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4 TWELVE MED FORD (OREGON) ack Tornado Posts 33 - Medford, GP Favored in Title Quest Medford highs football Whirl wind smashed the Modoc field hex to smithereens on Friday night And how.' A devastating blast of single wing might carried the Black Tornado to a crushing 33 to 14 triumph over the Klamath Un ion High school gridders, ending the 12-year long jinx Pelican teams have had on Medford ag gregations on Modoc turf. It was the first victory at Klamath for Medford in six conflicts since 1945. Medfords convincing verdict turned the Southern Oregon con ference campaign into a two way fight between the Tornado and the Cavemen of Grants Pass. The GP club overpowered Ash land 41 to 6 at Ashland on Friday. Results gave Medford and Grants Pass each two wins against no defeats in the league and District 6 A-l. Rip-slashing play of the line men and hard running and charging by the backs were the elements of the Tornado's sharp moving offense. Rock 'em, sock 'em defense held the Pels to minus yardage in the first half. 20 to 0 At Half Reaching pay soil each of the first three opportunities it had to go on the" offensive, Medford bombarded to a 20 to 0 halftime and touchdowned twice more be fore Klamath picked up its pair of counters in the concluding quarter. Halfback Gerry Lyons romped 28 yards for the first Medford yards for the second and Half TD, Fullback Bob Gee drove six back Skip Bennett swooped six yards on a bootleg for the third. In the second half Gee smacked the middle for five yards and a TD after the 43-yard ramble by Halfback Ron Reich had set up the scoring play. Halfback John ny Jones capped the Tornado touchdown-making with a three yard slant. Tackle Mike Murray kicked three extra points. A pair of quarterback alter nates, in the backfield at the same time, combined for the 17 yard shot that was Klamath's first score. Frank Ballard chuck ed to Tom Ankeny. The same combination clicked for a nine yard pass and the second touch down after a 25-yard run by Halfback Doug Van Buskirk on a statue of liberty play put the I ball within striking distance of the goal. End Bill Santo booted both conversions. KF Has Deficit The Tornado's battering ground attack rolled up 201 yards in the first half. Meanwhile with such stalwarts as Tom Mor ris, Dick Corum, Gary Wine trout, Jim Funston, Tom Ham lin and Tom Merton repulsed Pel balL carriers and throwers with such murderous effective ness that Klamath Falls was held to minus one yard from scrimmage. , Klamath advanced the ball for a total of 28 yards, 19 on one pass but Tornado defenders threw the Pelicans for losses totalling 29. Medford had 344 yards and 14 first downs for the full evening while Klamath recorded 94 and seven. The Tornado gained 41 of its yards on completion of two of six aerials. Klamath's pass ing was a constant threat. The Let us store your boat, trailer season. 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Jim Funston, Jim Corum and Ron Reich each intercepted KUHS passes for Medford. Halfback Reich started the first TD march when he ran the opening kick-off back 32 yards to the Medford 47. Lyons made 15 yards in two packs, Gee gain ed four and Lyons went six to the 28 to set up his scoring jaunt. He went over left guard and cut right to spring loose to the goal. Drive From Midfield Opening the second drive, Jones returned a Bob Drace punt 10 yards to midfield. The end zone was reached in nine plays. Longest gains were 11 and nine yards by Reich. For the final six the overpowering Medford line shoved forward and Gee went up the middle. For a second panel TD Med ford went 88 yards in 15 plays, set back at one spot by a 15-yard clipping infraction. Reich broke loose for 24yards on a counter play and Jones had a pair of 11 yard gains. For the final yards, Medford's blocking backs swept to the