Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 28, 1956, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, February 23. 195S ' W' A-l DISTRICT CHAMPIONS The Medford high basketball squad, above, Southern Oregon Conference and District 6 A-l champion, is taking it light this week and resting up before starting full scale preparations for the state tournament at Eagene. The Black Tornado had an 11-wjn 1-loss record in the circuit and district and a 17-5 mark for the year. Left to 'right, kneeling, in the picture are Coach Frank . Roelandt, Manager Ron Warner, Bob Tisdel, Gary Riley, Lloyd Cearleyi Larry Perkins and Manager Ken Kumsawa." In the back row, from left, are Ed Reinking, John Foust, Dick McLaughlin, Mike Stearns, Neil Plumley, Larry Slessler, Dick Copple and Larry Gober. (Landis-Shangle photo) Pons Stay on Top 1 3th Week; Other Teams Shift in UP Poll JNew York (U.R) San Fran cisco's peerless Dons, atop the United Press rating today for the 13th straight week, face an op portunity to set three records that could establish them as the best college team of all time. ' The Dons maintained their almost monotonous domination this week when 32 members of the 35-man United Press Board of Coaches picked them No. 1 in the nation. The coaches also ' slotted Alabama, Iowa and UCLA among the top 10 teams in the biggest shakeup of the elect group since the early weeks of the season. Next week's ballot will be the final of the 1956 campaign' . and will represent the coaches' choice for the regular season national champion. ' San Francisco, which goes after its 48th consecutive victory tonight against College of Pa cific, can make college basket ball history in many -ways by maintaining' its winning streak. In addition to the collegiate rec ord of 55 straight triumphs which is within their grasp, Coach Phil Woolpert's men also can achieve two other marks that will solidify their claim to greatness: Single Season Record ; 1. They can compile the best record ever made, by a major college team in a single season, and, 2. They can become the first team ever to lead the -United . Press ratings every week of the . season. By winning their four remain ing regular season games, the Dons can qualify for. a defense of their NCAA championship. Four victories in the NCAA tour nament will earn them the title and match the alFtime . high of 55 straight triumphs set by Peru (Neb.) State Teachers 30 years ago. In that case, San Francisco's 29-0 mark for. this season will be the best ever for a major college team. Kentucky's 25-0 record for the 1929-30, campaign currently is tops. San Francisco's point-total this week was 338 out of a possible 350. for an 80-point margin over Dayton, which wrested the No. 2 rating from Illinois by a single point. Of the three coaches that did not pick San Francisco first one voted for Dayton, another for fifth-ranked Louisville and the third for sixth-ranked Ala bama. ' -Week's Big Jump Alabama, kingpin of the South eastern Conference following its week end "upset over Kentucky, made the biggest jump of the week as it moved five notches to sixth place. Iowa and UCLA each advanced three places to the No. 9 and 10 ranking, re spectively. UCLA has won 13 straight games after a poor sea son start. North Carolina State , moved up one place to fourth, swap ping last - week's rating with Louisville. Alabama, Southern Methodist and North Carolina, occupied the sixth to eighth spots in that order. Dayton had 257 points to 256 Medina Says Berrios Ready for Title Bout : New York (U.R) Stocky young Miguel Berrios of New "York is ready for a shot at the featherweight crow n, trainer Mundito Medina said-today after watching., him upset veteran "obby Bell. : Berrios, 22, finished stronger ad . won a majority decision by a single point over Bell of Youngstbwn, O., in their TV, 10 rounder Monday night at St. Nicholas Arena. Berrios weighed 127 Yz pounds; Bell, 128. for Illinois; N. C. State had 187, Louisville 157, Alabama 153, SMU 148, North Carolina 84, Iowa 67 and UCLA 56. Vanderbilt, Temple and Ken tucky, ranked among last week's top 10, dropped out of the hon ored circle to fill the No. 11, 12 ' and 13 spots, respectively. Utah was 14th, Duke, St. Louis and Cincinnati were tied for 15th place, followed in order by Hous ton and Kansas State. Ohio State and Holy Cross tied for 20th. ' . . The games this week most likely to affect the ratings are Illinois vs. Iowa; Dayton vs. Cin cinnati, and the annual Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. MedfordTribune SIPdDIKS Kaline Reports to C a m p; O th e rs S i g n By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer It develops that Al Kaline was just a growing boy in 1955 when he won the American.. League batting championship. Most batting champions ' are content to let well enough alone but the 21-year-old outfielder surprised his Detroit Tiger team mates .Monday when he checked into camp at a robust 186 pounds. That represented a gain of 19 pounds over the weight at which he closed the 1955 cam paign. But Kaline's teammates and Manager