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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1939)
FACE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1939. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen says: Medford Stock Upped By Win Over Coquille 5,000 Watch Black Tornado Defeat Coquille, 6 to .0 AERIAL FROM BOB wvin frame, what a grand exhibition of football as she am played by a couple of top notch fit The issue was in doubt right up to the last two minutes of play, and wnen mai final gun sounded there prob ably wasn't one person in the huge crowd of 5,000 who could say ho had witnessed a more thrilling, dramatic and pulse throbbing clash this season. Coquille came here with a remarkable record of not having been scored on in eight ball games, while running up an average of 40 points on their own behalf per tussle. The Red Devils came here with the rep utation of being a fine forward passing aggregation and boast ing sn equally potent running attack. All the kind things said and written about Spike Leslie s team were born out. Everett Smith, right halfback, nf the finest backs we hnve seen on the stadium turf this season. Krantz, lullhacK, was not far behind. And, that Coquille line was Just short of terrific. The entire team was well-coached In fundamentals, and showed a very deceptive attack based on spinners and reverses, and sharp forward passes. For a town of 2,700, it Is remarkable that such a fine football team could be produced, Coquille honestly surprised almost everybody by its bal ance and polish, and Medford should be, and undoubtedly Is, proud uf itself for beating such a fine club, 6 to 0. The Red Devils. In this writer's estima tion, were the strongest team the Tornado has played this season, and could give Klam ath Falls a neat grid lesson. If this was the last gam for the Black Tornado, then the locals have better claim to the mythical state title than any other team. Milwaukle is the only other logical claimant, and the Maroons' 13 to 13 tie with Eugene, which Medford wal loped 20 to 6, doesn't make the Tiger claim any weaker. From a flock of our Ashland operatives comes word that Jean Eberhart, the sky-scraping athletic tutor of Southern Ore gon College of Education, is go ing to have himself a basketball team the coming season. ! Not just an ordinarily strong ' SOCE outfit, these reports re ! veal, but one to make every 1 body forget all about those super-hoop arrays turned out by 1 Howard Hobson before he moved up to University of Oregon. Yes, according to the dope drifting this way, the 1939-40 SOCE casaba crew will be that good, mBybe better. With no football to Interfere this year, Ebblc's maple court artists have been going at it full blast for several months, and the team is in great shape for its open ing game against Oregon's de fending national chnmpions in Eugene Saturday night. Eberhart is blessed with fine players two and three deep at every position. In fact, there are so many good men avail able he is planning to keep two teams intact and substitute one for' the other at the proper time. At the forward spots are two lettermen George Bul lion and Jack Kemnitier and a flock of new aspirants who are burning things up. George Bassman, an ex-Maryville, Col., independent star, and Bob Mulder, six-foot six-Inch giant from Vancouver, Wash., high, are looking very good, as are Bob Strickland of Sil verton and Gene Creiis of Roseburg. Big Walt Sethcr, three-year veteran, is being pressed for his center position by Everett Fox, a transfer from Oregon and former Belfountain high all stnte player. His brother, How ard Fox, a Monmouth transfer, will be available for action after the fall quarter. Jean has a horde of excellent guards working out, including Jack Cady and Frank Marchi, lettermen; Bud Patzke of Bly, Dick Wiley of The Dalles, Char ley Warren, tiny ex-Ashlnnd high flash; and Jake Fischer of Oakridge, who played with Lad die Gale In high school. ' Ex -Card Plans Comeback HEWUND TO BILL PFJWiWWi Touchdown Scored In Fourth Quarter; State Title Claim Is Earned By Victory. