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Crater High Faces Giant-Killer Task In Rose burg Series Central Point -The Crater high basketball team has couple of tall men on its squad but it faces something of a giant-killer task when it travels to Roseburg for a Friday and Saturday night season opener series For Roseburg's Indians, with four lettermen back from last season's state tournament squad, have six men who are 6 feet 3 inches tall or better. Coach Bill Harper has named an 11-man varsity crew which Includes the four lettermen, six outstanding players from last year's jun- Virg Akins Turns Back On Press Los Angeles -&TD Will en largement of the cranium weaken Virgil Akins first de fense of his welterweight crown Friday night? .mat AKins is suffering or enjoying an acute case of "the bighead" became quite appar ent as he finished training for his 15-round title fight with lanky Don Jordan at Olym pic auditorium. The notorious in-and-outer who wears the 147-pound dia dem did his final glove-tossing and rope skipping in sav age ecstacy Wednesday at the Alexander Hotel, and then turned his back on the press with a flamboyantly egotisti cal whirl. "I'm through talkin' with my mouth," snarled violent Virgil from St. Louis. "I'll let my fists do the speakin'.' He turned to trainer Bill Far- rei ana manager uernie Glickman. He told them "That's your department. You answer the questions." The 30-year-old champion v ln the white terry-cloth robe whirled and strode to his dressing room. Sports writers, standinp at the ringside there In the hotel ballroom, blinked at one another in disbelief. And somebody said, "Well, I'll be - " : Before the rope-skipping, Akins remarked that he felt In better condition than in June, when he won the vacant title by knocking out Vince Martinez of Paterson, N. J., in 4i r.. t i t - i.r h if mi in nil i riri fir zj n o i j m in ation final. BYU Quint Tips Pilots Portland - (UPD - Brigham Young university's Cougars opened their 1958-59 basket ball season with a win here Wednesday night over Uni versity of Portland, 77-72, at the Pacific International Pa vilion. - Brigham Young led all the way jumping to a quick 13-4 lead and extending it to 21-10 before a brief Pilot rally cut It to 38-32 at halftime. Bob Skousen and John Nicholl led the Cougars. Skou sen hit for 25 to take scoring honors and Nicholl added 22 Three Points The nearest Portland got to the Cougars was three points- and that came with 1:45 left "In the game. Portland got more field goals than the Cougars, 28 to 25, but had to take 71 shots to get them. Brigham Young shot .439 from the floor and the Pilots .394. Wally Panel led the Pilots getting 21 points, his running mate Jim Armstrong pumped in 13. ' Brigham Young now has a night off before taking on the University of Oregon at Eu gene in a two-game set this week end. Ann Arbor, Mich.-tUPD-John Hernnstein, University of Michigan football captain, has siened a baseball contract with the Philadelphia Phillies "for a substantial bonus." Turkey rui ITU Sunday, Dec. 7 Medford Gun Club Grounds Crater Lake Hiway at 4 Corners 10 A.M. Till Dark NON-SHOOTERS CAN ALSO WIN! SANPWICHES, PIE and COFFEE Rookies Professionals Everybody Welcome Served by Ladies Drill Team SPONSORED BY FRATERNAL ORDER of EAGLES LODGE No. 2093 lor varsity and a tall transfer. The veterans from the team, which was second in the Mid western league last year and won two then lost two in the A-l state meet are Tom Bar rong, 6-5, with two years of varsity experience; Bob Steele, 5-1, one-year letter man; Rod Hoenisch, 5-11, two year man and Dave Flury, 6-3, with one-year of varsity behind him. 6-5 Transfer Ron Franks, 6-5, is the transfer, coming from Morton, Wash. Up from the JV are Dick Peterson, 6-4, Bill Mundt, 6-4, Leroy Roberts, 6-3, Ed Lorenzen, 5-11, Lynn Baxter, 5- 10, and Gene Endicott, 6- even. Steele, although small, has speed and is a fine playmaker and a good fast break man. He has a good jump shot from around the key. Baxter is rated the fastest man on the club and called a good driver with a good jump shot. Barrong is regarded as one of the best prep hook shooters in the state. Crater's tallest men are Bill White, 6-3 Vi, and Bryson La Casse, 6-4. Next in height is John Burns at 6 feet. Coach Don Anielak reported that he has lot 6-foot transfer Jim Wood because of work. Medf ord radio station KYJC will broadcast the two-game Crater-Roseburg series. Eagle Point High Cagers Start at Myrtle Creek Eagle Point - Eagle Point high's basketball team will go into its first game with only five days of practice behind it. The Eagles start