TWELVE MZDrORD (OREGON)
Eagles Scrap
Brookings in
Rogue Loop
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Brookings
Eagle Point .
Illinoit Valley
Phoenix
Rogue River -Clendjile
Possession of the top rung
alone in the Rogue Basketball
league will be at stake Friday
when Eagle Point and Brook
ings contend on the Brookings
court.
At the same time Phoenix and
Illinois Valley will have a ruckus
at Cave Junction which will
break a tic for third position.
Illinois Valley will go to Glen
dale on Saturday for Rogue
league action. Eagle Point plays
at Brookings again on Saturday
but the outcome will have no
affect on Rogue standings.
Brookings and Eagle Point
enter their series opener unde
feated in the circuit. However,
the coast club has played one
more league foe than the Eagles.
EP Intact
Coach Art Thompson of Eagle
Point indicated yesterday that
his squad is intact. He said that
he has been drilling the Eagles
in offensive measures against the
man-to-man defense and full
court press that the Brookings
club has displayed. The mentor
will likely call on his usual start
ing five of Jack Greb, Wayne
Christian, Gary Foran, Dennis
Boren and Ron Veach.
Brookings starters may be
Bill Workinger, Anderson, Ron
Lane and R. and M. Bullock.
Twenty two Eagle Point play
ers will leave at noon on Friday
for Brookings. The group in
cludes 12 varsity and 10 jayvee
players. They will be quartered
in the homes of Brookings play
ers. Phoenix could use a crew
opening made up of Jim James,
Gary Simmons, Doug Witte, Jim
Stout and Jim Heath. The IV
team could be chosen from
among Larry Preston, Dick
Goodwin, Dennis Hogan, Pat
Simington, Mike Piller and Den
nis Kennedy.
Gil Cadilli
Gets Verdict
Over Berrios
Boston OJ.R) A little guy
with a crew cut had the already
confused featherweight boxing
situation in a jumble today all
because he wouldn't believe the
Gil Cadilli, lithe scrapper
from San Francisco, accompnsn
ed that feat Wednesday night by
dancing and jabbing lus way 10
a stunning upset win over second-ranked
featherweight con
tender Miguel Berrios of Puerto
Rico.
Cadilli, well known on the
West Coast but unranked na
t;nnr,ll mnn a cnlit decision in
I nationaly televised 10-rounder
K ancient Mechanics nan. m
ictory, fashioned before a
sparse gathering of 362 fans,
v.,,ht nn ahruDtlv Berrios'
visions of a shot at feather
weight champion Sandy Sad
dler's crown.
In Max of Contenders
f, imnnrtant tn Cadilli. the
cleverly -wrought triumph shot
the dark-haired &an r ranciscan
into the maze of contenders all
straining for a chance ai uie
126-pound title.
Going into the bout, Berrios
1. 1 1 i lino for a fizht with
(IdU uiGii ' -
ip-ranked contender Cherif Ha-
mia of France, wun oauui -already
stripped
by the National Boxing commis
sion the Berrips-Hamia bout
mirht have been for a vacated
crown.
However. Cadilli threw that
scheduled bout onto the Junk
pile, at least as far as luster is
concerned, and demonstrated to
home-viewing telesiders just
how good a boxer he is.
Goalie Suspended
For Quitting Club
Boston U.R) Goalie Terry
Sawchuk, three-time winner of
the Vazina trophy, had one
chance left today to have his
indefinite suspension lifted by
the Boston Bruins.
That was to see a doctor.
Bruins Coach Milt Schmidt, who
ordered the suspension Wednes
day in the absence of General
Manager Lynn Patrick, said:
"If Terrv's sick, then we'll go
along ail the way with him.
But we've asked him to see a
doctor and he won't have any
thing to do with the idea."
The 27-year-old Sawchuck
stunned Bruins officials, players
and fans alike Tuesday when
he announced he was quitting
the team flat. He said his nerves
were "upset" and he couldnt
go on.
AWARDS TO SIME
Durham. N. C. OJ.R) Dave
Sime. Duke University track
star, leaves foi-a two-day tour of
New Jersey and Ohio today to
pick up two "athlete of the year"
awards. Sime, of Fairlawn, N. J.,
will receive one award tonight
in his home state and then will
be honored on Friday at the an
nual Columbus, Ohio, Touch
down Club's annual dinner.
