Schools Reply to Charges
Of Former UCLA Star Knox
New York (U.R) Ronnie
Knox' scathing indictment of
football at UCLA and the Uni
versity of California ' as "pro
football" where he was "forced
to lie and taught to connive"
drew replies today from officials
of the two schools.
Knox, star back now playing
professional football with the
Hamilton Tiger Cats in . Canada,
made his charges in an article in
this week's Collier's Magazine.
In addition to relating details
of undercover payments to ath
letes, he said that UCLA em
ploys a "farm system" whereby
athletes whose high school
grades are not good enough to
enter college were sent to jun
ior colleges for a year and given
$40 a month, "thus committing
them to UCLA," and that, while
at California, he had been
"coached" in how to lie to Com
missioner Victor O. Schmidt of
the Pacific Coast Conference.
Payments from Individuals
Wilbur Johns, athletic director
of UCLA, commented on the
"farm system" charge in Los
Angeles: 'I don't know how
Knox can make such a statement
when we have investigated the
same rumors and have been un
able to verify them. If any such
payments are made, they must
come from individuals and not
from any organized group at the
university."
In response to Knox' written
charge that UCLA "deliberately
let me appear guilty of receiving
under-the-table money without
giving me an opportunity to
prove by innocence" by refusing
to turn over to the Pacific Coast
Conference a list of athletes re-.
: ceiving such payment, Johns
maintained the school had no
such list. ,
Books Not Opened to PCC
"The penalty assessed against
all our seniors, including Knox,
was revoked by the conference
because booster groups refused
to open their books to conference
investigators," said Johns.
"We're sorry we could not keep
athletes who might have been
innocent from being punished
but we could not as a university,
force an outside group to open
its books to the conference.
At Berkeley, Calif., Athletic Di
rector Greg Engelhard of the
University of California, com
mented on Knox' charges he was
coached in how to lie to commis
sioner Schmidt when the PCC
head investigated football at that
school in the fall of 1953: "I don't
know anything about that."
Regarding Knox' relation of
the "deal" he received to go to
California, Engelhart said, "All
the strings he said have been
said" before and I don't see any
season to re-open the case."
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CLASSIC LEAGUE
, Gordon Schultz and Bob Ste
vens of E. H. -Mann Co. rolled
627 and 623 respectively to lead
their team to a 4 to 0 victory
over Hight Real Estate. Other
highs for the evening were Ray
Speer of Morse Motors, 621, Ted
Jantzer of Trail Creek Lumber
Co.. 614. High game for the eve
ning was rolled by Fred Ander
son of E. H. Mann Co. with 256.
Standings: W.
Mora Motors ,-, i?
E. H. Mann Co 11
Lamport Sporting Goods i
Sewing Machine Center .-,10
Sam's Sporting Goods 9
Daugherty Lumber Co. 8
Hammer's Sporting Gods 8
Oak Knoll Golf Club 8
Trail Creek Lumber Co. 7
Walker Real Estate. 6
Hicht Real Estate 3
Tabu Dinner House 2
Results:
Morse Motors
E. Lenz
E. Learning
G. Clark
R. Speer
F. Dnscoll
J Oak Knoll Golf 1
518 R. Wise
515 H. Sullivan
466 C. Shinn
6J1 D. Lubbers
521 C. Sullivan
2641
503
489
599
486
543
2620
Sewing Center Sam's Sport. 2
D. Dunham 460 F. Liddell 482
H. Frye 570 W. White 494
H. Wlthrow 492 D. Spain 479
A. Klatt 452 H. Schroeder 555
R. Morgan 561 c. Proctor 535
2535
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Trail Cr. Lbr. 4 Tabu 0
H. Goode 570 R. DeVore 513
521 w. Thompson 454
33j? B. Blunt 339
503 J. Donovan 5y
614 P. Patterson sTl
G. Piazza
J. Paul
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T. Jantzer
2798
2611
Walker Rl. Est. 2 Hammer's Sport. 2
HrocK 5z l. Holzlnger 567
Absentee 486 C. Hammer 503
D. Parker 523 N. Gix 504
F. Stevens 517 C. Dawson 500
N. Hillyer 536 K. Preston 522
2654 2596
Lamport's Spt. 3 -Daugherty Lbr. 1
H. Vessey 570 J. Morgan 305
S. Kurih 528 F. Chapman 521
L. Schneider 502 B. Dvef 464
S. Van Dyke 509 V. Allen 560
J. Farrtr 469 J. Burroughs 521
2578
2571
Hight Rl. Est. E. H. Mann Co. 4
E. Kessler 530 G. Spaunhorst 492
J. Kmpp 531 B. Stevens 623
B. Green 529 A. Langston 498
D. Wilson 531 G. Schultz 627
W. Atkins 551 F. Anderson 596
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Mount Owner
Not to Run
C!ub in '57
San Francisco U.R) C. L.
