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DEFEATS : B9EDF0RD 21-7
STATE
Black Tornado Gives
Democrats Stiffest
Challenge of Year
By DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Sporls Editor
Multnomah Stadium. Port
land - Jefferson High school's
doughty athletes are called
the Democrats but in Oregon
prep football they wield, par
adoxically, a dictatorial rule.
For the Portland Inter
cholastic league's unblemish
ed titlists are the state Class
A-l champions for the second
successive year. But, to keep
the lofty gridiron throne they
ascended in 1957, the Demo
crats here on Friday were
hard-pressed to repulse the
stiffest rebellion they've had
to quell this year.
Jeff, extending a two-sea
son victory streak to 23 com
bats, subdued a bitterly stub
born and defiant Medford
Black Tornado on Multno
mah's turf in the 1958 champ
ionship finale game. Led by
the all-round play of field
general Terry Baker and the
slashing and dashing of touch
down brothers Raye and Mel
Renfro, the Demos overcame
the Big Wind uprising 21 to 7.
Tougher Mettle
The Portlanders, coached
by Tom DeSylvia, parlayed
offensive power, speed and
some of their deceptive
knack, sturdy line defense
and more advantage from the
breaks to again annex the
crown. Yet, the Democrats,
who had overrun previous
foes this fall with ease, found
Medford's District 6 repre
sentatives tutored by Fred
Spiegelberg, of more resist
ant rr.eitlc.
For the first time since Its
season opening fray, Jeff had
to use its regulars all the way.
And, Medford's valiant Whirl
wind, although beaten, made
a myth of claims that the
Democrats are Oregon prep
dom's "all-time greatest" by
quenching the eruptive scor
ing threat of the Portland ag
gregation. Jefferson, yet an excellent,
finely machined and directed
ball club, and a very worthy
champion, concerted some
lengthy strikes against Med
ford but mostly had to grind,
5 crunch and slash away to
reach the touchdown zone.
Return With Pride
Medford gridders returned
home with pride and heads
held high despite the loss. If,
indeed, there were any lamen
tations, they were that more
breaks might have gone Tor
nado way and that Medford
carriers on three or four long
gains might have evaded a
last Demo defender. Then, the
Pear city team, not Jefferson,
would have been the champ.
Medford produced its share of
thrills on the chilly night be
fore 13,874 fans.
Jefferson scored on its first
fr;, tnarrh on a drive
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off tho tpmnH half kick-on
and after a deflected punt
hroir thP closing canto
The Black Tornado, which
almost, went for touchdowns
nowiffg and which
v,o first half deep pene
Mnwn awav bv fum-
Woe rrnPrf the Demo goal
in the final quarter with 3
minnlps left tO BO,
Miko Hereert chugged and
spun for 16 yards to first dent
scoring soil for J en. dahxi
tallied touchdown No. 2 on a
three-yard keep and tossed
to Herb Washburn in the end
zone for seven yards and the
concluding Demo , goal line
nnnnh Ranee SDruiU kicked
two conversion tries and Her
trprt. ran the third when the
center snap was high.
Durkee Scores
Ken Durkee smacked the
last three yards of the Torna
do touchdown push when
Medford was finally able to
use a break, Mike Murray
toed a successful bonus try.
' With count only 7 to 0 for
Jeff at halftime, the Demos'
second touchdown, was by
consensus the turning point
in the fracas. A penalty and
two long scrimmage losses had
checked a Portland drive.
Two more plays partially off
set these setbacks but failed
to make first down. The Med
fords thought they had- won
possession of the ball but
holding was assessed against
a Tornado player. Jeff retain
ed the pigskin with first down
and possession on the three.
Baker followed with his pay
off keep.
The ruling that a Medford
ite had used an elbow illegal
ly to ward off a Demo blocker
was a hard and bitter pill to
swallow after the threat had
seemed to fizzle. It was the
only penalty stepped off
against the southern Oregon
ians but a very vital one. Jef
ferson was assessed more fre
quently for violations but the
only really costly charge was
made up for by the one which
damaged Medford.
