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6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Six New For UPI New York -l?D- Six new coaches will serve on the 1958 United Press -International football coaches board, which will begin rating the nation's college football teams week ly after games of Saturday, Sept. 20. As in the past, five coaches from each of the seven geo graphical sections of the coun try will make up the board. Their ratings have become recognized generally as the most authoritative in college football. In addition to the five new board members, two old board members shifted to new sec tions. The new board members are George Dickerson of UCLA; Marv Levy of New Mexico; Ben Martin of the Difficult To Predict How Stanford Indians Will Do (Following is another in a series on the outlook of West Coast football' teams for the coming season.) By SCOTT BAILLIE Stanford, Calif. -(UPD- It's anybody's guess where Stan ford's football team will wind up this season and even coach Jack Curtice pleads ignor ance. "I just hope to the Lord that we win more than we lose," declares the homespun Curtice, who abandoned the top coaching post at Utah and No Word On Hutch Decision St. Louis-flJPD-Dick Meyer, vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals, said today no deci sion has been made whether Fred Hutchinson will be re tained as manager of the club. "Our position is and has been that we are not going to make our decision until the end of the year," said Meyer when asked of reports that Solly Hemus of the Philadel phia Phillies already has been decided upon as the new pilot. "Any report to the contrary is not in keeping with the facts." : In Philadelphia, Hemus also denied the report. "I told Bob Carpenter, own er of the Phillies, Monday that I knew nothing about the re port," said Hemus. "I haven't been contacted and I don't know anything more than I read in the paper." A source in Philadelphia told United Press Internation al that Carpenter "would not stand in Hemus' way if he is offered the job" but that the Phillies' owner would demand a first-ranking major league player in the trade if the Card inals want Hemus to be their manager. Major league tampering rules forbid the Cardinals from closing any deal with Hemus until the end of the season. Bears' Coach Unhappy Over Team Workouts Berkeley, Calif. -(UPD- The University of California Bears can expect "plenty of heavy work" this week because Coach Pete Elliott didn't like what he saw during Satur day's intrasquad game. Elliott shifted Charlie Hol ston from guard to left end in the first string, replacing Ron Currie who was lost for the season due to an injury. WHAT NET CHAMPION HAD LONGEST WIN SPAM? Itezl Motchldss WigVitman, donor of the Wightman Cup, won her first U.S. singles champion ship in 1909, herlastin 1919. She won her first US- doubles title In 1909 and her last m 1903. And till going strong she captured U.S. women's veterans doubled championship in 1944. TOP THIS! To any reader submitting contrary proof. Tip Brady will send a ifned, wallet-siied diploma. Write to: PEAT THIS, eo this paper. Box 575. Sausalito, Calif. Enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. . MCI ' '"" Or.., Tuesday September 16, 1958 Coaches Football Air Force Academy; Ray Na gel of Utah, Harold Wlahar of Houston and Jim Myers of Texas A&M. For Release Tuesdays Jack Mitchell, who was at Arkansas last year, shifted to Kansas, where he succeeded Charles Mather, while Jack Curtice went from Utah to Stanford, where he took over from Charles Taylor. Dickerson succeeded the late Henry (Red) Sanders, Levy took over from Dick Clausen, Martin replaced L. T. (Buck) Shaw, Nagel filled the vacancy caused by Cur tice's shift, Lahar at Houston becomes a member of the Southwest board to take Mit chell's place, while Jim My ers succeeded Paul Bryant of Texas A&M. an established TV show there to move into Indian country. "This Stanford team lost a good backfield through grad uation," Curtice moaned on. "And our expected strength at end has been hampered by injuries. But we seem okay along the interior line." Curtice, one of the game's leading raconteurs, brought to Stanford a "T and flanker" which is similar to the one used last year by Chuck Tay lor who since has become as sistant athletic director. Quarterback Battle It works best when there is a good quarterback around like