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Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.Sun., Nov. 29, 1953 30 Wide-Open Race Expected Anolhor wide open race for Ihe Lane County "B" League basket tial championship is anticipated from eight learns who open the 1953-54 campaign Friday night on four fronts. Although Triangle Lake caught afire after a so-so league per formance to win last season s county tournament, Mohawk, Mc- Kenzic, Crow, and Lowell were till fighting over leadership in the late stages of the race. Crow was hit by graduation but the Lane 'A' Hoopsters In Combat Tuesday All Lane County "A" high i ton. Oakridge and Creswell will schools excent Snringficld will I be slight favorites while the open their 1953-54 basketball sea-1 Lion-Saint game looms as a close sons this week with 10 games on one. JlHESE ARK THE BRONCOS who havn brought Coliiirg its third con Liitivc Oregon Class B six-man football championship and the :t()th Iriiiniph without a cicicai since losing in uctnber, 1950. Front row, starting at 'eft, are Carl Holsey, Bob Woodruff, Lcs Green, Gene Hanlcy, Clint Crownover, Bob Littlejohn, and Gail Millsapp. Second Switch to U-Man Appears Near (Rcjilster-Guard photo, Wiltshire enff.) row, .Tack Cooke, Ralph Hunt, Virgil Young, Dick Putzicr, Arlcn Gus tarson, Bud Phelps, Del Oldham, Jerry Morgan, and Manager Ron Lawrence. Back row, Coach Jack Mitchell, Norm Cantrcll, Fred Stephens, Jon Bowcrman, D. L. Little.jhon, Dale Hunt, and Manager Jack Howland. Russ Harrington is absent. State Sin-Man Football Dynasty Continues at Coburg Br PETK COHNACCIIIA If'lbter-Giiaril SportJ Writrr A few words this weekend may implish what no six-man fool team in Oregon has been e to do for more than three its. If the Oregon School Activities otiation passes a const itulion- qmatiHmnnt cfuHinH hv He 1 legate assembly at Portland. Class B schools of over 75 lily enrollment will he forced change from six-man to 11- l-n football. And that would end a triuniDh- II march through 30 consccu e six-man nonnnents for Cn- Irf, whose brilliant Broncos lie added state championship bnhv to their crowded ease for loh ot the past three seasons. ICREASF. DUE ! About 85 students head for Co irg's Classrooms each selinnl Hav tuning and nearly 100 will be. pectrd nest year. ITneyd miss six-man football at pnurg, while Lane County miss its lone elaim in utato pmpionships in recent years. primus at cohurg know Coach p Mitchell would build (hem a good 11-man team but the memor ies would linger. They'd remember how their Broncos galloped to touchdowns the first two times they had the hall and then frisked over the mud ot Civic Stadium to mas sacre Halfway, 58-13, in this year's slate finals. And there was the numbing wind that whipped from the Co lumbia Iliver while Coburg was whipping Cascade Locks, 36-14, in the 1952 finals at. Hood River. The Coburg faithful would re member, too, how sophomore Quarterback Frank Littlejohn used his 140 pounds to return a punt 59 yards in the last four minutes to bring his teammates from behind as the Broncos edged Jacksonville, 2-40, to cap ture the 1951 title. LAST DEFEAT Not all of them would remem ber October 20, 1950, when Co burg bowed 44-13 to a Triangle Lake team that finished runner up for the state crown. The Broncos thrashed Mohawk, 45-12, the next weekend at home to clinch second place. They've never been beaten since. The potent pair that has led this well-balanced machine over the victory trail closed prep foot ball careers this month. Little john and Halfback Clint Crown- over found no equal in five Lane County combatants and the Bron cos advanced to the finals by walloninr Glide. 54-39. in riislrirl playoffs before thundering past Brownsville, bb-30, in the semifinals. Littlejohn and Crownover weren't particular on their mode of travel. By air, Littlejohn com pleted 49 of 35 passes this sea son for 902 vards and seven touchdowns. On the ground, he made 67 trips and moved 953 yards. His dual damage ac counted lor 1,855 yards of Co burg's total 3,093 gained. Crownover, the quarterback's favorite target, cradled 11 oav passes and also threw 32 for 234 yards on 19 connections. The high-stepping steed packed the ball 34 times and galloped 473 yards. SIX SHOOTER Brownsville had Rudy Herr and Halfway brought Phil Krig baum from the Baker country but Coburg had six men who showed their love of football in their deadly blocking and tackl ing. Each of the other starting four was a constant threat and each will be back