The Democrats topped the
nieht in overall net scrim
mage yardage 323 net yards
to 131 and in first downs 17
to 9. Baker, who shook away
for one 46-yard run, set the
pace in net rushing yards
with 85 and passed for 70
more. Raye Renfro ran for 82
yards and brother Mel for 51.
Skip Bennett led Medford
with 52. .
Lyons Goes 56
Longest running thrill of
the night came on the opening
kick-off when Medfords' Ger
ry Lyons gathered in Spruill's
boot, ran up the left sideline
behind a Tornado protective
screen and almost went the
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distance. Hergert, who shone
for Jeff all-around, pushed
the Medford back out of
bounds on the Demo 37-yard
line after a 56-yard run. Don
Peek of Medford romped up
the middle for 43 from the
Tornado 12 to the Jefferson
43 on a second half kick-off
Play.
Jefferson held the Tornado
to ho gain in three downs af
ter the kick-off runback by
Lyons. Lynn Knight punted
to the Demo 17. Eight plays
and 83 yards later the Port
landers had their first touch
down. Raye Renfro ran for
five, Baker kept for three
and Raye made three more.
Mel Renfro picked up nine
and Baker hurled to Raye for
37, the big gainer of the
drive. That put the ball on
the Tornado 26 yard line.
Raye Renfro cracked for
three. Brother Mel went sev
en to the 16 and Hergert
squirmed over left guard and
churned across the goal.
Knight Downs Ball
Medford after the Jeff kick-
off moved into Demo terrH
tory to the 42-yard line.
Knight punted and amazingly
downed the ball himself on
the one-foot line. The Demo
crats, aided by the 46-yard
yard bootleg run by Baker,
made their way back to the
Tornado 41. With fourth down
and inches to go for a first
down, the Medford defenders
dumped Raye Renfro for a
one-yard loss and took posses
sion of the ball.
The Tornado smashed to
the Demo 18 in eight plays
with a big assist from the 23
yard Pond to Dean pass. But
the threat ended on the 17
when Lyons fumbled on an
option play. Ancil Nance re
covered for the Portland
team. i
Toughening - Me dford de
fense held Jeff for two short
gains and holding and illegal
receiver penalties put the
Democrats back on their one-
yard line. The southern Ofe-
gonians had the ball in mid
field after Baker's lengthy
thump, but gained little and
Knight kicked to the Jeffer
son 17. Jeff moved up to its
33 before kicking.
Bennett Runs 31
Medford took over on its
own 33. A Durkee to Pond
pass and a Durkee run for
eight yards each reached the
49. Bennett busted over the
right side of the line on a
crossbuckind ran 31 yards to
the Demo 20. Skip gained an
other three, but Pond trying
to pass, had his arm hit. The
ball popped forward and a
fumble (many thought it an
incomplete pass) was ruled.
Jefferson recovered.
The Tornado got the ball
back immediately on John
Harvey's interception but lost
possession on downs on the
Portland 29. Baker gained 10
yards for the Democrats. One
pass fell incomplete and Jer
ry Anderson of Medford in
tercepted another aerial as
the halftime signal sounded.
Jefferson barged steadily
down the field from its own
25-yard line after the second
half boot off. Eleven plays
got the Demos to the Tornado
17. Mel Renfro banged to the
11 but a clipping infraction
put Jeff back to the 26. Den
nis Jensen smeared Mel back
on the 32 and Baker, rushed
by a pair of Medfordites,
tripped over a teammate for
an eight-yard setback to the
40.
Crucial Penalty -
On a Baker to Ray Renfro
pass, Jefferson moved back to
the 25. Baker, almost trapped,
burst free and made it to the
20 around left end. But the
crucial infraction was flagged
on this play.
Officials gave the Demos
the pigskin on the three. Ba
ker, taking the ball himself,
went over right tackle into
the end zone. That made the
score 14 to 0.
