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Marshfield Pirates To Battle
For Chance at
By RICHARD JEWETT
Mail Tribune Sports Writer
McArthur Court, University
of Oregon, Eugene The Med-
ford high Black Tornado, out
fought and outhustled through
most of the first two quarters,
zoomed out and stormed strong
during the final half here last
night to tame the Milwaukie
Mustangs 65 to 53 and push into
the semi-finals of the Oregon
class A-l high school basketball
tournament.
Struggle for the championship
in the state's No. 1 prep sports
attraction goes into the semi
final phase this evening with
O the Black Tornado competing in
the night's hoop bill-of-fare in
an 8:45 o'clock engagement with
the rampaging Marshfield Gold
en Pirates of Coos Bay. Marsh
field last night followed up Med-
ford's triumph over Milwaukie
with an impressive 67 to 45 de
cision over Jefferson, Oregon s
No. 3 rated club at the end of
the regular season.
Southern Oregon Assured Berth
Victories by the battling Tor
nado stalwarts and the big,
booming Pirates assured south
ern Oregon of a representative
in the Saturday night final
skirmish. They are the only
clubs remaining in the cham
pionship running of the lower
bracket. Franklin and Lincoln,
both of Portland, take to the
court ahead of southern crews
this evening in a hassle for the
other finals berth.
CMedford found the plucky
and ambitious but smaller Mus
tangs about as tough to break in
the first half as the strawberry
roan of fabled song. But the
Tornado turned . the trick by
holding the Milwaukie quint to
a lone field in the third panel
and outscoring the Mustangs
during that session 18 to 8. And
the Medfordites had the situa
tion well in hand by the early
minutes of the final stanza.
The point producing of Neil
Plumley and Bob Tisdel, the
rugged backboard work of Dick
McLaughlin, Plumley and Dick
Copple, the ballhawking of Tis
del and Lloyd Clearly and the
aggressive work of Johnny
Foust after Copple was held out
because of a fourth foul, con
tributed to Medford's comeback
and victory.
Milwaukie Leads
Sparked by sturdy Len
Paola's rebounding and scoring,
the Mustangs outhawked Med
ford during $ie initial two pe
riods. Their defense kept a good
share of the Tornado firing at
fair distance from the net and
broke up the Medford attack
under the hoop. Milwaukie led
most of the time up to the mid
way point.
The Mustangs went into the
final half on top 32 to 29 but
Medfrd went in front for good
in the first minute of the third
stanza. Tisdel hit a driver shot
in the open".--: seconds of the
quarter and ac .he minute mark
swished a longie for 33 to 32.
Copple connected from a cor
ner and Plumley tallied on Mc
Laughlin's feed and on a gifter
for 38 to 32 before Milwaukie
flicked the hemp again.
John Keyser swished two free
tries for the Mustangs but Mc
Laughlin picked up a loose ball
and dumped it in and then got a
O rebound bucket. Tisdal made his
first attempt on a one-and-ohe
foul and Medford had a nine
point gap at 43 to 34. Ed Gros
senbacher picked up a pair of
free points but Tisdel counter
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ed with a driver and Plumley
with a couple of foul tosses for
an 11-counter spread at 47 to 36
Milwaukie showed rally signs
with Ron Betnar's jumper and
free baskets by Keyser for 47
to 40 at the end of the canto.
However, Medford pulled quick
ly away in the fourth frame.
Plumley got a rebound goal and
followed with a free shot. Tisdel
took a defensive rebound and
soloed down the floor. Grossen
bacher canned a fielder for the
Mustangs but Plumley and Foust
got a brace t;"iece of free
points and Clearley a jumper
goal from the side. The counters
put Medford ahead 58 to 42.
That 16-point difference was
Medford's biggest margin. The
edge after that never slipped
below 11 markers and in the
last moments Coach Frank Roe-
landt cleared his bench of Med
ford reserves.
Tornado Scores First
The Tornado got the first
bucket of the contest on a steal
by Tisdel but the pesky Paola
got eight chalkers and Grossen
bacher one to give Milwaukie
a 10 to 2 bulge. Medford fought
back with two long heaves by
Cearley and one by Tisdel while
McLaughlin pumped in a re
bound and Plumley scored on a
feed. In the meantime Grossen
bacher got a free pair and Key
ser a goal from back of the key.
Result was a tie score of 14
all. Paola slipped behind Med
ford defenders and scored on a
feed for 16 to 14, Milwaukie, at
the quarter.
Plumley plucked the ball off
the backboard and shoved it
back for two points and a 16
all standing as the second chuk
ker opened. That was the Tor-
BOB TISDELL
Tornado High Point Man
Beavers Ease Training
For Seattle Exhibition
Glendale, Calif. (U.R) The
Portland Beavers eased off in
their training today as Manager
Tommy Holmes announced his
pitchers for tomorrow's exhibi
tion game with Seattle.
