California
On Way To
Pass Record
'New York CU.R) California,
on its way to an all-time major
college record for pass comple
tion average, must have a now
long has this been going on?"
feeling about the whole thing.
For years and years, Califor
nia was one of the most stub'
bornly earthbound teams in foot
ball, win or lose. Only last year,
when Paul Larson moved to T-
quarterback, did it start throw
ing as often as other leading
aerial teams.
Now NCAA Service Bureau
- statistics show that the Bears
have completed 101 out of 159
for a 63.5 per cent completion
average. The record is 60.7 per
cent, set by Alabama in 1945
with 71 out of 117, so even if
California falters in its last
three games, it has shown a re
markable talent for accuracy.
On the usual basis of yards
gained per game, California
ranks second. Oregon has made
184.7 a game, California 117.4,
Purdue 168.8 and Washington
163.4. Oregon has thrown the
most, 180, but California has
most completions and Purdue
one of six teams that have not
yet been scored on by a pass
leads in touchdown passes with
13.
Other Passing Leaders
Cincinnati, Arizona and Okla
homa also have top spots in
passing. Unbeaten Cincinnati
has suffered only one intercep
tion in 98 attempts. Arizona is
averaging a first down, 10.2
yards, for every pass thrown and
Oklahoma 22.4 yards for every
pass completed.
Alabama and Cornell are sec
ond to Purdue in scoring passes
with 12 each.
In pass defense, the official
leader is Detroit, which' has held
its opponents to 223 aerial yards
or 37.2 a game. Alabama with
38, Richmond with 38.7, Wyom
ing with 40.3 and Iowa with 43.7
fellow.
' Purdue, with 129 thrown
against it, has done the best job
of keeping its end zone clear.
Others unscored upon overhead
are Detroit, Alabama, Kicn-
mond, Arkansas and Florida. Al
together, UCLA is most passed
against, 178 times. Navy has in
tercepted 18.3 per cent of its
foes' passes 17 out of 93, while
Brigham Young hasn't intercept
ed any, with 47 tried against it.
Drake and Villanova have given
up most aerial touchdowns, 12
opiece.
New Mexicans Top Puniers
. In punting, New Mexico took
the lead by pushing its aver-age-per-kick
to 42.8 yards, while
Pennsylvania, even though it
raised its average.. to 41.7, fell to
second. Victoryless Villanoya
has had to- kick most often, 47
times, unbeaten Cincinanti least
often 15. N.C. State has had four
kicks blocked. Boston College
and Oregon have blocked four
each. .
Wichita and Illinois have the
best punt return averages with
29.6 yards and 28.6 respectively,
but they've had only eight and
five run backs. UCLA, on 22 re
turns, is third at 21.9.
Defense against punt returns
can be measured different ways.
Army has allowed an average
gain of only 4.3 yards on seven
enemy runbacks. But Notre
Dame, kicking 23 times, has giv
en up only 26 yards on run
backs, or 1.13 yards per kick.
Each average is the .country's
best.
Arizona is averaging 31.5
yards per kickoff return to Syra
cuse's 26.3, Wichita's, 25.8, West
Virginia's 24.7 and Texas Chris
tian's 24.6. Iowa State has been
most effective in preventing this
sort of thing, holding its foes to
12.2 yards per return to Army's
12.7 and Iowa's 12.8.
Philadelphia (U.R) The
Philadelphia Athletics, an insti-
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
FINALLY SOLD TO JOHNSON
tution set up by Connie Mack
here 54 years ago, was sold to
day to Chicago realtor Arnold
Johnson for transfer to Kansas
City.
Earle Mack, with tears in his
eyes, came out of a morning
session at his father's apartment
"we lost out."
Asked if the club had been
sold, Earle said, "yes."
"It was a tough decision,"
Earle added as he walked
through the doorway of the ap
artment house with his attorney
Alfred Luongo.
Johnson had left the apart
ment sometime earlier and an
nounced he would make a state
ment within an hour.
There was no official state
ment other than Earle's admis
sion of the sale. It came as a
Philadelphia purchasing group
waited in the lobby of the big
apartment house.
Billy Smith
Rated Top
Contender
New York (U.R) Board
walk Billy Smith's remarkable
comeback paid off today when
the 33-year-old jail guard was
ranked first among light heavy
weight contenders in The Ring
magazine's monthly ratings.
Smith was boosted from fifth
to the top because of his sur
prise second- round knockout
over Philadelphia's Harold John
son on Oct. 8. Johnson was rated
No. 1 at the time.
