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Giants, Browns Pro Gridiron Victors; Showdown on Sunday VrV STANDINGS Eastern Division WLT Pet. pr Cleveland New York Pittsburgh Washington ... Chicago Cards Philadelphia . PA 9 2 0 .818 292 204 8 3 0 .727 233 173 6 4 1 .600 223 209 3 7 1 .300 194 268 2 8 1 .200 240 318 2 8 1 .200 235 286 Western Division WLT Pet PF PA x-Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 369 182 Lo Angeles 7 4 0 .636 310 258 Chicago Bears 7 4 0 .636 277 224 San Francisco 5 6 0 .555 236 312 Detroit 4 6 1 .400 245 255 Green Bay 1 9 1 .100 173 348 x-CUnchea division title. 14 Cleveland 21. Philadelphia 14 New York 19, Detroit 17 Washington 14. Pittsburgh 14 inicago .Bears so, Chicago Cards San Francisco 48. Green Bay 21 (Only games scheduled.) By EARL VfRIGHT United Press International The Cleveland Browns will play the New York Giants, only team ever to interrupt their unprecendented domina tion of the National Football League's Eastern division, for the conference title next Sun day at Yankee Stadium Cleveland, most consistent winner in professional foot ball history, clung to its one game lead over New York Sunday by scoring a 21-14 de cision over an inspired Eagles team at Philadelphia. The Giants, described by their coach as "not a good club," kept their hopes alive when Harland Svare blocked a Jim Martin field goal try with :13 remaining to preserve a 19-17 victory over the crippled De troit Lions. The Browns can win their eighth Eastern division title in nine years by defeating or tying the Giants Sunday in a game which will draw a capa city crowd of more than 71, 000. The Giants must win to tie for the crown and then beat the Browns again at Yankee Stadium Dec. 21 to qualify for the championship game with the Baltimore Colts Dec. 28. Cleveland swept six East ern titles after entering the NFL in 1950 and won again last year after the Giants snapped their record string in 1956. Rams Defeat Colts Baltimore, which will in vade the Eastern champion's park for the championship game, clinched the Western crown a week ago. The Colts opened the week end action by dropping a 30-28 decision to the Rams at Los Angeles before 100,209 - the third largest crowd in league his tory. In Sunday's other games, Bobby Layne's two touch down passes sparked a rally that gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 14-14 tie with the Washington Redskins; the Chicago Bears turned Chic ago Cardinal passes and fum- Dissolution Matters On Aqenda of PCC By JOE ST. AMANT Pasadena, Calif. -UPD- Rep resentatives of the nine Pa cific Coast conference schools met here oday at the Hunt- lngton-Sheraton hotel to take care of matters connected with the dissolution of their tradition-clad league main ly cutting up a financial mel on which runs into thousands of dollars. The conference greybeards voted at a meeting in Port land, Ore., last Aug. 9 to dis solve the PCC which was founded more than 40 years ago because they were un able to reconcile their differ ences on such matters as fin ancial aid to athletes, schol arship requirements for such athletes and scheduling of football games. Coincidentally, the confer ence sounded its own death knell in Portland's Benson hotel where it was founded in 1915 at a more congenial meeting. Money Squabbles The difficulties boil down to a matter of dollars and cents. And there is a lot of bitterness in the dissolution UCLA, Southern California and California were fined in amounts up to $25,000 for un der- the- table payments to athletes. UCLA and USC, es pecially suffered additionally in penalties restricting the eligibility of numerous foot ball players who accepted ex- horbitant financial aid from over-zealous alumni. The Uni versity of Washington was also adjudged a guilty party in this respect. In reprisal, UCLA, Calif ornia and UbC