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Phoenix Wins
Tiff With Ashland Varsity
Phoenix Phoenix high cele
brated victory Friday night in
its first varsity bastetball con
tention with the Ashland Grizz
lies an then turned it. atten
tion to ) gair of holMay week
double85ers.
The States built up a 10-
point fin in the fourth quar
ter he? fti survived a Grizzly
ral cg re shotf, to down Ash
land to ll. It was Viip and
tuck Sfgtigglf tor most of th-ee
quarteff .
In th fal tnel the Ashland-
ers tuMd to full-court press
ing dfe?ie. Xht tactics held the
Pirate q ut two field goals
for tb tferi'4. Bu fouls against
Ashls&j tluft also resulted and
the Pfaseri $,uint dunked in 13
free (bGiefe. with nary a miss
to pic JJp.tyJgts of 62 to 52 and
64 to 54. '
Coafe hi $ipon of the Grizz
lies flcfce 4fi reserves for the
final . Jniftutes and they.
manr(ge to cl?p the Phoenix
lead to itSAl margin on seven I
free shoftSi he last sunk with
just one cond to play.
Fre St6t Tit CC ;
Tt was t?i ?rip to the gift
,-Jane miS the difference
uin Qz final bulation. Each
club co!iPc?iS SO field goals.
Phoeni SRitgood on 24 of 32
free chaVCS; 0n Ashland on 21
Of 27 tria.
Bill H3si54n c Phoenix was
high scofer ct tha game.' ' He
put in ftis tiel thots and 10 out
of 14 free attamytt for 22 points.
fiarry ?ieoA toyped Ashland
oalerg 'ait& J tallies. Jim
Korth, itPcoT.il hih in the con
test fc l5fli with 17, drop
ped in (A Sia mt hit free oppor
tunities Us De&l oi the Pirates
followed t Vit tcofing with 14.
Phoeni to si ablt to plunk in
more i15es Ift tfl elose than
were thf JGfilTiitt and the Pi
rates gact Veit Clto A-l op
ponent gou? taiilt under the
back bc?3 .
Hot SecMaf to
Sbttaai fcrtioft eS 4hs struggle
was th crnd ayjerf. In it the
Sf afifi f of ihiins
Lenmffa (. The
American eostXtft of "Porgy
and Be" Su,May nj Christ
mas carl ovar Soviet radio.
It was th fifft tim ince the
1917 revolution that uch songs
have Seen Jedcast in the So
viet Ugjoft.
The Am?icn were forget
ting the ?ub-zero, cold this
Christmas Ive in the warmth
of their reception in the Soviet's
second largest city. .
Leningrad has gone wild over
the members of the first Ameri
can troupe to ever visit the So
viet Union. And the Americans
almost unanimously agree that
Gthis is the most enthusiastic re-1 1
' XI 1 1 ; t
cepuon uiey nave eiijuj-ea m
Qtheir years of globetrotting.
The Americans, even before
they have presented the George
Gershwin production, are a
"solid hit." Russians look, on in
delight?,and adgniration as they
j: - a a - :: '' - 1 1. i i t 4--U
Astoria, the plushest hotel in
Leningr
Gervais fen -Killed
WheifCar Misae Turn
Salen-(U.R) Charles J. Mc
Call, 3, of Gervais was killed
Friday night when hi$ car missed
a curve tvo miles' south of
Gervais juneiion, state police
said Saturdaa.
McCall m9 aeturning from
. Salem, whe ft was employed,
when he los control of his car
on the curva, officer Walter
Karu said. McCall was found
submerged in water in a ditch,
but indications were he died
e from skull injuries and not from
a drowning, Karu aicL .
First Hoop
lead changed hands seven times
The Pirates went into that quar
ter on top 14 to 13 after once
having a 14 . to 6 spread. Ash
land went in front for the first
time at. 15 to 14. Then the top
spot alternated at 16 to 15 for
Phoenix, 17 to 16 for Ashland,
18 to 17 for Phoenix, 19 to 18
for Ashland and 20 to 19 for
Phoenix. The Pirates got a 26 to
21 gap but Ashland led at the
half 27 to 26
Three-point margins of 31 to
28 and 33 to 30 were the widest
the Grizzlies could get on Phoe
nix during the night. That last
lead was erased when Madden
put in two free shots and then
scored on a steal with two min
utes played in the third quarter.