MAIL TRIBUNE
UEDFOKDf.TEIBUNE
SIPODIffiTrS
American League Slates Record
High of 237 Night Tilts in 1957
Chicago (U.R) A record
high of 237 night games will be
played in the American league
during the 1957 season, continu
ing the trend toward more after
dark activity.
The Baltimore Orioles, who
played 42 night games last sea
son, are the 1957 arclight cham
pions. The Orioles, who enjoyed
a fairly successful 1956 season
at the gate despite their lowly
finish in the A. L. race, will play
47 games after dark in 1957,
while the Kansas City Athletics,
who played 44 last year, are
down for 43 in 1957 for second
place, according to the schedule
released today by league head
quarters. The Washington Senators, last
year's after dark champions with
45 games, are scheduled for 38
in 1957. The Indians are down
for 31 night games, one up from
, Sport
Parade
New York (U.R) Mickey
Mantle is dashing around the
country picking up Innumerable
awards this winter and it should
come as no secret that he prob
ably will strap on the Hickok
SI 0,000 gold and diamond belt
Monday night as the pro athlete
of the year.
Nothing has been announced
on this officially, but Mantle's
chief opposition ior the Roches
ter award must be teammate
Don Larsen, the World Series
no-hitter, and heavyweight
champion Floyd Patterson. But
they still must stand as a couple
of one-shots.
And one-shots don't win this
costly bauble.
The voting in the past has
proved as much. Remember
when Jack Fleck upset Ben
Hogan in the U.S. Open? Well,
Fleck received reams of public
ity. Yet when the votes were
counted. Otto Graham had the
gimcrack fastened around his
waist.
Poll Mad Monthly.
The monthly award winners
in the Hickok polls were basket
ballers Bob Pettit of the St.
Louis Hawks and Paul Arizin
of the Philadelphia Warriors,
Jockey Eddie Arcaro, golfer
Jackie Burke, Dale Long of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, Mantle, Sal
Maglie of the New York Giants,
Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn
Dodgers. Larsen, Patterson and
Frank Gilford of the New York
football Giants.
Baseball players seem to have
an edge in polls of this sort,
primarily because they hold the
headlines for such a long length
of time.
In the six years of this award
diamond dandies have taken it
three times. Phil Rizzuto won
it in 1950: Aliie Reynolds in
1951, and Willie Mays when the
Say Hey Kid has his fabulous
season in 1954.
Marciano in 1952
The three other winners were
Ben Hogan 1953, Rocky Marcia
no 1952, and Graham 1955.
You could also make a case
this year for Johnny Longden,
HOCKEY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
By UNITED PRESS
The Montreal Canadiens
haven't lost a game since Dec.
26 and as a result the National
Hockey league race is turning
out to be a one-team affair.
The high-scoring Canadiens
lengthened their unbeaten string
to nine games and the, NHL lead
over runnerup Detroit to five
points Wednesday night by de
feating the Toronto Maple Leafs,
3-2.
Henri Richard. Dickie Moore
and Jean Beliveau, who trails
Detroit's Gordie Howe, 25 to 24
goals in the race for individual
honors, flicked the puck past
goalie Ed Chadwick in the
second period and it proved
enough to beat the rallying
Maple Leafs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Norm Defelice warmed up for
his second trial with the Boston
Bruins by pitching a shutout at
Springfield Wednesday night
that enabled his Hershey Bears
to move into a first-place tie
with Providence in the Ameri
can Hockey league.
Defelice, who is slated to re
place Terry Sawchuk as Boston
goaltender, received outstanding
assistance from his defensive
unit as he came through with
his first shutout in eight games.
Hershey, which has now won
seven of its last eight games, in
cluding three in a row, scored
three times in the first period
off the last place Indians. Al
Nicholson. Larry Zeidel and
Arnie Kullman received credit
for the goals.
Bobby Solinger added the
fourth goal midway through the
final period. This was the only
action scheduled for the league.
