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2 The Bend Bulletin, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1941 New national pastime? - Pro football Just 1 scratching surface By Oscar Frsley - UPI Staff Wrltar - NEW YORK (UPI) In an era of a 53-cent dollar, the big- -gest grid question today Is wheth er the struggling American Foot . ball League can stretch Its pen- -nles far enough to remain alive c ine ever liciier pro grid gold -rush. . There Is general unanimity at least among pro football men .that their game is replacing base' ball as the national pastime. Ar gue with it if you will, but on the basis of attendance and en thusiasm it Is just now scratch -ing the surface. Otto Graham, one of the pro game's all-time greats, figures Jhat if the new AFL can "oper 'ate another couple of years" it !wdl have it "made" on sheer mo mentum. .' Graham, a commander In the Coast Guard and coach of its academy's football team, figures 'lhat the AFL is playing better .football right now than it gets Vredit for and that there are plenty of players around to stock both leagues well. A Fair Analysis It Is a fair analysis, particular ly In view of the fact that be--fore his retirement, Graham was the all-pro quarterback who led the Cleveland Browns to seven championships. Otto knows how the underdog league feels even though he was one of the best in the long estab lished National Football League. .Four of his championships came when the Browns were in the All- America Conference later an- Poor slates won't defer Big 5 choke . By Hal Wood UPI Staff Wrltar SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) When the Big Five was formed it was announced: "We'll have the choice of send ;lni a toam to Rosa BowL If we fear we don't have a repre sentative team, then we can se lect some other club." This statement was aimed to quiet the fears of such teams as .Oregon, Oregon State and Wash .lngton State that they would be left out in the cold if they came ;up with a ohampionsliip-type -team. Well, it now appears that not ;only the Big Five, but the three "outside" teams from Uie north ;are going to offer a bad-record team for the Pasadena engage ment This holds true especially if Southern California should beat UCLA on Saturday. Then the over all records would read: USC W-l UCLA 6-4. Do those sound like Hose Bowl records? So here's a suggestion: Why not make everybody hap py (except the Big Five) and In 'vite either Utah State or Arizona if they win their final games? Resectable Records ' At least they have something .resembling bowl game records. ;Utah Stale currently is WM; Ari zona Is 7-1-1. Both teams have played repre- 'sentaUve schedules. The only blot on the Utah State record la a 6-6 tie with Wyoming. Wyoming waved Kansas to a 6-6 dcadiocn !ilso and look what Kansas did to a Big Five team (California) last Saturday with a 53-7 scorci The Big Five could prove itself a democratic organliatlon Willi such a move. And It is a good guess that either Utah Stale or Arliona would prove better com petition for a Big Ten team (or any other club Irom uie tasu Uian Big r ive squaa. Matter of Monty Tills suggestion, of course, Isn't coina to sit well with Uie Hie ! lv officials ami USC and UCLA fans and student. Of course, there Is tlie little matter of money Involved. So I guess there is no chance of the siiaeesllon belns taken seriously. The Big Five isn't about to fill the coffors of Utah State, for In stance, so that the Aggies ran use the money to entice more athletes away from the Coast Coach John Ralston of the Ag gies already has stated that Cal llornla Is his "happy hunting ground" and that it Is eay to get athlete away from Coast schools because of the over-crowd ed college population n the Far West But the thought of Utah State or Arliona In the Rose Bowl would be quite a tiling for the Rocky Mountain or Southwest area, at Uiat, wouidnt Itr BOSTON SIGNS ROOKIR SAN FRANCISCO (UPI 'Otis Henderson, an 18 year-old pitch' , er-first baseman from Oakland who hit JfiO In the semi-pro Pen "insula League this year, has been ; signed by the