for another year of action. The other member of the backfield trio is Les Green, who tallied 49 points as one of the steadiest performers. Ends are Gene Manley, who contributed 78 points, and Carl Holsey, who had 26 and did a lot of work on defense after trans ferring from 11-man duty at Til lamook. Manley's accurate toe produced 48 points from 24 drop kick conversions in 43 attempts and he added seven more extra points on nine passes. DOUBLE DANGER Burly Bob Woodruff causes enemy terror at center and Mitch ell also has used his speed in the Bronco backfield. Woodruff contributed 36 points this year, Russ Harrington, Del Oldham, and Bud Phelps each donated six points. Others who did consider able work included two more seniors, Jack Cooke and Ralph Hunt, Norm Cantrell, Gail Mill sap, and Jerry Morgan. The individual scoring efforts piled up to give Coburg a 439 114 edge for eight games. The Broncos traveled 1,810 yards by land and completed 85 of 147 passes for 1,283. 'B' Quints Await Openers other seven schools will have most o( their regulars back. 1 After launching league warfare ! Friday, the eastern quintets will battle the westerners for two quarters in the annual polio jam iboree Saturday night at the Wil lamette high school court. Every one, pays, including players, coaches, and students, while the Lane County Officials Association donates the whistle-tooters. Proceeds from the event, which will attract bands from Lowell, McKenzie, Maplcton, and Coburg, the Tuesday - Friday Saturday schedule. Eugene, expected to be one of the top District 6 contenders, will open Friday night in the Axe men's new gymnasium against Grant of Portland. The game should prove a good indicator as to Eugene's prowess, with coach Hank Kuchcra boasting an all- lettcrman team including the re turn of last year's starting lineup intact. AH of this week's games will be non-district as the District 6 race won't officially get under way until January. Tuesday night three games are listed with Cottage Grove, play ing at St. Francis, Pleasant Hill at Oakridge and Creswell at Elk- By popular demand, SILVA CHEVROLET repeats this terrific offer for just 30 DAYS! Chevrolet Motor OVERHAUL LABOR AND ALL PARTS AS SHOWN BELOW WILL. . . . 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Additional medals and libbons were ordered and have just been delivered. Those who are entitled to the awards are asked to contact the Register-Guard sports depart ment, who will see that the med als or ribbons will be mailed to the various winners. Tri-Pass Ski Club Sponsors Four Meets Under PNSA Sanction A revised schedule of ski events announced by Ihe Pacific North west Ski Association lisls four events to be sponsored in this area by the Tri-Pass Ski Club of Eugene. The schedule follows: Feb. 7 Hoodoo Bowl, Class C, Jr., .men and women, giant sla lom. Feb. 14 Willamette Pass, PS NA cross-country Classes A, B, Bl. junior boys and girls. March 21 Willamette Pass, Class C, Jr., men and women sla lom. April 25 McKenzie Tas, John Craig Memorial cross-country, Classes A, B, Bl, junior men and women, Register-Guard Want-Ads Bring Fast Results GUNS NEW and USED EUrSENIVS LARGEST STOCKS! over 200 Rima We trndft M. & K. FURNITURE SPORTING GOODS DKPT. IJ11 W. 11th at Chmhtn Phone 4-9741 u- Sport Slate CHICO TUBENS, 132 pnund U. S. Air Force fighter representing the Ramblers -of Portland, will meet Elivy Grangcrry ot the PAL Club of Portland in the main-event of the Eagles Club amateur fight card Friday. Eagles to Open Miff Season Friday A seven-bout amateur fight card will open the 1B53-54 Eag les Club boxing season at the local club rooms Friday, starting at 8:30 p.m. Admission will be $1. Matchmaker Jim Coffel has announced that Chico Tubens, 132-pound Ramblers Club of Portland fighter, will meet Elivy Granberry, 135, PAL Club of Portland, in the four-round head liner. Jackie Puscas of Eugene will meet the winner hero Dec. 18. Two Eugene boxers will bo on the card, including Carl Stccn, 155-pounder, and Boh Barclay, 148-pounder, who will meet Rose- burg opponents. There will be other fighters from Albany. s ' p p i. i Vj s BOWS AttROWS QtlVKItS TARGETS Most Cnmnlcm Line In Central Oregon OPEN FRIDAY EVES. Supctlntid Product M41 Bllyard St. 50328 rv TUESDAY Basketball Globetrotters-Whirlwinds, Jgloo H:a() p.m. CottagR Grove at SI. Francis, 8 pm. Pleasant Hill at Oakridge, 8 p.m. Creswell at Elkton, 8 p.m. Mohawk at Shcdd, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Basketball Hoop Clinic, Igloo 