12 MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Orwi, Monday, D.etmbrr 1. 1938
Colts Capture Western Division
Professional Football Mantle
Mere's A Value Packed Event . .
Baltimore
Burns Hot
SPORTS 1
NFL STANDINGS
Eastern Division
WLI Pet. PF. PA
Cleveland 8 2 0 300 271 190
New York 7 3 0 .700 214 156
Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 209 195
Washington 3 7 0 300 180 254
Philadelphia 2 7 1 .222 221 263
Chicago Cards ..2 7 1 .222 226 288
Western Division
WIT Pet. PF PA
x Baltimore 9 1 0 .900 341 152
Loa Angeles 6 4 0 .600 280 230
Chicago Bean 6 4 0 .600 247 200
Detroit 4 5 1 .444 228 236
San Francisco 4 6 0 .400 188 291
Green Bay 1 8 1 .111 152 300
X Clinched division title.
Sunday's Results
Cleveland 21. Washington 14
New York 24, Philadelphia 10
Pittsburgh 24, Chicago Bears 10
Baltimore 35. San Francisco 27
Los Angeles 20. Chicago Cards 14
Only games scheduled)
By EARL WRIGHT
United Press International
The Colts, Baltimore's big
gest sports find since Babe
Ruth, have won their first pro
football division title and will
play the Cleveland Browns or
New York Giants for the Na
tional league championship
Dec. 23.
The Colts proved their class
Sunday by scoring 28 points
in the second half to erase a
27-7 San Francisco Forty
Niner lead and clinch the
Western division title with a
35-27 triumph. Each NFL club
has two more games and no
team has won the Western
race so easily since the league
assumed its current setup in
1950 with the Browns, Forty
Niners and Colts entering
from the All-America confer
ence. Such stars as John Unitas,
Lenny Moore and Alan
Ameche probably could be
elected mayor of Baltimore
this week but the Colts and
their rabid rooters also owe a
vote of thanks to the league's
hottest current club, the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Green Bay Selects
Duncan in Pro Draft
Philadelphia - (UPD - All
American Randy Duncan, star
passer who led Iowa to the
Big Ten championship and
the Rose Bowl, was the first
choice today of the Green
Bay Packers as the National
Football League opened its
early player selection meet
ing. Duncan, a 21-year-old six
foot 180 -pound quarterback
from Des Moines. Iowa, ac-
counted for 1,406 yards as he
completed 57 per cent of his
passes this year and threw 11
touchdowns.
He was the Big Ten leader
in total offense.
The Philadelphia Eagles'
first choice previously was
traded to Los Angeles and the
Rams picked up halfback
Dick Bass from the College
of the Pacific.
Backfield men continued to
be the choice of the club own
ers as the Chicago Cardinals
took Bill Stacy, quarterback
of Mississippi State; the Wash-
ington Redskins took Don Al-
lard, quarterback and defen
sive star of Boston college,
and the San Francisco Forty
Niners selected Dave Baker,
back from Oklahoma.
The Detroit Lions elected
Nick Pietrosante, Notre Dame
fullback as their first choice.
The Chicago Bears' first se
lection was Don Clark, Ohio
State halfback.
Pittsburgh, which traded
away its first four choices,
had its first round the prop
erty of San Francisco and the
Forty Niners chose Dan
James, Ohio State center. Los
Angeles, on its own choice,
selected tackle Paul Dickson,
Baylor, and the New York
Giants took Lee Crosscut,
quarterback of Utah.
Cleveland took pass-receiver
Rich Kreitling, an end
from Illinois, and the first
round selections were ended
when Baltimore took line
backer Jackie Burkett of Au
burn.
Sweetwater Clifton
To Play With Harlem
Stars Here on Dec. 9
Sweetwater Clifton, one of
the stars with Goose Tatum's
Harlem Stars, is no stranger
to the basketball court. He
will ba with the globe girdling
Stars, when they meet Hawk
inson Tire of the Southern
Oregon Independent league at
Hedrick Junior high school
gym Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 8
p.m.
