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S" I P lornaao BasKetoaii rractices Finally Get Into Full Swing Coach Frank Roelandt can now report that Medford High school basketball prac tice Is in full swing. With football season com pleted, around a dozen grid- ders have made a quick switch to maplecourt togs and the list of lettermen now out for the hoop sport has grown from one to six. Another let- terman will report to the squad next week and another when he has recuperated from an ankle Injury. Monogram men who switch ed from football to basketball this week are Lowell Dean, all - conference hoopman last season, Jerry Anderson, Don Peek, John Harvey and Pete Rasmussen. John Frohnmayer, cast in the high school stage production, "Brigadoon," is to turnout on the cage court on Monday. Calvin Dean is the athlete whose appearance has been delayed by a football in Jury Until this week, Jerry Shults was the only basketball letterman out for drills. Transition Others who have made the transition from football and are cage candidates are Ken Durkee, George Ice, Ray Konopasek, Bob Quinney, Dick Ragsdale, Booth Deak ins and Bert Lindeman. The 18 man squad with whom Roelandt is now working also 4n1ii4oc rZonro fnilph Dick AllLlWUkoJ - O " ww 1 Allen, Ken Jensen, Henry , Olson and Tom Manley who I turned out earlier. Roelandt says he has his quad working twice as fast as usual for this stage of preparation as the Black Tor- 1 nado aims for its pre-coruer Ience warn. ups and season openers here Friday, Dec. 12, aeainst Marshfield and Sat- 1 urday, Dec. 13, against North IBend. "We're trying to get linto shape." Roelandt de clared. Workouts include a lot of running and condition ing drills. The mentor reported that 9ie has taken no measure fcients of his players but that the tallest players include Lowell Dean and Anderson, round 6-3, and Rasmussen, Shults and Quinney, around l A workout on Saturday imorning is planned by the (Tornado. oon o uoagers n Trade "Washington - (CPU - The St. Aula roi-HiriaT flpniiirri a r-i Lt-i liciuci aiiu aiu u an "old pro" as xneir pnen- J 1 1 If 1 lldl.ll I1U LUC XlUQl VtU T V rif- MIIIIIIHl IMMTUttll Wally Moon was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers lor nmn I -1711011 linn Hnwip rot- let agreed to return to base ball as the Cardinals' pitching coach. Moon, the National league's rookie of the year in 19o4, batted only .238 in 108 games for the Cardinals last season Clmoli wasn't much better at the plate, hitting .246 in 109 games. Paine To Spokane As part of the deal, the Car dinals turned over Phil Paine, a pitcher on their Omaha farm club, to the Dodgers. Be cause the Dodgers have no room on their 40-man roster for Paine, they assigned the former Milwaukee Braves' pitcher to Spokane of the Pa cific Coast league. Pollet, named to replace Al Hollingsworth on the Cardi nals coaching staff, broke in with St. Louis in 1941 and re mained with them for 10 years. He later pitched with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs before ending his active career in 1956. He has been in the insurance business for the past two years. UO Awaits Miami Tilt Miami - (UPD - Many Oregon football players were expect ed to take advantage of swim ming facilities at Miami Beach today as 75-degree weather greeted the team on its arrival for Saturday's nationally-televised football game against Miami university. Coach Len Casanova sched uled only a limbering up drill for his 35-man team today. Injured halfback Charlie Tourville made the trip but it was doubtful if he could see more than a few minutes j of action. Game time for the contest is 1:30 p.m. (est)-10:30 ajn. (pst) Saturday. Miami has a 1-8 record and Oregon a 4-5 mark. Poison Oak? Try a Cottle of ZEMACOl You must be satisfied or veui money cheerfully refunded. Get bottle today at WESTERN THRIFT V I MraFran-2a&JTpniirini I IM V I I I I I 1 II M Coaches Put Three Ducks on AII-PCC Los Angeles -fljPD- An All- Pacific Coast conference team chosen by the coaches them selves showed no regard for the final outcome of the league as Oregon, with a so-so record, placed three men on the first team. Quarterback Joe Kapp, who led California to the Pacific Coast Conference champion ship, and Oregon State tackle SPORTSCASTS KYJC-Friday and Satur day, 8 p.m., Crater-Rose-burg High basketball; Sat urday, 10:15 p.m., Oregon Miami university football. KBES-TV-Friday, 7 p.m., Virgil Akins-Don Jordan boxing; Saturday, 10:15 p.m.. Oregon-Miami foot ball; Saturday, 1:30 p.m.. Colls -Rams pro football; Sunday, 12:45 p.m., Med-ford-Jefferson High foot ball films; Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Packeri-Forly