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Statesman, Salem, Ore., Fit, Dec! IS, "S3 (Sec. IV) -11 Fihrw Raarratc . f -r Husky Huskies Ready for Cage Classic at Corvallis II rieV It r- - r- Li Car m Skat Erupt for Ra Li CvjA Ily Skin Chico State . . , .... ' , J ; RENO. Nev Dec. V (Speclall-VlIlameUe University'a' Bearcats caught (ire hen in the third period tonight and slaughtered Chico State M-S4 in the first round of the Far West InviUtlonal hoop tourney. Holding a narrow 4X2 lead lo the third frame, the Bearcats went wild behind the deadeye ihootlng of forward Don Hoy and tank 21 straight point while holding Chice to exactly nothing. The tired Chico Slaters finally came to life with the acore t4-ti for WU, but by then u waa too late. , . The Bearcata reeked up an as tounding field goal ahooting per centage of .481. On rebounds, too, WU wai unbeatable, grabbing 63 to Chico t M. Big N t a I Causbie led this department for the Bear cats, nabbing 22 by himself, aeramcale State Next Tomorrow night, WU meets Sac ramento State, which today downed the Cat Aggie (3-51 in first round action. la another game, Whittier sank Saa rrsnciaco State 11-77. The Humboldt State-Nevada game was still in progresi late tonight. WU and Chico traded leads in the first half of the baU game, with the Bearcat walking off the floor at the end of the half with a 23-90 margin. Graaaenaacber Saiaea Ed Grouenbacher led WU scor ers with 20 tallies, but high point honors went to Bin Graham of Chico with 21 tallies. In the third neriod rally bv the Bearcats, hotshot Hoy arjr 10Tommy Holman"! Bui dog (3-2). Crusaders MeetTaft In Cage Go The Salem Academy Crusaders take on the Taft High Tigers la an eight o'clock basketball gama tonight oa the Academy's Weot Salem floor, the only cage mix of the Bight in the city. . i In an earlier meeting at Taft, Bob Funk's Crusaders romped to a 99-82 victory and now have a 2-1 record for the season to date. Other nearby garnet on to night's menu find the Camilla Spartan (3-1) at Dallas to play coach Cordy Kunke's Drsgons (22), the Beaverton Beavers (1-3) at Albany to go against point and proved the team spark from the fast break,. Chico was off ia id shooting from the field, recording a low .28 average. WUIuMttt (M or rr nacaiaaj Hoy.t Cauabia. Tavlar,f Cr bchrj Thmpanl Hartia.f Johui.t DrtvtrJ Molt.f WaUibtJ Total It It It t Total IIIM HalfUma aeon: WU M. Chico Suta W. rm thrawa mliMd: WU I. Chic 14. OUldala: Calhoua ami BratlmaU. the Lebanon Warriors (2-2) at Sweet Home (3-1), Newport (no record) at Cascade (3-1), North Marion (2-3) at Canby (1-4), Tillamook (no record) at Central HI (1-4), Willamina (1-2) at Net tucca (no record), Jefferson (9-0) at Amity 1-2), Shedd (no record) at Sublimity (9-1), Valteti (9-2) at Perrydale (1-3), David Douglas 1 - T CORVALLIS, Dee. t7-.TWs Basket-eye's view showi the two Washington Husky cage ttars Doug Smart (left) and Brune Bola,at thev get ready for the Far West Classic here Friday and Saturday lights. Washington playt Southern Cal ' , I " '! , j J l at li aaww I Iowa Passing Attack Polished by Coach PASAnwtfA r.lif Tw v isu-Tha emnhasia may be on defense, featuring a pair of outstanding t.n.. -,h.. i.. rw. ci.t. mM t. ha Rnaa Bowl New Year Day. Iowa term itself, aa Coach Forest Evashevskl noted today, a rinding machine type of football team. And Oregon State scored aa many at four touchdowns in only one game. So the bowl fana and the national television observers may . I A,n fit a. aa AAfVindfnt i o 1 w 1 t aa an 2 ;'.. ,aa ,-; ' '''Jo West to Sock East With Pros' Offense Oregon's McHugh to Start at End SAN TRANCISCO, Dec. 27 (aV-Coach Buck Shaw of the West will throw a pro-type offense Saturday la aa attempt to go around and ever the bulk of the East in the 22nd annual Shrine Charity game at Kezar Stadium. In the 7:30 o'clock game Friday night, and then Oregon State taflglee with the San Francisco Dona at 1:30.' The losers. play Saturday at 7:30, the winners at 9:3t. Big crowd are, expect ed for the meeting of the hoop teams. (M Chita sut G F P T till Maittta.f tilt t tit WagnrJ I I t 1 1 1 14 Elli.e II I ( 1 1 1 IGrhm4t 10 I 111 t 8 tMDrb.