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0 G' TWXLYE MTOFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. October 13, 1955 St. Mary's Vies Friday At Prospect St. Mary's high Crsaders to day completed preparations for atrip to Prospect with indica tions that both spirit and defense will be bttter than last week end wherf they bounced the Tal ent high football team. "The Crusaders engage the Prospect eleven Friday after-j noon in a Jackson County B league fracas. Defending Cham pion St. Mary's will try to ex tend its G unbeaten conference record to three straight while the Cougars will seek their sec ond victory in three starts. Prospect, shooting for an up set and playing on its home grid iron, could give the Crusaders one of their toughest tangles in the circuit this year. It will be the only league game the Med for,d parochial club plays on a rival field this year. Cougars Threaten St. Mary's 39 to 20 verdict over Talent and the Bulldogs' 15 to 12 nod over Prospect puts the Medford team in the favored spot this week. But the Cougars in a 25 to 0 win over Jackson ville and even in their loss to . Talent.have shown a threat, with a gootf backfield, that the Cru dade"rs won't be taking lightly. In its Talent mix St. Mary's "appeared sluggish and its de fense was not so sharp and stout as usual. It's figured the Crusa ders will have to show more life to subdue the Cougars, o A somewhat battered squad will make the Prospect jaunt for . the Medford Catholic school. Yet all but End Jim Darland should be able to see duty, according to Coach Millard Webb. The wingman broke a thumb in the Talent hassle. End Gerald Dar land had his first contact drill in a ceek yesterday and Back Bill Carey participated in the heavy work for the first time .since the Grants' Pass mix. Dar- land hurt his thumb in practice. Carey . had a shoulder injury. Neither played against Talent. Webb reported that others were nursing hurts but should be ready to go. G The mentor indicated that Rodney Read and Gerald Dar land or Tony Miksche may be end starters with the possibility that Dick Paup may see some flank service. Duty by Darland, one of the cogs of the club, may be limited because of his ail ment. Read has a lfsted weight 0 of only 130 pounds but is ex tremely tough for his size, par ticularly on defense. Miksche has been coming along in games and drills and can provide some weight at the position. Paup is .proficient at the wing but is one of the Crusaders' best hands in the backfield and may see most of his action there. Tackle starters may be Eddie Fogel and llamon Elberts. Fo gel is another who is tough de spite small size, 140 pounds. He makes up for lack of beef with sharpness in fundamentals and is'a particularly good blocker on offense. Guards probably will b Alson Geren and Francis Murphy with John Walsh at cen ter. O It could be either Carey or Ron Pruitt at quarterback. 'Pruitt, who also makes up for small size with spirit and determina tion, is, like Carey, nursing a bum shoulder. Others opening the fray in the backfield may be Paul at left half, Laval Meunier at right half and Jim Jones at fullback. Coach Wes Stauff er has report ed that his Prospect club's chanc- es have been hurt somewhat. He said that two starters have been cut from the squad. Also Jim Martin, guard and anchor in the line, hurt his knee Monday and may be unable to play. On the other hand, Stauffer said, team spirit is good and the club is anticipating a "real good scram ble." Prospect played the . Eagle Point junior varsity on Monday, winning 20 to 7 but looking dull. Possible starters for the Coug ars on Friday are Jim Daniels and Leon Bean, ends; Ray Sha fer and Don Anderson or Larry Fishbech, tackles; Keith Setzer and Roger Dawson or Jim Han den, guards; Walter Friday, cen ter; Lyle Pope, quarterback; Don Vannice, fullback, and Don Burwell and Darwin Bean, half - 'backs. MedfordSTribuki siPODimrs Some of West's Being Played at Finest Football Small Schools; Standout Gridders Performing zan, "and Ulm is one of the top fullbacks." The scouts seem to agree. " Sof ,if you are in the vicinity of one of these little cities dur- By HAL WOOD San Francisco (U.R) If South ern California, University of Washington and UCLA will move over in the headlines for just a minute, we'd like to point out that some of the finest foot ball on the West Coast this year is being played elsewhere. To be exact, at places like San Jose State, Whitworth, Fresno State and Whittier, to mention just a few. These schools' all are going into the fourth week of the cam paign with unblemished records and with prospects good