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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1960 6 B . 500 Students Slug It Out After Game Stanford. Calif. - (UPD - San Jose State college stu dents won a bloody battle from Stanford university students Saturday and final ly tor down tho goal potts aftar a 45-minute slugfesi. ' In a riot involving an iimattd 500 students, polica war trampled underfoot, noies were bloodied and at leait two participants were carried away on stretchers. The crowd of 33.000 in Stanford stadium, which watched the Spartans upset the Indians for the first time in six years, 34-20. stayed in their seats to watch the long drawn-out fight. The fight began when 20 red-thirted Stanford cheer leaders surrounded the goal posts to protect them as about 300 white-shirted San Jose students rushed onto t he field. Mere Stanford '. students Joined in the me- , lee. I Fist fights broke out all ever the field and while the major action was at one end of the field, the cross bars ! at the other - end were knocked down without any opposition. ; While the San Jose band played rock 'n roll music the fight raged on and with in a few minutes at least two ; unidentified fighters were carried out on stretch- McLoughlin Bops South i Ninth grade gridders of Mc Loughlin Junior high scored a lopsided victory over the visiting South Grants Pass freshmen footballers' Friday afternoon. 1 Great running and passing enabled the Bulldogs to ram page to a score of 31 to 0. There was no score in the first quarter. In the second Mike Barnes grabbed a Tro jan punt and rambled 49 yards for a counter. The con version try by Barnes failed. A fumble oh the GP 11 yard line set the stage for another touchdown. Barnes raced across from that point. Ron Edmonds followed with the point after touchdown for 13 to 0. ' . -.. With 13 seconds left to play in the second period, Barnes tallied for the third time from the two. Sieve Toews try for the extra missed and the scoreboard read 19 to 0 at the half.- It took Mac just 11 plays to march 66 yards and chalk up six more points. This great drive was capped with a seven-yard jaunt by Toews to pay dirt. Edmonds converted for the second time and the Mighty Black stepped ahead 26 to 0. With time running out in the last stanza, the home boys looked once more goalward. This time Cliff Roberts scored from the 18 as the gun sound ed. : Spartans Whip Irish 21 toO South Bend, Ind. - (UPD - Michigan State parlayed quar terback Tom Wilson's passing and a pair of linemen s enter prise into a 21-0 victory over Notre Dame yesterday in a game that ended with two tights and a brief free-for-all Wilson tossed two touch down passes, a 52-yard scor ing play to Don Stewart in the second period and a 28 yard flip to Herb Addcrley in the fourth period. The game erupted into two fights between opposing line men with less than 30 seconds left to play. The second scrap spread into a free-for-all, but the temper flare-up was smothered as the final whistle blew. Tornado Batters Klamath Pelicans SOUTHKHN ORKGON W. L, Pet Medford 2 0 1.000 Grants Pais 2 0 1.000 Ashland 1 1 .300 Crater O 1 .000 Klamath Falls 0 3 .000 A team which can score touchdowns with the chain like reaction of nuclear force. the Medford High school foot ball juggernaut, Friday night continued on its path of 1960 devastation. Fleet halfback Phil Hum phreys erupted on four scor ing runs and jack-of-all half back trades Mike Hood ran, passed and caught for touch downs in a 49 to 6 Southern Oregon conference rout of Klamath Falls at the Medford stadium. The power and speed-laden Black Tornado No. 1 offensive combination scored almost at will against the Pelican in vader. It blasted to TD ter ritory each time it got pos session of the ball. Victory was the sixth straight this season for the Big Wind and the second in District 6 A-l. Klamath was dealt its fourth consecutive seiDacK ana its third 1 o s s in the conference. 171-Yard Total Tornado blockers broke Humphreys loose for 68, 27, 21 and 19 yard TD runs. He totaled 171 yards in eight rushing plays. Hood passed 37 yards to Bob Quinney for a goal, caught a throw from Dick Ragsdale for 28 yards and a marker and burst 24 yards to cross the payoff stripe. Miles kicked extra points after five of the seven touchdowns. Another boot was erased by penalty. A safety added two Doints on the board for Medford. Richard Connolly blocked a Sherm Allen punt and Allen recovered the ball in the end for the Pols. Klamath Falls eave the Medford defense a workout with its wide open style of assault and Us biggest flash of offensive lightning resulted in its only score. In the late first quarter, with Medford leading 22 to 0, Allen un leashed a heave to Wayne Dennis for a 52-yard gain. Medford's Jim Barry brought Dennis down on the Tornado 15-yard line. A KF running play gained two