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eturn Title Fight
Foiiowing Basilio
in 15-Round Split
Br JACK CUDDY
United Press Sporls Writer
New York 'IP Carmen Basi
lio, who won the world middle
weight championship from Sugar
Ray Robinson in 15 violent
rounds Monday night, will meet
ex-champion Ray in a return
title fight within six months, it
seemed nearly certain today.
Basilio, the ex-onion farmer of
Chittenango, N.Y., who pounded
out a split decision over the an
cient but amazing Robinson,
said, "1 11 be ready to honor my
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University of Oregon, Eugene
Oregon's "VVebfoots and the
Panthers of Pittsburgh take the
lid off Oregon's finest home
schedule in years Saturday,
meeting in one of the day's top
intersectional battles at Port
land's Multnomah Stadium.
Game time is 8 p.m.
The Webfoot home opener,
one of six top games slated for
Oregon grid fans this fall, brings
the nationally ranked Panthers
to the west coast for the first
time in a score of years, s and
coach John Michelosen's crew
will stay on the Webfoot campus
for a week following the game
before flying to Los Angeles and
an encounter with Southern Cal
ifornia.
The game, the second be
tween the two schools, should
stack up as another thriller.
The Panthers won last year at
Pittsburgh, 14 - 7. and later
earned a Gator Bowl bid against
Georgia Tech.
7 3 1 Record
Coach Michelosen lost 16 Iet
termen from the squad of 1956
which compiled a 7-3-1 record,
including losses to Minnesota
and Georgia Tech, both nation
ally ranked at the close of the
season. The Panthers will have
lettermen, however, at every
starting position except quarter
back, left guard and right end.
Quarterback Bill Kali den
faces a load of pressure guiding
his Panthers through one of the
n a t i o n's toughest schedules
which includes Oklahoma, USC,
Nebraska, Army, Notre Dame,
Syracuse, West Virginia, Penn
State, and Miami besides the
Webfoots. Kaliden played just
twenty-seven minutes last sea
son and did not see action at all
in the last four games, but a
fine passing arm and able lead
ership should compensate for
the inexperience.
The Ducks will also field an
all-veteran starting lineup, lei
by the coast's speediest back-
field and one of the biggest lines
in several seasons. Jim Shanley,
Jack Morris and Leroy Phelps
pre the speed merchants which
Coach Len Casanova will ride
with aeainst the strong Pan
thers, and each one of the start
ers has an able replacement.
Oregon's starting line will aver
age close to 203 pounds, led by
three-year vet Harry Mondale
at guard and huge Jim Linden
?t tackle. Mondale was selected
on the Panther all-opponent
team last fall.
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And Robinson's most trusted
advisor, George Gainford, de
clared today "Yes, I"d like to see
Ray fight Basilio for the title
again, if we can get assurances
from the boxing commission
that the New York state law
against the use of collodion-iodi-form
ointment will be carried
out."
Gainford, principal handler in
Robinson's corner during the
electrifying battle before 33,000
Mounties'
Coach Named
For Honor
Los Angeles (IP) Charlie
Metro, skipper of the second
place Vancouver Mounties, to
day was named Pacific Coast
League Manager of the Year by
the PCL Baseball Writers asso
ciation.
George Goodale, the writers'
executive secretary, at the same
time revealed that Vancouver
centerfielder Lennie Green was
named Rookie of the Year and
the San Francisco Seals' sensa
tional relief hurler Leo Kiely
was selected as Pitcher of the
Year.
Metro in nine complete sea
sons as a manager won two pen
nants and finished out of the
firtt division only once. Kiely
boasted a 21-6 record in 56 relief
appearance this season. Green
boasted a .311 batting average
in 139 games for Vancouver and
was called up to Baltimore
shortly before the 1957 PCL sea
son ended.
Telecast
Successful
Last Night
First closed circuit television
presentation of a boxing bout in
a Medford theater proved a
huge, impressive success last
night. It should assure a sellout
for the next such venture here
and definitely will if a rematch
between Carmen Basilio and
Sugar Ray Robinson is handled
again by theater TV.
The Craterian had a full house
last night to view the fight being
held in far off Yankee stadium.
It was an enthusiastic crowd and
apparently . well satisfied one.
While the picture was not al
ways vividly clear, fans could
tell easily what was going on.
Only once, and then only for a
few seconds in the 12th round,
did the picture slip and flutter.
