Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.Sun., Nov. 29, 1953
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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-
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All-Area Swimming
Medals Delivered
Medals and ribbons for Ihe
Register-Guard's 2nd annual All
Area swimming and diving cham
pionships, staged at Springfield's
Willamalane Pool last Aug. 20,
have been delivered.
Some of the medals and rib
bons for places in the medley re
lay events were found missing
when Ihe awards were presented
last summer. 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,
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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.
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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.
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