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Hedrick 9th Scores First Grid Victory Hedrick Junior high ninth graders, on the ihort end oi the core in their three previous games tis season, came through with its first football victory of 1956 here Friday. The Hor net defeated the Crater fresh men 20 to 0. The Medford eleven was in front 7 to 0 at the half and 13 to 0 after three stanzas. Hedrick played aheads up game and was strong on defense during the afternoon. Blocking and tackling was much sharper than the Hornets have shown in earlier engagements. Doug Kliever set up the first touchdown with a fumble recov ery on the Crater 25-yard line. Paul Moore made the last 10 yards to the goal and Don Cran ston went over for thebonus. Cranston went the last five on a drive for the second TD. For the last score Cal Summers went five yards after a pass for 30 yards, Jerry Anderson to Gary McGill, had been the big gainer on the push. Anderson sneaked the extra point. High School Scores FRIDAT FOOTBALL Portland Schools: Benson 32, Jefferson 6 Lincoln 20. Washington 0 Franklin 12. Grant 7 Cleveland 27. Roosevelt IS -Upstate Schools: West Linn 18. St Helens 7 Llniield JVs 18, Beaverton 0 Astoria 26. Seaside 7 Cresham 27. North Salem 0 Oswego 26. Forest Grove 13 Oregon City 33, Tigard McMlnnvllle 34. KewDerf Alarshtield 38. Eugene 7 Albany 14. Springneld 0 1 Prineville 33. North Bend 6 Vernonia 6. Scappoose 6 Monroe 40. Brownsville 7 Knappa 7. Star of Sea 0 Sherwood 26. Banks 7 Cascade 32. Bervais 20 Eagle Point 30. Brookings S Salem Academy 28. Dayton 12 Colton 18. Siletz 7 Umatilla 33. Athena 13 Waahougal. Wash . 34. Wy'east 11 Serra 7. Stayton A Siuslaw 21. Toledo 6 The Dalles 13. La Grande 7 Union 13, Enterprise 7 Hereford 14, Cove 12 Imbler 60. Lostine 6 Tillsmook Catholic 20, Nehalem 7 1 Pendleton 53. Hermiston 0 , Dallas S3. Canby 6 Grants Pass 33. Roseburg 14 Illinois Valley 26. GlendaJe Neahkahnie 34. Warrenton 0 Hood River 13. Clatskanie T North Marlon 19. Woodburn 12 Medford 34, Eureka. Calif-, 0 Crater 32. Ashland 12 Grant Union 39. Nyssa 38 Willamlna 33. Yamhill 8 Jefferson 39. Philomath 7 St. Paul 32. Oregon Deaf 2S Helix 56. Boardman 7 Touchet. Wash.. 13. Lexinton 6 Umapina 5. lrrigon 7 Vale 19. Payette. Ida 0 Mac Hi 20. Baker 14 Silverton 45. Mt. Angel 6 Scio 34. Chemawa 0 Central 21. Molalla 13 Arlington 22. Condon 21 Alsea 55. Perrydale 0 Douglas 32, Myrtle Creek T Tillamook 13. BatUe Ground, Wash. 6. Rainier 6. Evergreen, Wash.. 0 Juncuon City 38. Creswell 0 Pleasant Hill 7. Willamette 0 Weatfir 14, Halaey 7 . Lorane 54, Mohawk 28 Triangle Lake 62, Crow 13 Coburg 26. Lowell 13 St. Mary's 14. Talent 12 Pilot Rock 48. Heppner 0 Slanfield 31, Echo 0 Caston 60. Hill Military 0 Lakevlew 41. Redmond 27 Bobcats Assured Of Title Share Bozeman, Mont. (U.R) The Montana State college Bobcats assured themselves of at least a share in the Rocky Mountain conference title Saturday by downing Idaho State college 26 6 here. It was the sixth straight vic tory of the season for the Bob cats and their fourth consecu tive conference win. The Bobcats dominated play during the first three quarters and the visiting Bengals' only score came in the final period against Montana State reserv- m Drive WITH A 3.50 TI19 Value . . . II ANY Rrt's rVWt W Do U CAR Ii.m rrwrt Wheels, lain wad Repack free Wheal SJ Admtt Braka Saoas. Carafaltr Jm" . WE HAVE IT . . . New gg i RIVETIESS IRAKI LI1IIN6 I MO ttWT. TO KM : MP TO IS" ON MANY CAM 7irc$fonc STORES 214 S. Riverside Ave. a sSasspa 1 USM a. Cleei 3 teasrt eWwke issss. M Owek Add Irak Ptaht OTI TRIPS SOC 27-20 ON 3RD PERIOD SURGE Klamath Falls Oregon Tech nical institute turned a close game into a rout Saturday after noon by scoring three touch downs in the third panel in a 27 to 20 decision over Southern Oregon college footballers here. The clubs were tied at 7-all at halftime. OTI's scoring splurge, while the Red Raiders went scoreless in the third quart er made it 27 to 7 when that canto ended. SOC came back with too little too late in the final chukker. Be'ton Ollison countered