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By OSCAR FRALEY
New York - (LTD - Nino Val
des, billing himself as the un
official heavyweight champion
of the world because of the
way Floyd Patterson has been
shooting fish in a barrel, said
today he would claim the title
if he disposes of Tacoma's Pat
McMurtry on Friday night.
"Patterson is afraid to fight
me," the Cuban giant says
liatly. Considering, his op
ponents he is no more than
the amateur heavyweight
champion of the world. I am
the professional champion."
Nino has a fairly valid
claim if you really examine
the record.
He i3 the number two rank
ing heavyweight behind Swe
den's Ingemar Johansson. And
the Swede actually leaped into
the forefront on one victory,
a conquest of Eddie Machen
which had slight smorgasbord
overtones.
Loses Big Ones
Nino long has had a reputa
tion of losing the big ones. In
1956 as he was surging to the
top, he dropped a pair to
Eddie Machen and fell before
Zora Folley. Since then he
has 11 of 12 bouts, including
five in a row with victories
over Wayne Bethea, Johnny
Summerlin, Harold Carter
and Mike DeJohn twice.
There is a suspicion here
that despite all the knocks
against the talent of Patter
Offense Gets
Of Black Tornado Cagers
Main emphasis has been on
offense this week as the Med
ford high basketball squad
readies for a trip to Eugene.
The Black Tornado takes on
South Eugene high on Friday
and Saturday nights.
Coach Frank Roelandt said
that the offensive drills are
aimed at getting members of
the quintet moving more. At
the same time the Tornado Is
working at polishing up every
phase of its game.
The mentor said that he
was real pleased with the
Tornado hoopmen last week
end in their first games of the
season, especially with the
Friday night performance.
Defense over the week end
was good except for some
lapses and the club showed
quite a bit of ball-handling
ability.
Blister Stags
On Saturday the Tornado,
with most of its players out
for basketball only a short
time following a long football
season, showed fatigue from
its hard-played Friday clash.
And Roelandt points out that
the crew is not in shape yet
for the maplecourt activity.
They have sore feet and are
in the "blister stage," he said
The mfntor plans to take
12 or 13 men to Eugene but
said last night that he didn't
know for sure just who all
would make the trip
Cal Dean, junior letterman
guard, hobbled by an ankle
injury in football, is getting
over his ailment and can do
quite a bit more than when
he first turned out last week.
Roelandt reported that Dean
can move forward pretty well
now but has trouble with
quick movement's backward.
No Axemen Leitermen
At South Eugene coach
Hank Kuchera is completely
rebuilding. He does not have
a letterman on the squad. So
far seniors and juniors have
been in the starting lirie-up
but the Axemen mentor says
some sophomores could rise
up and take over some regu
lar varsity chores. South Eu
gene reportedly has its best
crop of sophs in three years.
Sandy Nosier, a 6-1 junior
forward, with 24 points was
the top scorer for the Axemen
in their first two games.
Strong on the backboards is
Dave Wetzell, 6-3 senior cen
ter. Wally Larsen, 5-10 sen
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son's foes, the heavyweight
champion is the best in the
world. The shame is that he
isn't allowed to prove it and
is sent against such setups as
Pete Rademacher, "Zephyr"
Jackson and built up Roy
Harris. The theory in his
camp is that, if he was in
volved in a close bout with
an International Boxing Club
"house" fighter, he might get
the short end of a decision
through mathematical skull
duggery.
Faced Humpty-Dumpties
Thus it is that Patterson,
who has the talents to stand
with the great champions, is
pitted against humpty
dumpties and the legitimate
challengers get the go-by.
So Valdes is going to claim
the crown - if he gets past
McMurtry.
And this will take some do:
ing in a scrap where the 6
foot, 3-inch Nino is nobetter
than a 6-5 choice. For Mc
Murtry, eight years younger
at 26, is a fine fighter with
30 wins in 33 starts and 23
knockouts to his credit. Nino
has flattened 33 in winning
46 of 63 bouts.
At least it shapes up as a
scrap which is more than you
can say for Patterson's patty
cake parties. And if McMur
try wins, why shouldn't he
claim the title? After all, he,
too, has been fighting legiti
mate professionals.
Emphasis
ior, has been a playmaker and
team leader at guard.
Top sophomore candidates
are Bowen Blair, 6-3, and
John Jost.
South Eugene beat Albany
43 to 31 last night and has a
win over Hillsboro 48 to 34.
It lost 61 to 48 to South Sa
lem in its only other game.
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Elgin Baylor
NBA Rookie,
Wins Praise
Minneapolis, Minn.-4UPD-It's
tough to make the grade as a
rookie in the National Bas
ketball association, basket
bars big league, but it's dou
bly tough if you'r expected to
star on a mediocre team.
Elgin Baylor, rookie for
ward of the Minneapolis Lak
ers, seems destined to do just
that. Minneapolis fans call
him the "greatest" since
George Mikan.
The cat-like former Ail
American from Seattle uni
versity earned this praise by
battling for the NBA scoring
leadership against such stal
warts as George Yardley of
Detroit and Bob Pettit of St.
Louis. He also ranks close to
the best in the league in re
bounds and assists.