Thursday, January 17, 1S5?
last season, .while the Chicago
White Sox are scheduled for 22,
one less than in 1957.
Tops 1956 By Nine
The Detroit Tigers and Boston
Red Sox, who have been holding
the line for fewer night games,
have upped their 1957 after dark
schedule from 14 each to 21 and
18, respectively. The New York
Yankees, who played 16 last
year, are up one for 1957.
This year's total tops 1956 s
night game schedule by. nine,
but falls considerably short of
the National League's figure of
259.'
The Orioles and Senators open
the season in Washington on
April 15, one day sooner than the
others.
The season opened on April 17
last year and closed on Sept. 30.
The 1957 season closes one day
sooner.
who set a r.ew all-time jockey
record for total victories, or
two-time national riding cham
pion Willie Hartack. But the
signs are that they'll be buried
along with all the other candi
dates as Mantle emerges su
preme. Larsen's no-hitter, the first in
World Series history, was a
tremendous performance. And
Patterson's win over Archie
Moore was impressive but, as
they say on the fight beat, who
else did he beat?
; Mantle had them talking
throughout the entire baseball
season. His efforts had to be
the year's best pro performance.
And if he doesn't get the Hick
ok belt, the kid from Oklahoma
wuz robbed." '
Dethroning
Of Saddler
Irks Skipper
Miami, Fla. (U.R) Manager
Charley Johnston, who threat
ens to sue the National Boxing
association for stripping Sandy
Saddler of his world feather
weight title, won't be able to
appear before the New York
Athletic commission Friday as
requested.
The New York commission
sent a telegram to Johnston
Wednesday asking him to appear
before their regular weekly
meeting to arrange a physical
examination of Saddler by com
mission doctors.
"My wife has just had a seri
ous operation and I can't leave
Miami until the doctors give her
the okay, which will be in a
week or 10 days," Johnston
said.
Million Dollars
When informed of the NBA's
action against Saddler, which
the New York Commission has
declined to recognize, Johnston
grew angry and threatened to
"sue each member of the Na
tional Boxing association indi
vidually for a million dollar."
Saddler, who has not defend
er1 his title since stopping. Flash
Elorde of the Philippines last
January at San Francisco, was
injured in an automobile acci
dent last July. Johnston was
negotiating for Sandy to defend
his title against Cherif Hamia of
Algeria at the time of the acci
dent. Meanwhile. Julius Helfand,
chairman of the New York Com
mission, announced in New York
that his group will take no ac
tion against Saddler until Sandy
undergoes a physical examina
tion. South Carolina
Mentor To Stay
Columbia, S. C. !U.P.) Young
Warren Giese, denying a report
ed "fabulous offer" to coach
football at Houston, turned his
attention instead today to spring
practice and recruiting to pre
pare the South Carolina Game
cocks for the 1957 season.
Giese announced Wednesday
night he had withdrawn his
name from consideration for the
vacancy at Houston and "I have
every intention of fulfilling my
three-year contract" at South
Carolina.
Only Wednesday morning, the
handsome, 32-year-old coach re
turned from a two-day visit to
the Texas school's campus. He
had been invited by Houston of
ficials to discuss the vacancy
created when Coach Bill Meek
switched to Southern Methodist.
Giese denied that he ever had
a firm offer from Houston but
sources here insisted he could
have had the job for the asking.
He was reportedly offered $20,
000 a year for five years, an auto
mobile, ahome and some stock.
JNlfc OSCAR FRALEY
i Sport Writer
yTTi United Prss
Basketball
Scores
WEDNESDAY COLLEGE GAMES
By United Press
(East)
Villanova 63, Pennsylvania 47
Svracuse 75. Penn State 45
Temple 73, Scranton 57
Army 81, Pern Military 61
(South)
Louisville 104. Eastern. (Ky 1 67
Maryland 82, Georgetown V.D.C.) 69
Clemson 70, Furman 77
(Midwest)
Evansville 67, Ky. Weslsyan 64
Mount Union 69, Fenn 48
(West)
Seattle 76, Portland State 64
Oregon Tech 63, Southern Oregon 60
Souchak 8-1
Golf Choice
At Caliente
Agua Caliente, Mexico (U.R)
Mike Souchak, an 8-1 favorite
in the bookie betting, tees off in
defense of his title in the S15.000
Caliente Open Golf tournament
today in the last PGA co-sponsored
tournament to allow wa
gering. In this town, where gambling
of this type is legalized, the long
hitting Souchak was rated ahead
of such well-known money-winners
ass Jackie Burke, the PGA
and Masters champion; Dow Fin
sterwald, the second-leading cash
collector of 1956; Doug Ford,
winner of the recent rich Los
Angeles Open and the Panama
City, Panama, titles; and Jay
Hebert, who captured the Bing
Crosby pro championship.