for un beaten seasons although San Jose and Fresno tangle later in the campaign. Not only are these clubs well coached, but they have some of the finest talent around doing the performing names that probably won't make the big city headlines until these boys prove themselves in professional football. Take Maderos If you think that is unlikely, take the case of George Maderos, star of last year's Chico State team, who has been a standout for the San Francisco Forty Nin ers in nearly every game this season, or, if you want to go back a few years, how about Dutch Clark, an unheralded youngster from Colorado A & M, before he became one of the pro fessional game's all-time greats with the Detroit Lions. ' , There is a sophomore at Fres no State, for instance, who al ready has the pro scouts on his trail. His name is Dean Philpott, a 210-pound, six foot, two inch fullback who looks like he has the makings of a big leaguer. Whittier has a pair of lines men who won't be overlooked in the professional draft, either. One is Bob Blechen, 212-pound six foot, four inch tackle; the other Paul Downer, six foot, one inch, 190-pound guard. San Jose Stars Of course, San Jose State plays what amounts to nearly a big-time college schedule with out all the fanfare that accom panies such teams as California or USC. So, somewhat over looked in the headlines, have been quarterback Tony Teresa and fullback Joe Ulm. "Teresa is the best split-T for mation quarterback in the coun try," says head coach Bob Bron- ing the football season, drop in and see one of -the so-called "small-time" games. You may have the 'thrill of "discovering" your own Ail American professional star. Tornado Holds Lengthy Session To Prep for Klamath Falls Mix 0 Rogue Steelhead Catches Improve Portland CU.R) The week end report on fishing conditions pre pared by the State Game Commission: SOUTHWEST: Rogue river steelhead catches have slowed down after recent rain primarily because of heavy leaf load in the watercA new run is entering the . Galice area, and catches are im proving in the Grants Pass to Gold Hill section. Streams of the upper Umpqua area are high and very turbid, and prospects for the coming weekend are poor for all types of anelina. Salmon angling re mains fair to gocd in the Grad- iner area of lower Umpqua. Sil ver salmon are starting to come into Ivnmile lake. Northern Jackson Hunt Prospects Reported Good Portland (U.R) The week end report on hunting conditions pre pared by the State Game Com mission: SOUTHWEST: Southern Jack son county has been heavily, hunted, and prospects are fair. Northern Jackson county pros pects are good. Josephine county best chances will be east of high way 99 and 199. Recent rains have brought hunting conditions in Douglas county to the peak of perfection. Deer hunters who have braved the wet weather have enjoyed good success with most of the deer being in excel lent condition. CENTRAL: Best prospects for hunt ing this week end are the areas along the upper Crooked river from an area starting at Post eastward to Paulina and Camp creek and portions of Bear creek, also the fringes of the Oehoco national forest east of Prineville and portions of the forest on the north fork of the Crooked river eastward to the ranger station. Most of the land in these areas outside of the national forest is private and tier- mission must be obtained. There have been good rains in these areas, and hunting conditions are now excellent. Deer are well scattered, and most deer are still in the thickets where they need to be movd out by hunters wno will beat the brush to get the best results. SOUTHEAST: Hunting is good gen erally through the southeast region. some rain has fallen in Harney county Hunting has slacked off in the Mahog any mountain, but it is expected that Idaho's special deer hunt No. 9, Oct. 8 to 12. will start the .deer moving back into the Mahogany mountain area. NORTHEAST: Recent storms have caused some migrations from the higher elevations. Most areas above 5.00fc feet elevation now have snow cover. Hunters should carry chains as many roads .are in bad condition. Prospects are excellent for the coming week end in Grant county. There have been some migrations on the north side of the John Day river. Frenchy butte. Morgan creek. Dry Soda look out, and the head of Murderers creek all should be good. Deer are numerous along the John Day river bottom between Twicken ham and Dayville. Cherry creek and namer Dasin. Easy Wins Seen Likely For Big 3 By JOHN GRIFFIN United Press Sports Writer The nation's "Big Three" of college football Michigan, Maryland, and Oklahoma will register