for the Owls in the first period with a three-yard punch which wound up a 66-yard drive. Wally Woods kicked the conversion. Chuck Crandall went 22 yards for a TD on a statue of Jibery play play for Southern Oregon in the second quarter and John Garrett converted. LP(D)LHnr OSC Ground Attack Overpowers Cougers Bv RUSSELL NIELSEN United Press Sports Writer Pullman, Wash. (U.R) Ore gon State college, moving steadi ly behind a crunching ground at tack, rolled to an easy 21 to 0 victory over fumbling Washing ton State college Saturday in a Pacific coast conference football game. nreson State showed power for short but consistent yardage throughout the game to garner its first victory here in 10 years and keep the Beavers' Rose Bowl hopes alive. Durden Stars With soDhomore speedster Earnel Durden leading the way, Orgeon State scored in the first, third and fourth periods. Mean while, the vaunted Washington Solon Club To Stay in Washington Washineton (U.R) A touch of sentiment and the weight of Draeifiont FUpnhnwer's wishes combined today to keep the na tion's capital on the major league baseball map. The Washington Senators will be back at the old stand next v.ir hut with new hone that they'll show improvement at the League standings. gate as well as in the American Club President Calvin Griffith made that clear Friday when he onnnnnrpr! the club's five man board of directors "are very hap py to be in Washington ana nope we will stay here the rest of our lives." Griffith, jubilant over the out the show-down meeting, said the board had attractive of fers from Los Angeles, Minne apolis, San Francisco and Louis vilel but added, "the most at tractive was from Washington." A-ullv. all the evidence in dicated that the Senators had walked to the brink of a sniix i than har-Upd awav in defer ence to the memory of Clark Griffith and the announced wisn of Mr. Eisenhower. Joe Giambra Nips Turner VnrV nipi Middle- ...AisVit cnntpnrlpr Joe Giambra. 6" whose strong finish earned a cniit rlrrlsinn over reiuvenated Gil Turner, said, "That hard fight made me real sharp lor the first time since I got out of the Army, and now I'm ready for any one, preferably the cham pion." TWaiiso nf Joev's fifth straight victory since his Army discharge. the lOth-ranking contender wm get another television bout at Madison Square Garden in No vember or December, probably against Ralph Tiger Jones, num ber three, or Spider Webb, num ber 7. Meanwhile. Turner of Phila delphia who weighed only pounds to Giambra's 158 as he suffered his fourth straight defat Friday night at the Garden will fight no more middle weights, but will campaign for the welter-weight 147 pound title. Out-weighed and out-gunned, 26-year-old Gil the 3-1 under dog whom many had considered tr h "washpH un" turned in an inspired fight. He was inspired by the recent reconciliation with his wife Esther, who was at the ringside rooting for-him. POMPEY OFFERED BOUT London (U.R) Yolande Pom pey of Trinidad has been offered a bout in Montevido, Uruguay, sometime in mid-winter, his man ager disclosed. The manager wired that he would accept anyl match against a reasonable opponent. A 43-yard touchdown pass play, Bob Story to Charles Ec cleston started OTI on its way when the second half began. Then Ollision scored 17 yards out to end a 63 yard drive. A pass-lateral combination, Story to Eccleston to Al Van Lewven paid off for the third goal. The play went for 46 yards. Story booted two extra points in the stanza. SOC's first counter of the last quarter followed a Bill Seymour to Larry Schweinfurt pass which went for 35 yards to the four. Ted Tenney slipped to the one and Seymour sneaked from there. Tenney went six yards for the last touchdown and Gar rett kicked the extra point. Southern Oregon ran up 18 first down's to the Owls' 11 Three first downs were on penalties. State aerial circus was contained in WSC territory nearly all day. The Beavers iced its victory early in the first period. They recovered the opening kickoff, were stopped on the Washington State one, then marched for a