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o TE1&-MEDF0D (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, November 8, 1957 District A-1 Fooitsa liadem Decided Klere Tonig Medford, Grants Pasi Mix In Southern Oregon Loop Championship Engagement o Football fever has been forced to take a back seat to the unpopular and devastating flu bug through this season. But that won't be the case this eve ning at the senior high school stadium here. Heated conflicts to wrap dist rict diadems will be the rule all around the Oregon prep grid front this evening. And this area will be no exception with the Rogue river valley's high school "game of the year" billed on the Medford turf. Grants Pass high, which feels it has been underrated in state polls and is out to prove it, en counters Medford's Black Torna do, which has not challenged the ratings but nevertheless will put forth the effort to halt the Cave men's claim of higher ranking. Jtick-off time is 8:15 p.m. Win ner will be the District 6 A-l and Southern Oregon confer ence champion. Tied at 3-0 While the Cavemen have a 6-1 record for the year and Med ford is 5-2, each is 3-0 in the cir cuit. Strictly on the basis of coach and press polls and on comparative scores, which must be considered with some skepti cism. Grants Pass is granted the favored spot. But most fans are willing to concede that the fracas will-be a close one and could go either way. Those giving the nod to the Cavemen point to the effective ness of GP passing and the com bination of its ground and aerial threat. The Medford offense sticks almost entirely to the ground. A tie game is possible, al though records of GP-Medford gridiron conflicts show no deadlock in- the long history of Othe rivalry. Should the teams knot, selection of the state quar terfinalist will be up to district committeemen who likely would use game yardage and first down statistics as basis of their chotce. G P Hits Stride Medford and Grants Pass were picked as leading contend ers for district honors at the start of the campaign. The Cave men hit their stride in late sea son. Best Tornado performances were in mid-campaign but the Medfordites overall have done better trftn many followers anti cipated. Ron Reich, Bob Gee and John Jones have been the main Tor nado ball packers this fall. Jack Dean and Mike Rose are the leading luggers for the Cave men. Jim Smith is the GP pas ser with Mike Sparlin his chief receiver but with numerous tosses gathered in by other hands. The Tornado will carry a line weight average edge of 180 to 187 to around 168 for Grants Pass. Caveman backfield aver age, however, exceeds Medfords 167 to 157. Over all weight aver age for Medford is 176 or 172 to 167 for the Cavemen. Defense. Defense, Defense Coach Fred Spiegelberg of the Tornado said this morning that Reich, right halfback and lead ing ground gainer of the club, probably will be In the starting line-up, although hobbled by an ankle injury in last week's game. "We've gotta shoot the vrks," the mentor said. Main loss to the Torna'do is Guard Die Corum, out with a head in jury suffered in the Eureka game. Frank Albert and George Ice may see most service at the position. Albert was shifted this SHIFTED FOR GAME Frank Albert, above, 196-pound senior lineman of the Medford high football squad has shared a tackle assignment this season but has been shifted to a guard spot this week and may start against the Grants Pass Cavemen tonight. The District 6 A-l cham pionship contest is on the Med ford field. (Landis photo). week from the tackle slot he has shared with Dick Sorenson. "Defense, defense, defense," has been the stress in the Med ford camp this week and the head coach has indicated that measures have been taken to strengthen against the anticipat ed Caveman air bombardment. Despite the woes of injuries, Medford practices have gone well this week. The gridders drilled longer than usual for a Thursday in yesterday's final preparation for the game. Letters In Turf ' Just what Grants Pass has been doing in its drills has not been voiced around. But wily Coach Mel Ingram and his Cave Dwellers are certain to bring along some surprises from the Climate city. There's been plenty of evi dence around of high feeling for the game. The letters "GP" were found burned in the turf of the Medford stadium. This has been Tornado week at Med ford high. A television program helped build up enthusiasm. Grants Pass students were- in vited but did not appear for the show. Both schools had rally fires last night and a downtown noise and float parade is slated here this afternoon. Miss Tor nadia will be crowned tonight. Responsibility for the letters in the turf reportedly has not been pinned down. Gasoline