Big factors which helped the
success of Theater Manager Bob
Corbin's venture here were the
full 15-round length of the en
counter and the fact that the
match was such a terrific one. It
was a real good show and fans
got their money's worth.
Reactions of the crowd, its
shouts and applause, made the
Craterian seem almost like ring
side. Fans at the Medford the
ater, judging from the cheers
and boos, were largely pro-Ba-silio.
So the outcome of the fight
was popular with the majority
of viewers. Cheers flooded the
Craterian before Basilio's name
was spoken as champion. The
announcer said the one word,
"new," and the local viewers
knew he had the title and a
well deserved crown, the way he
kept boring in.
Judging from comments out
side the theater after the fight
a sizeable pile of money changed
hands locally as a result of the
outcome of the fight. RDJ.
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Shady Cove fire hall to discuss
the coming hunting season and
regulations. Some type of game
census by Sportsmen members
will be nlanned.
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in Yankee stadium, complained
to Referee Al Berl five times
against use of the ointment on
Basilio's bleeding left brow, be
cause it was getting into Robin
son's eyes and paining him.
Considered Tip-Off
Although Robinson told re
porters he would require four
or five days to decide whether
to fight Basilio again or retire,
Gainford's statement was inter
preted by Sugar Ray's friends
as the tipoff of a return brawl.
Thirty-seven - year-old Robin
son has a pre - fight contract
with Basilio, calling for a return
shot at the title within 90 days
or at a mutually agreeable time
thereafter.
Carmen's own welterweight
crown was not at stake Monday
night; but the title was vacated
automatically the instant his
hand was raised in victory as
new middleweight champion, by
state law. Whether the New
York State Athletic commission
could make some exception,
should Robinson unexpectedly
retire and should Basilio prefer
to keep the welter title is a
matter of conjecture.
Basilio, who almost retired in
despair six years ago because of
ring reverses, triumphed hero
ically Monday night in the great
est fight of his life and one of
the most thrilling ever staged in
any ring.
The betting was at "even mon
ey" when they squared bff , and
it was a "zigzag" conflict in
which each was staggered sever
al times and each appeared on
the verge of a knockout at least
once. In the bloody eleventh ses
sion, Robinson bleeding from
the nose was stunned by a
right to the head and then bat
tered nearly a minute on the
ropes. In the 13th, Basilio may
have been saved by the bell, af
ter a left hook buckled his knees
and a barrage to the head left
him lurching about crazily and
ready to fall. But neither of the
rugged champions went to the
canvas once.
6 '2-Pound Edge
Basilo, weighing 153V2
pounds to Robinson's 160, forced
the fighting in every round
against his heavier and rangier
opponent. Before the struggle
was finished, Carmen was bleed
ing from two gashes over his
left eye and from the nose and
there was a large mouse under
his right eye. But he was still
forcing the fight and he won the
last round on the cards of all
three ring officials.
Meanwhile, Sugar Ray fight
ing defensively and trying to
catch his shorter opponent with
uppercuts and left hooks as he
came in made such a gallant
stand that Referee Al Berl voted
him the fight on a rounds basis,
9-6.
But Judges Artie Aidala and
Bill Rechet favored Basilio re
spectively, 9-5-1 and 8-6-1. The
United Press agreed, 9-6. A poll
of 47 sports writers at the ring
side showed 26 for Basilio, 17
for Robinson and four "even."
Ducks to Meet
Pittsburgh Team
Eugene, Ore. OP) The Uni
versity of Oregon, home from a
tough 9-6 victory over rugged
Idaho, opened practice sessions
Monday in preparation for a
game with Pittsburgh in Port
land this week end.
Line coach Bill Hammer, re
turned from scouting Pittsburgh
at the Oklahoma-Pitt clash Sat
urday, said the Panthers were
big and rugged. With the ex
ception of some costly mistakes,
Hammer said, the game at Pitts
burgh was a "real close one"
in spite of the 26-0 score in the
Sooners' favor.
Stanford, Calif. OP) Stan
ford coach Chuck Taylor sent
his squad, fresh from a rout of
San Jose State Saturday,
through light drills Monday in
preparation for a tilt with North
western this week end.
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Oklahoma Tops Teams
In First Week's Poll
New York (IP) Oklahoma,
which picked up where it left
off last season and drubbed Pitt
for its 41st consecutive victory,
topped the first weekly college
football ratings of the United
Press Board of Coaches today
by an overwhelming vote.