Durkee had a 20-yard run-
back on the kick-off putting
the ball on the Medford 23. A
pass interference call advanc
ed Medford to the 39. But af
ter shoving to the 41, losing
to the 40 and having a pass
fall incomplete, Knight punt
ed. .
Jefferson with the ball on
its 30 got up to the 49 on a
Renfro run. Successive clip
ping and illegal receiver pen
alties set the Demos back to
thfeir 23. Spruill finally punt
ed for the Demos from their
27.
Ragsdale Plays
Ron Reich caught the ball
and, hemmed in, lateralled to
Peek. The Iry lost to the 23.
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Dick Ragsdale, who entered
the action after a month long
absence because of a knee in
jury, tried to pass but was
smothered on the 18. Reich
got back to the 20 but a later
ally tossed ball, Lyons to
Pond, went out of bounds.
Medford had fourth down and
23 to go.
Harvey, subbing for Lynn
Knight, who'd suffered a hip
injury, went ' back to punt.
Lee Eilertson partially de
flected the kick and it went
out of bounds on the 24 where
Jefferson offense again took
over.
Raye Re.nfro fought three
yards and Mel got four more.
Spruill collected, six for first
down. Raye lost a yard but
Hergert made four and Raye
Renfro two. On fourth down
with Baker back to pass, Al
Funston nabbed him but the
Jeff quarterback pulled ' an
arm free and flipped to Wash
burn in the end zone.
Peek Runs 45
Peek's 45-yard KO return
came next. Medford in three
plays had first down on the
Jefferson 31 but a Pond toss
was snared by Jack Potticary
of the Demos. That appeared
to 'h a 1 1 the Tornado but
Knight fell on a Mel Renfro
muff on the next play and
Medford had the ball on the
Jefferson 22.
Lyons gained four yards
and Dan Sieg four and three
for first down on the 11. Ly
ons made another five and
Sieg two. Durkee poked for
one and on fourth down
smacked over right guard to
the goal.
While Baker, the Renfros,
Hergert and Spruill gained
back field plaudits, Dennis
Prozinski, Ray Evers, John
Thies and Washburn stood out
for the Democrats in the line.
Thies made seven tackles and
had two assists In his eve
ning's defensive work.
Gary Winetrout spearhead
ed Tornado defensive effort
with 11 tackles and four as
sists and Gary Heath, Mike
Murray and Knight made am
ple contribution in the de
fending line. Al Funston, Jim
Clark and Jerry Anderson
backed them up with numer
out stops or aids.
Tornado Praised
The Democrats, true champ
ions, had much praise for the
rugged Tornado team. Jeffer
son coach DeSylvia, calling
his own club the best prep
team with which he's had a
guiding hand said of Med
ford: "Toughest we've faced
this, year." He added that the
Tornado defensed the Port
land team well and that no
club in the Portland league
played like Medford. Demo
players praised Medford de
fense and the ability of the
Tornadoes to' diagnose their
plays. It was a credit to Jef
ferson power and speed that
it was able to move against
this alert resistive force.
Jefferson, going through an
unbeaten season, handed Med
ford its only loss. The Tor
nado had nine victories and
one tie in a bright year mark
ed by numerous hard fought
games.
Medford, District 6 repre
sentative, scrapped past
Marshfield and Pendleton in
state play-offs while Jeffer
son, champ of District 1, elim
inated W'east and West Linn.
GAME STATISTICS
First downs
Rushing yardage .
Passing yardage
Passes
Passes intercepted by
Med.
S
100
... 30
11-3
Z
Punts
Fumbles lost .
Yards penalized
..5-29.8
2
. 15
Jeff
17
253
70
7-4
1
3-43.0
1
56
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
Medford
Rnshlnr: TC NT A.
Lyons 9 21 2.3
Reich 6 7 12
WHO PITCHED MOST
GAMES IN MAJORS?
Denton True "Cy'ung, pitched
906 game during his 22.
year career in the major leagued
from 1890 until l9ll.He al
won the most victories, SI I
and pitched the most con
secutive hitless inn'ing$,23.
