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o O o TEN MEDPfcRD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, December 19. 1958 ' Gaels Not Worried by Slow Start j tThii U another of a series en the oul'ieok of West Coast basketball teami for the 1956 57 season.) 0 Moraga, Calif. U.R Dont take St. Mary's too lightly even if its basketball team has been knockedooff ralVr often in the early going, for Coach Jim Wea ver is looking ahead Um next month wfien.ioey star? playing for keepe O "If ffll tSe boys don't im- proje, 1 11 be surprised," the mild q entor sid. "This a a building O ifiar and"0we'll lose some games Vhich we cot'Jd win if we were Glfcore experienced. We could be ()r(ifpi wheS the California Bask OrtbiJl association season, opens Oin January if w get some of oii?humps out of the way q Oearly." Thens r nly four lettermen returning on a 13 man squad r hjifting. with ::sopiiomores. The ". nucleus is Odell Johnson. St. - Mary'sJ b'ssest star since the ;era&k Apples-Kudelka era . of $48. Johnson, who averaged Z 18 8 per game last year, is close 5 to it wjib art official 13.3 as of ; tfiay and shapes up as the take change guy. Gldec 1 "We' r , looking to him for - guidaitce." Weaver says. And JonWon bore the coach's state i ne9it out last Saturday by sink- ing14 out cf 16 free throws while meshing 18 points to hold trig, Gaels together against victor O loit California. The rarting lineup usually spots Mike Carosielli '6-6i at center. 'Johnson (6-1) and Laroy rso (6-6) at forwards, Andy Soz& (5-10) and Dick Sigaty fi-4) at guards. Sloan is the only OgtheJoletterman !n the starting lineup. The rest or sophomores. Weaver ratos Doss as having . lots of ability despite a tendency toU erratic while Carosielli and Steaty both are good on the (boaftjjs and; the latter also a gcJiot shot from outside. n The reserves care headed by center Lou Ferrario (6-6), sopho moia forward Joe Barry (6-3) and Jack Wivy '.- a senior gud from Chicago who missed lWt'seaSnn because of a base llfhjury. n rVgario wasnot used much fast year but managed to finish D;hth Smong the team's scorers with his fancy hook shot. Barry has pirked i two more inches since nm'shing 62 points as a (jru&h? vltr 1S a fme defensive marand firasothe team up. i QUI told. Weaver doesn't look ; top w6fried dpite the slow " start. Stengel, Tebbetts Chosen Major Managers of Year New York '..Pj Casev Sten-i Tebbcts gathered 43 votes and gel of the Yankees and Birdie : had an even greater margin then Tebbetts of the Rediegs, a pair Stengel. The Rediegs manager s rlnepef rnmtu.fit.ir vic Walt A 1 . ent schools, were named the ma jor leagues' managers of the year today by the United Press. Both the 67-year-old Stengel, winner of his sixth world cham pionship this year, and the 45 year old Tebbetts, who led Cin cinnati to a surprisingly strong third place finish in the National league, won the titles by over whelming margins. Stengel collected 33 votes from baseball writers through oat the eight American League cities to wind up with a comfort able margin over runnerup Paul Richards, the Baltimore mana ger who was named on five ballots. who led the Brooklyn Dodg ers to the Naiional league pen nant. Alston received three votes. Although Tebbcts is a great admirer of Stengel, he employs different managerial methods. Regarded more as "one of the boys'" by Cincinnati players than Stengel is among the Yankees, Tebbets admits he uses psychol ogy to a great extent in han dling his men and also has a tendency to use his starting and relief pitchers interchangeably. Stengel, on the other hand, doesn't bother too much with psychology. A lineup-juggler of the first order, Casey is a firm believer in the platoon system. MEDTORDiWrRIBUNE : Butte Falls Nabs : Qityl-oop Fray Butte Fali subdued Head er