( till I 0 a IBhindr.e t 4H""o record) i uniaua ana ISO trorbrM t Sandv (24) at Battle Ground. Waih. (no record). 10 11 let! e l t Lions Hire Buff Donelli NEW' YORK, Dec! V (H-Aldo (Buff) Dooelli today was named to succeed the retiring Lou Little as head football coach at Colum bia Uaiversity. The announcement was made at a newt conference at the Columbia Unlvertity Club ia downtowa New York by Ralph Furey, director of athletics. Furey said four men were con aldered for the Job. He listed them , aa Johnny Bateman, .No. 1 assis tant under Little; Paul GovtmaJi, former Columbia atar wbo is coach at Saa Diego State and Joe Ovietlo. coach at Test New York. N.J., Memorial High School. He said Donelli waa named be cause he was "most able tech nically " Donelli. who bat been football coach for 10 years at Boiton Uni versity, served as an assistant to Little and backfield coach during the war years when the Navy as signed him to Columbia's V-12 program. Indians Bite Valparaiso MIAMI BEACH. Fla.. Dec. 21 OJi Stanford'1 airtight Indians de feated Valparaiso. 6S-51, tonight ia a basketball game that stuck the losers with the lowest point total of the Orange Bowl tournament's two-year history. Valparaiso was baffled most of the way by Stanford's brillia X de fense, which held the Indians to five field goali ut the entire first half. ' : Valparaiso nevertheless led brief ly 11- early in the game, before Stanford hit Hi stride. Btaafart (1 G r P T G Brnid.f I t tllErkarti t Pfltwtari ttl 4Mllkr.l t Haa.( 1 4 1 1 Ttmyar.t 1 Warrani Ml t Rincka.o 4 Warln.t 0 1 4 I Noak J I Laonard.t 0 0 1 ghroai.l I Ncwmn.t 4 111 Dmrau.f 8 wafnarj I HI, Vn Cldr.f I t tie 7 V)vodch.t t t t t Totaii atatsoia Touu uaitM Stanford . , . . 33 a Valparalao M (SI) Valparaba r e t I 414 e i t I 1 4 i us f I 4 lit 4 4 1 All garnet are to ttart at ap proximately eight o'clock, and most will carry preliminary clash es featuring the Bee teams. Probable starters for Salem Academy in the local fray are Larry Ediger, Dick Voth, Tom Reimer, Larry Merk and Dave Zwiegart . Rich Meyers and Tom McDou gall, along with D. and R. Wil liams and Bob Riiley are the Taft tarter. Tough Rosi In TV Fight MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 27 UrV-Hard- hitting Paolo Rosi, IUlian-bora battler from the. Bronx, la aa 8-1 favorite to make. Mexico's Baby Vaaques his fourth straight victim of the year when the two light weights meet tomorrow night it Miami's Biacsyne Arena. The fight, starting at T p.m. PST), will be televised national ly by NBC. . Neither fighter is ranked in the top ten of the lightweight division but if Rosi wins tomorrow night, his manager, Carmine Tarantino, says he'll go after matches with the top men. Fourth-ranked Cisco Andrade "is the boy we want to fight next," Tarantino said. "A match with Rosi in California would draw over $40,000. We tried to get Andrade before but be wasn't interested. If we still can't get him, we'll take on anybody in the top ten. "If Rosi wins' good tomorrow night, they've got to, fight him." Bill Russell's Aim Improves PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27 urv- The Boston Celtics, pace setters of the. Eastern Division, rolled to 87-92 victory over Rochester to night in the first game of a Na tional Basketball . Assn. double header in