Fanfare
By DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Sports Editor
Belatedly, here's comment by
George Curtis, Grants Pass
Courier sports writer on the
Medford Grants Pass high bas
ketball fracas last Saturday
night:
"Frank Roelandt's 1954-55
Mediord Biacic lornaao. xne
finest high school basketball
team we've seen in many a
year, raced and bombed its
way to a crushing 86-37 vic
tory. ...
"Medford's speedy floor
work and clever, accurate
passing worked the ball in
close for about half of Med
ford's scores; but when the
visitor couldn't or didn't
bother to get in close, Larry
Copple,' Frank Rector and
Everett Kastner bombed away
from outside. Sometimes they
missed, but at times they
banged in shot after shot with
out a miss.
The Cavemen aren't as bad
" as the 49-point margin would
indicate, as they have proved
against some good teams; but
few teams could keep up with
the kind of basketball Med
ford olaved Saturday night.
When the Tornado's long
range siege guns weren't
booming in the points, lanky
Jerry Kalapus and others
were flipping the ball into the
net from around the basket ...
"Roelandt's players are a
: bunch of kids with their eyes
on the ball and a strong am
bition to go to the state tourn
amen. They are very likely to
. make it."
WKn PUBLICITY AGENT
Perhaps, the Medford high
school band needs a publicity
agent. Klamath's band nas one.
Here's an example from a story
in the San Francisco Examiner
with Klamath Falls dateline:
"Sixty thousand spectators
In Kesar Stadium at San
Francisco, present for the an
nual Shrine East-West foot
ball game on New Year's Day.
cheered the outstanding Klam-
axn union mgn wuiw
ing band to top place among
thirty-nine musical units par
ticipating in one of the most
colorful pageants ever pre
sented in the oval bowl.
The KUHS band took part
' after, a special invitation had
been extended to two south
ern Oregon bands, Klamath
Falls and Medford.
- Superior performance of the
more than eighty boys and
girls who included precison
marching, intricate routines,
anft showmanship as part of
their repeated applause from
the time the band fell into
line until it circled the field."
o Klamath's band, from what
we've heard here, did well and
probably was outstanding but
there was no top place awarded.
There was no contest, official or
Unofficial, and that was not the
purpose of the pageantry pre
sented in connection with the
game. Besides, sources close to
the Medford band along with
others felt that the musicians
from Oregon's pear capital did
better.
POLICE, FIREMEN VIE
Spectators at the March of
Dimes basketball feature on
Wednesday, January 26,
should feel well protected.
. The preliminary encounter
will be between the city fire
men and cty policemen!. We
suppose that, if the police
men get any advantage,
there'll be a smoke-eater right
handy to put out the fire.
Again, if the firemen get a
lead, the police will be in hot
pursuit in an effort to hand
cuff their adversaries. -
On the serious side, the top
clubs of the Medford Inde
pendent Basketball circuit.
Andy's Jewelers and Yellow
Cab, will battle in the main
game. Or, will it be the prin
cipal attraction? The activity
will be at the senior high
school court and some other
entertainment is also being
lined up.
ROSTERS WANTED
Secretary Don Wendt of the
Medford Independent Basketball
League has asked team man
agers to get their rosters into
him at the soonest possible date.
He also reminded the managers
to send in reports to him on
their clubs' individual scoring
after games in order that tabu
lations can be made for a week
ly summary in the Mail Tribune.
Wendt's address is PO Box 215,
Jacksonville.
At last official count Ed Hum'
mel of Yellow Cab was scoring
leader with 128, trailed by
Wendt of YelloV Cab with 90
and Dick Knutson of Burelson's
with 84.
Bulldog Seventh
Defeats Phoenix
Medford seventh grade won
26 to 17 over Phoenix graders
yesterday in a varsity game at
Phoenix after taking the junior
varsity mix 26 to 12.
The Bulldogs led 9 to 2, 15 to
8 and 21 to 8 at the quarters of
the varsity scuffle and 4 to 2,
12 to 4 and 19 to 4 at the inter
missions of the other conflict.
Medford Coach Niles Smith used
15 men in the jayvee game and
14 in the other.
The seventh graders play at
Eagle Point Monday and at Cen
tral Point on Thursday.
VARSITV LINE-UPS:
Medford 26 17 Phoenix
Deakins 5 f Korth
Moore 4 f Dillree
Knijrht 9 c 8 MacKintosh
Anderson 4 g 2 Hanley
Olson 4 g 5 Frazier
Substitutions For Medford. Mc-
Gill. Dunn. Frohnmayer. Robinson.
Durkee. Quinney. Hamilton. Konopa
sek, Morris.
Steelhead Fishing Fair
Portland (U.R The week
ly report on fishing conditions
prepared by the State Game
Commission:
SOUTHWEST: Umpqua and
main tributaries falling and
clearing but water temperatures
low, steelhead fishing fair; most
fish found in deeper eddies; bait
most popular lure; steelhead
angling in Tenmile lakes outlet
slow.