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press Philadelphia: Tommy Spcigal, 133, Uniontown, Pa., outpointed Tony Sarullo, Philadelphia, 135, (10). Birmingham, Ala.: Sammy Musco, 12H, Washington, D. C, outpointed Jimmy Buckler, 126, Louisville, Ky., (10). Uae Mnll Tribune want ads. The TOGGERY OFFERS 1 Vv : fa QIMUTY FOR MEN! CIIO05B "Ills" lift from hU favor l(e dturr The Tannery wlifif WAI.ITY nnrt M O I E K A T f. I'KICKS ro hniHlln-lmni1! Wr'vr irourrd the nmrkrt for really ftnr glfM; we've nimle fortunate nurrhne no, whlrh dprll Having tor yon. fie mre tn vlwll he Tocgery when oii ure flceklni; n clft tnr ln1. "on or Brut her! Here Are Some Suggestions m Shlrii Handkerchiefs Belt Sell Neckliei Slippers Glores Hobee Scarfs Mufflers Hosiery Sweaters Pajamns Blazers Jackets Underthlngs Sport Togs IVe linlte you trt ci our hnlhin? nln lions t n it I ( h t during Mrrlfmrt't ChrMmn Oni'iilng. Colnrfiit 1lp1rt e of appropriate ami print, cnl gift. 'v , W,V. The TOGGERY NORTH CENTRAL. PHONE 99 B. C. "MAC" MACKENNA A. D. "ART" HESS Game Statistics Mpdford Coquille Yds. (scrimmagc)..234 88 Yds. (passes) 75 70 Total yardage 309 158 1st Downs( scrim mage) 13 . 7 1st Downs (passes) 1 3 Total 1st downs ... 14 10 Passes attempted.. 10 12 Passes completed.. 8 6 Passes intercepted by 1 1 Number of punts.. 3 5 Av. length punts.. 39 33 Penalties 3 0 Yds, lost penalties 35 0 Bill DeLancey, who four years ago was sent to Arizona with a lung ailment so serious doctors feared he would never play baseball again, will Join the St. Louis Cardinals next spring. Bill is shown near Phoenix with his favorite horse. The 27-year-old catcher wrote the Cards' president "not to expect too much, and you might get a pleasant surprise." Mcdford's dream of a place in the Oregon prep football sun came true yesterday when the Ulack Tornado, with one, sharp scoring thrust in the early mo ments of the fourth quarter, shattered the undefeated, un tied and unscored-upon record of Coquille high's Red Devils. The score was 6 to 0. It was a 34-yard aerial play that brought victory to Medford and sent a majority of the 5,000 spectators into a frenzy of ex citement an unerring 14-yard pitch from Left Halfback Bob Ncwlnnd to Right Halfback Bil ly Piche, who dashed 20 more yards to cross the goal line after folding the forward pass to his bosom. It was a thrilling climax to a tough, hard-socking ball game, and It sent the Medfords rocket ing to the pinnacle of tne state's high school football machines. The Black Tornado, now can grip the mythical championship with an almost unchallenged firmness. One Drive Slopped Until that fourth-period touch down of the Tornado's it ap peared that the gallant Red Dev ils of Spike Leslie, living up to their terrific reputation tn every respect, were destined to check Bill Bowerman's Tigers to a scoreless deadlock. Once before, in the first quar ter, a Medford scoring drive had faltered when the Coquille for ward wall rose up to halt the advance on the 14-yard line, and all through the second period and most of the third the Tigers experienced difficulty in consis tently piercing the line which hadn't yielded a point in eight straight games. Finally, near the end of the third stanza, the Medford for wards started breaking Newland and Piche loose into the secon dary, and the Tornado's touch down drive got under way. It was actually born when Bob Leonard, left end. recov- red a Coquille fumble on Mcd ford's 27-yard line. In exactly eight plays the Tornado roared 73 yards to get those six big tallies. After one pass was Incom plete, Newland broke off Co quille's left tackle and rambled 13 yards. Piche then circled his own left end for 12 more to the Coquille 48 as the third quarter ended. Another pass was incom plete, then Newland got two around left end and Piche ripped off seven on a reverse around right end. Ike Orr ham mered center for five, and it was a first down on Coquille's 34-yard stripe. Came the payoff. Newland, receiving, the ball from cen ter, ran several steps to his right, faded back and fired into the right flat, where Piche was all alone. Billy gob bled it up and was away to foot ball heaven. Only one defender barred his path Quarterback Johnny Shambo and the right halfback faked him out of po sition and flashed into the end zone. Kick Blocked It didn't matter that Right Guard Johnny Williams, a bright star in the Coquille line, crashed through to block Piche's attempted place-kick for the ex tra point. Those six markers were enough. Although they were plenty, the Tornado apparently wasn't satisfied and launched another drive that was stopped by the game's end, on the Coquille 10 yard line. After Coquille punted to the Medford 20-yard line. Newland broke away for a 45 yard broken-field run. longest of the game, but the Tigers were set back 15 yards for un necessary roughness. Newland