Convention Hall. In the nightcap, Philadelphia beat New York, 112-87. Boston, paced by the rebound ing and defensive playof former All-American Bill Russell, turned the opener into a rout almost from the outset Russell, troubled by poor shoot- . . (Contlaaed page 22, eat. I) , Gage Classic Opens Tonight By DON BARGER Santa Claus was very kind to your writer In spite of the fact that we made like a Scrooge and went bunting on Christmas morning. The fog was high enough off the ground so that a few widgeon manager u una ua. no qun m banging at high-noon and went merrily homeward with five fat ducks. ' ' Wednesday morning found ut back sgain f-r with Dr. Richard Springer. The fog did m. jrt ' ' et olf the ground by the time we had to I 5 ' V check out and go to work. The fog was thicker than a rounder s tongue on New gtcf i Tear t morning, wiin oniy tour miming uj 1 1 V lcft w ""p loT ,l kast one 0od day 01 1 " i 3 . "duck" weather before the curtain is dropped ir .it' IjJm on another season. In case yon have for- gotten, the 1956 waterfowl season closes on D" ; Monday. December 21 at exactly 4:4S p.m. . . SUelheadera will want to remember to get their 1957 angling license and punch cards before journeying to weir favorite stream oa New Year'e Day. The long range forecast indicates fairly good weather as tar as the anglers are concerned. The streams should . be ia excellent condition although tbey could probably stand a shoU in the arm from a little more rain. - . ., 1 .... Lower Portions of Streams Not So. Good ' Most or the last run of fish which entered the coastal streams r are in the upper areas by this time and the lower portions of the streams are not rated so good. Stragglers will be eoraing in bow ever, a the water is high enough to allow fish to enter. In the lower water which tenda to be a hat oa the clear side, we recommend the following tactics far best results. If yon prefer cluster eggs thea g to aUghtlr longer leaders and smaller beaks. A site 4 steelhead with a taraed aet eye aboot right for taw, clear water. Yr leader eaa be a to 4 leet In length end not to exceed IS Ik, teat. ' The longer , leaders are a bit more awkward to cast but the end results are more than worth the extra nuisance and effort. The 'amount of weight you use will of course, depend upon the type i water you may be fishing. Use no more lead than is necessary to get you to the bottom. Make your casts more on the up-stream angler so that the lighter weights will hsve a better chance to get !to the bottom fast i . . Weight Not Needed on Some Lures It yoa are Id the grenp of anglers preferring artificial lares yaa caa dlspeaae with most of the added weight of a alnker. On some artificial yaa do not aeed any weight at all. Oa the plaitie wabbling plage and balsa cherry bobbers yea caa ase eaongh weight get the lure to the bottom and no mare. Copper or brass wobbling spoons are very often quite effective In the clear water. This is especially true when the sun is shining. The brass or copper, although having some flash, will not appear , (Continued page 22, cal. 1) Bowling Meet Entries LecT by Portland Units The city of Portland will be best represented in the- 16th Annual State Men's Bow'ing Champion ships at Cherry City Bowl here, stalling Jan. .. secretary Vera Turner announced yesterday. Portland ia sending 119 teams to the tournament. Salem is next in line with 12 entries. Then, in orderi Eugene Springfield 32, Roseburg 21, Al bany 19, Beaverton 13, Klamath Falls 11, Coot Bay 11, Grantt Pass 10. Hillsboro 10, Bend 9. Hood River 9, Medford t, McMinnville 9. Woodburn 9, Redmond I, Brook ings I (includes one team each from Crescent City and Smith River, Calif.), Lebanon 7, Seaside, 7, Cottage Grove 