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TWELVE MEDFORD (OSEGON)
Tornado, Cavemen Finish
Priming for A-i District
Titular Skirmish Friday
Medford and Grants Pan High
school football teams today did
the final polishing for what
promises to be a battle in the
mud on the (iCftveman gridiron
at Grants Pass.
The teams, foes rer many I
years, engage in combat on Fri
day ight. For the victor it will
mean advancement into state
Class A-lQprep championship
play-offs. For the loser it will
be the end of the 1955 cam
paign. Eljeg; (jill have played
the full nine games aliiled, oth
er than play-offs, by .the Oregon
School Activities association.
Friday's skirrnisb. at 8 p.m.,
is for the Southern Oregon con
ference and District 6 A ! cham
pionships. But Ihrv-j encounter
means a bit more to each dun
than the title and state play-off
&fportunity. Mdtord's Black
Tornado will go into the affair
determined to uphold it, prestige
as the No. 2 rated club in. .Ore
gon and one of Medford's best
aggregations in scfcool history.
And the Tornado also will be
after its third consecutive dia
dem. Report Said Untrue c.
Grants Pass will fieli an upset-minded
crew. While - Med
ford's eleven enters the action
the favorite, unbeaten and once
tied in eight games. Grants Pmis,
six-times winner jn eight . en
gagements, has "come alfwig"
during the .Reason. Now ranked
eighth andftinth in prep grid
polls, the Cavernen are more
than just dsrkhororo in the
quest for the A-l titular trophy.
And in the iong, contention
between the two schools, there's
joy in victory, even when no
championships are at stake. . -j
George Curtis, sportswnter
for the Grants Pass Daily Couri
er, this morning branded as un
true a report, or rumor, heard
in Medford, that the, CP Cave
men had practiced Tuesday on
the field where Friday's battle
will take place. He said that I
Grants Pass efforts are armed at
keeping the gridiron(Tti the best
possible shape for the crucial
district scramble, although it is
realized that there is no hojuvj
now that the field wilUbe dried
f ) out by game time. No earned
have been played on it since a
jayvee mix last Saturday. A jun
Q ior varsity scrape (apt for this
Friday has been moved Q a
practice field.
"We're Ready" Q c
The Cavemen drilled atothe
Josephine county fairgrounds
arena on Monday and Tuesday.
From Curtis ca(St? the hopeful
report on the Grants Fass play
ers that "they're getting, ready."
From the Tornado 'mp, head
njiiLii ricu opiegeiuerg report
ed. "We're ready. "o
Spiegelberg saidothat rJ)earf
Rickard. guard and tackfe, whoj,
nun a Knee in me cureKa game,
" appears out for the season.CMifce
Russell, reserve right halfback,
had a finger poked in his eye
in physical education class yes
terday. He was hospitalized but
is expected to be with Tiie j-lub
on Friday. The coach saidtht
there is possibility t',t Lawy
Slessler, tackle, out ofOction
for the first seven (Bedford
games thisCseason because of
injury, could see quite a bit of
defensive servicagainst GP.
Medford's gridders worked' Us.
the mud yesterday. Drill includ
ed dummy scriitlfiiage which got
intense at times, tackling work,
line blocking and downfield
blocking and pass defense for
the backs. O nO
Passing a Threat l-L
The Black Tornado Friday
will feature its combined single
ormation attack,
wing and T
Medford has reen primarily a
rushing club in piling up one
sided over s?ven rivals but lis
passing is a definite threat. With
Eldon Francis. Gary Riley and
Gordon Owsley atjie etbacks
and with Dick Mct-Srughlin. Bob
Gee and Loren Christean as pow
er runners the TornacS) has
never failed to score less than
three touchdowns in a game this '
season. In seven it has tamea
fiv-A nr mnrp TDc
A number of pikers havetj"-"" y r n " ""'
done passing r thr' Tornado
tr thV Tnrnario7lne luectianics rose irom linn
this fall, with Ken Dick Copple
throwing, and there) has been
even more variety among re
ceivers. However. McLaughlin
has done most of the casting. A
quick check of the recordsshows
him for 15 completions SB43332
yards on 33 tries. Q
', Chuck Lasher and Jim Srmth
have been the featured perform-.
