I
' 7IBST TOUCHDOWN OF THE SEASON Left Halfback
Alton Stone, stumbles over the goal line for Medford high's
first goal of the season as the Black Tornado raps Ashland 20
to 6. Stone almost was dropped on the six-yard stripe in his 10
yard goalward romp Friday but managed to keep his knees
off the ground and scramble to the end zone. A trusty right arm
kept him from tumbling. It was a fourth down play and he bad
to go all the way. Other Medfordites in the picture are Dennis
Faulkner (11) and Ed McCuUough (4). Ashlanders whose num
bers are visible are Ted Tenney (35), Dale Jeffers (57), Dave
Hoots (30), Walt McCoy (39) and Gerald Hinkson (53, on the
ground. ;
' v (Brained photo)
Black Tornado Opons Grid Seaoon With 20-6
Conference Victory Over Ashland Grizzlies
Medford high school's Black
Tornado, not yet a polished crew
but showing possibilities, got
safely over the first hurdle of its
1953 football campaign by dump
ing the Ashland Grizzlies here
Friday night.
Season openers are generally
viewed win apprehension, but
the Tornado came through in
stride, dominating the action
almost all the way as it ground
out a 20 to 6 verdict over the
Ashlanders- It was a Southern
Oregon Conference triumph.
Demonstrating that it can
have a versatile attack when the
rough edges are polished, Med
ford outgained Ashland about
two to one in the conference
ruckus and had possession of the
ball the greatest share of the 48
minutes. Only once did the Black
Tornado really appear to falter,
or, perhaps, let down. That was
in the fourth quarter when Ash
land, its morale high after a
magnificent defensive stand,
marched 97 yards to its only
touchdown.
Griaslies Threaten - v
Medford had hit the pay zone
once in the first quarter and
Igain in the second for 13 to 0
kalfway advantage but the Griz
siy surge got the visiting club
back into the struggle and threat
ened to change the compleion of
the game. The Tornado, bow
ever, came back to score again
and as the final horn sounded
was knocking once more at
touchdown territory.
It was early in the opening
quarter that Medford got the
tide of conflict going in its favor
and began its goalward assault.
The drive began on the Med
ford 33-yard line the second
time the Tornado got possession
of the balL It took 14 plays with
Alton Stone and Dennis Faulkner
doing most of the lugging to
achieve the goal. And, at that,
the drive almost fell short-
Medford had the ball on the
10-yard stripe with a first down.
Dennis Faulkner moved ahead
one yard then Everett Kastner
made four yards to the five. Al
ton Stone was smeared back on
the 10. Then, on fourth down,
Stone started over the right side
of the line. He was hit on the six
and apparently halted. But
Stone, stumbling and scrambling,
kept his knees off the ground
and tumbled into pay dirt Lorin
Jacobs conversion try from
placement failed.
Lilly Recovers
The Tornado struck again in
the second period after Willard
Lilly, an iron man guard,
dropped on the Ashland fumble
on the Grizzly 35. Seven plays
later Jacobs powered seven
yards into the end zone. His first
conversion try was over the bar
but Ashland accepted a penalty
tince Medford had too many
men on the field- Jacobs kicked
again and made it Medford led
13 to 0.
Medford took the second half
kick and pushed from its 29 to
the Ashland 13 in 11 plays,
helped by two Ashland infrac
tions. The attack bogged down
there.
After an Ashland series of
plays, Medford took over on
the Ashland 48 yard marker. In
nine stabs, including a 24-yard
jog by Lloyd Hart on a fake
punt. Tornado got to the three-
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yard line and it was first down
and goat Medford never got the
score that seemed sure. Hart
shoved to the one but three plays
later Ashland took over on the
three and launched the march to
its lone touchdown.
Hamilton Scampers
Ted Tenney surged to the 13
ysrd line. Two line plays, moved
the ball to. the 18 but it was
back to the 13 on an Ashland
offside.
At that point Ashland's split T
formation worked to almost per
fection. Bruce Hamilton burst
through the line and was off
down the sideline toward the
Medford goal. He cut toward the
center of the field and Stone
got on his back and hauled him
down on the Medford 28. The
play was good for 59 yards.
A pass, Harold Castle to Jim
Watrus, after Tenney got six on
the ground, carried the Grizzles
to the 13. Harry Johnson gained
ot the eight and Tenney crossed
the goal from there.
Medford fought to the Ash
land 49 after the kick-off. Ash
Land took over on its' 13 after
Jacobs' punt Hamilton fumbled
on the 11 and Bob Steele recov
ered for Medford-
Two line plays gained a yard.
Hart's pass to Joe Antony was
incomplete but a roughing the
passer penalty put the pigskin
on the one for Medford. Faulkner
hit pay soil but a Medford pen
alty nullified the play and put
the Tornado back on the six.
