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o o TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. March I. 195S 1 m I is4 i 8 II 174 mo I F c STATE TOURNEY THEIR GOAL First state basketball tournament berth for their school is the aim of the St. Mary's high of Medford Crusaders, above. In order to make the trip to Baker the Medford parochials will have to whip the tough Malin Mustangs in a week end play-off series for the District 5 B bunting. Games are scheduled Friday and Saturday nights at Southern Oregon college gym in Ashland with a third game, if necessary in two-out-of-three elimination, to be contested on a Klamath county floor. The Jackson County B League champion squad is: Kneeling, from left, Manager Jim Duda, Pat Sullivan, Dick Paup, Laval Meunier, Ronnie Pruitt, Jack Birmingham: standing, left to right, Coach Millard Webb, Gerald Darland, John Walsh, Jerry Flakus, Tony Miksche, Jim Dar land and Father Robert Tomisser, athletic director. Main games each night in Ashland are set for 8 o'clock. Preliminary tussles are planned each night. (Landis-Shangle photo). $17,000 Salary Set for Royal At Washington Seattle - (U P.) Darrel Royal, new football coach at the Univer sity of Washington, will receive an annual salary of $17,000 on a four-year contract it was an nounced yesterday. It will be the highest salary ever paid .Washington football coach. Howie Odell was paid 515,000 yearly and John Cher berg, fired Jan. 21 after a "play er rebellion," earned 512,000 a year. The associated students of the University of Washington's board of control approdd Roy al's salary by aH17-2 vote. The action was subject to ratification by Dr. Henry Schmitz, university president. Briggi $11,000 ' George Briggs, the school's new athletic director, will re ceive an annual salary of $11,000. Koyal, 31, was hired Tuesday by Briggs to take over the head football job at Washington. He was an outstanding quarterback binder B(p Wilkinson at the Uni versity of Oklahoma and coached Mississippi State in 1954 and 1955 finishing with a 6-4 mark both years. Royal announced yesterday that Jim Pittman, 29, assistant line coach at Mississippi State the past five years, would become line coach of the Huskies. Use Tribune Want Ads Just Call 2-6l4I Medforim Tribune Game Men Hurriedly Replacing Fish Count Station at Gold Ray Game Commission fishery de partment personnel out of the Central Point shop are laboring hurriedly this week to replace the fish counting station at Gold Ray dam. Reason for the speed: The main run of winter steelhead is expected to reach he Gold Ray fish ladders any day now. " The station was washed out last Tuesday for the second time this winter. Cole Rivers, Grants Pass, field agent and fish bio logist for the - State Game Com mission, 'Said that it is hoped to have the station rebuilt by Fri day afternoon or Saturday morn ing. - A steel rack across the lad der, a gate to let fish across a counting board and a small shelter for the man who does the counting make up the sta tion. Rivers said that when water reaches 8-foot level on the dam, the counting station has to be removed to prevent its loss. However, in the pre-Christ-mas flood and on last Tuesday water came up so fast that noth ing could be salvaged. Lost Only Twice The two recent floods are the only times in 14 years that count ing stations have been lost. Counting is done on sample basis. The counts are made on half days, alternating morning and afternoon six days a week all year long. To make up for the periods when no tabulation is taken an extremely accurate formula is applied to get a total fish count figure. The Gold Ray rfigures are of considerable value in studies of the Rogue fishery. Dukes Upset Dayton Five; Green Stars By JOHN GRIFFIN United Press Sports Writers Some folks have been saying that Duquesne is in the Nation al Invitational tournament field "on a pass," but its upset of high-ranked Dayton served as a blunt warning today that the Dukes mean business in defense of their NIT crown. Dayton, the nation's No. 2 team, figures to be top-seeded for this year's tourney starting on March 17, but Duquesne whipped the Flyers, 87-86 Wed nesday night on a stunning per formance by All-American- Si Green Green racked up a total of 40 points in the fray at Pittsburgh and his driving layup with five seconds left proved the winning goal. The Dukes, who have a dull 14-9 record that little be comes a tourney team, thus av enged an early season less to Dayton and reminded the ex perts they beat these same Fly ers, 70-58, in last year's NIT fi nals. Seven-foot Bill Uhl tallied 30 points in vain for Dayton as the Flyers suffered their third loss in 25 games. Two Gain Berths On the NCAA tournament front, Texas Tech and Manhat tan college became the 12th and 13th teams to gain berths in the 25-team carnival starting at var ious sites March 12. Texas Tech wrapped up the Border title with an easy 87-66 conquest of New Mexico A&M at Lubbock, Tex., sinking 44.2 per cent of its shots. The Red Raiders thus qualified to meet SMU, the Southwest conference champion, in a first-round game at Wichita, Kans., March 13. Manhattan (15-6) landed its berth by winning nine of its last 11 games and will be in the regional at New York, March 12, against one of the four yet undetermined conference champions. O DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Sports Editor Baton Rouge Golf Tourney Begins Baton R6"uge, La. (U.P.) Baton Rouge's $12,500 open golf tourney opened shortly after sunup today on a breezy but dry course for a four-day match where no top-heavy favorites emerged in warm-up sessoons. Winter tour stars Cary Mid dlecoff and Ted Kroll, the latter winner of the Tucson Open, were conceded favorites by a few pros, but not by an overwhelming margin. Charleston, S. C, is the na tion's number one port of entry for long staple cotton. Saturday Cage League Enters Title Play-Offs LEAGUE STANDINGS: W. L. Pet. Timid Tigers 9 0 1.000 zombies 7 Trojans .....s 6 Sleepy Hollow Boys 6 Stompers 5 Strokers ... 