With seven straight victories
under his belt, Billy is now in
position to challenge 38-year-old
Archie Moore for the 175-pound
crown.
This year Smith registered
three straight kayoes, over Gene
Jones (3), Willie Bean (5), and
Johnson (2). Johnson dropped to
fourth place in the ratings.
Kid Gavilan of Cuba, who
lost jiis welterweight crown to
Johnny Saxton of Brooklyn last
month on a very questionable
decision, is now ranked as top
contender. Carmen Basilio of
Syracuse, N.Y., dropped to sec
ond place.
Del Flanagen of St. Paul,
Minn., tumbled from second to
sixth among the welters because
of his upset by Maurice Harper
of Oakland, who broke into the
ratings at the eighth rung.
Football Briefs
Seattle, Wash. U.R) The
University of Washington Hus
kies romped through the frosh
squad yesterday in the same
style that they hope to use when
they tangle with the California
Golden Bears Saturday.
The freshmen spent most of
Tuesday learning the California
style of attack, and then Coach
Johnny Cherberg matched the
two squads in their first scrim
mage of the season.
COUGARS LIMP
Pullman, Wash. -4U.R) The
Washington State Cougars will
meet the Spartans of .Michigan
State in their last intersection
game of the season Saturday
but they won't be at full
strength.
Fullback Duke Washington is
favoring a bad ankle, and
Coach Al Kircher said quarter
back Frank Sarno suffers a bad
knee and back Bob Miller has a
shoulder separation. The Cou
gars leave for East Lansing to
day. BEAVER BACKS LEFT
Corvallis, Ore. (U.R) The
Oregon State Beavers left fir
Minneapolis today for Satur
day's game with high-ranking
Minnesota, but they left a com
plete backfield unit and an end
at home with injuries.
Coach Kip Taylor said co-captain
Wes Ediger, veteran right
end, and quarterback Ray West
fall, left half Willie Kealoha,
right half Ernie Zwahlen and
fullback Vern Stewart were in
no shape to make the trip.
BOWLING
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
With the Commercial League
season being broken into three
parts this year, the C & C Log
gers have cinched the top spot in
the first round by their 3-1 se
ries over the Morning Fresh
Bakerymen.
This dropped the Bakerymen
out of second spot, leaving Alex
ander and Brown Insurance as
runner-up, but with no chance
of taking over first place with
only next week's position night
left in this round of games.
Alexander and Brown took a
3-1 series from the Domestic
Laundry. Jim Knapp rolled a
542 for the insurancemen, and
Gordon Schulz with a 535 top
ped the laundrymen. The im
proving newsmen of The Mail
Tribune stayed in fourth place
with a 3-1 win over the Quality
Market squad,
Table' Rock Lumber clung to
fifth place by the Vz game mar
gin and their 2V4-1V& ;win over
the tail-ender Valentine Cafe.
Ray Wise and Clarence Freeman
had 551 and 589 for the lumber
men," and Les Schneider and
Stan Straus had 548 and 551 for
the cafe team.
High series for the evening
went to Table Rock with their
2563, and high game also to
them with a 914 score. Darling
Real Estate slipped badly, and
Bates Candy Company finished
the evening in sixth place ahead
of Darling by virtue of their 3-1
series over the realtors.
. Crater Lake Motors fell to the
inconsistant First National
squad by the same 3-1 series that
marked most all the series of the
evening. Nels Florey had 544 for
the high series in this battle for
the lower positions in the stand
ings. Standings: ' w. L.