yards. Medford was penalized for offside, putting the ball on the eight. Greg Jones then touchdowned on a .buck lat eral, skirting left end. The home club was on top 29 to 6 after one quarter and the score was the same when the halftime signal blared. Third period standing was 42 to 6. Medford outscrimmaged Klamath 465 net yards to 154. The Tornado used a top de fensive platoon all the way, with some switches. While KFHS offense reeled off a few good Rains, the Medford ites held it to just 67 yards net rushing. Black Tornado gridders went 66 yards in five plays for the first TD off the open ing kick with a reverse and pass, Hood to Quinney, the final play. Medford's kickoff by George Clearwater got through Steve Stiles and Dave Stlppich fell on the ball for KF on the two-yard line. Allen punted on third down from behind the Pelican five. Jim Stevcr ran the ball back from the 34 to the Pel 27. On the next play Humphreys went over right tackle and barged to the goal. The safely followed with Allen punting from behind his 11. On the kickoff from the KF 20-yard line, Barry ran the ball back 29 yards from the Medford 43 to the Pelican 28. Dan Sicg made seven yards, then Humphreys broke through the middle for the 21-yard paying jaunt. HOT or COLD WEATHER It's Always Good Concrete If It's READY MIX by LININGER'S SP 3-7555 NO 4-1217 Concrete Pipe .. Medford was started on the way to touchdown No. 4 when Al Funston fell on the ball on the Pel 45. Gary Hancock's attempted onside kickoff for Klamath was short and off side. The Tornado, penalized once 15 yards for clipping, needed just six yards to score on the Ragsdale to Hood pass. Larry Brown of Medford fell on a Larry McClure fum ble on the Klamath 38 right after the third quarter began. The Tornado had a TD in five plays on Humphreys' 19-yard run. KF drew a seven yard penalty on the drive but Med ford was set back 15 yards on an infraction. Klamath next moved down to the Medford 24 but was put back to the 39 on a shoving infraction on a pass. It gained back to the 31 but Barry broke up a fourth down Allen pass, falling over an official as he did. The Tornado took over and, on the first play from scrimmage, Humphreys shot through an opening on the right side of line, went up the sideline, slanted left across the field then went up the left sidestripe, outrunning KF de fenders on his 69-yard trek to the end zone. In the late third stanza, Medford took the ball on its own 38 and moved in six plays to tally on the first play of the fourth quarter, Hood going 24. A pitch-lateral play, Ragsdale to Sieg to Ragsdale, gained 18 yards and Hood went 14 on a reverse. Reserves Move Out Medford reserves took over the rest of the way. They moved to the KF 28 in the closing momenta with a Paul Noel interception of a Law rence pass ending the push. Stever of Medford intercepted a Kent Franklin throw on the last play of the game. Tornado second and third line offensive players were in action through the scoreless second quarter and predomi nantly junior crew marched from the Medford 28 to the Klamath 16 In 16 plays. There, on the last play of the half, Kent Lewis intercepted a pass by senior Bill Charley, This drive had been started after Klamath had reached the Medford 16. Tornado de fender Barry Intercepted an Allen toss on the goal line and ran it out. Stlppich had 26 and 13-yard runs for the Pels. The scrap was penally-filled with 150 yards assessed against Medford and 67 against Klamath. Medford once kicked off from the KF 30 yard line when two suc cessive 15-yard penalties were called against the Pels. The Tornado onside try by Clear water failed to go the requir ed 10 yards and Medford was put back to the KF 35 to boot again. , statistics: Med. KF Fint downs rushlnf 13 3 First downs passing 2 3 First downs pcnnltlcs t 1 Total first downs .... IS A Piuses-completions 15-6 15-5 Pass interceptions by 3 3 Penalties -14-150 5-67 Punts and sverago .. 3-33 4-30.6 Punt returns and average 1-7 3-13.5 Kickoffs and average 8-38.7 3-31.3 Kickoff returns and average 3-8.3 8-7.1 Opponent's fumbles recovered 1 0 Yards netted rushing 380 67 Yards netted passing 105 87 Net scrimmage yardage 465 154 INDIVIDUAL BUSHING: Medford TC Yds. Ave, Ransdale 1 18 18 Humphreys 8 171 31.3 McCullough 1 3 3 Barry 1 6 6 Blew 1 R 8 Hood 5 87 11.4 Slog 6 40 fi.8 Charley yy a in Clearwater 3 13 6.5 Coghill 3 a 3.R G a mice 6 23 3.6 Byrd 5 18 5.2 Eaton 3 -20 . -10 Funston 1 0 0 Sand ... Gravel PELICAN GETS LEG HOLD A Pelican school. Coming up on play, are Klamath tackier gets a leg hold on Medford halfback players tackle Merle Sine (88) and end Dick Byrd (31) who Snakes a short gain in Wayne Dennis (69). Medfordite shown on the closing minutes of the Friday night foot- ground is guard Renny Vowell (30). Med- ball game here with Klamath Union High ford won 49-6. Oregon Strikes Twice in 42 Seconds; Wins Eugene, Ore.