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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1957)
Tornado Encounters Pelicans Here This Friday, Saturday Klamath Falls height will be matched against Medford high ruggedness Friday and Saturday nights when the Black Tornado is host to the Pelicans In South ern Oregon conference basket ball skirmishes at the Hedrick Junior high court. With Glen Moore, 6-7, Cliff Sutherland, 6-5V4, Bob Niles, 6-3, and Butch Kimpton. 6 . feet. Klamath's Pels will break into 1957 conference play with some advantage in altitude when the Friday starting whistle blows at 8:15 p.m. Medford with Neil Plumley. 6-5, Dick McLaughlin and Dick Copple, each 6-2, and Tom Ham lin, 6-even, however, will be out to make up for the size deficit with their furious tough play and desire which has been a quality of Frank Roelandt-coached tough teams. While mentor Don Peterson's Pelicans are rated stronger than last season's edition, the Black Tornado will hope follow the success of last season when Klamath also had the edge in height. Medford won three out of four games with the Pelicans In taking the conference and Dis trict 6 A-l banner. Kimpton, Moore Shin Kimpton and Moore are the lads against whom the Tornado probably will have to devote most attention. In Klamath's six games Kimpton has run up 100 points. Moore has collected 94 counters and pulled down 81 re bounds. Sutherland's record shows 53 points and 45 back board retrieves. Niles, who for merly attended Medford schools, has 38 points for the season. Klamath with a 5-1 win-loss mark has rolled up 347 points for an average of 57.8 per game. Opponents have totalled 263 or 43.8 a contest. For Medford Copple is the leading scorer in eight contests in a 6-2 season standing. Mc Laughlin has recorded 8B, Larry Perkins 70, Plumley 55, Dick Puhl 48 and Hamlin 42. Copple, McLaughlin, Plumley and Ham lin have combined to give Med- Company A MIBL Victor Company A ' of the National Cuard held to a front ranking status in the Medford Independ ent Basketball league last night by edging Hawkinson Tire Tread 46 to 43. There was no report on the outcome of the Mutual of Omaha Butte Falls game. The Guardsmen took an early lead in their contest but had to .come from behind and close out on the strength of free shots to win. Hawkinson's caught up at 40-all and went on top at 41 to 40. The Guard tied it at 41-each. Tiremen went ahead 43 to 41. Then the Guard made it 43 apiece. Ted Yarnell made one and Vern Parent made two free hots to gain the victory margin. Cam Protested Company A headed 23 to 15 at halftime. Yarnell scored 13 points for Company A and Max Hite 17 for Hawkinson's. Fred Johnson, Hawkinson's manager, said his team is pro testing the game It lost to Lea Motors this week because of Lea's use of a player not on the roster by the time three games were played this season. Bruce Penny, who was with Southern Oregon college, is the player involved. '-.i z: .v.. i t, ' 3F a i "t4i.Lt JL ' flu IHV tr-V Mrf jLj. f2i' : - - NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT As most of the coun try watches the thermometer dip to freezing, Stanford's John Brodie (left) and Notre Dame's Paul Hornung, the nation's top Ail-American quarterbacks, get in some sunny football practice with Pan American stewardess Ellen Forsythe. Their gridiron is Waikiki Beach at Hono lulu. Brodie has been drafted for pro ball with the San Francisco 49ers while Hornung is signed with the Green Bay Packers. ford strength under the back boards. The Tornado has scored 435 points or 54.3 a game and rivals put 347 markers, average of 47.3. Both Medford and Klamath have three regulars back from last year. Copple, McLaughlin and Plumley were on Medford's 1956 state runner-up club. Moore, Sutherland and Kimpton return from the Pel club which was second in the conference and also went to the state tourney last season. Medford, KF Picked Klamath and Medford are the clubs expected to battle it out for top honors in the district with Grants Pass rated a sleeper and Ashland a darkhorse in the quest for two state tourney berths. Some sources rate the Pelicans the club to beat in the race this year. Other feel that Medford desire could give it the conference bunting for the third successive season. KF with some of the same players had been ex pected to do better last year. Roelandt has reported that Perkins may not be able to play this week end. He has missed scrimmages because of an in flamed tendon in his foot. Ham lin likely . will get the starting guard spot which has been occu pied by Perkins. Other regulars who were somewhat on the ail ing list at the beginning of