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0 e Monday, December 30, 1357 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE 0 4 lions ivsrakta Broiirns for Pro Gridiron Toga 59-14 Rout Climax to Dizzy Season By JACK BERRY Detroit HP Abandoned by a coach who called them "dead" just four and a half months ago, the Detroit Lions bested bad for tune's every obstacle to finish with a 59-14 rout of the Cleve land Browns Sunday for the National Football league cham pionship. Quarterback Tobin Rote, add ing lustre to the year's top football trade the swap that brought him from Green' Bay in July faultlessly led the Lions to their astonishing victory. Rote rifled four touchdown passes and scored once himself. In one second half stretch, Rote completed seven straight passes, three of them for touch downs. Junker Scores Twice Rookie end Steve Junker, who didn't want to be drafted by Detroit because he didn't think he'd make the team, grabbed two scoring aerials and gained 109 yards on five passes. Fullback John Henry Johnson, former San Francisco Forty Niner and a key man in the title drive, turned in a superb job of blocking while Rote picked out the receivers. The Lion defense, headed by captain Joe Schmidt, continually spotted the Browns plays and pierced the defense, causing five pass interceptions and .recover ing two Browns fumbles. The landslide was a fitting end to one of the dizziest seasons in Detroit football history. Lions Called Uncoachable It was a season that started with former coach Buddy Park er labelling the Lions "dead" and uncoachable" just 48 hours before ieir first exhibition game. , Blasted 3$?l4in the opening rear season game with Balti more, the Lions then engageo the Colts and San Francisco Forty-Niners in the tightest Western conference race irg his tory. G Every week there was & "must" game building up to the playoff in San Francisco where Detroit fought back from a 4-7 halftime deficit for a heart stopping 31-27 victory. Meanwhile, the Browns had it comparatively easy, clinching the Eastern title Dec. 7. Detroit's title hopes certainly took a downward plunge Dec. 8 when quarterback Bobbie Layne suffered a f racturecVl ankle.o The Lions overcame adversity and Rote came through, leading th Lions to conseegtive victories over the Browns, the Chicago Bears, the Forty-Niners and for all the chips Sunday. It was sweet revenge, over Parser and over the Browns who had pummeled Detroit 56-10 in the 1954 title game. ttnrauJTRiBuiri I f LEAPING HIGH to grab ball, California's Earl Robinson evades blocking of New York U's Mike Dinapoli (44), dur ing first half of game at New York. Berkeley squad out classed opponents, 96-65. (International Soundphoto) Coquille fled Devils mt uh Crater &7A Bill Russell Unanimous New York P) 3$ill Russell, the Boston Celtics' shooting, re bounding and shot-blocking star, was the only unanimous choice on the East-West teams an nounced today for the annual National Basketball association All-Star game at St. Louis, Jan. 21. ffi Named with Russell to the East squad were Boston team mates Bob Cousy and Bill Shar man, pjus dolph Schayes (2f Syracuse, and Willie Naulls of New York. Picked on the West squad with Pettit were Hawk team mate Slater Mwtin. George Yardley of Detroit, Dick Gar maker of Minneapolis, and Mau rice Stokes of Cincinnati. McQUINN MANAGES TOPEKA Topeka, Kan. ilPi Gecye McQuinn. former first baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Phila delphia Athletics and New York Yankees, was named managed today at the Topeka club in the Class A Western League. CteifctU foint Coquille' TQgfl &il "hit just lift th pre" Rare Saturday niht to tnuma tne urater mgn Dasgei- ball quint 67 to 42. hil the Devils swished the hemp $t a torrid clip, the Comets of Crftter controlled the back boar but their Shooting yas gATl'UD'V BASftETBAIX D V 1 1111CU t Klamath Falls 56. TiEard 45 Grants Pass 50, Willamette 37 The Dalles 57, Seaside 56 Medford 52, Astoria 