C & C Loggers 34 10
Alexander & Brown Ins. ....29 lo
Morning Fresh Bakery 27 17
Medford Mail Tribune 31,i 18 'z
Table Rock Lumber V222 21 i
Bates Candy Company 22 22
Darling Real Estate 21 23
Crater Lake Motors 19 25
Domestic Laundry 18 25 li
First National Bank 18 26
Quality Market 17 27'
Valentine Cafe ; 10 Vi 33', '2
Results:
C & C Loggers 3
Joe Cabler
Jim Cabler
C. Tennant
Jack Cabler
Bob Cabler
539
466
443
500
565
2519
Morning Fresh 1
Ralph Doty 448
Dick Spain . 473
Chuck Shinn 443
Fred Beck 456
Al Sacchi 564
Handicap 27
- - 2411
Bates Candy 3 Darling 1
C. Thompson 500 Jake Olsen
Pat Grant 493 .X). Coneland
Lee Gustison 421 LeRoy Boyd
Bill Newland 389 Sandy Clave
Hunter Dixon 492 O. McNeel
Handicap 45
454
459
414
476
513
2340
Crater Lake 1
Hal Vessey
Nels Florey
Bill Royce
Jim Farrar
(Absentee)
517
544
384
532
495
2472
First Natl,
Paul Dimick
Wes Nissen
Ed Bennett
Larry Clark
Bob Lane
Handicap
2316
S
502
501
468
454
531
93
2549
Table Rock
Jack Gardner 484
Ray Wise 551
Bob Finnell 435
C. Freeman 589
H. Schroeder 504
2563
Valentine 1J4
Ray Klepper 433
Dick Lehman 334
Art Marineau 449
Les Schneider 548
Stan Straus 551
Handicap 138
2513
Mail Tribune 3
F. Anderson 512
F. Liddell 424
Bud Casey 461
Bob Monsey 490
G. Spaunhorst 510
Handicap 18
2415
Qnality X
D. Lubbers 506
Wayne Kyker 482
Wayne Ratty 456
Loyd Huston 462
Al Henderson 460
2366
Domestic Lndry. 1
Jack Weber 491
Ernie Olson 408
Joe Kantor 431
Dave Johnson 485
G. Schultz 535
Handicap 111
2461
A B 3
Frank Boone 455
Ed Guldan 496
Bill Meyers 44
Lee Bex 533
Jim Knapp 542
2470
Cats, Brazil
Favored in
Hoop Tussle
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil U.R)
The United States and Brazil,
both undefeated and tied for
first place were heavily favored
to score victories tonight and
set up an all-important meeting
with each other Friday night in
the world "amateur basketball
championships.
The U.S. team the Peoria, 111.
Caterpillars of the National In
dustrial league was matched
against Israel, while Brazil fac
ed Uruguay. Both co-leaders
were idle Wednesday while the
other six teams in the round
robin final round competed.
The only other game tonight
senrJs Canada against France.
The tournament concludes Fri
day night when, in addition to
the all-important U.S.-Brazil
game, China plays Israel and
the Philippines plays Uruguay.
The Philippines clinched third
place in the final standings Wed
nesday night defeating France
66-60. Canada, which had been
scrapping for that position, saw
its chances wiped out by a sur
prising 74-61 loss to China. In
the only other game, Uruguay
defeated Israel, 89-74.
BOWLING
LADIES CLASSIC LEAGUE
Jorgensens Dairy and Elk
Lumber are tied for first place
in the Ladies Classic Bowling
League. Vivian Knox of the
Fashionette had high scores this
week, 581. Fashionette had high
team game, 765, and also high
team scatch series 2296.
Standings:
Jorgensen's
Elk Lumber
Anderson Thrift
McDuffies .-
Fashionette .'.
Medford Feed & Seed
W.
..27
Crater Inn Motel
Morning Fresh Bakeries
Marys Casa
Cralerian Beauty Shoppe -
Kachena Room 16
Trail Creek Lumber 16
...27
..25
...24
-.24
-.22
-.21
,21
..19
19
Results:
Elk Lumber 4
H. Norwod 383
Royce 377
V. Florey 364
A. Tammey 473
D. Christ'nson 523
2120
Marys Casa
Piatt
Floate
Tolle
Wright
Blum
Handicap
L.
17
17
19
20
20
22
23
23
25
25
23
28
0
443
303
347
381
441
84
1939
Anderson's 3
N. Littrell 491
B. Hamm 375
A. Carbiener 364
(Absentee) 357
N.Hollenbeck 427
Handicap , 159
2143
Morning Fresh 1
J. Lone 358
S. Beck 418
F.Gasen 392
V. Bateman 521
(Absentee) 417
2096
Kachlna Room 4
R. Lane 455
R. Shama 395
B. Doyon 361
A. Monroe 419
L. Ericson 458
Handicap 147
Cralerian Beauty
V. Cummings 474
R. Eberius 377
E. Straus 393
M. McCaU 436
E. Ludwie
2235
453
2018
Fashionette
V. Knod
P. Mathei
D. Klein
L. Rudy
E. Baker
Handicap
4 Crater Inn 0
581 L. Meech 346
403 J. Hampson 39a
382 T. Farrar 454
508 G. RigKS 468
422 C. Teter . 445
78
2374 ' 2008
Jorgensen's
C. Lowd
I. Forga
J. Wilson . "
F. Willet
P. Gardner
3 Trail Creek 1
508 M. Mathieson 377
362 D. Jantzer 376
498 T. Bevens 402
. 465 M. Langston 327
418 E. Goode 335
Handicap 274
2251 2141
Medford Feed
L. Sacchi- - 419
M. Tennant 441
J. Russell 418
H. Faye 382
R. Barr 460
2120
McDuffie's
I. Schroeder 447
V. Corby 399
A. Wilson 356
N.- Keith 321
N. Burroughs 406
Handicap 91
2020
Odds Heavy
For Top 3
Grid Clubs
New York (U.R) The na
tion's top three teams UCLA,
Ohio State and Oklahoma were
made heavy favorites by the
Minneapolis odds making syndi
cate today to extend their un
beaten and untied football rec
ords Saturday.
