elects
As Mall
New York (CP. The final Unit
ed Pre 1955 college football ratines
with first-place votes and won-lost-tied
records In parentheses:
Points
1. Oklahoma ...24
2. Michigan State 7
3. Maryland 2
4. UCLA . 2
5. Texas Christian
I. OhJo State
7. Georgia Tech
. 8. Notre Dame
9. Mississippi
10. Auburn
(10-0)
(8-1)
(10-0)
(9-1)
(9-1)
(7-2)
(8-1-1)
(8-2)
(9-1)
323
309
270
253
165
148
144
62
(8-1-1)
57
Second ten 11, Pittsburgh. 33; i.
Southern California, 24; 13, Mlcnigan,
21: 14. Texas A and M. 13: 15. tie,
Army and ruke, 8 each; 17, West Vir-J
inla. 5; 18 Miami, t la., 4; lowa, j; en.
tie. Navy, Stanford and Miami, Ohio,
2 each.
Others Tennessee and Kentucky 1
ch.
New York (U.R) Oklahoma's
glick Sooners, who exploited
speed, savvy and spirit for a per
fect record and a berth in the
Orange Bowl, were chosen the
1955 national college football
'champion today by the United
Press eBoard of Coaches.
In the final balloting of the
geason, 24 of the 35 leading
coaches who make up the United
Press rating board picked Okla
homa best in the land. On a point
basis, the Sooners received 323
out of a possible 350 for a 14-
point margin over Rose Bowl-
boiaid Michigan State.
Coach Bud Wilkinson's split-T
powerhouse, which averaged
36.5 points in 10 games for the
highes. scoring, record among
major college teams, was voted
the nation's No. 1 team for the
second time in the past six sea
sons.
The coaches the men who
know the game the best rank
ed Michigan State, Maryland,
UCLA and Texas Christian in
order behind Oklahoma. Ohio
State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame
Mississippi and Auburn rounded
out the top 10 teams,
even For fcfichigan State
Michigan State was the No. 1
choice of seven coaches, while
Maryland and UCLA each was
picked by two. Of the 11 coaches
who did not vote Oklahoma tops,
six picked the Sooners second,
one third, two fourth, one sev
enth and one eighth.
The Orange and the Rose
bowls thus corraled the nation's
top four teams. Oklahoma and
Maryland, the only undefeated
and untied teams in the major
college ranks, collide in the
Orange Bowl, while Michigan
State and UCLA meet in the
Rose Bowl.
Cotton Bowl Teams
The Cotton Bowl also will
present an' attraction between
twe teams in the top 10, with
fifth-ranked Texas Christian pit- j
ted against ninth-ranked Missis
6 sippi. Georgia Tech, ranked sev
enth meets Pittsburgh rated 11th
in the 5ugar Bowl.
With points distributed on a
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3; and 2 and 1 basis
for votes from first to 10th place,
here is how the top 10 was
aligned: Oklahoma, 323; Michi
gan State, 309; Maryland, 270;
UCLA, 253; Texas Christian,
165; Ohio State, 148; Georgia
Tech, 144; Notre Dame, 67; Mis
sissippi, 62; Auburn, 57.
Eighth Year For Crown
Oklahoma was not a heavy
weight. team by big-time foot
ball standards, but it more than
made up for that by its overall
sped and the sound football and
tremencjpus desire perenially in
stilled by popular Wilkinson.
During their perfect-record cam
paign, the Sooners won the Big
Seven crown for the eighth year
In a row under Wilkinson, ex-
Shaw-Brocklin Duel
Prompts Special Trip
Eugene U.R) The lure of a
passing duel between George
Shaw and Norman Van Brocklin
has prompted 25 football fans
here to charter a plane for next
Sunday's pro football game be
tween Baltimore and Los An
geles in Los Angeles.
Both Shaw and Van Brocklin
,are former University of Oregon
quarterback greats. Two weeks
ago Baltimore and Los Angeles,
both of whom are still in title
contention, played to a 17-17 tie.
IN OLYMPICS
Cortino D'Ampezzo, Itally
0J.R) Spain, Holland, Turkey,
Bulg-;ia and Romania filed en
tries in the winter Olympic
games Monday only 48 hours be
fore the deadline for national
applications. Turkey will be
- -
competing for the first time.
The UN estimates 35,000.000
persons were acfded to the world
population in 1954.
Santa Says: Buy
SPECIALISTS IN HOMEWARES
Medford Central Point
FREE PARKING
Appliances at
Oklahoma Sooners
onal Footba
tended their victory string to 29
games, and brought to 105 the
number of consecutive games in
which they have scored.