7, Sweet Home 7. Other cities being represented with from one to six teams are Ashland. Astoria, Bonneville, Burnt, Corvallis, DeLake, Forest Grove. Gresham. Hermiston, La- Grande. Molalla, Newport, New "berg, Rockaway, Pendleton, Silver . ton, The Dalles. Tillamook, .Oak ridge, Waldport. Milton-Freewater. St. Helens and Valscti. This Is the first tournament en try, for Cottage Grove. Milton- rreewalnr, Oakrldge and VaUeU. So many Juniort have entered that portion of the tourney that three squads have been formed, each consisting of It teams. The youngsters are to bowl at 9, 11:30 and 2 e clock on Saturday, Jan. 12. The Juniors were to have offi cially opened the tournament but since so many entries came' m the opening day was moved up to Jan. . -- It should be noted that the Junior portion of the tournament will in no way be an official part of the state meet .Juniors will re ceive no awards. Boys' teams are coming from Salem, Portland Vancouver, Eu gene; Sweet Home, Cottage Grove, Stayton, Gladstone, - Sprirgf ielt. Beaverton and McMinnville. By classifications, here are th total entries as reported by aecre- tarv Turner: ' Teams 73 In Class A, 150 m Class B, 16S in Claes C, 87 In Class D. Doubles 171 In Class A, 319 in Clou B, 330 la-Clan C, 238 in Class D. Singles 478 In Class A, 6.19 in Class B. 588 in Class C, 491 In Class D. All-Evr ts 458 in (Class A; SM In Class B. Sll m Class C and 433 ia Class D. 1 ' , This Week's Cage Tilts miDAT GAME tilth achMl Taaun Taft at Salam Aeaaray, S. Carvallii a Dallaa. . Baavarua at Albany, S. Lahanon at Swaal Hama, t . ., ' Nawawrt at Caacada, S. North Marlaa at Canhy, I. Ttilamoak at Cantral HIU. tV Jrflaraa at Amity, t. Valacta at PcrrySala, I. " ' three at Sublimity, S. Wlllamlaa at Ncatucca, S. i Davie Dauilaa at Molalla, I. : Saaey at Battla Orauaa, S. SATURDAY Nawaart at Caacada, . COLLEUB GAMES (Friday anS Saturday tiamtf) ' Wlllamatta in Raaa tournay, , 1 Far Waft Chtaalc at OSC. rraana SUU at Portland V. (Friday Oamtl) Ornea at WtchlU. Bait. Waah. at Waahlnrtra SUta. Cola. AM-ldaha at Idaha FaUa. WWCI at Lawla Clark. (Saturday Gama) Oraroa at Talaa. WaahlnaUa SUU at BWCB. 1 Waat, Wth. al Pacllte V. CPS-LaiTli Clark al Parlllc V. Cat. AAM-ldaba at Twla rail. 'Hurricane1 Wins Verdict MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27 W-Tom- my (Hurricane) Jackson, top rated heavyweight contender, punched out' a- unanimous but narrow 10 round decision over unranked Ju lio Mederot tn the Milwaukee arcm. tonight. Jackson weighed 195 pounds; Mederos. 193tt. Mederos staRgetcd Jackson, from Long Island, N. Y., several times but failed to press his advantages. Jackson couldn't . make any head way in .the early rounds and had to call on a late rally to take the decision - ' USF Huskies Loom Threats In Big Meet OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 27 -(Special) The first Far West Basketball Classics opens here Friday night with the Washington Huskies playing the Southern California Trojan in the fixst game, at 7:30 o'clock, and the host Oregon State Beavers opposing the Uni versity of San Francisco Dons in the second, st 8:30. The two losers play lor third . (CaaUaaed page 22, eel. 3) Baylor Zips For Seattle OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. V 14V- Second-seeded Seattle, led by El- gin Baylor who hit 22 points and did a magnificent Job defensively, whipped Tulane 94-78 tonight in the opening round of the 21st annual all-college basketball tournament The high-scoring contest was a continuation of the trend in the opening afternoon doubieheader when two record performances were recorded as Marquette beat Idaho State Bows OKLAHOMA CITY, Dee. 27 W OUahama City University em phaatxed Its favored