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SEIXAS WAS PILOT
New York-flJPD-Vic Seixas
of Philadelphia, the United
States' No. 1 amateur player,
served as a pilot in the Air
Force during World War II
with the rank of first lieutenant.
Bet You Don't Remember
Brooklyn-(UPI)-Cookie La-
vagetto, who achieved base
ball fame when his ninth-in
ning pinch-hit double for the
Dodgers spoiled a non-hitter
by Bill Bevens of the Yankees
in the fifth game of the 1957
World Series, struck out the
next day when he pinch-hit in
the ninth inning of the sixth
game.
LIONS ROARED
Detroit-(UPD-The most points
the Detroit Lions ever scored
in a single game was 59
against the Cleveland Browns
in the 1957 National Football
League title game.
The Shorthorn, one of the
heaviest among beef cattle,
was taken to Canada from
England about 1830.
Bennett 7 52 7.4
Pond 4 9 -2.3
Durkee .... 6 20 3.3
Ragsdale 1 -6 -6.0
sieg 4 15 3.8
Passing: PA PC PI YG
Pond .. 7 1 1 22
Durkee r 3 2 0 8
Reich 10 0 0
Jefferson
Rushing: TC NY Ave.
Baker ..... 14 85 6.1
R. Renfro 17 82 .48
M. Renfro 12 51 4.3
Hergert 3 23 7.7
Spruill 5 15 3.0
Baracco 1 -3 -3.0
Passing: PA PC PI YG
Baker 6 4 0 70
M. Renfro : 10.1 0
Medford 0 0 0 7 7
Jefferson ? 7 0 7 7 21
Jeff Hergert 16-yard run (R.
Spruill kick); Jeff Baker 3-yard
run (R. Spruill kick); Jeff Wash
burn 8-yard pass from Baker
(Hergert run); Medford Durkee 3
yard run (Murray kick).
SPORTSCASTS
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football.
DeJohn Has
Pick After
Bloody Bout
By JACK CUDDY
New York -4DPD- Big Mike
DeJohn-"the hardest hitting
heavyweight in the business"
according to Carmen Basilio
was offered a choice today of
two January bouts with high
contenders because of his
slashing victory over Willie
Besmanoff.
DeJohn, the jolting giraffe
from Syracuse, N.Y., whose
ripping uppercuts won a un
animous 10 - round decision
over stocky Besmanoff at
Madison Square garden, was
offered another TV fight at
the Garden and another video
brawl at Syracuse.
Germany's Besmanoff,
patched up with 18 stitches
after the bloody fight, return
ed to his new American home
at Milwaukee today while De-
John was trying to decide
which offer to accept. He is
his own manager now.
Promoter Norman Roths
child asked Mike, who stands
six feet three and weighed
203, to sign for a video 10
rounder with third-ranked
Zora Folley at the Syracuse
auditorium Jan. 16.
Matchmaker Jack Barrett
of the International Boxing
club, asked 26-year-old Mike
to sign for a January fight
with the winner of the Gar
den's Dec. 19th bout between
contenders .Nino Valdes and
Pat McMurtry.
Besmanoff, scaling 201
pounds, tried to beat his
lanky opponent with a hook
ing attack aimed principally
at the body. But Mike's upper
cuts to the head blasted him
upright at times, staggering
him in the second, fourth,
sixth and ninth sessions..
At the finish Besmanoff
was bleeding from cuts on
both brows, under the left
eye, on (the right forehead
and nose. DeJohn suffered
some gashes, himself-on the
right brow, right cheek and
mouth-requiring nine stitch
es. But Mike was almost jack
knifed by body blows in the
first and seventh rounds. Wil
lie was warned for low punch
es in the latter session. "
On a rounds basis, DeJohn
won the decision: 6-3l, 5-4-1,
5-4-1. The United Press Inter
national agreed, 5-4-1.
CLEAN PLAY
Boston-fUPD-Jn defeating the
Milwaukee Hawks, 93-74, on
Feb. 28, 1952, the Boston Cel
tics performed a professional
basketball rarity by not com
mitting a single personal foul.
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