3 Virgil Swanson, dean of ref erees in southern Oregon and one of the most capable over the years, has announced that he will go into semi-retirement as a basketball official at the con clusion of this season. . The ex-Medford high athlete of the Prink Callison coaching era Q not putting his whistle away for good. But after more than 20 years of officiating he'll work games on a more limited schedule. Swanson, who has been toot ing for basketball tussles since 1935, said that he will not handle any Class A-l hoop contests next season and will not continue as area commissioner of referees, a post he has held through this season. He may accept a few col lege jobs and work an A-2 and B prep fray "now and then." Abilities of the veteran arbi ter are not confined to basket ball. He has also refereed foot ball and umpired baseball and again has been right at the top in capability. Swanson said that he may work afew A-l grid games next fall and that he'll continue as baseball ump on a reduced schedule. whether, as partisans, they have agreed with his decisions or not. MORE TIME TO RELAX Relieved of a heavy officiat ing slate, Swanson, whose reg ular occupation is that of a mounted mail carrier, feels that he will be able to relax more and will have time for other interests. He says he may do some golfing. APPRECIATED This writer has found Swan son helpful in a cooperative and courteous way when he's pressed the arbiter with ques tions on rules, interpretations and incidents in games. It js been appreciated. We've also found Virg reluctant to criticize. STATE TOURNEY REF. Swanson's stature has been recognized in his selection to referee Oregon state basketball tourneys in 1951 and 1953 and the Nevada state prep hoop tour nament in 1952. In both 1952 and 1953 he was a ref for the state championship conflicts. Those jobs have been among the high lights of his career as was his post of headlinesman last August in the state Shrine all-star foot ball game in Portland. Swanson finished Medford high in 1928 and turned to refereeing and umpiringafter several sea:ms of semi-pro ball. 2 3 3 4 6 Fragrant Five 3 6 Eight Balls 3 Studs 2 Rodents 6 7 ... 1 8 8 .667 .667 .556 .333 .333 .333 .223 .112 MAKE THAT PERFECT FIGURE Si ( . . then make yourself a mellow highball.. . afl f 11 111 wsM ' ' jm& know gseaft OLD ! HERMITAGE j 6 years old BRAND f " KENTUCKY STRAIGHT 1 I The Oid Hermitage Compant Ssflptf Championship play-off first round games are slated this week end in the Saturday recreation basketball league at Medford senior high school. Timid Tigers, unbeaten in the loop's round robin, will tak? on Sleepy Hollow Boys on Friday at 3:45 p.m. in a championship bracket fray. Other battles in the titular flight will match the twice-trimmed Zombies against the Trojans at 11 p.m. Saturday. Two other Saturday scrapes will be in the play-off for fifth place or consolation honors. Stompers will play the Strokers at 1 p.m. and Fragrant Five will tussle the Eight Balls at 2 p.m. Tigers Beat Zombies Last Saturday the Tigers edged the Zombies 38 to 35 to keep their record clean. The Trojans overpowered the Frag rant Five 55 to 35 and the Sleepy Hollow Boys took a forfeit win over the Rodents to wind up in a tie for third at the end of the round robin. The Stompers won from the Eight Balls for No. 5 spot in the standings. The Strokers were 'pulled into a sixth-place tie with the Fragrants and the Eight Balls when they lost to the Studs. Fin ishing out of the running for a play-off place were the Studs and the Rodents. EVIDENCE OF ABILITY Officiating a ball game isn't the easiest job in the world and an arbiter is seldom the most popular man on the field or floor. A ref's job with its bavy responsibility and concentration to keep the game in hand and to make the right "call" with split second quickness is one of stress and strain. Add to that the occa sional abuse from the partisan. The occupation to do it well requires a poised firm fibered personality. That Virg has been the ma in the striped shirt or the blue serge suit for so many years at so many games in the area is evidence that he has the qualifications and at the same time is tribute to his ability. Swanson, in the years we've followed his -work, has always exhibited thorough knowledge of the rules of the sports he has reffeed. And his impartiality, honest and fearlessness his in tegrity have been respected by coaches, p 1 a y e iQ and fans, Mentor Claims W. Nauljs Better Than Bill Russell Los Angeles (U.R) Coach Johnny Wooden of UCLA be lieves his high-coring center, Willie Nauls, is a better all around player than Bill Russell of the University of San Fran cisco. "Russell will be on every body's All-America team and Player of the Year and all that," Wooden said. "He deserves it, but Naulls is a better all-around player than Russell. Willie can do