UCLA, ranked No. 1" nation
ally by the United Press Board
of coaches, was a 19-point choice
over Oregon; Ohio State's Buck
eyes were tabbed to win by 14
points over Pittsburgh, and Ok
lahoma was a lopsided 28-point
choice over Iowa State.
; Ignoring the national rankings,
however, the odds-makers in
stalled 13th ranked and twice
beaten Rice a three-point favor
ite over fourth ranked and un
beaten Arkansas in a game to
be played at Little Rock, Ark.
TV Game Rated Close
The nation's television audi
ence is in store for a close game
this weekend, with Baylor a one
point pick over Texas for their
Southwestern Conference tussle
at Waco, Tex.
Rated as "pick 'em" or even
games were the Big Ten clash
between seventh-ranked Purdue
and 12th-ranked Iowa at Iowa
City, and the Big Seven skirmish
between Colorado and Missouri
at Columbia, Mo. '
Marquette was a six-point se
lection over Boston College at
Milwaukee in Friday night's in
tersectional contest, while in Sat
urday's intersectional clashes,
Michigan State was favored by
19 points over Washington State;
Notre Dame 33 over Pennsyl
vania; Minnesota 27 over Oregon
State, and West Virginia 19 over
Fordham. Notre Dame was the
only visiting team favored in
the group.
Cornell Over Syracuse
In the East, Cornell was rated
one point better than Syracuse;
Princeton six over Harvard;
Dartmouth 13 over Columbia;
Penn State over Holy Cross;
Army 20 over Yale; and Boston
University 21 over Villanova.
In the South, Duke was tabbed
one point better than Navy; Mi
ami, Fla., six over Auburn; South
Carolina' six over North Caro
lina; Georgia Tech seven over
Tennessee; Kentucky 13 over
Vanderbilt, and Alabama 19 over
Tulane.
In the Midwest, Michigan was
seven over Illinois; Oklahoma A
and M seven over Detroit; Indi
ana 14 over Miami, Ohio; Wis
consin 14 over Northwestern;
and Nebraska 19 over Kansas.
In Southwest games, Southern
Methodist was 13 over Texas A
and M; and Houston 14 over
Tulsa; while in the Far West,
California was 13 over Wash
ington -and Southern California
14 over Stanford.
BEARS BLOCK
Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) The
University of California Bears
went through a heavy blocking
drill yesterday and should be
ready to meet the Washington
Huskies Saturday if there's
any of them left after this
week's practice sessions.
Guard Don Gilkey suffered a
broken bone in his left foot dur
ing practice Tuesday and will be
out for the season. Tackle Ken
Schwocho hurt his shoulder in
yesterday's scrimmage, and
Coach Pappy Waldorf said he
may miss the tussle with the
Huskies.
BOWLING
LADIES VICTORY LEAGUE
Standings: W. L.
