MEDFORDSWTBIBUNB
McArthur Court, University
of Oregon, Eugene Tourna
ment notes:
Since arriving on the scene
for the Oregon A-l high school
hoop show, this writer has heard
the opinion expressed that the
Medford prep contingent drew
the easy bracket in the tourney.
After watching two rounds of
action he does not wholeheart
edly agree, despite the fact that
the two top-rated clubs of the
state are in the upper group
ing, and the "lesser favorites,"
Medford among them, are in the
lower flight. Neither bracket in
our estimation is easy.
Medford's Black Tornado, we
feel, reached the semi-finals of
the 1956 cage classic by earning
Its way. The Tornado, in the
pre-season forecasts not ex
pected to attain the great
heights of its 1955 MHS prede
cessor, has gone as far as it has
with desire and spirit helping
tremendously while it gained ex
perience under fire. The bearers
of Medford High's red and
black athletic banner had to call
on that determination, and fight
back in the second half with
one of their best performances
of the year to bounce the plucky
Mustangs of Milwaukie in the
second round Thursday.
And as this is written Friday,
the Tornado players awaited an
awesome foe in the semi-finals,
the Marshfield Pirates. The Coos
Bay aggregation came to Eu
gene with a respected reputation
and they showed themselves as
a powerhouse by nicking a good
McLoughlin gang, then quickly
taking command in their 'game
with the Jefferson Democrats.
OTHERS RATE
CONSIDERATION
A lot of fans felt that the
tourney championship was de
cided in the Thursday quarter-finals
when Franklin, No.
2 in lha prep polls, subdued
No. 1 ranked Eugene. This
Friday morning the writer
can't add an "amen." He had
the feeling that the Lincoln
Cardinals, who have some
go&9 all-around haight to put
up against the Franks' 6-9
' Bjarne Jensen, still have a
chance. Marshfield has been
impressive and, along with
- the surprising Medfordites,
" still rated' title consideration.'
Medford, loo. has met Jensen
' and his mates and trimmed
them once this season.
TOP THRILLER
The Eugene-Franklin fray,
whether it was the title-decider
or not, was the top thriller of
the tournament so far for ye
sports editor. High rating of
both teams, the comeback of the
Eugene Axemen to send the
ruckus . into overtime, the duel
of the tall Jensen against medium-sized
6-3 Charlie Warren
of the hometowners and the ten
sion of the crowd all made for a
long-to-be-remembered game. It
was reminiscent of last year's
opening round scrape in which
Eugene barely nipped a strong
Milwaukie.
Warren, six inches shorter
than the Quaker g o 1 i a t h,
equalled Jensen in rebounding
with 19 retrieves and in field
goals with 11, but was edged in
total points, 26 to 23.
Eugene, despite its marvelous
rally, couldn't push ahead of
Franklin in the final quarter,
although it had the opportuni
ties. Dave Powell of the Axe
men was possibly the most dis
appointed member of his crew.
With the score deadlocked he
missed on a one-and-one free try
with only 12 seconds left in the
game. A successful first toss and
a bonus point could have meant
victory for Eugene.
Jensen definitely made the
difference in the tussle but
Franklin turned in a sharp team
game, too, with Ernie Spargur,
Jim Kuhn, Jack Luhrs and Glen
Hutton all shining for the
Quakers. If they hadn't just Jen
sen wouldn't have been enough.
FOUST SHOTS VITAL
Ye ed slipped up and failed
to give Johnny Foust some
credit due in the account of
the Medford-Milwaukie tus
sle. His capable job of taking
over in Dick Copple's spot in
the third quarter was men
tioned but Johnny's role in
keeping the Tornado in the
' game in the second quarter
was not. Foust's vital contri-
' bution was this: He hit six
; straight free shots to whack a
Mustang lead of nine down to
three at 28 to 25. Medford
was in ih midst of a field
goal drouth at the lime and
Milwaukie was threatening . to
break out of reach.
Foust had an eight for nine
accuracy mark at the free
heave stripe while Neil Plum
ley was canning 10 for 11 for
Medford and Eddie Grossen
bacher was hitting a perfect
10 for 10 for the Mustangs.
