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Iowa Holds Big 10 Lead In Offense Chicago - CPD - Iowa jump ed off to a commanding lead in Big Ten team offense with it win over Indiana last week, official conference statistics showed today. The Hawkeyes piled up 503 yards in 85 plays to average 5.82 yards per play. Michigan State, on the basis of its tie with Michigan two weeks ago, holds the top berth in defensive statistics, having allowed only 131 yards from scrimmage. Iowa is second in defensive figures. The Hawkeyes allow ed, Indiana only 140 yards but two Hoosier touchdowns counted against the Hawks in defensive ranking. ' Gophers 330 on Ground Minnesota recorded 350 yards against Northwestern last week, 220 on the ground, while Ohio State posted a total scrimmage gain of 290 yards against Illinois. Although Wisconsin scored 31 points against Purdue, the Badgers, who threw only three times and recorded no passing, yardage, rank fourth in offense. ' In individual statistics, Dick Thornton of Northwestern holds the lead in total offense while Randy Duncan and Ray Jauch of Iowa top passing and rushing. Thornton recorded 136 yards against Minnesota, 109 by passing and 27 by rushing. Duncan completed nine of 13 passes for an average of .692, accounting for 104 yards. ' Jaunch, with a 64-yard run to . his credit against Indiana, posted 108 yards by rushing Sisler Gets Portion of Series Fund New York (UPO The Yan kees sliced their World Series melon like world champions, but they're pikers alongside . the Pirates. Maintaining their tradition al World Series generosity, the Yankees cut in such part timers as Sal Maglie, Virgil Trucks and Murry Dickson for huge chunks in the divis ion of the series spoils made public by Commissioner .Ford Frick Thursday. All told, 32 members of the Yankees will each collect a full share of $8,759.10 in the mail today while 31 members of the losing Braves each will j receive $5,896.08. j The Pirates, who finished second to the Braves in the National league race, came through with the most gener ous gesture of the year-and maybe even in World Series history-when they voted a full share of $1,507.04 to their batting instructor, George Sisler. Not Regular Coach Sisler, a Hall of Famer, is Sot a regular member of the Pittsburgh coaching staff but he puts in long hours teaching Pirate batters how to hit, is immensely popular with all of them and the size of his share was a token of their ap preciation. "I think this is the first time a batting coach ever was so appreciated," Frick said. "I think it's a fine thing." Frick also said he thought both the Yankees and Braves were "very generous" with their splits. The Yanks voted a half share $4,379.54 to Maglie al though he left the club June 14; three-quarters of a share $6,569.33 to Dickson, who joined them Aug. 22 and full shares to Trucks and Duke Maas, , who weres obtained from Kansas City on June 15. The Braves listed financial awards to several non-play, ers, including door men and parking lot attendants at Mil waukee's County Stadium. SWEETEST COMEBACK Chicago - (UPD - The Retail Candy Store Institute Thurs day honored New York Yan kee Manager Casey Stengel for "the sweetest comeback of the year." Stengel will receive a case of chocolates for his achievement. Webfoots Seeking Third Triumph In Coast Loop MEDFt)W)TRIBUKl Eugene - CPD - Coach Len Casanova's Oregon Webfoots go after their third straight Pacific Coast Conference footr ball victory here Saturday against the Washington State Cougars. Oregon is ranked the seventh best defensive team and the eighth best offensive team in the nation and leads the PCC in both total offense and total defense. Washing ton State is second in the PCC in offense and defense and its Bobby Newman is the na tion's leading passer. Limited Duty Newman, hurt against Idaho last week, is expected to see at least some limited action. He has a capable re placement in Davey Wilson. The Cougars, beaten twice in four games, are 2-1 in the PCC and still nourish . Rose Bowl hopes. They've lost to California and beaten Idaho and Stanford in conference games and lost a one-point de cision to Northwestern of the Big Ten. Saturday's game here could make or break them. Casanova has warned his warriors not to let down. Oregon has been "up" for its last two games, against Okla homa and Southern Califor nia. " A Homecoming crowd of more than 20,000 is expected. Beamer, Bates Might Be Able To Give OSC Boost Corvallis - (UPB - Deflated Oregon State, with fullback Nub Beamer back on the traveling squad and tackle Ted Mates hopeful of seeing action, enplaned for Lewiston, Idaho, this afternoon. The Beavers meet the Idaho Vandals at Moscow Saturday afternoon in their third Pa cific Coast conference football game of the season. Both Beamer and Bates were on the sidelines last North Bend At Roseburg United Press International Jefferson high of Portland seeks its sixth straight victory against Madison and Roseburg clashes with North Bend in headline prep football attrac tions in Oregon this weekend. Jeff, the top-ranked club in the Journal coaches' poll, takes a 16 -game winning streak into its game with Mad ison,' which lost its first game last weekend. Madison is ranked 10th. Roseburg which has one tie and no losses and is ranked sixth, will have the advantage of its home field against unbeaten-untied North Bend, which holds down third place. In other games among top- rated teams, second - place Medford is at home against unranked Klamath Falls and fifth-place Marshfield plays host to Springfield. West Linn, tied with North Salem for seventh place, trav els to McMinnville. North Sa lem plays host to Bend. Baker, -rated ninth, is fa vored in its game at Hermis ton while Grants Pass, in a tie with Madison for 10th place, should