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Twn-ms wroroRD (oregok) mail tribune Sunday, Norember 8, 1935 m an t m m TO fJlEE QUARTER-FIHAL Tornado Scores Twice In First Quarter To Defeat Cavemen, 14-7 DISTRICT S A-l STANDINGS (Southern Oregon Conference) Final , W. L. T. Pet. Medford 2 0 1 1.000 Grants Pass 2 1 0 .bS7 Klamath Falls 1 1 1 -500 Aahiand - 0 3 0 .000 UNOFFICIAL STATISTICS: First downs rushing First downs passing First downs penalties Total first downs Net vards rushing Net vards passing M. H 0 11 294 28 Net yards from scrimmage ....324 Pisses tried S Passes rompleted 2 Opponent's fumbles recovered 1 Vards penalized 50 OFFICIAL YARDAGE: (All meais) Gross Yards lost . Net M. . 354 33 321 G. 9 5 1 15 10ft 83 191 9 6 1 15 G. 316 42 274 It's "on to Coos Bay" for a jubilant Medford high school football team as the Black Tor nado looked ahead today to Ore gon state championship quarter finals. District 6 A-I champions for the second consecutive year alter a crirrin!? friumnh over the Grants Pass Cavemen, the Tor j nado coes to Coos Bay next Fri- dav nieht to take on Marsh- field's Golden Pirates in their toughest assignment of this sea son Medford's Tornado, which "jes' keep roarin' along," struck for two quick lirst quarter touchdowns in a clean but bruis- A tolal of ISO reserved seat tickets for Ihe Medlord-Marsh-field high football game at Coos Bay next Friday night will go on sale this Monday at 8 a.m. at the Medford senior high office, Medford Head Coach Fred Spiegelberg has reported. ing, heated skirmish here last Friday and hung on to better a behemoth Cavemen aggregation 14 to 7. It was the same score by which Medford beat Grants Pass last year. Meanwhile, Marshfield, unde cf eated and rated No. 1 in Oregon, breezed to a 32 to 0 decision over North Bend to claim, also un challenged, the District 5 dia dem. While the two titles were be ing settled Klamath Falls an nexed third spot in District 6 by edging the Ashland Grizzlies 25 to 21. Riley Runs 82 Yards A sensational 82-yard run by Halfback Gary Riley scored the 0S first Medford touchdown and a 6-yard romp by Fullback Larry Gober set up the other as the Tornado outyardaged the Cave men with bursting offense and tougher ground defense during the night. Riley scampered away to the goal on Medford's first of fensive play of the game and Gober blasted loose the second time Medford got ' hold of the ball. He got to the 24-yard line and seven plays later sailed his 200 pounds over the huge Grants Pass line and into the end zone, e End Dick Coppel kicked both conversions. The Cavemen got their score on a 76-yard push and final push by Halfback Dave Flipse in the closing portion of the final quar ter. Fullback Allan Drews also booted the bonus. Sixty-two sec- onds were left to play after the touchdown and the Tornado hung to the ball for dear life after receiving the ensuing kick- off. For even a tie could have given Grants Pass the cham pionship. Gary Intercepts Riley on a sparking pass in- for pass interference and un sportsmanlike conduct nullified a touchdown and cost 30 yards. Medford marches were squelched on the GP 20 and 12 yard 'lines and the Tornado had to crunch a Caveman drive that got down to its five-yard stripe. The Caveman threat was al ways there through the night and the Tornado bulge was never safe until the closing sec onds of the fray. Even then Grants Pass stalled for time in hopes of a final chance. Unofficial net yardage from scrimmage showed Medord with 322 to Grants Pass's 191. A vic ious tackling crew, the Tornado yielded little on the ground to the Cavemen until the final quarter. The Medfordites put the kibosh on the Cavemen s vaunted end sweeps. They gave way on bucks through the mid dle and on passes. But the Tor nado line did more than hold its own against the heftier Grants Pass wall. Best scrimmage ground gains for Grants Pass were 12, 12, 11 and nine yards by speedsters Gary Hermann, Dave Flipse, Chuck Nevi and Drews but they did not compare to the 82 and 20 yard romps of Riley, the 62-yard runby Gober or the 20-yard crash by JVicJLaugmin, Great Work In the line the Tornado got terrific defensive work from Tackle Neil