PLUMLEY MAINTAINS
AVERAGE
Plumley, whose height pays
off, continues in the tourney to
match the better than .500
shooting mark he had for the
By DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Sports Editor
regular season. His five for
seven field shots against Mil
waukie and three for six against
Beaverton gave the husky Med
fordite a healthy eight for 13
for halfway through the
Tourney.
HUDSON TAKES MOVIES
We'll be interested in learn
ing what luck Gordon Hudson
of Medford had with his mo
vie camera. He shot 100 feet
of 16 m.m. film on the Tornado-Mustang
tangle Thurs
day. MOORE IGNORED
Klamath Falls in losing out in
championship play to Lincoln of
Portland Thursday, didn't live
up to the capabilities displayed
in the Southern Oregon Confer
ence season. A source close to
the Klamath team has pointed
out how the Pelicans might
have won the game. They could
have fed the ball to tall center,
Glen Moore, more often. Instead
they passed up numerous such
opportunities.
MAC HI SHOOTS .432
Milton- Freewater's Mc
Loughlin (Mac) high owned
the best field shooting mark
after 16 tournament games
with its .432 against Corvallis
in the consolation bracket
Thursday. . . . South Salem
Thursday was an example of
how a team can have the up
per hand on the backboards
and still lose. The Saxons had
58 rebounds to Pendleton's 42
but lost on fouls and free
shots .... Bob Williams of
Beaverton set a record in re
verse in the Beaver's "sloppy
thriller" win over North Sa
lem. He missed 13 free throws
in 14 attempts. The old record
of 12 missed was established
by Willard Reeve of North
Bend last year .... Fouls
hurt the Klamath Falls cause
against Lincoln. The Pels
were charged with 25 infrac
tions to Lincoln's 12. The
Cardinals made good on 23 to
42 free heaves while KF made
only eight of 20. Klamath
Falls had an 18 to 17 margin
in firing from the field ....
RUSSELL WORKS OUT
Mike Russell, Medford high
sophomore quarter-miler and
among students attending the
tournament in spectator roles,
brought his spikes along. We
met him coming in from a work
out under tutelage of Don Spi
nas, ex-Medford high, Thursday
morning. Don, a star trackman
atJVIedford, enrolled at Oregon
State college where he was a
cyider performer as a freshman
and sophomore. He transferred
to University of Oregon last
school year and so was in
eligible to compete last track
season.
Other ex-Medford prep ath
letes with whom we've chatted
are footballer Norm Chapman
and state champion shot putter
Jack Moad. Norm who played
a lot of varsity ball last fall as
a sophomore, is awaiting spring
drill in April. He says he'll go
out for track until grid drill
gets underway. Moad had .his
track participation halted by a
bout with polio last spring. He's
been lifting weights to get back
into shape. "
Also spoke chiefly with Bill
Bowerman, U of O track coach
and grants-in-aid director. Bill,
ex-Medford high mentor and
Tornado star in his prep days,
returned Tuesday night from
Pakistan where he toured under
auspices of the federal state
department.
GETTING OLD
This newspaper man finds
it hard to get any sleep
around the hotel, what with
all the late night and early
morning hallway conversa
tions of a hotel full of tour
ney followers and out-of-town
students full of pranks and
fun. Possibly the solution is to
join the crowd after work is
out of the way. Guess the re
luctance is a sign of old age.
Milwaukie used its pesky
pressing defense against the
Medford Black Tornado Wednes
day but not to the full harassing
extent that it did against North
Salem on Wednesday.
Cleveland, Ohio U.R)'
Harry Javernick, a 350-pound
tackle from Colorado University
was signed for the 1956 season
today by the charnpion Cleve
land Browns of the National
Football League. Javernick was
the Browns 14th choice in the
college draft.
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BANTAM LEAGUE
Standings: W. L.