Holmes said he will use Bob
Alexander, Dick Waibel, ,Bill
Griffin and Leroy Han against
Seattle.
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Medford
ampionshsp
nado's last field goal for 534
minutes. Nine free shots dur
ing that drouth kept Medford on
the Mustang hoofs until Tisdel
got a couple of buckets as the
half drew to a close. Milwaukie
sported one nine point lead
over Medford at 28 to 19.
Tisdel Scores
Tisdel put in 21 points for
Medford, getting 10 field goals.
Plumley, sharp at the free line,
made 10 gifters in 11 attempts
and had 20 points. Paola got 18
and Grossenbacher 16 for the
Mustangs. Under the boards
Paola grabbed the ball 20 times.
McLaughlin had 14 retrieves,
Plumley 10 and Copple eight.
Medford outgunned Milwau
kie from the field both in num
ber of goals made and in per
centage. The Tornado made 22 of
58 tries for a .379 average while
Milwaukie turned in the poor
est shooting in the two days of
tourney play with a paltry .246.
The Mustangs hit 15 for 61.
Both clubs did well at the
charity stripe. Milwaukie can
ned 23 of 32 tosses and Medford
21 to 28.
Milwaukie cause suffered a
blow when Paola fouled out
midway through the last quar
ter. Bill Haller, Grossenbacher
and B e t n a r completmented
Paola's backboard work with
their aggressive floor play. The
Mustangs passed and worked
the ball well in the first half.
Medford Leads Rebounding
Medford had an edge of 44
to 35 in overall rebounding.
Tonight's fracas will be a rub
ber game for Medford and
Marshfield. The Tornado caught
the Pirates 80 to 44 at the start
of the season but in late Janu
ary the Coos Bay quint whack
ed Medford 57 to 52.
The Pirates are big and rug
ged with four men six feet two
inches tall or better in the start
ing five. And Marshfield runs
and drives well for its size. That
was in evidence in the verdict
over Jeff. The Coos Bay five
ran hard against the pressing
Democrats and was potent under
both the offensive and defen
sive boards to establish com
mand in the first quarter.
Marshfield had quarterly ad
vantages of 27 to 11, 41 to 25
and 59 to 34 over Jefferson.
Roger Johnson got 22 and Sandy
Fraser 20 points for the Pirates.
In the backboarding Fraser got
19 and 6-4 Barry Bullard claim
ed 13. Chuck Rak was high
scorer for Jeff with 15. Margin
on' the backboards for Marsh
field was 61 to 43.
Johnson, Fraser, Bullard,
Hardy Spurgeon . and Denny
Baker are likely Pirate starters
tonight with Copple, McLaugh
lin, Plumley, Clearley and Tis
del probably getting the call for
Medford.
BOX:
Medford f ga fg fta ft reb pf tp
Copple. f 8 1.1 0 8 4 2
McLaughlin, f .... 9 3 2 1 14 4 7
Plumley 7 5 11 10 10 3 20
Tisdel, g 24 10 2 1 6 4 21
Cearley. g 8 3 1 0 0 1 6
Foust, f 1 0 9 8 5 3 8
Reinking. f 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
Perkins, g 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Stearns, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gober 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
53 22 2S 21 44 19 65
Milwaukie fga f g fta ft reb pf tp
Haller, f 5 A 2 2 1 2 4
Paola. f 11 6 9 6 20 5 18
Kevser. c 8 15 4 6
Grossenbacher g 15 3 10 10 3
Betnar, g 18 2 4 0 4
Landis. c 110 0 1
Schneibel, g 3 12 10
Nelson, f . ...... 3 0 0 0 0
4 6
3 16
2 4
Totals
61 15 32 23 35 17 53
Officials Bob Howell and Dan Jones.
Phone 2-4011
High School Scores
TOURNEY RECAP
(Championship Round)
Marshfield 67, Jefferson 45
Medford 65, Milwaukie 53
Franklin 56. Eugene 50 (overtime)
Lincoln 57, Klamath Falls 44
(Consolation Round)
Central Catholic 36, McMinnville 40
Pendleton "2, South Salem 55
Beaverton 66, North Salem 60
Mac-Hi 64, Corvallis 39
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
(Consolation Bracket)
9:45 a.m. Central Catholic
vs.
Pendleton
11 a.m. Beaverton vs. Mac-Hi -
(Third Place Bracket)
2 p.m. Klamath Falls vs. Eugene
3:15 p.m. Jefferson vs. Milwaukie
(Championship Bracket)
7:30 p.m. Lincoln vs. Franklin
8:45 p.m. Medford vs. Marshfield
FIGHTS
By UNITED PRESS
New York Johnny Brusso, 140,
New York, outpointed Frank Ippolito,
1393,i, New York. (8).