-UJPD - Oregon struck for two touchdowns in 42 action-packed seconds late In the game Saturday to over haul Washington State for a 21-12 football victory that ended a four-year-homecom ing hex. Quarterback Dave Gosz cli maxed a desperate 80-yard drive with a 31-yard scoring pass to end Len Burnett to put Oregon ahead 13-12 with just six minutes left. On the first play after the kickoff, Oregon guard Mike Rose picked a deflected pass out of the air and raced 29 yards to score standing up. Fourth Win It was Oregon's fourth vic tory in five starts this year and was the first time since 1955 that the Webfoots have won a homecoming game. The defeat was a heart- breaker for the battling Cou gars, seeking their second win of the year. Halfback Keith Lincoln and end Hugh Campbell, the na tion's leading pass receiver, teamed up for two touch downs to put Washington State ahead 12-7 after Ore gon had gone in front 7-0. Lincoln, one of the real stars of the game, hit Campbell with a 4-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the first quarter after he appeared to be trapped. Lincoln boomed over from 2 yards out in the second quarter to climax a drive from the Oregon 41, which started after tackle Ron Green recovered a fumble by tiny Cleveland Jones. After that, Lincoln helped keep Oregon In the hole with his booming punts, one of which covered 60 yards. Oregon finally got a drive going in the third period, moving 63 yards but Wash ington StsVe's Jim Boylen stole the ball from Dave Gray son on the Cougar 20 to halt it. Winning March What proved to be the win ning mariii started on the Oregon 20 with Jones and Grayson ripping off big gains. Then urosz, who had com pleted only one previous pass on what appeared to be one of his worst days, faded back and hit Burnett with the go- ahead TD toss. The crowd of 18,500 hardly sat down when Mel Mclin faded back to try to bring the Cougars from behind. Tackle Steve Barnett hit him and Rose plucked the ball out of the air and scored unmolest ed. Crater 9th Triumphs Crater high's gridiron fresh men broke a 7 to 7 halftime deadlock Friday and downed Hcdrick Junior high of Med ford ninth grade 28 to 14. Sherm Kiger carried for three of the Comet touch downs. He went 36 yards in the first quarter and four yards each in the third and fourth stanzas. Vern Swanson Intercepted a Hedrick pass on the Hornet 40-yard line and galloped to the goal. Darrell Summcrficld ran two extra points and Kiger and Denny Rycrson each one. A Kiger run across the goal from the 15 was nullified by penalty. Walter Verstrale journeyed 45 yards for one Hcdrick TD and Jim Henry 14 for the other. Greg Gandce went over on the extras. Comet mentor Bill Piche expressed pleasure over the work of the Crater defensive unit, bulwarked by Skip Stev ens and Bob Tnruer In the line and Summcrficld and Swan ion is backers. iii .mm .ii. ii mmm,m-mmi4lMmmSrW'imSmm Oregon marched 65 yards the first time it got the ball .,, . . with Grayson scoring from a yard out. Huskies Help Chances With Seattle - (UPD - Washington's Huskies took a long stride toward the Rose Bowl before 54,500 fans here Saturday with an 10-8 victory over Big Five rival UCLA in a bitter battle that nearly resulted in a riot between the two squads. As the gun sounded ending the game with Washington stalling the ball, Husky full back Joe Jones and two un identified UCLA players start ed trading punches, and play ers from both benches swarm ed onto the field. But the officials and some of the cooler heads slopped it before things got completely out of hand. Field Goal Washington's margin of vic tory was provided by George Fleming's 38-yard field goal, 42 seconds before the end of the first half, and two goal line stands that thwarted Bruin Bill Kilmer's second half heroics. The Huskies threw UCLA back twice after the Uclans had penetrated to inside the 10-yard line. But the third time UCLA got there - late In the fourth Bring back thai MEi))D&TWBimi SIPDIKTS: y &&&&&&& J&l AMAZING OFF-THE-HIGHWAY VEHICLE Ride Into "big buck" country find bring back your deer with ease on the hill climbin' ridge runnin' TOTE GOTE. This lighl-weight (115 lbs.) vehicle will carry loads of 400 pounds over the most rugged mountain terrain. 