Baylor got off to a fast start
with a 25-pomt performance
against Cincinnati and hasn't
stopped since. He has game
highs of 38 points, 31 re
bounds and 11 assists. Coach
John Kurfdla admits that he is
amazed by Baylor's perform
ance. "Not even Jim Pollard was
that good his first season,"
Kundla said.
Quiet Acceptance
Baylor accepts the adula
tion of the fans and his team
mates' praise quietly. But,
Baylor is one of the quietest
athletes ever to hit the big
time.
"Pro ball is about what I
expected," Baylor said. "I've
still a lot to learn, but I'm
picking things up every game.
Playing good defense is my
biggest problem."
Baylor was also quiet when
it came time to sign a con
tract with the Lakers last
spring. Minneapolis took him
as its first draft choice, even
though he still had a year of
eligibility remaining at Seat-
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Louisiana
Have Jinx
(This is the first of 10 dispatches
on the football teams playing in
the post-season bowl fames.)
By SHELBY SCATES
Baton Rouge, La.-TCPD-Loui-siana
State's top-ranked Ti
gers crashed through the reg
ular season unbeaten and un
tied for the first time in 50
years but there is still a jinx
to be bucked in the Sugar
Bowl New Year's Day.
In four trips south to New
Orleans for the rich post-season
football game the Tigers
failed to show the Bayou
home-folks a single win. They
are now hard at work determ
ined to reverse that unhappy
record in 1959.
The Tigers play twice-beaten
Clemson, the Atlantic
Coast conference champion, in
tie. Laker publicity man Phil
Jason said club president Bob
Short practically lived with
Baylor before signing him to
a contract estimated between
$15,000 and $20,000 a year, a
big price for a rookie.
Baylor's college record indi
cated he would come high. He
averaged 32 points a game
last year and ranked third in
the nation in rebounds. He
was named . "most valuable"
at the NCAA tournament and
drew praise as "the best all
around college player in the
nation" from the experts.
Baylor is a gift to the Lak
ers not only because of his
ability but also because the
fans want to see him.
For the past two seasons
the Laker franchise has been
in danger because of poor at
tendance. Now the Lakers are
rising again and it must be
credited in large part to Bay
lor since the rest of the squad
is about the same as last year.
Attendance is up 16,000 over
a year ago and the owners are
making a little money at the
gate.
The cynics cry It's just a
bubble that'll burst when the
league solves Baylor. Baylor
doesn't say a thing-he just
keeps on pouring in the bas
kets and drawing the fans.
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To Bust
the Jan. 1 contest and for the
fourth time in their five Su
gar Bowl appearances, they
will be favored.
Under the coaching of
youthful, Yankee-born Paul
Dietzel, and the line-wearing
runs of "Player of the Year"
Billy Cannon, LSU is a two
touchdown favorite over the
South Carolinians.
Unlucky In Bowls
But put in its historical per
spective, that fat bulge in the
odds may slim somewhat.
The great LSU teams of the
mid-30s coached by cagey
Bernie Moore sported such
football legends as Ken Kav
enaugh and Gus Tinsley and
made three straight trips into
New Orleans for New Years
Day.
The 1935 team, which lost
only one regular-season game,
was dumped by Texas Chris
tian in the 1936 Sugar Bowl.
Then tiny Santa Clara came in
from the West Coast two years
in succession to dump the
Bayou dandies.
In 1950, the Bengals showed
up in the underdog's role
against Oklahoma and were
laced 35-0 by the Sooners.
There was no new Year's joy
in Louisiana that evening.
Coach Dietzel, whose in
scrutable way transformed a
routine third-string group into
the "Chinese bandits" LSU's
latest legend is taking no
chances by underestimating
the Clemson opposition.
Compared With Florida
"Our films show they are
big and strong, quite a bit
like Florida," he says. Florida
gave the Tigers their toughest
night of this season before
losing in the last two minutes,
10-7.
But LSU football observers
note the element of being
"down" for a game has not
troubled the Tigers this year
and isn't likely to happen
Jan. 1. "Those boys have
pride," explains Dietzel.
In addition to pride and the
other intangibles that com
bines to produce a winner, the
Tigers have Cannon, probably
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Most on West All-Star
Los Angeles (UPD The
Baltimore Colts, Chicago
Bears and Los Angeles Rams,
dominant teams in the Na
tional Football league's West
ern division, landed 20 out of
31 men on the team chosen
today to meet the Eastern
stars in the pro bowl game
Jan. 11. .
The Colts and Bears each
had seven men named, while
six of the Rams were picked
for the squad. The West has
won five of the eight pro
bowl games played at Me
morial coliseum.
The West will be rich in
quarterbacks, with both John
ny Unitas of the Colts and
Bill Wade of the Rams nom
inated. Other offensive standouts
include fullback Rick Cas
ares of the Bears and Alan
Ameche of the Colts, and half
backs Jon Arnett of the Rams,
Lenny Moore of the Colts and
the South's best back in a de
cade. Given a fast field where
the LSU line might offset a
whopping weight disadvan
tage, the Tigers should move
through the South Carolinians
like Sherman .marched
through Georgia and one as
pect of history may repeat it
self. Sherman, before he became
notorious in these parts as a
union general, was first presi
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Colts, Billy Wilson, 49ers;
tackles, Jim Parker, Colts,
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guards, Duane Putnam, Rams,
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Lions; center Jim Ringo,
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Stan Jones, Bears, guard;
Charlie Ane, Lions, tackle;
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