out with a tough foe since they'll go to Myrtle Creek. That club is rated the top contender this season in the A-2 Ump qua Valley circuit. Late' start for the Eagles results from their late foot ball season. They reached the A-2 state semi-finals, falling to Vale which won the crown. A week's rest followed for the athletes who make the swfing from the grid sport to the basketball court. Three Regulars Coach Tom Van Etten, tu toring EP basketball for the second year, has three regu lars from his previous squad. "They are" Bill ' Turner, Bill Hubbard and Larry Smith. lettermen are Nolan Green wood, Neil Cooper and Dusty Talented Frosh Hoopmen Go Into Action on Friday University of Oregon, Eu- gene-Undoubtedly the most heralded frosh basketball squad in Oregon U. history, Coach Don Kirsch's Ducklings swing into action this Friday and Saturday against two strong Washington junior col leges. Playing the preliminary con tests both nights before the Oregon-Brigham Young var sity encounters, the Frosh will host Centralia JC on Friday and Lower Columbia JC Saturday. It goes without saying that this Duckling squad has just about everything. It will cer tainly be one of the tallest frosh squads to appear on the McArthur Court, maples. The twelve-man squad will average over 6-3 tall, with centers Glen Moore from Klamath Falls and John Ste vens from Helix reaching 6-7. The team has speed and great shooting ability, too. Forward Charlie Warren, the all-American prep pick from Eugene, all-state Bill Wallin from Portland's Grant high, and Dave Robinson from Klamath Falls give evidence to this. All were big scorers in high school. Two Spots Open Moore, the towering, spec- Ham Bacon Clogston Winner of Skeet Toga Martin Clogston won the Medf ord Gun club skeet cham pionship last Sunday with a 95 out of 100 score in the 100-bird open event. He also won the 20-gauge rivalry Class A event with 49 out of 50. Darkness prevented competition in the 410 gauge event and it is to be held later, probably on Dec. 28. Ray Coleman was first in Class A in the open with a 93 pigeon count. Bert Peck I took Class B with 86 and ! Floyd Young Class C with 79 In 20-gauge Ed Pease, Sam Jennings and Bill Bryant Sr., tied at 39 in Class B and C. Shoot-off is planned at the time of the 410-gauge event. Sixteen-yard and handicap shooting is scheduled this Sun day at the local club. Turkey and ham shoots are set for Dec. 14 and 21. Dons Have Own Hoop Pavilion United Press International A long-cherished dream be comes a reality tonight when the University of San Fran cisco plays its first basketball game in its own pavilion. USF's foe will be the free wheeling Seattle university quintet. The new home for the Dons seats 6,200 and cost a million dollars to construct. Gerbing. Also strong in the running for varsity spots this time are David Huffman, Jim Nease and Bob Berryman. Nease and Berryman are up from last year's jayvee squad. Huff man was a jayvee two seasons ago as a sophomore. Tall men on the crew are Hubbard, 6-4, Cooper, 6-3, and Huffman, 6-2. A total of 12 men will be on the varsity squad. Eagle Point will compete in the A-2 Rogue league. MYERS REPLACES BAUGH Montgomery, Ala. (UPD -Coach Jim Myers of Texas A&M has replaced Sammy Baugh. as assistant Southern coach for the annual Blue Gray football game Dec. 27. Baugh takes his Hardin-Sim-mons Cowboys to El Paso, Tex., New Year's Day to meet Wyoming in the Sun Bowl. tacular star who led the Peli cans to the Oregon A-l state championship last winter, Warren, and Wallin are cinch starters Friday. But the other two spots are still up for grabs between a quintet of Ducklings. The other forward spot will be filled by either, Wally Knecht, the 6-6 ex-Springfield pacesetter or 6-3 John Mack, from Coach Steve Belko s hometown of Gary, Ind. Mack can also double at guard. San Francisco's Joe Malan, Monmouth's Darrell Brandt and Eugene's Bill DeYoung are still competing with Mack for the other guard position The Ducklings face a 14- game schedule in 1959, includ ing the annual four-game set with rivals Oregon State's Rooks. The rest of the tilts will be played against strong northwest juniorlcollege teams and experienced AAU compe tition. Long, Raid Take Bowl Fray Bids - Salem-(HPD-Center Bill Long and tackle Gary Raid of the 1958 Northwest conference champion Willamette football team have accepted invita tions to play in the first an nual optimist club all-Ameri can bowl slated Jan. 3, 1959 in Tucson, Ariz. The game will be a contest between big college and small college all-American players, AUTO PARTS Store Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Ashland