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Area Basketball Teams
Schedule Jaunts on Road
There's plenty of action in
basketball by high school var
sities of this area this week.
But the teams put their shows
on the road for the most part
and there is little fare for
the home fans.
On the road for Friday and
Saturday games will be Med
ford at South Eugene, Crater
at Coos Bay against Marsh
field, Ashland at Winston
aginst Douglas, Eagle Point at
Prineville on Friday and Red
mond on Saturday, St. Mary's
at Bandon on Friday and
against Pacific at Port Orford
on Saturday and Prospect to
the Modoc invitational at Al
turas, Calif.
Phoenix is at Glide on Fri
day. Illinois Valley goes to
Brookings on Friday and en
tertains the Bruins at Cave
Junction the following even
ing. Butte Falls at Home
Butte Falls will' be host to
Days Creek, however, with
Friday night and Saturday
afternoon play. Grants Pass
will be at home to Roseburg
on Friday.
The state's top-rated club,
Klamath Falls, journeys to
Bend on Friday and meets the
Lava Bears at home on Sat
urday. Rogue River varsity tonight
entertains Crater jayvee after
a tilt between the RR jayvees
and the Comet freshmen.
Both of Medford's ninth
grade teams play Friday after
noon, Hedrick is host to Cra
ter and McLoughlin travels to
North Grants Pass. Central
Point seventh and eighth vie
Louis Rodriguez
Will Encounter
Emile Griffith
New York (UPD Top con
tender Luis Rodriguez of Cuba
and fourth - ranked Emile
Griffith of New York will
fight Saturday in a TV 10
rounder at Madison Square
Garden for the right to a
March shot at Benny (Kid)
Paret's welterweight crown.
Paret of Cuba made a suc
cessful first defense of his
147-pound championship . at
the Garden last Saturday
night by winning a unani
mous 15-round decision over
slugger Federico Thompson of
Argentina, who took a blood
bath during the bout.
Harry Markson, general
manager of the Madison
Square Garden Boxing club,
announced Sunday that, al
though Paret craves a shot at
Gene Fullmer's portion of the
middleweight crown, . he is
willing to defend his own title
against the Rodriguez-Griffith
winner while waiting for Full
mer negotiations to jell.
Either Rodriguez or Grif
fith would make a good chal
lenger for the relentless Paret,
who decisively snapped Slug
g e r Thompson's unbeaten
string at 32 straight bouts in
their return fight Saturday.
at Hedrick on Thursday and
Mac seventh and eighth have
a trip to North GP the same
afternoon.
In wrestling Crater varsity
is host to Illinois Valley
Thursday evening and Med
ford contends in the Clacka
mas tourney on Saturday.
Hedrick is at McLoughlin
Thursday for ninth grade
grappling.
All American
Candidates
Leading Teams
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John Egan, Tom Meschery
and Frank Burgess-a trio of
Ail-American candidates-put
on dazzling shows Monday
night in Pacific Coast cage
action..
Egan, flashy playmaker for
touring Providence, popped in
25 points to lead the ninth
ranked Rhode Island quintet
to a 65-59 win over Santa
Clara. Providence grabbed a
40-25 half-time lead and then
hung on.
Meschery also meshed 25 to
help once-beaten St. Mary's
thump the Cal Aggies, 71-52.
The Aggies only trailed 27-22
at half, but then fell apart.
Tim Indart had 18 for the
losers.
Tallies 44
Burgess, Gonzaga's great
scoring ace, tallied 44 as the
Zags rolled over cross-town
rival Whitworth 102-59 at the
Spokane coliseum. Burgess
matched the Coliseum record
set by Seattle U's legendary
Elgin Baylor. Burgess is now
averaging some 37 points per
contest.
Another outstanding player,
Washington's 6 -foot -8 Bill
Hanson, meshed 16 as the
Huskies breezed past Hawaii,
73-46. But Hanson is getting
no thought for All-American
honors. No other center in the
nation has a chance as long
as Ohio State's Jerry , Lucas
stays healthy.
Tonight, the West starts to
head eastward for the usual
round of holiday intersection-
als. Loyola faces Cincinnati
and San Francisco State is
at Murray, Ky., in games to
night, St. Mary's, Washington
State, California, Washington,
Southern California and
UCLA all will hit sectional
trail before the week Is out.
McKITTRICK DIES
Salem -(UPD William Bryan
McKittrick, a star athlete at
Willamette University some
40 years ago, died Monday
of a heart attack at his home
in Areata, Calif., according to
word received here. McKit
trick was a four-year letter-
man in basketball and base
ball and graduated in 1922.
Sweep Tourneys
At Lanes Here
Medford Bowling lanes is
running two sweepers with
new tourneys each week.
In moonlight best ball mix
ed doubles each entry bowls
three games with total score
determining winners. No
handicap is used. Bowlers
move after each game. They
can have one partner in each
sweeper but can change part
ners after three games are
completed.
There will be merchandise
awards in addition to prize
money.
Moonlight 3-6-9 singles
sweeper has rules similar to
doubles. Entrants, get auto
matic strikes in the third sixth
and ninth frames.
Scores will count for both
sweepers if both events are
entered.