John Brodie or Jack Douglas. The only trouble is that both are long gone and so the job is a scramble be tween Bob Nicolet, a strong armed Senior, Dick Norman who also heaves the ball well and Sid Garber. Curtice tabs Garber, a 5-1 junior, as the best runner of the three but gives the throw ing edge to Nicolet and sopho more Norman. Jack has indi cated that it will be Nicolet in the starting lineup come opening day Sept. 20 against Washington State. Curtice tabs Garber, a 5-11 "pleased" with . the running of Gil Dowd, a sophomore fullback who has been touted in some quarters as the best at the post in 20 years. "Including Norm Standlee" Curtice asks with a wry smile then lists Rick McMillen and Dick Bowers, both juniors, as leading lights for the left halfback job with Jim Byrer and John Bond as the right halfbacks with the most prom ise. Doug Dick, a senior let terman, also figures at full back. Stanford is hurting at the ends where two seniors, Joel Freis and Ben Robinson-are out with injuries and may not see action until after the sec ond game of the season. Up Front However, Chris Burford is expected to give the Indians plenty of experience and help on the right wing and Ivr Nikolai on the left. The tackles are solid with seniors Eric Protiva and Troy Barbee on hand. Russ Steele, a former cen ter, and Bob Peterson are two Seniors who give Curtice something to smile about at guard as does center Roch Conklin, another Senior. Tackle Dan Hinshaw, a soph, has looked good up front. All told, the interior line appears set, the ends lack depth and the backfield is a question mark. But the sched ule definitely goes like this: Sept. 20 Washington State at Spokane. Sept. 27 Rice. Oct. 4 at Northwestern. Oct. 11 Washington. Oct. 18 Air Force Acad emy. . Oct. 25 at UCLA. Nov. 1 Southern Cali fornia. Nov. 8 at Oregon Nov. 15 Oregon State Nov. 22 At California. Lewiston Puts 5 on All-Star Portland-flJPD - Lewiston re ceived five first places on the Northwest league all-star base ball team. Catcher John McNamara, first baseman Bruce Mcintosh, third baseman Hillis Layne, right fielder Arnie Hallgren and pitcher Thornton Kipper were named from the Broncs. Secnd baseman Maurice Ler ner and pitcher Ted Kambour of Yakima made the first picked were Reggie Hamilton, Tri-City, shorstop; Larry Helsm, Wenatchee, left fielder; Elio Toboso, Wenat chee, center fielder; Mel Krause, Eugene inf ielder, and Photios Anthony, Salem out fielder. Eugene led the league in attendance with 83,879 fans. Selected Board The first of the 1958 ratings will be released to afternoon newspapers of Tuesday, Sept. 23. As in past seasons, the ratings will be released al ternatively for Tuesday mor ning and Tuesday afternoon newspapers. Rate Top 10 Each of the 35 coaches will rate the top 10 teams each weeK. ineir selections are used only to reach a consen sus and never on an individ ual basis. Points are awarded on the basis of 10 for a first place vote, nine for a second and so on down to one for a 10th. This will be the eighth sea son the nation's foremost col lege coaches have rated the teams for United Press In ternational clients. The board crowned Oklahoma the cham pion in 1950 and again in 1955 and 1956; Tennessee in 1951, Michigan State in 1952, Maryland in 1953, UCLA in 1954 and Ohio State last year. United Press International again will award a permanent trophy to the football team chosen by the coaches as the best in the land. Here by sections are the coaches who comprise the 1958 United Press Internation al football coaches rating board: East Richard Colman, Princeton; Aldo (Buff) Donelli, Colum bia; Eddie Erdelatz, Navy; George (Lefty) James, Cor nell; John Michelosen, Pitts burgh. Midlands Bobby Dobbs, Tulsa; Bill Jennings, Nebraska; Bus Mer- tes, Kansas State; Jack Mitch ell, Kansas; Charles (B u d) Wilkinson, Oklahoma. Midwest Terry Brennan, Notre Dame; Hugh Daugherty, Mich igan State; Ray Eliot, Illin ois; Forest Evashevski, Iowa; Woody Hayes, Ohio State. Pacific Coast Len Casanover, Oregon; Jack Curtice, Stanford; Jack Myers, College of Pacific; George Dickerson, UCLA; James Owens, Washington. Rockies Marv Levy, New Mexico; Ben Martin, U. S. Air Force Academy; Ray Nagel,. Utah; John Roning, Denver; Dallas Ward, Colorado. . South Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech; Andy Gustafson, Miami; Frank Howard, Clemson; Bil ly