Hudson's Pharmacy 29 13
Bud Wilson's Chevrolettes . 26 16
Kiwanis 24 18
Cummings Agency 23',! 18!,i
Rainbow Cafe 22 20
F.F.W 21 21
Ginn's Flower Shop 19 23
W.O.T.M 19 'a 23 ',i
Grabow's Cafe 17 25
Hawthorne Market 10 32
Results:
W.O.T.M. 2 Hawthorne Mkt. 1
Jack Webster 238 D Christianson 195
Karen Hunter 115 Absentee 148
Cora Ravenor 172 Mike Wright 125
Absentee 132 Bob Stroh 158
Handicap 356 Handicap 342
1013 868
V.F.W. 0 Ginn's Floweri 3
Jobie Kellogg 177 Larry Little 199
Ron Bauman 126 Dick Byrd 280
VanDucker 167 Dale Wright 126
Den. Bauman 246 Norm. Olson 192
Handicap 314 Handicap 294
1025 1091
Wilson's Chev. 2 Cummings 1
David Wilson 168 Jim Wise 166
Ken Wise 172 Richard Lenz 189
Mike Higday 160 D. Bohannan 213
Jim Yoder 231 Mike Florey 233
Handicap 296 Handicap 224
1027 1025
Kiwanis 2 Rainbow Cafe 1
Carol Booth 161 Absentee 192
Mike O'Neill 131 Mary Elrod 170
Karen Haas 132 M. Jantzer 191
Dari Popow 193 Mike Jantzer 207
Handicap 402 Handicap 250
1019 1010
Hudson's 3 Grabows
B. Andrews 201 Cliff Roberts 200
Absentee 180 Susan Stroh 91
Absentee 148 Bob Edwards 176
Beverly Lenz 221 Calvin Lenz 195
Handicap 214 Handicap 292
964 954
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
American Legion took four
games from the Snoboys Friday
night to hold on to top place,
and drop the Snoboys to a three
way tie for fourth place, five
games behind. Local 9208 took
four from Donna Timber to go
into second place and Richfield
Oil's three-game victory over
TEAA put them in third place.
Earl Lenz turned in a 602 ior
high series and Jack Monroe's
255 was high game of the eve
ning. Standings: W L
American Legion 14 2
Local 9208 11', a 4,j
Richfield Oil Co 10 6
Snoboys 9 7
I. O. F 9 7
V. A. Appliances......-.-...- 8 8
City Appliance 8 8
Medford Steel 7 9
T. E. A. A 6 10
Jaycees 5 11
Donna Timber Products 4 12
V. F. W. Central Point. 3 4 12 ,i
City Appliance (3) Jaycees (1)
.T Monroe 561 J. Walsh 420
G. Eads 450 Absentee 339
B. Thornton 506 A. Holmes 503
H. Withrow 462 M. DeHeart 437
D. Morehouse 476 M. DeHeart 437
B. Bernard! 502
Handicap 177
2455 2378
Medford Steel (0) V. A. Engin'rs (4)
L. Smith 369 B. Findley 521
D. Hawkins 439 B. Cody 482
R. Eastgate 395 B. Doran 444
L. Irwin 476 R. Pettit 503
T. Garvin 379 M. Ament 461
Handicap 48
2108 2421
Snoboys (0) Am. Legion (4)
G Russell 494 P. Patterson 494
Absentee 342 G. Stewart 505
J. Maclnnes 371 C. Epps 465
E Dwight 390 H. Fuller 504
F. Couch 572 C. Tennant 506
Handicap 21
2190 2474
Donna Timber (0 Local 920S (4)
G. Rone 410 E. Lenz 602
L. Swinney 547 T. Foster 565
B. Perdue 465 V. Martin 444
J. Monroe 435 D. Knowles 444
E. Harris 424 L. Brown 317
Handicap 43 317
2324 2495
V. F. W. (2) I. O. F. (2)
A. Bohannan 488 B. Porter 490
L. Carr 506 J. D. Lubbers 439
H. Baker 496 H. Vessey Jr. 507
Absentee 408 B. Simmonds 484
K. Christ'nson 488 C. Morrison 505
Handicap 39
2386 2468
T. E. A. A. (1) Richfield (3)
J. Martin 463 G. Culy 466
B. Doescher 360 G. Vilas 419
M. Walker 443 G. Andersen 508
R. Rogers 410 W. Nelson 440
J. Strobel 420 D. Kreer 466