Clifton started his basket
ball with a Chicago high
school team and upon gradua
tion spurned professional of
fers and entered Southern Uni
versity, a top Negro school.
After making All - American
Grudge Battle
On Ring Card
At Grants Pass
Grants Pass-Kurt von Pop
penheim will meet Luigi Ma
cera in a grudge match this
Tuesday night at the Jose
phine fairgrounds arena.
Kurt, the rugged German,
defeated Macera here three
weeks ago and last Tuesday
they really tangled after the
referee was knocked out of
the action.
- Poppenheim ended up with
a bad cut on his forehead and
he was irked at what he
called "outside interference
from Macera. He challenged
Macera to meet him in a "win
ner take all" match and Ma
cera accepted immediately
providing that the match was
with "no time limit."
Well Known
Both of these men are well
known here and there is a lot
of interest in this match. They
are trying to get a chance at
Ed Francis and the Northwest
Heavyweight belt. Poppen
heim is a mat veteran of many
years and knows all the
tricks. He is a sound basic
wrestler who likes the rough
going and he proved his abil
ity last year by wrestling sev
eral top matches in- New
York's Madison Square gar
den. Macera, the. popular French
Italian, knows that he must
win this one to keep his main
event status and to keep in
title contention.
The semi-final, which is
down for one hour or the best
two falls out of three, will
match Eric (The Great) Ped
erson against newcomer Sey
mour Freeman.
Eric lost a close one to
Luther Lihdsey here three
weeks ago. Freeman is a
younger brother of Herb.
Matches will get underway
at 8:30 pan.
for three consecutive years,
he turned professional and fi
nally wound up as a star with
the Harlem Globetrotters.
After playing with the
Globetrotters for two years,
he was sold to the New York
Nicks for $35,000. The color
ed ace was one of the stand
outs for the Nicks for seven
years and during that time
was the only player in the
league able to hold the great
George Mikan under 20 points
a game regularly.
Tatum surprised the basket
ball world last season by lur
ing Clifton away from the
Nicks. Since joining the Stars
he has been an outstanding
crowd-pleaser with his clever
ball handling and trick shoot
ing. Tickets will go on sale at
Lamport's sporting goods
store, 226 East Main st., Tues
day morning.
OSAA To Study
Realignment of
Athletic Areas
Portland -(UPD- Two things
became apparent here over
the weekend as the Oregon
School Activities association
met and discussed realigning
school districts.
When Portland's 11th high
school opens its doors in 1960
the Portland Interscholastic
league probably will drop out
of the prep playoffs. Portland
high school principals are re
ported to be opposed to the
playoffs by a 9-1 margin.
Secondly a committee on re
classification of P o r tland
schools went on record oppos
ing that a new Metropolitan
league, made up of schools
with 1000 or more students,
be formed at this time.
A committee also was nam
ed to study realignment prob
lems in prep athletic districts
over a three-year period. The
original committee named a
year ago to study realignment
recommended a status quo on
prep districts.
Steelers Defeat Bean
The Steelers, playing in 16-
degree weather at Pitt sta
dium, were as hot as a blast
furnace while whipping the
Chicago Bears-only club that
had much hope of catching
the Colts, 24-10. The victory,
the first the Steelers ever
scored against the Bears in 14
tries, enabled the Colts to
boost their margin to three
games with only two to play.
Cleveland put basketball
shoes on quarterback Milt
Plum in the final period and
maintained its one-game mar
gin over New York in the
Eastern race. Plum's passes,
plus the receiving of Ray Ren
fro and Lew Carpenter's run
ning, enabled the Browns to
rally and defeat the Washing
ton Redskins, 21-14, while the
Giants defeated the Philadel
phia Eagles, 24-10.