Just about all the big names
of the current touring brigade,
with the exception of National
Open champion Dr. Cary Mid
dlecoff, are on hand to battle
for the top prize on the Tijuana
Country Club course.
Best Score Seen
Souchak not only is the fa
vorite to win the tournament,
but he has been installed as a
10-1 shot to shoot the best score
the opening day.
Burke, Hebert and some of
the others in the fine field are
playing under a mild protest
They are opposed to open gam
bling on golf tournaments.
"There is too much of a
chance for a scandal in the game
of golf to take this kind of a
chance," Burke said. "In the fu
ture we will have a clause in
our contracts that will stop this
type of bookie betting and odds
making." Rogue Clearing;
Main Steelhead '
Winter Run Soon
Portland (U.R) The weekly
report on fishing conditions pre
pared by the State Game Com
mission: Southwest: Central Douglas
county streams rising slowly;
lower South and upper main
Umpqua rivers muddy; North
Umpqua is milky; angling suc
cess spotty and poor; steelhead
ing on Tenmile lake outlet has
been good. -
Opening of Rogue and Apple
gate winter steelhead season
Jan. 15 resulted in only fair fish
ing; most fish were dark.
Rogue dropping and clearing;
main run of winter steelhead
soon will arrive in the Ferry
Hole and Hells Gate area; Rogue
muddy from Galice on down
stream from road construction;
Applegate in excellent condition
but only a few steelhead have
arrived.
Pennsylvania Boxing
Leaders Taking Steps
To Get Johnson Purse
Philadelphia U.R) The
Pennsylvania Athletic commis
sion is taking steps to collect
the $4,000 purse it fined light
heavyweight Harold Johnson for
his poor showing here in a bout
with Julio Mederos 13 months
ago.
The commission has obtained
a release signed by Johnson giv
ing it the authority to collect
the money from Promoter Her
man Taylor who has been hold
ing it in escrow.
Johnson collapsed in the second
round claiming he had been
handed a "doped orange" by a
stranger before the bout.
Viking Victory Records
World 5Vi Furlong Mark
Coral Gables, Fla. OJ.R) Vik
ing Victory, a four-year-old son
of Coallown and the 13 to 1 pick
in the fifth race at Tropical
Park Wednesday set a world
record of 1:03 flat for five and
one-half furlongs, bettering the
old mark of 1:03 15 established
by Nance's Ace, also at Tropical,
in 1944 and equaled by Bold
Bazooka at Hollywood Park in
1955.
RICHARDSON HONORED
Portland (U.R) More than
500 persons attended a banquet
at the Multnomah Athletic Club
last night honoring Jimmy Rich
ardson lnral snorts and civic
leader. Richardson was general
manager of the Multnoman ciud
for 20 years.
DIXIE TOURNEY OUT
Chapel Hill, N. C. (U.R) The
Dixie Baseball classic, which
pits four outside teams against
North Carolina's big four Wake
Forest, North Carolina, ' Duke
and North Carolina State will
not be held this year but will be
revived in 1958. Walter Rabb,
university of North Carolina
baseball coach, made the an
nouncement Wednesday night.
Hunting and Fishin
Southern
By MEL
(The following is the first of
a series reports and comments
on hunting and fishing in the
area to be presented in the
Mail Tribune by Mel Reel
well-known southern Oregon
sportsman and writer.)
The weather certainly has no
regard for the Rogue river val
ley sportsmen when it comes to
opening day for the second sea
son on the Rogue it usually
rains. After a month and one'
half of beautiful weather, low,
clear water and the river teem
ing with fish according to re
ports opening day found the
river a chocolate mess. Despite
water conditions hundreds of
hardy souls gave it the old col
lege try anyway but with scant
success.