left and Bennett slipped over the right side of the line. Medford got the sphere on its 32 in the third stanza and a procedure penalty put it back on the 26. Five plays later the Tor nado was into the KF end zone. Quarterback Tony Brauner kept and gained ll yards. Gee made seven and Jones five to the Klamath 48. Then Reich took a pitch and went around the flank. A key block by Gee opened the way and Reich got to the five yard stripe. Gee tallied from there. A 53-yard surge collected the fifth touchdown. The ground was covered in six plays with a pass, Brauner to Reich, eating up 36 yards. Jones' poke for the last three yards was on fourth down. Motion and clipping penalties and an eight-yard loss put the Tornado back on its 10 in the last quarter. Brauner's punt was and motor for the winter until April 30th for . 00 (For A 12-ft. Boat) ONLY We Will Do! s24 12oo i I Sunday, October 20, 1957 'y 'V- ' ' taken by Smiley Hererra on the Medford 45 and run back 28 yards to the 17. First Klamath TD was on the next play. Medford's line-up of mostly reserves found itself again deep in its own area and a punt gave the Pels the ball on the Tornado 34. After two incomplete passes, the statue play clicked to the nine. A play lost two yards, a pass failed and the statue man euver put the ball back on the nine with fourth down. But the Pelicans couldn't be denied. The next try got the touchdown. All of Guard Tom Merton's kick-offs were deep into Klam ath territory with two going into the end zone. Merton, al though not feeling well, turned in another fine game defensively. He was taken out and sent to dress in the third quarter. Quarterback Bob Pond was the only apparent casualty by in jury. His ankle was turned when Klamath players piled on him on a Medford conversion try. The Pels were assessed for un sportsmanlike conduct. McLoughlin Thumps KF Grid Eleven McLaughlin Junior high ninth grade, despite 24 players on the sick list, including six first stringers, rolled over Klamath Falls 46 to 14 in a football en gagement here Friday. The Bulldogs got a two touch down jump in the first quarter when Dennis Bauman scored on a 12-yard end run and Phil Hum phreys passed to Bob Quinney for a touchdown. Al Funston ran an extra point. In the second canto John Fon taine blocked a Klamath punt. Bauman tallied on a 38 yard run and Funston again ran the point. Another blocked punt by Phil Baird got the Bulldogs deep in KF territory. McLoughlin lost the ball but Jim Sever got it back with a pass interception and Mike Hood ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Dick Ragsdale sneaked the extra point for a 27 to 0 halfway standing. In the third ouarter Jerrv Winetrout stole a KF pass and ran 40 yards to the 12-yard line. Ragsdale scored from there on a 12 yard run and then got an other TD in the panel with a short sneak. Klamath crossed the goal on 80 and 30-yard runs in the 4th period and Hood scooted 88 yards to a McLoughlin touch down on a kick-off return. Bill Charley packed over on the con version. Coach John Reed juggled his line-up much because of the in roads of sickness on the squad. Charley, regularly a fullback, was used at guard and perform ed capably. Others doing well on the line were Chuck Holt, and defensive ends Richard Con nolly and Humphreys. Funston turned in a fine game at line backer. Aleksa Takes Coos Post Vince Aleksa, assistant golf professional at Rogue Valley Country club, has been appoint- ; ed head pro at Coos Country j club, Coos Bay Oregon. 