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Did Somebody Forget To Check Casanova Bowl Game Records? San Francisco University of Oregon has no mere chance to beat Ohio State in the Rose Bowl than the proverbial snow ball in the hot place if you can believe the pigskin pundits. The Vebfoots, with a spotty Over-all record of seven wins tnd three losses, are supposed to be the biggest push-over in Rose Bowl history. Already the gam blers have made the Buckeyes 19-point favorites. "Ohio State will win and by big score," ays Alex Karras, the All-American lineman from Iowa. "West Coast football players Ju:t aren't as rugged as they re in the Eig Ten," says Eddie Sobczak, current San Jose State baseball coach and former great Michigan State end. Casanova Record Impressive However,, there is the possi bility that somebody forgot to look at the Casanova record and check up on Rose Bowl upsets. Len Casanova has made ap pearances in three bowl games two as an assistant coach under Buck Shaw and one as head coach. In 1949 he took a Santa Clara Bronco grid club to the Orange Bowl against a supposedly-invincible Kentucky team. The Broncos were one touchdown underdogs. Final score: Sania Clara 21, Kentucky 13. In 1937 ando1933 he was an assistant coach on Bronco clubs that defeated Louisiana State 21-13 and 6-0 in the Sugar bowl. "You must not overlook the fact that Oregon has a real solid ball club," says Coach Tommy Prothro of Oregon State. "The Ducks make very few errors. They won't beat themselves. The other team will have to beat them." Makes Most ot Talent Casanova is rated as one of the finest teachers with the tal ent available in the country. A few years ago he developed one of. the top aerial games in the country when he had the brilli ant George Shaw as quarterback. But when he ran out of top rank passers, he switched to a running game and the last two ars his clubs have been the v No. 1 rushing teams on the West Const. 3 In line with Prothro's state Fans Snap Up Tickets to Bowl Pasadena, Calif. OP) Ohio State may be favored by 20 points over Oregon for the Rose Bowl game on New Year's Day, but the fans don't seem to care. They still want to see the game. Rose Bowl officials disclosed Thursday that 3,500 tickets of fered in a public sale, conducted by mail for the first time this year, were snapped up like free dollar bills. Remaining ticket requests were being sent back. The two schools and the Tour nament of Roses association share the balance oi the 100,000 seats in the famous stadium. U.P. HONORS AARON Milwaukee (IP Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron has been named Wisconsin's "Athlete of the Year" by United Press radio and newspaper sports editors. He outpolled teammates Lew Burdette, War ren Spahn and Red Schoen dienst. Club Arranges for Calls fo Santa Claus Through arrangements made by Medf ord Kiwanis club, young sters of the community may talk to Santa Claus on the telephone again this year. Children wishing Santa to call htme may drop a letter or post card to Santa Telephone, Med ford. Ore. A coupon, which may be filled out and mailed, has ap peared in the Mail Tribune but the request can be made without the coupon. The letter or postcard should ) include the name (printed by a parent), age and telephone num ber of the child and should desig nate whether the youngster is a boy or girl. Children with broth ers and sisters wishing also to talk to Santa should include their names and ages. Because of his heavy business t this season, Santa requires Ifcat calls involving toll charges 1e made collect. luamsier Locals Ordered Expelled Washington OP) The AFL ZlO ordered its state and city bodies today to expel Teamster union locals from membership at once. The merged labor federation also advised its more than 650 state and local groups to oust locals of the Bakery Workers and Laundry Workers unless they conform to AFL-CIO standards. All three unions were ex pelled recently from the AFL CIO for failing to remove offi cials charged with corruption. ment that the Ducks don't beat themselves, the official Pacific Coast conference statistics show that Oregon lost the ball on fumbles only six times this year, compared with 13 times for their opponents. The Webfoots may get whipped by the Buckeyes, but don't look for one of those 49-0 debacles. Crater Frosh Nip Ashland Central Point Denny Ed wards' three points in the second overtime last night gave the Crater high freshmen a 31 to 28 basketball decision over Ashland at Ashland. Score was tied at 26-each after the four regular quarters