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Auburn and St. Bonny Unbeaten By JOHN GRIFFIN United Press International And then there were two Auburn and St. Bonaventure. Those were the only major unbeaten basketball teams in the nation Friday night, be cause both Villanova and Boston University were knocked outof the charmed circle. St. Joseph's of Philadelphia (9-2) handed local rival Vil lanova its first defeat in nine games, 82-70, as Joe Spratt fired 25 points. At Washington, D. C, George Washington (7-3) dealt Bostpn U. its first loss in seven games, 78-69, as Bill Telasky scored 25. Marquette (12-1) racked up its 10th straight win Friday night, 67-46, over the touring Air Force Academy as new coach Eddie Hickey's speed tactics continued to pay off. The Warriors hit only 30 per centof their shots as big Mike Moran led the way with 18 points but the rebounding told the story Marquette had 40 to the Air Force's 15. Racer To Judge Event Bob Christie, Grants Pass, Indianapolis racer, wil be one of the judges on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 17 and 18, for the Southern Oregon Au torama at Medford Armory. Christie has driven in two of the 500-mile races held on Memorial day at Indianapolis, Ind. Nineteen classifications of cars, custom, speedway, drag sters, pick-ups, antique autos and motorcycles will be on display from 1 to 11 pjn. each day. There will be entertain ment for auto and racing fans. Autorama manager Mike Batinich said that trophies willjbe awarded for the best hot-round, best upholstery job, best engineering, the people's choice, for sweep stakes and for a special clas sification of local cars. Class Slated In Badminton Second session of Badminton instruction gets underway at the Young Men's Christian Association on Tuesday, Jan. 13. from 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. and will continue at that time till the 24th of March. This is a class for beginners and a play period for those who have learned the game. Each Tuesday evening a round robin tournament is set up for those who wish to play. This is separate from the instruction. The class is for men and women, and high school aged boys and girls. Family groups with younger children are en couraged to take part, also. All members .of the YMCA are eligible, and non-members can ' enroll on the limited privilege basis for the course. WELCOMED STYLE Honolulu -flJPD- The aircraft carrier USS Ranger was get ting a typical hula girl wel come on its arrival Friday when something new was add ed. A hula girl galloped up on a horse waving a sign that read: "Howdy, Ranger." WHICH GOUJESE FOOTgAU-EK SC0ZEX WTSTltolMTS N CAM&? Th moet toucWowrw ever scored by one man In a collegiate Jbotbell game were by Leo SchUck. of St. Viator vs. Lane in 1916 when ha made rz touchdowns. In the same game Leo ateo made 28 points after touchdown fcra total of 100 point! TOP THIS? To any reader mNnltOn contrary proof. Tip Brady will send a rened, wallet-sized diploma. Write to: EEAT THIS, eo this paper; Bos 575. Sausalito, Calif. Eneiooe setf-addressed. stamped envelope. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2237 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 MEDTORDJlTRIBUra SFCDHRTS P V4I lCTK-. 1 : C U GO FOR REBOUND - Don Vannice (41), Southern Oregon college, and unidentified Eastern Oregon player leap for rebound when shot by Vannice fails to go in during Oregon collegiate conference hoop game at Ashland on Friday even ing. The EOC player reportedly got the ball, which in this photo is out of sight above the basket. Poised around the hoop are Gordon Carrigan (21), SOC, Ron Paulson (44), EOC, and Dave D'Olivo (51), SOC. SOC Raiders Down East Oregon 81-66 Ashland - Four of Southern Oregon college's five starters hit in the doubles figures for the Raiders in their initial Oregon Collegiate conference basketball triumph over East ern Oregon college 81-66 here Friday night. Punk Biddington was high for the Raiders with 21 and Jim McAbee had 18 and Dave D'Olivo 17 while Gordie Car rigan had 14. The win for the Raiders put them in a tie in the OCC with Portland State who tri umphed over Oregon Tech, 73-49, in Klamath Falls Fri day night. Both coaches cleared the benches after the Raiders had pulled ahead by 