1 He will leave here Oct. 31 to assume his new post on Nov. 1. Aleksa will succeed Ray Whiteside, who has purchased the club and course at Agate Beach. He has been assistant at Rogue Valley about ZV2 years, coming here after four years as assistant at Oswego Lake Coun try club. The Aleksas have re sided here on Phoenix-Hillcrest rd. Vince and his wife, Patricia, have three sons, Larry, Jerry and Vince IL 14$ identified in their black uniforms are John Jones (23), Gee (40), Tony Brauner (11), Jim Funston (50) and Dick Corum (60). Pelicans identified are Estin Kiger (58), Mike Probst (88) and Bob Sari (53 on ground). , MedfomvSI ragsters Two of the valleys hot rod clubs will be out to beat each other by seeing who has the fastest "dragster" today when Southern Oregon Timing associa tion conducts the last racing slate of the year with all pro ceeds going for charity. During the last few months the two clubs have been con structing the racing machines as joint club projects and , today will mark the first time that both have appeared on the local strip. One is owned by the "Road Knights" of Ashland and was not completed until the regular season-was over. Club members are hoping that the sleek little machine' will re ward them well fqr all the work and effort that went into its construction. Has Hit 112 The other dragster was built last summer by the "Swiftens", a hot rod club here in Medford, and although didn't perform up to expectations in the champion ship drags last month did quite well in the Northern California championships by walking off with the top awards of the meet. To date the top time recorded by this machine has been 112 miles per hour but club mem bers have indicated that this record will be broken today if no unforseen difficulties are en countered. " Hot competition is expected between the two entries with club horiors being at stake. All proceeds from the days activities are tagged for the Unit ed Medford Crusade and the Ashland-Talent . United Fund. Originally the program had been scheduled for last Sunday. How ever rain forced cancellation of activities until today. Trials at 10 a.m. Trophies will be given vin all classes under rules of the Na tional Hot Rod association (NHRA) and a top eliminator award will be presented to the days outstanding car. Time trials open at 10 a.m. with eliminations set for the afternoon. The races will be held at the SOTA strip in West Camp White seven miles north of Medford on the Crater Lake highway. Signs will be posted from the "Yv in North Medford to the strip. Spec tators are invited to come out and watch the activities, accord I SOTA-UR3 n NOTICE TO HUNTERS! WARNING! We, the undersigned, ore owners of property in the deer district between the Dodge Bridge and the Military Bridge site along Rogue River, and absolutely prohibit hunting of any kind upon said properties. The homes are so close together that it is extremely dangerous and no one is permitted to hunt or shoot upon said property. Wilton A. White B. L. Dodge H. H. Pringle Robert K. Norris Chas. W. Reames Black Oaks Episcopal Conference Center Rev. George R. Bolster Donald Geren ' in Over Kam Tribune Contend C Races ing to association officials. The Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce will operate the concession stand and assist the timing association in the opera tion of the charity benefit pro gram today. Prep Scores FRIDAY FOOTBALL , By United Press Beaverton 13 David Douglas 0 Oregon City 14, Tigard 0 Hillsboro 35, Astoria 19 Milwaukie 26. Parkrose 7 West Linn 47. St. Helens 0 Benson 45, Madison 24 Grant 20, Cleveland 14 Lincoln 47, Wilson 1 12 Washington 26. Franklin 7 Jefferson 13, Roosevelt 6 Central Catholic 13, Gresham 13 Forest Grove 21, Lake Oswego 0 Cottage Grove 21, Sweet Home 7 Siuslaw 20, Toledo 13 South Salem 33. Corvallis 0 Estacada 13, Canby 0 Nyssa 6. Ontario 6 Seaside 20, Tillamook 6 Valsetz 72, Eddyville 45 Willamina. 