Grizzlies Have Pleasant Cage Dilemma Ashland - Coach Earl Iba is faced with what has been termed a "pleasant dilemma" as he girds his Ashland High school basketball club for forthcoming season. The mentor, who is ready ing the Grizzlies for a Cali fornia trip this week, Friday at Fortuna, Saturday at Eu reka, has cut his varsity to 16 men. From there on Iba is faced with real difficulty in naming a combination to take to the floor. The 16 players are on al most equal basis in capabil ity,' a rare situation at Ash land high. Height is also even ly divided and shorter players have speed and ball-handling attributes which make up for lack of altitude. Squad Listed Not attempting to designate first and second stringers, Iba has designated Clark Smith, MEDFORDtSsWTRIBUNl glPCMRHTg Webfoots Fly To Florida For Hurricane Grid Tilt Eugene-flJPD-A favored Uni versity of Oregon football team flew to Florida tday for Saturday's nationally-televised game against the Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl. Coach Len' Casanova said his squad was in near top shape for the game. Only halfback Charlie Tourville, who has a knee injury, is on the doubtful list. Casanova planned to start a backfield composed of three juniors and a sophomore. The juniors include speedby half backs Willie West and Dave Grayson and fullback Dave Dave Powell. Directing the Webfoots' split-T attack will be quarterback Dave Grosz. Oregon has a chance to wind up the season as the nation's best defender against touchdowns. The Webfoots, outstanding defensive team on the West Coast, have given up but 48 points in nine games. The Oregon record is four wins and five defeats. By RICHARD W. HATCH United Press International Miami, Fla. -(UPD -Oregon's point-stingy Webfoots will be a soiia tavorite over Miami in a nationally-televised foot ball game Saturday but the oft-beaten Hurricanes may be ready to spring a surprise. Miami, which has lost eight games this season while beat ing only Baylor, threw a mighty scare into powerful Florida last week before fall ing, 12-9. It was Miami's best showing of the season. And the team didn't have the full services of star quarterback Fran Curci in that game due to injuries. The Hurricanes report he'll be ready Satur day. Tough Defense But Miami will face one of the toughest defenses in the nation in Oregon. The Web foots have shut out four op ponents and a fifth against Miami would make them the leading team in the country in fewest points allowed per game. In addition to the shutouts, Oregon has limited four other foes, including Oklahoma, to one touchdown each. Nine foes have scored only 48 points on Oregon. Among the Webfoots who make the line sturdy are tackle Jim Linde, guard Bob Grottkau and ends Ron Stover and Alden Kimbrough. Ore gon's top back, Charley Tour ville, is out for the season with an injury but halfback Willie West has performed well in his stead. He is the team's leading ground gainer and pass receiver. Oregon starts a sophomore, Dave Grosz, at quarterback, the first second-year man to start at that position since the great Norm Van Brocklin 10 years ago. Oregon runs as many as 12 variations from a basic T-for- mation. The team runs double wingbacks, flankers, men in motion and a bewildering ar- ray of others. PADGETT AUTO PARTS 345 N. Central Phil Tucker, Clyde Penland and Bob Hardy as centers, Bob Johnson, Jim Bjork, Ger ald Allen as forwards and Don Taylor, Doug Forrest, Steve Gray, Bob Voris, Den nis Johnson, Paul Alley, Har ley Dickerson, Al . McKinnis and Pete Stemple as guards. Centers and . forwards can be switched around and guards are drivers and are rugged. Iba can hav.e a re serve squad on the bench about as good as any starting combination he might name, which is a reason, for opti mism this season ijj the Griz zly camp. Some of the -15 members on the jayvee squad, also, are threatening to bump varsity players. Iba reported that a squad of 15 boys will make the trip to California. Varsity and junior varsity games will be played each night. Miami uses the drive series, a group of bread-and-butter plays designed to chop out short but steady gains. But in lieu of a strong running . at tack this year, the Hurricanes have banked heavily on Cur d's passing. - The game will be played in the Orange Bowl with kickoff at 10:30 a.m. (PST). Oregon has a 4-5 won-lost record and Miami's is 1-8. HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE United Press International Andy Bathgate can hurt you even when he isn't scor ing. The National Hockey league's leading scorer could not buy a goal against the Chicago