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Go Ahead Washington 'went ahead, 10-0, in the third period when Don McKeta plunged over from 1-yard out to cap an 81 yard drive. But it was those two goal - line stands that finally proved to be the dif ference. buck with easel ORIS AFIELD HARDWARE Phone SP 2-2939 GREEN STAMPS Upsets Mark College Play By United Press International Purdue, Arkansas and Maryland, three scorned un derdogs, scored the biggest upsets of the Saturday college football program by beating high-ranking powers. Syracuse, last season's na tional champion, survived an other close game; Oklahoma held lOth-ranked Kansas to a 13-13 tie; Michigan State sent Notre Dame down to another defeat, 21-0; and Navy crushed the Air Force acad emy, 35-3, in the first meeting between these service acad emies. Purdue, unranked this week, upended Ohio State, the nation's No. 2 team, 24-21; Arkansas, an 11-point under dog, beat 9th-ranked Texas, 24-23, and Maryland, an At lantic Coast conference "pat sy," surprised 11th - ranked Clemson, 19-17. Five other teams among this week's top 10 scored vic tories in day games. Third-ranked Iowa defeated Wisconsin, 28-21, when soph-' Bears Face Forty-Niner Gid Crew By NORMAN MILLER United Press International The San Francisco Forty Niners will be on guard against the Chicago Bears' "signal-jamming" gimmick in the National Football league's top game on Sunday. Even without the use of star breakaway back Willie Galli more, the Bears were favored by 7 points to win the key game at Chicago. The champion Baltimore Colts, upset last week by Green Bay, were the choice by 14 points at home against the wn-starved Los Angeles Rams; the New York Giants were picked by 13 in their home - opener against the Washing ton Redskins; the Cleveland Browns were 13 at home against the Dallas Cow boys; the Philadelphia Eagles were 7 at home against the Detroit Lions, and the Pitts burgh Steelers were 6V4 over the Cardinals at Pittsburgh. There also was a full four game Sunday program in the American League. Houston's Oilers, leading the Eastern division, were favored by 3 points over the Dallas Texans; the Denver Broncos, Western division leaders, were 9 over the Los Angeles Chargers; the New York Titans were 13 over the Buffalo Bills, and the Oakland Raiders were picked by 1 over the Boston Patriots. Home teams are Houston, Denver, Buffalo and Oakland. The Bears' defensive unit Attention Ford Owners... During and Lubrication 6-cyl. 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In the Purdue-Ohio State game Willie Jones ran for three touchdowns and Bernie Allen kicked a 32-yard field stirred up a big fuss last week end by "jamming" the Rams' signals. This consisted of shouting a lot of meaning less numbers while the Los Angeles quarterback was call ing legitimate signals to his own team. Coach Bob Waterfield of the Rams protested the stunt to NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. . Red Hickey, coach of the Forty-Niniirs, said he was pret ty sure came officials would penalize the Bears for un sportsmanlike conduct if they Huskers Dump Army 14 to 9 Lincoln, Neb.' - (UPD' Ne braska's Pat Fischer switched from goat to hero within a few moments and led the Huskers to a 14-9 victory over Army before a near sell-out crowd of 39,999 Saturday. The Cadets took a 3-0 lead on a first period 27-yard field goal by quarterback Tom Blanda and stretched the mar gin to 9-0 in the second per iod after Fischer fumbled on a punt to the Nebraska nine. But the determined Fischer, displaying expert quarter backing, passing and running, immediately led the Huskers to their first touchdown in three games against Army. He passed for the third period touchdown which won the game. This Month Main and Fir goal for the Boilermakers. Allen's filed goal broke a 14 14 halftime tie and Jones' 26 yard run in the third period provided Purdue with the clincher. . . Irish Lose Notre Dame went dovyi to its third defeat in four games as Michigan State linebacker Ike Grimsley ran back a pass interception 35 yards for one touchdown and Tom Wilson passed for two more. Fisti cuffs bore out twice in the closing minute. Oklahoma gained a 13-13 tie with Kansas after John Suder missed a Jayhawks' field goal attempt from the 12-yard line with 22 seconds remaining. Oklahoma led 13-6 in the final period but Kansas marched 78 yards for a tying TD, Bert Coan sweeping end from the nine. Michigan beat Northwest ern, 14-7, in the midwest, while Indiana trounced Mar quette, 34-8; Wichita defeated Cincinnati, 25-8; and Ohio uni- versity beat Xavler (O.) 6-0. tried the trick again. How ever, on the theory that "it's best to be prepared,". Hickey had his quarterback working out this week against their own signal-jamming defensive unit. Referee Clinic On Wednesday Edward J. Ryan, assistant secretary-treasurer of the Ore gon School Activities associa tion, will conduct a basket ball referee clinic on Wednes day, Oct. 19, at Medford High school. Time will be 7:30 p.m. Rule interpretations will be discussed and official exam inations for certification will be available. Both experienced arbiters and prospective referees are asked to attend the session. The clinic is one of a series to be conducted about the state. . Everything in . Fireplace Materials and Natural Stone So. Oregon's Complete Masonry Supply INTERSTATE STONE CO. 2146 W. Main SP 2-9912 s Only! 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