(Brick) Laws, owrier of the
Vancouver Mounties, will not
operate the Canadian club next
year, according to Pacific Coast
League President Leslie O'Con
nor. O'Connor made the announce
ment Monday at the annual
meeting of the PCL directors
a meeting at which the league
also apparently decided to junk
this year's split week schedule
for games in 1957.
O'Connor Reelected
The PCL directors also:
1. Reelected O'Connor as pres
ident and elected the following
officers: first vice president,
Robert H. Cobb of Hollywood;
second vice president, Emil G.
Sick of Seattle and third vice
president, Fred David of Sacra
men to.
2. Amended league rules so
that player deals within the loop
can be made during the last 30
days of a season. Previously the
teams were banned from dealing
during the windup month.
Under the new setup, a club
can send a player to another
team providing he first is placed
on the waiver list. If no club
which is lower in the standings
than the team bidding for the
player claims him, the deal can
be consummated. However, if he
is claimed by another team he
either has to go to the club for
the waiver price of $5,000 or the
deal Is off.
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Argentina
Banned From
Olympic Row
Montreux, Switzerland (U.R)
Argentina has been banned
from all international and Olym
pic rowing events, the Interna
tional Rowing Federation an
nounced today.
"As a result of a very careful
examination," the federation
said, "we regret having to say
that we have been convinced
that a large number of amateur
rowers have received and accept
ed considerable compensation.
"The fact that bulletin No. 25
of the Argentine Association of
Amateur Rowers confirms the
amateur status of the rowers con
cerned aggravates the situation."
River Level at Savage
Rapids to be lowered
, Grants Pass The level of
Rogue river behind Savage Rap
ids dam will be lowered Oct 1,
according to Neal Shaffer, man
ager of the Grants Pass Irriga
tion district
Shaffer said that owners of
boats moored behind the dam
should move them. He added that
the district will make an effort
to lower the level gradually so
the river below the dam will not
become muddy and interfere
with fishing.
NEWS CONFERENCE SET
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower will hold a news
conference at 6:30 a.m. fPST)
Thursday.
Zaharias Placed In Oxygen
Tent, Condition Worsening
Galveston, Tex. (U.R)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was
put in an oxygen tent today and
appeared to be nearing the end
of her long and losing battle
against cancer.
However, doctors at John
Eagle Point,
Rogue River
Vie Thursday
A match between two clubs
ranked as Oregon titans and the
first Southern Oregon conference
encounter of the fall highlight
prep gridiron rivalry for south
ern Oregon teams this week
end.
Eagle Point plays host to
Rogue River on Thursday eve
ning in the tussle which will
usher in a program of 10 games
involving grid aggregations who
are members of districts or sub
districts of this area. The EP-RR
ruckus has been moved up a
night in order that nimrods on
the two clubs can assure them
selves of early arrival at their
favorite hunting spots for the
opening of deer season on
Saturday.
Medford and Marshfield col
lide here in the non-counting
battle of the state's top rated
grid powers on Friday night. The
Pirates of Coos Bay are ranked
No. 1 in the state and Medford
No. 2. On the same evening Cra
ter plays host to Grants Pass in
the Southern Oregon conference
opener. It will be the league
football debut for the Comets of
Central Point who became A-l
this fall.
Other Friday encounters, all
non-league scrambles, Klamath
Falls goes to Redding, Calif.,
Ashland entertains Lakeview,
Phoenix host to Douglas, Tal
ent is "at home" to Merrill,
Rogue River will go to Eagle
Point, Illinois Valley will meet
Brookings at Cave Junction, and
Glendale will be host to Suther
lin. The lone Jackson County B
league scrap this week will
match St. Mary's and Jackson
ville at the Medford high field
on Saturday. It will be a "home"
game for Jacksonville.
Sealy hospital said the oxygen
tent did not indicate a critical
turn for the worse in the famed
woman's condition.