re portedly was used. The letters are about seven feet tall and take up most of, the space be tween the goal and five-yard lines in the northwest corner of the gridiron. Multnomah Typographic Union Accepts Contract Portland HP) A two-year contract giving a total of $7.50 in wage increases and a seven hour day) 35-hour week, was ac cepted Thursday night by mem bers of Multnomah Typographi cal Union No. 58. The contract covers printers working for the Oregon Journal and the Oregonian. It provides for a $2 increase retroactive to Sept. 15 and a $5.50 increase starting next Sept. 15. The seven-hour day becomes effec tive next Jan. 1. ANNOUNCING THE OPENING of the ESogue Ski Shop For the 1957-58 Ski Season We Carry the Finest in European and American Skiis Boots, Clothing, and Related Equipment . . CLOTHING White Stag MeggI 4 Idealweiss Sun Valley SKIIS Anderson & Thompson Northland Head Paris Amsreiner Blizzard Kneissl BOOTS Humanic P&M Haderer Tyrolia Cubco Star Ski-free Hjalmar " SAFETY BINDINGS Hvam Marker, etc AN INVITATION FO .SWERSOFAUClASSKft I Stop in ond A"", & equip- f 1 " JJSfok bos--" I WS MOWDU MSflAT THIS SJGM Of QUAUTT Rogue Ski Shop 'c Open 12:30 in to 7 pfn Daily Closed Sundays 415 Oak Street Phone SP 2-8047 Medford-Grants Pass High Football PROBABLE OFFENSIVE LINE-UPS Senior High Stadium MEDFORD No. Name 80 Mike Russell 82 Tom Hamlin 173 70 Tom Morris 176 74 Dick Sorenson 210 62 Tom Merton 180 75 Frank Albert 196 50 Jim Funsion 202 11 Tony Brauner 174 23 Jhn Jones 150 24 Ron Reich 138 40 Bob Gee 165 Friday, 8:15 p.m. GRANTS PASS Wgi. Pos. Wgi. Name No. 175 E 175 Mike Sparlin 38 E 154 Paul Lindquist 46 T 178 Jerry Putnam 50 T 185 Paul Slaven 49 G 161 W. Winterbottom 35 G 171 Ollie Woolsey 43 C 150 Dick Caldwell 53 QB 165 Jim Smith 28 LH 156 Jack Dean 23 RH 163 Don Lewellyn 24 FB 182 Mike Rose 55 MEDFORD ROSTER: 10 Ray Konopasek Q 135; 11 Tonv Brauner Q 174: 12 Jim Clark Q 165; 13 Bob Pond Q 150; 20 Gerry Lyons H 150: 22 Doug Kliever T 150; 23 John Jones 150; 24 Ron Reich H 138; 25 Skip Bennett H 155; 30 Calvin Dean H 147: Ken Durkee H 135: Dick Durante H 155; Ed Cripe H 130; 34 John Harvey H 157: 35 Lynn Knight H 180; 40 Bob Gee F 165; 41 Larry Brown F 185: 42 Fred Funston F 167; 43 Don Cranston F 157; 50 Jim Funston C 202: 51 Dennis Barr C 170; 52 Pat McLaughlin C 180; 53 Dave Rath C 160; 54 Gary Beach C 155; 58 Bob Eckel G 150; 60 Die Corum G 174; Don Mann G 175: 62 Tom Merton G 180; 63 Jim Corum G 169: 64 Keith Berg 150; 65 George Ice G 144: 66 John Frohnmayer G 170; 67 Blake Tavlor G 157: 68 Dave Jones G 170; 70 Tom Morris T 176; 71 Gary Winetrout T 195; 72 Gary Heath G 176; 73 Mike Murray T 205; 74 Dick Sorenson T 210; Frank Albert TG 196; 76 Monty Penwell G 150; 77 Don Harrison T 170; 78 Jack Robinson T 195: 80 Mike Russell E 175; 81 Frank Peterson E 145; 82 Tom Hamlin E 173; 83 Jim Johnston E 178; 84 Lowell Dean E 170: 85 Pete Rasmussen E 167 86 Jim Fontaine T 178; 87 Dennis Jensen T 170. GRANTS PASS ROSTER: Marvin Terry H 146; 21 Gary Huneycutt H 144: 22 Ken Turk Q 128: 23 Jack Dean H 156; 24 Don Lewe'lyn H 163: 26 Hugh Brown H 147; 27 Dick Hayes Q 137; 28 Jim Smith Q 165; 29 Richard Condray H 149: 30 Garv Cam H 158; 31 Reed Daugherty C 184; 33 Glenn Winningham H 180; 34 Wendell Winterbottom G 161; 37 John Hutchins E 139; 38 Mike Sparlin E 165: 40 Dick Byrd G 151; 41 Tom Putnam E 163; 42 Myron Caldwell T 170; 43 Ollie Woolsey G 171: 44 Larrv Drake F 175; 45 Dave Lyons G 139; 46 Paul Lindquist E 154; 48 Larry Fawcett T 160: 49 Paul Slaven T 185; 50 Jerry Putnam T 178; 51 Bom Bengtson E 160: 52 Harold Watson G 173: 53 Richard Caldwell C 150; 55 Mike Rose F 182; 56 Bennie Dean G 141: 58 Ron nie Bennett C 158: 59 Dewain Gurule T 205; 60 Walter Harvey T 163; 61 James Wilson T 170; 62 Merrill Nay T 181: 63 Ron Hoatson T 219; 65 Ron Atteberry G 163; 67 Bill Dolmage E 151; 68 Tom Earle G 135. MedfordTribune SIPflDLTRTS) DISTRICT GRID CROWNS DECIDED THIS EVENING; SOUTH EUGENE FAVORED Glendale high has claimed the District 6 A-2 football champion ship by forfeit from Douglas which cancelled the play-off game because of illnesses on its squad. Glendale was the south ern division winner and Doug las took the northern sector crown. By UNITED PRESS District titles are up for grabs tonight as the Oregon high school football season enters the home stretch. South Eugene, conqueror of Marshfield, is favored over Springfield with the winner tak ing the district 5 A-l crown. Med ford plays hosts to Grants Pass for another title. In Portland, unbeaten Grant runs up against unbeaten Jeffer son in a contest matching two of the strongest Portland teams in recent years. Beaverton vs. Gresham Beaverton needs only a win over Gresham to wrap up its