quarters company of the Nation i Guard 42 to 32 last night in-a Medford Independent league - basketball game. Halftime count favored Butte Falls 4) to Bruce Bateman of Headquarters scored 17 points. On Monday night Keitli John ion with 25 Ullies paced Mutual " of f.naha to a 90 to 51 verdict over Propect. Tw tussles are set for this evening at the Ashland annory iOwith Company A of the Guard " playing Lea Motors at 7 p.m. . and Ashiand National Guard and - Hawkins.on Tire Tread playing at 8.30 p.m. 1 1V Cougars "Beat Chiefs lCsae Junction J Illinois Val- r.leycJhad control of the baek "Ijoartis and outgunned the Chiefs - from the lielri here last night to O - '-doVn the Rogue River high hoop- -3"men 57 to 41. -, The Cougars had intermission r spreads of 21 tot!. 33 to 19 and 'i5to28.o Tpon Hofnan scored 16 points ' for" Sogue" River while John j Goodwin of IV took high honors ; for the game with 24 and Hay Z Sloodbury put in 15 for the Cou Cfgars. Illinois V.-Uey also won tlie "'Cjunior Varciy clash 43 1o 34. Zr LINE-Urs: -ill. Vallfv 41 Bonne River i-. Sianiker 2 t 5 Wilson (MlerB f 16 Heilman Z Moonbury t3 c 8 Allen eP'Siminrton 4 K 12 EtleciKe iCwwn 2V t - VorDft rr obtitutinji Tor Illinois Valley, I'-v-ton Hosan. Kennedy 4. for Jtjff-ie, Siver btewart. Scott. Wagner. 'TOve; first' Europeans to see O ; what is now the state of New ; Mexico were the Spaniard Alvar I Nunez Cabeza rie Baca and three 1 companions, who ere shii- 'jDW'cltrd off the LouisUn coast 1 in li5B ar.d made an incredible 2 eigtrPyfKrQ march across Texas and southern New Mexico. Desire Important Factor In Iowa's 1956 Success This is another of a series on the teams in the major football bowl games. By WILLIAM E. BEST Pasadena, Calif. U.R) For a team that was supposed to lack speed, experience, and plain old native ability, Iowa's Hawkeyes have managed to do very nicely. At the start of the 1956 season experts back in the Big Ten country looked at all the talent Coach Forest Evashevski didn't have and decided that Iowa would finish among the confer ence also-rans, perhaps a dead last. And oh how wrong they were. Instead, the Hawkeyes, using in tense desire to make up for some of the other talents they supposedly didn't posses, ran up a spectacular 8-1 record, losing only to Michigan on their way to the title. Moreover, Iowa was cast in the role of underdog week after week as these same experts simply refused to believe that the Hawkeyes were as good as they, loked. Iowa seldom won impressively, but they won. That was the main thing. Ends Buckeye Streak The climax came when Iowa wound up its season with a 6-0 triumph at Ohio State and end ed a record of 17 straight con ference victories for the Buck eyes. By then people were con vinced that Iowa was loaded with talent and by then the Hawkeyes were in the Rose Bowi. One of the victories along the way was over the same Oregon State team they will be facing here on New Year's day. That triumph by a squeaky 14-13 mar gin came when Iowa cut loose with passes and scored two ! touendowns in the fourth period after trailing 13-0 and appear ing to be facing certain deieat. "That typified this club per fectly," said Evashevski. "I never saw a team that wanted to win games like this one. It was almost a crusade with the boys every time they got out on the field." This was the way his boys carried on Saturday after Sat urday. Twice on successive weeks linebacker and Co-Captain Don Suchy was carried from the field unconscious. But he came back to play, rigged up .with a special harness that pro tected a bad wrist. Star Tackle Changes End Frank Gilliam knocked down opposing blockers like cord wood, to expose the run ners, to his teammates. Halfback Billy Happel stole passes from would be receivers who out weighed him by 60 pounds. Tackle Alex