Handicap 201
Total 2297
2297 2299
ROGUE ROLLERS LEAGUE
Standings: W L
Ralph's Restaurant .. ..... . 35 13
H & M Shell 30 18
Brooks Electric 27 21
Rogue Sportsman 27 21
Darrell Miller Co. 23 25
B & B Auction ; 23 25
Women of the Moose : 22 26
Chris Drug 18 30
First National Bank 18 30
Clave ConstrucUon 17 31
Ralph's Rest (3) H-M (I)
V. Knox 527 A. Monroe 394
F. Doty 456 E. Lenz 535
R. Edmonds 443 A. Bohannan 475
K. Smith 430 E. Baker 400
M. Clark 489 D. Christeru'n 539
Handicap 27
2372 2343
W. O. T. M. (0) Brooks Elee. (4)
R. Wadlow 363 P. Braack . 386
S. Coulter 331 E. Sessions - 433
D. Finley 330 M. Durham 382
D. Kaufer (sb) 313 J. Barnum ': 419
E. Olsen 402 G. Hayse 451
Handicap 90
1829
2071
B-B Auction (3) Rogue Sports (1)
J. McCready 397 G. Ludwig 482
A. Zahnow 373 D. Paul - 395
M. Tremblay 340 D. Webster 338
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Red Hat Day Praised
By State Game Group
Portland (U.R) The Ore
gon State Game commission
meeting here yesterday praised
the Red Hat Day program and
pledged its continued support
of the activity this year.
Kenneth Denman of Medford,
serving as chairman in the ab
sence of Don Mitchell, said "We
consider the Red Hat Day pro
gram an oustanding develop
ment In the field of sportsmen
landowner relations. Only
through a cooperative effort of
this kind can we expect to min
imize and eliminate many of the
problems now existing. An ex
cellent start has been made. But
continued support of the Red
Hat Day program is assured."
ANNOUNCE TOURNEY
. Dallas, Tex. (U.R) The Na
tional Skeet ' Shooting associa
tion has announced its 1956 na
tional tournament would be run
run off at Harold's Trapshooting
Country club at Reno, Nev.,
Aug. 6-11. This year's tourney,
the 17th national, will be return
ing to Reno for the first time
since 1953.
M. Holden
V. Findley
Handicap
355
476
6
1941
E. Johnson
A. Frost
350
335
1900
U)
375
442
372
395
359
Miller Co.D
N. Roberts
M. Tremblay
A. Zenor
P. Haven
O. Wyatt
Handicap
(3)
357
348
354
Chris Drug
E. Doty
T. Tolles
G. Russell
A. Walton
V. Corby
415
448
114
2036
1943
F. N. B. (0) flauc Const (4)
H. Read 413 D. Hickson 423
J. Davis 321 M. McNeel 428
A. Gebhart 454 J. Tresham 445
M. Martin 315 A. Hoffman 457
C. Selleck 400 F. Clave 348
Handicap 82
1985
2101
Sailor Defeats
Nashua To Win .
At Gulfstream
Hallandale, Fla. (U.R) Brook
meade Stable's Sailor turned
back Nashua's . bid for racing
immortality yesterday by win
ning the $112,900 Gulfstream
Park Handicap under a front
running ride by Willie Hartack,
1955's leading jockey.
Nashua, shouldering high
weight of 129 pounds compared
with Sailor's 119, finished fifth
in the seven-horse field.
The long shot Mielleux charg
ed up in the stretch to finish a
length and one quarter behind
Sailor and three quarters of a
length in front of Alfred G.
Vanderbilt's find.
Nashua, which would have
become the top money winning
thoroughbred of all times with
a victory in this race, never was
better than fourth. The record
crowd of 32,532 had set him off
as a 7 to 10 favorite.