Niners pro football. KOTI-TV-Same as KBES except not showing Med-ford-Jefferson films. KMED - Friday, 7 p.m., Akins-Jordan boxing. GP Cagers Go on Road Grants Pass - Basketball season opens on the road for Grants Pass High school play ers. The Cavemen vie at Yreka, Calif., on Friday and at Weed, Calif., on Saturday. Coach Gordon Prehm may open Friday with Rick Sabin and Rex Benner, forwards: John Fox, center, and Dick Hayes and Mike Leonard, i guards. Others on the varsity ! traveling crew will be Marv Chandler, Ron Erickson, Lar ry Janssen, Rog Burton, Dave Mannan, Jim Purkett and Darrell Deeters. The ' Cavemen this week will be without the services of Jerry Putnam and Johnnie Olson who returned to the squad Monday after two weeks absence. Silky Sullivan Comeback Marked by Typical Finish San Bruno, Calif .-(UPD-Silky Sullivan came back Thursday. Silky, out of action since July 1 with feet and neck in juries, returned to the racing wars and came from 12 lengths of the pace with one of his typical "heart attack" finishes to win the featured event at Tanforan. . Silky , didn't beat much but his time of 1:10 3-5 was the second fastest of the meet ing. "I wasn't sure he could win," said trainer Reggie Cor nell after the victory, "but he looked real good. Looks like he's completely recovered from his sore legs and his throat trouble. "We would like to rim him again here before this meet ing closes, but if we can't find a spot for him, we'll send him to the post at Santa Anita.'. Probably no horse since Man O' War created such a sensation as did Silky Sulli van when he was winning races last spring after being as much as 40 lengths off the pace. During a remarkable Turkey Ham Bacon Sunday, Dec. 7 Medford Gun Club Grounds Crater Lake Hiway at 4 Corners 10 A.M. Till Dark NON-SHOOTERS CAN ALSO WIN! SANDWICHES, PIE and COFFEE Rookies Professionals Everybody Welcome Served by Ladies Drill Team SPONSORED BY FRATERNAL ORDER of EAGLES LODGE No. 093 Ted Bates, a United Press In ternation All-America, were the only unanimous selec tions. . But Oregon led all teams in the number of men picked with three halfback Willie West, guard Bob Grotthau and center Bob Peterson. The only sophomore hon ored was Marlin McKeever, Southern California's great young end. Eight players chosen were seniors. Others on the first team were: End Chris Burford, Stanford; tackle Bill Leeka, UCLA; guards Frank Fioren tino, USC, and Jim Brackins, Oregon State, who tied; and backs Jack Hart. California, and Charles Morrell, Washing- ton state. The Second Team Ends: Bill Steiger, Washing ton State, and Jim Steffen, UCLA; tackles, Dan Ficca, USC, and Jim Linden, Oregon, and Troy Barbee, Stanford, the latter two in a tie; guards, Pete Domoto, California, and Don Armstrong Washington; center, Terry Jones, Cali fornia, and Marv Nelson, Washington State, tie; backs, Bob Newman, Washington State, Don Buford, Southern Caliiornia, Ray Smith, UCLA, and Clarence Nub Beamer, Oregon State. BASKETBALL THURSDAY COLLEGE GAMES (United Press International) East St. John's 73, Providence 55 Cincinnati 88, NYU 67 Boston College 72. Holy Cross 83 South Winston-Salem 92, S. Car. St. 70 Mississippi St. 121, Union 78 Virginia Tech 85. Virginia 73 Furman 82, Presbyterian 68 Georgetown 93, Ky. Wesleyan 73 Georgie Tech 65. Baylor, 56 Tulane 88. Louisiana Colleee 72 West Colo. Coll. 84, St. Joseph's 65 San Fran. St. 69. L. A. Harbor 64 Seattle 60, San Francisco 58 USF Frosh 52. Mt. San Antonio 41 St. Mary's Frosh 75, Oakland CC 68 Washington State 68, Gonzaga 67 Whitworth 73, Whitman 70 Bakersfleld Tourney San Jose CC 54, San Francisco CC 45 Los Angeles Valley 81, Bakers field 58 San Francisco CC 69, L. A. Har bor 64 Bakersfield 94. Taft 52 L. A. Valley 77, Modesto 64 San Jose 64, Fresno 57 stretch at Santa Anita he won three out of four starts against against some of the best three-year-olds in the country in cluding one $100,000 event. Cornell then took Silky east for the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. When he got to Louisville he was getting as many as 200 fan letters a week, he had cheering sections in the grandstands and was the most photographed thor oughbred in the land. But he was a dismal flop in the east. He finished 12th in the ' Kentucky Derby and eighth in the Preakness. He came back to win a cheap race at Hollywood Park, but then was put to rest. But Thursday he ran like a colt. He was 12 lengths off the pace at the half-way mark. Then Jockey Donald Pierce touched him once with his whip and Silky was off and running. Tom Ross, former Medford resident who has lumber in terests here, is one of the own ers of Silky Sullivan. Of