Plumley, Guard Monte Hoist and Ends Maury Butts and Mike Stearns. Mc Laughlin mixed fine signal call ing with great linebacking work and in the backfield Halfbacks Mike Hawkins and Riley put most stoppers on the Cavemen. The two long runs by Riley and Gober were the thrillers of the night. End Jerry Gatlin- and Plumley applied the blocks that sprang Riley through the line from the Medford 18. The half back angled almost immediately to the sideline then put on a burst of speed and ran for all he was worth down the west side of the field. GP's Hermann caught up with him, but too late, at the goal line. Gober, turned breakaway run ner, was busted through by Hoist and Tackle Al Boardman. He ran straight down the middle from the Medford 14 to the Grants Pass 24 before Nevi grabbed his jersey by the back of the neck and dragged him down. From that point Riley gained a yard, Gober five and four, Riley 10, Halfback Dave Bosworth one and Riley two more before Gober leaped over the goal. Pass Gaines 27 The Tornado drive to the GP 20 came the third time Medford took possession of the ball. Seven plays ate up the distance from the Medford 31. On a pass, McLoughlin to Copple, got 27 yards. Medford lost the ball when it was knocked from Riley's hand as he was trying to pass at the start of the second panel. Back Stan Lewman re covered on the 23. GP went from there to the Tornado five in nine plays with a pass, Nevi to End Larry Mc- Farland, getting the last 31 yards to the five. There Plumley and Mike Stearns were in on the stopper, causing Hermann to fumble. Tackle Larry Cranston recovered for Medford. Medford worked from its 41 to the GP 12 in the third canto. On fourth down Copple, back in the field goal kicking forma tion, passed to Riley but the toss was incomplete. The double pen Xto&&&r. -WW- M"""lWm DNE rpoDiBTrs TORNADO TOUCHDOWN Larry Gober is shown sailing into going over the top. Other Tornado players who can be identi the end zone for Medford's second touchdown in Friday night's ied the picture are Guard Jack Gregory (10) and End Dick , ... t ..,, m, r- v j Copple (33). Grants Pass's End Larry McFarland (461, is in back grid ruckus with Grants Pass high. The Caveman line is big and gro d v(seg oyer top Qf official) Medford cinched the District 6 heavy but the Tornado fullback encountered no resisitance in A.i championship with a 14 to 7 victory. (Brainerd photo) terception raced some 30 yards on the first play of the fourth I alty against Medford, which saw quarter to cross the goal for Tornado Guard Jack Gregory Medford but a double penalty I banished from the field, helped it's always profitable to dealer mi PS? Solt datritmton im Ckc UnHr4 SkOrm BALFOJR GUTHRIE C CO. LIMITED Grants Pass get out of this bad hole. An offside against Medford and two line plays brought Grants Pass out to the 22 for a first down. Two successive loss es, in which tackling by Butts, Stearns and Bosworth figured had the Caveman back on their 15. Then Nevi threw the pass which Riley picked off and ran back. At that point the double infraction ruled out the inter ception and gave GP the ball on its 45. Grants Pass Goes A couple of five yard penalties helped halt GP ambitions to go all the way. But after an ex change of downs the Cavemen got the ball on their 24. This time their scoring bid succeeded. Grants Pass got first downs on five out of six successive plays. Gains of 18 and 15 yards on passes, Nevi to nermann, were the biggest of the surge. With first down and five to go on the six yard line. Drews got to the three and Nevi sneaked two more yards. Flipse then went over left guard for the TD. Lewman kicked off on side to Medford but Plumley fell on the ball on the Medford 48. Offside put the Tornado the 43 and Med ford ran the clock out on three snaps to McLaughlin. Grants Pass, desperate for possession of the ball, called time out three times on the final series of downs. Saturday indication was that the Tornado came through the Friday ruckus without injuries. Barring ailments that could crop up during the week, Medford should be in top physical shape to face the Pirates at Coos Bay. Met Last Year The Tornado and Marshfield were state quarter-final