rale la the list anaaal All-College Basket ball Tauraament tonight edging Idaho Slate 70-M ta the opening rannd U hand the Bengala their first less1 la nine starta thla sea son. Hubert Reed, who ha aver aged 23 polnte a game for OCU, led the scaring with 3U Machcn Gets Fight Honor NEW YORK. Dec. 27 (A - Un beaten Eddie Machen, winner of 19 pro bouts, was designated to day as the boxer who made the most progress ia 1950 by Ring magazine,'1-, ; Machen, from Redding, Calif., won the "Progress" award on the strength, of his spectacular climb up the heavyweight ladder. He is ranked fourth among Floyd Pat terson's challengers by the Ring. Machen turned pro in 195S after only a few amateur fights. He has scored 14 knockouts and has two victories over Cuba's Nino Valdes. He decisioned Johnny Summerlin of Detroit in his last bout, Dec. 8 in Syracuse, N.Y. The fast-punching Californian is the fourth winner of the "Pro gress" award. The others were Valdei in 1953, Pascual Peres, cur rent world flyweight titleholder, In 1954, and Chuck Spieser of Detroit high-ranking light-heavy, in 1955. Among others who received con sideration for this year's honors were lightweight Larry Boardman of Marlborough, Conn.,t welter weight GasDar Orctea of Mexico and middleweight Spider Webb of Chicago ' and Rory Calhoun of White Plains, .N.Y. -; w . Georgia Tech 102-78 and unbeaten Memphis State ran over Texat Tech. 99-77. The previous individual team scoring record was 94 set in the 1954 tourney by San Francisco. Favored ta Wia ' , Seattle, favored to win its open ing tourney match, had a bard time getting started in this run- and-shoot battle, and in the first 12 minutes the lead changed hands nine times. Tulane's Calvin Grosscup, a 8-foot-4 senior, hit 15 points in those opening minutes to keep his team in contention, with his two-pointer giving Tulane its last edge, 29-28. Sinks Laag One Jim Haney, Seattle's little 5-10 Junior, sank a long one and Baylor added four more points to give his team the lead it never relinquished. The score was 50-44 at halftime In favor of Seattle. Close behind Baylor in the scor ing was his teammate, Dick Strick lin, who netted 30 points. Grosscup led all scorers with 35 points. Salem Senator Partners Sign ' The 88 men who pledged to became members of the new Salem Senators operating part aerahlp have new signed the aeeeaaary doeameats and. ac cording to Walt ZaaeL one of the leaders of the grasp, "We're saw In baslnes." ' The Beit move by the pari aenhlp will be the -eeearing af a loan at a local bank to pay off the existing mortgage aa the Water Field praoerty and atb er outstanding hill. A meeting of 15-maa operat ing committee la ta be called shortly after the first of the year.anriag which the hiring af a general and player mana ger will be acted open. Alao, plana for the advance sale of aeaaoa tickete will be estab lished daring the meeting. The new partnership waa gre en roU eontrot of the Salem Senator baseball eperaiis hare- dtrrtnf the annnal meeting of the clab't stockholder recently, The former pilot of the Saa Fran cisco 49era who now heads the football staff at the Air Force Academy has aa ideal combina tion for a spread T game in Stan ford' quarterback John Brodie and Southern California's speedy Jon Arnett . " . , Brodie paced the collegiate pass er the oast season with 139 com- COLLBGCS Diet ions in 240 throws, gaining 1.633 , '"""'" lawauaani innwn yards and 12 touchdowns. Arnett, J'm JJiaa: tarraarata a tat U, rai Airiw ai Wtltaaaatl (Ora.) M, ChJca tut S4 voted the most valuable football player on the Pacific Coast despite being allowed only five games, combines speed with agility. With the two la the starting back field are Pete O Garro of UCLA and