ers in a T formation Caveman
attack. Lasher is the top gainer
and scorer for the-sggregatfon.
tacit Dean and N'riS ConneH
jacK Dean ana ..wris u)i'
are breakaway threats. Grants
Pass has relied much more on
passing than has e Tornado
with Smith starriri;-1n the toss
ing role and MikeSparlin and
i.uiher the most effective re
ceivers, o. Ct
Average Told
Medford will average bit
heavier in the backfield, at 163
to 174 pounds per man while
GP will be around the 160
njark. In McLaughlin. 190. and
Owslev, 135, Medford has the
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MAIL TRIBUNE
heaviest and lightest backs
among the regulars. The top
Cavemen range from Lasher,
142. to Conner, 176.
Medford's offensive line will
carry heavier average weigfct
per man than Grants Pass, 185
to 177 but the. Tornado attack
ers will have a . considerably
bulkier defensive - line with
which to cope than will the
Cavemen. The Medford line may
range from 191. to 197 pounds
on -defense while the GP for
wards may be "from around 213
to 222. - '
Main reason for the great
Grants Pass heft is the Graves
brothers. Dick, 265 pounds, and
hi? "little" brother. Nathan.
270. Medford's heaviest are Neil
Plumley and Larry Cranston,
around 220 each.
Probable offensive starters for
Medford are Copple, 185. and
Mike Stearns, 170. ends; Plum
ley, 220, and Cranston, 220.
tackles; Bob Apple, 165, and
Tom Merton, 165. guards: Dick
Swituiey, 170. center; McLaugh
lin. 190. quarterback: Riley, 165.
left halfback; Francis. 162. right
half, and Gee, 165, or Christean.
178. fullback.
Defense Crew
On defense it may be Copple
EAGLE POINTERS HOPE
TO SEW UP A-2 TITLE
-Eagle Point Eagle Point High
school's gridmen will gun for
their eighth straight victory of
the season Friday and Coach
Stan Smith said this morning
that his club would have its
water wings ready." -
O The Eagles, like most of the
other aggregations in western
Oregon, are preparing for a wet.
muddy fracas when they oppose
Henley here at 8 p.m.
A victory will give the Eagles
a cleat cut District 6. A-2 south
ern division crown while a Hen
ley verdict " would tie the
Hornets, Eagle Point and Illinois
jyalley for the diadem and force
the naming of the division's play
off representative by the district
committeemen. "
EP suffered "its lone loss this
vearcagainst A-l Crater while
TIenley and IV have had one set
back each in the A-2 race.
Ralph McClure Back
Smith said his club .has been
3 working at nothing new this
week. The Eagles have drilled
against the Hornet T and single
wing and against the defenses
Henley is expected to employ.
Return of Ralph McClure; at a i
halfback has bolstered the Eagles
tor the mix. He was sidelined
by injury. For starters Smith
may call on Wayne Christian
and' Gary Kaiser, ends: Dean
Tibbetts .and Ron Nelson,
tackles; Jim Bunker and Mike
Kaiser, guard: Larry Doden
heff, cent6r, and Jack Greb,
Doug Chamberlain, Norm Hoop
ercand McClure or Jim Duncan,
"backs.
Grebhas been the big gun of
Benson Climbs
In AP Ranking
The Medford Black Tornado
picked up four first place votes
,he Associated Press' weekly
f'1 of sportswriters and sports-
casters but the Marshfield high
Pirates collected 16 of the top
ballots and continued their rat
ing as Oregon No. 1 team.
Medford was second with 182 I
points to 196 for Marshfield.