E-jston Red Sox 'and asslsncd to vVa;?rloo. Iowa, ,of Uie Class D Midwest League. , I sorbed by tin NFL. "The San Diego Chargers of the new league could nuke a fine showing in Uie National League right now," lie estimates. "And tlie Houston Oilers have a fine team, too. "Defensively, Uie AFL Isn't as strong as Uie National League but getting to the top in Uiat de partment tikes a few years of building," he added. "If they last, they'll got Uie talent In Uie NFL it's always a quesUon which one man will be kept when Uie last half dozen are cut." Play Exciting Football Meanwhile, says Graham, Uie AFL is presenting "very excit ing" footh.ill which ultimately must attract its own following- it It can survive uio Duuaing period. "They have a lot of scoring and that makes it highly interesting, he pointed out "It does to me. anyhow, because I like action and Uiey give it to you. If I knew a baseball game was going to be a no-hitter, I'd stay home. I'd rather see a 12-11 baseball game because I want some ac tion." ninlr CaWaahpr. peneral manag er of Uie Buffalo Bills of the AFL. backed ud Uie thinking of Graham and many oUiers of re cent quote by asserting Uiat "football Is Uie greatest specta tor sport and Uie pro game now is onlv scratching Uie surface." "VnH nan't downgrade Our league because of small crowds at the moment," Gallagher as serted. "The current size of crowds is no criterion because Uiere Is more interest every week. Proof of this is Uiat we've only won 5 of 19 games and we've averaged crowds oi zu, 000." Depends On Fans time, he pointed out, when Uie Detroit team of the NFL had crowds of only 6,000. "You have !o depend on Uie fans," he said, "and Uie game is malrlllrt IWW fflnK all Ul6 timO. There was a Ume when the pro football fans in Baltimore were said to have to go to Washing inn in a same. Now Uiev sav Uie Washington fans have to go to Baltimore to seo a game." A loft-handed Jab, undoumeuiy, t tl.a ..hnnolntf fortunes of tile rival Baltimore Colts and Wash- Innfin nivfetrinft. Rtlt It doGA OC- centuate Gallagher's point as to hnai Interest can BIW If. BS Graham contends, the AFL sur vives Uie dollar drain. Pilot cage team boasts good depth PORTLAND (UPD The big man was frank: "We should be Improved." And Uiere weren't any doubters. Al NegratU, basketball coach at Uie University of PorUand, was going over his team's chances for the 1961-62 season. "I Uiink we could have Uie best depUi we've had In my seven years hero. However, we're going to hava to bo much better to stay up Uiere." NeeralU has four starters back from last year's 16-9 team and has two sophomores he regards as "Uie best second year pros pects in my coaching , career at PorUand. Garner Back Tlie returning starters are headed by 6-9 senior cenlcr Bill (Slim) Garner, who led Uie Pi lots in scoring and rebounding last year, Tho oUiers are 6-6 junior for ward Art Easterly, 6-6 senior for ward Roland Carpenter and 5-10 senior guard Frank Bosone. Gamer, ranked as ono of Ihe best defensive big men In Uie nation, averaged H.5 pouilspcr game last year In 25 contests. He also collected 302 rebounds. NegratU, a former professional hoop star, has a pair of promis ing sophomores In 6-8 forward Steve Anslelt and 6-4 guard Jim DJrtcli. He also has another top veteran In 6-3 junior guard Oeorge Koch Four Spots Set Gamer, Carpenter, Easterly and Bosone figure to be in the starting lineup when Uie Pilots open their season against Oregon here Dec. 1. Easterly ranked second In scor ing and rebounding last year to Gamer, a teammate in high school. Named Ihe tr.im's most valuable player, he averaged 116 polnts per gnme and snared 215 rebounds. Bosone, a 97 sprinter in Ihe lOo-ysrd dash, averaged 97 in leering. Koch and Portch will battle It out for the other starting spot. "Although our personnel is ex cellent, so is our schedule," Ne gratU laid. He wasn't kidding. Tlie 28 game slate includes stuh eastern and midwest powers as Seton Hall, Xavlrr and Davton locallv, Die Plloii also, must fat archrlvsl Seattle and Ore gon Stale. w .......... V , -n OUTLAWS IN FINALS The Sisters Outlaw