Deaa Derby of Washington. O Garro. wbo played end as a collegian, goes at the flanker back position utilising his pass snagging talents in the Shaw offense. Derby plsyed halfback but was switched to full to get additional speed into the backfield. , Wianere for Two Yeare The East winners of the AQ Star game the last two years, caa be expected, to stick closer to the ground with Notre Dame'a Paul Hornung, the 1958 trophy winner, (Ceatlnned safe 22, eat 4) Roscwall Set To Turn Pro ADELAIDE. Dec. 27 Pro moter Jack - Krsmer will sign Austrslis't Ken Rose w 11 to a professional contract tomorrow or Saturday and then will turn hit wilet on Lew Hoad in an ef fort to snare the two biggest names in smsteur tennis. Australians are wagering Hoad will not submit to the profession al lure but the dogged Krsmer re fuses to be convinced. ' MI would like to get these boys together," the one-time net king from Los Angeles ssid. "They would be a tremendous drawing csrd. Hosd hasnt given me much encouragement but I htvent had s real eh nee to sit down and talk with him." Pro Playoff Cash Soars NEW YORK. Dee. 27 laV-The tune wont rivalry between the New .York Giants and Chicago Bears will have an added incen tive Sunday when the two clubs pUy for the National Football Lesgu championship because sellout crowd could bring aew rec ord player cuts, for both, winners and losers." r. v With the radio-television money Increased to 8200.000, double the 1955 figure, a sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium could result in a total gate of $550,000, including TV. The game will be oa TV (NBC but will be blacked out fat New York and a 75-mL'- surround ing area. ' - Charlie Conerly. veteran Giants quarterback, was in great form at today's 90-mlnute' workout at Yan kee Stadium. He was hitting his target. Kyle Rote and Frank Gif- ford, with accuracy. t Roto Underrated Rote, incidentally. It the man the Giants think is the most underrated player in the league. (CaaUaaed page 22, eat. 1) Oalat Bawl BakiUaH TaaraaaMal trtrat-BauBd) Gaarfla S4, Claatiaa V Saath CaraUaa II, Florida Tl Orant awl Taamar Coaaoctleal 14, Miami (Fit.) tt (F!ri Baaad) Staafard at. Valaaralao St - ' ' ( r trat Baaad) . Waatara Banlarky t. I -a laUo It rtttaharch la. talaa BaU M AH Callata Taaraajr " ' (Flrat Sound! aaaula N, Tulaaa tt Maraphlf SUta M, Tasaa Tarh tl Maraaatta lat. Gaarila Tarh IS Oalahama City II. Idaha llate OS Dlnla Claaalo BatkathaH (Ftrat Bound) Daha H Waot TtrjrMa. T Narth CaraUna It, t uih It K. C. ttala M, awa 1 Wak Saraat It. txraal tt llnfatr lavttatlaaal Wool Vlrtlala Twh IIS, Catty. CaHlaaa tHTI H apnasiwia (Maa U MolHra as. vpua ai Sauthaaat Caattrtara BaikataaU Touraanat (Flrat Banna) . Arnaaaaa SO. Tax! VS ' Saataara MaUadiat 14. Tana ChrUUaa (I ' Caatlntrad pata 22. eaL I) anticipate a comparatively luw scoring contest much like the 14-12 bruiser these tamo teamt waged, with Iowa the winner, at Iowa City last Oct. a. Thit ia not to tay the game cant ' be exciting. It could be. Oregon Slat has a great left halfback, the key man in Tommy Prothro s single-wing offense, Joe Francis. And Francis' replacement Paul Lowe, and regular right halfback Earnei Durdea are break-away sophomores who can travel all the way for touchdowns if sprung loose. Bread. Better Back Iowa's bread and butter back it quarterback Ken Plten i pro nounced plane), voted the most valuable man on the team, which tell hi story without embellish ments. Halfback Bill Happel is the workhorse of the backfield and Don Dobrino Is a tall, strong. 