40, Philomath '0 Newport 7, Reedsport 6 Culver 59, Arlington 30 Nehalem 6, Knappa 0 Alsea 50, Falls City 6 North Marion 37. Gervais 6 Nestucca 12, Taft 7 Hood River 32, Amity 27 ' Scappoose 13, Vernonia 0 Tenino 44, Morton 7 Dallas 28, Molalla 13 Phoenix 53. Rogue River 0 Marshfield 2, Springfield 0 Junction City 31, Creswell 0 Elmira 48. Drain 6 Dauglas 34. Myrtle Creek 12 ' Sutherlin 27, Riddle 14 Albany 3, Lebanon 7 Oregon Deaf 57, Detroit 19 Jefferson 21. MacLaren 7 Independence 45, Sandy 19 Serra 27, Mount Angel 0 Bandon 26, Coquille 6 Bonanza 26, Sacred Heart 13 Stavton 35, Woodburn 7 Medford 33 Klamath Falls 14 Neahkahnie 13, Clatskanie 0 Banks 19, Dayton 6 North Salem 39, Bend 0 Umatilla 28. Elgin 13 Wv'east 21, Reynolds 19 Yamhill 39 Sheridan 7 Camas Valley 19, Lorane 14 Mohawk 44. Triangle Lake 43 Milton-Freewater 32. La Grande T Shedd.32. McKenzie 18 Pleasant Hill 1, St. Francis 7 Eagle Point 13, Brookings 6 GAME CALLED OFF The Medford-Klamath high junior varsity football game scheduled for the Medford field Saturday was called off when Klamath telephoned that it could not get enough players together to make the trip. BLACKS BEAT REDS The McLoughlin Blacks de feated the Hedrick Reds 27 to 2 Friday in a seventh grade in tramural football game. Game between the McLoughlin Whites and Hedrick Blues was postpon ed. Delbert Mongold O. W. Turnquist Howard Short Pearl Stowell Dr. James Luce Mrs. Luce A. C. Allen A. C. Allen, Jr. G. H. Jess ath Pels Football Scores EAST Connecticut 19. Maine 0 Rochester 14. Vermont 6 Tufts 14. Franklin & Marshall 7 Temple 13. Lafayette 12 Amherst 42. Coast Guard 0 Rhode Island 27. Massachusetts 13 Wagner 19. Kings Point 0 Boston U 28. Bucknell 0 Gettysburg 37. Albright 13 Wesleyan 38, Worcester Tech 9 Delware 59, New Hampshire 6 Norwich 14. Upsala 13 Haverford vs. John Hopkins, can celled -SOUTH Albany St 20, Paine 12 Tennessee 14. Alabama 0 Wabash 38, Sewanee 21 Flordan A&M 27. Morris Brown 0 Tennessee Tech 27, Western Ken tucky St. 9 Davidson 33, West Virginia Tech 14 SOUTHWEST Southwestern (Tex.) 32, Austin 7 MIDWEST Coe 26. Cornell College 13 St. JohrTs 23. Augsburg 0 North Dakota 9. North Dakota St. 0 Miami (Oi 26. Ohio U 0 Bowling Green 29. Toledo 0 Muskingum 16, Wooster 0 Detroit 30, Xavier (0) 20 Ohio Wesleyan 26, Oberlin 0 Pittsburgh (Kans) St. 54, Fort Hays St. 0 Franklin 21, Manchester 14 St. Joseph 42. Indiana St. 0 DePaul 40, Ball St. 14 South Dakota St. 21, South Dakota U 13 South Dakota Tech 34, Sioux Falls 0 North Dakota U 9, North Dakota St. 0 Drake vs. Colo. St. cancelled Bradley vs Omaha cancelled Buena Vista 14. Dubuque 0 South Dakota St. 21, South Dakota U 13 WEST College of Pudget Sound 20, Whit worth 12 Colorado Western 48. Adams St. 6 Colorado St. 20. Colorado College 14 Montana 35, Utah 25 FRIDAY COLLEGE SCORES North Carolina State 0, Miami (Fla.) 0 West Virginia 34, George Washing ton 14 Mississippie 50, Tulane 0 Phoenix High Romps Over Rogue River Phoenix Phoenix high scored almost at will Friday night to subdue a game but outmanned Rogue River eleven 53 to 0 in District 6 A-2 southern division and Rogue league football. , A host of fleet backs behind a quick-charging line took the Pirates to the victory, their fourth in the circuit. They had margins of 21 to 0, 27 to 0 and 40 to 0 at the quarters. . Dennis James, Gary Sim monds and Fred Faytinger did most of the ball lugging. When they were not in the line-up, Leon small, Don Wallace and Dan Lumley carried on. James, playing fullback for the first time, looked like a real "find." He ripped off much yardage. Jack Rinn, Stan Zwan, Jack Hoffbuhr, Mike Campbell and Ron Daugherty paced the line blocking which shook the backs loose. Haggard In Game Jim Waldron and Larry Kid well, Phoenix regulars, were kept out of the fray because of angle injuries. Dale Haggard, regular guard in 1956, saw his first action this fall. A knee in jury had kept him sidelined. Phoenix used 34 players and all saw lots of action. Simmonds went six and 24 yards and Faytinger 34 yards for first period touchdowns. Wallace kicked two 'conversions and James ran one., Wallace went over from the two for the second quarter score. Heath went six