The Sooners started the season
slowly, with a 13-6 victory over
North Carolina. But they gather
ed momentum the following
week with a 26-14 triumph over
Pitt, and then successively troun
ced Texas, Kansas, Colorado,
Kansas State, Missouri, Iowa
JLAXi .
Walfonians Seek Screening
At Dam at Savage Rapids
Action to . secure installation
of screens at Savage Rapids dam
on Rogue river is advocated by
Oregon division members of the
Izaak Walton League of Ameri
ca in one of the numerous reso
lutions passed at the state con
vention last week end at Bend.
The screening asked would
protect fish against destruction
in turbines at the dam on- their
downstream migration. Congres
sional appropriation of funds is
necessary for the work and the
resolution seeks action by state
and federal authorities to secure
the screening. Samuel J. Hutch
inson, assistant regional director
of the U. S. fish and wildlife
service, told Waltonians that cost
of the project is figured at about
$180,000.
Attending the convention as
representatives of the Jackson
County chapter were Norton
Smith, president, and Col. Paul
Weiland, state director and past
chapt president. The Jackson
chapter received a citation for
attaining its membership goal.
Support John Day Dam
Among the resolutions passed
one supported changes in state
laws on dredge mining opera
tions to remedy alleged abuses
BOWLING
CLASSIC LEAGUE.
Harold Schroeder hit a 617 to
lead Sams Sporting Goods to a
4 to 0 victory over Henry's
Drive In. Andy Endicott led
Wonder Bur to a 2 to 2 split
with Medford Furniture store.
Sam's Sporting Goods rolled
high series of 2794.
Standings: W
Sam's Sporting Goods 6
Hammer's Sporting Goods 5
Walker Real Estate 5
Pfaff Sewing Center 5
Hight Real Estate 5
E. H. Mann Co - 4
Valley Music Co - 4
Medford Furniture store 3
Wonder Bur 3
Henry's Drive In .- 3
Top Notch Cafe 3
Mogan Lumber Co. 2
Results:
Hight Rl. Est.
2
Hammers Spt. 2
C. Pruess 528
R. DeVore 428
F. Beck
B. Green
470 C. Hammer 511
530 V. Sprinkle 546
D. Wilson 570
C. Dawson 440
J. Knapp
567 X. Preston
2565
510
2335
Henry's Drive In 0
G. Barr 485
E. Learning 479
P. Morgan 494
F. Kirk 453
A. Sacchl 457
2368
Sam's Spt. Gds. 4
D. Lubbers 534
J. Gardner
W. White
S. Straus
H. Schroeder
557
548
538
617
2794
Mogan Lbr. Co. 1
B. Wilson 532
F. Chapman 511
B. Dver 439
J. Morgan 517
J. Burroughs 474
2473
Walker Rl. Est. 3
R. Brock 526
Knox 514
C. Sullivan 565
R. Wise 572
G. Burroughs. 416
2593
Med. Furniture 2
Wonder Bur 2
M. McFarland 539
L. Singer 539
W. Bickers 483
O. Endicott 611
W. Paterson 459
2631
H. Vessey
530
470
536
523
S. Kurth
S. Van Dyke
N. Hillyer
R. Rector
529
2588
Pfaff Sewing
B. Hawley
B. St. Hilaire
L. Webster
A. Klatt
H. Frye
2
513
499
527
Top Notch Cafe 2
H. Shaw
541
G. Piazza
B. Forney
D. Harmon
T. Jantzer
508
519
492
488
2548
455
543
2537
Valley Music Co. 3
L. Schneider 479
R. Heysell 501
E. Lenz 472
R. Speer 498
F. DriscoU 540
E. H. Mann Co. 1
G. Spaunhorst 507
H. Goode 484
B. Stevens 452
G. Schultz 486
A. Anderson 509
2438
.2490
FIGHTS
By UNITED PRESS
New York (St. Nicholas
Arena) Tony Johnson, 174,
New York, stopped Billy Mc
Neece, 171, Central Islip,
N.Y. (8).
Denver Corky Gonzales, 130,
Denver, -outpointed Paul Smith,
130, Denver (10).
Providence, R.I. Bob Bolton,
16734, Providence, stopped Lou
Pampanelli, 16414, Providence
(3).
More than 9714 per cent of
the atmosphere lies below an
altitude of 90,000 feet or approx
imately 17 miles, the highest
level yet attained by man.
Subscribers
To report Improper or non-delivery
of the Mail Tribune phone
2-6141 before 6:45 njn. daily and
10:30 am Sunday
If regular delivery arrives short
ly after vou call please notify of
fice thus eliminating special mes
senger service
II Champs
State, Nebraska and Oklahoma
A&M.