The two top ranked schools
along with Gresham. No. 3, and
McMinnville. No. 4, are the lone
unbeaten clubs among the top
unDeawn eiuos among tne top
Mediord and Marshfield tied
eact other.
Biggest surge in the poll was
to' fifth.
P Grants Pass which meets Med-
ford Friday far the District 6
A-l title, tanked eighth.
The too 10. with wc-Q-loss records
and points:
' . Points
1. Marshfield 7-S-!
S.,Medlord. T-O-l
S; Gresham. 7-0
4. McMinnville, 7-0
3. Sanson, 6-i
6. Xueene.
196
182
139
122
92
81
73
7. beavertatv 6-1
8. Grants Pass. 6-2
9. Pendleton. 6-i-l
10. AMorta. 6-1 ...
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Otarrs Albany
39. The Dalles 4
Pnneville and Spnnefied 3. Lincnin
.Portland . North Saiem and Sivenon
Snuth Salem 1. Centrac Independ-
Hoop Referees
Meeting Nov. 7
Commissioner lrgil Swanscn
has called a meeting for Wed
nesday. Nov. 7, for basketball
officials, prospective refeeres and
coaches of this area.
The session will be at 7:30
p.m. at Medford Senior High
school. .
Thursday. November 1. 115
and Tom Hamlin, 167. ends;
Plumley and Cranston, tackles;
Apple. guard; McLaughlin,
ton and Jim Fanston, 193, line-
backers, and Rilev, Francis and
Owsley 135. halfbacks.
For Grants Pass on offense the
opening eleven could be Gary
Tompkins, 185, and Sparlin.
ends; Larry Walker. 182, and
Larry Thompson', 187, tackles;
Doug Smith, 183, and Gary Had
sell, 175, guards; Dick Caldwell,
162. center; Stan Lewman. 146,
or Jim Smith, 155, quarterback;
Lasher, 142, left half; Conner,
176. right half, and Mike Rose,
168. fullback.
GP coach Mel Ingram has in
dicated that he may stick -with
his offense crew which perform
ed well in the Klamath game
last week. That would have Rose
and Paul Lindquist. 165. ends;
Dennis Eckstein, 181. Conner
aad Walker, linebackers, and
Bili Katzenbach,170, Roger Tay
lor, 151, and Lewman or Don
Lcwellyn. halfbacks.
Medford scouting reports in-
dicate that Charles Baldwin," 210.
could he much in evidence inilrJan auack. oy u.
the Caveman defensive line,
with Eckstein possibly seeing
end service and Rose duty at
a linebacker.
the Eagle offense all season and
is his club's top candidate for all
star honors. ' -
Some Henley players suffered
lime burns last 'Friday at Glen
dale. Just how much that will
cripple the Hornets for the
tangle has not been learned.
Elk Cow, Calf
Fall Over Cliff;
Surprise Hunters
Dallas. Ore. U.Ri Three elk
hunters did a double take and
then beat a hasty retreat after
two elk fell over a 150-foot cliff
and came' within a few feet of
striking them, the hunters re
ported today, r, j
Dale Overholser and his two
sons. David and Denys, were
hunting last week end in Clat
sop county and saw three elk
on a ledge. They moved for a
closer look when they heard a
rumbling. One ' of the elk
crashed to the ground within a
few feet of them. As .they hur
ried to get away the second elk
plummeted down and came
within two feet of one of the
boys.
One of the elk was a cow
weighing about 900 pounds. The
other was a bull calf. Both were
killed instantly. ; ; " -
Overholser said he believed
other hunters frightened the elk.
The elk were salvaged by the
State Game commission and
were taken to Nehalem for dis
tribution through charity. -
Clearer Weather
Aid .To Beavers
Corvallis, Ore. '.U.PJ Coach
Tommy Prothro took adventage
of clearing weather Wednesday
to send his Oregon State Bea
vers through a lengthy drill in
preparation for Saturday's game
against the University of Wash
ington Huskies.