topple Ashland at the Caveman city. as Oregon State a 28-0 decision to Prospects Not Good for First Unit Deer Hunts PortlandMUPD-Prospects for doe hunters in the first week end of the new "unit hunt" are not too good, the State Game commission said today. Dry weather has created gen erally unfavorable conditions. ' The commission pointed out that Only those hunters who applied for and received a special unit permit for a certain area and who have not yet used their buck tags are eligible to hunt for doe. Saturday dropped underdog Wyoming. Coach Tommy Prothro, plagued by injuries all season, hopes the two stalwarts will be able to help provide the impetus necessary to get the Beavers on the comeback trail. Jim Stinnette, the other top fullback, may start in the backfield Saturday along with shifted Dainiard Paulson at tailback, . John Horrillo at wingback, and Gary Lukehart at quarterback. Leon Criner will open at tailback if Ore gon State kicks off. Idaho, 1-3 for the season, will outweigh the Beavers up front and will have its one two passing punch of Joe Espinoza and Gary Farnworth along with rugged fullback Ken Hall. Bob Dehlinger of the Vandals also is the na tion's seventh-ranked pass re ceiver. v Oregon State, 2-2 for the season is 1-1 in PCC play. Burke, Venturi !n Contention Tokyo-fllPD-Ken Venturi and Jackie Burke were both in ex cellent position to win the one million yen ($2,778) first prize of the Yomiuri Shimbun four day invitational pro golf tour nament as play shifted today to the long 7,255-yard Saga mihara Cbuntry Club course Undefeated Records To Be Risked in PCC By HAL WOOD United Press International West Coast football season reaches the half-way , mark this week end with Oregon and California putting their perfect Pacific Coast confer ence records on the line against Washington State and Southern California in the featured tilts. California, eligible for the Rose Bowl, has won two games in a row, but is a three-1 point underdog to the; Trojans j from USC. However, Coach Pete Elliott has his split-T formation working, finally, and a Golden Bear victory; wouldn't be out of line. Thej Trojans, after winning their first game from Oregon State, 21-0, have lost to Michigan, North Carolina and Oregon the latter by a 25-0 score. Oregon, Rose Bowl entrant last year and not eligible for the annual drubbing from the Big Ten this season, takes on a puzzler in the Washington State squad. Disappointing Cougars The Cougars started off the year with a 40-6 route of Stan ford. But since then they have lost to Northwestern and Cali fornia and barely squeezed by Idaho last week, 8-0. Good news hit the WSC camp in ,, mid-week when it was announced that quarter back Bobby Newman, who had been on the injury list, will be back in action. In another important game, Washington tries a comeback against UCLA. The Huskies, who had looked powerful in downing San Jose State and Minnesota and barely losing to Ohio State, were upset by Stanford last wee. UCLA coaches 'have announced that they will try a flanker with their single wing in an at tempt to throw the Husky de fense off balance. This game will be televised over NBC in the West. Beavers Picked The fourth PCC game in volves Oregon State and Idaho. The Beavers are heavy favorite, but the Vandals have given a good account of them selves in most games this year. , The Beavers have been the disappointment of the PCC season. They were supposed to be heavily laden with tal ent. But injuries have cut their strength and they have taken beatings from USC and, last week, Wyoming, 28-0. Fullback Nub Beamer, out with injuries, will be in shape for this contest. In major intersectionals, Stanford plays host to the Air Force Academy, and 'College of Pacific tangles with Cin cinnati. Two perfect records MAIL. TRIBUNE, MdforJ, Origo. Friday, October IT, 1M .11 go on the lme here. la two-touchdown favorite to The Air Force is unbeaten, but has a tie with Iowa and is installed as a six-point favorite to defeat the thrice beaten Indians. . COP, led by Dick Bass, is turn back the Cincinnati club, which has a 2-1-1 mark so far this year. The Cincinnati team has a top passer Jack Lee and a high-scoring game is anticipated. at the halfway mark. The two American pros lived up to their reputation as great putters and putted suf ficiently well on the "Korai" carse grass greens at the Tok yo Country Club course Wed nesday and Thursday to share a one-stroke lead with Canada Cup c h a m p iio n Torakich Pete) Nakamura. Coming-the all-new 1959 Mercury! Soon ami entirely mieu (dtesigmiedl solely for f amines who really llw wfth ttoeiir eairs It's family-sized inside Enjoy Mercury's new spaciousness. Even though the controls are within easy reach, the instrument panel is not in your face and not in your lap. Easy to get into to see out of The windshield pillar has been moved forward. Door openings are 4" wider. The whole car is easier to enter even for the women in the family in their tight new skirts. 60 larger windshield curves up into the roof gives panoramic visibility. " Room for six king-sized peopleor one chauff euring mother plus seven or eight children. Remember the man in the middle The '59 Mercury thinks of the per son sitting in the middle, too. Not just with extra hip and shoulder room: that hump in the floor has been whittled down. You sit in the middle with your legs out, not with your knees up under your chin. The total effect is a new kind of beauty Any modern designer will tell yon that beauty comes from building with a purpose. The 1959 Mercury is built to satisfy every need of the modern family. There are no extrav agant ornaments just clean, func tional lines . . . intelligently used space . . . the elegance of purpose-fulness. 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