EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON)
Tornado, Indians Postpone Tiff;
Crater, Phoenix Entertain Foes
The basketball tussle to
have been played between
Medford and Roseburg high
schools here this evening has
been postponed. Principal Les
ter Harris and Coach Frank
Roelandt of the Medford
school reported this morning.
It was 'indicated that the
heavy rains and uncertain
oO road conditions influenced the
Roseburg decifgon not to make
the trip. Harris was told that
the Douglas county school did
rot wish to send its players
Tiere until the -gather had
cleared and the roads are bet-
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Ez Charles
Winner Over
Bob Albright
By HAL WOOD
San Francisco U.R) Ezzard
(The Gizzard) Charles, just a
O iell of the former world heavy
weight champion, still wants an
other shot at Rocky Marciano.
After whipping Big Bob Al
bright on a split decision here
last night Charles asked:
"Who else is there around to
give Rocky a battle?"
Manager Tom Tannis propos
(JteftV that Archie Moore and
Charles meet for the. right to
tangle again with Marciano.
"Although Ezzard has beaten
Archie three times already, it
appears they are the only ones
on the scene right now who can
give Rocky a battle," Tannis
said.
The manager pointed out that
' Charles has had 10 fights so far
inJ955 and will have his 11th at
L Angeles next Thursday,
when he tangles with young
Jack Johnson.
'"This proves that Charles is
farrom finished as a topnotch
heavyweight," Tannis said. "He
couldn't fight this often if he
wasn't in fine physical condi
" tion."
Moves Slowly
However, off his performance
last night Charles doesn't look
like championship material. He
was slow afoot and once when
he had staggered the 218V4
flatfooted Albright, his reflexes
didn't react quickly enough to
mnvs in for the kifc.
Of his 10 fights this year,
Charles has won six and lost
four. He weighed a big 196Vi
for last night's fight and admit
tedly has slowed down.
Albright, a powerful but slow
bajiUer, tagged Charles several
times with winging hooks that
apparently caught the eye of
O Referee Ray ?Tlores, who had
him ahead on points, 57-52. But
Judges Eddie James and Vern
Bybee both voted for Charles,
56-54. United Press agreed with
the judges.
Charles bloodied Albright's
nose in the second round and
cut his left eye in the third.
(Et'om then on, the Los Angeles
battler's features dripped blood.
After the ninth round, in
which Charles had pummeled
his heavier foe as both were
drenched with blood, Referee
Mriores loked over Albright's eve
and decided to let the bout con
tinue, o
The first six rounds were
very slow and there was con
tinual booina and catcalline
frpm the smal crowd of about
2500 fans.
Ryff, Vasquez
.. Battle Tonight
New York U.P) Swift-mov
ing Frankie Ryff risks his status
as a lightweight contender to
night against Mexican 135-pound
king Baby Vasquez in a TV-radio
10-rounder at he Madison
Square garden, but the oddsmen
!gy he's only taking a 4-1
cnance.
The long odds are being quot
ed despite Vasquez' 13-bout un
beaten streak and the fact that
fs manager. George Parnassus,
is highly-regarded as a tutor.
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MAIL TRIBUNE
Two other high school
frays, howeer, were to go on
as scheduled, according to last
available reports before the
sports page deadline. Grants
Pass will play Crater at Cen
tral Point and Ashland will
go to Phoenix.
NEW DATE EYED
February 4 has been set
tentatively as date for making
up the game.
Roseburg was to have sent
both its varsity and junior
varsity clubs to Medford.
Reports out of Roseburg
mentioned water over high
way 99 at Winston and slides
MedfordTribune
Statistics Indicate Rams,
Cleveland Evenly Matched
By EARL WRIGHT
United Press Sports Writer
The 1955 National Football
League statistics indicate the
Cleveland Browns and Los An
geles Rams are fairly evenly
matched for next Monday's
championship game.
Cleveland topped all teams in
scoring with 349 points, getting
89 more than Los Angeles. But
there isn't too much difference
in the other figures.
The Browns allowed fewer
points than any other club, 218.
The Rams had the best mark in
Sports Broadcasts
Television station KBES will
will carry the California-Dartmouth
college game, at 2 p.m.
on Saturday.
St. Mary's
Nips Pilots
Portland ,U.R) St. Mary's
Gaels went into overtime here
last night to edge University of
Portland 70-68, to conclude a
four-game road trip.
Guard Mike Wadsworth hit
on a push-shot with one minute
and 24 seconds left in the extra
period to put the Gaels out in
front 69-68.
Bill Sanchez wrapped up the
game at 70-68 on a free throw
with 51 seconds left. The St.