will play lone in the eight-man state football fin als this Saturday at Sisters. The local team beat Eddyvilla last Saturday 27-7, while lona dropped Hereford 1 9-1 3. A. J. Demaris of Sisters, No. 20, heads toward the Eddyville goal where the score reads 20 7 during the third quarter of last Saturday's game. The defender for Eddyville It Bill Henderson, No. 30. Alabama new poll king; Texas drops to fifth NEW YORK (UPD-Alabama, pounding Uirough Uie stretch of Uie college football season wiUi a perfect record, grabbed Uie lead from Texas today in Uie United Press InternaUonal weekly rat ings. Twenty-five of Uie 35 leading coaches who comprise Hio UPI rating board picked Alabama as Uieir No. 1 choice after the Crim son Tide ran its season record to 9-0 by blanking Georgia Tech, 10-0, last Saturday. Texas, which held down first place for Uie past two weeks, skidded to fifth place following Its first defeat of -the season at Uio hands of Texas ChrisUan, 6-0. The Longliorns drew only one first place vote after being uio top cholco of 26 coaches a week .- ., ... - ... Three Move Up Ohio Stale-,. Minnesota and Lou isiana Stale also took advanbigo of Uie Longliorns' tipsct defeat, each moving up a notch. Ohio Stnto took over Uie runner-up spot, Minnesota jumped to third place and LSU advanced to fourth. Mississippi was Uie only mem ber of Uio lop 10 not affected by Uiis week's wholesale shake-up. Ole Miss remained in Uie sixth slot whilo Michigan State ad vanced one notch to sevenUi, Col orado moved from lOtti to eighth, Michigan from 14th to nlnUi, and Arkansas from 16Ui to 10th. Purdue Drops Purdue dropped from seventh to 13lh after losing a 10-7 deci sion to Minnesota while UCLA, which shared eighth place, with Michigan Stale last week, failed to draw a single vote following its 17-13 loss to Washington. The second 10 members in ad dition to Purdue Included Utah State, Kansas, Duke, Wyominf , Missouri. Maryland, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Tenn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin. Ttam Points 1. Alabama (25) (9-0) 337 2. Ohio Stnto (7) 17-0-1) 2T9 3. Minnesota (2) (7-1 1 27 4. Urtiisimm Slate (8-1) 228 5. Texas (1) (8-1) 208 6. Mississippi (8-1) 1! 7. Michigan State (6-2) 102 8. Colorado (7-1) 88 9. Michigan (6-2) M) 10. Arkansas (7-2) 4,1 Second 10 teams II, I'lnh Stale 41: 12, Kansas 34; 1:1, Pur- duo 15: H (lie), Duke and Wyo ming 7 each: 16 (lie), Missouri and Maryland 4 each: 18 ttlc, Georgia Tech, Notro Dame, Tenn Stato, Rutgers and Wisconsin 2 each. Paret readies for 'big' title" US VEGAS, New (t'PD -Welterweight champion Bennv (Kid) Paret is scheduled to arrive pii Thanksgiving Day to prepare for an allempt to win Ihe middle weight championship in the same convention center ring in which he won tho 147-pound crown. Paret, who won the crown for the first time here against Don Jordan, now prepnres to fight Gene Fullmer for Uie higcer title Dec. I Fullmer was scheduled to arrive Nov. 29. Paret lost the welter crown to Emile Grillilh of New York but ilien regained Uie title recenUy. Fullmer this year deff.itcd Sugar Hav Robinson and Florentine rer nnde In title bouts. The victory over Robinson was at Uie conven lion center. METS AOO SCOUTS NEW YORK (UPD-The New York Meis have announced the addition of Ray Kennedy. Pete Ge hrian, Morris llancken and Millis Layn to their scouting slaff, ? & 4 . , .... ; . $11 Oregon, Washington teams set for traditional games By United Press International SEATTLE (UPI) Washington Huskies coacli Jim Owens today planned secret drills for his club during Uie remauider of ine week. Tlie Huskies, who upset UCLA 17-14 last weekend, meet cross- state rival Washington State here next Saturday. The Cougars shut out Stanford, 30-0, in Uieir last outing. ' PULLMAN, Wash. (UPI) -The Washington State Cougars will be looking for Uieir first victory over Washington since 1958 when Uiey meet Uie Huskies at Seattle next Saturday. Tlie Cougars, cheered by the re turn of center Tom Erlandson, wlio had been out of acUon wiUi a knee injury, drilled against a simulated Huskie offense