The points made it 34 to 33 for
the home club and it stayed in
front from then on. Tally at the
end of the third quarter was 47
to 41.
Ashland's full court defense
paid off in the early moments
in the final stanza and Phil
Sword, Stuart Baker and Parent
managed field goals as the Pi
rate gap was sliced to 54 to 51.
Overtime Prelim
In the preliminary Ashland
won in double overtime jayvee
game from Phoenix, 49 to 47.
Scott Peterson put in the sudden
death field goal.
Third quarter of the game end
ed 34 to 32 for Phoenix but Ash
Jand worked to 44 to 38 in the
fourth panel. The Pirates fought
back and Don Wallace's heave
tied up the mix 44-all with five
seconds left in the regular play
ing time. In the first overtime
Jack Eberhart made it 46 to 44
for Ashland. Jim Jares got a
field goal and free slr.ot for 47
to 46 for Phoenix. Mel Dailey's
free shot made the count 47-all
sending the combat into sudden
death.
Wallace scored 18 for Phoe
nix and Eberhart 16 for Ashland.
Phoenix will play Talent at
Eagle Point Monday night while
the Eagles take on Areata, Cal.
Action moves to Phoenix on
Tuesday with Talent meeting
the Eagles and the Pirates oppos
ing Areata.
LINE-UPS t
Phoenix 64 1 Ashland
R. Dahl 14 f 12 Parent
Wall 5 f 10 Sword
MasJden 23 c 8 Baker
Korth 17 g 4 Locke
Brood 4 g S Tobiasson
Substitutions For Phoenix. Sim
monds 2, D. Dahl; for Ashland. D.
Fitch 2, Woods. Alley 2. Cluff, John
son 18, M. Fitch 2, Green 1.
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Phoenix Scuffle
Phoenix Fans will have their
first opportunity to see the
Phoenix Merchants basketball
team play at home this week.
The Merchants, members of
the Medford Independent basket
ball League, will oppose Pros
pect, of the MIBL, in a non-loop
mix at 8 p.m. Wednesday, De
cember 28, at the high school
court.
Prospect is the leader in the
league while Phoenix ranks
third. '
Pioneers Next
For SOC Raiders
Ashland Coach Ted Schopf
and his Southern Oregon Red
Raiders after taking time out for
Christmas vacation will again be
hard at work in preparation for
their non-legue hoop tussles with
3Lewis and Clark college De
cember 29 and 30 at Portland.
The Red Raiders will- take a
4-2 record into the Lewis and
Clark frays. Coach Schopf will
leave Ashland Wednesday morn
ing, December 28, and will take
along 11 players to Portland.
Sports Broadcasts
Television station KBES
will carry the Los Ahgeles
Rams-Cleveland Browns pro
championship football game
starting at 12:45 p.m. Monday.
Mickey Mantle Named As
Amer. League Top Hitter
Chicago U.P.) Mickey
Mantle, the New York Yankees'
erratic young centerfielder, is
the new No. 1 slugger of the
American League.
The 24-year-old switch-hitter
won the league's slugging honors
for the first time this year with
a .611 slugging percentage that
topped the .546 figure compiled
by Al Kaline of the Detroit
Tigers.
Official figures released by
the Howe News Bureau disclosed
that Ted Williams of the Bos
ton Red Sox was the nominal
leader with a .703 mark. But
Ted lost out in the race for of
ficial slugging honors for the
same reason that he lost out in
the race for the batting title
he failed to go officially to bat
400 times.
Lead In Homers
Mantle, who batted .306, had
158 hits for 316 total bases in
517 official times at bat. He
hammered out a league-leading
total of 37 homers, tied with
teammate Andy Carey for the
lead in triples with 11 each and
Walloped 25 doubles. He
knocked in 99 runs and drew
113 walks while striking out 97
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Frank Ryff
Bout Victor
New York (U.R) Light
weight contender Frankie Ryff
of New York, who licked Mexi
can Baby Vasquez. Friday night,
was designated "the most likely
April challenger" today by the
International Boxing club.
Harry Markson, managing di
rector of the IBC, said, "We will
give serious consideration to an
April title fight between Ryff
and champion Wallace (Bud)
Smith. Ryff appears ready for
the shot."