Karras, the team's outstanding lineman, lost his football scholarship a year ago because of his "attitude." Com pletely changed, he came back and reflected the spirit of the entire team as he played a jar ringv slashing game throughout the season that landed him a berth on the United Press All America second team. Toward the end of the season, Iowa's offense began to show great improvement. Before then the team had capitalized on a tremendous defense. But led by Kenny Ploen, a nimble thinking quarterback, the Hawkeyes be gan to click running up impres-. sive yardage both on the ground and with passes. That's the kind ef a team Ore gon State faces on New Year's day. Evashevski says it is much improved over the one that barely beat the Beavers back in October. Pasadena, Calif. iil.P.) The University of Iowa held a closed drill today and then met their Rose Bowl opponents, Ore gon State, for a tour of Disney land in nearby Anaheim. Coach Forest Evashevski gave his team time off in the after noon to tour the amusement park. He said double drill ses sions would be resumed Thursday. GP Jayvees Nudge 'Skins Jacksonville Paul Lind quist's field goal In the final seconds of the game gave the Grants Pass high junior varsity a 39 to 38 nod over the Jackson ville varsity basketball crew here last night. It was the second time in four days that the Redskins had dropped a verdict to the GP club after leading through most of the contest. Jacksonville was on top 9 to 8 at the quarter, 21 to 16 at the half and 32 to 27 after three periods. Lindquist scored on a close in shot after Grants Pass got the ball out-of-bounds when the five second stall rule was inflicted against Jacksonville. Grants Pass' seven free shots in 12 attempts provided the mar gin. Jacksonville made only two shots out of 10 from the free line but outhit the Cavemen 18 to 16 from the field. Marion Dowell and Gary Hueners each tallied 11 points for Jacksonville and Williems 12 for GrantsPass. The Grants Pass Wildcats won 37 to 35 from the Jacksonville junior varsity in an overtime preliminary. I.IVE-l PS Grants Pass JV 39 38 Jacksonville Olson 9 f j. c. Smilh Woolsey 6 f 4 Driskell Lindquist 10 c 11 Dowell Havs K 6 Mclntvre Williams 1J g n Hueners Subsitutinn. For Grants Pass. Sa bin. Leonard 2: for Jacksonville Paw lowski 4. Race Track Bets Reach New High New York (U.R) Betting boomed to new heights while the over-all attendance record was shattered in thoroughbred rac ing during 1956, a United Press survey revealed today. In the 24 states where betting at race tracks is legal, a new record high of S2.213.843.691 was sent through the pari-mutuel machines by 29.332.601 persons, the greatest number ever to watch the horses run. The total represented an in crease of 7.1 per cent in betting and 3.2 per cent in attendance over the 1955 totals of S2.066, 102,588 and 28.402.452. Seixas Says Shoulder Has Responded By LEO H. PETERSON United Press Sports Editor Adelaide. Australia lU.R' The United States Davis Cup tennis hopes rest today on a well shoulder and a swelled head. The shoulder is the one which recently bothered U. S. ace Vic Seixas but w hich he now says is fully recovered. The head is Aus tralian star Lew Hoad's and Aussie critics say it's become too big to wear any crown. Seixas. America's chief hope in the Dec. 26-27-28 challenge round, reported his ailing right shoulder is healed and happily advised non-playing U. S. Cap tain Billy Talbert, "everything s okay now." The 33-year-old Philadelphian gave Billy the glad tidings after the U. S. team's first workout on the Me morial Drive courts where the challenge round will be played. Aussies In Tizzy U. S. observers aren't the least bit worried about Seixas' head but what may or may not be going on inside Hoad's has the Australians in a tizzy. Hoad, the