49 (Ovwtime) Coquille 67, Crater 42 West Linn 54. Hillsboro 46 yprt Vancouver 62, Tillamook 9B Knappa 62, Wy'East 45 Corbett 50. Echo 48 (Overtime) Boise 37, Ontario 33 O Vale 46, Parma 38 Payette &S. Nyssa 34 Upset Kills Speedboater Miami Beach M Italian speedboat champion Ezio Sel va's pre-race statement "this is my last race" became a proph ecy Sunday when his sleek, high-powered hydroplane car ried him to instant death in the annual Orange Bowl Regatta's International Grand Prix. "ftie cfceers of a crowd of 20, 000, including Selva's 20-year-old sog., turned to horrified screans as the 56-year-old driv er's 800 kilogram Moschetierre made a daring run for the lead then went into a crazy death dance on Bascayne Bay direct ly in front of the judges stand. Apparently a-wave threw the nose of the red-hulled speedster up and it spun along on its tail at 100 miles per hour for what seemed agonizing seconds. Then it somersaulted forward, rolled onto its side and knifed hob first into the water. Selva apparently was struck by the cowling and engine as the boat hit the water with tre mendous impact. Only then was his lifeless body thrown free. A rescue boat found the body floating face down in a pool of blood about 50 feet away from the wreckage. assures feestojief service ' X). If 18781 , iL . j u u When you need up to 1500, bring your money problems to HFC, Amer ica's oldest and most ex perienced consumer finance company. You re ceive money service backed by 79 years' ex perience prompt atten tion, a wide choice of re payment plans, and your money in one day. Visit or phone HFC today. OUSEHOLD FINANCE just too cold to match points fcrith Coquille. The Devils buzz-sawed to a 19 to 9 first quarter bulge, moved out to 37 to 20 at half- time and were in command by a more frlan comfortable 52 to 28 after three stanzas. Jim Jarvis, the freshman sen sation of Coquille. again was high scorer for his team with 18 markers. Three Red Devils had more points than the lead ing Crater scorers. BOX: Coquille FG Johnson, I 4 Greene, f 0 Waeeoner 6 Phillips ; Medford high hoopsters made up for a ragged and erratic first half with a strong third quarter to barge ahead of Astoria Satur day night but were forced into an overtime period before gain ing a 52 to 49 nod over the Fight ing Fishermen from the mouth of the Columbia river. Bilbe Lane swished a jumper from foul line range 30 seconds into the added session and Tom Hamlin plopped in a free bucket vith 15 seconds left for Med ford's margin of decision. As toria was scoreless in the extra panel. The win gave Medford a se ries sweep over the Fishermen. Tornado players nicked the As torians 56 to 55 on Friday. Behind by as much as nine points in the early portion of the game, the Tornado fought to a seven-point 40 to 33 com mand by late in the third quar ter. However, Darrell Isaacson sank a driver goal and Gordon Scott a rebounder and a gift toss for Astoria to slice the Medford edge to 40 to 38 at the end of the canto. Margin Hacked Astoria cut it to 40 to 39 on a gifter by James Johnson and, after Lane's goal off a recovery, Arnold Curtis sank two . free points for 42 to 41. Medford upped the gap to four points on foul heave by Frank Albert and two by Lane but Isaacson's long jump pusher whacked it to two points, 45 to 43. Albert scor ed on a "fast" break for Medford and Curtis retaliated for the Fishermen of an interception. Then Johnson tied the count at 47-all on two free shots with less than a minute to play in the fourth quarter. The Fishermen threat ened when Brian Paaso swiped the ball but Lane performed a steal and put in a lay-in counter. With 28 seconds left in regular play ing time Isaacson canned a mid range jumper from the side. That sent the game into extra time at 49-each. After Lane's goal ' in the rough and tumble overtime, 6 Jarvis . 6 Grant 3 Cullum 1 Pervis Thomas O Totals . 0 1 FT 1 2 1 0 6 1 0 . 