Bucky Harris agreed the new poundage looked good on the youngest batting cham pion in major league history. Moore KO's Dunlap in 1st Round San Diego, Calif. (U.R) World light heavyweight cham pion Archie Moore said today he put heavywejght Bob Dunlap out of action in a hurry to prove he isn't getting to be an old man. ' Moore, looking faster and tougher than during his , dull win over Howard King in San Francisco, last night - knocked out Dunlap, an Oakland, Calif., 200-pounder, in 1:56 of the first round of a non-title bout. It took Moore only a, few punches to prove he's still rugged. Out For Knockout "The reason I knocked him out so fast was because I've been getting a lot of criticism about slowing up, Moore said. "When the opening bell rang, I was out for a knockout." " . The champion said he has been irked by reports- saying his reflexes are slowing up. "They said I'm . slow, : but they're wrong," he said. "I didn't fool around. After all, if you fool around with a guy, you're through." Moore, 196, caught his oppon ent with a hard left to the body and then a right cross to ..the chin to deck Dunlap. Dunlap was up on one knee when he was counted out by referee Frank. Rustich, Kaline, led the circuit with, a 1340 average last season, hit 27 home runs and knocked in 102 runs in-152 games Phillies Sign Hamner At Clearwater, Fla., the Phila delphia Phillies put the stamp of approval on the first phase of infielder Granny Hamner's comeback when they signed him to a contract estimated at $23,000. The Phillies refused to talk terms with Hamner until he proved his injured legs were strong again a matter which Hamner took care of the last two weeks. ' Elsewhere: The Brooklyn Dodgers sold lefthanded pitcher Tom Lasorda from their Montreal farm club to Kansas City for an undis closed sum and a minor league player to be selected at a future date. Lasorda had a 9-8 record and 3.27 earned run average in the International League last year. , Braves Sign Two Outfielders Hank Aaron "and Bill Bruton signed with the .Milr waukee . Braves leaving only pitcher Ray Crone, outfielders Andy Pafko and West Coving ton and infielders Jack Dittmer and George Crowe unsatisfied. Jim Wilson, a 12-game winner for the seventh-place Baltimore Orioles last season, makes his spring debut today in an intra- squad game. , Manager Charley Dressen of the Washington Senators tabbed' rookie John Valmas as "a real find" after the 22-year-old right hander impressed during batting practice. Valmas was 25-11 with the Class D Orlando" Flyers in 1955. Pitcher Mel Parnell signed with the Boston Red Sox leaving General. Manager Joe Cronin free to give his undivided atten tion to first baseman Norm 2auchin. Jack Brandt, International League "rookie of the year" with Rochester last season, be gan his conversion from the out field to shortstop and drew praise from both General Man ager Frank Lane and' Manager Fred Hutchinson. Medford if es Still Fourth In Prep Poll Portland (U.R) Eugene high school's Axemen, defend ing state champions, once again topped the weekly poll of the Journal's board of coaches as Oregon's number one high school team. Eugene received the first place vote of all eight coaches. Franklin of Portland moved into second place ahead of Jef ferson with 68 points. The Democrats were next, in line, with 63 while Medford with 58 and Bend with 41 followed in that order. The top 10: 1. Eugene .'. 80, 2. Franklin ....... :68 3. Jefferson . ..........63 4. Mjdford ..... ........58 '.. 5. Bend ..... .....i.41 ; 1 6. Lincoln .......... ......27 7.-Central Catholic .... 20 - 8. Baker 17 8. Mac-Hi (tie) ..;...........17 10. Marshfield , ............13 Others: Beaverton 9; Pendle ton 7; Klamath Falls 6; North Salem 5; Ontario and Molalla 3 each; St. Francis of Eugene 2. Corvallis, 1. - Askwith Outlines New Look For '56 Cheney Studs Team A "new look" for- Cheney Studs' basebaU for the 1956 sea son was unveiled by Bill Ask with, . business manager 'of the club, last night. Askwith told a group of men, invited to hear of the club s plans, of team prospects, park renovation plans and a "giveaway" ticket selling campaign. Season tickets went on advance-sale today for S5 each. The season ticket will admit the holder to the full slate of Noncommittal On WU Coaching Job Seattle - (U.R) - George Briggs, University of Washing ton athletic director, was non committal today . on rumors Darrell Royal would be named the new head football coach at Washington. Royal, 31, coached at Missis sippi State in 1954 and 1955 and finished with a 6-4 mark each year. .He was an outstanding quarterback for the University of Oklahoma under . Bud Wilkinson- and. later played and coached professional football in Canada. ' . The "coaching job at Washing ton opened Jan. 21 when Har vey Cassill, former athletic, di rector, fired Johnny Cherberg who had been the-target of a so-called "player rebellion." ' CasSill . later resigned' under alumni fire for his handling of the ... Cherberg firing. The con troversy also revealed the exis tence', of a "slush 1 fund" .. for Washington gridders