GOOSE TATUM Natural Flare for Comedy Goose Ta turn Turned To Basketball Late In Sports Career Goose Tatum, who brings his Harlem Stars to Medford next Tuesday night, has had a fabulous career . in basket ball after discovering late in his athletic career that he was a basketball player. The Stars will go against Hawkinson Tire of Medford at Hedrick Junior high school gym Tuesday, starting at 8 o'clock. Sawmill Worker Tatum was working in a sawmill in the Ozarks and playing sand-lot and semi-pro baseball when, on a lark, he took a whirl at basketball. His long arms and big hands, Schools Will Start Saturday Gym Programs Medfod public schools' Sat urday recreation program for boys of school age in the dist rict will open tomorrow with ayy gymnasiums of the sys tem open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grade school gyms will of fer informal competition in basketball, volley ball and other games. There will be free play and basket shoot ing. No junior or senior high students are to be in the grade gymns. The junior high programs will have basketball instruc tion and intramural games. There will be tumbling, vol leyball and badminton and no senior high school students will be permitted. At the senior high regular ly scheduled games will start on Jan- 10. Bean Benson will set up the league. Only senior high students are eligible. - There are some exceptions at the various gymns to the 10 ajn. to 2 p.m. schedule with some occasional after noon or morning closures. The gymns will not be open for the recreation programs during the Christmas holidays on Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. The schedules are set up through March 14. rrrrrfj (rrrrftim fTTTTD fTtTm HEfTm plus his speed and a "dead eye" developed in hitting baseballs, made him a natural for the cage sport. It wasn't long before fans came from considerable dis tance to see the flash of the Ozarks and gyms were sure to be filled when Tatum was in a game. Being a natural "cut-up," he carried his love of fun onto the basketball floor and found that he drew the pleasure of the fans with his antics. Then he adapted a stunt he had seen in a circus to the game and his career was on its way. Signed by Trotters It was in a game in the Ozarks that Abe Saperstein saw the big Negro and promptly signed him for the Harlem Globetrotters. Tatum was a mainstay for the famed Trotters for many years and five years ago left the Saper stein outfit to branch out on his own. Since then he has taken his Harlem Stars to the far corners of the world where they have continuously drawn capacity crowds. Tatum has teamed with another natural comic, Sweet water Clifton, to provideome of the best gags and hilarity ever seen on a basketball floor. Tickets may be obtained at Lamport's sporting goods store, 226 East Main St., in Medford. Dan Murtaugh In Auto Wreck Chester, Pa. (OPD Danny Murtaugh, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, suffered slight injuries early today in an automobile - taxi collision at an intersection here. The peppery 41-year-old Murtaugh suffered bruises of the head and right knee. He was released after treatment at Chester hospital. Murtaugh was en route to his home in Woodlyn, Pa., when the taxi in which he was riding was spun around and slammed into two parked cars in the collision. "The Farmers Store Since 1884" 25 South Riverside Medford, Oregon Robertson Shines for Cincinnati United Press International Bad back and all, Oscar Robertson still is an All-Amer-can. Thie 6-foot-5 University of Cincinnati star, who led the nation's major college scorers last season with a 35.1 per game average, tossed in 45 points Thursday night despite a painful pulled muscle in his back to lead the Bearcats to an easy 88-67 victory over New York university. Hardly anyone in the crowd of 12,000 that turned out for the first college basketball program of the season at Mad ison Square Garden was aware of the fact, but Rob ertson almost didn't play. And how he stood up under a se vere battering by NYUs more rugged rear guards even was a mystery to Cincinnati Coach George Smith. "Up until just before the game started, I wasn't sure if Oscar would be able to play," Smith explained in the dress ing room after the Bearcats had gained their second win in as many starts this season. "He pulled a muscle while working out in the afternoon, and from the way it way both ering him, we weren't even going to let him leave the hotel." Apply Ice Packs Ice packs were applied and Robertson insisted, that he would like "to give it a whirl," Smith said, "so who was I to stop him?" And what a "whirl" he gave it.. Oscar scored his team's first