Mary's forward was high scorer
for the contest with 20 points.
The game was tied at 61-61
near the end of regulation play
on two free throws by Gene
Kutsch of Portland. High man
for the Pilots was Bob Alten-
hofen with 17 points.
Gault Takes
Banty Title
Spartansburg, S.C. KU-R) -
Henry (Pappy) Gault of Spar
tanburg, took the U.S. bantam
weight title from Boston's John
ny O'Brien Thursday night,
leaving the defending champion
a bruised face and a nearly
closed left eye in return.
Gault, who weighed 117
pounds, battered O'Brien's head
with a stream of left jabs to win
a unanimous 15-round decision
O'Brien, who decisioned Gault
at West Palm Beach, Fla., last
December in their only previous
meeting, scaled 117V4.
There were no knockdowns.
Gault,. a former North Ameri
can bantamweight titjeholder,
drew the only blood when he hit
O'Brien's nose in the eighth.
Eagle Grapplers
Cop First Match
Eagle Point Eagle Point high
held its first interscholastic
wrestling match this week and
won it. The Eagles defeated
Illinois Valley 32 to 30.
Each of the two schools nab
bed six actual tussles and one
match went to Eagle Point, by
forfeit. Doug Nelson, 95, Mel
Arent, 127, Dean Tibbetts, 175,
and Norm Hooper, unlimited,
were victors by falLs for EP.
Ron Nelson. 165, and Jim Bunk
er, 191, took decisions.
Neil Philliber and Bill Brad
shaw won exhibitions for Eagle
Point.
Eagle Point is coached by
Stan Smith who was Illinois
Valley grappling tutor last year.
McLoughlin Cage
Tiffs Postponed
Basektball games scheduled
yesterday between Central Point
and McLaughlin of Medford sev
enth and eighth grade, teams
were postponed.
Central Point schools were
closed yesterday because of the
heavy rain and swollen streams.
It is hoped to make up the
tussles in January.
Friday, December 23, 1955
and washouts elsewhere along
the route. However, state po
lice indicated that traffic was
getting through all the way to
Portland from the Rogue val
ley. Postponement of the Tornado-Indian
rivalry also de
layed the formal opening of
basketball at the Hedrick jun
ior high school gymnasium.
The Tornado worked out there
for the first time last night.
Phoenix tonight will have
its first varsity basketball
contention with Ashland. Cra
ter and Grants Pass are old
court rivals.
the Western Division in that de
partment, allowing 231.
In total yards gained, Los An
geles has a slight edge with 4,004
against Cleveland's 3,970.
Quarterback Otto Graham of
Cleveland won the passing title
by completing 98 of 185 for 1,721
yards, 15 touchdowns and a 9.30
yard average per toss. He com
pleted 53 per cent of his passes.
Quarterback Norm Van Brock
lin of the Rams finished sixth.
He completed 144 of 272 passes
for 1,890 yards, eight touch
downs and a 6.95-yard average.
He completed 52.9 per cent of
his throws.
Out Of Title Game
Cleveland had the best 1-2
ball-carrying punch in the
league this year in halfback
Fred Morrison, 824 yards, and
fullback Ed Modzelewski, 619.
They gained a total of 1,443
yards. Ron Waller 716, and
Tank Younger, 644, gained 1,360
for the Rams. However, Young
er is out of the title game be
cause of a neck injury and will
be replaced bx Dan Towler, who
saw little action this year be
cause of injuries.
Tom Fears, who combined
with Van Brocklin on a 73-yard
pass play which defeated Cleve
land in the 1951 championship
game, was Van Brocklin's main
receiver this year and caught 44
passes for 569 yards and fifth
place in the standings.
Tie In Field Goals
Cleveland's Lou Groza and
Les Richter of Los Angeles had
about the same field goal kick
ing percentages this season.
Groza made 11 of 22 and Richter
clicked with 13 of 24. v
Bill Sherman of the Rams
won the pass interception title
with 11 steals and rookie Don
Burroughs of the Rams was tied
for second with nine.
Cleveland did not place a man
among the interception leaders
but boasted the league's best de
fense against passes. Warren
Lahr, Ken Konz and Chuck Noll
of the Brownie secondary each
stole five passes while Don Paul
intercepted four.
Van Brocklin won the punt
ing crown with a 44.6-yard aver
age. Horace Gillom of Cleveland
wound up with a 41.2 average.
The Browns (9-2-1) are picked
to defeat the Rams (8-3-1).
Women Bowlers Plan
Benefit Masquerade
A masquerade benefit, some
thing new to Medford bowling
circles, will be held Tuesday,
Dec. 27 by teams of the Women's
Classic Bowling league at Med
ford Bowling lanes. Bowlers
will begin at 8:15 p.m.