so many more things." Naulls, who is six feet 5 inches, leads the Pacific Coast Confer ence in scoring with 272 points in 12 games for a 22.7 point game average.' One of Finest Wooden said that on Bruins' eastern swing last cember, "the coaches back there considered Willie one of the fin est pro prospects they'd seen." When USF defeated UCLA, 70 53, in the finals of the Holiday Festival in Madison Square Gar den, Naulls outscored Russell, 19 points to 17. Both players were selected on the tournament's all- star team. De- Pro-Am Golf Tournament Slated Here Final day's action of a three round pro-amateur tournament will highlight the spring golf schedule at Rogue Valley Coun try club here. Linksmen will come to Med ford for the last 18-hole stint on March 20 after having played on March 18 at Laurelwood course, Eugene, and on March 19 at Rose burg Country club. Money will go to the pros and trophies to the amateurs for both overall tourney contention and the separate play on each course. In addition to money from the entry fees, the three clubs are putting up a purse of S600, each contributing S200.r Of the total S300 will go as prize money for entire 54 holes and SI 00 each will go to the in dividual local competitions. For amateur divoters there will be three gross and three net prizes of the 54 holes. Rogue Valley Pro Al Williams and Tournament Chairman Bill Thorndike also have announced the RVCC schedule of men's golfing events for the year. Deadline Moved Qualifying for the spring han dicap, chairmaned by Bob Web ber, is underway now. Because of bad weather, the deadline for qualifying has been extended from this week end until March 11. Match play in the event is to end on April 29. . The third annual two-ball match play competition is set for April 27 through June 10. Mem bers will participate in National Golf day rounds on June 2 or 9. Club championship action is set for June 9 through August 9 and the senior club title play June 21 through August 19. The Southern Oregon Junior tourney will be sometime in June and the Southern Oregon Men's and Women's championships August 29 through September 3. Father and son play is billed for September 9 and the Me and Mine (husband and wife) rivalry fo September 23. Holiday han dicap contention will last No vember 22 through January 1. Interclub match dates are yet to be announced. Basketball WEDNESDAY COLLEGE GAMES By United Press Fordham 81. Columbia 68 Dartmouth 76, Yale 6" Duquesne 87. Dayton 86 Penn St. 75. Carnegie Tech 68 Canisius 76. Syracuse "73 Temple 86, Albright 75 LaSalle 71. Villanova 64 Niagara 78, Siena 44 Notre Dame 87. Marquette 69 Louisville 83. Xavier of Ohio 70 Texas Tech 87. New Mexico A&M 68 Portland Varsity Receives Scare From Freshmen Portland . U.R) The Uni versity of Portland Pilots, just to keep limbered up for the coming district 2 NAIA tourney took on the Frosh team in an exhibition stand here last night and before the ' evening was through the varsity was more than limbered up.- The Pilots managed to escape with a two-point margin of vic tory and salvage some measure of prestige with the final count 79-77. It was the first loss of the season for the freshmen. Bob Altenhofen, 6-4 pivot man for the regulars, led the night's scoring with 27 coun ters. Jim Armstrong stuffed 23 markers through the hoop for the Frosh. Minneapolis Ups Gap Over Royals By UNITED PRESS The Minneapolis Lakers took a commanding 2i game lead over the Rochester Royals today in the battle for a playoff berth in the National Basketball asso ciation on a victory sparked by little Whitey Skoog. The Lakers downed the Syra cuse Nationals, 98-94, at St. Paul Wednesday night as the Royals were handed an 86-81 defeat by the Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia. In the only other game played Wednesday, the Boston Celtics downed the Fort Wayne Pistons, 106-99. At its greatest length, South Carolina is 235 miles. OSC WRESTLERS WIN Portland (U.R) Oregon State's wrestling team downed Portland State 24-4 here yester- dayT George Meyer of OSC scored the only pm, winning from Steve Roso of the Vikings in 1915 of the first period. FISHERMEN! Time to Try Out That NEW TACKLE ... And the Place Is thu, L. an D. Fishin' Ole 10" to 14" RAINBOW WAITING 6 miles southwest of Medford on Griffin Creek and Mud Springs Rd. Rt. 1, Box 404 A - Ph. 3-2331 SO 80 Syi35 45 QT. OLD HERMITAGE CO., DIV. OF NATIONALIST. PROD. CORP.. FRANKFORT.KY.KENTUCKYSTRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY, SS PROOF. Freeman Might Overtake Floyd New York (U.R) Robin Free man of Ohio State has an outside chance of gaining the nation's scoring championship, but he'll have to score "real big" in his team's final two games to nose out Darrell Floyd of Furman, the current leader. According to NCAA Service Bureau statistics,- Floyd has scored 872 points in 26 games for a leading 33.5 points per game average compared to Free man's 32.4 average on 647 points in 20 games. Floyd has finished his regular season and soon will be playing in the Southern Conference tourney. Freeman gets his chance to catch up against Michigan State Saturday and Minnesota next Monday. In the all-time scoring rank ings, Buzz Wilkinson of Virginia holds the No. 3 spot behind Frank Selvy, also of Furman, and Floyd on his 1955 average of 32.1 points per game. Freeman can move ahead of him by main taining his current pace. 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