No. 1 amateur ex ponent of power tennis, hasn t won a major Australian tourna ment this winter and Aussie ex perts are warning that he's about to go into one of his tempera mental moods. The Australians believe it was just such a mood that cost them the Davis Cup in 1954. Harry Hopman, manager of the Australian team, hasn't yet joined in the criticism of Hoad, however, leading some experts to believe the newspapers "are making a mountain out of a peanut." i A. HE'S OFF AND RUNNING Paul Sheedy (11) of Loyola University, leaps for the basket during pre-holiday basket ball tournament in game against the University of San Francisco in Chicago. Other plavers are Bob Badanovich (16) and Dave Lillevand (10) of USF and Jim Wiseman (16) of Loyola. USF won, 6748. KU Talent Not Limited To One Man By TIM MORIARTY United Press Sports Writer Don't believe all that guff about Kansas being a one-man team. Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain may be grabbing all the head lines for the nation's top-ranked college basketball team, but it was Ron Johnson, a substitute forward from Sea Cliff, N.Y., who led the Jayhawks to a come-from-behind 66-56 victory over California Tuesday night. . Kansas fell behind the Bears in the opening minute and didn't catch up until midway in the second half when a basket by Lew Johnston put the Jayhawks ahead, 37-45. It was still nip-and-tuck until Johnston took over and netted six straight points to give Kansas a 60-53 lead with less than three min utes remaining. Johnston wound up with only eight points, but it was his clutch shooting that turned the tide for Kansas. Double-Team Wilt Chamberlain, meanwhile, was double-teamed by the Bears and had to settle for 23 points well below his average 40-point out put. It was the Jayhawks' fifth straight victory and concluded a successful three-game Western tour. Duke, ranked 16th in thi; week's United Press ratings, up set sixth-rated Kentucky, 85-84, on a last minute field goal by Bucky Allen, while ninth-ranked St. Louis beat sixth-ranked Louisville, 93-77. Kentucky converted 60 per cent of its field goals in opening a 50-40 lead over Due in the first half and led by seven points with only two minutes remain ing. However, the Blue Devils rallied to close the gap and Al len then came through with his winning basket. Red Raiders Pound Chico For First Collegiate Win Rick Casares ' Just Short Of Record o Philadelphia (U.Ri Rick Casares, who led the Chicago Bears to the National Football league's Western division cham pionship, wound up the 1936 regular season only 20 yards short of equalling the league record in yards gained rushing. The former University of Flor ida fullback,'' grinding out 190 yards in last Sunday's clincher against the Detroit Lions, ran the ball for 1,126 yards in 12 games for an average of 4.8 yards per carry on 234 attempts. The only player in NFL history to top that was Steve Van Bur en, who totaled 1.146 yards for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1949. Ollie Matson of the- Chicag Cardinals gave the second best running performance- with 9?4 yards on 192 carries, also giving him an average gain of 4.8 yards. Brown Heads Passers Quarterback Eddie Brown of the Bears, who rankfed second among passers in 1955, finisiied first this year with 96 comple tions out of 168 passes thrown. for 1.667 yards, 11 touchdowns, and an average gain of 9.92 yards. Billy Wilson of San Francisco caught 60 passes for ihe first time in his career, gaining 889 yards and scoring an even dozen touchdowns. In points, Detroit's' Bobby Layne was the leading scorer with 99, followed by Casares with 84 and George Blanda of the Bears, who scored 81. Norm Van Brocklin of the Rams successfully defended his punting championship, finishing Basketball By L'nitfd Fresi (Last) Gcorcetown 91. Catholic U. 66 Temple 7!i. Penn 35 Gettysburg "4, Dickinson 33 Indiana 93. LaSalle 80 Tufts til. Boslon Collcce 5S Navy 70. Havorford College 56 Boston U. 75. Clark U. 38 " (Midwest) Detroit fil. Toledo 68 aiyton 78. L Angeles State 41 St. Loui. 93. L.ouisyllle 77 DePaul 71, Wichita til South) Carrousel Touament Clemson 75. Davidson 67 (cons.) Muhlenberg 88. Colgate 81 icons.) Wake Forest 55. Florida 53 isemi) Auburn 66. St. Josephs 64 (semi) Marine Invitational Quarter-Final Bel. Abbey 62. Wabash (Ind.) 31 Mt. St. Marys iMd.) 93. Moravian 73 Hap.