The proceeds, to be raised
by charging a small fee for spec
tators, will benefit the Junior
league, made up of young peo
ple who bowl on Saturdays.
Twelve teams make up the wom
en's league and the players will
be dressed in costumes in keep
ing with the names of their spon
soring firms.
High School Scores
THURSDAY BASKETBALL
By UNITED PRESS
South Salem 44. Eugene 37
Madras 66, Bend 55
Jefferson 75, Beaverton 72 (over
time) Benson 47. Parkrose 36
Franklin 71. Hillsboro 37
Cleveland 54, Gresham 48
Grant 66. Oswego 53
Battle Ground 59, Estacada 33
Pacific U. Tourney
St. Helens 63. Newberg 25
Banks 44, Knappa 42 (overtime)
Warrenton 40. Sherwood 39
Mac-Hi 55. West Linn 41
Gaston 38. Cascade Locks 31
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easing to
Fans at CP
Antics of the Harlem Clowns,
comedians of the basketball
court, this season follow pretty
much the pattern of former
years, but the old gags and stunts
with their-addedtwists, plus a
few new capers, still provoke
plenty of laughs.
At least, that's the way it was
last night when the cut-up quin
tet played the Yellow Cab ag
gregation at the Crater high gym
nasium in Centrals Point. Quite
coincidently the Clowns nudged
the Cabbies, Medford independ
ent team, 58 to 57 before a crowd
of several hundred, large consid
ering the weather.
Led in their comedy routines
and sleight-of-hand by George
Moore and Bob Woods, the
Clowns appeared to be able to
score at will with passing, pass
ing faking and dribbling which
befuddled the Cabmen. But the
Harlemites never ran up a mar
gin of more than 13 points and
to make the game more even
they gave baskets away and let
the 'Medford club occasionally
break up their passes. The Cab
bies' Don Wendt was allowed an
easy chance after missing a
bucket on a fast break.
Moore Referees
Moore took over the referee
chores from Lee Flink and
helped the Cabmen by calling
fouls on the Clowns for such
things as "traveling without a
suit case" and "funny stuff." He
even awarded free shots to the
other arbiter, Joe Zarosinski,
and the Clowns made sure the
ref made one by lifting him up
to the hoop.
The old familiar games of
football and pantomime baseball
were played by the traveling
quint and Woods almost made
a drop kick. A "loaded" ball was
injected into the action and
proved a tricky sphere to handle.
The old bucket trick, in which
"water" (confetti) was thrown
into the crowd, was also part of
the entertainment.
Woods found time to pile up
22 points while for Yellow Cab,
Tiger Smith got 14 and Don
Reese 12.
Quarter scores favored the
Clowns 25 to 12, 35 to 23 and
49 to 39.
The Clowns, who drove over
from Grants Pass reported the
river road to Rogue River sur
prisingly dry and Reese of the
Cab team, who lives at Grants
Pass, stated that ' there were
about eight inches of water over
the road near Savage Rapids
dam.
LINE-UPS:
Clowns 58 57 Yellow Cab
Sutton 8 f 12 Reese
Woods 22 f 14 Smith
Hayes 5 c Stacv
Moore 9 g 2 Werner
Cater 8 g 10 Wendt
Substitutions For Clowns. Kennedy
6: for Cab. Effinbeck 9. Johnson 6.
Newton 2, McLean 2.
MANGRUM ENTERS LA
Los Angeles (U.R) Lloyd
Mangrum, who won the Los An
geles Open golf tournament in
1949, 1951 and 1953, has decided
to enter this year's $32,500
event, Jan. 5-9, because of his
satisfactory recovery from a rib
injury. Mangrum resumed com
petitive play about a month ago.
Basketball
THURSDAY COLLEGE SCORES
Conecticut 90, NYU 82
Manhattan 71, Geo. Wash. 63
South
(Quantico Tournament)
Championship
Quantico Mar. 100, Mt. St. Mary's 71
Consolation
Wabash 66. Iona 62
Lemoyne 94, Ga. Tchrs 90
Miami 80. Bradley 73
Tulane 91, Washington St. 52
Wake Forest 86, Brigham Young 80
Midwest
Ohio St. 94. Washington (Seattle) 73
Indiana 82, Drake 79
Southwest
SMU 85. Wichita 67
Colorado A&M 60. Colorado 58
Sou. Cal. 68. Dartmouth 50
St. Mary s 70, Portland U. 68 (over
time) Stanford 62. Santa Clara 55
Chico State 65. College of Pacific 59
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