2 0 PF TP 27 13 13 67 Crater Allen, f Kime. f Campbell, c . Bennett, e Teeter, g Estremado White Turner Pfaff Sharp Totals FG .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 .. 0 .. 2 .. 0 .. 2 .. 2 .. 0 0 .15 FT G2 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 PF TP 5 10 .1 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 10 5 7 0 4 4 0 0 16 42 Aggie Officials Continue Search For Grid Coach College Station, Tex. rtPt - Texas A&M officials, whose Christmas Day football coach lasted about as long as Santa Claus, begin the long, grueling task of finding another head coach and athletic director this week. After losing Paul (Bear) Bry ant and Frank Leahy, two of the biggest names in the coach ing business, in one week, A&M was still reportedly holding as pirations of finding another "prestige" name in a nation-wide hunt. Dr. M. T. Harrington, A&M president, said Sunday night that he didn't have anyone in mind FANGIO MAY RETIRE Buenos Aires, Argentina (W Juan Manuel Fangio, world driv ing champion, said Sunday he may retire after competing in three more races during the Argenine international season PEP, TIBBS SIGN Boston TO Former feather weight champion Willie Pep has sirred to meet Tommy Tibbs of Boston in a 15-round bout, Jan. 14, at Mechanics Building. Consumption of food on a per capita basis in the U. S amounts to 1,600 pounds in normal year. edford Migh IHIoopmen Nock Astorians 52-49 in Overtime Medford got the ball on As toria's violation of the three seconds-in-the-slot rule. In a mad scramble for a loose ball Johnson was charged with grab bing Albert by the arm but the Medford forward missed his free chance. Curtis missed a Fisher man shot and Medford got the ball out-of-bounds. Curtis Has 21 The Tornado went into a con trol game. Hamlin and Johnson piled up together in a scrap for the ball and an infraction was tooted on Johnson. The Medford forward made his first free try Bowl Hopes Threatened By Injuries By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer The fortunes of Navy and Ok lahoma were threatened by in juries today as eight of the na tion's top college football teams put the finishing touches on oreDarations for New Year's Day bowl assignments. Navy, a one point favorite over Rice in the Cotton Bowl, learned it may be without the services of first-string guard Tony Stremic while Oklahoma added tackle Jerry Thomas to an injury list that already included quarterback Carl Dodd. Okla homa is a lOpoint choice over Duke in the Orange Bowl. Stremic was injured late Sat urday when 235-pound tackle Bob Reifsnyder accidently kick ed him on the shinbone during a workout. X-rays revealed no fracture but coach Eddie Erd- elatz listed him a "doubtful starter." Thompson Aggravates Injury Thompson aggravated an an kle injury that hobbled him for a - month while Dodd has an ankle sprain. Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson said he wouldn't know whether either could play until after Monday's practice al thoush both players insisted they'd "give it a try." The New Year's Day under dogs all were buoyed by Satur day's results which saw two un derdogs win. Tennessee, a two point underdog,, shaded Texas A&M. 3-0, in the Gator Bowl, the West, a seven-point under dog, whipped the East, 27-13, m the Shrine Bowl and the Gray shaded the Blue, 21-20, in a pick 'em contest. Some Portland Baseball on TV Portland TO Tommy Heath, general manager of the Port land Beavers baseball team, an nounced Sunday some Beaver eames will be televised next year for the first time. A radio-television package contract was awarded to Sick's Rainier Brewing company, Heath said. Presidio Team Will Play Here San Francisco Presidio bas ketball learn. Sixth Army champion of 1957 will play here on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 5. The Army aggregation will face a Medford National Guard team bolstered by lop players from - other clubs of lhe Medford Independent Bas ketball league. Site of lhe contest will be Hedrick Junior High school