Smith of Cincinnati defended
on Oct. 19 against ex-champ
Jimmy Carter arid need not risk
the title again until April. The
champion probably will need
that time, anyway, to straighten
out his managerial difficulties,
for his two co-pilots are suspend
ed in Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, Ryff fourth
ranking contender will be out
of action for at least a month
because a 17-stitch gash was re
opened Friday night during his
TV-radio 10-rounder with Vas
quez at Madison Square Garden.
Blond Frankie's speed and
stamina enabled him to win a
unanimous decision over the
Mexican billy goat, a headlong
plunger like ex-champ Paddy
Demarco. Substitute Vasquez
had his unbeaten string snapped
at 13 straight but he provided
much stiffer competition than
expected from a 4-1 underdog.
The champion of Mexico sub
stituted for Paolo Rosi of Italy,
who was disapproved by the
N.Y. Boxing Commisison as "an
unfit oppoenf," but who later
gave Lulu Perez a lopsided beating.
NATS SIGN ROOKIES
Washington, D. C. U.R)
The Washington Senators have
signed three rookie pitchers to
1956 contracts. They are Joe
Langhammer a right hander
from the South Dakota semi-pro
league who will go to Chatta
nooga of the Southern associa
tion; right-hander Paul Fiore of
Providence, R. I., and lefthander
Joe Viau of Newport, R. I., both
of whom will report to Erie,
Pa., of the Class D Pony league.
HIGH BOWLING SCORE
Oneida. N.Y. U.R) A four-
man bowling team in Sherrill,'
N.Y., has recorded a 913 tally,
the nation's highest of the sea
son thus far. The previous high
of 909 was racked up Nov. 10
by a Luzerne, Pa., all-star group.
times. . s
Williams, who played in only
98 games, had 114 hits good for
225 bases and wound up with a
.356 batting average. He club
bed 28 homers, three triples and
21 doubles, drove in 83 runs and
drew 91 walks.
Williams won the slugging
crown in 1954 with a .635 per
centage, and was trying for his
ninth crown this year. The all
time record is, 13 slugging
crowns held by Babe Ruth.
Hit 27 Homers
Kaline, the league's batting
champion, hit 27 homers, eight
triples and 24 doubles and had
321 total bases in 588 official
times at bat. He struck out 57
times and drew 82 bases on
balls.
Third-baseman Ray Boone of
the Tigers and outfielder Jackie
Jensen of the Red Sox finished
in a tie for runs batted in hon
ors with 116 each, followed by
league most valuable player
Yogi Berra's 108.
A total of 39 club and league
marks were tied or broken in
1955 the most important being
Herb Score's new record of 245
strikeouts by a , rookie .pitcher.
MOW!
December 28
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Pr.
Cal Beats
Dartmouth
Berkeley, Calif. (U.R)
Lanky Forward Larry Friend
dropped int he first four field
goals of the game Saturday to
pace California to an easy 78-59
victory over Dartmouth in the
California gym before 2500 fans.
Friend's four quick buckets
gave Cal a 14-3 bulge with four
minutes gone and Dartmouth
was never in contention thereaf
ter. Cal held a 44-22 halftone
lead in the regionally televised
afternoon game.
Friend, former Los Angeles
City college star, divided his
scoring evenly netting 10
points in each half. His total
could have been much higher
if Coach Pete Newell had not
substituted freely.
Cal's full court defensive
press, used the first half, nettled
Dartmouth, although the Ivy
league club broke even with
the Bears off the boards.
The victory was Cal's sixth
in seven games, while Dart
mouth, which won its first five
games of the season, lost its third
straight to a Pacific Coast con
ference club in today's defeat.
Knox Ready For
Rose Bowl Game
Los Angeles U.R) UCLA's
injured passing ace, Ronnie
Knox, is expected to play in the
Rose Bowl game Jan. 2 against
Miphigan ' State, a Bruin team
physician said yesterday.
Dr. Walter Scott, a bone ex
pert, said Knox's broken bone
near his ankle was making a "re
markable recovery." The back
field star suffered the injury in
a game last month against Wash
ington. "I fully expect him to appear
in the Rose Bowl game," Dr.
Scott said.