The Beavers for the third
straight week will be out to beat
a "jinx." but they've beat them
twice this 'ear already. They
defeated Washington State at
Pullman for the first time since
1948. and downed UCLA for the
first time since the same year.
Now they face a Washington
team that hasn't lost a game in
Portland since 1947.
Rowland Named
Angel President
Los Angeles 'U.RI Veteran
baseball executive Clarence
Rowland, former president of
the Pacific Cqast League, yester
day was appointed president of
the Los Angeles baseball club
and immediately named Gene
Handley as manager of the team
for 1957.-
Handley fnanaged the Stock
ton. Calif., farm of the Wrigiey
chain in 1954 and has been a
m
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By HAL WOOD
Aboard the SS Mariposa -U.R)
Long distance pigskin
picking this time from aboard
ship off the coast of Hawaii.
Stanford over UCLA: The In
dian passing attack looked un
stoppable against Southern Cali-
Mer-;Iorn,a ana ulere ,s no reason iu
i believe that it won't do just as
! well against the Bruins who
probably have ball control much
less than the Trojans did. by 13
Oregon State over Washing
ton: For the Northwest champ
ionship. The Beavers have the
most solid football team on the
West Coast. By seven.
California over Oregon: The
Golden Bears have the team
that might lick anyone at any
time as Pitt and Washington can
attest. However, the Webfoots
are no push-over, by 12.
Fresno State over Idaho: Our
upset special of the week. The
Bulldogs play in a slower league,
but they have their best club in
history and should win despite
the Vandal victory over Utah in
their last outing, by six.
Southern California over
Washington State: California
teams used to fear "the jinx of
the Palouse country," but not
any more. The new "five game"
i veterans will add punch to the
College of Pacific over Tulsa.
The Tulsa boys ain't had it since
the by-gone day of Glenn Dobbs.
by 26.
Denver over San Jose state:
A battle of very ordinary clubs
that could end up close to a
deadlock, by one.
Also: Pepperdine over Santa
Barbara State; Arizona over
West Texas: Arizona Tempe
State over San Diego State: Cal
Aggies over San Francisco State;
Sacramento . State over Nevada:
Humboldt State over Chico
State; Puget Sound over Willam
ette: Pacific U. over Portland
State: Lewis and Clark over
Whitman; College of Idaho over
Linfield; Eastern Washington
over Western .Washington; Cen
tral Washington over British Co
lumbia; and Whitworth over Pa
cific Lutheran.
Vikings Host
Crater High
" Central Point The Crater
high Comets, who won't end
their football season until Nov.
9, step outside of the Southern
Oregon conference this week to
meet a rival of the old JDJ
league days.
Crater goes to Myrtle Creek
on Friday night.
Now A-l, the Comets, never
theless, slated several contests
this fall with A-2 schools ana
have taken that competition in
stride. Against the Vikings they
will be fighting for their five
decision of the season against
two setbacks and one tie.
In Myrtle Creek the Comets
will be facing a passing team
and that has meant tightening
the pass defense this week.
While the Crater practice field
is in good shape, the Comets
spent Monday out of the rain
by working out in the gymnas
ium. Guard Don Hubbard and
tackle Dick Davis have not
worked out this week because
of bad colds. They are expected
to be on hand at Myrtle Creek
on Friday night. -
Converse Cage
Clinic Scheduled
Ashland Bill Closs of Con
verse Rubber company's special
staff will give a free basketball
exhibition on Thursday, Nov. 8,
at the Ashland Senior high school
gymnasium.
Coaches of the area are in
vited to come and bring their
squads.
Purpose of the exhibition is
to promote more interest in
basketball and to simplify teach
ing methods. Closs will stick to
fundamentals, in no way disrupt
ing or interfering with any coach
ing system.
Closs, playing for Rice insti
tute was leading scorer in the
Southwest conference in 1943
and was named to the Helms
ail-American team. He has play
ed pro ball for the Indianapolis
Kautskys. the Anderson Packers,
the Philadelphia Warriors and
the Fort .Wayne-Pistons.