Black Hawks Wednes day night but he set upa pair of second-period tallies by Larry Popein and Jim Bart lett to carry the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory. Medford Lions Have Large List of Guests for Banquet Medford Lions club will Oregon State college football have nearly 80 guests next Tuesday, Dec. 9, at its annual football banquet. ' Medford High football and rally squad members, St. Mary's senior footballers and coaches of the two grid clubs will be principal guests , for the 7 pjn. dinner at the Jack son hotel. Coach Tom Prothro of the Mississippi Southern National Small College Grid Champion New York -(DPD- Willamette University of Salem, Ore., wound up in 21st place in the final small college football ratings of 1958 by United Press International. Mississippi Southern was the national small college champion. Other western teams in the final poll includ ed Arizona State of Flagstaff third, Montana State College sixth and Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo 15th. New York -(DPD- Mississippi Southern, which defeated two major opponents enroute to its first perfect football sea son, today ws voted 1958 na tional small college champion by the United Press Interna tional Board of Coaches. The nationwide board tab bed Mississippi Southern the No. 1 small college power in its first ratings Sept. 28. The Hattiesburg, Miss., team went on to sweep its nine games five by shutouts and re mained first through the cam paign. Mississippi Southern defeat ed North Carolina State and Virginia, Tech of the major JOIN HOW! GET 30 FREE DAYS OF GOLF Make this your Christmas present to your family for 1959. A sport everyone can participate in regardless of age. For Further Information Contact Charles Sullivan, MU 9-9766 - Ashland, Ore. FAMILY RATES SINGLE RATES Payment Plans Available Oak Knoll Public Golf Course 2 Miles East on Highway 66 Ashland Play for Health's Sake Phils Give Up Sanford To Giants Washington -flIPD- Manager Bill Rigney labelled Jack San ford "the pitcher we wanted today after the San Francisco Giants pulled, off the biggest deal of the current baseball meetings by obtaining the strong- armed ' righthander from the Philadelphia Phillies. Rigney refused to claim a pennant for San Francisco but National league rivals already were comparing the deal to the "coup" the Giants pulled in 1954 when they acquired Johnny Antonelli from the Braves. Antonelli went on to win 21 games that season and help the Giants to a world championship. '.'We needed a strong-armed right-hander and we think this is the guy," said the beaming Rigney, "in our estimation, he's one of the best in the league." Another Deal Possible "There's 'a good chance we'll make still another deal," Rigney added and. while he declined to name names in formed sources told UPI the Giants were pressing their bids for either Johnny Temple of the Cincinnati Redlegs or Don Blasingame of the St. Louis Cardinals. Sanford, National league Rookie of the Year in 1957 when he compiled a 19-8 rec ord and led the circuit with 188 strikeouts, was obtained in a deal which sent pitcher Ruben Gomez and catcher Valmy Thomas to the last place Phillies. It was the first Major deal by a National league club at the meetings and undeniably strengthened the Giants as a potential pen nant threat. At the same time, the Phillies obtained a front line pitcher and desperately needed catching help. Sanford had only a 10-13 record and a 4.40 earned run average in 1958 compared to his brilliant rookie campaign but still is regarded as one of the circuit's top pitchers. WEATHER CANCELS GAME Dayton, Ohio (UPD Gusta vus Adolphus of St. Peter, Minn., was forced to cancel its basketball game with Dayton last night because of incle ment flying weather. team will be the speaker. The dinner is open to parents and friends of the players. Banquet Chairman Ray Barnett has reported that tickets are on sale at Barker's Men's store, Lamport's Sport ings Goods store and at the Rich Plan offices, 16 South Fir st. He said that ticket sales are progressing well. college ranks and climaxed its first undefeated - untied season last Thursday by rally ing to down Chattanooga, 20 13. The Mississippi -school led the final balloting by a huge margin, receiving 36 first place votes and a total of 403 points. Miami of Ohio was runner up with 215 points, 188 be hind the No. 1 team. Miami was the only other highly ranked small college in ac tion last week, dropping an 18-7 Thursday decision to Cincinnati, a major school. New Tor k (UPI) The final 1958 United Press international small college football ratings (first place votes and won-lost records in parentheses): Team ' Points 1. Miss. Southern 36 (9-0) 403 2. Miami (Ohio) (6-3) 215 3. Ariz. St. Coll. 2 (10-0) , 209 4. N'eastern (Okla.) 1 (9-OJ 205 5. East Texas State (9-1) . 