the week a reported over their ills. Copple and McLaughlin will be at the opening forwards, Plum ley at center and Puhl at guard. Reserve Don Peek has a foot fracture and has doctor's orders not to run or jump for about 10 days. Klamath starters may be Moore, Sutherland, Niles, Kimp ton and Lee McGill with Ken Douglas likely to see quite a bit of service. Junior varsity teams of the two schools meet at 6:30 pjn. in pre liminaries both days. LINB-1'PS: Company A 4S H. Trainman 8 Hlginbotham 4 Nolan 9 Yarnell 13 Parent 8 Subatltutioni Clark 2. King: 43 nawklnson't f 17 Hite f 4 Smith e 11 D Woo ton g 2 Thompson t Serak For Company A. lor Hawkinson s, F. Johnson 1, McCay 8. D. Johnson. Restrictions on Hungary Refugees To Be Tightened Camp Kilmer, N. J." !U.R) The government plans to tight en security and other restric tions on Hungarian refugees coming to the United States. Rep. Francis E. Walter, CD- Pa.), chairman of the House in vestigation subcommittee, an nounced the security crack down Wednesday and said "many more people" are to be returned In the future. Walter came to this refugee reception center after it was an nounced that eight Hungarians were returned to Austria for giving fa.i information. An other Hungarian returned at his own request Many Wer Communists He said many of the first refu gees to flee Hungary were "hard-boiled Communists" try ing to escape the ire of revolu tionists, but that he was not sure how many Communists reached the United States. However, of those who have filtered through, Walter said he was "quite certain our author ities will round them up and deport them." Many of those to be turned back will be de ported for violation of parole, Walter said. The Pennsylvania Democrat, 1 Eden's Resignation Privately Welcomed By Officials in U.S. MEDF0RDfa1JTWBUNE Washington OI.R) United States officials today privately welcomed Sir Anthony Eden's decision to quit as Britain's prime minister as a step toward restoring U.S.-British relations to their pre-Suez level. Publicly there were warm ex pressions from the White House and the State Department for Eden and concern over his health. But by his resignation officials said privately, Eden had cleared the way for a strength' ening of the Western alliance and a revival of American-Brit ish cooperation. 'Old Friend' of Ike President Eisenhower, in a White House statement, did not express the usual "regret" over Eden's resignation. But the Pres ident referred to Eden as "an old and good friend of mine." He said he had developed a "great respect and admiration" for Eden as a "dedicated leader- in the cause of freedom." The President also said he is sending Eden a personal mes sage. Secretary of State John Fost er Dulles who had not always seen eye-to-eye with Eden said "It Is a matter of deep regret that Sir Anthony Eden has felt compelled to lay down the "ar duous duties of his office be cause of health." The secretary spoke of Eden's "ability and ef fective dedication to the cause of freedom in the world and unity between the free nations, particularly between the United Kingdom and the United States." Highly Regarded Washington anxiously await ed selection of a successor to Eden. Lord Privy Seal R. A. (Rab) Butler and Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold MacMil lan, both prominently mention ed as Eden's successor, are high ly regarded here. Either man would almost certainly be wel comed in the next few months as a White House guest. co-author of the McCarran-Walt-er immigration law, said he thought some Hungarian Com munists had received permanent American visas while true reb els against Communism were forced to enter the country on parole. Do-lf-Yourself Enthusiasts Get Tips Madison, Wis. (U.R) For you do-it-yourself enthusiasts, a Uni versity of Wisconsin farm me chanics specialist has some tops for professional-looking work. Glenn Barquist offers the fol lowing advice to would-be car penters: Always sand in the direction of the grain of the wood. Cross grain sanding or circular sand ing will mar the surface. Don't use interior plywood for outdoor jobs. Plywood or veneer also should not be used for cutting boards. Use just enough paint or var nish to cover. It's easy to put on too much. Choose the right size of screw driver. A- screwdriver that's too large will tear the wood-around the screws. ' Remember a flat-headed screw should be flush with the board, not above it or countersunk, be low it. Golden Eagle Flies Into Cab of Truck Salt Lake City (U.R) A gold en eagle that crashed safely through the windshield of James O.