and 28 all after one extra session. Ed wards put in a free shot, then a field goal in the sudden death overtime. Under the rules first club to tally two points in a sud den death period i3 winner. Three Foul Out In addition to his vital points Edwards headed his club with 16 of its 44 rebounds. Crater dominated the backboarding in which Ashland got 23 retrieves. The Comets were handicapped when they lost Loyal Higin botham, a top scorer for the quint, on fouls in the second quarter and then lost Bryson LaCasse and Dave Foote on in fractions later on. First quarter count was knot ted at 7 apiece. Crater led at the half and the game was tied again 20-30 at the third period rest. Coach Don Miller of the Comet frosh said he is looking for Dec. 27 and 28 preliminary game action for his club. LINE-UPS: 31 Crater Ashland 28 F 9 Foote Blake F 8 Edwards Crapser 8 C 2 LaCasse Varis 7 G 4 Romine Hamis 11 G 6 Higinbotham Cameron 2 Substitutions For Crater. White 2, Martin, Alien; for Ashland, Hedges, Doster. Is That So? No animal in America has been as maligned as the wolf. Our very language bristles with misconceptions: "Keep he wolf from the door," "Lone Wolf," "the wolf calls," "cry wolf," "wolf in sheep's clothing" and the term 'wolf" applied to a pred atory male in human society who is supposed to prey upon unat tended females. Besides this, the wolf sup posedly is a savage heartless killer; he falls upon and kills hu mans at the least provocation; that he only drinks the blood of his victims. Bosh! The wolf is none of these horrid things: there is yet to be found an authenticated in stance in North America of a wolf making an unprovoked at tack on a human. Part of the bad reputation is our inherited folklore tradition from the Old World, perpetuated by such stories as Little Red Rid ing Hood and more recently Walt Disney's The Three Little Pigs. To be sure, it is not difficult to understand why people should fear the wolf: the wolf is not a beast to be underestimated. He is highly intelligent comparing fa vorably with the elephant, horse or gorilla. And besides, our gray wolf is a mighty big fellow weighing up to 175 pounds, and standing three feet at the shoul der. From the Old World, there are stories of -wolves running in packs, fiercely cannibal but yet capable of elaborate co-operation laying siege to villages and some times menacing cities. Now it may be possible that these wolves many on the plains of Russia have lost some of their fear and respect for man by interbreeding with domestic dogs. From Coast To Coast At one time before civilized man brought in his stock and drove him off the wolf was common throughout Europe and England. In America, he ranged over the entire country, from coast to coast, from Mexico to the Arctic. Today, because there is a price on his head, he survives only in wilderness areas and is well on his way toward extinc tion. And yet, the wolf is perhaps the most "model" family as hu mans look upon the word model in America. Usually the male will stay with one mate for life. He helps her dig the under ground den, or widen an aban doned burrow of another ani mal. He roams abroad great dis tances to bring his mate and her young meat. He stands watch. . .and when an enemy appears attracts attention to him self to draw it off. He helps train the young to hunt. . .and once they are weaned, the family hunts together. As for drinking the blood of its victims, that is nonsense. . .as Poison Oak? Try a Bottle of ZEMACOL You must be satisfied or your money cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle to day at WESTERN THRIFT. PORTS Dons Clash In Kentucky Tournament By UNITED PRESS The University of San Fran cisco a 50-49 upset victim at the hands of Stanford which wasn't figured to go very far thi3 sea son, tries to get back on the rails tonight at the Blue Grass tournament in Louisville, Ky. Coach Phil Woolpert's Dons will open against Seattle in a tourney that embraces the host ing Cardinals, and Army. Seattle and San Francisco are only a few of the West Coast teams which have hit the road for a final shakedown before plunging into January's activi ties. Stanford is in the Rockies for games at Utah tonight followed by titlts with Denver and Colo rado Saturday and Monday. California battles Kansas State tonight, Kansas Saturday and then leaves with Seattle for the Holiday Festival next weekend in New York, UCLA at Bradley UCLA, which was scorched by Wichita on Wednesday night 83-68 is at tough Bradley to night. St. Mary's, which upset Evans ville Monday to highlight a tough road