Pitt topped the second 10
group, followed in order by
Southern California, Michigan
and Texas A&M. Army and
Duke were tied for 15th, trailed
by West Virginia, Miami, Fla.,
and Iowa. Navy was tied with
Stanford and Miami of Ohio for
20th place. Tennessee and Ken
tucky tied for 23rd.
of natural resources. Another
backed and promoted efforts of
governmental agencies to secure
and improve access routes and
access areas to state and federal
lands and streams and lakes
Other actions supported con
struction of the John Day dam
on the Columbia if fish migra
tion is protected, urged contin
uance of Red Hat day and con
demning two-way communica
tions for location, pursuing and
slaughtering game. Waltonians
voted to request that congress
provide funds for planning, con
struction and maintenance of
needed recreation, public health
and safety facilities in future
appropriations for Hill Creek
and Cougar Creek dams.
Delegates voted to ask Con
gress to appropriate funds to the
U. S. forest serve to rehabilit
ate big game refugees in 11 west
ern states. For the same area
beginning with fiscal 1957, an
nual appropriation of $800,000
for developing, improving and
maintaining the wildlife habitat
was requested. Waltonians also
advocated passage of a Congress
ional bill which would provide
40 per cent of duck stamp funds
for purchase of wildlife refuges.
Many Salmon In . Rogue
One resolution recommended
amendment of the federal power
act and the withdrawal act to
require the federal power com
mission to get state authoriza
tion through license before con
struction of facilities in streams
falling wholly inside the state.
Removal of splash dams on the
south fork of Coos river or ac
tion to make the fishway oper
able is also sought by resolu
tion. An initiative petition which
would close all Oregon streams
south of the Columbia river to
commercial netting of salmon
and steelhead also got support
of the Oregon division.
Dr. John Rayner, chief of op
erations of the fisheries divis
ion of the Oregon game depart
ment, told delegates that there
are more fall run chinook sal
mon in Rogue river now than
ever before. He reported that
high water temperatures in the
Rogue are very detrimental to
salmon, causing bacterial infec
tions. Reservation Marshes
Tom McAllister, Portland Ore
gon Journal outdoor editor, pre
sented data on the Klamath In
dian reservation marshlands.
Fear, has been expressed that
sale of the reservation will put
the marsh area in private hands
and the IWL interest is in keep
ing it intact. McAllister describ
ed the 150 square miles as the
largest untouched marsh in the
northwest. He said that the area
produces more Canada geese
than any other in the northwest
United States.
Dr. Walter Hansen, chief of
wildlife management of U. S.
forest service region 6 told Wal
tonians that deer population has
increased 5 times since 1921 and
elk. population times. Dr. O.
Lloyd Meehan, assistant chief of
the fish and wildlife service
stated that America's "wet
lands" have been reduced from
140,000,000 acres to 74,000,000.
He said that there are only 22,
000,000 acres of wetlands of high
quality for' waterfowl.
WRESTLING
WED. NIGHT
NOVEMBER 30
GRANTS PASS
Arena, Grants Pass
Starting Time 8:30 p.m.
MAIN EVENT
Bast 23 Falls or 1 Hour Limit
Kurt von Poppenheim, 208
The Proud Prussian
vs.
Luigi Macera, 205
Montreal
Macera Claims That He Will Make
Kurt Eat a Lot of Mat!
SEMI-FINAL
Best 23 Falls or 1 Hour Limit
Alee Perez, 200
El Paso
vs.
Buck Weaver, 204
Indiana
Weaver Will Have His Hands Full
Against the Ex-Boxer
FLYING TOUCHDOWN Baltimore Colt end Jim Mut
scheeler takes a pass from teammate George Shaw and
flys into the end zone for a touchdown in game with the
San Francisco 49ers in Baltimore, Md. Halfback Rex Berry
(left) of the 49ers tries to break up the play. The Colts won,
26-14.
Johnson Scores TKO On McNeece
New York (U.R) Tony John
son, back on the victory trail at
last with a technical knockout
over Wildcat Billy McNeece,
found himself today in the happy
position of being able to consider
a couple of offers for his future
services.
Johnson, appearing for only
the fourth time in a year that
has seen him dogged by hard luck
and defeat, stopped McNeece at
2:06 of the eighth round of their
GREATER HANDLINO EASE Mercury's famous ball
joint suspension, an exclusive in its field, gives the
big M amazing "road sense" extra road-hugability.
You take the sharpest curve, park, pilot through
traffic with effortless new ease.