Philadelphia Jimmy Soo, 136 Vi,
Philadelphia, outpointed Earl Hilton,
137'-., Philadelphia. (8).
Birmingham. Ala. Bobby Spaeth,
183, Topeka, Kans., outpointed Tom
my Thompson, 184. -Birmingham, (10).
Los Angeles Joey Dorando. 146,
Hoilvwood. Calif., outpointed Joe
Abasta. 147',4. Azusa Calif., (10).
Santee To Run
In AAU Mile
Cleveland, Ohio (U.R) W e s
Santee, running between appear
ances in New York State Su
preme Court, again provides ex
citement for track fans and red
faces for National AAU officials
tonight by competing in a spe
cial mile at the Cleveland
Knights of Columbus indoor
meet.
The AAU tagged Santee a pro
fessional Feb. 19 when it ban
ned him from amateur foot rac
ing for life for accepting exces
sive expense money in 1955. The
lanky Kansan then touched off
one of the biggest rhubarbs in
amateur sport history by obtain
ing a temporary injunction
against the ban.
Nationals Win Berth
In NB Playoffs
By UNITED PRESS
A brilliant five-point burst in
the final 80 seconds of the play
off game carried , the Syracuse
Nationals into a berth in the
National Basketball Association
playoffs today and a date to
meet the Boston Celtics in Bos
ton tomorrow.
The Nationals broke out of a
77-77 tie to whip the New York
Knickerbockers, 82-77, yester
day in Syracuse. The two teams
had finished in a tie for third
place in the Eastern Division, the
last playoff berth.
DAYTON PLANS TOURNEYS
Dayton, Ohio (U.R; Dayton,
the nation's third-ranked college
basketball team this year, an
nounced today they will com
pete next season in two major
court tournaments the Ken
tucky Invitational at Lexington
and the Sugar Bowl Tourna
ment at New Orleans.
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Prep Slate
Franklin EI
Eugene (U.R) Medford,
Marshfield and Lincoln and
Franklin of Portland were still
in the running for the 1956
Oregon class A-l high school
basketball title today.
Medford meets Marshfield
and Lincoln plays Franklin to
night for championship berths.
Eugene, the 1955 champ, was
Herbert Leads
Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Fla. (U.R)
Lionel Hebert, portly profession
al from Erie, Pa., carried a one
stroke lead into, the' second
round of the St. Petersburg Open
Golf tournament today after a
first round in which 55 of the
148 golfers broke par.
"It was one of those days that
when I had a three-footer to
make, I could make it," Hebert
commented after the round.
Actually, Hebert had to be
considerably better than that to
card his 'brilliant, seven-under-par
65 which earned him the
one-stroke lead over Art Waif
Jr. of Pocono Manor, Pa., and
Frank Stranahan of Toledo. .:
S. P. True Wins
Shooting Match
Stanley P. True, University of
Alaska student from Medford,
recently won a shooting medal
in the Gold Nugget Champion
ship competition on campus.
The Tanana Valley Sports
men's association sponsored the
competition as part of the Fair
banks Winter Carnival activities.
It was the largest match ever
held in the territory, and was
open to both Alaskan and Yukon
Territory residents.
The agriculture sophomore is
the son of Mrs. Amy-M. True,
401 Newtown st., Medford. He
won second place in tyro in an
aggregate event which was a con
bination of matches fired with
iron and "any choice" sights.
Local Riders To Attend
Crescent City Races
Several riders from the Med?
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iutu area pian 10 participate in
the annual Red Squirrels' motor
cycle field meef at Crescent
City, Calif., at 9 a.m. Sunday,
it was announced today.'.
The races will be held at low
tide on the beach about three
miles south of. Crescent City.
There will be no admission
charge for spectators.. Those
planning to tittend from this area
should contact their local cycle
shop.
Timber wolves are getting
fewer all the time, Wisconsin
game experts report. They paid
bounties on only 55 of the ani
mals between 1953 and 1955.
ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAN
Narrowed To Four7
iminates Eugene
eliminated 56-50 in overtime by
Franklin in yesterday's feature
game, a late afternoon affair
which drew 8878 fans. Other
title-round clashes saw Lin
coln take Klamath Falls 57-44,
Medford down Milwaukie 65-53
and Marshfield clobber Jeffer
son of Portland 67-45.
Game Tied
Big Bjarne Jensen, Franklin's
six-foot nine-inch junior center,
paced the attack against Eu
gene with 26 points. Charlie
Warren, a stepson of John War
ren, former University of Ore
gon basketball coach, scored 23
for Eugene. Warren is only a
sophomore.