today. Coach Jim SuUicrland's squad downed Uie Stanford Indians, 30 0, last weekend. EUGENE, Ore. (UPI) Tho University of Oregon Ducks pre pared today for their traditional season concluding game with Ore gon Stato hero next Saturday. Coach Lcn Casanova said junior fullback Duane Cargill is a doubt ful starter for that contest. Car- 49ers still have chance in West SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) The fantasy Uiat Uio San Francisco Forty Niners could end up on top of Uie weslcrn division of Uie Na tional Football League was at least a statistical possibility to day. Tlie Green Boy Packers, now wiUiout Uie services of Paul Hor nung, are sporting an 8-2 won-loss record; Detroit has a 6-3-1 mark, and the Prospectors arc 5-4-1. The Forty Niners meet Minne sota at Kezar Stadium Sunday, Uien journey to Baltimore, and re turn here for their final two games with the Packers and a rematch with Uie Colts. Green Bay has yet to face Do Iroit, New York, and Los Ange les, in addition to the Hickcymcn, while Uie Lions must meet Chica go, Minnesota, Philadelphia., plus tlie Packers. Coach Red Hlckey's San Fran ciscans switched to Uie T-forma-lion with quarterback John Brodic in command Sunday, downing Uie Bears 41-31. Linfield readies for playoff jilt MCMINN'VILLE (UPI) - Lin field prepared today for a Satur day night football balUe at Max well Field here agaiivst likewise unbeaten Wluttier, Calif., lor a berth tn the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento Dec. 9. Tlie official announcement Uiat Linfield would got into the four team playoffs came Monday but it wasn't unexpected. Coach Paul Durham's toam sewed Ihe spot up with a 34-12 in over Willanv rite Saturday night. The Camellia Bowl Is for Uie NA1A title. Linlirld is the first Oregon team lo reach Uie semi finals although Willamette was unbeaten last year and lost wit in the selections to Hiunboldt State "We ho to do a cood Job asainst Whittlor," Durham said. He said Whittler, nicknamed the Poets, had I strong team but added that his own Uv-im was one of the best ever to play in Uie Northwest t'onierence. flic ninner will play the winner of Thursday t Northern, SI) . Slate, Pittsburg, Kans. clash. ' . ' - 1 I giU was injured In last weekend's I game wiUi Oiiio State which Uie i Buckeyes took, 22-12. Halfback Mike Gaechtcr was nursing a twisted ankle and his status was also unknown. CORVALLIS, Ore. (UPI) -The Oregon Stato Beavers continued working out a defense today for next SaUirday's rival, the Ore gon Webfoots, at Eugene. Beaver coach Tom ProUiro list ed Gene Hillard, Ross Cariaga and omer key performers on Uie doubtful starting list because of injuries. Tlie Oregon State squad defeated Brigham Young, 35-0, last weekend and has one more game, with Houston, scheduled after the traditional contest with Oregon. BERKELEY. Calif. (UPI)-Two University of California Bears are definitely out for Uie big game wiUi Uie Indians at Stanford Sat urday. Guard Jolin Erby has head and anklp injuries and quarterback Iin-y Balliett. is suffering from an eye injury. Coach Marv Levy said nine of his 11 starters were on Uie injury list Monday and seven are only probable starters. Tho Boars took a 53-7 shellacking from Kansas last weekend. STANFORD, Calif. (UPD Stan ford coach Jack Curtice rates Saturday's 64Ui annual big game with California a toss-up. Curlii-e said Monday he has one quarterback, Rod Sears, ready for acUon and some of his oUier play ers are also nursing injuries. The Bears have Uieir injury problems, too, but the fans have already bought 84.000 seats for Uie con test at Stanford Stadium. Tho In dians lost, 30-0, to Washington Stato last week. . LOS ANGELES (UPI) The UCLA Bruins' first two men in Uie vital wingback poslUon are down with injuries and coach Bill Barnes said his team would have to got "all Uie breaks" to win Saturday's cross-town clash with Southern California. A shoulder injury makes first string wingback Kermit Alexander a question mark for Uie big game Unit will decide Iho host team in Uie Rose Bowl. His replacement. Bob Smith, is also not expected to