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Basketball San Jose-OrcRon. Igloo 8 p.m. Grant at Eugene, 8 p.m. Pleasant Hill at Willamette, 8 p.m. Elm Ira at Junction City, fl p.m. St. Francis at Sacred Heart, 8 p.m. Creswell at Drain, 8 p.m. Coburg at Sherid Jamboree. Siuslaw at Reedsport Jnmboree, Crow at Triangle Lake. 8 p.m. Mohawk at Lowell, B p.m. McKenzie at Lornne, 8 p.m. SATURDAY WrcsllinB Armory Arena, 8:30 p.m. Basketball B Jamboree, Willamette, 6:30 p.m. Siuslaw al Myrtle Point, 8 p.m. Drain at Bandon, 8 p.m. Cage Officials Slate Monday Night Meeting, Hawes Here Wednesday The Lane County Officials As sociation will hold two meetings this week one Monday night and Wednesday night. Both will be held in room 3 at Eugene high school and will start at 7:30 p.m. Basketball officials are urged to attend bolh meetings. Monday, the whistle-tooters will discuss new rules and changes prior to Tuesday nights opening-round of play. Wednesday, A. Odcn Hawes, assistant secretary-treasurer of the OSAA, will present his an nual basketball clinic. He will also pass out the basketball ex aminations plus showing a movie on rule interpretations. YMCA Basketball, . Volleyball Planned The Eugene YMCA is making plans for basketball and volley ball competition during the win ter months, according to Fred Adams, program director. The Y-Church basketball league will hold an organization meet ing at the Y center at 7:30 p.m. Monday, and all team represen tatives are to be present. Dec. 4 has been set for the deadline for team registration and pay ment of entrance fees, with the league schedule getting under way Dec. 14. Final preliminary volleyball play will end the night of Dee. 3, when drawings will be made for a single-elimination tourney Dee. 10. The Dec. 3 matches will be held at Roosevelt Junior High instead of Northwest Christian College, where facilities there will not be available. JACK JIEiNKFX Henkel Joins All-State Club PORTLAND Jack Henkel was selected on the 11-man state high school all-star football selected by a vole of prep coaches and released through The Oregonian newspaper Sun' day. Bob Swan, prep writer for the Portland paper, distributed the ballots to "A" coaches who selected the team, Henkel, Benson's Jimmy Wil liams, North Bend's Jim Shanley and St. Helen's Dwain Marshall were named to the starting back- field. In his three varsity seasons as quarterback for the Axemen, Henkel passed to better than 2,700 yards and 24 touchdowns in 26 games. The Eugene performer is rated one of the best, if not the best, passer in the stale. He will also have earned three letters in bas ketball and baseball when he will be graduated next spring. . are contributed to Lane County's polio fund. Lorane and Coburg will open the jamboree at 6:30 p.m. and then it will be Maplcton-McKcn-zie, Triangle Lake-Mohawk, and Crow-Lowell. TRIANGLE LAKE While Triangle Lake lost Cen ter Ralph Slayter and Guard Den ny Toline from the team that, fell by the wayside in the district playoff, Coach Henry Strom again will have Jim Essman and Larry McMastcrs at forwards, Jerry Myers at center, and Jessie Keen cy and Ron Wilcult at guards. Each has won three letters ex cept McM asters, who has two. MOHAWK Big Jack Lindsay, who aver aged 20.1 points to lead last year's individual scoring at 282, is one of four regulars who will be back for Coach Paul Halsor'j Mohawk Indians. Olhers return ing with the lanky center ars forwards Harold Wilkins and Keith Cochran and Guard Tom. Lane. LOWELL Coach Lyle Carter lost For ward Lewis Cook and Guard Don Lister but still will have plenty of experience and height at Low ell in Center Aliie Brown, for wards Don Lindland and Dick Erickson, and guards Don Park er, Jerry Lister, and Dick Scheib: ner. MAPLETON Mapleton's Sailors also will have most of their starting line up back for another season. Coach Dave Woodruff's veterans include Forward Bob Kneaper, Center Dave Love, and guards Bob Cessnun and Ed Farrell. He expects sophomore Bill Fowler to fill the other forward spot. " Fowler, a 6-foot, 1-inch transfer from Pullman, Wash., will join a quintet averaging 5 foot 10. inches. McKENZIE Junior center Bill Bingham, who finished fourth in scoring last season with 184, and For ward Pete Lowry, sixth at 144, are two of four starters who will return for Coilch Carl. Erjckson at McKenzie. The Eagles also will have guards Bob Gardner and Lavel Payne. COBURG Guard Frank Littlejohn and Forward Clint Crownover, with three apiece, will lead a list o six lettermon