Faulkner boomed across the goal
again. This time it counted.
Jacobs kicked the extra.
Medford was close to a score
at the final horn. Mike DeVore
recovered for Medford when an
attempted Ashland pass fell be
hind the scrimmage line on the
30. A Stone to Anthony pass car
ried to the 20. Faulkner cracked
to the 14- Hart threw into the
end zone where there were three
Medford receivers. Tom Gail
made a desperate but unsuccess
ful lunge for the ball. Hart heave
to Dick Pepper who was halted
ou the five as the game ended.
' Flaws and raggedness showed
up in the Tornado performance.
But, this was to be expected in
a season opener. And, all in all,
the concensus is that the Tornado
turned in a satisfactory job in
getting the campaign under way.
The tackling was good and the
boys were hitting hard.
Seven Completions
Indications were given that
Medford has a passing threat
with which opponents must
reckon with Stone and Hart as
throwers and Dick Pepper,
nigged, booming transfer from
Eureka, and Joe Antony as re
ceivers. The Tornado, tossers
heaved 13 passes and seven were
complete for 73 yards. Ashland,
on the other, hand, connected
one in four times for 10 yards-
Medford was in possession of
the ball twice as much as Ash
land and it showed up in the fact
that the Tornado outnetted the
Grizzlies 267 to 139 yards in
scrimmage. In first downs Med
ford had the edge 16 to 5.
Only injuries reported Satur
day were a sore ankle suffered
by Steele and a Charley horse
that Stone is nursing. Both are
expected to be in shape for the
Crater hassle this Friday.
Coach Fred Spiegelberg re
ported that Lilly, small but
scrappy guard, saw action all but
one minute of the fracas, some
how being neglected when came
to the matter of being replaced
for rest -
The mentor expressed . satis
faction, for the most part, with
his aggregation its first time out
in regular action. He has called
workout lor 4 pjn. Monday.
Spiegelberg said the week's ef
fort in preparation for Crater
will be devoted a considerable
extent to polishing the offense
and boning up on assignments
which players missed during the
course of the Ashland struggle-
Grants Pacs
Victor Over
Roosevelt
By UNITED PRESS
The'1953 Oregon -state high
school football season got off
to a rousing start last night
with bruising action In all parts
of the state
Defending 'State Champion
Central Catholic of Portland
tuned up for its league and dis
trict battles by walloping Al
bany 18-0. Jefferson, the Port
land City League champion, also
came through in fine style-in
the Democrats'' opening contest
with a 13-0 win over Vancouver,
Wash.
FortlandoTs Lose
Other Portland teams didn't
fare so well, however, with Sal
em smothering Cleveland,' 21-0;
McMinnville ripping through
Washington 32-0; Beaverton edg
ing Lincoln, 13-7, and Grants
Pass defeating Roosevelt 26-13.
Only other Portland winnea was
Franklin which downed Camas,
Wash., 14-7.
Upstate the early season fav
orites came through as expected.
Lebanon beat Dallas, 15-6; Prine
ville scored a 12-7 victory, over
Pendleton; Eugene walloped
Roseburg, 33-0; Redmon downed
Sweet Home,. 14-6; Medford de
feated Ashland, 20-6; La Grande
blanked Union, 33-0; Corvallis
upended Newberg, 204; Marsh
field of Coos Bay upended
Mrytle Point, 32-0, and North
Bend won over Coquille 26-18.
PRYOR TO TECH
Klamath Falls U.E Vera
Pryor, former Klamath Falls
high school lineman and a mem
ber of this year's upstate team in
the Shrine all-star game, has en
rolled fat Oregon Tech and is
working1 out with the football
squad. Coach Rex Hunsaker said
he would use Pryor at a tackle
spot
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31 Gridders Vie for Jobs
On Southern Oregon Team
IS. IMS
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUTE EVEH
Ashland A squad of 31
hustling football players are
seeking starting assignments at
Southern Oregon college and
head coach, Alex Petersen, Jr.,
expects several other men to
put in their appearance.
Leading a group of 12 return
ing lettermen are All-Conference
Fnd Ernie Bretzel and Tackle
Morris Jimenez. Len Heston, 215
pound halfback, is another stand
out lettermen expected to help
the Red Raider cause.
Most conspicuous by his ab-
mm at -J
sence is Ulen neison, Asmana
speedster, who was the fastest
man on the squad last year. Nel
son had been counted on for
heavy halfback duty on offense,
and was expected to handle the
safety chores on defense. If Nel
son is unable to return, Coach
Petersen will have a full size
headache in reorganizing both
offensive and defensive planning.
The Red Raiders have another
week to get ready for their sea
son opener on September 19
against Oregon College of Educa
tion with the game being played
in Coos Bay in the annual Myrtle
Bowl Shrine Benefit tilt.
