Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 07, 1955, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. January 7, 1833 mgim Mmm top SIM. Eta The defending league cham- pion and the club picked as most likely to succeed in 1955 come together on the senior high maplecourt here this evening in one of two skirmishes inaugur ating another 12-game hall for basketball quintets of the Big Four in the Southern Oregon ; Conference. ' ' - ,.. Medford plays host to Grants Pass high's Cavemen in a battle which matches two fast-moving aggressive contingents. It will be a tussle matching two clubs well' balanced in height, " speed . in shooting ability. In the meantime speed also will play arole in a conflict on the Ashland high maplecourt as .At ' . - this year to get out of the cel lar, to which they so often have been relegated, Ashland enter- iams luamatn raus, a quint boasting good all-around height and lots of ruggedness. Advance reports indicate that speed will be the main weapon of the Grizzlies. . ;.-'' Tornado Ready In Medford Coach Frank Roe landt has announced the Black Tornado ready and waiting to take the floor against the Cave men. He said last night that the Tornado appeared over its blis ters, corns and illness and ap peared all set to go at full speed. Glenn Peterson, regular Med ford, was reported pretty well recovered fromthe cold that plagued him during the early part of the week. Frank Rector who had a foot infection and Bud Kastner, who was troubled by a corn, are another pair of regulars ready to go. Koelandt has said that the possible starters for Medford are Jerry Kalapus at center, Larrv CoDle and Rector at guards, and Kastner and either Peterson or John Foust at for wards. For Grants Pass it may be Jay Reese and Bill Menden hall or Mel Drews at forwards, Raleigh Burr at center and Jim Reid and Don Jame3 at guards. Mendenhall Returns ; . Mendenhall returned to the JONES TO FACE SUGAR Chicago U.R) Ray Robin son's second "comeback" bout in a bid to regain the world middle weight title will be against RalDh (Tiger) Jones in the Chi- caffo Stadium Jan. 19. the Inter national Boxmg club announcea ' -?-o--oie- today. Macy Overstreet. M. Caveman -squad last Monday after a siege with influenza. He's reported-gaining strength but may see only limited action Medford ites Best Cougar Wrestlers , Medford high school wrestling team . last scored its second easy win of the season over the Illinois Valley crew but looked forward to a 'tougher evening next Tuesday when it is host to the Grants Pass high aggrega tion., ..'- The Tornado grapplers dropped only one bout on the regular card and only one in the ex hibitions last night in register ing a 51 to 5 decision over the Cougars. " In the 12 ;' regular bouts Med ford took six matches by pins, two by decisions and three by default. -The defaults resulted when' Ray Hilton's opponent, Mathews suffered a head injury and when, the Cougars did not provide opposition for Paul Eckel in the 177-pound bracket and for Bill Dyer in the unlimit ed weight class. Medford wrestlers were vic tors in seven of the eight ex hibitions. RESULTS: r- 98 pounds Ken Dunlava, M. pinned Jim Thexton. IV. 106 pounds Arnold, IV. pinned Sheoherd. M. 114 pounds George Flanagan. M. dec. Bailey. IV. 15-12. 121 pounds Fred Baker, M. pinned BroviUette. IV. 128 Dounds Ray Hilton. M. won by default over Mathews. IV (injurv). ' 13S pounds Ron lincren. M.- pin ned YandeU. IV. 139 nounds Ray Dal ton. M. pin ned Haggerty. IV. -?- 147 pounds Kay Williams. M. dec. .Cole. IV. 156 pounds Les Walch. M. pinned Culbreath, IV. 167 nounds Larry Frazer. M. pin ned Lockhard, IV. -t , 177 pounds Paul scKei. M. won py default. . . . Unlimited BUI Dyer. M. won toy default.; j . ' : -.-, : - EXHIBITIONS: 139 pounds Dennis waixer. M. pin ned Champney, IV. 144 pounds Dick Swinney. M, pin ned Dealton, IV. I4f pounds Haney Davidson, m. dec Rosen berr. IV. 148 pounds Lyl Daun. M. pinned MeUow. IV. - 145 pounds Fred wilt. M. pinned Thornton. IV. - - -. 