trip, dropped a 79 66 decision to Indiana Thursday night and next meets Washing ton of St. Louis on Saturday. Oregon State visits Iowa Saturday afternoon and Indiana Monday night before going home to host the Far West Classic Dec. 27-28. Oregon plays at Brigham Young Saturday and Monday. Washington and Washington State also are on the road. The Huskies play at Kansas tonight and Kansas State Saturday night. Washington State is at Utah Saturday and Monday. Southern California is at Ari zona Saturday. The Trojans won a 62-63 victory from Arizona State (Tempe) Thursday night. By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist are such other myths that he fills his belly with mud when starving, or that he can sustain life by sucking his forepaws. Actually, he is a good hunter. Usually he operates in small family packs. (Those fierce hundred-wolf packs are fiction.) Such a pack will pursue deer, mountain sheep, caribou and moose, slaughtering the sick, aged and calves which lag be hind. In doing so, the weak and diseased are ruthlessly weeded out of the herd and the herd ben efits. In settled districts, he may prey on domestic stock but more often he feeds on smaller game such as rabbits and rodents. Oftentimes, because his range is extensive, he may have only one single meal a week but that one may be one-fifth of his own weight. (Copyright, 1957, by Eugene Burns Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the deader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence vork in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Trib une, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Drug Use in Narcotic Cases Being Studied Portland (IPl Law enforce' ment officers met with District Attorney Leo Smith to discuss possible use of a drug called nalline to detect narcotics users. Smith said the drug was com paratively new and was first tested at Lexington, Ky., federal hospital in 1952. He said it cau ses withdrawal symptoms when a minimum dose is injected into a user. Smith said he would investi gate the possibility of handling use of the drug under supervis ion of county health authorities. Under the proposed program, a user would be placed on par ole for two years after a "cure" period. One condition of the parole would be consent to be ing given the nalline test when ever authorities felt it neces sary. a"7 Builders Supply QUALITT BLOCKS Bricks. Flues, Drain Tile 727 W. McAndrews Ph. SP 2-4107 11 ' " 9s JK&&s LEADING DON SCORERS, Fred LaCour (20) steals ball from Trojan John Werhas. At left is Mike Farmer, star University of San Francisco forward. Dons beat Trojans 70-56 at San Francisco Cow Palace. (International) CRATER LAKE LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Timberribb Construction 45 li 22:,j Your Office Boy 45 23 Mann's Department Store 36',i 31Va Ellis Market 35 33 Medford Shrine Club 34 "4 33 '2 Modern Plumbing 31 37 Mechanics Laundry 30' i 37 'i O K Market 29 2 38 'i U. S. National Bank 29 2 38 i Dan Patch Company 23 45 Results! Modern Plumbing 4 (R. Arjpelgate 586) 2558; Patch Co. 0 (H. INewland 488) 2378. O. K. Mkt. 3 (L. Nelson 618 2572; Ellis Mkt. 1 (O. Nordstrom 516) 2330. Timberrib 3 R. Knutson 585) 2525; Office Bov 1 (W. Meyers 564) 2474. U. S. Bank 2 (S. Doty 501) 2363; Mann's Store 1'2 (E. Culbertson 517) 2346. Shrine Club 2 (R. Rice 513) 2405; Mechanics Lndry. 2 (R. Speer 533) 2353. ELK'S LEAGUE (END OF FIRST HALF) Standings: w. L. Lively Five 48'i 19 'i PERs 36 32 Gypos - 35 2 32 'i Cementers 35 33 Go-Boys 33 35 Medics 33 35 Miss-Fitts 32 36 Wallflowers 19 49 Results: Lively Five 4 (Burroughs 560) 2526; Go-Boys O (Morgan 576) 2342. Cementers 3 (McCall 499) 2293; Gvpos 1 (Chase 462) 2070. "Medics 4 (Veal 486) 2036; Wallflow ers 0 (Blavlock 4371 1910. PERs 3 (Gardiner 539) 2355; Miss Fitts 1 (Sloniger 485) 2334. (Second half will start January 8. 1958) EVERGREEN LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Seven Up Bottling Co 15 9 Medford Corporation 14 10 Big Y Market 14 10 Chuck's Pump Service 13 11 Medford Steel Co 13 11 Safewav Stores 13 11 Barco Supply Co 12 12 Medford Plaza Apts 12 12 Tru Mix Construction Co 11 13 Picard's Jewelers 11 13 Singler's Auto Supply 10 14 Medford Blowpipe Co 6 18 Results: Medford Steel 3 (Gardner 513) 2,395; Seven Up 1 (Pevton 517) 2.301. Singler's 3 (Bohannon 505) 2,428; Blowpipe 1 (Curley 552) 2.365. Safeway 1 (Tyler 558) 2,206; Medco 3 (Haugen 579) 2,320. Plaza 3 (Trout 492) 2,363; Barco 1 (Judv 486) 2.257. Big Y 3 (McQuat 549) 2.414; Picard's 1 (G. Picard 514) 2.352. Tru Mix 3 (Baize 509) 2,282; Chuck's 1 (Couch 469) 2,201. CITY LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Norton Lumber Co 13 , 7 State Farm Insurance 13 7 Westside Merchants 13 7 Southern Oregon Moulding .. 