15 near the middle of the second half on the quick scoring punch of Decision Won By Armstrong New York - (UPD - It's on to ward the title for unbeaten Gene (Ace) Armstrong and back to the police beat for vanquished Eddie Dixon. Middleweight contender Armstrong, . seeking his 17th straight victory will get another Madison Square Gar den, fight in February, prob ably with SpiOer Webb, for outpointing Dixon, the fight ing cop, in Friday night's dull TV bout. But, before Dixon can re turn to his night foot-patrol beat in Newark, N. J., he must face a police hearing for having fought Friday night for a , total purse of about $5,000. It's against Newark department regulations for a policeman to engage in out side activities' for money. He'll probably be reprimand ed or suspended briefly. Had Dixon, the 4-1 under dog, registered an upset over Armstrong of Elizabeth, N. J., he would have requested a long leave of absence from the police force in order to con centrate on fighting. Instead, he suffered his fifth defeat in 21 starts. . McAbee, D'Olivo and Bidding- ton. During this period the Easterners were victims of a five minute scoring drought, SOC held the lead most of the first half but the visiting Mounties closed the gap and pulled ahead by one on two points by Pasco Arritola. Car rigan came back to sink two shots from the gift line in the last four seconds to give the Raiders a 41-40 edge which they never gave up. Lroiivo was the top re- bounder of the evening with 13 of the Raiders' total of 47 while Frank Chase had 10 of the Mounties 36 Shooting percentages showed the Raiders with .369 mark from the field and 19 conversions on 31 free throws. EOC hit 23 of 65 field goals for a .354 mark in addition to hitting 20 of 26 free throws. Biddington in scoring 10 field goals attempted 19 for a shooting percentage of .526 while McAbee hit seven of 11 tries from the field for a .627 tally. SOC Jayvees downed Glen dale High school 63-25 in the preliminary game with Byron Kile hitting 13 points for high honors on the Jayvee squad. Kile got eight points in his first three minutes of play in a game that marked his first experience in college basketball. Basketball Double-Headers Fail To Draw Spectators At Former Mecca Bt jack cuddy New York-4UPD - We note that: Those college basketball double-headers still aren't drawing peanuts at Madison Square Garden one-time mecca of the court sport. Only 3,126 were there Thursday night to watch St. Bonaven ture play Iowa, and Seton Hall meet Muhlenburg. Yet, all the Bonnie's starters were New York City kids. Willie Mays, a man of leis ure in New York until Jan. 31 when he heads for the San Francicso Giants' training camp at Phyoenix, Ariz., re fuses to forecast whether rookie-of-the-year Orlando Cepeda could spell pennant. Professing himself no expert "just a player" he says his purely personal opinion "one ballplayer ain't good enough to win a pennant, no matter who he is." Wanted Army Game Paul Dietzel, Louisiana State's coach of the year craved a post-season game be tween his perfect-record LSU team and Army's 8-0-1 squad, led by his ex-coach Red Blaik. "We wanted to play Army in New York's Yankee Stadium or any place else, but Army just woudn't go for it " he confided. Dietzel need led Blaik by Insisting the LSU backfield, headed by Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson "was better than Army's led, of course, by Pete Dawkins and Bod Ander son. N Hillsdale, who whipped moneny - winning champion Round Table in the recent San Carlos Handicap at Santa Anita would rather eat let tuce than oats or hay. Other odd cravings among thorough breds were Oil Capitol's yen for boiled dandelion greens, Royal Governor's penchant for scrambled eggs, and Buz fuz desire for citrus fruits. Icehockey is winning a lot of fans through the weekly telecast of National League games. An official of the Co lumbia Broadcasting system doing the televising re ported xhis week that the Sat urday TV games are now be ing beamed by more than 180 stations from Maine to Cali fornia. Solly Hemus, new manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, will spring a real surprise when he tries Lindy Mc- Daniel, $50,000 bonus baby, as a relief pitcher. Lindy, a 15-game winner in 1957, was one of last