The weatherman predicts
scattered showers over the week
end and if these stay scattered
enough it should be in excellent
shape for Saturday and Sunday.
The river has been "greening"
considerably. Every indication
points to a bumper season, fish
wise, if the weatherman will
only cooperate.
The Applegate river was in
good condition for the opening
and a number of limits were
reported. Conditions were a bit
on the crowded side in the fav
orite spots and this created
some problems for, with the
water as low as it is now. there
aren't as many good drift spots
as normal.
Open Areas Told
For those who find the game
laws a bit confusing it might
be well to state that the Apple
gate is open from its confluence
with the Little Appleeate to the
mouth of the Rogue. The Rogue
is open only below the mouth
of the Main Applegate.
The Illinois dropped to fish
ing conditions by Sunday and
a large number of anglers lim
ited. Veterans state that there
is a big run of fish in the river
and this week end should be one
of the best of the season.- The
two best producing spots re
main .the Swinging bridge and
the Briggs creek area.
Drifted cluster eggs were the
most consisent producers but
the new Spin 'n Glo which has
proved so deadly on the Smith
and Chetco made its debut last
Sunday and lived up to its ad
vance billing. This little fluor
escent plug with the white
wings is slid on the leader above
the hook and fished exactly like
eggs. It can be drifted or still
fished and will maintain its ac
tion in almost calm water.
Numerous inquiries have been
made as to how the steelies take
this lure. It seems to depend
on the individual fish. Some
fish smash it while others just
pick it up like a bait. The road
down the Illinois is reported to
Stokes Shines
But Rochester
Falls To Hawks
By UNITED PRESS
A record - breaking perform
ance by Maurice Stokes wasn't
enough Wednesday night to gain
the Rochester Royals a virtual
tie for. the Western division lead
in the National Basketball asso
ciation. Stokes tallied 31 points and
set a Rochester arena record
with 33 rebounds, but the Royals
bowed in overtime to the St.
Louis Hawks, 108-106. A win
would have put the Royals with
in two percentage points of Fort
Wayne; the loss left them a
game behind.
Bob Pettit and Chuck Share
were the game heroes for St.
Louis.
Pettit, who took team scoring
honors with 22 points, tallied
two free throws with a minute
left to create a 98-98 tie and
send the game into overtime.
Then Share scored three baskets
and Pettit had two more free
throws in the extra session.
The game was the only one
scheduled in the league Wednes
day night.
Seattle Whacks
Portland State
Seattle U.R) Seattle uni
versity, using its reserves
throughout much of the second
half, handed Portland State a
76-64 basketball defeat last night
as big Elgin Baylor racked up
32 points.
Little Johnny Winters of Port
land State bucketed 21 points
Portland State was behind by
20 points with about five min
utes to play but put on a late
rally to cut the margin.
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REES
be in good condition although
there are a few rough spots that
have to be negotiated with cau
tion." Umpqua Slacks Off
The Umpqua river (both
forks) which has been the most
consistent stream for big fish
so far this season slacked off
considerably in the last week
due to the cold weather with
the resultant colder water. The
fish were there but refused to
bite.
With warmer weather and
some rain due in the area this
week end these fish should
start to move again and when
they do, it should be tops. Any
one contemplating a trip there
during this period of unsettled
weather conditions should call
Roseburg Orchard'3-4157 (J. C.
Sporting Goods) for last minute
on the spot news.
The Smith river (California on
Redwood highway) is low and
clear. During the recent rain,
it came up 4-6 feet and prompt
ly lowered again. The park hole
really payed off Sunday morn
ing with fish taken up to 14
pounds. This writer fishing in
the Gasquet area picked up a
couple' with the largest running
15 pounds. Unless a storm hits
here to raise the river, this
week end is going to be rough.
Too low and too clear is the
report.
Chetco Paying Off
i The Chetco river (Brookings)
has been paying off in the low
er river with lots of fish run
ning in the 14-15 pound class.