Murray, Duke; Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee. Southwest Sammy Baugh, Hardin Simmons; Harold Lahar, Hou ston; Bill Meek, Southern Methodist; Jim Myers, Texas A&M; Darrell Royal, Texas. Ex-Yankee Believed In Wreck Red Bank, N. J. - (UPD -"When's. daddy coming home, mommy?" A grief-stricken Jane Stirn weiss tried to provide the an swer for her six children early today but couldn't. Neither could anybody else. Because George (Snuffy) Stirnweiss, ex-New York Yan kee second baseman and American League batting champion in 1945, could be at the bottom of Newark Bay imprisoned in one of the coaches of a commuter train that plunged through an open drawbridge Monday morning at nearby Bayonne, N, J. Stirnweiss left his home here in time to catch the ill fated 9:16 a.m. Jersey Central train. He had a noontime luncheon appointment in New York. A station agent at the Red Bank station reportedly saw Snuffy board one of the front cars of the train. He hasn't been heard from since. Stirnweiss, born Oct. 26, 1919, the son of a New York City policeman, entered the Yankees' farm system in 1940 after a brilliant baseball and football career at the Univers ity of North Carolina and joined the Yankees in 1943. He remained with the Yan kees until 1950 when he was traded to the St. Louis Browns and he was with the Cleveland Indians in 1951 and 1952. Stirnweiss had a 10-year major league batting average of .268 and appeared in three World Series for the Yankees. His best year was 1945 when he led the American League with a .309 batting av erage, 107 runs scored, 195 hits, 22 triples and 33 stolen bases. The previous season he hit .319, collected 205 hits and stole 55 bases. GETS NEW POST Belgrade"- (UPD - President Tito Monday nominated 37 - year - old Marko. Nikezic, now ambassador to Czecho slovakia, as Yugoslav ambas sador to the United States. Cos Unveils 1958 Ducks On Saturday University of Oregon, Eu gene Coach Len Casanova unveils his eighth Oregon Webfoot squad this Saturday at Hayward field against an Idaho Vandal eleven which promises to be as tough as last year, and also puts an open ing game win streak of five on the line in the PCC open er. Like last fall when the Ducks barely beat the Vandals in a 9 to 6 game, the 44th re newal of the series which stretches back to 1901 may be a repeat of the affair decided by Jack Morris' field goal. The Webfoots have lost only three times to Idaho and not once since 1950. And, Casanova has decision ed Nebraska, Idaho twice, Utah and Colorado in five straight Oregon openers. Idaho is missing seven reg ulars from last year's strong squad, but will field a team in 1958 which Coach Skip Stahley feels will be faster and just as big. Oregon returns five reg ulars from the PCC co champs of '57. Casanova knows that his starting line will be bigger and just as fast, and his backfield, three-quarters new, has indicated top offensive potential. Both coaches admit that the key spot in the '58 campaign will be at quarterback, too. The Vandals are returning two juniors, Gary Farnworth and' Bob Eyler, and directing the Ducks will be sophomore Dave Grosz, senior Paul Grov er and Junior Sandy Fraser. The most interesting combat of the day may turn out to be the rugged competition be tween heavy first lines. The Vandal's line, which will aver age nearly 214 pounds per man, is probably the biggest on the coast, and the Ducks have a 203-pound average for their seven starters, their largest in several seasons. Coach Casanova is expected to go with ends Ron Stover and Alden Kimbrough, tackles Jim Linden and Darrel Asch bacher, guards Bob Grottkau and Joe Schaffeld, center Bob Peterson, quarterback Grosz, halfbacks Charlie Tourville and Willie West, and fullback Marian Holland. Machen May Get Return With Swede New York -(UPD Truman Gibson planned to unveil to day the contract for a return bout between unbeaten Inge mar Johansson, sensational Swedish heavyweight, and his latest victim, Eddie Machen of San Francisco. On the basis of this con tract, Gibson, president of the International Boxing club, has informed the Illinois State Athletic commission he hopes to stage a Johansson- Machen fight at Chicago stadium in late January. Gibson was scheduled to meet Machen and manager Sid Flaherty at International airport today on their arrival from Sweden. Flaherty had promised to hand Gibson the contract at the airport. Then Gibson would display