BIG
For I956the big move is to THE BIG liMlERCUmr
B lure to se the big television hit, "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW", Sunday evening, 8:00 to S:00. Station KBES-TV, Channel S.
widely-televised clash Monday
night at St. Nicholas Arena.
Joey Reade, manager of the
New York battler, said that
Johnson immediately received an
offer from the International Box
ing Club for a bout with either
Joey Rowan or Chuck Speiser
But Reade said, "the London
Sporting Club has first call on
Tony."
The London club promoted
Monday night's bout.
DISTINCTIVE LOW SILHOUETTE, NEW FLO-TONE COLOR STYLING highlight the beauty of this exciting Montclair hardtop.
And now this same sleek hardtop heauty is available in Mercury's Monterey and Custom series to fit any budget.
M PRICES START BELOW MANY MODELS
Low prices are important and Mercury gives
them to you. But it's what you get for your
money that really counts. And that's where
THE BIG M will amaze you. There's a mas
sive new grace to the styling. There's a new
high in horsepower the most ever offered
in Mercury history. There's walloping new
6th &
Tuesday, November 29, 1955
SteeSers Get
Glick In Pro
League Draft
Philadelphia' (U.R) The
Pittsburgh Steelers, whose tough
line begrudges every, inch of
ground gained, had added help
in the secondary today in the sur
prise selection of quarterback
Gary Glick of Colorado A&M as
their bonus choice in the Na
tional Football League draft.
The Steelers won the "bonus"
pick at the league's 21st selec
tion meeting and passed over
such offensive football players
as Howie (Hopalong) Cassaday
of Ohio State and Earl Morrall
of Michigan State in favor of
Glick, one of the top defensive
backs in the nation.
"We drew to our weakness,"
Coach Walt Kiesling said as he
explained why the Steelers took
Glick as a sleeper choice. "He's
a do-everything ball player, and
while we plan to use him on the
defense, we could send him to
quarterback on the offense."
Sets Pattern
The surprise selection of Glick
set the pattern of the owners
who all but ignored All Ameri
ca collegians as they made the
first three rounds of the draft
at the earlier than usual date to
avoid any possible legal action
with Canadian promoters.
Only four of the 1955 All
America first team were picked
up in the three rounds of selec
tions, a total of 37 players
drafted.
Cassady went on the first
round to the Detroit Lions, and
Bob Pellegrini, center from
""t"4""' llf
w.'yjxy'vwuwjim ijpijiMtfMjt'iiuyimTV"y
4 j
EXCLUSIVE SAFETY FEATURE Only Mercury in its
field offers you this impact-absorbing steering
wheel with its deeply recessed hub. This 3-spoke
deep center construction provides the driver with
greater protection in case of accident.
compression and torque. There are stun
ning new interior fabrics exclusively de
signed for Mercury. And you are offered
the widest selection of both safety and power
'features in Mercury's field. We invite you
to come in this week to see and drive and
price THE BIG M.
Baid on a comparison
rat a a prices using the
Ivy Phone
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEW
Company A Wins,
Prospect Edges
YMCA In MIBL
Company A of the National
Guard whipped Moose lodge, 95
to 36, and Prospect edged the
YMCA, 99 to 92, in an overtime,
in Medford Independent Basket
ball league games last night at
McLoughlin Junior High school
gymnasium.
In the second game, the score
was tied at 86-86 at the end of
regulation time.
Two games will be played to
night. Headquarters company
meets Hawkinson Tire Tread at
7 p.m., and YMCA meets Moose
lodge at 8:30 p.m.
Maryland, went on the first
round to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tackle Bruce Bosley, of West
Virginia went to San Francisco
and tackle Norman Masters of
Michigan 'State to the Chicago
Cardinals, both as second round
choices.
ANNOUNCING
Brooks Electric & Plumbing
NOW LOCATED AT
1016 N
1 Block South of
NEW REFLEX-ACTION POWER THE BIG M's new
safety-surge V-8 engine gives you performance
you can measure in action not just in high horse
power numbers. Response to your every command
is quick, reflex-fast.
IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD
of manufacturers suggested list or factory
Mercury Medalist 6-passenger Sedan.
?;
' 1
2-6157
APS
ENJOYMENT.! '
DRINK
THIS
CANADA DRY
WHISKEY!
America's Finest
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
6 Years Old-86 Proof
Distributed by: , v
Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Int., New YorliV
The Old Location
Co-op
OBSERVE
1 AMtRICAS n"-
l BOIBBO"
SAFE DRIVING
DAY, DEC. 1
yeorl
'