yards on a keep and Simmonds ran 13 yards for second quarter markers. Wallace kicked one point. . Small cracked two yards for a fourth period TD and a pass play, Simmonds to Don Korth, was good for 95 yards and a score. Korth ran 65 yards of the distance. The extra point was kicked. Foot Urates Adjustment and LINING CHECK Main & Fir Sts. "WHERE Grants Pass Aggregation Drubs Ashland Gridders Ashland Grants Pass's pass ing combination of Jim Smith to Make Sparlin clicked for three touchdowns last night as the Cavemen whipped Ashland high 41 to 6 in Southern Oregon con ference grid contention. The scoring passes were for 12, 10 and five yards. Mike Rose reached the end zone on eight Eagles Score First League Verdict 13-6 Eagle Point Eagle Point high surged into the Rogue league and District 6 A-2 victory column here Friday night by turning back Brookings 13 to 6. The Eagles scored on their second play of scrimmage and followed a Bruin touchdown in the fourth quarter with an insur ance goal. Gary Mendenhall went up the middle for 70 yards and the first EP tabulation and Gary Kaiser ran 45 yards for the other. Dave Huffman plunged for the bonus point after the first touchdown. McCabe Scores ' A week Eagle punt enabled i Brookings to hit pay dirt by giv- ' - . 1 - 4 1- 1 11 . 1 mg uie di uius uie uaii oil me Ejtr 30-yard line. Ron McCabe went over from the three. In the second quarter Menden hall ran 50 yards but threw the ball to the ground before enter ing the end zone. Brookings re covered and ran the ball out to j the 20. A 45-yard ramble to the goal by Kaiser was nuintied by an illegal use of hands penalty. Brookings fumbles in the first half helped the Eagres. The Bruin offense, otherwise, was strong but defense of the coast club didn't hold up. Sophomore Paul McLean was a defensive standout for the Eagle Pointers. BARKER'S FOOTBALL CONTEST - INSTRUCTIONS: Check the team you pick to win. If you pick a tie game, check both teams. All slips must be at the store by 5:30 Friday evening. October 26th Iowa U. at- Northwestern Illinois at Michigan State Michigan U at Minnesota Nebraska at Missouri New Mexico at Montana California U at Oregon U Oregon St. at Washington U. Washington St. at So. California UCLA at Stanford Baylor at Texas A&M Eureka at Medford Medford Games Friday Night A NECKTIE GIVEN EACH WEEK TO EVERYONE IN THE GROUP PICKING , ' THE MOST WINNERS! There are eleven weeks of play. $50 in merchan dise to the highest score for any ten weeks. $30 in trade for second place and $20 for third. Prizes are to be split in case of ties. Each "week everyone in the group picking the most winners wins a $1.50 necktie. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Name Address 1 prti THIS MONTH ONLY PASSENGER CARS and LIGHT TRUCKS GOOD SERVICE IS and 19-yard runs and Don Llew elyn scored from the five. A pass, Pat Simpson to Bob Murray, was the pay-off for Ash land in the second quarter. Grants Pass had 22 first downs to four by Ashland and 413 net scrimmage yards to 81. The Cavemen were on top 27 to 6 at the half. ' Stanford Trips Huskies, 21-14, In PCC Win Seattle (IP A battering ram fullback, Chuck Shea, ruin ed Washington's homecoming game Saturday as he scored two touchdowns to lead Stanford to a 21-14 victory over the Huskies before 36,000 fans. Shea had a lot of help from halfback Al Harrington and quarterback Jack Douglas who adroitly guided the Stanford at tack. But it was the 200-pound fullback from Garden Home, Ore., who really wrecked the Huskies. ILLINOIS UPSETS MINN. Champaign (IPI Ray Eliot's Illinois football team, a 13-point underdog, pulled a "patented" upset Saturday, clipping the na tion's third-ranked college team, Minnesota, 34-13, before 69,619 fans. METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2237 Wesl Pain PHONE SP 2-4440 MAIN AT CENTRAL br ll $2)00 MOTORS Phone SP 3-4547 A MUST