the document to the press at IBC headquarters. Machen was knocked out in the first round by Euro pean champion Johansson at Gothenburg, Sweden, Sunday night. Johansson's manager, Ed vin Ahlqvist, denied the ex istence of any return - bout Contract Monday morning at Gothenburg. But Gibson declared, "Fla herty told me positively both Ahlqvist and Johansson had signed the contract. Both sig natures are on it. Moreover, only last Friday Ahlqvist ad mitted to me on the phone they had signed a return con tract." After displaying the con tract today, Gibson plans to file it with the Illinois com mission to make certain that Johansson fulfills it before at tempting to fight anyone else in the United States. Jackson Fights Well Sherbrooke, Que. - (UPD -Tommy Hurricane Jackson won one of his greatest fights Monday night before outpoint ing Johnny Vick of Rochester, N. Y., in a comeback bout. The one - time heavyweight contender from New York was examined, by three local doctors Monday and pro nounced in perfect shape. This despite the opposition of the National Boxing associa tion which urged promoters not to book The Hurricane for fights because of a bad beat ing he took at the hands of Eddie Machen last November. .Overjoyed by the doctor's decision, Jackson shook off some early round slugging by Vick to gain a unanimous de cision in their 10-round bout at the Sherbrooke arena. MDFORDTRIBUNE SLPODnSTTS OSC, USC Touch Off Coast Grid Season By JOHN GRIFFIN United Press International College football beats the official opening of autumn by a single day when it stages the first full Saturday of the 1958 season this week, but only a few of the highly-tout ed teams namely Oregon America Cup Tuneups Set By Columbia Newport, R.I. -(UPD- Colum bia, the U. S. defender of the America's Cup, today launch ed a final four days of tune ups before the race series be gins Saturday. The 12-meter yacht under went several days of gear changes, including new sails, according to officials. She is not expected to do any sail ing today. The new equipment will be tested against the Weatherly beginning Wednesday. The Weatherly is one of the three vessels which the Columbia raced during the summer-long trials to determine the U. S. defender. Meanwhile, the British challenger, Sceptre, which was greeted briefly by Presi dent Eisenhower Monday, will sail today and Wednesday and then be hauled out at New port Shipyard for some modi fications. The President was return ing from his Coasters Harbor Island office to his. Fort Ad ams residence in the White House cruiser Barbara Anne when the meeting with the Sceptre occurred. ' Trojans Preparing For OSC Friday Los Angeles -(UPD-The Uni versity of Southern Califor nia Trojans worked out un der the lights Monday night at Bovard field in preparation for their opener with Oregon State at the Coliseum Friday night. Coach Don Clark held con tact work to a minimum to avoid injuries. He also sched uled a dress rehearsal tonight at the Coliseum. County B Schools Slate District 5 Grid Scraps Jackson county's three class B high schools begin confej ence play this week end while two A-l schools and three A-2 elevens have another round of non-league activity. , In openers in District 5B St. Mary's of Medford will tussle Sacred Heart of Klam ath Falls on the senior high turf here, Jacksonville will go to Chiloquin and Talent will encounter Bonanza at Merrill. Jacksonville plays Saturday. The other games are Friday. Non-loopers for the A-ls are Medford at David Douglas and Crater is host to Eagle Point at Central Point. Eagle Point is one of the three coun ty. A-2s contending. The oth ers are Phoenix which trav els to Brookings and Rogue River at Canyonville. The four games also are on Fri day. Home Debuts St. Mary's and Crater will make their 1958 home debuts. Ashland, one of nine foot ball playing preps in the county, has an open date this week end. Klamath Falls and Grants Pass, Southern Oregon con ference members along with SIGN FOR OCTOBER FIGHT Los Angeles -(UPD-M exican boxing sensation Mauro Vaz quez has signed to meet Cali fornia featherweight cham pion Jimmy Moser in a 10 round bout at Olympic Audi torium Oct. 2. Vazquez is un defeated in 18 professional bouts and has won 14 by knockouts. FIRST PRUZE Southern Oregon Kennel Club Obedience Class Starting September 18, offers to the person with the highest scoring dog, a 1958 