The game was tied at 50-all
at the end of regular . playing
time.
Lincoln, which downed
Franklin twice during the reg
ular season, rode over Klamath
Falls on the strength of 25
points by Mike Doherty.
Easy Win
A couple of star football
backs geared Marshfield to its
surprisingly easy win over Jef
ferson, the Portland co-champion,
in last night's finale. Rog
er Johnson and Sandy Fraser
hit 22 and 20 points respective
ly. Chuck Rask had 15 for Jef
ferson, which could hit only
.262 from the floor.
Medford and Marshfield split
a home-and-home series . early
this season.
Klamath Falls meets Eugene
and Jefferson plays Milwaukie
today with the losers out and
the winners continuing in the
battle for third place.
UCLA Meets
SF Tonight
By HOWARD APPLEGATE,
United Press Sports Writer
1 Corvallis, Ore. (U.R)
Mighty University of San Fran
cisco launches a drive for its
second straight NCAA basket
ball title tonight when it meets
UCLA in the Far West regional
eliminations at Gil Coliseum.
: The Dons, who blasted UCLA
70-53 last December in the fi
nals of the Holiday Festival
Tournament at Madison Square
Garden, have to go after their
52nd consecutive victory with
out Ail-American Guard K. C
Jones. The mustachoed play-
maker, ineligible for post-season
tourney competition, has
been replaced by Gene Brown,
a smooth-working , sophomore
whose ability to stand pressure
will get its first test.
UCLA Also Worried
UCLA also has its woes with
guard Morrie Taft, the Bruins'
jump-shot expert and floor man,
a doubtful starter because of a
back injury.
"I won't know whether Taft
will start or not until just be
fore game time," said UCLA
Coach Johnny Wooden. "He
worked out lightly with the
team yesterday, doing some lim
ited shooting." But whether he
plays or not depends on how he
feels at-game time."
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Four teams McMinnville,
Corvallis and North and South
Salem fell by the wayside
yesterday. Central Catholic took
McMinnville 56-40; Pendleton
walloped South Salem 72-55;
Beaverton ousted North Salem
66-60 and Mac-Hi disposed of
Corvallis 64-39.
Central Catholic met Pendle
ton and Beaverton played Mac
Hi in consolation play today.
Milwaukee Sure
Dodgers Won't
Repeat in 1956
By FRED DOWN
United Press Sports Writer '
The Mflwaukee Braves were
convinced today there'll be no
repeat of the runaway staged
by the world Champion Brook
lyn Dodgers in 1955.
After a week of exhibition
play, the Braves have run up a
5-1 record ' while the world
champions have managed to win
only one of six games. What's
more, the Braves have won two
of three games with the Dodgers
themselves.
A brand new left-handed banjo
would have been required to
make Manager Charley Grimm
happier Thursday as the Braves
scored a 6-2 vctory over the
Dodgers before a record crowd
of 4,380 at Bradenton, Fla.
Three of his key pitchers Bob
Buhl, Gene Conley and War
ren Spahn limited the Dodgers
to four hits, including, a two
run homer by rookie Charley
Neal.
ORTEGA FIGHTS '
New York U.R) Young
Gasper Indian Ortega of Mexi
can, Mexico, hits the '"big time"
tonight in a nationally televised
and broadcast fight with welter
weight contender Isaac Logart of
Cuba at Madison Square Garden!
FELIX WINS
Chestnut Hills, Mass. (U.R)
Lois Felix of . Meriden, Conn.,
scored a 9-7, 9-7 triumph over
June Stack of Hamtramck,
Mich., Thursday to win the
Women's National Indoor Ten
nis Championships.
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Pittsburg Meets
McNeese in NAI A
Semi-Windups
Kansas City, Mo. (U.R)
Pittsburg (Kan.) State, winner
over the top-seeded clubi meets
McNeese (La.) State in the fea
tured semi-fnal of the 18th
NAIA tournament tonght.
Texas Southern,eeded eighth,
meets Wheaton, 111., seeded third,
in the other semi-final.
Pittsburg lost only one game
in the regular season after win
ning 20 straight. It ousted top
ranked Western Illinois, 83-67,
in the final minutes of its game
Thursday night while fourth-
seeded McNeese downed Tennes
see A&I, 76-68.
Texas Southern defeated Mid-
Western of Wchita Falls, Tex.,
85-82 and Wheaton easily topped
Gustavus-Adolphus, 90-73.
VALDEZ-MACHEN TO FIGHT
San Francisco (U.R Nino
Valdez, No. 1 heavyweight con
tender, and unbeaten Eddie Ma-
chen of San Francisco ere
signed Thursday for a 10-round
"black-out" bout at the Cow
Palace on April 16. Machen has
won 12 straight fights.
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