200-pound ball carrier. Essentially both teams are run- PASADENA. Calif.. Dee. 27 IA The Ualvenlty of lawa'a third atrlig left ead, Bab Hantamaa, left today far Gary, lad., bccaaie of the death at hi father last Bight. Coach rare at Evashevikl tt Iowa said Haaaamaa would nat Teiara tar the New Year game against Oregaa State Caa legt'a football team. nlng team, passing only on stra tegic occasions. , Iowa's camp followers suspect Evsihevski may use the airlanes more than usual. Judging by the time spent on this phase in prac tice. And the young man to watch, they say. may be second string quarterback Randy Duncan, the sophomore who played most of the (CoBtlaaed pafe 22, eaL I) MSU Gains In Big 7 Meet KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27 (AP) Michiiaa Stat became the first ruest team since 1952 to pass the ooeninf round test in the Big Sev en batketbili tournsment by smothering Nebrtska, 8M5, to- . ... ... Forward Jack tjulggley mi it for the Spartan. ' Colorado bolted ta a U -point lead early in the second half and hung en to defeat Missouri. (4-55, la a first round game. ! , - Quarterfinal pairings tomorrow! night match Wilt Chamberlain and his Ksnsas Jsyhswkers sgainst Oklahoma at 7:30 and Colorado against the Nebraska Michigan State winner twt hours later. . Rosehbluth Hits for 36 RALEIGH. N. C . Dec. 27 Uf All-America candidate Lennit Roa enbkith tcored 38 points to lead second-ranked North Carolina ta an easy 97-78 win ever Utah, and Duke defeated previously unbeaten West Virginia 73-67 tonight in the Dixie basketball classic before a crowd of 12,400 la Reynolds coli teuu. tin the other opening round garnet this afternoon, defending champion North Carolina State swept to an 84-70 wia over Iowa and Wake Forest defeated DePaul 74-6I. , . ,i Unbeaten North Carolina stretch ed its w I a a I a g string to nine straight ia completely outclassing Utah, which entered the tourna ment with a 7-1 record. With dark -haired Rosenbluth scoring IS points the first half. North Carolina led throughout, holding a 42-32 edge at the halt ' Utah couldn't stem the tide in the second half as Coach Frank Me Guire'e Tar Heels turned the game into a rout ' Pilots to Risk Perfect Mark PORTLAND. Dec. 27 OH The University of Portland, one of the nation's top defensive teams, will put its unbeaten record on the line here tomorrow night against Fresno State in the first of a two game series. The Pilots, who have yielded an average of less than 51 points a game in seven starts, will be up against Fresno't Ssry Alcorn, a 6-8 atar who has hit nearly 20 points a game as his team com piled its 5-1 record.! ' The Saturday night game will be televised from the Portland Armory at 7:40 by KGW-TV on I channel 8. ' V Pettir Hits 39 Points ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27 lWThe St, Louis Hawks, led by Bob Pettit't 39 points, blew a 12-point lead but recovered to get a 102-95 victory over the Syracuse National tonight. The tailendcrs of the Eastern and Western divisions of the National Basketball Assn. drew 1,106 fans. YEAR-END We Give And Redeem Penny Saver Stamps .. Plasti-Dulc Decoys Reg. 23.95 Dos. 1 C9S Special .Dox. leaf Corrylite Decoys Popular Pak V V , 765 Reg. 10.4S Duxbak Hunt Coat Heavy Duty 1 1 95 Reg. 19.95 Duxbak Pants Heevy Hunting . 095 Reg. Ujw.O Goose Decoys Folding Stekeowts -C95 Reg. 34.95 Dot. I O ; WRIGHT McGILL ; 6Vi-PT. CLASS .; Spinning Rods t A5 Reg. 1.50 ..... don hargcr 153 So. High SPORTING GOODS fit. EM-34SSS FEARLESS FEIRING-Thc OVER 700 PEOPLE KILLED! HIGHWAY DEATHS SET All-TIME RECORD! These were tha screaming headlines after the Christmas Holiday. No, DEATH did NOT take a holiday this Christmas. ' Let's make the NEW tEAR A SAFE AND HAPPY ONE by driving care fully. Also CHECK YOUR TIRES TODAY and ' us during our . , ; ' . Tiro Dccicr mi BUY THREE TIRES GET 4th TIRE FREE! 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