R.C.A. Victor Console TV set. Silver trophies for the next three placing. THOSE WISHING TO ENTER IN THIS CLASS SHOULD CALL State, North Carolina, Texas Christian, and UCLA will be in action. Oregon State, hailed as a real power in the "lame duck" Pacific Coast Confer ence, actually touches Off the fireworks Friday night when it visits Southern California. Intersectionals But then things really start popping Saturday. The em phasis, as usual in the open ing weeks of the season, is on intersectional compe t i t i o n with the UCLA - Pittsburgh clash at Los Angeles possibly the headliner. The UCLANs aren't eligible for a Rose Bowl bid but could raise a big uproar in the PCC. Also on the intersectional program are the two games that will be televised Mis-souri-Vanderbilt and Denver Oklahoma State. These will be telecast on a split network to opposite halves of the country. " And then there's Kansas vs. a Texas Christian team that is a slight pre-season favorite in the Southwest conference; Nebraska vs. a Penn State team that is expected to rival Army and Navy for top hon ors in the East; Kansas State vs. Wyoming; and Rice vs. LSU, and Texas vs. Georgia in a pair of night games. Local Rivals North Carolina, which is reportedly ready to make a real bid for national power in its third season under Jim Tatum, meets arch-rival North Carolina State in a game that sets the mood for a number of "local rivalry" games that will be bidding for attention. Also in this category are Cincinnati vs. vDayton, Iowa State vs. Drake, Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech, Atlantic Coast Conference games with South Caroline vs. Duke, and Wake Forest vsl Maryland, Pacific Coast Conference games with Oregon vs. Idaho and Wash ington State vs. Stanford, and a Southeastern Conference game with Florida vs. Tulane. Kentucky, among the major teams, got a jump on the field by walloping the invading University of Hawaii, .51-0, last Saturday night as sopho more Calvin Bird scored four touchdowns. Medford, Crater and Ashland, will have non-league scrapes on Friday with Klamath en tertaining South Eugene and the Cavemen hosting North Bend. Glendale and Illinois Val ley, Rogue league members with Phoenix, Eagle Point and Rogue River, have non conference play,' too. Glen dale goes to Yoncalla on Sat urday afternoon while IV is host to Douglas on Friday night. Red Hat Days Open Sept. 26 Red Hat days will start on Sept. 26 according to Mark Norton, Red Hat chairman for Jackson county. Purpose of the program is to emphasize hunting safety and the importance of good feeling between hunters and landowners. Norton ' urged business es tablishments and others to co operate by planning special displays or other activities for Sept.. 26 and in the weeks to follow. Again this year the pledge cards were donated by Keep Oregon Green Inc., sports men's groups, timber compan ies and others have contrib uted funds to finance the program this year. Twenty-seven state-wide or ganizations are sponsoring this year's program. GOP CHAIRMAN DIES Point Pleasant, N.J. (UPD Samuel Louis Zodine, 56, state chairman of the Republi can Party, died Monday. SP 2-9333 HOLDING first press con ference since he was para lyzed in New York auto accident, Roy Campanella, Dodgers catcher, says he is making steady progress. Hockey Play Set Oct. 8 Montreal -(UPD-The 1958-59 National Hockey league sea son will open in Chicago on Wednesday, Oct. 8, with the Black Hawks meeting the New York Rangers. The defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadi ens play the Boston Bruins the following night in Mon treal and the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Black Hawks and the Bruins the Rangers on Saturday, Oct. 11, in other openers. Games will be played every night of the week during the 1958-59 season with the ex ception of Monday and Fri day. A total of 20 games are scheduled for Saturday after noons, all of them to be tele vised nationally. The season runs through to March 22 with each club scheduled for 70 games-35 at home and 35 on the road. Tacoma In Final Play Detroit-(UPD-Tacoma gained the finals of the American Amateur Baseball Congress tournament Monday by de feating Cincinnati 9-1 and Houston 6-5. Indians Scrimmage In Light Workout Stanford, Calif.