-Sydney 61. Tacpa 57 Quanticcr Mar. 80. St. Michaels 66 Duke 85. Kentucky 84 West Virginia 105. Richmond 74 Georgia Tech 80. Georgia 56 (West) St Slarys (Calif.) 73, Wyoming S3 Kansas 66. fl'aliforina 56 Missousi 71. Oregon State 41 Southern Oregon 76, Chica St. 58 Gonzaga 62. ashington StOSP Rice 61. Oregon 9 O Seattle 83. Co.'Ee of Pacific 39 Whittier 62. COipman .t) with a 43 ?-yard average. Ken Konz of tie Clefclgid Browns was the nignber ce man in punt returns, posting an ave age of 14.4 yards. Morg than 2,500 adults ar serving as 4-H club leaden In South Dakota. To OUR COSiOMERS PHOENIX TEXACO STATrl No Irftalliig New Gas Tanks EARL'S . O TEXACO SERVICE 101 MAIN . gHOENIX UJV.1 u... Bears Favored In Grid Play-Off New York (U.R) In the open ing line of odds for the Nation al Football league championship game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, the Bears were installed three and one-half point favorites. The game will be played Dec. 30 at Yankee Stadium'. Use Tribune Want Ads Ti ? MEDFORD PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE Cornet th & Holly, Diagonally Across from tht Pen OKic We Giv SSH Green Stamps PHONE 2-9321 Ashland Southern Oregon college's Red Raiders smashed Chico State college here last night 76-56 as Bill Hollings worth returned to the Red and Black basketball line-up and crammed 23 points through the hoop. The Raiders led all the way for their first inter-collegiate victory of the young season. Don Jacobson started the Red Raiders on their victory trail. He ?anned a long one handed pusher from the head of the key with 45 seconds played. South ern Oregon took the lead and ran the count 8-2 before Chico State could sink a field goal with 4'2 minutes played. The Red Raiders, under their Coach Ted Schopf, played before a large partisan crowd who whooped it up every time the Red and Black scored. This SOC win was the largest score posted by the Ashlanders so far this season, and their first victory over Chico State since the fall of 1953, when Raiders turned the trick 67-55. Olira Shines After a Southern Oregon lead of 30-25 at halftime, Norman Oliva, Raider center, left no doubt as to the outcome.- He scored 13 points in the second half, six on field goals as SOC jumped off to a 10 point lead. The Red Raiders really poured it on in the last 10 minutes. Jacobson and Don Reese, work ing the fast break, got three layins each as SOC built up a 20 point margin at the final buzzer. In the preliminary, SOC Jun ior varsity drubbed the Black ' Mountain Lumberjacks from I Hornbrook, 69-38. Chuck Weller ; and Dave D'Olivo scored 15 and ! 13 points for the jayvees. Southern Oregon scored on 28 of 62 shots from the field for j a .450 shooting average to j Chico State's 17 for 73, for .230. BOX: Southern Oregon Reese Hollingsworth Oliva Jacobson Crandall Owings. f Bates, g Tenney, g ...... Pennv. c Christensen. g Lowrance, f FO FT .. 6 0-4 .. 5 13-20 8 2-4 0-0 4-5 010 0- 1 1- 2 0-0 0-2 0-0 Totals 28 20-39 FT Chico State FG lUaslelotto 2 6-8 W';iKoner 0 2-4 Ellis 3 2-3 Graham 4 6-7 Darbv 5 1-4 Forberg. f 0 0-1 Bohlander. f 1 3-3 Richardson, g 1 0-0 Adams, c 0 J -2 Gutierrez 1 1-2 Totals 17 22-34 Halftime: SOC 30. 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