PRO OFFER CONSIDERED
San Diego. Calif. J.R) Pro
golfer Tommy Bolt is consider
ing an "attractive offer" to be
come head pro at the Knollwood
Country club and represent the
organization on' the PGA circuit.
scout- the past two seasons for
the Cubs in southern California.
$ :
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SNAGGING PASS for 20-yard gain, 49er Gordy Soltau
finally is downed by R. Smith (20) and Caroline (23) of
the Chicago Bears during San Francisco game. Bears won
this free -scoring contest 38-21. (International)
BOWLING
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE .
Clave Construction moved
into second place in the Com
mercial Bowling league Wednes
day night by winning a 3 to 1
series over Crater Electric while
Morning Fresh still maintained
first place. Joe Cabler had high
series of 568.
Standings: W. L.
Morning Fresh Bread .. 30 10
Clave Construction 26l.i 13 '.a
Cubby's Drive In 26 14
Sur Body Works 22'.- 17 'i
Alexander-Brown Insurance 21 19
Quality Market 18 22
Mail Tribune w
Desert Lumber 17
Crater Electnr 17
Crater Lake Motors - tS
Table Rock Lumber 16
Bales Candy Co 13
23
23
25
24
27
Results:
M. F. Bread
Beck
Cabler
Barry
Sacchi -
Spain
3
527
568
482
512
4118
T. L. Lnr.
Schroeder
Freeman
.O'Connor
Gardner
Sullivan .
521
507
427
556
531
clave Consi.
V. Allen
Olson
Chapman
Clave
Crater Electric
Knapp 4
Dorft 4
McCormack 4
Vallee 4
H. Allen 5
499
506
454
527
Burroughs
C. L. Motors
A-B Ins.
Speer
Boone
Gulonn
Green
Knapp
4
483
437
526
536
504
V essey
Langston
Coleman
522
468
391
477
.492
2330
Monroe
Farrar
Quality Mkt. 2
Desert Lbr.
Bex
Parker
Smith
Knox
Henson
Lubbers 463
Huston ' 431
Lenz 511
446
617
418
502
457
Henderson 477
Wise 502
2384
.Mail Tribune 2 Star Body
Soaunhort 533 Thompson
516
498
515
493
482
iklathes 433 Patterson
Liddell . 42b uohannon
Monsey' 487 Christianson
Anderson ' 494 Graham
2373
Bates Candy
2 Cubby's
R52 Schneider
2
S18
552
501
456
524
Dimick
J. Weer
D. Weber
Garrett
Dixon
aOO Meyers
485 Brooks
510 Ranisby
443 - White
2490 " '
CRATER LAKE LEAGUE
Standings:
W
I.