148 oounds jNoel BiacK. M, pinnea Earle. IV. 170 pounds Maury Butts. M. pln- i. IV. ..... i - - -. a : IV, pinned IBdPWLLnMdr) Closing dale fox receiving entries .in the city bowling J...H.H. U Vs.! AVfATIl4cl until Monday, January 10, it was reported today. A tempor ary schedule for the action has been posted at Medford jtowurg tanei. , COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Ties still are the order in the Commercial Bowling . league standings. Table Rock Lumber climbed past Crater Lake Mo tors when it took a 3-1 'series from the Domestic Laundry and the Motormen could only split a 2-2 series with the Mail Tribune newsboys. First National Bank and Quality Market kept pace with 3-1 series over the Beck Bakery and C and C Loggers, respectively. Alexander -,; and Brown was held to a 2-2 series by Darling Real Estate while Valentine Cafe took 3- games . T A 3 - Ti: l Hum sales umj v,u. xxign ae ries for the evening was. rolled by Ray Wise with his 214, 23, 202 for a 649. o EVERGREEN LEAGUE ; Second half of the Evergreen Bowling league began with some fine bowling by Jerry Bur roughs of - Tru-Mix, but it was not enough to take all 4 points from - Sherwin-Williams Paints. This left the Pierce Auto freighters in top spot with a 4-0 win over the Jorgensen s Dairy. Swift and Co. took a 3-1 win from1. Bel Air , Chevs. and. Bar kers Local 269 took the same 3-1 series from Big Y Super market. Ray Speen rolled a 592 series for the Big Y, only to see it go down 3-1 in the series. L '.- First half winner City Slick ershad to settle for a 2-2 split with the First National bank. . Standings: Table Rock Lumber, Crater Lake Motors 1st National Bank Quality Market '. Alexander and Brown Mall Tribune Morning Fresh Bakery Valentine Cafe - Domestic Laundry C and C Loggers Darling Real Estate . Batea Candy . Company W. -19 - -18 10 17 16 "" -15 -12 -12 -12' -10 -10 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 16 16 16 18 18 19 Results: Morning Fresh 1 Dick Spain ' 120 Chuck Shinn 460 Fred Beck 413 Al Sacchi ' 463 2318 Mail Tribune " 2 F. Anderson 569 Bob Mousey 463 Frank Martin 472 F. Liddell 469 G. Spaunhorst 580 Handicap 45 2598 First National 3 Paul 'Dimick 490 Ed Bennett 423 Wes Nissen 448 Absentee) 463 Bob Lane 494 Handicap ' 42 2362 579 560 470 386 519 C L Motors Hal Vessey Nels Florey Bill Royce '. Jim Farrar . Mel Cannon 2314 C and C Joe Cabler - n.ki .Jill. LdUlQ Chai.Tennant 353 Jack Cabler 311 Bob Cabler 520 1 Quality Mkt. ' 3 424 D. Lubbers 572 71 Wayne Kyker 597 Wayne Ratty 478 Loyd Huston 532 Al Henderson 485 Handicap , 75 ; 2679 Bates Candy 1 C. Thompson 425 Pat Grant 408 Lee Gustison 400 Bill Newland 485 Hunter Dixon523 Handicap 135 2376 2739 Valentine's 3 Ray Wise 849 Ray Klepper 453 Dick Lehman 440 Lloyd Carr 473 Stan Straus 4S 2480 A and B 2 Frank Boone 467 Ed Guldan 451 BUI Meyers. 512 Lee Bex . 546 Jim Knapp 442 418 Darlin; 2 O. McNeel 459 Jake Olsen " 549 D. Copeland 409 Leroy Boyd 447 Sandy Clave 441 Handicap 84 . I ' -y 2389 Table Rock Lbr. S Dave Kreer 477 Wally Neece 417 Bob FinneU 461 C. Freeman - 450 Hal Schroeder 533 -Domestic Lndry. 1 Jack Weber . 490 . Ernie Olson 37 Joe Kantor 493 Dave Johnson 462 B. Garrett .452 'Handicap 42 Standings:' Pierce Freight Lines Tru-Mix Construction Swift and Company Medford Barbers No. 269 First National Bank City Hall , SUckers " . fiel Air Chevs. Sherwin-Williams Paints Big Y Super Markejt Results: -.' r'. ' j Barbers ' 3 Joe Clark - 805 Orville Hamer 372 Tru Brown 437 Frank Kirk 312 Bob DeGrbot 486 Handicap . -30 W. 4 -3 .3 3 2 C ; 2 1 1 . 1 0 Big T 1 Ken Berrey 510 John Davis 341 Jack Franz 350 Paul McQuat 467 Ray Sneer r 592 2312 - 2270 Pierce Freight 4 Jorgensen's 0 Swede Larson 451 Jack Givler 414 Gene Doyon 451 IB. Pritchett 359 Len Negles - , 382 t Hal Ellis 435 F. Chapman ! 400 J. Jorgensen 334 Herb Vallee 497 - Herm Dnncan 355 , , . . Handicap 183 ; 3181 S-W Paint 1 Hugh Shaw 492- Lee Bex 496 LeRoy Boyd 474 Harvey Fields 442 Jake Olsen. 