and Orr picked up 15 yards, then Newland tossed a 13-yard pass to Louie Thurman. In four smashes at the weary Coquille line Newland gained 14 yards, placing the leather on the 10. Before another play could be called the struggle was over. Only once did Coquille threat en the Tornado goal line. In the first quarter, after holding for downs on their own 14, the Red Devils manufactured a power drive of 78 yards that reached the Tiger eight-yard stripe in the early seconds of the second period. However, an attempted place kick on fourth down from the 11-yard line by Everett Smith, right half, was wide, and the Tigers took the ball on their own 20. Two slashing runs by Ike Orr, of 27 and 18 yards, jerked the Medfords out of the hole. That Coquille drive was a honey, the Red Devils operating from a shallow double and single wing and springing Smith, Dee Krantz and Ted Schaer into the open for nice gains. Smith, a hard-running, clever back, got away for gal lops of 11, 19 and eight yards, and Krantz, fullback, chopped off 13 on a spinner through center. Place Kick Fails With the pressure on, Med ford's forward wall dug in and pushed the Red Devils back from the eight to the 11-yard line. Al Barrow stopped Smith for no gain on third down, then Shambo fumbled and recovered, losing three yards. On fourth down Smith tried his place kick, and although the boot was high and far it was wide by about ten feet. In the third period Coquille clicked with a forward-lateral, Krantz to Goodman to Schaer, for 21 yards, and with a forward from Krantz to Shambo, for nine more, but they were forced to punt when the Tiger defense stiffened. Newland kicked back for Medford, then both teams in tercepted forward passes and re covered enemy fumbles. Leon ard of Medford dropped the ball after catching a pass and Ray recovered for Coquille, but Leonard made up for his miscue a moment later by falling on a fumble by Coquille's Smith, and Mcdford's scoring march im mediately got under way from this point. Newland Stars The Black Tornado recorded an overwhelming advantage In yards gained, moving 234 on the ground to Coquille's 88 and 75 through the air to Coquille's 70. Newland, playing probably the finest game of his life, accounted for 120 yards from scrimmage all by himself, an average of seven per carry. In addition, he completed six out of 10 forward passes and averaged 39 yards in three punts. Ike Orr ran for 63 yards in 12 tries, an average of 5.2 yards; John Saulsberry piled up 27 yards from scrimmage in seven attempts and Piche made 24 yards in six lugs. Smith -was practically the whole show for the Red Devils on offense, ripping off 66 yards in 12 tries for a 5.5 average. Krantz got 22 yards for himself. Coquille made all its yardage on spinner and reverse plays, dis playing a deceptive attack with fine blocking. Unbeaten in 15 Starts Outstanding In the Medford line were Captain Dale Howard, Aldcn Hibbert and three re serves, Dean Grimes, Bill Wall and Jim Wallis. However, the entire Tiger forward wall played grand ball, clearing the way for the backs and holding tight on defense except for the five occasions when Krantz and Smith broke through for runs of from 11 to 19 yards. The victory was Medford's eighth In nine starts this season and marked the 15th straight clash the Tornado has played without suffering defeat. Eu reka, Cal was the last team to beat Medford, early, in the 1938 season. Lineups and summary: Medford Coquille Winter LER Arnold Barrow LTR Arrell Hibbert LGR.. Williams H. Thurman ....C Landaker Howard RGL Moy Clute RTL Gatiike Mover REL.. Goodman L. Thurman ....QB Shambo Newland LHR Smith Piche RHL. Schaer Saulsberry FB Krantz Subs: Medford: Gunnette, Grimes, Wallis, Wall, Leonard, Florey. Johnson, Orr. Coquille: Holmstrom, Ray. Scoring: Medford, touchdown, Piche. Score by periods: Coquille 0 0 0 0 0 Medford 0 0 0 6 6 42107 Fresno, Calif.. Nov. 24. W. San Jose State's powerful foot ball team hoped for an invita tion to play in one of the post season "bowl" games today after swarming over the previously unbeaten Fresno State Bulldogs. 42 to 7, In a Thanksgiving day battle that meant 12 straight wins for the high-scoring Spar tans. An overflow crowd of 15.000 saw San Jose rush over four touchdowns in a wild fourth period to run its point total for season to 312 as against 29 for for its opponents. Using offensive tactics cooked up by the tactical wizard, Glenn S. 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