authorities voted last December to with draw from the conference. Washington followed and then the conference itself voted to commit hari-kari ef fective June 30 of next year. SNEAD FACES HEBERT New York-OIPU-Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., meets Lionel Hebert in 18 holes of championship golf at the Boca Raton, Fla., golf club on ABC-TV's "All Star Golf" program next Saturday. bles into an easy 30-14 vic tory, and the San Francisco Forty-Niners turned three in terceptions into touchdowns in the first six minutes en route to a 48-21 triumph over the Green Bay Packers. Milt Plum,- Cleveland's second-year quarterback, scored on a 10-yard dash and a one-yard plunge in the first period but Tommy McDonald caught touchdown passes from Norm Van Brocklin and Bill Barnes to make it 14-all at the half. The Browns swept 74 yards in six plays for the decisive touchdown late in the third period. Ray Renfro, fleet flanker back, scored it when he took Plum's pass on the Philadelphia 25 and raced on to complete a 48-yard play. Rugged Battle Jim Brown, who gained 138 yards in 21 rushes, and Lew Carpenter, who colected 100 in 21 tries, helped Cleveland to control the ball. The Browns had lost five of their six previous games in Phila delphia and the Eagles gave them another rugged after noon before 36,773 fans. 1 ne Browns-Eagles game started a half-hour before the Giant s-Lions game. The Browns finished first and it appeared they would win the Eastern crown outright when the Lions took a 17-12 lead into the final period before 50,115 fans. Then Yale Lary of Detroit gambled on running from punt formation in a fourth-and-22 situation on his 43 and was dropped on his 45 by line backer Cliff Livingston. The Giants then drove for the win ning touchdown. Lions Scare Giants But the Lions, who started the game with six regular sidelined and lost halfback Gene Gedman and end Dave Middleton early in the con test, gave the Giants another scare. The 1957 champions began driving after Terry Barr stole a Conerly pass and returned it to the Detrr't 41. The Lions moved to the New York 17 and Martin prepared to boot a field goal from the 25 as the final secconds tick ed away. The Giants blocked it. Andy Robustelli blocked out Jerry Perry, Detroit end, and Carl Karilvacz rushed through to bounce linebacker Roger Zatkoff out of the way. Svare knifed through the opening they made and blocked Martin's kick. Thus the Lions, who gave New York and assist last month by beating the Browns, just missed in a bid to knock the Giants out of the Eastern race. ' Ash landers Drop Tiff To Eureka Ashland - Eureka, Calif., piled up 18 points in a big fourth canto Saturday night to whip Ashland High 42 to 28 in a maplecourt engagement. Eureka exercised backboard control while Ashland could not get good shots from the field and was cold in the ac tion at Eureka. The Oregon club held Eu reka to just three points in the third quarter while scor ing six itself to cut the Log ger edge to 24 to 20. But the eight by the Grizzlies in the final quarter was no match for Eureka's 18. v Count was 11 to 5 for Eu reka at the quarter and 21 to 14 at the half. The Loggers' Murray, a 6-7 sophomore, was high point man in the game with 11 tallies. Ashland junior varsity de feated the Eureka light weights 35 to 31. . BOX: Ashland Bjork Hardy Johnson .. Gray Taylor Allen Smith Alley Dickerson Totals FG .. 2 0 .. 2 .. 4 0 0 .. 0 .. 0 .. 0 FT 5 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 PF TP 4 . 9 8 12 20 28 Eureka Parker Daly Whit Trembley Murray Burroughs . Ramacciotti Milton ' Buda Totals FG .. 1 .. 2 - 2 .. 2 4 - 0 .. 0 .. 2 .. 