Rams Beat' Cards
Billy Wade's two touch
down passes to Leon Clarke
in the last 20 minutes gave
the Los Angeles Rams a 20-14
victory over the Chicago Car
dinals in the other games. The
Detroit Lions scored a 24-14
victory over the Green Bay
Packers Thursday and those
two clubs did not play Sunday.
The Steelers, who have
swept their last five starts,
trail the Browns by two
games and the Giants by one
but don't get another crack at
the two leaders. The Browns
visit the Eagles next Sunday
while the Lions entertain the
Giants. The Giants then play
host to the Browns Dec. 14 in
the game which probably will
decide the Eastern race un
less Cleveland and Detroit
win Sunday.
Ruth went on from Balti
more to become baseball's
greatest slugger but it's doubt
ful if even the mighty Babe
ever caused as much sports
excitement in the Maryland
city as the frisky Colts.
Things looked black Sun
day when Y. A. Tittle, the
bald-headed quarterback who
once played for the Colts,
scored twice to spark the
Forty-Niners to a 27-7 half
time lead. But Coach Weeb
Ewbank's Colts reacted like
thoroughbreds in the last 30
minutes.
Colts Daze 49'ers
Passes by Unitas set up two
one-yard scoring blasts by
Ameche and cut the Forty-
Niner lead to 27-21. Then the
sellout crowd of 57,557 in Bal
timore's Memorial stadium
got its big . chance to cheer.
Moore raced 73 yards to score.
The dazed Forty-Niners ap
peared to have him trapped
at least four times as he gal
loped down the sideline, then
cut back to midfield en route
to the fourth period touch
down that climaxed the rally.
Steve Myhra's conversion
made it 28-27. Unitas followed
with a short pass to Ray Ber
ry for Baltimore's last touch
down. Washington held Jim
Brown, Cleveland's record
busting rusher, to a season
low of 12 yards on 11 tries
and took a 14-7 lead into the
final period after Eddie Le
Baron's third- period touch
down toss to Sid Watson.
Plum, wearing basketball
shoes to get better footing on
Cleveland's frozen turf, then
passed to Renfro and Pete
Brewster to move the ball 88
yards to the Washington
three.
Carpenter plunged for the
tying touchdown. Plum, Ren
fro and Carpenter then led
an 80-yard march. Plum then
plunged for the winning
touchdown after running 22
for a first down in a third-and-20
situation on his 41.
Giants Beat Eagles
Norm Van Brocklin's 14
yard pass to Bob Walston
gave the Eagles a 7-3 first
quarter lead at New York in
22-degree temperature but the
Giants went in front to stay
when Frank Gifford's six
yard dash ended a 75-yard
second period march. Don
Heinrich threw passes to Bob
Schnelker and Kyle Rote for
the other New York touch
downs.
Bobby Layne, Tom Tracy
and Jim Orr were Pitts
burgh's offensive stars against
the Bears in 16-degree weath
er. Tracy scored on runs of
30 and 18 yards. Orr, who set
up one Tracy touchdown by
covering 59 yards with a
Layne pass, scored Pitts-
burgh's other touchdown on a
38-yard Layne pass.
Rams Have
2nd Place
Opportunity
Los Angeles-(DPD-A measure
of satisfaction and second
place in the Western division
of the National Football
league were all the Los An
geles Rams had to look for
ward to today.
Although the Rams defeat
ed the Cardinals 20-4, at Chi
cago yesterday, they were a
sad lot when they returned
home Sunday night because
Baltimore's comeback win
over the Forty Niners clinched
the division crown for the
Colts.
The( satisfaction and the
chance to remain in the run
ning for second place comes
Saturday when the Colts in
vade Los Angeles for a game
which the Rams will seek re
venge for their defeat at Balti
more.
Determined Band
Tied with . the Bears for
second, the Rams will be out
to beat the Colts Saturday
and the Packers the following
week.