touchdown. Durden scored on a five-yard dash around left end. End Paul Clarke kicked the first of three conversions. Midway in the third period, Oregon State recovered another fumble on the OSC 42, one of the few times Washington State managed to cross midfield. Dur den scampered for 20 yards and mome'nts later, sprinted 28 more for the score. With 4:30 played in the fourth period, Durden ran 40 yards out of punt formation to the Washington State 22. Four plays later, fullback Nub Beamer plunged over from the four. After Oregon State's first touchdown, sophomore quarter back Bob Newman took to the air to move Washington State to the OSC 5, but a fourth down pass failed. Another WSC drive faltered in the fourth period when fullback Jim Frankson fumbled in the Oregon State end zone and OSC recovered. End Bill Steiger, a converted halfback, was the Washington State defensive star of the game. He broke through the Oregon State line three times in the first half to throw ball carriers for losses. The first breakthrough halted an OSC drive which had penetrated to the Washington State one. Montana Gets First Win Missoula, Mont (U.R) Mon tana university registered its first victory in five starts Satur day by defeating Brigham Young university 21-14 before 6,000 fans in a Skyline conference football game here. A tight defensive game was cracked open in an airminded final quarter with both teams scoring twice. The Grizzlies had moved in front 7-0 in the second period but saw the count tied with a BYU pass interception as the fourth quarter opend. The Griz zlies moved back in front two minutes later the same way running an intercepted pass for the score. UCLA Beats Cal, 34-20 Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) The UCLA Bruins, parlayed passes, penalties and pass interceptions into five touchdowns Saturday as they walloped hapless Cali fornia 34-20 in a Pacific Coast conference game before 48,000 fans. Spotted two touchdowns in the first four minutes, 43 seconds of play, UCLA let Cal catch l once, then rolled on to victory with some sensational perform ances by ends Pete O'Garro and Dick Wallen. It was the sixth consecutive win for UCLA over CaL Hoop Referees Clinic Wednesday An Oregon School Activities association basketball clinic will be held at Medford Senior High school on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The session is set for 7:30 p.m. in Room 4 of the school. A. Odgen Hawes, assistant secretary-treasurer of the OSSA, will be in charge. The film, "Better Basketball," will be shown. There will be a discussion of rule changes and a general summary of all rules and the mechanics of officiating. Tests for certification of referees will be available. Crater Thumps Ashlanders 32-12 in District 6 Fray SOUTHERV OREGON" CONFERENCE STANDINGS W. L. Medford 2 0 Grants Pass 2 0 Crater 1 2 Pet. 1.000 1.000 .333 .000 .000 Ashland 0 Klamath Falls - 0 Ashland Crater high, re strained by' a couple of fumbles, a pair of penalties and a pass in terception in the first half, blast ed away in the last two periods to subdue Ashland 32 to 12 Fri day night in a Southern Oregon conference football game here. It was the first loop and Dis trict 6 A-l triumph for the Com ets and the second loss in count ing play for Ashland. The home field Grizzlies got the majority of breaks and turn ed on a passing attack that was a threat all the way. But did not have the punch against a Crater defense, which tightened near its goal, to produce sufficient touch down. Unsuccessful Ashland threats were as close as the Cra ter 19, 17, 5 and 15-yard lines. Crater touchdowned first in the contest but had only a 7 to 6 edge at the half. At the end of three periods it was 19 to 6. The Comets made it 32 to 6 before the Grizzlies tallied against Cra ter reserves In the closing mo ments. Ashland had the first big chance in the contest, going to Veternarians To Confer on Hurt Swaps Camden, N.J. (U.R) Trainer Neshack Tenney planned to con fer during the week end with veterinarians attending the in jured Swaps. Tenney said he wanted