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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$?l4in the opening
rear season game with Balti
more, the Lions then engageo
the Colts and San Francisco
Forty-Niners in the tightest
Western conference race irg his
tory. G
Every week there was &
"must" game building up to the
playoff in San Francisco where
Detroit fought back from a 4-7
halftime deficit for a heart
stopping 31-27 victory.
Meanwhile, the Browns had
it comparatively easy, clinching
the Eastern title Dec. 7.
Detroit's title hopes certainly
took a downward plunge Dec.
8 when quarterback Bobbie
Layne suffered a f racturecVl
ankle.o
The Lions overcame adversity
and Rote came through, leading
th Lions to conseegtive victories
over the Browns, the Chicago
Bears, the Forty-Niners and for
all the chips Sunday.
It was sweet revenge, over
Parser and over the Browns
who had pummeled Detroit 56-10
in the 1954 title game.
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LEAPING HIGH to grab ball, California's Earl Robinson
evades blocking of New York U's Mike Dinapoli (44), dur
ing first half of game at New York. Berkeley squad out
classed opponents, 96-65. (International Soundphoto)
Coquille fled Devils
mt uh Crater &7A
Bill Russell
Unanimous
New York P) 3$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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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4
1
8
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.... 0
.. 2
FT
2
2
1
1
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2
0
0
PF TP
2 4
12
9
3
18
2
0
4
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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.
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