Nashua Presented
In Royal Welcome
Hialeah, Fla. '(U.R) A royal
welcome yesterday awaited
Nashua, the four-legged "king"
of the sport of kings, who was
due to arrive by train from Lex
ington, Ky., for the winter cam
paign. The, champion thoroughbred
will be presented a key-to-the-city,
carved from a giant carrot,
by the mayor of Hialeah. An
other conventional key-to-the-city
will be handed to trainer
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmojs.
Nashua, purchased ist week
for a record $1,251,200 by a
syndicate headed by Leslie
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SF Dons New
After Win at
By TIM MORIARTY
United Press Sports Writer
San Francisco's touring Dons
headed for New York yesterday
with their winning streak intact
and the cheers of a New Orleans
crowd ringing in their ears.
The nation's No. 1 basketball
team warmed up for the Holiday
Festival Tournament at Madison
Square Garden by walloping
Loyola of the South, 61-43, Fri
day night at New Orleans for its
33rd straight victory.
It was the fourth integrated
basketball game played in the
deep South and was minus any
Ski Conditions
Skiing conditions at Crater
lake were fair to good, with
deepp owder snow, as of 4
p.m. Saturday. Snow depth
was 80 inches with 5 inches
of new snow. If was not snow
ing. The south arid west roads
were open, chains advised.
The road from Annie Springs
to the rim was open, chains
or snow-tread tires required.
The warming hut will be open
today, weather permitting.
High School Scores
FRIDAY BASKETBALL
Boise (Ida.). 48, Baker 40
Milwaukie 68, Oregon City 30
Tillamook 53, Toledo 38
North Salem 73, Hudson Bay 32
Dallas 56. Forest Grove 43
Clatskanie 68, Nehalem 60
Central Monmouth 45, Stayton 40
Maupin 49, Arlington 41
Seaside 61, Rainier 53 .
Siletz 43, Tillamook Catholic 25
Phoenix 64. Ashland 61
Grants Pass 58, Crater 54 (over
time). Pacific Tournament
Gaston 38, Cascade Locks 24
West Linn 42. Newberg 27
Mac Hi 46, St. Helens 38
Banks 50. Warrenton 32
Knappa 45. Sherwood 44
Key to City
to Hiajeah
Combs II of Lexington, has been
nominated for the $50,000 Mc
Lennan handicap at Hialeah,
Feb. 4, and the $100,000 Wid
ener, Feb. 18.
If he wins both races, the
husky son of Nasrullah will sur
pass Citation's record earnings
of $1,085,760. He already has
earned $945,415 in two years of
racing.
In addition to the mayor, mem
bers of the chamber of com
merce were on the welcoming
committee. It marked the first
time a Hialeah mayor welcomed
a horse to the city since War Ad
miral arrived here in 1936.
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York Bound
New Orleans
demonstration such as marred
the Bradley-Loyola game in the
Louisiana city earlier this week.
In fact, All-America center
Bill Russell and other Negro
players on the San Francisco
squad were cheered loudly by
an estimated 5,000 fans. Russell
saw only limited action but still
wound up with 20 points, in
cluding 14 in the first half.
A Wonderful Crowd
Following the game, Russell,
a native of Monroe, La., admit
ted "it was a wonderful crowd."
His sentiments were echoed by
Coach Phil Woolpert, who had
threatened to take his players
off the court if the New Orleans
fans repeated their demonstra
tion of last Tuesday when they
booed Bradley's Negro forward,
Shellie McMillon.
"We couldn't dream of play
ing before a finer group," said
Woolpert. He added, "The of
ficiating was as good as I've
ever seen."
Loyola held the Dons in check
during the early minutes as the
lead changed hands five times.
But then Russell and K. C.
Jones started hitting and San
Francisco rolled ahead to stay,
17-8. The Dons led 31-12 at half-
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Stay Undefeated
Ashland -J- Southern Oregon
College cross-country team main
tained its unbeaten record rec
ently when it defeated Humbolt
State college in a return meet,
27-28, over a 2Vi mile course
in Lithia park. '
Winner of the grueling race
was Dick Gustafson of Southern
Oregon, with Glen Allison of the
Red Raiders placing second.
George Olson, another SOC run
ner placed fifth.
This is the first time in South
ern Oregon history that the Red
Raiders have fielded a cross
country team. Coach Dan Bulk
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made this season, is looking for
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