easy victories this week end. That's the prediction made to day by the wizards of odds in their hard-eyed survey of big gridiron games coming up this Friday and Saturday. In fact, they make every member of the top 10 teams in the country a favorite except Duke, the No. 10 team, which is a one - point underdog, to Ohio State. Michigan, which seized the No. One spot in the national ranking by drubbing Army, 26-2, last Sat urday, opens its quest for the Big Ten championship this week against three-time loser North western. Despite some doubt that injured star end Ron Kramer will play, Michigan is a whop ping 21 point favorite. Maryland, a national leader for the first two weeks of the season and now No. 2, is a 21 point choice over North Carolina. Sooners Heavy Favorite Oklahoma, riding a 22-game winning streak, is rated a 28 point pick over Kansas. Notre Dame, the nation's No. 4 team, collides with Michigan State, the No. 11 team, on Sat urday at East Lansing, Mich., in the nationally-televised "game of the week." The unbeaten, un tied, and unscored-on Irish are seven point favorites. Here's how the odds-men re gard the other favored teams in the top 10: Georgia Tech No. 5 seven over Auburn No. 17; Tex as Christian No. 6 10 over Texas A&M; UCLA No. 7 19 over Stan ford; Wisconsin No. 8 six over Southern California on Friday night; and unscored-on Navy No. 9, 13 over Penn State. i Here's how the odds-men size up the other big weekend games: Intersectional: Baylor and Washing ton even; Boston College 10 over De troit: Wyoming seven over Tulsa; Pittsburgh 14 over Nebraska; Indians 20 over Villanova. East: Princeton six over Colgate; Yale seven over Cornell; Brown seven over Rutgers: Army 21 over Syracuse; Harvard one over Columbia. South: Alabama three over Ten nessee: Wake Forest seven over North Carolina State; Kentucky seven over Mississippi Mate; Honda seven over Louisiana State: Mississippi. 13 over Tulane: West Virginia 21 Over Wil liam & Mary. .Midwest: Marquette one over Cin cinnati; Iowa seven over Purdue; Illinois seven over Minnesota: Colo rado seven over Kansas State: Mis souri seven over Iowa State. southwest: Texas three over Ark ansas; Rice six over SMU; Houston 13 over Oklahoma A&M. West: Denver two over Utah; Wash ington State seven over Idaho: Ore gon three over California: College of r-acmc six over uregon btate. If a long-winded Wednesday session has its desired result, Medford high's football contin gent will be rarin' to go in its Southern Oregon Conference Friday night on Modoc field in Klamath Falls. The Black Tornado went about the business of grooming for the Pelicans for almost four hours yesterday. Review of mo tion pictures began about 2 p.m. and a chalk talk followed. Grid ders then took to the practice field about 3:30 p.m. and the drill lasted until about b p.m. This week's heaviest day of preparations included in the physical work both defense and offense with some time devoted to pass scrimmage. Drills saw Halfback Mike Hawkins running again. He was laid up over the week-end. with an attack of flu. Back on hand was Tackle Rodney Hammer who has been on the shelf for a good long period with a hand fracture. , Chances Good But still among the sidelined was Tackle Mel Morgan and Coach Fred Spiegelberg said that the services of the first line defensive player will be sorely missed in the important loop' and District 6 A-l tangle with the Pelicans. "We could surely use him this game," the mentor said. "We need all the fast big guys we can get." Despite a jinx of no victories over the Pels at Klamath Falls since 1945, the Black Tornado and its followers feel that the Medford eleven has a good chance this week as it starts de fense of its championship. But the Tornado realizes that some odds are against it. There's the Pel success on its home field and the fact that Medford's forward wall -will be up against a Klamath line made Tiger Jones Bout Victor Miami, Fla. (U.R) Middle weight contender Ralph (Tiger) Jones, who licked Al Andrews in their TV-radio fight here Wed nesday night, began maneuver ing today for a title shot. "Get me Ray Robinson and Hoad Thinks Over Pro Net Offer Darwin, Australia (U.R) Aus tralian tennis star Lew Hoad said today he has only until next Monday to make up his mind whether to follow American star Tony Trabert into the profession al ranks. The hard-hitting, 20-year-old Aussie said he is carrying a con tract offered him by American promoter Jack Kramer report edly calling for $50,000 but hasn't yet reached a decision. "I'm not committed to any thing," said Hoad. HOCKEY By UNITED PRESS Thanks to Gordon Vejprava and