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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) Red Raiders WhaclcOTI Eleven 33-0 Klamath Falls Southern Ore gon college romped to its second Oreeon Colleeiate Conference football victory here Saturday night with a 33 to 0 count over the outmanned Owls of Oregon Technical Institute. 3 The Red Raiders of the Rogue had a 12 to 0 lead at the quarter and 19 to 0 score at haiftime They got their othw two touch downs in the third quarter. Quarterback Bill Seymour led the way with 15 pass comple tions in 25 attempts. Two Z4 yard passes to . Ralph Clarno went for touchdowns. Clarno went four vards for a Raider TD and Ted Tenney got the other two on short smashes. John Gar rett kicked three extra points. Snnthpm Oregon had a net yardage margin of 465 to 110. The Raiders rolled up 18 first downs to the Owls' five. Victory kept the Raiders in contention for the conference banner. Jacksonville Loser To IV Central Point Illinois Valley rai&over Jacksonville high 47 to 0 here Saturday night as the Redskins of Jacksonville wound up their season without a vic tory. The Cougarsjheaded 13 to 0 at the quarter, 27 to 0 at the half and 40 to 0 at the third in termission. Gary Ellis crossed the goa on 1 and 12-yard runs and passed to Howard Pickle on an eight yard touchdown play. Ray Cole went 21 yards, Gary Meredith 17 yards Don Culbreath 39 yards for touchdowns. T. J. Milligan's pass to Mike Piller for 39 yards scored the other. Ellis, Meredith, Pete Johnson and Jim Smith ran extras and Milligan passed to Stan Love for one conversion. Baseball World Pays Respects To Clark Griffith Washington (U.R) The base ball world bleacher fans, front office executives and outstand ing players said its last re spects today to Clark Griffith, American League pioneer who devoted more than a half cen tury to the game. - The "Old Fox," as Griffith was affectionately referred to by as sociates and ardent3 baseball fans, died last Thursday after a five-day battle with a mas sive stomach hemorrhage and complications. 0 Scores of his former asso ciates, friends and admirerf gath ered at Hamline Methodist Church where funeral serviceso were held for the public. Private rites for the family were held a half-hour earlier. Masonic Rites A Masonic graveside ceremony at the Fort Lincoln Cemetery fol lowed the church services. Act ive pallbearers for Griffith, co founder of the American League and owner-president of the Washington Senators, included Masons who are either in base ball now or were in former years. Honorary pallbearers included President Eisenhower and for mer Presidents Hoover and Tru man, Korean President Syngman Rhee, Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, former Vice - President John Nance Garner, baseball of ficials, members of the Washing ton club, and of the press, radio and television. Prothro Praises Entire OSC Squad Corvallis (U.R) Coach Tom my Prothro praised his entire Oregon- State squad today for Saturday's 13-7 upset win over the Washington Huskies in Seat tle and also counted noses as the Beavers came out of the game with several injuries. Fullback Arlo Wenstrand suf fered a wrenched knee and may be lost until the Oregon game Nov. 19. Joe Francis, the No. 1 tailback, hurt his shoulder in addition to his already bad fore arm. Others nursing hurts were Tackle John Witte, and backs Ron Siegrist and Sam Wesley. Reserved Seats Left For Grants Pass Garjie Reserve seats were about two- thirds sold out this morning for Friday night's MCdford-Grants Pass high football game here. Principal Lester Harris of Med ford high said, however, that some good tickets are left. Tick ets for a block of 380 seats were sent to Grants Pass. SCOUT HURT , Philadelphia (U.R) Ira, Thomas, 74-year-old scout for the Kansas City Athletics, suffered multiple bruises and chest in juries in an automobile collision here Sunday. Thomas, a Phila delphia resident, once was a catcher on the Philadelphia Ath letics. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. 