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."
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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,
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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39; 16 (tie) Wittenberg (Ohio) and
West Chester (Pa.). Teachers, 37
each; 18, Memphis State 34; 19,
Rochester (N.Y) 31; 20, Kearney
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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
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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.
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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.
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