gym. Game lime will be 3 p.m. The Presidio reportedly boasts a number of ex-college players. BASKETBALL SATURDAY COLLEGE GAMES By United Press Southwest Conference (Championship) Texas Christian 57, Rice 55 (Consolation) Arkansas 71, Texas Tech 67 Texas A&M 80. Baylor 63 Southern Methodist 83, Texas 75 Supar Bowl Tournament Maryland 71, VanderbUt 56 Memphis St. 65, Loyola (La.) 63 Hoosier Classic Purdue 83, Butler 78 Notre Dame 89, Indiana 74 New Mexico Round-Robin Michigan 78, New Mexico 66 Illinois 93 Miami (Ohio) 75 Cincinnati 74, Drake 72 Michigan St. 77, Southern Cal 6T Santa Clara 66, Arizona 55 Dons Bolster Cage Status By UNITED PRESS The mighty University of San Francisco Dons, snorting two tough tournament victories in the past seven days, open their West Coast Athletic con ference campaign next Satur day at San Jose State and seem headed for another spot in the NCAA tournament. Coach Phil Woolpert's hill- toppers won the All-College tournament at Oklahoma City last Saturday by downing the hosting Oklahoma City Chiefs, 60-45, as Fred La Cour led the scoring with 17 points. This victory capped a 62-55 win over Louisville in the finals of the Blue Grass tournament the previous week end and showed that the Dons had more than bounced back from an up set loss to Stanford. but missed the bonus. With four seconds to play Don Peek drew a trip to the gift line for Med ford but missed the chance. Curtis of Astoria led all shot- makers with 21 points. Lane was the top gunner for Medford with 18 and also headed the rebound ing with nine retrieves. John son had eight rebounds for the Fishermen. Despite ragged floor day. the Tornado was hot in its field goaling with .538 average on 21 for 39. Astoria had the better of it in free shooting with 17 of 24 to Medford's 10 of 24 at tempts. The Astorians had a slim edge of 18 to 16 in back boarding for the first half but Medford had a 19 to 9 advantage for the second half and 35 to 27 for the game. Lane collected four of his eight field goals as Medford out scored the north coast quint 17 to 9 m the third quarter. Ham lin hit twice from the field and Lowell Dean once in the period while the Fishermen were held to two buckets and picked up five tallies on free tosses. Nine-Poinl Leads Curtis with eight points, paced Astoria to a first quarter lead of 15 to 7. The Fishermen were ahead by nine points at 13 to 4 and 14 to 5 in the session. Medford, which got the first goal of the evening, did not lead again however, until Lane's jumper put it on top at 31 to 30 in the third stanza. But, the Tornado did knot the game in the second chuker at 18-all with Dean and John Harvey each contributing two field goals in the rally. Astoria, with Curtis getting six points in the spurt, went back in front 27 to 20 and was leading 29 to 23 at the halfway break. In the opening part of the third quarter Dean hit on a ariver ana Hamlin on a corner shot and close jumper while Isaacson got a free marker for Astoria. Medford lagged only 30 to 29. Lane put the Tornado ahead but free shots by Curtis and Johnson restored Fisher man lead at 32 to 31. Lane then came through with a fairly long jumper for 33 to 32 Medford The Tornado was never behind after that. Dean of Medford fouled out early in the fourth quarter and Scott went out by the same means a bit later. The Medford Black Tornado next faces the formidable Klam ath Falls team. Games will be on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 3 and 4, at Klamath, opening the Southern Oregon conference. Philadelphia Willing To Trade Off Roberts Editors: This is lhe 10th of 16 dispatches on the off-eason outlook of each major league team for 1958, written by lhe managers of each club. ' By MAYO SMITH Written for ihe United Press Lake Worth, Fla. TO First let me answer the question ev eryone is asking about the Phil lies: Yes, we would trade Robin Roberts. And, second, let me make this clear: We think Robin is going to bounce back with a fine sea