12
15
16
17 '
18
IS1 j
Ellis Market 28
Barco Suppy 25
Prospect Shopping Center 24
Medlord Shrine Club 23
Your Office Boy 22
Haupert Tractor 21 1i'
Desert Service 21
19
19
25
2S'i
27
28
Team Twelve 21
Mediord Post Office lo
Mechanics Laundry 143
OK Market 13
Medford Auto Upholstery 12
Results:
Ellis Market
B. llu
D. Kline
D. Hart
O. Norstrom
H. Ellis
3
402
491
437
Oesert Service
XV. Beard
G. Quinney
L. Kula
L. St. Onge
M. Had ley
Handicap
1
435
40
492
449
441
21
2247
.2331
Post Office
R. Adams
L. Hubler
B. Kline
J. Watson
L. Nelson
2 Auto Upholstery 3
445 R. Roberts 484
J32 R. Steffens 374
384 W. Schroeder 342
434 B. Albright 358
428 R. Breed love 358
Handicap . 180
2023
2096
Prospectors
W. Fehl
D. Moore
3
Shrine Club
0. Hanson
1. Allen
G. Schuler
N. Spencer
R. Rice
Handicap
I
440
356
4W
406
J. Hollenbeck 458
J. Slack 458
J. Paul 48S
2250
Barco Supply 2 OK Market
R. Swan ' 472 R. Mete
G. Ault 432 D. Cattanach
H. Wvatt 416 W. Mitchel
W. Judv 491 D. Driscoll
R. Schiachter 431 R. Anderson
Handicap
344
390
348
454
490
249
2277
Office Boy
1 3Iech8- Laundry 3
411 R. Travis 416
413 K. Shockley 347
441 C. Wieskamp 373
500 M. Balfour 544
470 F. Martin 478
Handicap 153
Is. Colton
F. Conrad
R. Sterton
D. Lambert
W. Meyers
2235
2311
Team Twelve
Haupert Tractor 3
D. Fosbury 516
C. Owsley 376
W. Newland 412
H. Newland 450
G- Haupert 45(i
R. Bales
444
358
4ftt
404
441
R. Minger
E. Tyler
W. Ritchie
M. Amaro
Handicap
17
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Waterfowl Hunt
Conditions Said
Better in County
Portland (UP.) The weekly
report on hunting conditions pre
pared by the State Game Com
mission: SOUTHWEST: Many roads in
Douglas county impassable; Coos
county elk hunting will be fair
open areas but access limited by
heavy rains on poor roads; wa
terfowl hunting fair to good;
waterfowl hunting improved in
Jackson and Josephine counties.
SOUTHWEST: Waterfowl huntinK
fair in south Willamelte area: few more
ducks moving into north Willamette
valley and hunting may improve:
pheasant hunting slow; waterfowl
hunting poor in Lane county; el
hunters found few auimals down low
on Cascades slopes but they may
move down with increased snow up
per elevations.
NORTHEAST: Wallowa c o u n t y
roaos bad because of storms; elk mov
ing to lower elevations. Union and Ba
ker counties roads bad but elk hunt
ing should improve: best hunting in
Umatilla county will be in - Ukian,
north fork of John Day. Meacham
creek and upper Birch creek, axeas;
roads bad: Grant county elk hunt
ing good in Canyon creek area: elk
hunting only fair to good in Morrow
county with roads bad: pheasant
hunting fair in Umatilla. Baker.
Union and Morrow counties: stormy
weather improving waterfowl hunt
ing 'in Umatilla county; ducks find
geese now moving in: duck shooting
only fair near La Grande and Baker
SOUTHEAST: Storms being experi
enced; improved ' waterfowl shooting
expected; fair pheasant hunting; in
Malneur county: poor in Harney and
Lake counties: waterfowl hunting im
proved, however: snow geese coming
in Malheur 'shooting grounds: Warner
valley shooting grounds reports 150.
000 geese iu area; decoys give best
shooting; goose shooting in Summer
lake area good; elk hunUng in this
area poor.
Machen Chosen
Boxer of Month
Milwaukee, Wise. 'li.PJ Ed
die Machen,.. flashy Redding,
Calif., heavyweight who drop
ped Johnny Holman for- a full
count in a bout at Portland last
week, yeslerday was named as
"Boxer of the Month" by the
National Boxing association, o .
Machen also advanced o oue
spot to the number six rating in
the list of heavyweight con
tenders. "
The association also awarded
honorable mention as "Boxer of
the Month" to Carl ' Bobo" Ol
son for "recognizing he has
reached the endJ of the fistic
trail." Olson, slated for a come--back
try in Portland last month,
announced his retirement on the
eve of the fight when his condi
tion was not satisfactory. "
Miceli Earns
Ring Decision
Chicago tU.B Joe Miceli. j
the world s tenth ranked wel
terweight, fought like a mechani-!
cal man Wednesday night to
easily pound out a 10-round de
cision over Carlo Sarlo, a. Chi
cago truck driver, in a televised
bout. ."'''
Miceli, weighing 146' 2 to Sar-
lo s 148, made his expeiience
pay off from the first" round on.