to de termine as soon as possible how long the "vets" thought it would be necessary to keep the million in the sling and cast that holds his broken hind leg off the floor and prevents his bump ing it. Tenney said the four-year-old chestnut was improving slowly Landy Fails To Decide On Olympics Melbourne, Australia (U.R) John Landy, Australia's mile king failed to decide Saturday whether he will ocmpete in the Olympic games, saying he need ed another week before he could make up his mind. "My injured leg feels better," he revealed to newsmen at the Australian Olympic track and field trials. "I have done no run ning in two weeks. I'll train for one week and then decide my Olympic future. I'll tell the selec tors in one week's time, how my leg reacts to severe train ing" he added. Utah State Wins, 46-7 Logan, Utah, (U.R) Utah State stayed in the running for the Skyline conference crown here Saturday with a resound ing 46-7 win over Hapless Colo rado A & M in a league en counter played before 5,500 fans in Romney stadium. The Aggies of Logan put on their best offensive show of the season to swamp the Rams and move into a second place tie with Utah. Both teams have 3-1 records in league play. Bob Winters, one of the na tion's outstanding passers, show eds fans he could also run as he led the farmers to victory with two touchdowns, in addition to directing other Aggie scoring drives. Substitute quartreback Will Souza also figured promin ently in the win with a fine dis play of leadership in the final quarter. Seven Footer Views Drills Lawrence, Kan. (U.R) Wilt The Stitt Chamberlain, the al ready fabulous seven-foot Uni versity of Kansas sophomore basketball player has been watching K.U. practice from the sidelines. He's to undergo surgery next week to determine the nature of a growth on his vocal cords and has been instructed not to talk much or exercise. Dr. Killbjorn Jenssen, phys ician for K.U. athletes, said Fri day a specialist thinks Wilt has a "singer's node" on his vocal cords. PENN ST. WINS Columbus, O. (U.R) Once beaten Penn State upset Ohio State Saturday, 7-6 before 82, 585 persons. HASKINS Saw Shop MACHINE SHARPENING Chain, Circle and Hand Saws Lawn Mowers and Tools 1736 No. Riverside Phone 2-8236 the Comet 19 after Jim Witte had recovered a fumble. But Crater came back with an 81-yard surge to the goal in nine plays. Wayne Allen sneaked the last yard and Jerome McQuade kicked the ex tra point. Pass Sets Up The Grizziles got their second quarter TD after Witte fell on another fumble on the Comet 45. It took eight plays with Ken Dye making the last yard. The score was set up by a 2-yard pass, Ron Mickle to Al South, putting the ball on the seven. Crater got down to the Ash land 15 before the end of the half but lost back to the 19 and Harvey Sorenson intercepted an Allen pass. From the opening third quar ter kick-off Crater marched 68 yards in eight plays with George Juveland going the last five to make it 13 to 6. Later in the period, South re covered a fumble for Ashland on the Crater eight. Bob Davis plunged to the five but Bob Mur ray lost to the seven and Al Mc Kinnis to the 13. A Mickle pass was intercepted by Juveland, giving Crater the ball on the eight. On the next scrimmage play Don Goyette broke through and scooted 92 yards down the left sideline to score. McKinnis made last chance lunging tackle try and missed. Pass Goes 43 Next opportunity for the Cen tral Point school came when Ashland gambled on fourth down in the last quarter and fail ed te make needed yardage. Cra ter took over on the Grizzly 36 and six players later had a TD. Juveland took a pitch and went the last 11 yards. A short pass, Allen to Juveland, got the extra point for 26 to 6. Crater got the ball on the Ash land 43 after another Grizzly fourth down lost ground. A short toss from Allen was hauled in by Juveland who fought on to the goal. Ashland got touchdown No. 2 on a 37-yard pass play, Mickle to South. The Comets were supreme on the ground and Ashland strong est in the air during the night. Crater had 349 yards rushing and 