district crown. McMinnville can do likewise hy beating Tigard. South Salem and Mac-Hi al ready have grabbed off playoff berths and will play in Milton Freewater Nov. 15. In class A-2, Glendale and Elmira hold district laurels and will play next week in a 'quar terfinal game. Serra of Salem is virtually as sured of the 8 A-2 spot and will meet the Vale-Madras winner. Irish Keep Lead In Horse Show New York (IP) Ireland led seven other nations into the sec ond part of the three-day low score competition challenge tro phy in international jumping at tne New York National Horse Show today, but Britain and the United States were close be hind. Ireland won the first part of the three - part competition Wednesday night, and that vic tory, their second blue ribbon, helped the Irish army team to the overall lead after five events of the show. Ireland has 45 points overall, Britain 40, United States 33, Mexico 8, Chile 5, Argentina 2 and Canada 0. In the three-day event, Ireland, Britain and the United States all had faultless first rounds but Ireland won on a time basis, with England sec ond and the U. S. third. Scatterg tinners Practice Again Medford Gun club members will get in some practice Sun day for their Nov. 24 turkey shoot. Traps will ODen at 10 a.m. Twenty shooters practiced last Sunday and broke 1900 clay targets. Jack Burns led in 16 yard gunning with 96 out of 100. Ed Henselman broke 48 ou of 50 and George Jantzer, Ray Coleman, and Henry Nieder meyer shattered 25 straight each. In skeet Jantzer busted 48 out of 50. Everett Gibson had 25 at skeet and Martin Clogston, Bert Peck and Cole man 24 of 25. Reynolds and Seaside tangle for the 1 A-2 crown and Bandon can wrap up a playoff spot with a win over Siuslaw. Willamina holds the honors in the district 3 A-2 and Dallas is favored to beat Sandy for the right to meet Willamina in a play-off game. Estacada still holds a chance. Macias' Only Setbacks in Los Angeles By HAL WOOD Los Angeles (IP) As far as little Paul Raton Macias is con cerned, they can take all of Los Angeles, load it aboard a large, economy-sized Sputnik and ship it to the moon. The little mouse, as he is af fectionately called by his wor shippers in Mexico, has lost two fights in his life both right here in the city of the angels. He has a good alibi this time, when it developed that he had a badly smashed left hand from the sixth round on when he lost his battle with France's Al phonse Halimi for the world's bantamweight championship, but he didn't use that as a cause for his defeat. L.A. Macias Roadblock "I just can't seem to get un tracked in this town," he said through his interpreters. It was in 1955, when he was sailing smoothly on the road to success, that he met Billy Pea cock here and, for his pains, was knocked out in the third round with a broken jaw. His only other fight in, this neighbor hood was in Hollywood last year when he knocked out Larry Bataan in six heats. However, it is an ill wind that blows no good, as some Russian inventor said years ago. And at least there was one vic tory for the Mexicans here Wednesday night. They proved themselves to be good sports much better than fearful police had anticiapted. The Los Angeles police de partment had placed 175 men on active duty around Wrigley Field to control the mob of 20, 000 in case Macias lost on a close decision. Well, Raul lost a split de cision but the Mexicans never uttered a single protest. They knew that their man had lost. Many had come 3,000 miles from Mexico City to watch their idol win the undisputed world's championship. He was whipped but good. CRATER'S COMETS FACE MYRTLE CREEK ELEVEN Central Point Crater high winds up its 1957 grid season Saturday evening with a contest on its home turf. It will be a non-leaguer with Myrtle Creek at 8 p.m. The MC Vikings are old foes of Crater with rivalry dating from the days of the JDJ league. Currently Myrtle Creek is a member of the A-2 Umpqua Val ley loop. The Comets have been rather hard at it in drills this week despite completion of their Southern Oregon conference slate last Friday. Defense has re ceived a lot of attention with emphasis on tackling. Attention switched to offense also when it was seen not going well in prac tice. Particular work was aimed at the maneuvering of backs. Coach Leonard Warren said that Lee Gossett, back out since the Grants Pass game because of a knee injury, will play Satur day and possibly will start. With the knee taped up he's been run ning hard in practice although he lacks conditioning from his long lay off. Gossett is particularly keen about playing because, as a sen ior, it is his last chance on the gridiron for the Comets. 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