foes last season. Marshfield won 19 to 6 and had also a 28 to 6 win over Medford two weeks before the playoff fracas. Coach Fred Spiegelberg had high praise for his Medford team Saturday. "I'm amazed at the way those kids keep rolling," he declared. He commented es pecially on the fine defensive play and the hard tackling. Victory over Grants Pass brought the Medford record for the year to six victories, two ties and one loss. orris ego Sparks As o Wins. 35-0 Pullman. Wash. (U.R) Speedy Oregon, with Fullback Jack Morris and Halfback Jim Shan ley leading the way, romped to an easy 35-0 victory over hapless Washington State College in a Pacific Coast Conference foot ball game Saturday. Morris, a 185-pound sopho more from Medford, who runs the 100-yard dash in 9.8, teamed with Shanley . to spark four touchdowns in the first half as Washington State watched help lessly. Starts Early Oregon started its scoring par ade early in the first period after WSC Quarterback Bob Iverson hurried a 15-yard punt out of bounds on his own 45. Eight plays later Dick James crossed the goal line and fumbled but End Phil McHugh recovered for the touchdown. The drive was sparked by Halfback Jim Shanley's 29-yard scamper around left end. It was the first of several long Oregon gains around WSC flanks. The short-lived WSC drive ended when Oregon Center Nick Mar kulis reovered Halfback R e y Alvarado's fumble. Shanley ripped off 22 yards and Fullback Morris took a pitchout and swept left end for the remaining "17. Starting from their own two, the Ducks used Morris and James to move to the WSC three, from where James plunged over cen ter for the TD. The Ducks scored again after the kickoff, led by Morris' 42-yard romp around left end to WSC's eight. Jack Crabtree passed three yards to End Bill Tarrow on the fourth down for the score and the half ended 28-0. With four minutes to play, Quarterback Crabtree led a 56 yard drive which ended when he scored standing up from four yards out. . Senators' Stock To Mrs. Griffith Washington U.R) Most of the late Clark Griffith's stock in the Washington Senators was left to his widow, it was disclos ed Saturday when the former owner's will was made public. John E. Powell, attorney for the Griffith estate, did not dis close how many shares actually were left to Mrs. Griffith. The late Griffith, however, held 4,432 shares of stock in the club valued at from S100 to $125 a share. That would make his holdings worth around $500,000. Griffith also left 50 share; each to three of his nephews, Sherry, James and William Robertson. JV Gridders Play at GP Medford high school football jayvees will take on Grants Pass on Monday in their final game of the year. , The tangle is set for 7 p.m. at Grants Pass. Aim of the Junior Tornado is to wind-up with an unbeaten season. Its record to date is three victories and one tie. In their season opener, the Med fordites swamped the Cavemen 31 to 6. Coach Frank Roelandt said that the same squad of jayvees who have played throughout the season will see duty at Grants Pass. Cub Teams to Train At Lafayette, La. Chicago U.R) Six Chica- j go Cubs farm teams will train ' for the second consecutive year at Lafayette, La., beginning late j next March, it was announced ! yesterday. ' , Teams who will take more j than 175 players to the camp j will be Des Moines of the West-! ern league: Burlington, Iowa, o'f j the Three-I league; Lafayette of the Evangeline league: Twin i Falls, Idaho, of the Pioneer j league; - Paris. 111., of the Mis- sissippi-Ohio Valley league and Ponca City, Okla., of the Sooner State league. The other Cubs farm teams, Los Angeles of the Pacific- Coast league and Tulsa of the Texas league, will train in their own camDs. PB!lf 1 m fnemaffieroufcicef Install it yourself - f B R A NO) VERMICUUTE INSULATION It's easy because Zonolite Just Pours into Place! So don't wait, enjoy a warmer home and lower fuel bills INSULATE NOW WITH OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN NOTHING DOWN - 36 MONTHS TO PAY AT SMITH-DYNGE LSR. CO. West 8th Corner Fir Phone 2-7166 Griffin Creek. Flagball Champ BIG FIVE FLAGBALL W. 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