- (UPD -The Stanford Indians, who open their 1958 seasor against the Washington State Cougars, held a light workout Monday with no contact work: "one MU.UON- ,TVW MILLION- WHAT r$ THE VVORLP'S RECORD TAKE FOR. A SPORTS EVENT? A crowd of 943 poitf any sporting event-to ee Hcayy weight Champion GeneTunney beat Jack. Dempsey in their sec ond title match, at Soldier ' Field, in which Tunney went down for th "lon9 count" and on to win. TOP THIS! To any reader submitting contrary proof, Tip Brady will send a signed, wallet-sized diploma. Write to: BEAT THIS, co this paper. Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Enclose self -addressed, stamped envelope. Ey Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues, Drain Tils 727 W. McAndrew Ph. SP 2-4107 - KE 5-2243 & i ONE MILLION- N ( XPvXTWO MILLION) Giants Need Tackle, Guard Strength (This is another in a ter ies on the 1958 prospects of National Football League learns-) By EARL WRIGHT New York - (UPD - The New York Giants are ready for an other crack at one of the most frustrating tasks in sports trying to catch the Cleveland Browns. New York is just one of five teams that have been chasing Coach Paul Brown's Brownies since they entered the Na tional Football league in 1950. But the Giants probably are a bit more sensitive about Cleveland's domination of the division than the other four Eastern clubs. New York usually has been i closest to the Browns at the end of the season and won the Eastern crown in 1956, the only year Cleveland failed to win it since entering the NFL. The Browns regained the title last year, forcing the Giants to accept second place for the fourth time since 1949. Wanted Guards And Tackles The Giants begin the 1958 season with an excellent of fensive backfield and defens ive platoon. But the team's success may depend upon whether first-class Dlavers can be developed for an offensive tackle job and the guard po sitions. The Giants have an all- league offensive tackle in Roosevelt Brown. Two rook ies, J. T. Frankenberger of Kentucky and Frank Youso of Minnesota, are the top candi dates for the other offensive tackle spot. Ray Beck and Bill Austin, two of the team's best offensive guards, retired after the 1957 campaign. That left only two experienced men, Jack Stroud and Jack Spinks, for those posts. The Gjants hope Bob Mischak, former Army end, will prove capable of helping Stroud and Spinks with the guard chores Rival defenses gave New York's offensive line a hard In Fine Wliiskey FLEISCHMAMVS o moo' vJ vV 7 if f 'Undid wHit"1' t I v- esi-fc - L 9LI3 90 PROOF is WHY! 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Jones, as U.P.I.'s chief Eastern European correspondent, now is writing from both sides of the Iron Curtain. Read his dispatches in 1 Medf Medford Mail Tribune To Develop time in most of the pre-sea son warmup games this year, pouring through to down the quarterbacks or force them into quick throws which led to interceptions. Coach Jim Lee Howell and his assistants are working to solve the line problen). The Giants are set at the other positions. They have expe rienced quarterbacks in Charley Con erly and Don Heinrich. Frank Gifford probably is the league's most versatile left halfback. Alex Webster, the right halfback, is an excellent ball-carrier and receiver, Mel Triplett is an experi enced fullback. Webster and Phil King, a 220-pound rookie from Vanderbilt, also may be used at that position. Don Maynard, a rookie from Texas Western, is the fastest man the Giants have had in years and figures to be a threat as a re ceiver on long passes. And don't be surprised if Gifford pops up as a quarterback if Conerly and Heinrich disap point the coaches. Kyle Rote, Bob Schnelker and Ken MacAfee are veteran ends with Rote one of the league's masters at getting open to take short passes. Ray Wietecha is a top-notch center. The Giants believe their de fense will be stronger than it was in 1957. Roosevelt Grier, 280-pound all-league star who was a key player on the 1956 championship squad, returns to his defensive tackle post following a service stint- The Giants got Lindon Crow, one of the league's better defens ive backs, in a deal with the Chicago Cardinals before the training season began. Jim Patton, Ed Hughes and Emlen Tunnell round out an experienced defensive back field. Other key defensive players are ends Andy Robus telli and Jim Katcavage, tackle Ed Modzelewski, mid dle guard Sam Huff and line backers Bill Svoboda and Harland Svare. IS THE BUY 45 QT. f r '