10 am Monday tor Monday; other days 530 previous day. MAIL 8I3U8?5 Browns, Bears Torrid In Pro Football Race By UKITED The Cleveland Browns nd Chicago Bears professional footbal's most successful teams- were the National Football league's "hottest" clubs today as the huskies hit the halfway mark in their seasons amid a swirl of player brawls. The Browns (5-1) took the un disputed Eastern division lead Sunday, snapping a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) by de feating the Chicago Cardinals, 26-20. The Philadelphia Eagles gave the Browns a big assist by shutting out Pittsburgh, 24-0. The Bears' third straight vic tory was a key . triumph that helped the Baltimore Colts dead lock the Log Angeles Rams for the Western division lead. The Bears maul&l the Rams, 31-20. at Los Angeles after the Colts scored a 14-10 Saturday night decision over the Green Bay Packers. In the other Sunday games, the San Francisco Forty-Niners handed the Detroit Lions their sixth straight defeat, 38-21; and the New York Giants dSfeated the Washington Redskins, 35-7. Western Race Cl&e The Rams and Colts have 4-2 records and the Bears, Packers and Forty-Niners are only a game behind with 3-3 marks while the Lions (0-6) are last. In the East, the Redskins (3-3) Car dinals and Eagles (each 2-3-1) and the Giants (2-4) are strung out behind the Browns and Steelers. Don Paul scored on a 60-yard punt return and set up what proved the winning touchdown Otto Graham's four-yard pass to Ray Renfro but the Browns had trouble subduing the aroused Cardinals in the rain at Chicago. Ollie Matson and Harry Thompson cf the Cardinals plus Cleveland's Herschel Forester and Bob Gain were thrown out for fighting. - The Bears rolled over the Rams as they earned their deci sive upset win by outpassing, outrunning and outmaneuvering the home club. They celebrated by carrying Coach George Halas District Football To Be Settled on High school football district championships will be decided on Jackson county gridirons thi week end atwo for sur and one perhaps. Phoenix will be host to Co- quille in the play-off of District 6 A-2 division winner. The game is tentatively set for Fri day night with final arrange ments to be completed today pos sibly resulting in a change. Ednal decision is up to the district committee. 5t. Mary's 'will entertain Malin at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Medford high, field in the tussle f or-the District 5B pen nant. The Medford parochial eleven won the Jackson county loop toga and Malin is Klamath county titlist. A Klamath, Falls protest, which may be settled today, put a cloud on the full significance of the Grants Pass-Medford high District 6 A-l encounter Jayvees Vie At Ashland Medford high school junidt varsity gridders play at Ashland tonight in a contest set for 7 p.m. The Junior Tornado, unbeaten, will be after its third victory and will have the favored role. Medford has a 12 to 12 tie on record with the Crater high re serves who walloped Ashland 51 to 0 last week. Jayvee Coach Frank Roelandt reported that his jayvee aggrega tion is . "coming along good and catching on to the game." The crew will be joined by 13 or 14 players who suited up with" the varsity for the Grizzly battle on Friday night. a Football SATURDAY COLLEGE SCORES: College of Idaho 20, Pacific 12 Whitman 21. Unfiled 12 Lower Columbia JC 14. OCE 0 Wash. Frosh 6. WSC Frosh 0 Lewis and Clark 34? Willamette S EOCE 26. Portland State 20 Utah State 39. Fresno State 14 -Arizona (Tempe) State 9 Hardin- Simmons 14 Humboldt State 39. Sacramento St. 6 Cal Poly 19. Midwestern 7 San Diego State 7, S. F. State S Cal Aggies 7. Santa Barbara 9 Pom&.ia-Claremont 21, Long Beach State 14 La Verne 21. Cal Poly (San Dimas) 0 Eastern Wash. 19. Central Wash. 6 Puget Sound 33. British Columbia 6 Chico State 47, Nevada 0 Pacific Lutheran 14. W. Wash. 7 FOOTBALL FATAL ? Richmond, Calif. (U.R) Ron ald D. Ferguson, a 17-year-old schoolboy, died Sunday of in juries suffered in a sandlot foot ball game. oiT. Oeiolcff 1, lilt off the field on their shoulders. Halas could not conceal his ju bilation. End Harlan Hill kept the Bears going by catching three touchdown passes, including one from Ed Brown that covered 86 yards for the longest pass-run of the NFL season. The Rams scored first on a three -yard plunge by fullback Larry Morris in the opening period. The Bears tied the game late in the period on Bobby Wat kins' two-yard dive over guard. Midway in the second period quarterback George Blanda put Chicago in front with a 48-yard field goal. The Bears never were headed after that.