20 20 tie evlier this season, and each could win dis trict titles Friday night. Marsh- field meets North Bend and Med ford plays Grants Pass. ', Beasoa Climbs te 8th Gresham and McMinnville. the only unbeaten and untied teams remaining in the top 10. beld their spots. Gresham, No, 3, defeated Astoria last Friday and will meet Beaverton next Friday for the dis trict S title. McMinnville. No. 1 beat Oregon City. Benson won one of Portland's two soots in the state nlavnffi and climbed five notches in the poll to No. 5. Benson made the poll for the first time last week, when it was No. 10. Eugene and Beaverton won games W week but both slipped a notch in the poll, crowded down by Benson's climb. F.uiu dropped to No. ( and Beaverton became No. 7. Backs Gala Posltloa Grants Pass advanced to eighth place after defeating Klamath Falls last weekend. Pendleton mad tha noil far Ik first time this season, becoming No. I. Pendleton, a favorite in (Coat, page It, eel. I) All - in GBEE I (fs$ I witk ivhtC'W. I I "W-l I SAMCO JsVWjL NfVa LjUI lew Mtt m ''lak eTi otto, H J TI-I .T.lll a, ax A l-He-iLjT si fill lakaaNJa. (sVauaV gaaW TaV Huggins Insurance 373 N. Church Phent 3-9119 Tech 2nd, Spurts Mi, Indians 10th, OSC 17th By JACK HAND ; The Associated Press The powerful Oklahoma Sooners with a M-game winning streak ' again reign as the No. 1 college football team in tha nation after convincing 404 rout of battered Notre Dame. Oklahoma'i eye-popping performance in full view of a nationwide television audience and Michigan State's unexpected 20-U defeat by Illinois shot the Sooners to th ton id iha hn ArmA umi... mane v iwuia piace. The snorts writers and hmutoaa. ters who had voted Michigan State into first place a week ago. ending a season-long stay by Oklahoma, quickly reversed the field, Okla homa was named No. 1 on 143 of the 1S( ballots, roughly 77 per cent of the first place votes la the weekly Associated Press poll. The vote was the heaviest of the year. Tech New Secead ' - , They said last week that Okla homa needed a d e c I s 1 v e score against Notre Dame to overshadow Michigan State's 47-14 tally and re gain the lead. The winning margin of 40 points was better than State's. Georgia Tech's unbeaten engi neers, moving to a flashy 404 romp over Tulane, moved into sec ond place and picked up strong support with St firsts, and 1.(14 points on the basis of 10 for first, nine for second, etc. Oklahoma's point total was 1,761. Tennesseei $4-7 triumph over aroeey Maryland lifted it In to third place with eight firsts and 1.302 points. Michlsaa Stat W all of its first place support but picked up enough points, 1,029, to grab fourth place and hang on. The first four were the only teams to earn 1,000 or more points. Siaaferi Galas 10th Spot ' The unheaval didn't itnn in tha higher ranks. Not one of the first w teams Remained in the same position it OCCUDled a week man The Texas Aggies. 11-1 winners Over Previously unbeaten Ravine jumped from seventh to fifth in the voting and Ohio State, regain- ttoot. page II, cel. i) Givs Your Legisiotdrs the Right 5) To Past the For Oregon and You. VOTE BALLOT MEASURE NO. 1 YES Paid Adv. Committee for Proposition 1, W. W. 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Oct 29 ID - Tht Olympic Village that will' house some 5.000 athletes for the games startinr Nov. 21 was nffiriaii opened today after an embarrass ing mixup that ended when Com munist China's flag was hauled down and reolaced bv th Natim. alist emblem. As soon as they taw the Com munist flag, Chinese Nationalist of. ficials raced to the flagpole and dragged it down. The crowd cheered as the Nationalist flag went up. "If it had not been a mistake, we would immediately have with-' drawn from the games," said Gua ' Sun Hoh. leader of tha Nationally team. - . Communist China's team has sot yet arrived for the games. William Kent-HnpKM rhafrmaa of the organizing committee, said 1 no not uxe passing the buck but it was the fault of the army." I Silenthr standi n In tha wm4 at the opening ceremonies were' five members of tha Hungarian, team Who Vt dn not bnnw whelk ' Hungary will be officially repre sented. The Olympic Village wu built at a Cost Of 17.000 nofl an1 ha 7sil buildings, including a hospital. Tnv Inut Roe 1 f? Olymp V )