Jackie Gordon, the Cleve land Barons had their second win of the new American Hock ey league season today and a one-point lead over Providence in the standings. Vejprava, who played briefly with the Reds last year, scored two goals and came up with an assist while Gordon scored one goal and had two assists in Cleveland's 8-2 romp over the Springfield Indians. By UNITED PRESS Terry Sawchuk has the Vezina trophy in his home today, and the Boston Bruins' fans have their first proof that the star goalie earned it. Sawchuk, traded from the De troit Red Wings to the Bruins during the off-season, was for mally presented with the tro phy as the National Hockey league's top goalie for 1954-55 Wednesday night at Boston Gar den. He said his "thanks" and then went out and blanked the Toronto Maple Le"afs, 2-0. BOSTON SELLS SAN JOSE San Jose, Calif. (U.R) The Boston Red Sox have sold their San Jose farm club of the Cali fornia State league to a San Jose advertising agency executive and former publicist. Financial terms of the sale have not been announced but Chuck Mallory who bought the club, will take over Jan. 1,- 1956. Dead line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. Pass-Famed Club Heads Grid Rushing New York (U.R) Texas Christian, long a main attrac tion in the Southwest's "aerial circus" and home of such famed passing stars as Sammy Baugh and Davey O'Brien, leads the nation's college football teams today in yards gained rushing. That right rushing, not pass ing. Top honors in passing are held by West Virginia's Mountaineers who live a long way from the pass-happy Southwest. West Vir ginia also has gained enough yards rushing to lead the nation in total offense, which may mean that Texas Christian has the wrong idea. Using this unorthodox sys tem of running for yards, TCU has ripped off four straight wins over Kansas, Texas Tech, Arkan sas, and Alabama to equal its entire victory total for any sea son since 1951. . The Frogs have gained 1,337 yards on the ground, an average of 3S4.3 per game. They've gain ed only 155 yards passing, an average of 39 per game. Average of 432.7 West Virginia has gained 209.3 yards per game via passing in its three triumphs so far this season. The Mountameers have gained even more yardage on the ground in a well-balanced attack and so lead the nation in total offense with an average of "432.7 yards gained per game. Illinois, which ranks sixth in rushing and ninth in passing, combines the two for a second place in total offense with an average of 414.0 yards gained per game. Oklahoma, third in rushing, holds the same spot ov erall with 387.3 yards per game. Wisconsin, fourth in passing, holds that spot overall with 384.3 yards per game. Boston College, fourth in rushing, stands fifth in total offense with an average of 375.5. Behind West Virginia's 209.3 in passing, come Texas with 165.5, Drake with 160.5, Wiscon sin with 15S.3, and Georgia with 153.5. West Virginia is the nation's top scoring team with 42 points per game, a total of 126 in three games. Other high-scoring teams are: Army 39.3 per game, Duke 33.7, Harvard 33.5, Denver, 33, Texas Christian 31.5, Yale 29.0, Holy Cross 28.7, UCLA 28.5 and Southern California 27.8. then champion Bobo Olson," said the seventh-ranked contender from Yonkers, N.Y. "I can beat Robinson again and I'll knock out Olson in six or seven rounds." Despite Jones' personal yen for a bout with Robinson, it was learned that his handlers were negotiating for a possible clash with Rocky Castellani of Cleve land, O., the third-ranked mid dleweight contender, in New York or Miami in December. The Tiger didn't knock out speedy Andrews Wednesday night, but he had him clutching groggily and ready for the can vas in the last round, after stag gering three times in earlier ses sions. Junior High To Have Full Grid Slate Hedrick junior high school athletic teams will be known as the Hornets, it was an nounced today. The name was chosen on Tuesday by vote of the students Medford's new east side school. American League Attendance Over Figure for 1954 Chicago (U.R) The Ameri can league could thank a red hot pennant race and the Kansas City Athletics today for an 11.3 per cent increase in attendance during the 1955 season. The eight league teams drew 8,942,971 fans, an increase of 1,020,607 over 1954, President Will Harridge announced Wed nesday. Kansas City's increase actual ly amounted to more than the league total. The Athletics drew 1,393,054, a whopping 78.1 per cent increase over the 304,666 fans they drew in Philadelphia in 1954. ' Three other clubs, New York, Detroit and Boston, also showed increases over 