MEDFORIvCWTRIBimE
Bing Crosby
Golf Tourney
Began Today
Al Williams, professional at
Rogue Valley Country club,
failed to qualify Wednesday
in the Bing Crosby Golf tour
nament. He fired an 82. An 80
score was required to qualify.
Pebble Beach, Calif. (U.R)
Stars from the world of stage
and screen, plus a few hot-shots
from baseball, golf, boxing and
politics, paired up with the na
tion's top golfers today in the
opening round of the $15,000
Bing Crocby national pro-ama
teur tournament.
It's the annual clambake in
which Der Bingle picks up the
check for all expenses and turns
over 100 per cent of the money
collected at the gate to charity.
Because of the worthiness of
the tournament, it annually' at
tracts the best there is in the
way of talent.
The featured performer in
this one may turn out to be Gene
Littler, the San Diego belter,
who is fresh off a solid triumph
in the rich Los Angeles Open,
where he drew down first mon
ey of $5,000.
Among the top-flight golfers
who were to compete today are
Johnny Bula, Byron Nelson,
Jerry Barber, Vic Ghezzi, Lion
el Hebert, Doug Ford, Jim Fer
rier, Bobby Rosburg, Johnny
Palmer, Jim Turnesa, Al Bes
selink, Lloyd Mangrum, Jackie
Burke, Chick Harbert, Dr. Cary
Middlecoff, Julius Boros, Jimmy
Demaret. and E. J. Dutch Harrison.
Share Spotlight
However, they'll have to share
the spotlight with some of the
top names ' of entertainment,
sports and politics. These include:
Stage and screen: Howard
Keel, Phil Harrs, Bob Wagner,
Hoagy Carmichael, Dennis
O'Keefe, Forrest Tucker, John-
ny Weissmuller and Buddy Rog
ers.
Politics: Edgar Eisenhower,
brother . of the President; and
Gov. Dan Thornton of Colorado.
orado.
Baseball: Vern Stephens, Bob
Lemon, Lefty O'Doul, Jerry
Priddy, and Ralph Kiner. "
Military: Gen. J. D. Mont
gomery, Gen. Omar Bradley,
Gen. Robert McClure.
Football: Frankie Albert,
Coach Red Saunders of UCLA,
Bones Hamilton, Marshall Duf
field, Ernie Nevers.
Auto racing: Pete DePaolo.
Archery: Howard Hill.
Boxing: Jimmy McLarnin.
High School Scores
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South Division
Shooting Sharp
Los Angeles Southern Div
ision basketball teams have op
ened the conference season with
blistering accuracy, it was dis
closed today by figures releas
ed by the Pacific Coast Confer
ence commissioner's office.
Stanford leads the pack as a
team with an average of 50.6
per cent on its field- goal at
tempts while UCLA is hitting
73.6 on free throws. So accurate
was the firing from the floor
during the first weekend of play
that three teams smashed the
old division one-game accuracy
of 52.1 per cent on field goals
(Southern California, 1954) the
best being UCLA'S 31 field goals
in 55 tries for 56.4 per cent
against Stanford on Saturday
night.
Individually the sharp-shooting
battle is just as keen with
Jack Dunne, Southern Californ
ia, and Ron Bane, UCLA, tied
at 75 per cent on their field
goal tries. Barry Brown, Stan
ford, is third, 63.6.
Foom the free throw lane, Ed
die White, UCLA, has a 91.7
per cent mark, followed by a
teammate, John Moore, 81.3, and
Tony Psaltis, Southern Californ
ia, 80 per cent.
Top rebounder is California's
Bob McKeen, who also leads in
scoring, with 30.
Glendale Shifted
In District 6 A-2
A slight realignment in Dis
trict 6 A-2 for high school foot
ball and baseball state title con
tention was announced following
a district meeting at Myrtle
Creek yesterday.
The change shifts Glendale
from the northern division to
the southern part to even up the
sub-districts.
In the southern sector Glen
dale replaces Ashland which
moves to A-l class in the next
school year. Othervschools in this
division are Eagle Point, Phoe
nix, Crater and Illinois Valley.
Henley and Brookings also are
in this area but reportedly are
not contending in state elimina
tions in the two sports.
In the northern group are
Myrtle Creek, Myrtle Point, Co
quille, Bandon, Douglas and
Sutherlin.
Eastern Oregon To Face
OTI at Klamath Falls
By UNITED PRESS
The unbeaten basketball quin
tet of Eastern College of Edu
cation moves to Klamath Falls
Friday and Saturday with twin
skirmishes with Oregon Tech in
the featured games of the Ore
gon Collegiate conference.
Other cage tilts slated
throughout the state include
Portland State college and Ore
gon college, meeting at Mon
mouth. " . " v V..
Perfect Record .