-Rhead's truck as he drove 70 miles an hour over the Nevada desert later took fate into its own hands and flew the coop. Rhead brought the giant bird wing span 80 inches to "his home here, offered publicly to give it away, then debated whether the eagle might be hap pier back on the desert. He had decided to drive the bird back to Nevada when it snapped the slim chain around one leg and took to the air. IPdDIKTS Crater, Ashland To Collide In Series on Maplecourt Crater and Ashland high schools, now traditional rivals, clash for the first time Friday and Saturday in counting A-l basketball competition. The clubs play af Ashland on Friday and at Central Point on Saturday, continuing a rivalry which has been spirited in recent years. At Ashland they will play before the Southern Oregon college-Oregon college scrape. High school junior varsity play is set for 6:15 p.m. with the Comet and Grizzly Southern Oregon conference varsities meeting about 7:45 p.m. At Central Point coach Jim Nau has had his Comets work ing this week on offenses gainst both man-to-man and zone de fenses. Since Ashland is regard ed as strong under the back boards Crater has also labored to perfect its rebounding. Free throws, on which the Comets fell down against Medford last week, are getting attention. Not Discouraged Nau said that his charges have not been discouraged by their two losses to Medford. He pointed to a better performance Saturday than the one on Friday. Possible Crater starters are Dick Davis, Fred Herrmann, Randy Campbell, Don Goyette and Wayne Allen. Davis has been nursing a foot blister. At Ashland coach Earl Iba's Grizzlies have been intent on improving their offensive pat tern. Defense has received some concentration. Iba . is hopeful that the Ashlanders will carry on with the fine desire they have shown this year. The Grizzlies suffered a set back when Mark Fitch sprained his ankle in practice on Tues- Thurtdiy, January IS, 1957 MEDFORD (OREOOK) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Rogue Ranchers Have CP Range . The Rogue Archers have scheduled practice shoots every Thursday evening at their in door range which is located over Paulsen's Thrift market in Cen tral Point. The club invites all interested archers to shoot. Club members are competing in the winter tourney of the Southern Oregon League of Archers. The next tourney will be in Central Point, Sunday, February 3. FANGIO FAVORED Buenos Aires (U.R) Juan Manuel Fangio, the 45-year-old Argentinian world automobile racing champion, is favored to win Sunday's' Argentine Gran prix. He will drive a Maserati. Fangio is favored because of his knowledge of the Autodrome course, which puts a premium on the skill, and endurance of the driver. day. His service this week end is doubtful. Dale Olson may start in Fitch's spot. Others who may be in the opening line-up are Jack Eberhart, Mel Dailey, Jack Tobiasson and Albert Hart-well. St. Mary's At Prospect St. Mary's and Prospect highs vie this evening in the top game of the week in the Jackson County B Basketball league. Ac tion is billed for the Prospect court. The Crusaders of Medford are the defending titlists. Prospect has what is regarded as its best quintet in years. Coach Millard Webb pf St. Mary's reported that he has worked his crew hard in prac tice this week and he added, "I think they're ready." Each club won its opening game in the circuit and will be out to keep its record clean. Webb and coach Wes Stauffer of the Cougars are expected to go again with their usual starters. For St. Mary's it may be Jack Birmingham, Jim D a r 1 a n d, Jerry Flakus, Ron Pruitt and Jack Daley. The Cougars could be Jim and Leo Daniels, Don Vannice, Dave Gardner and Jim Davidson. In Friday games Butte Falls will play at Talent and Jack sonville at Rogue River. uFrank Broyles Missouri Coach St. Louis (U.R) The names are changed but the sys tem will be much the same at the University of Missouri this fall, where young Frank Broyles of Georgia Tech will succeed Don Faurot as head coach. Faurot, who will continue as Tiger athletic director, said he hoped some of Broyles' success at Georgia Tech with the split-T which Faurot invented, would rub off at Missouri. Broyles was signed to a three year contract Wednesday. Trip fo Grocery Takes Longer Than Expected Knoxville, Tenn. (U.R How ard Seay took longer to go to the neighborhood grocery than he should have. So his brother, James, decided to get into his car and go hunt Howard. A few blocks from home, James whizzed through a speed trap set up by the city police's radar team and was ar rested and taken to jail. It was there that James found Howard who had been arrested at the same spot on a speeding charge. 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