1954 and for the first time in history six clubs drew more than 1,000,000 at home. Only Washington and Baltimore failed to at least that many. New York had the largest at tendance both at home, with 1, 490,138, and on the road, where the pennant winners-lured 1, 683,729 fans. Football activity for Medford junior high schools will be at full blast this Friday and Saturday. In addition to Hedrick and Mc- Loughlin ninth and eighth grade rivarly with others school, sev enth graders will begin their in tramural program; Ninth graders of both Mc Loughlin and Hedrick see action Friday and each school will be going after its first victory. Mc- Loughlin goes to Grants Pass for a 3 p.m. scuffle and Hedrick op poses Ashland on McLoughlin's field. Eighth graders vie on Satur day. McLoughlin plays Central Point at 10 a.m. and Hedrick meets Grants Pass at 2 p.m. Both games are on the McLoughlin turf. Seventh grade football starts at 4 p.m. Friday with 'Hedrick Reds opposing McLoughlin Whites and Hedrick Blues bat tling McLoughlin Blacks. The simultaneous hassles will be on the. senior high practice field Clubs will play eight minute quarters on 80 by 40 yard fields. A regulation-size football will be used. Players will be required to wear tennis shoes. Cleats will not be permitted. The schedule is patterned after the grade school slate. Coaches are Bob (Tiger) Smith, McLoughlin Whites: Chick Quin- owski, McLoughlin Blacks; Bruce Nelson, Hedrick Blues and Bob Work, Hedrick Reds. The Blues are also calling themselves the Termites. The two coaches as each school chose up sides, in effort to equally divide the ma terial. Smith and Quinowski are students at Southern Oregon col lege and are on a practice teach ing program. . SCHEDULE: Friday, October 14 Hedrick Reds vs. McLoughlin Whites; Hedrick Blues vs. McLoughlin Blacks. Friday. Oct. 21 Hedrick Reds vs. McLoughlin Blacks; Hedrick Blues vs. McLoughlin Whites. Friday, Oct. 28 Hedrick Reds vs. Hedrick Blues; McLoughlin Whites vs. McLoughlin Blacks. Saturday. November 5 Play-off between top two teams and bottom two teams. up almost entirely of first string ers from last year. And the Pels have some experience and good deception in their T. offensive. However, most of the conflicts since Medford's 51 to 0 win in 1945 have been close. And, it's felt that if the Tornado plays good football and gets some breaks they'll change their luck on the Modoc turf. Coach Spiegelberg said that about 40 players will make the Klamath , trip. It is the last regu larly slated road trip of the year for the Tornado although there are Me'dford hopes for jaunts in state eliminations. Probable Line-Ups The mentor listed Dick Cop pie and Jerry Gatlin as likely offensive starters at end for Med ford with Mike Stearns and Maury Butts to get first assign ment on defense. Tackles prob ably will be Neil Plumley and Al Boardman with Larry Crans ton replacing Boardman for de fense. Monte Hoist and Jack Gregory should be at guards with Gregory at linebacker and Hoist at linebacker and guard on defense. Other defensive guard may be Bob Apple. Center for offense probably will be Gary Shaffer. There's a choice at three spots for the offensive backfield. Dick McLoughlin may be at quarter, John Bellack or Gary Riley at left half, Mike Hawkins or John Hawley at right, half and Dave Bosworth or Larry Gobert at fullback. McLoughlin is ticketed for linebacker service. Bellack and Bosworth could be at defen sive halfbacks with Riley at safety. Possibles for Klamath on of fense are Larry Heaton and Bill Badorek, ends; Bob Harshbarger and Jim McGee, tackles; Roy Ropp and Modesto Jiminez or Al Siegner, guards; Cal Tiche- nor, center, and Donn Taucher, Lee McGill. .Tom Ferrell and Dave Leeling, backs. Puscas to Leave On Europe Trip New York (U.R) The Am ateur Athletic union announced today that 12 top U.S. boxers will fly from New York next Monday for an "exploratory'1 fistic tour of Europe that may "prepare the air" for an annual around-the-world tour. Nine of the 10 U.S. national champions will make the Euro pean tour. They include Jackie Puscas, Eugene, Ore., 132. The squad will be accompan ied by Ben Harris 'of Portland, Ore., as manager, and Raymond Connolly of Philadelphia, coach trainer. ' . WANT TO HOST RUSSIANS Raleigh, N. C. (U.R) Of ficials of the Consolidate univer versity of North Carolina are ex pected to act Friday on a re quest from North Carolina State college athletic officials for ap proval of their offer to acf as "official hosts" for a Russian Olympic basketball team which may tour the United States. 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