0 FT 6 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 PF TP 4 8 ..13 -16 13 42 Bears Resume Football Drills Berkeley. Calif. -UPD-Cali- fornia gridders opened prac tice today for their Rose Bowl game against Big Ten champ ion Iowa at Pasadena on New Year's day. All members of the squad were expected to report in top shape. Among them was first string tackle John Mi chale, who missed the big game with Stanford because of an ankle injury. Coach Pete Elliott schedul ed workouts this week for Monday, Wednesday and Fri day at Edwards field. Next week, workouts will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day and Saturday. z Basketball SATURDAY COLLEGE SCORES Colorado 69. Washington 51 St. Mary's (Calif.) 63, Stanford 45 Santa Clara 56, UCLA 42 COP 89, Cal Aggies 54 Colorado St. U. 74. Idaho 67 California 50. San Francisco 43 Washington St. 88, Gonzaga 79 Oregm 71, Brigham Young 67 Idaho St. 72, Montana St. 56 Fresno St. 70, San Francisco St. 52 Linfield 95, Pacific 70 Oregon Frosh 74, Lower Columbia JC 35 Lewis and Clark 76, Willamette 69 Oregon Tech 47, Humboldt St. 30 East. Washington 49, Whitman 48 Chico St. 58, Southern Oregon 55 Portland 68. Utah St. 66 Idaho St. 72. Montana St. 56 Chico State Gains Split With Raiders ISMT IT ABOUT TIME YOU ENJOYED THESE CAR COMFORTS AND FEATURES ? 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'59 MERCURY BUILT TO LEAD BUILT TO LAST SEE THE MERCURY DEALER IN YOUR COMMUNITY Ashland - Chico State out lasted the Southern Oregon college basketball team here Saturday night to earn a 58 to 55 nod and split its week end series with the Red Raid ers of the Rogue. Southern Oregon had won 70 to 63 in overtime on Fri day. Both clubs had erratic stretches but the Wildcats on Saturday won out with some what steadier play, a bit of an edge under its offensive board and greater stamina. The Raiders got off to a 9 to 2 jump in the fracas but Chico caught up at 16-all mid way through e first half. From that point the Wildcats went on top 19 to 16. South ern Oregon knotted the fracas twice in the second half but could not go ahead. Eight points was the widest margin by which the Wild cats led, 26 to 18 in the first half and 42 to 34 in the second. D'Olivo High Saorer Garry Newman and Don Richardson paced the Chico scoring with 16 and 12 points and Harold Ellis with 16 re bounds and Richardson with a dozen headed the backboard work. Dave D'Olivo played a big role in keeping the Raid ers in the scrap with 19 points and 14 backboard retrieves. Gordon Carrigan had 13 points for Southern Oregon. The Raiders erased the 42 to 34 Wildcat gap on a field goal and two free shots by Jim McAbee and goals by D'Olivo and Don Vannice for 42-all count. Richard drove and Ellis pushed for 46 to 42 Chico standing. D'Olivo count ered with a driver but New man of the 'Cats got a free shot. Then D'Olivo hit from the circle and Meunier put in a gift toss to make a tie at 47-each. Seven minutes were left in the game. Newman put in a field goal and free shot and Bob Sher- rard two from the field and Chico had a 54 to 47 lead with 33i minutes to play. Carri- gan's set shot and Meunier's driver cut the margin to three points. Newman and Meunier traded buckets. The score was 56 to 53 with one minute to go. Mike Miller then put in a pair of free shots with 25 seconds left. D'Olivo added the last Raider goal with nine seconds to go. Chico's margin at the free toss line provided the victory, boutnern uregon had more field goals, 23 to 21, but the visitors made 16 of 26 free tries to SOC's nine of 18. The Wildcats had only a 54 to 49 edge over the Raiders in total backboarding with SOC hav ing 29 to 28 nod in defensive clearing. Chico Ellis Richardson . Newman Darby Millar von Bargen . Davalos . Sherraid WajiUake Obermiller , Total FG 13-4 16-5 8- 5 9- 1 3-0 7-1 0- 0 13-4 1- 0 2- 0 FT 0- 0 3-2 7-6 3- 2 4- 4 3-0 1- 0 5- 2 0-0 0-0 R PFTP 16 12 8 1 4 3 O 5 0 5 72-21 26-16 54 16 58 SOC Smith Biddington D'Olivc McAbee Carrigan Vannice Love Sword Kastner Meunier '. Totals FG 6-1 4-0 18-9 15-3 