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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, January 12, 195S Axemen Overcome Tornado With Second Half Surge - "We had to fight for our lives, man!" That remark by Coach Hank Kuchera summed up the battle Friday night after his South Eugene Axe men had slashed the Medford high basketball team 52 to 42 in a non-conference engage ment here. The comment was made to Medford mentor Frank Roe land t. Outfought in the first half, the Axemen utilized a fast breaking offense, tough de fense, which gave the Tornado few good shots, and alert ball hawking, which capitalized on Medford miscues, over the last two quarters to avert an up set. It was the ninth straight triumph for the Axemen who have yet to taste defeat this season. South Eugene opened fast In the game, getting an 8 to 1 jump on the shakey starting, less experienced Tornado. But, Medford, fighting ruggedly under the backboards, caught stride to pull up even with the Axemen, 14-all, at the quarter. Black Tornado of fense seemed to perk up with the entry into the line-up of Jerry Anderson midway into the opening stanza, while Eu genians lost some of their poise. Tornado Goes Ahead With the scoring of Ander son and Lowell Dean, the backboard play of Tom Ham lin and Dean and the ball hawking of Bilbee Lane and Don Peek the Tornado pulled to 24 to 18 and 26 to 20 mar gins in the third panel. Ku chera sent a reserve crew in meanwhile in effort to cool the Medford attack. The reg ulars returned with 2t min utes left in the half and closed the gap to 26 to 23 with free shots. Misfired Medford passes proved damaging to the home team cause. The Tornado lost the ball 26 times to 11 by MEDFORDWTRIBUNt SIPOMHITS Eugene during the evening. Interception and misdirected throws hurt most during the second half. Medford got the ball frequently, helped by the hawing of Peek and Lane, but the Tornado would too often lose it and South's defense kept host team shooting gen erally to long range. The Axemen took perman ent command at 34 to 32 and led 41 to 35 at the three quarter stop. They built up 15-point spreads of 50 to 35 and 52 to 37 in the closing chukker. Medford picked up a five tally lead in the third canto before Eugene got rolling. Lowell Dean put in two field goals and a free shot for the Tornado while Neil Gold schmidt got a gifter and Char les Warren a field bucket for Eugene, making it 31 to 26 for Medford. Warren Scores All-stater Warren, limited to nine points (two field goals) in the first half, was the scor ing gun for the Axemen in their second half surge, with 15 more counters. He put in two of his eight second half fielders and Tom Jones sank a long jumper to place Eu gene in front 32 to 31. Dean tied the game at the foul line. Then with 32 minutes left in the period a Medford of fensive try went awry. War ren who had slipped behind Tornado defenders took a long pass for a close in shot for permanent Eugene command. The Tornado collected only three field goals in the second half, getting off just 14 shots. But Medford wound up with a bit better goaling average than Eugene. The mark was .363 on 12 for 33. South had .328 on 20 for 61. In backboard retrieving the hosts also had a slim edge of 37 to 34. Warren had consider able rivalry in the fierce scrapping under the back boards but emerged as top rebounder with 12. Deen and Hamlin each had eight for Medford. In the scoring Dean follow ed Warren's 24 with 16. An derson and Jones each put in 10. The Whites nipped the Blacks 42 to 41 in a Medford junior varsity opener. FG TT PF TP BOX: Eugene Jones, f 5 0 2 10 Goldschmidt. f 113 3 Warren, c 10 4 4 24 Clerkoney, g 10 12 Polhemus, g 17 19 Willener 0 0 10 Senn 0 0 0 0 Wilson 2 10 4 4 Coleman 0 0 10 Campbell 0 0 0 0 Allen 0 0 10 20 12 18 52 Totals Medford Hamlin, f . Peery f L. Dean, c . Peek, g Lane, g Anderson Brown 0 Plankenhorn 1 Bowling 0 Rasmussen 0 FG