eight points and wound up the first half with 16 to earn Cincinnati a 33-33 tie. Once the second half got un derway, so did Robertson. Al though he fell 11 points short of the Madison Square Gar den record of 56, which he set himself against Seton Hall last season, Robertson man aged to drive the NYU de fense silly. He scored on layups, tap ins, sets from the side and driving one-handers. He even hit once while almost flat on his back after being jarred by a defender, and the Gar den, which was inaugurating its 25th season of collegiate basketball, rang with the cheers of an appreciative crowd. St. John's of New York opened the doubleheader with an easy 73 - 55 victory over Providence, with Tony Jack son and Al Seiden scoring 48 of the points between them. St. John's led by only six by "Chuck" Batten Id! "Hey, I ain't through changing' your oil yet." Let us show you our speedy service! 99 Chevron Station We Give S&H Stamps Phono SP 3-6673 816 North Riverside Chevron Supreme Gasoline ?i3f wsx? i? sszgs xpOsi vXiS 'z5k I - OF COURSE RIOT! It would be ridiculous, wouldn't it! Yet it's no more ridiculous then servic ing John Deere Tractors and Equip ment without proper tools . . . without the necessary mechanical "know-how." Our sho is equipped and staffed to take care of your John Deere service needs. We've the precision tools which enable our skilled mechanics who are trained in John Deere servicing meth ods, to do your reconditioning work efficiently, quickly, and at the lowest possible cost. What's more, we use only genuine John Deere parts as replacements; they . fit properly, last longer. Yes, for quick, dependable, economi cal John Deere service, you'll find our service shop outstanding. Why not slop in soon and let's make a service date? WHO IS THE "WALKING ON HANDS" CHAMPION ? Johanna Husligner walked on hands from Vienna to 9art-, $7 miles, in 55 days, walking 10 hours a day. TOP THIS! To any reader submitting contrary proof; Tip Brady will send a signed, wallet-sized diploma. Write to: BEAT THIS, eo this paper. Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. a McCtaw Ntartp M Sa4luM Smmm ROUND TABLE TOPS San Francisco -(UPD-Round Table, the 1958 "Horse of the Year," will compete in the top races in America in 1959 and then will be retired, owner Travis Kerr said today. 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Friday, December 5. 195S Upland Bird Appears Best PortlandPreliminary tabu lations indicate the upland game bird season recently completed to be the best in years, with some areas pro ducing almost double the take of last year, the Oregon game commission said today. As indicated in earlier news releases, the hot spots proved to be in Malheur and Umatilla counties where upland bird hunters found almost fabulous gunning. In Malheur county alone, figures obtained from field checks and locker plant reports show the take of up land birds to be at least dou ble the take of last year. Excellent reports are also being received from all up land bird areas of the state, with most gunners expressing complete satisfaction on the season just past. But the game commisslr is taking little credit for the record. Director Phil Schnei der explains this attitude "not on the basis of undue modesty but on the basis of hard-headed biological facts." Nature Responsible Schneider said that all hunt ers should .realize that nature is responsible to a large de gree for a good hunting season on such species as the pheas ant with its high productivity capacities and short life span. An assist can be given by pro viding the proper habitat, but it is entirely possible to have a poor season next year should weather conditions and other factors be unsatis ' i! WMit I It ' f' ' ' w Time-Savers Hunt Season in Years "With game species having: longer lives and only one or two young per year, such as deer, management operates on a long-range basis, and by reg ulating harvest and other means, we can maintain cta bility or obtain gradual and orderly increases or decreases as needed. But not with up land birds." For these reasons, Schnei der emphasized, we are pleas ed when hunters express sat isfaction, but the fact that up land bird gunning this year was better than average is not related entirely to what the game commission did or did not do any more than when a poor year comes. And poor years will come since weather and nesting success are the deciding factors. Wildlife is protected in the Great Smoky mountains na tional" park where are found 50 fur-bearing species, 200 birds, 34 reptiles, 36 amphibi ans, 60 varieties of fish. SPECIAL BIG Double Load DRY WOOD McGiniy Fuel Go. Phone SP 3-6297 r it it r