14-6 2-2 1-0 0- 0 1- 0 6-2 FT 3-1 1-0 1-1 5-4 1- 1 2- 0 0-0 2- 1 0-0 3- 1 K PFTP 5 3 3 3 3 0 14 2 19 6 3 10 4 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 ..67-23 18-9 49 17 55 Basketball Powerhouses Will Take Real Plunqes By MILTON RICHMAN United Press International Kentucky, Kansas State and West Virginia have all gotten their feet wet but they take the real plunge this week in a back-breaking schedule that should reveal whether the three top powers will sink or swim this season. Kentucky's NCAA champ ions, who licked a tough Temple team, 76-71, Saturday night for their second straight triumph, meet three of the country's toughest customers this week, starting with Duke at Durham, N.C., tonight. The Morris Scores Gbal for Rams Los Angeles (UPD The Los Angeles Rams were back to the practice field today to get in shape to meet the Green Bay Packers here Sunday af ter subduing, 30-28, the Balti more Colts on Saturday. Jack Morris, who played his college ball at Oregon, in tercepted a Unitas pass and returned it for a Ram touch down against the Colts. Bowl Tilt Won By Bakersfield Bakersfiled, Calif. (UPD -Bakersfield college defeated Riverside City college 7-0 in the 11th annual Shrine Potato Bowl game Saturday night be fore a record crowd of 20,021 fans. A 1,000-pound steer yields about 470 pounds of edible meat, i Wildcats then meet Southern Methodist on Thursday and always-formidable St. Louis on Saturday. Kansas State, ranked sec ond only to Cincinnati in the pre-season ratings, may have its work cut out on the West Coast where it faces Calif ornia on Friday and San Francisco the following night Even on its own court K-State was pressed all the way be fore downing Indiana, 82-79, in overtime last Saturday. It won't be easy pickings this week, either, for West Virginia's defending national champions. WVU Faces Test The Mountaineers, winners of 26 out of 28 last year, ran their current season record to three straight victories with a 78-63 win over Penn State but they'll have to get by Duke as well as The Citadel and Virginia within the next seven days. .r Third-ranked Notre Dame, idle during the week end, gets back into action against Northwestern tonight and has a date with Wisconsin next Saturday. Northwestern rolled to its second straight victory by defeating 11th ranked Maryland, 66-62, Sat urday, so the Irish could have trouble. Top-ranked Cincinnati Is one of the few clubs among the nation's leaders which has a light schedule this week. The Bearcats play only once this week and they'll be heavily favored to register their third straight win at the expense of Marshall college on Saturday, CHAMPIONSHIP GROOMING with cCeJUUuttkiMuoi We're headed straight for the goal-posts with the help of our experienced cleaners, top-notch pressers, expert finishers and examiners. We alt work together to give you "touchdown" value. jlj5P mmti'''' ' ACME CLEANERS O Cash fir Carry O 1728 N. Riverside - SP 2-4263 IV Edges St. Bernard Cave Junction-Illinois Val ley High nosed out St. Bere ard of Eureka, Calif., 31 to 28 Saturday night in a closely fought, slow, defensive basket ball ruckus played in the Cali fornia city. The victory earned the Cougars a series split. St. Bernard won 43 to 24 on Fri day. The Calif ornians headed 10 to 9 at the quarter and Il linois Valley was in front 14 to 13 at the half. Third quarter standing favored St. Bernard 23 to 22. IV had a 27 to 24 gap with two min utes to go. In the final mo ments the Eureka club trailed just 29 to 28 but Mike White ly added a clincher tip in bucket for the Cougars with eight seconds left on the clock. Tight zone defense and a good third quarter helped St. Bernard in the Friday scrape. The Eurekans were on top 13 to 11 at the half. Illinois Valley meets Riddle here Tuesday. LINE-UPS? 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