Eastern Oregon has a perfect
record in conference play with
two wins and no losses. It brush
ed by Southern Oregon in .two
earlier contests this week, hand
ing the Red Raiders their first
two losses after four wins in
conference play.
Oregon Tech enters its first
conference contest Friday night.
Under new mentor Wally Palm
berg, the Tech squad has more
than held its own in non-conference
action.
Waggoner Heads
Motorcycle Club
Mt. Ashland Motorcycle club,
which has marked its first year
as an American Motorcycle asso
ciation sanctioned organization,
has announced its slate of offic
ers for this year.
They are Osa Waggoner, presi
dent; James Strawn, vice-president;
Floyd Young, treasurer;
Harold Harris, secretary and referee;-Don
Cuddie, road captain;
Chuck Strawn, road lieutenant
and sergeant-at-arms, end Don
Randels, Furl Moore, Bud Rey
nen, Don Mentzer and Hap Hap
tonstall, directors.
A poker run will be held Sun
day to celebrate the club's first
year. Members will meet at the
Richfield truck stop. A large
turnout of members is expected.
A trophy will be presented at
the end of the run.
PILOTS, ZAGS VIE
Portland (U.R) Two of the
Northwest's strongest independ
ent basketball teams Portland
and Gonzaga square off here
tonight in the first game of a
two-game series. The two teams
have met 32 times since 1946,
with Portland holding a 19-13
record over the Bulldogs.
OAKS GET BROVIA
Oakland, Calif. (U.R5 Man
ager Lefty O'Doul of the Oak
land Oaks has acquired slugger
Joe Brovia from the Sacramento
Solons in a straight player swap
for outfielder Pete Milne. ;
RESERVES ALL SOLD
Corvallis (U.R) All reserved
seat tickets for the Oregon-Oregon
State basketball game here
Jan. 22 have been sold, it was
announced today.
PAL Merit
Award Plan
Announced
Medfdrd Police Athletic of
ficials have announced that
"earned merit awards" will be
given each month to members
in recognition of their willing
ness and spirit to comply with
the principles and policies of the
club.
Officials will grade and judge
each member by ratings set up
under a point system.
Points will go' to boys for ab
ility, attendance, sportsmanship,
good fellowship, cleanliness and
participation in sporting events.
However, demerits will be eiven.
too, for things considered detri-1!
mental to the members' well
being. These will be deducted
from the points earned.
Exact nature of the awards
has not been determined. Sug
gestions have been windbreak
er jackets in PAL club colors,
zippered traveling bags, evm
sweat suits, skip ropes, bag
gloves and PAL club emblems.
Awards will be given free to
each boy as they are earned.
Membership Free
PAL membership is free to
boys 12 years of .age and over.
A boy need not be a Medford
resident to join. Boys from oth
er towns, m fact, are urged to
join as a group to have town
team " representation. Member-
shin blanks are available at the
club. They must be signed by
the parent or guardian approv
ing the application.
The club gymnasium is on the
top floor of the Acme Hardware
store building on Sixth st. near
Fir st. It is open every Monday
through Friday, from 7 to 9:30
p.m. Supervision is available at
all times. For those not interest
ed in boxing there is a pool
table, a ping pong table and a
television set. Boys are invited
to watch the TV fights on Fri
day nights and join in the discus
sion after them. Parents are in
vited to watch the boys working
out.
Roosevelt, Washington
Grade League Winners
'Roosevelt and Washington
posted victories yesterday in
openers of the Medford grade
school varsity basketball League.
Washington beat Jackson 32 to
28 in a hot scuffle and Roosevelt
downed Lincoln 28 to 16."
Houston, Tex. (U.R) Univer
sity of Houston officials were
continuing talks today with Jack
Curtice, head coach and athletic
director at the University of
Utah, regarding the head foot
ball mentor's spot here. Curtice
spent considerable time with
Houston athletic director Harry
Fouke yesterday in what the lat
ter described as "get acquainted"
talks.
Friday, January 1 195S
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE KINS
Ski Conditions
Skiing conditions at Crater
lake today were reported good
with powdery snow on the sur
face. There was only a trace
of new snow this morning but
further snow was foreseen Sat
urday by the weather bureau
with partial clearing and a few
snow flurries the outlook for
Sunday. Chains or snow tires
were needed for the drive from
Annie Spring to the rim. .
Italian Makes American Debut
Miami Beach U.R) Italian
lightweight champion Duilio Loi,
of Genoa makes his American
debut tonight against cocky
Glenn. Flanagan of St. Paul,
Minn., in a 10-round bout at the
Miami Beach auditorium.
The Italian,, second - ranked
lightweight contender, was a
slight 6-5 favorite in the nation
ally televised scrap on the
strength of his boxing ability.
Both boxers admittedly had
their eye on lightweight cham-v
pion Jimmy Carter's crown and
plan an all-out scrap for a
chance at the title.
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