be ready. Other wingbacks, or right half backs, nursing various injuries are Carmen Dipaolo and John Rosen krnns. Only Bill Hnuck, a sopho more with 17 minutes experience this year, remains healUiy at Uio post. LOS ANGELES (UPD Uni versity of Southern California team doctors have announced Uiat four Trojan gridders who missed the Pittsburgh game will be ready for Uie crucial UCLA game on Saturday. Medical clearance was given Monday to linemen Chuck Ander son, Britt Williams and Skip John, son and halfback Ken Del Conte. Tackle Mike Gale and end Ben Rosin, however, will miss the baU lie for the Rose Bowl bid. In practice Monday. Hie Tro jans ran through a light warm-up drill in sweat clothes. Trojans, Bruins pace Big Five SAN FRANCISCO (UPD South ern California. Uie new Big Five conference leader, tops Uie loop In Ihree depart meats and UCLA Is leading in the other three, accord ing to statistics released today and Including Saturday's games. The Trojans lead in total offense with 301 yards to tlie game 'nd In passing olleuse with 128 yards per lilt. They also lead In pass de fense, allowing only in yards. I IT.A Is tops in toal defense, allow teg 2.11; in rushing defense allowing US; snd in rushing of fense, making 117 yards per game. May deal with Angels Braves hope to fireballer Ryne NEW YORK (UPIl-BasebaU's Inter-league trading period offi cially has started and Uie Mil waukee Braves hope to take ad vantage of it by obtaining fire baller Ryne Duren shortly in a deal with Uie Los Angeles Angels. Tlie Braves, disappointing fourUi place finishers this year, are convinced Uieir biggest need is a dependable relief pitcher to give Don McMahon a hand. Duren. Uie 32-year-old ex-Yankee, could fit into Uiat category perfectly. He can still throw hard (strik ing out lit in 104 innings with Uie Yanks and Angels last sea- Orange Bowl opponents eyed MIAMI (UPD Louisiana State and Colorado seemed today Uie likely opponents for the 1962 Or ange Bowl game. The Orange Bowl selection com mittee issued an "informal invi tauon" to LSU's Tigers after a meeting Monday. Acceptance by LSU was expect ed to be no more than a formal ity, even if Uie Tigers lose to un derdog Tulane on Saturday. Com mittee Chairman Van C. Kussrow said Uie invitation did not hinge on Uus game. Southeastern Conference teams are not aUowed to accept post season bowl bids until Uie end of Uie regular season. Kussrow said Uie formal invitaUon would be is sued Saturday to LSU. As for Uie Orange Bowl repre sentaUve from the Big Eight Con ference, with which the bowl has a contract agreement, Kussrow said, "It has been Uie policy to take Uie Big Eight champion." Packers, Hawks swap eight men CHICAGO (UPD-The Chicago Packers got experience and Uie St. Louis Hawks added youUi in an eight-player swap, believed to be Uie largest in National Basket-1 ball AssociaUon history. The trade was concluded Sun day afternoon but names of the Chicago players were withheld until after the Packers' game wiUi Uie Philadelphia Warriors Sunday night. Tlie Warriors won Uie contest. 122-114. The Packers agreed to send Archie Dees, Ralph Davis and Barney Cable to SU Louis. Chi cago will send a fourth player to the Hawks come Dec. 15 when Uie NBA clubs cut squads lo Uio player limit. In exchange, Uie Packers, new est entry in Uie NBA, got Woody Sauldsberry. Si Green, Fred La Cour and Joe Grabowski. Green was All-America at Duquesne be fore joining the pro ranks. PIONEERS BEAT TACOMA TACOMA I UPD The Portland Pioneers' semi-pro football team defeated Tacoma 14-0 Sunday to finish its regular season with a 3-S record. WHEN THE CARES OF THE DAY ARE SET ASIDE. ....SEAGRAM'S 7 CROWN COMES INTO ITS OWN. SMOOTH, SURE, SATISFYING; TONIGHT SAY SEAGRAM'S AND BE SURE fck... i'J .w-'7Tj ;y. i 1 I sKV IHMkS MlHUtt C0WU1. Il I0U Cm so), he's not afraid of work and his control is no longer Uie prob lem it once was. The Angels aren't intending to unload Duren for nothing. He helped their severely taxed pitching staff considerably Uiis year. Well Stocked Bullpen But they're well stocked in Uie bullpen with Art Fowler, Tom Morgan, Jim