Lettermen returning from last
year's squad are: Ernie Bretzel
(E), Myrtle Point; Dave Camp
bell (Q), Cave Junction; Lloyd
Fisher (FB), Springfield; Lloyd
Hale CD, Eagle Point, Len Hes
ton (HB), Klamath Falls; Morris
Jimenez (T), Klamath Falls; Jim
Owen (FB), Cave Junction; Chick
Quinowski (G), Klamath Falls;
Bob Smith (C), Grants Pass; and
Jim Wright (HB), Crescent City,
Calif.
Two lettermen are back this
year from the 1951 team: Ken
Kimura (H), who is also on out
standing basketball guard from
Waipahu, T- H., and Leroy (Red)
Springer (E) from Hood River.
Prospects reporting- for the
first time are: John Bassett (G),
Glendale;' John Bigelow (H),
Glendale; : Gene Breceda (G),
Hornbrook, Calif.; Dick Cham
berlain (E), Central Valley,
Calif.; Robert (Buck) Moore (E),
Coquille; Doug Pennington (G),
Coos Bay; Chuck Plummer (G),
Roseburg; Tom Quinowski (C),
Klamathl Falls; Bill Seymour
(Q), Hornbrook, Calif.; Bill
Stewart CD. Lakeview; Vince
Swinney (Q), Medford, Rick Tay
lor (F), Ashland; George Ward
(E). Bandon; Len Weber (H),
Malin; Jason Wilson (C), Ash
land; and Al Winter (T) Rose
burg.
High School Scores
By UNITED PRESS
T!rrd 13. St. Helena 6
Grants Paai 28. Roosevelt IS
Vernonia 7. Forest Grove 6
Central Catholic is. Albany
Beaverton 13, Lincoln S -Jefferson
13. Vancouver 0
Marshfield 33. Myrtle Point
North Bend 36. Coquille IB
Culver 52, Fossil 0
Amity 33. Dayton S
Eagle Point 38. Glendale 0
Longview, Wash.. 35, Astoria 0
Salem 21. Cleveland 0
McMinnville 33. Washington 0
Franklin 14, Camas, Wash., 1
Lebanon 15. Dalles 6
Scappooaa 12, Canby 7
Prineville 12. Pendleton 7
Tillamook 12. Na-Kah-Nie S '
Lake Oswego 21. West Linn
Drain 19, Willamette 7
Silverton 33, Clatskanie 6
Parkrose 13. Sandy 12
Willamlna 8. Banks S
Rainier 7. Hood River 8 -Wy-East
13, Maupln 13
SnrlnifltM 12. efottaee Crave 8
St. Francis. Eugene. 19, Creswell 14
Crater 37, Rogue River 7
Pleasant Hill' 19. Klmira-8
Eugene 33, Roseburg 0
Milwaukee 35. HiUsboro T
Gresham 15, Oregon City 13
Redmond 14. Sweet Home 8
Hermiston 13, Kennewick, Wash.,
La Grande 33. union o
Corvallis 20. Newberg 0
The Dalles 26, Battleground, Wash. 0
Bend 6, Madras 0
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Grants Pa
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Grants Pass A football team
which definitely has possibilit
ies but which could be wrecked
by injuries to key players is be
ing developed by Coach Mel, In
gram at Grants Pass high this
year.
The Cavemen's offense is ex
pected to center primarily
around the running of Bob
Woods and Don Korns, seniors,
plus whatever passing attack In
gram can develop.
Woods and Korns, both half
backs, each stand about six feet
one inch with Korns weighing
176 and Woods ' 169. Both were
sprinters on the track team last
spring. Last fall Woods was reg
ular left half. Korns was an al
ternate fullback. He was moved
to right half this year to give
the Cavemen approximately
equal speed from either side.
Yosten Leads
Behind Woods are Ernie Zot
tola, Rowan Moine, Rolland
Cook and Henry Doerfling.
Trailing Korns are Tom Cudds,
Terry Martin, Mitchell Biles, Art
Mitchell and Dave Johnson. .
Jerry Yosten, starter last half
of last season, , has the nod at
quarterback currently over Don
James. Yosten has the edge in
signal calling. Otherwise the
boys are about equal. s -
Bill Flaming so far has the
call at fullback but is being
crowded by Al Drews, sopho
more from Coquille where he.
lettered as a freshman. m
Rosemus Prospect
At ends Mickey Blevins and
Don Anderson are being pushed
by Sam Dean and Lloyd Zinn.
Tom Rosemus, 219 pounds at the
last weighing, is expected to be
a standout tackle although he
has no previous varsity exper
ience. Dick Blevins, 189 pounds
and 6-2 or 6-3 is expected to be
rugged in the tackle spot Oth
ers are Jim Write, Marvin Nor
rick and Dale Tripp.