FT PF TP 1 1 3 Totals 12 18 23 42 Referees Warren and Flink. MEDFORD JATVEES: 42 Whites Black 41 T 1 Manlev Konopasek 4 F 11 C. Dean Miller 3 C 7 Koch Shults 10 G 14 Ice Monroe 8 G 7 Olson Allen 5 Substitutions For White. Dur kee 2, G. Lindermann, Parsons, Kliever. Shoemaker: for Blacks, B. Lindeman 3, Cantrall 4, Friesen 2, Knight, Moore. Tentative Angling Regulations Call for Later Rogue Opening Tentative angling regula tions adopted by the Oregon state game commission fol lowing a Friday hearing in Portland call for the opening of general trout season for the Rogue and Umpqua rivers and their tributaries one month later than usual. Under the proposal, trout season for the two river sys tems would run from May 24 to Oct. 31. This plan is sub- Bowling EMPIRE LEAGUE Standings: W. t. Winnie s Style Salon 47 i 20 'i Iu Way Cleaners 41 27 Hillver Iil Co 40 28 Western Thrift Drug .... 37 31 -Virginians Big Y Beauty 35 33 "Skinner's Buick 32 36 The Village Dairy Smith 31 37 West Main Rent All 30 'i 37 'i I Jewel House 25' 2 42 U Hoppes Florist 21 z 46 2 Kesults: . Western Thrift 0 (Helen Paulson 138-402) 1111: Skinners 4 (Maxine Ijanzer 155-4681 1332. - Virginia's 3 (Ann Rodgers 146 "416 1209: West Main 1 (Norma Larson 163-447) 1179. Hoope's l'z (Ruby Edmonds 141 423) 1242: Winnie's 2'2 (Bea Math--ews 162-455) 1281. ! Jewel House 1 (Judy Barnum 159-432) 1223: N'u Way 3 (Virginia ; Wilson 214-544) 1288. Dairv Smith 1 (Helen Frye 189 "420i 1191; Hillver Oil 3 (Dorothy '.Edwards 190-461) 1268. High game 214 high series 344 Virginia Wilson ' Ruby Edmonds Triplicate 141 t Bonnie Wilson Stiar step 120-121-122. Helen Paulson Split conversion '3-9-7. ROGIE ROLLERS ; standings Henry's Broiler 21 Club Hideaway Skeeters ; Trowbridge & Flynn . . Kachina Rm ; Timber Room Chucks Mkt ; Economy Mkt '. Ralphs Lirungcrs W. .. 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 Results: OK Market 4 (V. Findley 418) 2061; Liningers 0 (A. Bohannan 404i 1741. Henrv's Broiler 3 (V. Knox 496) 2217; Timber Room 1 (C. Pratt 454) 2121. Kachina Room 2 (J. Lovett 422) 1879: Trowbridge & Flynn 2 (G. Russell 431) 1967. Hideawav 3 (D. Christianson 532) 2094: Ralph's 1 (G. Riegs 505i 2039. . 21 Club 3 (E. Baker 464 ) 2095: Chucks Mkt. 1 (S. Coulter 442) 2050. Skeeters 3 (A. Swoope 4871 2055: ' Economv Mkt. 1 (P. McCracken 439) 2029. High game A. Swoope 195 Split conversions E. Harrison 6-7 A. Mitcheltree 5-7. ject to further consideration at a commission hearing on Friday, Jan. 24, after which final regulations will be drawn up. The May 24 opening ap plies to coastal streams in Hornet 9th Trips MJH Hedrick Junior high ninth grade, outhustling the Bull dogs and taking advantage of its more numerous free toss chances, spilled McLoughlin 41 to 32 in basketball action at McLoughlin on Friday. Bulldog players, however, won the other two games, the eighth chalking" up a 51 to 19 final count and the seventh outscoring its Hornet foe 28 to 16. The Hornet ninth shot 21 of 31 tries from free line while McLoughlin dropped in six of nine opportunities. Hedrick had a first intermission spread of 7 to 4. Tally was tied at 17-each at halftime and the Hornets commanded 26 to 2 in the third quarter. The bigger McLoughlin eighth had to overcome a first quarter edge of 9 to 6 held by Hedrick. George Clear water had 21 points for the Bulldogs. On Thursday McLoughlin seventh grade junior varsity beat Howard 16 to 9. LINE-UPS: (Ninth Grade) 41 Hedrick MrLoughlin..32 F 10 Bray Hammack 5 F 4 Sieg Berry 3 C 1 Gastineau Hood 4 G 9 Monroe Quinnev 8 G 15 Miller Ragsdale 10 Substitutions For Hedrick, House. Burnum. Dawson. Mclntyre, Brown 2; for McLoughlin. McKin ley, Humphreys 2, Winetrout, Adams. (Seventh Grade) 28 McLoushlin F 2 Neathamer . F Bowman C 10 Van Pelt G 3 Defley G 8 Steieer Hedrick IS Mitchell 5 Gilbertson 3 Bandy Miles 4 Callan Substitutions For McLoughlin. Reid, Farnsworth 4. Calkins. Wat kins. Glines 1. Couch: for Hedrick. Taylor. Anderson 4, Barker, Strat- ton. "THURSDAY Standings: '. The Jokers .. Four Marks .. : Three Hi's .... Goof Balls .... ; Alley Kats .. - Nine Pins ; Soare Pickers Team Eight ... HOUSEWIVES W. 34 28 26 13 0 Howard Grade School Beat Gold Hill Fives Howard Grade school bas ketball players won two games from Gold Hill on Fri- io day. 14 16 18 18 25 31 44 . Results: Jokers 1 (L. Morton 421) 17462; TGoof Balls 3 (N. Peek 447) 16330. Four Marks ( (L. Redding 403) 16522: Spare Pickers 0 (C. Young 378) 13062. Three Hits 1 IE. Lisenbee 392 1 3-156823; Nine Pins 3 (V. Haas 403) -14891. Alley Kats 4 (P. Travis 395) 14794: Team Eight (forfeited). Split conversions. V. Browns 8-10 Doris Harris 5-7-10. Varsity score was 37 to 20. Junior varsity victory was 19 to 11. Eaton with 16 points and Bradford with 14 topped Mus tang scoring. Ron Beman had eight for Gold Hill. Howard junior varsity had quarterly gaps of 10 to 5. 13 to 5 and 19 to 11. Fourth quarter was scoreless. D. Mor ris had eight for Gold Hill and Rosenberger had six for Howard. Zone 1 of the state. Rogue and Umpqua rivers empty into the Pacific ocean in that zone. General trout season else where would open on April 26 except in many high Cas cade lakes inside national for est boundaries. These lakes would open May 24 and close Oct. 5. Late opening of the coastal streams was recommended by game department staff mem bers to permit a larger es capement to the ocean of downstream migrating year ling salmon and steelhead. The staff brought out that studies show that the steady increase in anglers and de creasing resource necessitates more protection for the down stream migrating fish. Four Lakes Open Early To compensate for the late stream opening in this area, the commission, in the tenta tive regulations, set opening for four lakes at the same time as the general season, April 26. These are Lake of the Woods, and Fish, Willow and Squaw lakes. Also, it is planned to hold legal-sized hatchery-raised fish for stream release a month later than usual, providing larger, better fish for the anglers. It was pointed out that fish caught during spring angling in the Rogue are mostly small steelhead and counts showed the summer run of steelhead to be in grave danger. It is felt that the screening Sav age Rapids dam will help but it is not certain that screen ing will help entirely in pre venting the decrease in the resource. La Mola lake in the Ump qua area is another lake plan ned for early opening. 'jLiti?fr AfiMkt tt o 4 VsSsM JMV..,ni, -Viv.Yi.y.v.-isJatrfwWigi.WiWali FIGHT FOR REBOUND Tom Hamlin (32), Medford, and Niel Goldschmidt and Charles Warren (nearest basket), South Eugene, scrap for a rebound , from the Medford backboard during Medford high's basketball brush with the strong Axemen here Friday night. Looking on are Ron Peery (11), Medford, and Rick Cerkoney (22) and Tom Jones, Eugene. Referee is Leonard Warren. The Axemen won 52 to 42. lortfi lakes Use of Kioklng to Post Ups Mobile, Ala. (IP) An un derdog Northern squad, pac ed by the running of Mike Sommer and Jim Shanley, hung on for a bitter 15-13 vic tory over the South in the ninth annual Senior bowl game Saturday when a Dixie field goal attempt misfired in the last 23 seconds. Billy Atkins of Auburn, whose punt had been blocked earlier for a safety to give the Yanks their actual victory margin, kicked his placement wide after the Rebels march ed 70 yards to the North two in the closing minutes. A largely Rebel crowd of 35,000 was disappointed. Southern Oregon Bounces Oregon Collegians 57-41 Monmouth Southern Oregon college, displaying little of the polish it had in the pre-loop slate, dumped Oregon college 57 to 41 here Friday night in a ragged Ore gon Collegiate conference hoop engagement. The Wolves' defense gang ed up on Southern Oregon's high scoring Bill Hollings- worth and held him to four field buckets. But the Raid er hit 10 for 