172 6. Montana St. Coll. (8-1).. 148 7. Wheaton (111.) 1 (8-0) 107 - 8. Chattanooga (5-5) 106 9. St. Benedict's (Kan.) 10-0 92 10. Buffalo (N.Y.) 2 (8-1) .. 91 11, Middle Tennessee State (1), 62; 12, Connecticut, 54; 13, Gusta-vus-Adolphus (Minn.), 49; 14, Bowling Green (Ohio) 40; 15. Cali fornia Poly of San Luis Obispo, 39; 16 (tie) Wittenberg (Ohio) and West Chester (Pa.). Teachers, 37 each; 18, Memphis State 34; 19, Rochester (N.Y) 31; 20, Kearney (Neb.) 28. 75.00 50.00 per season per season MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford", Ortgoit, Fanfare There's good possibility that Rogue valley fans who did not see Medford and Jef ferson, high in action in the A-l championship f o p t ball game will get to witness the thrills of that contest after all. We understand that mo vies of the game are to be shown over television station KBES. Time of the showing has not been officially an nounced. Grand Game When a team goes all the way to the championship finals then come out second best there's bound to be YMCA Hoop Play Billed Medford ' YMCA Church Basketball league play opens this evening with junior loop contests at Roosevelt Grade school gymnasium. First Baptist opposes St. Mark's Episcopal in the 7 p.m. inaugural game. At 8 p.m. First Christian will bat tle First Methodist. First Presbyterian has a bye. Men's league play begins on Saturday, Dec. 6. Games are Methodist against First Presbyterian at 7 p.m., First Baptist of Ashland against First Christian at 8 p.m. and Eastwood Baptist versus First Baptist of Medford at 9 p.m. with all games at the YMCA. Phoenix Presbyterian has a bye. Senior high league starts Thursday, Dec. 11, at Mc Loughlin Junior High school. Games will be Latter Day Saints versus Phoenix Pres byterian at 7 p.m., First Bap tist against First Christian at 8 p.m. and Southern Baptist opposing First Methodist at 9 p.m. Zion Lutheran has the bye. Gill Names 11 for Trip Corvallis flJPD Coach Slats Gill today named an 11-man traveling squad for Oregon State's basketball invasion of Utah this week end. The Bea vers meet University of Utah Friday and Saturday nights and play Idaho State Monday at Pocatello. Making the trip will be Gary Goble, Karl Anderson, Ted Miller, Lee Harman, Jim Anderson, Steve Flynn, Ernie Johnson, Ron Critchfield, Jim Woodland, Larry Copple and Roy Critser. Give the old-style Kentucky Bourbon .. always smoother because it's Ot C T. 0. CO. 86 PROOF EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY COMPANY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ij DISTINCTIVELY WRAPPED j lg HOLIDAY' Pi SEASON jgrJ Thursday, December 4, 19SI IS By DICK JEWETT Mall Tribune Sports Editor plenty of disappointment shown. But remorse after the Medford-Jeff titular grid fracas has not been evident to the degree shown after the loss by Medford to Marshfield in the state fi nale two years ago. Rather, followers of the Black Tor nado have been quick to comment on what grand game the No. 2 rated Mod fordites played against lhe Democrats who were top ranked through the fall on the gridiron scene. And that's a fine tribute to the players, who are re assured that, despite their loss, their efforts and the fine football they played throughout the year are really appreciated. Plenty of Satisfaction The players have their own record to look back upon with planty of satisfaction. For, they went all the way with almost every game pre senting a real challenge and in the final game gave the de fending titlist their most rug ged struggle of the year. Not previously this fall had the Democrats been held to less than five touchdowns. The Black Tornado gave Jeffer son numerous anxious mo ments. Medford players and Medford fans alike can look back with tremendous pride on the 1958 gridiron season. OCC ALL-STARS End Jim McAbee, tackle al Sodaro of Southern Ore gon college and center Phil Sword, have been named to the Oregon Collegiate con ference all-star offensive . football team sponsored by the Klamath Falls Herald and News. Halfback Larry Maurer, of Southern Ore gon, was named on the de f e n s i v e unit. Defensive players chosen by coaches and the newspaper includ ed end Norman Hooper. An Oregon Tech gridder. Hooper is an ex-Eagle Point high athlete. Bay At Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Drain Tito Bricks, Flues, 727 -W. MeAedrowt Ph. 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