Jim Lockhart and Chuck Dora
are listed as top guards although
John Corson is close. Candidates
include Jim Dean, husky trans
fer from Olympia, Wash. Centers
are Dale Jackson and Mel
Drews.
The line is expected to func
tion at least fairly well and the
Cavemen,' it is figured, will be
hard to stop as long as Woods
and Korns both keep healthy.
Queens Whip Florists
In Softball Tourney
Portland U.R) The de
fending Champion Arizona
Que,ens of Phoenix took an ex
tra inning to defeat the Erv
Lind Florists of Portland, 3-2,
in a women's world Softball
championship tournament here
Friday night.
In the second game of a
doubleheader, the Salt Lake
City Shamrocks blanked Seat
tle Air-Flytes, 2-0, behind the
four-hit pitching of Wilma (Miss
Iron Arm) Freston.
BASEBALL
AMEBIC AN LEAGUE
Chicago
Philadelphia
s 1
Rogovin. Consuegra (7) and Wilson,
ijouar j; tweman. jsarua taj
Murray,
Detroit
New York ;
Hoeft. Scarborough (7) .and Bocha;
McDonald (94) and Bcrra.
4 19 1
13 14 -
rtMi,ui
Washington
13 1
11
GibWrg7); Porterfleld (20-10) and
(12 bungs) r
St. Louis - ' 13 1
Boston ; , 7 IS ' 1
Kretlow. Stuart (8). Paige (T), Ut
Uetield (8) and Moss; Brown, Hudson
(4). Sullivan (5). Flowers (7). Kinder
(8) and White.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York
Chicago
1 S 0
7 13 S
"earn, wuneim (7). Kennedy (S)
and Calderone; Willis (3-0) and Gara-giola.
(13 Innings)
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
-.8 10 1
1 II 9
Friend. Han 2t. Dlfkann rot mnrf
Atwell: Romonosky. Presko (3). Brazle
(9), Staley (9), Chambers (11) and
Rice. Winning pitcher Dickson (10
18). Philadelphia ' 1 13 1
Cincinnati 3 ji 0
Drews. Ridrik (8) ajid Lopata; Nuc
hal! (8-10) and SeminickT
S 5 2
3 7 3
Rronklvn
Milwaukee
Buhl. Surkont (8), Burdette (8) and
Cooper.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland mm.
San Diego '. ".3 g j
Ltnae, Heard (?) and Gladd; Ker
rigan and Mathis. "
Oakland 10 0
Hollywood 5 11 i
Florea .and Neal; Hittle. O'Donnell
(8). Maltzberger (9) and Malone.
L Ane, L8 14 0
San Francisco 9 is 0
- ' ... m j Hv.u o; alia
,n:J right- Coggin (8) Bradford
(8) and Tornay.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Pacific Coast League
Los Angeles 3-4. San Francisco 1-3
San Diego S. Portland 4
Seattle 4. Sacramento 1
Oakland 9, Hollywood 0
National League
Chicago S. New York 3
Milwaukee 9, Brooklyn S
Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 9
St Louis S. PitteburghS
American League
- Detroit 3, .New York 2 (10 innings)
St Louis 3. Boston 0
Chicago 9. Philadelphia
Umpqua Fishing Halted
During Dam Repairs -
Portland 0JJ5 T h North
Umpqua river near Boaeburg is
now closed to angling from the
present doted area below Win
Chester dam to a marked point
at the head of Davis Rapids. ?
'Th Oregon State Game Com
mission ordered the emergency
closure yesterday to protect the
population of game fish which
will be concentrated below the
California Oregon Power com
pany's dam at Winchester while
the water level is lowered to
make repairs on the dam. The
fish ladder will not be operated
during this period.
The commission said the clos
ure would remain in effect until
further notice.
Washington s. Cleveland 4
SUNDAY'S PROBABLE PITCHERS
(Wen-lest records la areatheses)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit (Gromek 8-8 and Carver
10-10) at Washington (Pierce 0-0 and
Lane 1-3) Two games.
St Louis (Brecheen 5-13 and Lanen
5-11) at Philadelphia (Trice 04 and
Byrd 10-19) Two games. . .
Chicago (Johnson 2-4 or Pierce 1T
10) at Boston (Parnell 19-8).
Cleveland (Garcia (174) at New
York (Raschi 12S).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York (Jansen 10-14 and Oris
som 3-1) at Milwaukee (Spahn 19-7
and An tone Ui 13-10) Two games.
Pittsburgh (La palms 7-15 and PeU
tit 1-3) at Cincinnati (Raffensberger
7- 13 and King 1-4 or Wehmeier 1-6
Two games.
Brooklyn (Low 13-7 or MUUken
8- 3) at Chicago (Hacker 10-18).
Philadelphia (Simmons 13-12) at St
Louia (Haddix 174). . .
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