52 passing for 401 total. Ash land netted only 38 yards on the ground, 27 in the first half and 11 in the second but had 201 in the air for a 239 tabulation. Jerome McQuade, Crater back, suffered a head injury in the tan gle and was kept overnight at Ashland General hospital. LIFETIME GUARANTEE No Tim Limit No Mileage Limit No Expiration Dot See Ut For Details MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOODYEAR MEMF Sunday, October 21, 1956 Stanford Still Choice For Bowl, Whips Ducks By HOWARD APPLEGATE united Press Sports Writer Eugene, Ore. (U.R) Stan ford maintained its favored role for a Pacific Coast conference Rose Bowl bid Saturday by handing the Oregon Webfeet a 21-7walloping on the razor sharp passing of John Brodie and the hard running of bullback Lou Valli. Brodie, who went into the game leading the nation's col lege passers, completed 11 out of 21 in the three quarters that he played, one for a touchdown. Valli, who packed the ball 17 times, picked up two touch downs on short bursts and a total of 106 yards from rushing. More UO Fumbles Oregon, a victim of fumbleit is in its last two games, had the same trouble Saturday. The game was less than two minutes old when halfback Jack Brown fumbled and Troy Barbee of Stanford pounced on the ball on the Webfoot 30. A few minutes later, Valli punched across his first touchdown as Stanford went 33 yards in five plays. A 32 punt return by halfback Gordy Young set it up. , A crowd of 14,800 watched dissapointed as Oregon, after a 43-yard punt return by LeRoy Phelps, drove to the Stanford 10 where Phelps fumbled and Jack Taylor recovered for Stan ford. Then Brodie, mixing his plays beatifully, marched the Indians Defending Pro Ch Fights To Remain By UNITED PRESS The Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams, defending division champions who have acted like also-rans so far in the National Football League races, are favored in their Sunday games and must win to stay within hailing distance of the early leaders. The Browns, defending league champions, are six-point choices to defeat the Redskins at Wash ington and boost their record to 2-2. Washington (03) is the only NFL team without a 1953 vic tory. Los Angeles, off to a 1-2 start in defense of its Western Di vision title, is a three-point favorite to defeat the . Green Bay Packers 1-2 at Milwaukee. Mors Grip less slip! Tractionlzed Tread! 5500 biting edges! Wears longer! , GIVEN I SffiLWLKCLE, 123 SO. RIVERSIDE - MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN 90 yards in 17 plays. Brodie hit his favorite target, halfback Paul Camera, from 20 yards out for the touchdown. Late in the third period, Brodie and Valli got the Indians rolling again. Passes from Brodie to Carl Isaacs and Camera and runs of 17 and 11 yards by Valli mov ed Stanford downfield. The Indians made it 21-0 when Valli, 176 pounds of punch from San Jose, punched over from the two. UO Hits Reserves Oregon didn't manage to score until only 28 seconds were left and the touchdown came against Stanford reserves. Rog er Daniels, a third string quar terback hit sub halfback Charlie Tourville for 41 yards late in the game. Taylor was there to intercept a pass on the five but Oregon got a Stanford fumble on the 22 when the alert Dan iels grabbed the rolling ball. Daniels hit Tourville for 22 yards for the Webfoot score and Jack Morris converted. Mike Raftery converted twice and Douglas Dick once for Stanford. It was the third straight loss for Oregon and was a body blow to any Rose Bowl hopes the Ducks might have held. Stan- Madison, Wis. (U.R) Wis consin and Purdue fumbled their way to a 6-6 tie before 53,094 fans Saturday as each missed an opportunity for its first Big Ten football win. ampions Face in Contention The Lions, leading the West ern race with a 3-0 record, are favored over the San Francisco Forty Niners (1-2) by 7Vi points at Detroit. The Chicago Cardinals lead the Eastern division but their game with the Eagles (1-2) at Philadelphia is rated a toss up. 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