- Blanda and Ed Brown connected on 15 of 24 passes for 256 yards, each hitting Harlon Hill with touch down throws. Fullback Rick Casares also connected with Hill for six points. Rookie Scored Twice Ted Wegert, a rookie halfback sidelined for the past four weeks with a foot injury, scored twice for the Eagles at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh's Leon .Campbell and Bob Gaona and , Philadelphia's Chuck Bednarik were tossed out for fighting. Fullback Joe Perry led the Forty-Niners, who lost to the Bears last week, against the Lions. He scored , twice and gained 149 yarfls on 20 rushes. Coach Red Strader's men bounced away to a 14-0 lead in the first period and after De troit narrowed the margin to 14-7, rolled up 17' more points for a 31-7 haiftime advantage. Perry, playing less than three quarters of the game, scored once on a plunge from the three and a second time on a 15 yard pass play from Y. A. Tittle. Rookie Jim Patton's 98-yard TD dash with the opening kick off and his 69-yard scoring run with a punt featured New York's triumph over "Washington. Buddy Young and L. G. Dupre scored Baltimore's touchdowns against the visiting Packers but Alan Ameche was the key of fensive man for the winners, gaining 117 yards on 22carries. Championships Jackson Fields here this Friday night. The Peli cans protested a play in their mix with Grants Pass last Fri day.. If the dispute is settled in Grants Pass favor, the Cave men's skirmish with the Black Torando will decide the cham pionship without further com plications. Gabl Ski Coocli At Timberline , Timberline Lodge, Kt. Hood Pepi Gabl, St. Anton, Austria, one of the world's top skiers, will bring his skill to the north west this winter,, it was an nounced by Richard L. Kohn stamm, Timberline operator. Kohnstamm disclosed" that Gabl has signed a three- year contract to cover not only the .regular winter-spring seasons Din a new July racing school to be held, starting next year, by the lodge for promising young racers. Gabl has proven himself an outstanding racer and coach. He has 10 years of instructing at the famed Hannes Schneider Ski school in St. Anton behind him. He has coached the Czech FIS squad and in 1951 was trainer for the Austrian girl's FIS team which swept the field for that year in world competition. In 1951, Gabl joined the fam ous Sepp Ruschp Ski school at Stowe,' Vt., where he has been teaching for three years. . Webfoots-Prep For WSC Clash Eugene (U.R) Oregon, with its third win in a row tuck ed neatly in its pocket, began preparing today for Saturday's game with Washington State at Pullman. . The Webfoots, 25-0 victors over Idaho here Saturday, will be favored over oWSC but the Cougars have always been rough for the Ducks at Pullman. Coach Len Casanova praised End Phil McHugh, Center Norm Chapman and Halfback Jack Brown for their play against the Vandals. Otherwise he termed the game "a pretty sloppy per formance, in which we were fortunate not to have suffered more by our mistakes." STARS, PROS SPLIT New York (U.R) The college basketball All-Stars split a day night doubleheader with the pro fessional New York Knicker bockers Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks took the night game, 102-74, after dropping the matinee contest, 101-98. m Boys' Series Trenton, N. J. (U.R) Dir ectors of the Babe Ruth baseball league for boys between 13 and 15 years old announced Satur day that the 1956 "World Series" will be held at Portland, Ore., Aug. 20 through 27.' This will mark the first, time the series hat been scheduled for the West Coast. Past tour nSments have been held in Tren ton, N.J., Washington, D. C, and Austin, Tex. Eight regional champions will be sent to Port land for the 1956 sinjle-elimin-ation series. Gov. Paul Patterson of Ore gon, officials of the city of Port land, the Oregonian and Oregon Journal newspaper, and other Portland civic groups joined ef forts to bring the Babe Ruth World Series to the city. HOCKEY By UNITED PRESS The Montreal Canadiens "got well" during a weekend home-and-home series with the De troit Red Wings to re-open a four-point lead in the National Hockey League. After winning only one of their last five games, the Flying Frenchmen . skated to a 2-1 triumph over Detroit at Mon treal Saturday night and then rallied for a 2-2 tie against the Red Wings at Detroit in Sun day night's lone action. The Providence Reds opened a three-goal lead over second plac Pittsburgh in the Ameri can Hockey league race as the result of an aggressive 5-4 vic tory over the Hershey Bears. In the only other game play ed Sunday night, Pittsburgh lost ground by playing a 2-2 tie with the Buffalo Bisons. Lewis and Clark Keeps NW Loop Slate Un marred . By UNITED PRESS Northwest and Oregon Col legiate conference teams got a five-game workout over the weekend with the powerful Lewis and Clark Pioneers keep ing their NWC record spotless with a 34-6 victory over Willam ette in Salem. It was the third straight con ference victory for the Pioneers who are fielding their strongest team in history this season. Frosh Mel Gillett started the ball rolling with a 76-yarcUxomp for. the Pioneers' first TD. ' The victory spoiled Willam ette's homecoming but