Texas A&M and Georgia Tech
which also opened the 1957 sea
son with impressive victories,
ranked second and third behind
the Sooners in the choices of the
35 leading coaches who comprise
the United Press rating board.
Coach Bud Wilkinson's pow
erful legions, national champ
ions for the past two seasons,
were the No. 1 choice of 30
coaches following Saturday's 26
0 triumph over Pitt. Two other
coaches picked Oklahoma sec
ond, one third and two fourth.
That gave the Sooners 340 points
out of a possible 350.
Michigan State, Minnesota and
Michigan, the three Big Ten
powers who do not open their
season until nejet week end, were
ranked fourth, fifth and sixth
in that order. Navy, Tennessee,
Duke and Oregon State rounded
out the first week's top 10 in
Tornado Has
Sixth Spot
In Grid Poll
Portland (IP) Marsh
fields High school was ranked
in first place among Oregon's
A-l high school football teams
today with Noxlh Salem second
and Milwaukie third.
Marshfield, unbeaten in 37
straight games, piled up five
of a possible seven first place
votes in The' Journal coaches'
poll. The ratings.
TEAM POINTS
1. Marshfield .. 66
2. North Salem JSS
3. Milwaukie 42
4. South Eugene 40
5. Jefferson 31
6. Medford -. 30
7. Benson 26
8. Grants Pass 17
9. McMinnville 16
10. Grant - 15
Others: The Dalles 12, Hills
boro 9, Beaverton and West
Linn 8; Roseburg 3, South
Salem and Pendleton 2, Baker
and Albany 1 each.
San Jose, Calif. iW San
Jose State has gone "back to
fundamentals" in preparation for
next Friday night's game with
Denver University at Denver.
STANFORD ROLLS OVER SAN JOSE STATE Indian Dick
Childs (23) fails to crash the center of San Jose State line in this
fourth quarter action at Stanford. But his next try from the one
yard line gave Stanford another touchdown and a 40-0 score.
The Indians kept pouring it on to finish the game by a 47-6 win
over the Spartans.
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that order. Of the last four, only
Tennessee did not play last week
Texas A&M, Michigan State,
Minnesota, Duke and 14th-rank-ed
Texas each attracted one
first-place vote from the coach
es, whose weekly ratings have
become as the most authorita
tive in college football.
With points distributed on a
10-9-8 down to 1 basis for votes
from first to 10th places, Texas
A&M received 210 points, trail
ing Oklahoma by 130. The Texas
Aggies opened their season with
a 21-13 triumph over Mary
land in the week's nationally
televised game.
Georgia Tech had 196 points,
Michigan State 193, Minnesota
183, Michigan 142, Navy 104,
Tennessee 91, Duke 87 and Ore
gon State 77.
Baylor topped the second 10
group, followed in order by
Iowa, Ohio State, Texas and
UCLA. Southern Methodist and
Stanford were tied for 16th
place, Pitt and Penn State were
tied for 18th, and Rice was 20th.
In all, 36 teams received votes
in the first ratings of the sea
son.
GRIDIRON QUEEN Mary
Ann Mobley, 20-year-old
University of Mississippi
coed, poses with her trophy
after being crowned Amer
ica's "Miss Football of 1957"
at the 12th annual Football
Festival at Berkeley, Calif.
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New York OP) The first 1957
weekly college football ratings
by the United Press put Oregon
State in 10th place and Oregon
in a six-way tie for 26th place.
Oregon State is the only PCC
team in the top 10. Those tied
with Oregon for 26th are South
ern California, Washington State,
Utah, Colorado and Auburn.
UCLA is ranked 15th and
Stanford tied with Southern
Methodist for 16th.
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Shifts In Lineup
Made By Elliott
Berkeley, Calif. (IP Left
end Roger Ramseier, left tackle
Charlie Holston, left guard Pat
Newell and center Frank Doret
ti moved into California's start
ing lineup today.
Coach Pete Elliott said he
made the changes in an effort
to eliminate weaknesses in the
Bears' offense. Elliott scheduled
a full scrimmage today in prep
aration for the Washington State
game.
Oregon State in the Rose Bowl,
is 12th and Pittsburgh, which
meets Oregon Saturday, is tied
with Penn State for 18th.
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Forest Grove HP Linfield's
Junior . Varsity football team
scored two touchdowns and a
safety Monday to down the Pa
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