444 Handicap . .9 2357 First' National 2 Dick Miner 38S Harry Sturgea 419 Paul Dimick 526 Garry Shuler " 407 Bob Lane 408 2080 Tru-Mix 3 C. Snedden ' 428 J. Cummines 467 Vera McCall 840 Jim. Baize 460 J. Burroughs i 585 2145 ; 2480 City SUckers . 2 Buck Dow 441 Ed McKinstry 389 Geo. Brown 369 Bob Duff 447 J.Compagnoni 501 Handicap 165 fiiH 1 1 2292 Bel Air l Art Maggenti 457 Ralph Barclay 436 Slim Hardin 422 -Ed Radsweit 441 Doc Wilson 496 Handicap 12 2284 Swift -3 C. McWhorter 491 John Mathes 505 :C Freeman -459 B. Griffith 418 J. Erlandson - 446 I r 2319 Patterson-0 Encounters Troy.; New York (U.PJ Floyd Pat terson of Brooklyn, the sensa tional young light heavyweight who already is being considered for a title shot, will get his first genuine test against a -knockout specialist .tonight, v ; t; ' : ' Patterson; a rangy panther- fast Negro who, just turned 20 this week meets explosive Willie Troy of Washington D. .C.,, in a nationally televised and broad cast eight-round, bout vat Madi- against Medford. James and Reese, according to the Grants Pass Courier, have been slowed down a bit by colds in workouts in the early part of the week. They were expected to be in good shape for the : loop in augural. . Bob Erickson appears to be the No. 7 man in the GP plan ning. Allen Drews, a short time ago reported out for the season, is getting back into the Caveman scheme, scrimmaging some on Tuesday. . He . was working in : a line-up '.'which . threw Medford type plays at the regulars." Drews has had recurring trouble with' his shoulder, dislocated in football. :c , ': Z Substitutions will depend on how the game goes but Ed Mc Cullough, Lloyd Cearley, Bill Cochran and Dick McLaughlin are among those who could get into action for Medford. Same teams win play on Sat-1 urday night, Medford going to Grants Pass and Klamath stay ing at Ashland. Here tonight the varsity game is planned for 8:15 o'clock. Junior varsities vie at 6:45 o'clock. ' GOES AGAINST GP Frank Rector, above, a guard, is one of- the ; sparks of the Medford high Black Tornado which tangles .with';: the Grants Pass basketball v team " here tonight Game time is 8:15- o'clock. . ' MEDF01U)(tl&TRIBUNE " SIPODflBTTS Yellow Cab Quint Opposes Yrekans Here On Saturday A Saturday night encounterm the Medford Independent cir- in tne t.-jyiary's nign gym rounds out independent team basketball contention in Med ford this week. Regular league scuffles for the week ended with three frays last night but Yel low Cab will add to a full week by being host to the Yreka All Stars. Tip off time is 8 p. m. Cabmen now share , top perch Utah Rolls; Periri Ba rely By, JOHN. GRIFFIN : United Press Sports Writer Utah, Pennsylvania, and St. Louis three teams with high hopes of winning conference championships moved a stride ahead in their campaigns today, but only Utah found , the going easy. ,' ' " - I " " " The Utes, solid title choice in the Skyline conference and ranked, the No. 7 team in the entire . nation, displayed "the class that earned it those ratings as it drubbed Denver, 82-58, Thursday night on the opening night ' of .'the Skyline's '. official season. , .. , But Pennsylvania needed Bert Leach's jump shot with seven seconds left to' score a 54-52 win over Harvard! in the Ivy league, and St. Louis had to go into overtime-to beat Houston, 85-84, in " the Missouri Valley conference- ,r .; ' At Denver Coach Jack Gard ner "used every man 'in the squad as Utah rolled to its eighth victory in 10 games. "The Utes, who leaped to national promi nence last month by upsetting LaSalle, were paced by six-foiir Art Bunte, who tallied 21 points, . and Morris ' Buckwalter, who had 17. -- : Other Skyline' Results - ' In other opening night games in the Skyline loop, Utah State walloped defending 5 champion Colorado A&M, 85-68; Montana nipped ,; Wyoming, 44-42; and Brigham" Young trounced New Mexico, 92-62. Pennsylvania's one-basket win came; only 24 hours after the Quakers had squeezed past Yale by exactly the same margin and it kept them up there as a title contender ; in . the - Ivy league along with Cornell, Dartmouth, and Princeton. ; r, V Harvard could have, scored an upset, but it couldn't handle the 6-foot 4-inch Leach. His. short jump shot for the winning bas ket gave- him a game-leading to tal of 28 points. The score had been tied at half time, 28-28. Chiefs Scrap At Prospect t .V Prospect Free throw practice got the eoncentration this week as the Prospect high school bas ketball team prepped for Rogue River. :It will be the first Jack son County B League tangle for the two schools. . . . ; , , Coach Wes Stauffer has re ported that the Cougars have shown a lot of spark at times but has hot been consistent. Listed as possible Cougar starters were Ron Couser and Frank . Artmire, . guards; , Joel Walls and Lyle Pope, forwards, and Sid Peterson, center. ;.Ken Oswald, Monte Ring and Don Andresen may see much action in reserve roles. . Junior varsities will play the cuit. The club is made up of ex-high school players of this area, bolstered , by a couple of cagers from one of the top AAU teams in the state last year. A roster of the California team is not available but the Cabbies anticipate having their hands full. There's three former B high school all-stars on the Yellow Cab roster plus one former, Class A all-stater. Don Wendt and Don Harris (Jacksonville -1 948) and Max Hite (Phoenix 1951) are the former B stars, and Johnny Foster ' (Central Catholic 1952) -the A standout. Foster and Ed Hummel of the Cabbies teamed last year on the Jewish Commun ity center team of Portland. Bill Werner of the Cab five ' is ex- Medford high and Chuck Stacy has had experience in Californ ia. Wendt, Harris, Werner' and Stacy have considerable back ground in the MIBL. Match Strides' :.' Yreka has the services of Bill Sherman, Los Angeles Rams de fense halfback during the foot ball season. : . The Cabbies continued to match strides with Andy's Jewel ers in the local circuit last night with a ,96 to 47 win over Head quarters" company of the Na tional Guard. ; Eagle Point got its firstloop win 75 to 71 over Prospect v in','- an overtime and Campus Five turned down Com pany A of the Guard 50 to 31. . Three players of the Cab team hit in the 20's, Hummel 24, Tos ter 26 and . Wendt 21. Bruce Bateman and John Drew got 20 each for the.. Guardsmen. : The victors headed 38 to 18 at the half. ' -;'' At " Prospect the score with EP-was deadlocked at 67-all at the end of regular playing time. Ted Greb topped the Eagle five with 19 counters but Jim Lihd- erman of prospect was high man with 26. Bruno To Succeed BecJc On Racing Commission Salem (U.R) J. H: (Jack) Beck - of Eugene : has resigned from the Oregon State Racing Commission and Thaddeus B. (Ted) Bruno of Portland has been named to succeed him, Ed Armstrong,- assistant Jto Gov. Paul Pattersons said last night. -' Beck's resignation ? will be come effective Jan. 13,' Arm strong said. . He was- appointed to the race board in May -of 1949. , . Dead line for Sundav Classified la at noon Saturday. ,-, -. - ? UMPQUA HIGH -Portland ai.fi) The week ly report .on fishing conditions prepared by the State Game Commission: - Southwest: All streams in Umpqua basin high and muddy; prospects this week end poor. - ' - ; HUBER BRAVES PREXY Pasco, Wash. (U.R) Fred Huber, Pasco businessman, was named the new president of the Tri-City. Braves of the new class B Northwest baseball league yes terday, replacing Harold Mathe son. r Red Raiders Vie at OCE By UNITED PRESS: .... Eastern Oregon, which racked up 105 .'points against Whitman Wednesday night, is favored 'to retain its, Oregon Collegiate Con ference basketball title as action gets underway tonight." ; The Savages 'don't see action until Monday when they enter tain Southern Oregon in the first of a two game series.; - " '-- Tonight's game pits Southern Oregon against OCE at Mon mouth. The sam two teami meet again, tomorrow night. -: NOW- IN JACKPOT No Purchase Needed To Win FORTUMQ S. CENTRAL & S. 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