10 10 Medford Barbers 10 10 Weter & Olson 10 10 Ross Lumber Co 10 10 Central Market 10 10 California Oregon Power Co. 9 11 Telephone Employees Assn... 8 12 First National Bank 7 13 Daugherty Lumber Co 7 13 Results: TEAA 1 (Rickman 472) 2,220; Copco 3 (Rolls 500i 2,262. Central Mkt. 4 (Schulz 566) 2,467; S. O. Mldg. 0 (Knapp 494) 2.281. Ross Lbr. 3 (Culv 501) 2,360; Bar bers 1 (Speer 552) 2.349. State Farm 1 (Fischer 547) 2,377; Daugherty 3 (Ball 534) 2.404. F N B 0 (Dimick 513) 2,284; West side 4 (Blind 563) 2,358. W & O 2 (Webster 511) 2.400; Nor ton 2 (Olsen 584) 2.377. EMPIRE LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Winnie's Style Salon 38 18 Nu Wav Cleans 36 20 Hillver Oil Co 33 23 Western Thrift Drug 32 24 The Village Dairv Smith 27 29 West Main Rent All 26 "2 29i2 Virginia's Big Y Beauty 26 30 Jewel House 22 'i 332 Skinner's Buick 22 34 Hoppe's Florist 17 39 Results: Western Thrift J (Helen Paulson 143-413) 1218: Jewel House 3'2 (Pat Braach 154-458) 1304. Winnie's 4 (Jackie Wilson 172-447) 1302; Virginia's 0 (Bernice Hazlett 157 437) 1213. Hillver Oil 3 (Lee Neely 159-431) 1241; Hoppe's 1 (Ruby Edmonds 145 401) 1108. Nu-Wav 3 (Virginia Wilson 164-456) 1219; West Main 1 (Norma Larson 169 416) 1169. Dairy Smith 3 (Ann Wilson 148-434) 1159; Skinner's 1 (Wanda Booth 146 415) 1132. High game Jackie Wilson 172; High series Pat Braach 458. Split conversions Maxine Janzen 2- 7; Wanda Booth 4-5; Helen Frye 3- 9-10: Bea Mathews 5-5-10; Ann Rodgers 2-8-7. retif'iaHin WestTnrh INDEPENDENT LEAGUE Standings: W. L. Courtesy Chevrolet 42 14 Andv's Jewelers 39 21 Communications Workers of America '. 38 22 Timber Products 36 24 E. H. Mann Co 27 33 . ..TO ONE AND ALL And Don't Forget! John Deere Day January 7th ubbard-Wray Co. 25 South Riverside Friday, December 20, 1957 Sport Parade New York (in Fraley's Fol lies and absolutely the final football selections of the year the bowl game "winners" which will prove, if you bet on 'em, that it is better to give than to receive. Without further ado, or even any more nonsense, here they are: Rose Bowl Ohio State over Oregon. Sugar Bowl Texas over Mis sissippi. Cotton Bowl Navy over Rice. Orange Bowl Oklahoma over Duke. Gator Bowl Texas Aggies over Tennessee. Game by game, it shapes up this way: Rose Bowl Coach Woody Hayes of Ohio State is acting like a man with the seven year itch who bites his fingernails. A man who calls a shovel a gol-durned spade, he talked himself into a mess on the coast a couple of years back and nobody has forgotten or forgiven. Including Woody. The insinuation was that Western teams didn't make it smell like a Rose Bowl and, to prove it again, Woody is in sisting that his muscular ' mar vels kick the attar out of poor little Oregon. Ohio State is a 17 point choice or maybe the word "cherce" now is more ac ceptable in the Los Angeles area and it is doubtful if Hayes will settle for less. Oregon lost three games by a total of only 13 points and a good defense may hold down the score for the first three quarters. But watch those Buck eyes run in the final heat after crunching the resistance out of Oregon for the first 45 minutes. Sugar Bowl This is a game which proves that education really has sur vived in college, even for foot ball players. Texas got off slow ly because it is loaded with sophomores. The pore li'l fellers had to learn and did. Their late surge gave them all A's in first aid. Ole Miss is faster than a blue tick hound surprised by a pair of coons. Seven former backs make the line as mobile as a Sherman tank and there are three 10-second sprinters in the backfield. But I got to go for education in a pick 'em ball game. Cotton Bowl This Navy team hits like a bunch of grogged-up gobs in an Arch St. saloon. Rice has a diversified attack but the Mid dies figure to handle it with a "jitterbug" defense which is really something to see. There ought to be a law against guys like that Reifsnyder. The opposition could wind up in the stands and somebody might get hurt. Navy is only a two-point favorite yet from here it looks like money in the bank from San Diego to Singapore. Orange Bowl Oklahoma loses a ball game, after chalking up 47 in a row, and right away they're a bunch of stiffs. Notre Dame's line played a whale of a game to pull off that miracle and Duke has a forward wall which won't take sass from anybody. But I'd sooner bet on the Cove Valley Supply 26 34 