U.S. National Bank 23 13
Davis Transfer 1914 1614
Trowbridge & Flynn 1914 16', 2
Keith Bros 19 17
pA4tv je. iurfrmi0fil - 18 18
Picks Apparel 17 4 18 '.4
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Stark Finance 11 24
Results:
M. Klatt
C. Rotnbach
M. Howe
J. Runtz
V. Corby
Handicap
449
398
Pick's 0
S. Puett
34R M. White
369 F. Maggenti
434 J. LeCuyer
16 J. Wilson
Handicap
2012
359
368
343
230
470
37
1857
T F 3 B & M 1
H. Frve 419 A. Harris - 460
R. Blaylock
R. Dean
L. Schlachter 299
J. Russell 473
Handicap 312
. 2040
211 L. Cabler
336 J. Dean
D. Phaff
V. Knox
406
346
302
477
1991
U. S. Bank 3 Stark's 1
I. Schroeder 413 R. Vessey 387
G. Ingle 360 E. Carliss 253
V. Cook 321 J. Howard 313
I Ingle 365 M. Simmonds 253
P. Gardner 468 I. Carr 333
Handicap 216
1927
1760
Keith Bros 3 Davis Transfer 1
L. Andrews
M. Herman
L. Keith
J. Walton
N. Keith
444 B. Chase
379 J. Mahoney
357 W. Jenkins
485 D. Plumley
' 363 D. Huston
Handicap
2028
367
317
423
380
252
75
1814
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Rogue River
At Glendale
Rogue River Rogue River
high's Chieftains will seek to
establish a "winning" season
Friday when they play Glendale
at 2:30 p.m. at Glendale.
The Chiefs now own a record
of four wins and four setbacks
for this fall and the Glendale
match will be their finale.
Twelve seniors will play their
last contest on the gridiron for
Rogue River and 10 of them may
be starters. Coach Tinker Hat
field listed his probable opening
eleven as Bill Weaver and Clete
Daily, ends; Truman Drew and
Don Doolittle,. tackles; Del Mc
Kenzie and Walt Johansen,
guards; Lloyd Morrow, center,
and Jack Herburger, Ted Stan
field, Bob Hoover and Gary
Johnson, backs. Weaver is the
only junior.
Other seniors on the squad are
Don Martin and Don Doolittle.
All seniors are physically able,
Hatfield reported, but sopho
more backs are ailing. Fred
Bond hurt an ankle last week
against Oakland and Bill Head
rick has been out because of flu.
Thursday, Novmbr 4. 1954
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Marble statues in Sutro Gar
dens in San Francisco came to
the city as ballast in ships from
Belgium and other parts of the
INDIANS EYE UPSET
Stanford, Calif. (U.R) Coach
Chuck Taylor sent his Stanford
Indians through a light scrim
mage in the rain yesterday and
expressed confidence that they
had a "very good chance" to up
set the Trojans of Southern Cal
ifornia Saturday.
Taylor said that second string
quarterback Jerry Gustafson
has recovered from injuries and
will definitely see action against
the Trojans, but four Indians
will be definitely out of action.
DUCKS AIR THREAT
Eugene, Ore. (U.R) Coach
Len Casanova indicated today
that the aerial threat of quarter
back George Shaw would be
Oregon's principal weapon when
the Ducks meet powerful UCLA
Saturday.
The Ducks were at full
strength yesterday as they work
ed to polish their passing and
running attack for the game
with the No. 1 team in the
nation.
BRUINS FEAR SWITCH
Los Angeles (U.R) Powerful
UCLA, fearing that Oregon may
pull a switch Saturday and
launch a ground attack, today
worked on defense against Web
foot running plays.
Coach Henry (Red) Sander's
team, top-ranking in the nation,
rates as a solid choice over the
Oregon squad, but recognizes
the fact that Webfoot passing
star George Shaw also is an im
pressive gunner.
Middletown, Conn. (U.R)
Before Mayor Stephen K. Bailey
resigned as a Wesleyan Univer
sity professor to take a job at
Princeton University he made
a "farewell speech" to his stu
dents which he entitled "The
swan song of a lame duck."
STRESS PASS DEFENSE
Los Angeles (U.R) Southern
California Coach Jess Hill stress
ed defense today, indicating the
Trojans expect underdog Stan
ford to take to the air in Satur
day's game at Palo Alto, Calif.
Hill yesterday had ends Chuck
Leimbach and Chuck Green
wood rushing the passer with
Lindon Crow a roving pass de
fense back on the alert for in
GIVE AND TAKE
: Richfield Springs, N. Y. (U.R)
Mrs. H. Leslie , Baker regards
Uncle Sam as an Indian giver.
In 1949, the government gave
her $75,000 for informing on
a corporation that wasn't paying
its taxes. The next year the gov
ernment asked for $45,000 back.
Hunting Party Shoots
4 Bears Near Fish Lake '
. A local hunting party, guided
by L. L. Lewis, Central Point,
professional hunter, . shot four'
bears Saturday . and Sunday in
the Fish lake area, Lewis re
ported. One 250-pound bear and three
weighing around 100 pounds
were killed. Lewis's pack of
well-trained black and tan Walk
er dogs were employed.
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