At Chicago Sunday the
Rams ran into a determined
band of Cardinals using a new
spread formation that for a
time puzzled the Los Angeles
club. But the Cards made an
untimely fumble in the fourth
period to give the Rams the
scoring chance they needed.
End Gern Nagler made the
bobble after catching a pass
and Dick Daugherty recover
ed on the Card's 32. Jon Ar-
nett then worked the ball to
the seven and Billy Wade hit
Leon Clarke with the winning
touchdown.
The Cards fought back and
twice were in scoring terri
tory on the Rams' 11 and 22-
yard line but failed to push
over a touchdown.
On Cold Day
Baltimore, Md. - (UPD - The
Baltimore coathing staff had
one explanation today for the
Colts' sensational come-from
behind 35-27 win over San
Francisco, but most observers
felt that was only a small part
of the story.
. The Forty Niners led 27-7
at half-time. But in the second
half, according to assistant
coach Charlie Winner, "We
moved our line-backers wider
and had them come up faster
to stop the wide stuff. '
But many felt the real story
of Baltimore's win began 10
years ago when the Colts en
tered pro football. The first
years were ones of disaster
and defeat; the recent years
ones of near misses, almosts
and late-seascn collapse.
Early in the second half
Sunday it was announced that
Pittsburgh had downed the
Chicago Bears. A win would
give Baltimore its first West
ern division title.
I Explosion!
With a hysterical packed
house of 57,577 egging them
on, the Colts burned hot in
the sub-freezing weather. They
exploded for 28 points to bury
the luckless San Franciscans,
For the Forty Niners, it
marked one of the best show
ings in a disappointing year.
They had gone into the lair of
the league's top team and
nearly pulled off the upset.
"I was proud of them," said
coach Frankie Albert, "dog
gone proud. In fact, I was
proud of everything but the
final score."
The first half was the Forty
Niners' best effort of the year,
They outgained the Colts 231
yards to 83 as quarterback Y,
A. Tittle and fullback Joe
Perry ran wild. ,
Tittle scored twice - and
Hugh McElhenny once from
a few yards out to climax long
drives. Matt Hazeltine lugged
an intercepted pass 13 yards
for the other tally. . -
But in the second half, the
title-hungry Colts roared back
for 313 yards to San Fran
cisco's 82. Four interceptions
and a peerless performance by
the Colts boyish-looking quar
terback John Unitas turned
the tide1.
NWC PLEA REAFFIRMED
Portland -(UPD Representa
tives of the Northwest con
ference met here Saturday
and athletic directors reaf
firmed their desire to recom
mend changes' to faculty rep
resentatives that NWC teams
be allowed to compete in
NCAA and NAIA tournament
games if desired. Faculty rep
resentatives said they would
submit the question to presi
dents of the member schools,
The North west conference
track, golf and tennis champ
ionships will be held in Salem
May 16-17.
TO BE WELCOMED
Washington -OD - Houston,
Dallas and Fort Worth offi
cialy were to be welcomed
into the American association
today as the newest members
of a 10-game league barring
some unforeseen, last-minute
hitch. The. presidents of both
leagues involved, Ed Doherty
of the triple A American as
sociation and Dick Butler of
the Double A Texas league,
were "highly confident" the
new realignment setup would
be adopted.
Billy Caspar
Havana Victor
Havana -(UPD -Billy Casper
of Apple Valley, Calif., turn
ed in a great front - running
performance in walking off
with the Havana International
Golf championship.
The steady-stroking Califor
nian gained the lead in the
first round and never relin
quished it, finishing the 72
hole tournament with a 278,
one stroke ahead, of Bo Win
inger of Odessa, Tex.
Doug Sanders of Miami,
Fla., finished third with a
281, one stroke ahead of Tony
Lema of San Leandro, Calif.,
bracketed at 283 re Wes
Ellis of Aldercress, N.J., Dick
Mayer of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
Doug Ford of Paradise, Fla.,
and Mike Fetchick of Yonk
ers, N.Y.
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