A medical advisory said the
"use of the oxygen tent has been
resumed intermittently as she de
sires it."
It was the hospital's first ad
mission that an oxygen tent had
been used previously on the
Babe. Since an operation a month
ao to relieve an intestinal ob
struction, an oxygen tent had
been placed in her room but doc
tors denied it was used and ord
ered it removed.
Uncomfortable at Night
The daily condition bulletin
said "Mrs. Zaharias' condition is
changed to the extent that she
had an uncomfortable night and
feels less rested than usual this
morning."
Worsening of the Babe's con
dition was disclosed Sunday.
Tuesday, September 25, 1956
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Exhibition Results
Bears In Pro Grid
By EARL WRIGHT
United Press Sports Writer
The National Football league
has ended its exhibition cam
paign and the results indicate
the Chicago Bears and New
York Giants will play for the
1956 championship Dec. 30 at
Yankee stadium.
But don't bet too heavily that
it will work out that way. The
NFL title has been won the past
two years by the Cleveland
Browns, a team that lost the
bulk of its exhibitions before
both those campaigns.
For what it's worth, here's
how the 12 clubs fared in their
1956 pre-season contests:
Coach Paddy Driscoll's Bears
led the Western Sivision teams
with a 5-1 record. Coach Jim
Lee Howell's Giants topped the
Eastern Division clubs with a
4-2 mark. The Green Bay Pack
ers (4-1) had the second best
record among the Western Di
vision teams while the Washing
ton Redskins (3-3) had the sec
ond best mark among Eastern
clubs.
The pre-season records of the
other Western Division teams:
Detroit Lions, 4-2; Baltimore
Colts, 3-2; Los Angeles Rams, 3-3;
San Francisco Forty-Niners, 3-3.
Put Giants,
Favored Roles
The records of the other Eastern
Division teams: Pittsburgh Steel
ers, 2-3; Philadelphia Eagles, 2-5:
Chicago Cardinals, 1-5; Cleve
land Browns, 1-5.
These records do not include
Cleveland's victory over the Col
lege All-Stars or the Ram tri
umph over an armed forces
squad.
Van Nuys, Calif. -KU.PJ Re
porter Allen Todd was in the po
lice press room here Monday
when he heard a radio call,
"Fire at 14410 Sylvan st." Sec
onds later Todd jumped to his
feet, ran to the smoke-filled sec
ond floor of the police station
and quelled a small blaze before
firemen arrived.
Richland Youths Fined
For Hermisfon Riot
Richland, Wash. (U.R) Four
of five tosn-age boys jailed last
week after a rock-n'-roll riot at
a high school dance at Hermis
ton. Ore., were assessed fines
yesterday by acting Municipal
Court Judge Vera Thompson.
Two were fined $25 each for
disorderly conduct; another $50
for reckless driving and another
$25 for illegal possession of
beer. A fifth pleaded innocent to
a disorderly conduct charge and
was released on $25 bail.
The disturbance occurred
after a football game when Rich
land youngsters got out of con
trol during a "rock-'n' roll" ses
sion at a dance, authorities said.
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Lenz Will Fight
Bastien at GP
Grants Pass Henry Lenz
sneaked into the ring 'last week
after Red Bastien had just won
the team match from Kurt von
Poppenheim and clamped a full
nelson on Bastien in the fair
grounds arena.
He rendered him nearly un
conscious before he could be
broken loose by Black Hawk
and the referee.
When Red recovered he storm
ed to Lenz' dressing room and
nearly tore the door off. Match
maker Elton Owen then signed
these two for a grudge mix with
winner to take all of the purse.
This has all the makings of a
pier six brawl.
Parks Relurns
The opening one hour match
will mark the first return of
Reg Parks since his initial ap
pearance here on the midget
card. Parks meets Regi Siki, the
colored flash from Los Angeles.
Parks, although only 20 years
old. has developed rapidly and
is fast becoming a threat to all
northwest matmen. He special
izes In the giant swing that
Frank Stojack used to use so
effectively. He is a big, hand
some man and looks like a real
comer.
Siki appeared here only once
last winter when he lost to Bull i
Montana. He has taken on .
weight and experience and
should make a real test for
Parks.
Matches start at 8:30 p.m.
U.S. SAID PREPARED
Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) j
Adm. Felix B. Stump said the !
military picture in the Far East !
is more stabilized than it was
a year ago. He said the United
States is prepared for "any even
tuality" in the area.
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