14 from the free throw mark and was top point man of the night with 18. After a tottery start the Crater Frosh Nip Cave kids Central Point LoyaJ Hig inbotham scored his only Com et field goal just as the final buzzer sounded Friday as the Crater high freshmen nudged Grants Pass 28 to 26 in a cage hassle at Grants Pass. Crater headed 8 to 6 at the quarter and 15 to 15 at the half but the Cayekids had 21 to 19 third quarter advantage. The Comets controlled the backboards in the fray with Bryson LaCasse leading. LINE-UPS: 28 Crater Grants Pass..26 F 1 Foote Harris 5 F 3 Edwards Hathawav 2 C 5 Nielson Hamilton 7 G 8 Romine Meek 6 G 3 Hinginbotham .... Walker 6 Substitutions For Crater, White 2. LaCasse 6; for Grants Pass, Orr, Nix. UCLA TO MEET OSU Los Angeles OP) UCLA Saturday announced signing of its first intersectional foot ball game of the 1961 season with Ohio State' university. UCLA Athletic Director Wil bur Jones said the game will be played on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Columbus, O. It will be the first meeting between the two schools. Raiders broke from an 11 to 9 standing and ran to 25 to 9 before the OCE club hit again. The Raiders of Ash land were in front 29 to 19 at the half. OCE narrowed its deficit to two points with 8V2 min utes to play on a seven-counter spurt by Bon Williams. The Wolves, nevertheless couldn't keep up the pace and the SOC quint pulled away again. Southern Oregon had back board control 62 to 35 with Dave D Olivo making 15 retrieves. box: ' SOC D'Olivo, I :. 4 Oliva, f 4 Hollingsworth, c .. 4 McAbee, g 4 Maurer. k 2 Sutherland 1 Crandall .... 1 Foust 0 Love 0 FG FT PF TP Tenney Totals OCE Adams, f Young, f Hoy. c Goodman, Buss, g Oetzel Milton Williams .. Sherk Totals 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 20 17 14 57 FG FT PF TP ; 4 2 2 10 2 1 1 5 0 0 2 0 n. g 10 0 2 : 1 1,43 0 0V 0 0 6 3 4 14 2 3 0 7 0 0 - 0 0 et Win Atkins, fullback mainstay of Auburn's undefeated and untied 1957 team, also con tributed to the Yankees' win ning touchdown with his er ratic kicking. He kicked off three times out of bounds aft er the second Southern score and the North wound up with the ball on its own 45. Michigan State quarterback Jim Ninowski piloted the North to a score with two minutes and 30 seconds gone in the final period. The passing whiz from the Big Ten tossed 14 to Iowa's all-America end Jim Gibbons for a first down on the South 21. Oregon halfback Shanley shot off tackle to the five and Larry Krutko, bruising full back from West Virginia, plunged twice for the score. Jerry Kramer, Idaho guard, converted. A Yankee drive that died out on the South three was turned into the winning mar gin when Rod Hanson a rangy Illinois end, blocked an At kins punt out of the end zone for a safety. Sommer, George Washing ton university halfback and future property of North Coach Joe Kuharich and the Washington Redskins, set up the game's first score by streaking 47 yards with an Atkins punt to the South 11 in the first period. Goalposts, Conversions Come Under Coach's Fire In Current NCAA Meeting Fort Lauderdale, Fla. OP) H. O. (Fritz) Crisler of Michigan, chairman of the NCAA Football Rules com mitee, proposed Saturday that a conversion scored by rush ing or passing count two points, with a place kick to remain one point as at pres ent. . If this is adopted, it would be the first change in the rules of football scorings ince 1906. The change could not be made until 1959. A proposal that the goal posts be shifted from their present position also was re instated and made subject to consideration. The shifting of the goal posts back to the goal line, as they are in the pro game, is favored by the Ivy league. Both proposals will be the Talent Tips Butte Fails Butte Falls Talent high assumed safer command in Jackson County B league basketball Friday night with a 53 to 32 verdict over the Butte Falls Loggers. It was the