the same thing happened to the Pacific homecoming in Forest Grove as the College of Idaho Coyotes posted a 20-12 win. Idaho's Gary Collins tallied twice in the first half and went on to win despite a third period Pacific rally. Whitman Victor Another NW clash in McMinn ville saw Whitman reverse a 12 0 deficit to win over Linfiel 21-12. The " Wildcats showed a Dot of fire in the first half, but Whitman bounced back to take the lead and settle the issue with George Sullivan's 66-yard run late in the game. Oregon Collegiate conference action saw Southern Oregon roll ovfr OregoriTech 33-0 in Klam ath Falls with a brilliant passing attack. Quarterback Bill Say mour hit 15 out of 25 attempts for 253 yards. In La Grande, Eastern Oregon wa. engineered to a 26-20 vic tory over Portland State by freshman quarterback Bob Brown-. He . connected for two touchdoivn passes despite a rain sodden field. . ' . . Dan Giovanelli Takes On Mel is New York (U.R) Danny Giovanelli of Brooklyn, a boxer puncher, will meet mauler Paulo Melis of Montreal, ex-welterweight champion of Italy, to night in a TV 10-rounder at St. Nicholas arena. Odds-makers quoted "even money" on the outcome. Giovanelli, 23, comSs back to the welterweight division in this bout. He attempted to invade the middleweight ranks in his last scrap on Aug. 24, but was soundly trounced by Ray Drake at Madison Square garden. Dan ny was too slow at 153 3A pounds. Melis, 26, is a slam, - bang mauler who throws much leath er but is only a fair puncher. His 33-8-2 list includes only six kayoes. Daily's U-Drive "Medford Airport wfcchcr Might A3 Milwaukee Mel Br MILTON RICHMAK New York (U.R) Leo Dur ocher will replace Charlie Grimm as manager of the Mil waukee Braves by next June 13 "if theclub doesn't show sub stantial improvement by that time," it. was learned Sunday night. Milwaukee officiate feeling that the Braves Svere lackadais ical the past season and needed "more fire" jn 1956, considered hiring Durocher after he left the Giants last monih "but decided to "go along with Grimm little longer," according to high placed National league source. So instead of letting Grimm go the Braves reshuffled their coaching staff, releasing Johnny Cooney and Bucky Walters and bringing in a pair of "fiery in- Pdividuals" Fred Haneyo and Charlie Root in their place Bravac Denial Expected o The Braves undoubtedly will deny that Grimm has to make an improved showing by mid June to keep his job but Milwau kee owner Lou Perini certainly will not deny he personally told this writer that he was "never Jfiore confident we would win" than he was at the start of the 1954 season. - Perini also felt the 1955 Braves were strong enough to beat any club in baseball, "in cluding the Yankees in the World Series." Under Grimm, however, Mil waukee finished thira in 1954 and second, 13 games behind the pennant-winning Dodgers, Yale Swimmers Better Record; Not Official New Haven, Conn. U.R) Yale University swimmers, re hearsing for their part in a tele vision show, Saturday surpassed the American record for the 200 yard medley relay. However, the time of 1:45.7 could not be decl&red official bs- cause representatives ofthe AA- U were not present to witness it. They are scheduled to watch the meet when it is televised to dav on the show "OmniBus." Results of top-secret test! '56 Chevrolet zooms to new Pikes Peak record! ' iipliiill llllllll wmmmmm llllpli A RECORD-BREAKING HEW CHEVROLET FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Replace dfifftfn m Nest Spring during the past season. Grateful to Milwaukee fans for their patronage and-all-out enthusiasm, Perini is determin eI to give them a pennant win ner as soon as possible. Lik maijy other baseball men, he has a tremendous regard for Durocher's managerial ability. Now working for NBC, the energetic ex-Gint manager has publicly announced that he is "not interested" in baseball of fers, but he has confided to in timates he is not through with the game. Whites, Blues Win 7th Grade Intramural Tilts Outcomes of 13 to 0 wece chalked up Friday in each of the seventh grade intramural foot bag games. McLoughlin's Whites turned back the Blacks from their own junior high and the Blues beat the Reds in an intra- Hedrick hassle. The Whites and Blacks asollide in a play-off this week at a time yet to be announced. Red and Blue pldy-off will be held some time next week. A three-win no loss record has the Whites on top of the regular once-around standings. - -. . Ward Moyer broke a scoreless haiftime deadlock in the Whites Blacks affair on Friday when he went over from a foot out to end a drive.