son in 1958 and we're not going to trade him unless we get a tremendous player in return. In fact, we think we went a long way toward pennant con tention .at Colorado Springs when we acquired Wally Post. We had to give up a first-class pitcher in Harvey Haddix but Post is the type hitter who will help our club. He hit 40 home runs a couple of seasons ago and 43 is the most anybody ever hit for the Phillies. Phillies Lacked Power It's no secret around the Na tional league that the Phillies lacked power hitting. Post has to help us in that department. And, we'll deal for another pow er hitter if we get the chance. Roberts had a bad year in 1957. His won-lost record was 10-22 and his earned run aver age was up over the four runs i game. But I'd say that a 16-16 record would have been a much more accurate guide to the work he .did for us. That's why I'm optimistic. Many a great pitcher has rebounded from a .500-sea-son. I don't believe in predicting pennants in December. But I'll say the Phillies definitely will be in the first division. And that one more power hitter could put us in a position to go all the way. Braves Team to Beat I'll go along with most of the managers in the National League and concede that the Braves are the team to beat. But I can't see them running away from the rest of us. And, mabe come Aug ust 1, there'll be four or five teams only three games behind just like last season. The thing about the National League you've always got to re member is its competitive bal ance. A sixth-place team like the Giants has a super star like Wil lie Mays. A seventh-place team like the Pirates has a star pitch er like Bob Friend. And an eighth-place team like the Cubs has two such fine pitchers as Moe Drabowsky and Dick Drott. Deals? We've got a couple of strings out and I must admit we've got some in the talking stage. I can't reveal names be cause that's the best way to make players dissatisfied. TEXACO PRESENTS THE rnSSL GAME New Year's Day (Immediately following the Orange Bowl game) NAVYvs RDCE CBS TV & RADIO Se your broad cod listings for fi'ma and station. Courtesy of TEXACO DEALERS in all 48 states 1 M BOX: Astoria Scott, f Curtis, f Johnson, c Matthews, g 2 Isaacson, e 4 Niemi 0 Paaso i. 0 Wagner 0 FG .. 2 .. 7 1 FT 4 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 PF TP 5 8 21 6 4 10 0 o 0 Totals -16 17 16 49 Medford Albert, f Hamlin, f Dean, c Peek, g Lane, g Peery Brown rtiarvey Totals HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE By United Press George Lefty Wilson, a form er minor league goalie and now an assistant trainer with the De troit Red Wings, hasn't lost lys touch as a puck-stopper. The portly, 38-year-old Wilson was pressed into emergency serving Sunday night at Detroit when Don Simmons of the Bos ton Bruins suffered a dislocated shoulder in the first period and helped the Bruins gain a 2-2 tie against the Red Wings. In other Sunday games, Mont real Canadiens edged the New York Rangers, 4-3, and the 'Chi cago Black Hawks nipped the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1. FG 1 .. 5 4 1 8 . 0 .... 0 .. 2 FT 2 2 1 1 . 2 2 0 0 PF TP 2 4 12 9 3 18 2 0 4 ..21 10 17 52 JUNIOR VARSITY LINEUPS: 44 Medford Grants Pass F 5 D. Miller : Stout F 8 Moore Rice C Parson Cotter G 6 Konopasek McLain G 9 Jensen Miller Substitutions For Medford, B. Lmd erman 5, Cantrall. Kliever, G. Linder man 4, Knight 4; for Grants Pass, Rob ertson, Johnson, Hucaboon 2, Holmes, Glasby, Doan. 29 5 S 1 4 10 '' v zic vis v v niUlv . S kt: . v CAFE Main and Front Streets (Open New Year's B)ay Featuring - Charcoal Broiled Top Sirloin Steak Dinner $2.25 Baked Ham With Sweet Potatoes $1.25 ROAST TURKEY DINNER $1.00 RACE ODDS CUT Agua Caliente, Mexico (IP) Round Table, the winner of his first stakes start at Santa Anita Saturday, has been cut from a 3 to 1 choice to 2 to 1 in the Caliente future book on the San ta Anita Handicap. CORRECTION! 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