Donohue and George Witt, and they're willing to part with Duren providing Uiey can get what Uiey want. Carlton Wllley would appeal to them as another possible starter or Uiey might setUe for an out fielder like Frank Thomas or Lee Maye. At any rale, it is known Uiat Fred Haney of Uie Angels and Johnny McHale of Uie Braves have been in contact the past few days and a deal for Duren could take place before or even at Uie annual baseball meetings in Tampa, Fla., next week. One tiling is sure about Uie An gels. No one has to tell Uiem any thing about Uie Braves' person nel. Both Haney and assistant farm director Roland Hemond are former Milwaukee employees. Angels Eya Rookies Tlie Angels are especially in terested in two of Uie Braves' rookies, third baseman Ed Charles, up from Vancouver of Uie Pacific Coast League, and Bob Uecker, an All-Star catcher Six leffermen may bolster Hermiston's cage fortunes Special to The Bulletin HERMISTON Paced by six veterans and a top Jayvee pros pect, Coach George DeLap's Her miston Bulldogs are confidently looking forward to Uie opening of Uie Iiitermountain Conference schedule. DeLap has a squad of 15 boys out moat of Uiem six feet or taller. "If we can score, we'll be tough this winter," DeLap said, con vinced Uiat he has an outfit Uiat will play top defensive ball. The six veterans range Irom 5-11 to 6-3 in height, and any starling commnation win average arouna 6-2. Letterman Transfers DeLap has five lettermen back from last year's quintet which fin ished in a tie for third place in tlie Iiitermountain Conference. Tho sixth veteran is Buddy Stratton. 6-2 starting forward for Tlie Dal les Indians last winter. He moved to Hermiston this fall. Bulldog lettermen are centers Larry Crume, 6-3. and Rich Fra zier, 6-2: forwards Larry Losness, 6-0. and Jack Miller, 5-11; and guard Ron Perkins, 6-0. Ken Phillips, 6-2 forward, was a Jayvee star last winter and rates as a top prospect for a varsity berth along with several others up from Uie Jayvees. Seven pre-conference games are scheduled wiUi a December 7 opener at Pendleton. On Decem ber 8 Uie Bulldogs wiU host Mac Hi at Hermiston and Uien play "H'L&i r Mf 86 Fittf. iUll li.Utl If jte J I . Cod No. ;,mi I ii ...JI 1 v. . m obtain Duren with Louisville of Uie American Association last season. Tlie inter-league trading period. which runs until Dec. 15, opened at midnight Monday night and there are a number of oUier pos- sibiliUes besides Uie one between Uie Angels and Braves. The Red Sox, who ordinarily sit tight and watch other dubs make deals, would like to make a couple themselves. They've already made inquiries about shortstop Dick Howser of Uie Athletics and first baseman Roy Sievers of Uie White Sox, only to find out Uiat Uie Cardi nals are more Uian mildly inter ested in Sievers, also. Interested In Malione Hires" clubs the White Sox, Indians and Yankees are inter ested in Red Sox third baseman Frank Malzone. And Uie Cincinnati Reds look like they're ready to do business for either NeUie Fox of Uie White Sox or Bubba Phillips of Uie In dians. National and American League clubs may deal with each other I freely without obtaining waivers ifrom teams in Uieir own league on players Uiey wish to trade during Uie inter-league trading period. This marks Uie third year there has been an inter-league trading period. Approximately 24 inter league deals have been made during Uie past two years. David Douglas at PorUand De cember 15. David Douglas Rematch Due Hermiston Uien hosts Uie tra ditionally powerful PorUand hoop squad in a return match Decem ber 21 and follows with a game against Pendleton at Hermiston Uie following evening. December 20 Hermiston plays at MUton - Freewater, wiUi Walla Walla due at Hermiston Decem ber 30. In addiUon, Hermiston plays at Walla Walla January 27 foUowing first-half play in Uie Iiitermoun tain Conference. The Bulldogs open Uie Inter mountain Conference League with a home date against Prinevillo January 5, and play at Tlie. Dalles January 6. LOOK JOLLY TIME IN THE BIG ECONOMY SIZE! 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