- Mike Hood went about five yards for the second ID and Bob Quinney passed to Steve Hoots for the conversion. Dicky Miljs ran one touch down to give the Blues a 6 to 0 halfway standing. Pat Bandy plunged for th second score and Mills ran the extra. HARSHMAN JOINS STARS Los Angles (U.R) Pitcloer Jack Harshman of the Chicago White Sox today was added to the roster of a major league All Star team which will play an other squad headed by Willie Mays of the New York Giants in two exhibition games here next week end. Ninth and Bartfett Streets ' ' '"ef$ i w y Women' Golf Lady Golfers of the. Rogue Valley Country club will pay their final matches in the two ball foursome contention on Thursday, November 3. In the Championship fight it wyi be Mrs. B. L. Nutting and Mrs. Don McGeary versus Mrs. Leslie Schneider and Mrs. Ed Hall. First flight rivals are Mrs. Ray Frisbie and Mrs. Frank Benesh against Mrs. Robert Tem pleton and Mrs. Owen Middle kauff . Second flight action is Mrs. Paul Walker and Mrs. Dan "Adams versus Mrs. Mahr Reym ers and Mrs. Ken Teeter. In the third flight -Mrs. W. W. Davies and Mrs. Reese Alexander won by defeating Mrs. S. Tunv Bullis rand Mrs. William Miller. In the Women Gofers Fall Handftap tournament most of the final results are fti. Mrs. Thomas Culbertson Jr. defeated Mrs. Frank Tamney for champ ionshiplight honors. First flight was won by Mrs. B. L. Nutting who beat Mrs. Dick Knight. In the second flight the play-off between Mrs. C. B. Collins and Mrs. Ray Frisbie will be held next week. Third flight was won by Mrs. W. W. Davies who de feated Mrs. C. H. HarrelL Winter Schedule Last Thursday, October 27, was the last scheduled ladies' day play for the summer season. Beginning November 3, activity will be nine-hole point play for each Thursday during the winter season, November .through Feb ruary. No pairings are made for these months, but all women are urged to participate. The pro shop will post the time when winter rules are in effect. Ring er tournaments will be held dur ing theo winter months. First ringer for Novembej-December II. 1 5 T 1 4 win oegin muvemuer i. There will be a board meet ing at 9:30 a.m. November 3, to plan the annual dinner which willabe held Tuesday evening, November 8. In the throw-out tourney held Thursday, October 27, Mrs. War ren Lesseg won low net with a 58. Second place low net was won by Mrs. Ed Milne with a 59. In the nine-hole play Mrs. F. L. Flink won with a 25. O 0 . Here's something unheard of I The new '56 Chevrolet is proving to be a record breaker even before it's presented to the public! For in a top-secret NASCAR certified test, a '56 Chevrolet recently smashed the Pikes Peak record! The rugged Pikes Peak road is a gruelling test of performance, readability and handling ease things (that mean safer, more pleasant driving for you. And the '56 Chevrolet zoomed to the top in record time ! A car worth waiting for? You bet and you don't have long to wait! V NoHotwi AnocfaWoH tor Stedr Cor Ayf Machtg whom otfkhk tuooi and otrtHiod too portotwmoo ot toit BftpraductjM ondoL The hot one's even hotter! Phone 2-S037 Ves Santee Suspended By AAU Men Kansas City, Slo. (U.R) Wei Santee, America's top miler whose expense accounts led to his suspension by the Missouri Valley AAU registration com- Siittee, couldn't be reached for comment" today. . There was some question of whether he will be available for the Olympic Games to be held in Australfri in 1956. But a com mittee member, who decined the use of his name," was hopeful. "Santee is a good boy and is not guilty of running for money," the committee member said. "He is a good American representa tive for the Olympics. I think it can all be worked out." Efforts to reach Santee at Quantico, Va., where he is sta tioned with the Marine Corp were unavailing. A Marine Corps spokesman said Santee "is away on a running trip." He wouldn't elaborate. -. In New York, Dan Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the National AAU, said he did not know how the Missouri Valley's action would affect Santee as far as the 1956 Olympics are con cerned, o May Be Barred "We shall haveto wait until, we get the official report,"1 Ferris said. "Howevefr, if the sus pension is for one year the usual in such cases Santee would be barred from partici pating in the Olympic tryouts." Dead line Sunday Classified li at noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tube dull and weak? Most picture rubes can- be restored to original brightness at only a fraction of the cost of replace meat. For further information CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-1971 G