Eggs, Spin 'n Glqs and Little
Oakies drifters are the answer
here. Some local boys drifting
the rover from the upper Low
Water bridge to the park have
had a field day. This drift nec
essitates taking a boat over the
mountain 22 miles as there are
ho roads along the river above
6-8 miles from the mouth.
Of course someone has to fore
go the fishing and drive the
car back down to the takeout.
There is a regular guide service
available for this trip which Is
termed "terrific For , a last
minute check it is possible to
call Brookings 2401. Bank fish
ing is good upstream about 4-6
miles and boats and motors are
available at the mouth. The
Chetco will be a good bet from
now till it closes the last of
February. 15-18-pound fish are
common on the Umpqua, Smith
and Chetco. ' .
For those contemplating fish
ing the Smith in California the
license fee is S3 for 10 days or
$10 for the season.
TO FINISH
THE JOB!
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Colts May End
Talk on Ewbank
Baltimore, Md. (U.PJ The
Baltimore Colts were expected
to end all speculation concern
ing Webb Ewbank's status with
the club today by announcing
the meticulous former line coach
of the Cleveland Browns will be
allowed to finish out his two
year contract as head coach next
season.
Ewbank, who left the job with
the Browns to take over the
Baltimore helm in 1954, has been
under fire for his coaching meth
ods and there had been talk that
he would be let out soon after
the completion of the 1956 sea
son.
Holiday Handicap
Headed by Travis
Dick Travis has picked up 43
points in a round of play in the
holiday golf handicap at Rogue
Valley Country club to assume
the lead with a 160 tabulation.
His other top point rounds
have been 42, 38 and 37.
Lloyd Pope is now second
with 157 (41, 41, 39, 36) and
Lee Flink has third with 153
(38. 38, 38, 39).
The handicap ends on Sun
day, Feb. 2.
NAVY STADIUM
Annapolis, Md. (U.R) Con
struction is expected to start in
mid-March on a new 53 million
football stadium at the U. S.
Naval Academy, it was an
nounced today. Adm. William
Smedberg III, Academy super
intendent, said the double-decked
31,000 seat stadium would be
known as "Navy and Marine
Corps stadium" and would re
place 16,000 seat Thompson
Field as the site of Navy's home
football games.
GRANTS PASS
JOSEPHINE COUNTY v
FAIRGROUNDS ARENA
FRIDAY NITE JAN. 18
8:30 p.m.
Ladies Freell Ladies Free!!
Double Main Event Every Man a
TV star.
Best 2 '3 falls or 1 hour limit
Tito Carreon, 202, Albuquerque
vs.
Bull Montana. 208, The Toledo
Terror
Carreon is a flashy Latin American
who has been a great card in the
Southwest.
Best 2 3 falls or 1 hour limit
Alec Perez. 210, Amarillo
vs.
Pierre DeGlane. 200, Windsor,
Canada
Perez appeared here last spring
and DeGlane is a flashy newcomer
with a great background.
Notice All LADIES will be ad
mitted absolutely free to this big
opening card (except In the ring
side seats).
UK
- ' '
Medford Mail Tribune
St. Mary's
Has Tiff at
Butte Falls
St. Mary's of Medford travels
to Butte Falls on Friday evening
for what may prove the most
hotly contested skirmish of the
night in the Jackson County B
Basketball league.
Other games will have Jack
sonville at Talent and Prospect
at Rogue River.
St. Mary's, as defending champ
and once beaten in the current
chase, will be fighting to stay
in the league running. Butte
Falls will aim to keep its record
unmarred in the circuit
Prospect Favorite
Prospect, which like Butte
Falls is undefeated in league
play, is expected to romp against
the Chieftains. Talent, tussling
for a victory after two loop set
backs, should have its hands full
with the Redskins who are 1-1
in the circuit along with St.
Mary's.
Butte Falls and Prospect in the
first two nights of contention
loomed the strongest challengers
for the crown.
Two non-league hassles are
billed by B members on Satur
day. St. Mary's will take on St
Francis at Eugene. Talent is host
for a return encounter with Mt.
Shasta, Calif.
The average velocity of the
wind in Miami is 10 miles per
hour but it has reached 132
miles per hour.
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