administ ered by R. C. (Torchy) Torrance, a prominent recruiter of foot ball talent for. the school. Basketball By UNITED PRESS East' Army 80, Swarthmore 53 Boston College 90, St. Anselm's 82 Holy Cross 103, Connecticut 81 South Presbyterian 117, Furman 115 Kentucky 143, Georgia 66 - Alabama 95, Tennessee 81 Roanoke 79, VMI 76 Florida 66, Georgia Tech 48 Auburn 74, Vanderbilt 65 1 Midwest Michigan St. 84, Wisconsin 82 Iowa 86, Northwestern 68 Purdue 72, Michigan 63 Toledo 77, Ohio Univ. 67 Illinois 97, Minnesota '81 Tulsa 59, Bradley 56 Southwest . Oklahoma City 76, Houston 67 Hardin-Simmons 63, N. Mex. 57 West Iowa St. 79, Colorado 62 High School Scores Corvallis 46, Albany 44 - Helix 67. Stanfield 63 ' ,. Pacific U. JV's 72, Tillamook 52 Use Mail Tribune Want Ads WRESTLING CARD GRANTS PASS ARENA WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FEB. 29 MAIN EVENT Handicap Match Bull Montana posts $100 that ha can beat two men within 1 hour. BULL MONTANA, 207 Tha Toledo Terror LEAPIN' LARRY CHENE, 200 and . BILL FLETCHER, 198, Boise Can Montana Do It Again? SEMI-FINAL Best 23 Falls or 1 Hour Limit PEDRO CODOY, 220, Chile, S. A. vs. GEORGE DRAKE. 210, Catalina PROBABLE STARTER New York (U.R) Fred Dwy- er, ex-Villanova runner who was j discharged from tne Army re cently, today was listed as a probable starter for the mile run in the Knights of , Columbus track meet at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. Entries for the event already have been accepted from Ron Delaney, Jim Bailey, George King and Jim Doulin. Use Hail Tribune Want Ads Dead tine Sunday Classifieo is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday far Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. You'll Always Find Reliability Uniformity Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY McAndrews Road Phone) 2-5271 'J Use Mail1 Tribune Want Ads The Community's Biggest Marketplace 10 home Southern Oregon league games and about 15 non-league games. Askwith pointed out, however, that season tickets will not be good when the Studs meet touring teams such as the House of David. The business manager said he was trying to arrange home-and-home series with Eugene and Salem of the Northwest Class B league when those teams draw byes in their circuit. Box Seals Twenty-four box seats will be installed in time for the opening game, Askwith said. They will consist of four chairs to the box and will sell for $30 plus a gen eral admission ticket for each chair, for the season. If all boxes are not sold in "advance, they will be available on an individ ual game. basis, he said. The Southern Oregon league season opens on June 16 and closes on Aug. 19. - Jack Cooney, who again will be playing manager, said he is looking for a second and third baseman, a utility infielder, a long-ball hitting outfielder and a good left-handed pitcher. Cooney said he is planning to field "the best Studs team since I've been here." 'Askwith, who also said plans. call for larger and vastly im provedj concessions, pointed out that admission prices will be Towered considerably to "regen erate baseball interest in the valley . . . to get people into our ball park." Season tickets may be pur chased from Askwith at the Cheney Studs mill in ; Central Point, Cooney at Union Oil Co., Minor Boshers at Peerless mar ket,; Jimmy . Blaylock at . Piggly Wiggly : and the Mail Tribune news room. - - . Charley Chosen To Star Rifle Shooting Team Corvallis (U.R) John Bird of The Dalles piled up 1184 points Sunday to win the Coop er trophy for the highest grand aggregate score in the state small bore rifle tournament held at Oregon State college. Alan Bahler, an Oregon State student from Coos Bay, was sec ond with 117? points while Jack Carlson, another OSC student, from Garibaldi, was third with 1169 points. The all-state gallery rifle team consisted of Bird, Bahler, Carlson, Hal Lapp, Portland; Ed Crabtree, Coos Bay; Rex Gordon, Milwaukie; . Clinton Charley, Medford; . Lucy Ben ton, Portland; H.-E. Heichle, The Dalles, and Don Bunyard, Coos Bay. . Drawings for Class B Tournament Announced Portland (U.R) The Ore gon School Activities associa tion today announced drawings for pairings in the state class B high school basketball tburnai ment, to be held in Baker Mar. 8-10: ; ' :' : The opening games will see district 2 against district 8; dis tric 5 against distrct 6; district 1 versus district 4, and district 4 versus district 3. Fight Results (10. BY UNITED PRESS New York (St. Nicks) Miffuel Ber rios. 12712. New York, outpointed Bobby Bell, 128. Youngstown, Ohio. (10). Bangor. ; Md. Vkice Martmei. 150, Paterson. NJ, outpointed Paolo Melis. 151. Montreal, (10). New Orleans Charley Joseph, 158, New Orleans, stopped Jimmy Bee-Cham,- 151 Vx. Philadelphia (6). San Diego, Calif. Archie Moore, 196, San Diego, knocked out Bob Dunlap, 200, Oakland, Calif. (1). non-title. aa , 1(1 r-y PRICE " THE ;.: ' ; CWrf(s OVER TO OLDd V YOU'LL GOf SEE YOUR NIAR18T OLDSMOBILI DBALBR I forthe finest jn TpolsE . JV iftlUl f ' 117 S. 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