He feinted Sarlo into futile jabs
and defensive gestures constant- i
ly and meanwhile landed stead
ily with left jabs and left hooks.
It was Miceli's 51st win in 84
pro fights and Sarlo's sixth loss
in 27 outings.
'SKINS HAVE WELLS
Washington U.R)r ? Former
Michigan State halfback Billy
Wells has been graiited terminal
leave by the Army and will be
able to play tor the Washington i
Redskins for the remainder of
the National Football league sea-.-j
son. Waivers have been asked j
on tackle Slug Witucki to make!
room for Wells. rf
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Rogue River
Vies af IV c
Rogue River A distinct Qn
derdog, jiogue River high goes
to Cave Junction on Friday to
meet, Illinois Valley. But 'coach
Tinker Hatfield is hopeful that
his club will wind up the fall
slate with a good performance).
that will give enthusiasm for a
better season in 1957.
Illinois Valley with an all se)
ior line and a juutor bacKfield
has lost only to Eagle'Foint tWs
Sear while Rogue River has won
only from Prospect. q iNational ague pWlicist
Hatfield indicated that his clubyGrota v
will be near intact "jmysicaily
and reported that morale seWns
Jo -be improved over last week
end wlien St. Mary's tripped the
Chief tains. An intersquati scrim
mage, yesterday ended vg! to (8,
with defense showing well but
with offense not,to impressi)
Changes7inJthe Ciiief IQe-up.
will have Pat O'Kelly at center
making his first start fcr RR
and Larry Elledge opening at
end for the first timeSeiiors
winding up the grid careers fi
the Chiefs are Bob Wilson,
Wayne- Ray, Fred Bond. Law
rence Wagner, Elledge, Bill Dot
son and Tom Middleton.
Turnoutof Fans
Increases fo? 0
College Games
New York i 0).R) -q College
football attendance is up 6.81
per cent this season over the cor
responding period a year ago
and the only section to show a
decrease is the scandal-plagued
Pacific Coast, aUniteiJD Press
survey revealed todaQ - (
The biggest increases gver
all were jn the Southwest wnich
showed a whopping gam of 20.37
per cent and" the EasP wiere
the crowds were up) -17.26j per
cent. The Rocky Mountain area
showed a 7.98 per cent boost.(j)
cent, the South 1.25 and the Mid-
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The crowd decline 08 Rbfi Pa
cific Coast was not jevere, to
taling 1.65 per qint and it was
due 'maipiy to a" drSp of more
tiian3100r00tl jat UCLA. Other
conference schools reported At
tendance gains. q O
The tabulations wereased Of
home crowds at lllfcom-ges and
showed a total af Y77fJr08g fans
at $16 games to date as com
pared with 7,280,565r, for the
same number of games 1 this
stage in 1955. 0 Q p 0
The average attendance per
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Stanford at UCLA
-3 USC (S Cal.) at Wash. State
Medford at Grants Pass
Medford Games Friday Night
A NECKTIE GIVEN EACH WEEK TO
EVERYONE IN THE GROUP PICKING
(TE MOST WINNERS!
There rP eleven weeks of play. $50 in merchandise
ro-theM-iigHest score for any ten weeks $30 in trade
for"second place and $20 for third. Prizes are to
beplit in case of ties. Each week everyone in the
group picking the most winners wins a $1.50 necktie.
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NL Attendance
Breaks Record
Cincinnati, Ohio U.PJ Base
ball's continue drise in popular
ity plus a hot three-team pen
nant race right down to the wire
were singled out today as the
reasons for a "record" turnout
for National League games in
1956.
A total of 8.649.567 fans ps?d
their w;inthe league's parks
during the 1956 season, repre
senting a 12.7 per cent increase
over 1955 and a new all-time
high-for a "normal" year, ac
cording to figures-released by
Dave
game aUanwide this year it
24,608,3s gainst 23,040 for last
year.
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