season's prize flops. Sam Huff, 'terrific New York football Giant lineback er, has this analysis of Balti more quarterback Johnny Unitas: ' A great gambler, he holds the ball longer than any other passer 'in the league. There may have been better quarterbacks, but I've never seen one." Boston college quarterback Don Allard still is steaming ever the brush-off he got from 'North" coach Joe Kuharich BOX: ECC Baxter Chase Paulson . Howard . Neel Hudspeth Holmes . Parson Barnhart Arritola . Total! TO FT 4-3 1-1 9-2 12-10 8-1 4-3 13-6 1815 2-0 0-0 3-1 1-0 7-5 4-4 2-2 0-O 1- 0 1-0 1-0 0-0 n . s 10 4 1 8 1 0 6 0 0 PF TP 3 7 65-23 26-29 36 20 66 D'OHvo Biddington vannice McAbee Carrigan Meunier Smith , Sword Peterson Love Puhl FG 22-7 19-10 6-1 11-7 16-5 3- 1 4- 0 2-0 0- 0 1-0 0-0 FT R 4-3 13 5-1 1- 0 4-4 7-4 4-3 2- 2 1-0 1- 0 0-0 2- 2 PF TP 4 17 21 2 18 14 5 2 0 0 0 2 Totals 84-31 31-1S 47 19 SI Referees Ballantyne and Clark. Prep Basketball FRIDAY BASKETBALL By United Press International ' Jefferson 57 Washington 36 Grants 63, Franklin 59 Cleveland 32, Lincoln 23 Benson 48. Wilson 36 Madison 60, Roosevelt 60 West Linn 62, McMinnville 60 (OT) Neahkahnie 56, Concordia 43 Parkrose 65, Jesuit 51 Portlana Christian 43, Gaston 40 Oregon City 67, Lake Oswego 58 Sandy 52, Molalla 46 (OT) Wy'east 68. Silverton 35 Tillamook 51, Tigard 42 St. Helens 52, Dallas 46 (OT) Canby 44, Milwaukee 36 Forest Grove 42, Newberg 41 Seaside 53, Estacada 50 Monroe 64, Coburg 21 Philomath 48, Sherwood 47 . Hood River 62 Clatskanie 61 Bly 35. Merrill 28 Coquille 55, Marshfield 52 Serra 51, North Marion 43 Jewell 32, Nehalem 30 Waldport 55. Taft 30 Bandon 37. Pacific 28 Bend 57, Redmond 51 Grants Pass 64, Ashland 37 Nestucca 44, Dayton 39 Toledo 47, Siletz 40 Madras 45, Lakeview 28 Corvallis 53, Albany 40 North Salem 49. Lebanon 30 Oakridge 63. Elmira 39 Jefferson 44, Santiam 43 Stayton 52, Cascade 44 La Grande 47, Hermiston 48 Vernonia 66, Corbett 56 Prineville 76, Burns 52 Ontario 60. Nyssa 46 Canbv 39. Gervais 33 Willamina 48. Yamhill 34 Illinois Valley 49. Rogue River 26 Baker 48. Mac Hi 43 Banks 50, Warrenton 48 Woodburn 48, Mt. Angel 40 Medford 60, Crater 37 , Butte Falls 37. Talent 24 Grant Union 42 Mt. Vernon 41 Pendleton 52, The Dallas 50 Yoncalla 91, Camas Valley 29 Vale 46, Meridian, Idaho 24 Eagle Point 70. Phoenix 43 Pilot Rock 67. Union 57 Pleasant Hill 60, St. Francis 89 Wheeler 60. Cascade Locks 26 Colton 51 St. Boniface 47 Knappa 55, Tillamook Catholic Jacksonville 39. Prospect 34 Arlington 63. M osier 48 : . Sisters 85, Lapine 59 League Annual Fruit Grower's Meeting FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 6 1:30. p.m. - Y.M.G.A. BUILDING AIL1L MEMBERS ARE mnftKED T ATTEM5 FRUIT GROWERS LEAGUE OF JACKSON COUNTY, Inc. Austrian Wins Downhill Event Wengen, Switzerland -(UPD- Karl Schranz of Austria won Saturday's downhill event at the Lauberhorn ski races but Wallace Bud Werner, Steam boat Springs, Colo., made a good start in defense of the Alpine combined title by fin ishing fourth. in the Senior Bowl game. Ku harich who recently shifted from the Washington Red skins to Notre Dame as suc cessor to Terry Brennan had Allard working with his first unit in practice but switched to Utah's Lee Gross cup for last Saturday's game. Moegle Retiring As Pro-Gridder Houston, Tex. (UPD Dicky Moegle, 1954 All - America halfback at Rice Institute, Friday night announced his retirement from professional football, but with reservations. Moegle, defensive halfback for the San Francisco Forty Niners, said he plans to ac cept the position of director of sales and special activities at the Tidelands Motor Inn here. However, he still left the door 'open to play hiis fifth season in pro football. "If this hotel deal works out, I'll probably say so long Gold Ray Fish Count . WEEK ENDING JAN. 10: Silver salmon 5 (in cludes no jack salmon). Winter run steelhead-26. FULL SEASON: Silver salmon 690 (in cludes 11.15 per cent jacks) since Nov. 3. Winter steelhead - 290 since Nov. 15. to football," he said. "But rather than get anybody mad at me on the West Coast and in Houston, I d like toleave it hanging both ways. I may go back to football and I may stay in the hotel business. It all depends." 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