available for Coach Jack Mitchell at Coburg. Tha Broncos, who have sacrificed prac tice while claiming their third straight six-man football crown, also lost only one from a good starting lineup. Other returning letter-winners include centers Gene Manley and Del Oldham, Forward Les Green, and Guard Bob Woodruff. Carl Holsey. who me scnoouie lor ucc. J lot- transferred to Coburg after earn- In other contests Friday night, Pleasant Hill travels to Willam ette, Elmira is at Junction City, St. Francis moves to Salem to at Drain and Siusiaw plays in the Coast League Jamboree at Reedsport. Willamette's performance against the Billies also bears watching as Coach 'Mel Krause has nine lettermon returning and like Eugene has his starting lineup back intact. Two contests Saturday night will wind up the week's schedule. These are Siuslaw at Myrtle Point and Drain at Bandon. All varsity games are to start at 8 p.m., immediately following JV contests. los: Lutheran Student House vs. MYF (court 1) and First Chris tian vs. Central Lutheran (court 2) at 6:30 p.m.; Wesley House vs. Senior First Methodist (court 1) 7:30 p.m. Eugene City Cagers To Meet Monday Night There will be a meeting of all Eugene City League basketball managers Monday, 7:30 p.m., in the City Hall. Final arrangements for league play will be determin ed at the meeting. Any team de siring to compete in the City League race should be present for the confab. Y-Church Volleyball The regular-season YMCA Church League volleyball sched ule will come to an end Thurs day night when Lutheran Student House meets MYF at 6:30, Wes ley House plays First Methodist Seniors at 7:30, and First Christ ian meets Central Lutheran at 8:30. All games will be played in the NCC gym. ing a monogram at Tillamook, may replace Lcs Stolsig at for ward. CROW Crow lost three starters! includ ing Guard Don Bloom, runnerup to Lindsay with 230 points, and Center Dale Holland, third at 204. Cougar coach Bob Huston will have a sprappy club but the re turn of only Forward Jim Nes mith and Guard Jim Jeffers as regulars likely will leave Crow without enough experience for a first-division finish. LORANE Lorane failed to win in 14 . games during the last campaign but Coach Arnold Gates' Tigers should have sharper teeth after losing only one reserve on the entire squad. The starting lineup returning intact includes Bob Sayles, one of the better players in the league, and Wayne Coder at forwards, Jim Johnson at cen ter, and Len Singhose and Bill Glass at guards. 1 Mohawk and Lowell will clash at Lowell in one of Friday's open ers, while Crow will travel to Tri angle Lake, Coburg will host Mapleton, and McKenzie will be at Lorane. LSU Thunders Past Tulane Eleven 32-13 BATON ROUGE, La. till Jerry Marchand, a big fullback with speed to burn, led the way Sat urday as Louisiana State thun dered to a 32-13 victory over Tu lane In Ihe annual grudge game of Ihe Bayous. The stocky 20-ycar-old Balon Rouge senior, who played a year at Notre Dame before deciding In return home, ripped for three touchdowns, blocked a Tulane conversion and intercepted a pass as he closed nut a brilliant season before 50.000 top-cnatcd fans under slate gray skies. Three Irish Stars Accept Shrine Bids LOS ANGELES Wl Three Nolro Dame football stars, half back Johnny Lallner, fullback Neil Worden and tackle Art Hunter Saturday accepted invi tations to play in the Shrine East-West football game at Sn Francisco on Jan. 2. The three will be on the East squad. City Volleyball Race Opens Tuesday Night The City League Volleyball raco opens Tuesday night with six games listed for the Roose velt junior high gyms. At 6:30, Cily Hall meets Marino Reserve while Navy Reserve plays Lutheran House. The 7:30 contests pit Montgomery Ward against Christian Young People and Southern Pacific against Uni- j versify Window Cleaners. At 8:30, Trumbo Co. meets Ihe Eugene Planing Mill and Warren Hard ware plays Hyland Lumber. Jack Nichols Traded By Milwaukee Hawks MILWAUKEE lTl The Mil waukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association Saturday traded high-scoring Jack Nichols, University of Washington, In the Boston Celtics for five players and cash. Register-Guard Want-Ads Bring Fast Results GE REFRIGERATORS TOR QUALITY AND ECONOMY 2 tfTrtPlifWil NEW POWER HW CUTTING SPEED UGM miGHll PERFECT BlUHCil Cuts Full Power All Positions-No Adjustments! FREE DEMONSTRATIONS ALL DAY LONG Come in today. Try out ihe new McCultoch Model 4-30 Chain Sam Loggers Chain Saw 3748 Franklin Blvd. Ph. 3-2341