sixth league vic tory for the Bulldogs against no losses. The loss was the second for Butte Falls in six outings. Talent has been re sponsible for both. Bulldog intermission leads were 9 to 6, 23 to 14 and 37 to 26. Phil Combs had 22 points for Talent while Ray Abbott, sophomore who is just getting into stride, had 13 for Butte Falls in his best game of the season. . Injuries to two veterans hampered the Loggers in their desire to make a closer game of it. Alike Conley has been hobbled by a bad ankle and Jim Irwin smashed a thumb in shop class. LINE-CPS: 53 Talent F 4 Gingerich F 10 Welburn C 22 Combs G 2 Heard G 9 Baer Irwin 8 Substitutions For Talent. Walls 6, Conner: for Butte Falls, Fergus. Butte Falls 32 Smith 2 Conley 2 Abbott 13 Cavin 7 the subjects of intensive sur vey and experimentation in intra-squad and practice ses sions during the 1958 season, the committee decided. In proposing the change in the scoring rules Crisler term ed the point after touchdown "the dullest play in the game." "Right now the dullest play, the most stupid play, is the conversion attempt," Crisler said. "Under the pro posed system, a team would Pels Down Tornado in Wrestling Klamath Falls varsity trimmed Medford 38 to 8 Fri day in a wrestling match at Klamath Falls. Medford Tornado grapplers took two of the 12 matches and the Pels took all the oth ers. For Medford Tom Mor ris took his heavyweight bout and Henry Courtney garner ed the 156-pound tussle. Some satisfaction was sal vaged in the exhibitions where Medford compiled a 56 to 24 advantage, winning 17 of the 23 scraps. The Tornado next meets Crater at Central Point on Jan. 23. RESULTS: 97 Olson. K. pinned Don, Learn, M; 105 McFarland. K. pinned Le Roy Cox. M; 114 Bender, K. dec. Ken Johnson. M; 122 Gil Roberts. K. pinned Ray Smith, M; 129 Ron Phair. K. dec. Sam Jennings, M; 135 Michael. K, dec. Charles Mc Kinley. M; 140 Alexander, K, dec. Dav A os. M. 147 Harold Day. K. pinned Jack Young. M; 156 Henry Courtney. M. dec. Kirkpatrick. K: 167 Badoreck. K. dec. Fred Funston, M; 177 Baxter, K. dec. om Mer- ton. M; Heavy Tom Morris, M, pinned Hancock, K. EXHIBITIONS: Medford winners Bob Criswell, Dennis Pugmire, Dennis Owens. Leland Johnson, Jack Joyce, Don Marshall. Elgin Cook, Blake Taylor. Jim Scourery, Jim Johnson, Dennis Jensen, Don Harrison. Gary Heath. Jim Funston, Ken Kelson, Harold Friend. Bearcats Score 2nd Loop Win Salem API Willamette uni versity scored its second Northwest conference basket ball victory of the season Fri day night with an 83-59 wm over Whitman. ! Bearcat forward Vic Back- j lund poured in 24 points, and guard Eddie Grossenbacher contributed 18. Willamette's : six-foot-five inch freshman j center, Buzz Wilfert, sunk 14 i points and collected 11 re-1 bounds, although playing only j half the game. ' Willamette led the Mission-'; aries at halftime, 47-32. ROUND TABLE WINS Arcadia, Calif. (IP Round Table with a field of four-year-olds at Santa Anita Sat urday as he won the $27,300 San Fernado Stakes by better than four lengths to open' ground and moved up to eighth place on the all-time money-winning list. still have a chance for a tie' if it were eight points behind late in the game. It would perk up interest in the try for the point after touchdown." It was thought that any movement of the goal posts from their customary position 10 yards behind the goal line was a dead issue after the 10 man board scratched the item from the agenda at the open ing session Friday. But George (Lefty) James of Cornell brought the sub ject up again today and the committee seemed willing this time to consider a fre quent plea from the college coaches to "put the foot back in football." Four suggested alterations in location of the goal posts will be studied during the year by a permanent rules change committee headed by Illinois Coach Ray Eliot. The ' suggestions were: 1. 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