Table Rock Lumber 24 't 35 ',4 Mid-Coast Painters 22 38 Hughs and Dodd 22 38 Ideal Cement 20 ',i 39,i Results: Hughs and Dodd 2 (John Kantor 500) 2677; Ideal 2 (Frank Matthews 421) 2673. Cove Valley 1 (Ted Jantzer 561) 2271- C.W.A. 3 (Lyle Brown 480) 2301. Mann Co. 1 (Jim Morgan 563) 2702; Timber Products 3 (Willie Anderson 500) 2808. Mid-Coast 2 (Charlie Redding 513) 2610; Andy's 2 (Ralph 470) 2576. Medford MEDFORD (OREGON) By OSCAR FRALEY Sports Writer United Press Sooners than the Blue Devils, being the angelic type, anyhow. Oklahoma could win it big. yet I'm inclined to back off from that 11-point spread. Gator Bowl "They look to be a couple of touchdowns better than we are," moans Bear Bryant, whose Ag gies are 6V point favorites. Tennessee is light but has good punting. However, Johnny Crow figures to run it back far enough and often enough to take it all. Brother, can you spare a dime? HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE By United Press It didn't take Jack Mclntyre long to prove he belongs with the Detroit Red Wings. Obtained earlier this week in an eight-player trade' with the Chicago Black Hawks, the vet eran left wing from Brussels, Ont., rapped in two goals to lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night at Detroit. The Boston Bruins took over undisputed possession of third place by deadlocking the New York Rangers, 3-3, on a 30-foot shot by defenseman Larry Hill man in the third period. Chicago (IP) Rogers Horns by, seven times the National League batting champion with a lifetime batting average of .358, has signed as chief hitting instructor and coach with the Chicago Cubs, Vice President John Holland announced today. Snider Undergoes Knee Surgery Santa Monica, Calif. OP) The Los Angeles Dodgers had good news today about outfield er Duke Snider. Snider underwent an opera tion Thursday at St. John's hos pital to remove a torn cartilage from his left knee. Dr. Dan Le- vinthal, who performed the op eration, said Snider was in ex' cellent condition and that the knee should be as sound as ever by next spring. About 77 per cent of all fatal motor vehicle accidents occur on straight roads, most of them dry, during daylight. Your . Key to Gracious Giving how the gay golden spiral of the new Hospitality Bottle matches your holiday mood . . . adds gift appeal to the lid flavor appeal of the never-changing Old Frrz Bourbon inside! Get it . . . give it . . . get credit for being the imaginative man who knows good N Bourbon! Same price as regular fifth. Regular bottle available in luxury gift wrap. im Kentucky Straight Bourbon Bonded 100 Proof STrrZEL-Wnx eb Distdxekt Louisville, Ky., Estab. 1841 MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTE East Works On Defense Santa Clara. Calif. OP) Cen ter Frank Kuchta of Notre Dame and quarterback Dave Bourland and guard Stan Slater of Army were missing today when East coach Rip Engle counted noses at the team's training site. Engle had the squad practic ing defensive pass patterns dur ing Thursday's second worfcout for the annual Shrine East-WjttC game. Archer Seeking 13th Straight- New York (IP) Welter weight Jimmy Archer seeks hif 13th straight victory in his firtt Madison Square Garden maiJ event tonight against Gale Jttf win. Their 10-rounder will be tele vised and broadcast nationally by NBC at 10 p.m. EST. O Each is sandy-haired and each is 22; but ex-stevedore Archer of New York is favored at 9-5 over Kerwin of Ottawa, Ont., now fighting out of Valley Stream, N. Y. Archer is favored because of his aggressiveness and his win ning momentum. Doctor Loses Claim To Fluoridation Harm Olympia (IPi Dr. Frederick B. Exner, Seattle, who tried to claim a $1000 reward for prov ing harmful effects through flu oridation of drinking water, lost his case Thursday in the stat supreme court. The court upheld dismissal by Judge John L. Langer.bach in Lewis county superior court of a lawsuit brought by Exner against the Chehalis fluorida tion league and 13 Chehalis couples. The doctor said the league in a handbill circulated in 1955 offered the reward to anyone who could prove any harmful effects of fluoridation in the ra tio of 1,000,000-to-l. He offered evidence purporting proof. In upholding the judgment the supreme court said in a brief two-page opinion: "Our re view of the record convinces u that the evidence does not pre ponderate in the favor of th appellant." Oil engineers of the U.S. 1ivJ drilled to 20,521 feet, compared with the height of Mr. Everfest of 29,002 feet. THE FINAL CHOICE OF MATURE TAS7 Eight $A55 Years Old FIFTH o