Forty-Niners Announce
9-Game Home Schedule
San Francisco (U.R) The
San Francisco Forty Niners Sat
urday annonced a nine-game
home schedule for 1956, includ
ing three pre-season games and
six regular National Professional
League contests.
The Forty Niners will play
the New York Giants in a regu
lar league game at home thk'
year for the first time since the
San Francisco club joined . the
NFL. The Giants will be the
opening oponent at Kezar stad
ium on Sept. 30. New York's on
ly previous appearance in San
Francisco was a pre-season game
two years ago.
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Logart Eyes Shot
At Welterweight
New York (U.R) Isaac Lo
gart's convincing victory over
rugged Gasper Ortega has put
him hot on the trail of the
welter-weight crown, once worn
by his fellow townsman from
Camaguey, Cuba Kid Gavilan.
Because of Logart's lopsided
decision over the rangy Mexican
Indian in their national tele
vised 10-rounder at Madison
Square Garden Friday - night,
matchmaker Billy Brown opened
negotiations today for a contend
ers' fight with ex-champion Tony
DeMarco at Miami Beach on
April 27.
Cuban Ike, scaling 147
pounds to Ortega's 150, had 20
year old Gaspar almost out on
his feet in the final round of the
Mexican's first Garden main
event and first TV bout. But he
couldn't floor the tough Indian
nor dull his lust for battle.
Ortega finished the bruising
though one-sided contest without
having been kayoed in his 38
fights. It was his sixth defeat.
Logart registered his 42nd vic
tory in 52 bouts.
Miles Richmond Named
New League President
Dunsmuir, Calif. (U.R) Miles
Richmond of Dunsmuir is the
new president of the Northern
California Baseball league. .
At the league meeting recent
ly franchises represented were
McCloud, Dunsmuir, Weed, Mt.
Shasta, Fort Jones, Tulelake and
Yreka.
Richmond said the league is
seeking participation by anoth
er team in order to make it an
eight-team circuit this year. The
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Three Clinch Berths
In Trophy Tourney -
Fort Worth, Tex (U.R)
Julius Boros, Cary Middlecoff
and Ted Kroll appear to have
clinched berths on the United
States' Hopkins Trophy team
along with automatic qualifiers
Jack Fleck and Doug Ford, Col
onial National Invitation Tourn
ey officials said Saturday.
The international team match
es between U. S. and Canadian
professionals will be staged here
at Colonial Country club May 7
8 immediately following the
club's annual invitation tourna
ment. The seven man U. S. team is
made up of national open cham
pion Fleck, PGA champion Ford
and the five top money winners
in the 15 months since Jan. 1,
1955.
Agostini Sets
New Dash Record
Bakersfield, Calif. (U.R)
Sophomore Mike Agostini of
Fresno State college today ran
the 220-yard dash in 20.1 sec
onds to break the world mark
of 20.2 set in 1948 by Southern
California's Mell Patton.
Three official watches clock
ed the 21-year-old Trinidad
sprinter in 20.1 seconds during
a triangular track meet among
Fresno State, Fort Ord, Calif.,
and Edwards Air Force Base,
Calif.
There was no wind. '
Meet officials said the mark
will be submitted to internation
al officials for acceptance as a
new world record.
group will meet again the first
week in April.
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EXHIBITION BASEBALL RESULTS
Friday's Games
Boston (A) 7. Milwaukee (N) 7
(called, darkness)
Brooklyn (N) 10, Chicago (A) 9
Baltimore (A) 7, Chicago (N) 6
Cleveland (A) 5. New York (N) 4
New York (A) 5. St. Louis (N) 4
Philadelphia (N) 8. Cintinnati (N)
Pittsburgh (N) 10. Detroit (A) 3
SATURDAY SCORES
Kansas City (A) 8, Cincinnati (N)
Washington (A) 5, Philadelphia (N)
S.
Detroit (A) 5. New York (A) T.
Cleveland (A) 10. New York (N)
0.
Baltimore (A) "B" 8, Cleveland (A)
"B" 9.
Baltimore (A) 4, Chicago (N) 1.
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