Bribe Offers Rejected
By Boxer Ike Williams
SNAGS REBOUND Jerry West of the
Los Angeles Lakers goes high to snag a re
bound and knock it to Rod Hundley, 35,
during second quarter action of the Lakers
St. Louis Hawks game at Los Angeles last
night. Al Ferrari, left, tried the shot which
missed. The picture shows that much NBA
action takes place above the basket, as
West's hand is above the hoop.
(UPI Telephoto)
Bradley and Hoosiers Win
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The Bradley Braves, and
especially Chet Walker, are
making first-time opponents
scurry for the nearest shelter
to wonder why they ever
scheduled college basketball
games with the powerful Mid
western school.
Second-ranked Bradley
bombarded Northern Michi
gan, 105-77, Monday night as
Walker scored 28 points to
lead the Braves to their
fourth straight victory.
Last week, the Braves man
handled the Davis branch of
the University of California,
102-65, with Walker setting a
Bradley field house record of
50 points.
Indiana's No. 4 Hoosiers de
feated Missouri, 66-55, and
seventh-ranked St. Bonaven-
ture beat Xavier of Ohio, 85
7$. but Purdue upset fifth-
rated Detroit, 83-64, in games
involving teams among the
top 10 in the nation.
Bradley Storms Back
Bradley allowed Northern
Michigan to lead briefly in
the first half, 18-13, then
stormed back to takea 56-41
margin at halftime. Tim Rob
inson had 25 points and Al
Saunders 23 in support of
Bradley's 37th straight home
victory. Steve Thomas scored
21 for the visitors who
dropped their first game in
five starts this season.
Walt Bellamy, held to only
two field goals in the first
half, ripped back with 15
points for Indiana to over
come a 35-32 halftime deficit
and give the Hoosiers their
third win in four decisions
Joe Scott topped Missouri
with 19 points, 13 of them
during the first 20 minutes.
Bonnies Beat Xavier
St. Bonaventure won its
first game from Xavier in
four meetings as Bonnie scor
ing twins, Tom Stith and Fred
Crawford, accounted for 25
and 26 points, respectively.
Frank Pinchback led Xavier
with 20 points.
Purdue halted Detroit's de
termined drive for national
recognition by handing the
Titans their first loss of the
season. Terry Dischinger,
Purdue's 6-7 center, netted 31
points in leading the Boiler
maker attack. Detroit for
ward Dave De Busschere
missed several minutes of ac
tion when he was injured in
the fir3t half. He returned to
tally 15 points for the night
Duke opened its defense of
the Atlantic Coast conference
crown by defeating South
Carolina. 107-79. The total
sixth highest in Blue Devil
history, was achieved as five
Duke players hit in double
figures. Sophomore Art Hey
man of Duke topped all scor
ers with 27 points.
Louisville won its sixth
straight with a 74-65 upset
victory over Georgia Tech in
the first round of the Blue
Grass Invitation tournament.
Western Kentucky employed
a fast break to crush Utah
State, 86-72, in the other half
of the doubleheader.
Kansas State's superior
height paid off in the second
half with an 81-64 triumph
over New Mexico. The short
er Lobos rallied for a 31-29
intermission lead but couldn't
cope with 6-5 Larry Comley
who scored 25 points.
In other games, Don Nelson
scored 30 points as Iowa
routed Crelghton 89-71; Brig
ham Young turned back a
second half rally by Texas
Christian to win 74-65; Flor
ida State hit 48 per cent of its
field goal attempts in trim-
min Clemson, 74-57; Colorado
hit more than half of its shots
in making Illinois victim
number five, 90-81, and Drake
extended its streak to four
straight by sinking South Da
kota, 88-60.
Pete Gataninni
Has Pin Clinic
White City-Pete Gataninni,
professional bowler, was to
appear this afternoon at the
Veterans Administration domi
ciliary here.
He was to conduct a clinic
for domiciliary members,
give an exhibition and play
a match against a VA mem
ber. A question and answer
period was scheduled.
Henry C. Herzog, manager
of the domiciliary, pointed
out that each year the Bowl
ers Victory legion sponsors
appearances of top flight keg
legs at VA hospitals and domi
cillaries. The White City
establishment has a four-lane
bowling facility. It Is used by
members in conjunction with
the recreational program of
the physical medicine and re
habilitation service.
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officials are requested to at
tend a special meeting Wed
nesday at 7:30 p.m. at Med
ford High school.
Pettit Dumps
In 32 Against
Los Angeles
By United Press International
Bob Pettit, the great center
of the St. Louis Hawks, won't
have another birthday during
the current National Basket
ball Association campaign -and
the Los Angeles Lakers
are glad.
The Lakers just couldn't
take another one of Pettit's
birthday celebrations.
The 6-foot-9 St. Louis ace
turned 28-years-oId Monday
and celebrated at the expense
of the Lakers, scoring 32
points in pacing the Hawks to
a 114-103 win at the Los An
geles Sports Arena. It was the
only NBA game scheduled.
Dominates Duel
Pettit completely dominated
his personal duel with Elgin
Baylor as the Hawks increas
ed their NBA Western Divi
sion lead over Los Angeles to
eight games. While Pettit was
pouring them through, Baylor
had his poorest night of the
season, scoring only 14.
The two teams meet again
Wednesday night.
In tonight's NBA action the
Cincinnati Royals meet the
Syracuse Nationals in the
first game of a doubleheader
at Madison Square Garden in
New York, and the Eastern
Division leaders and world
champion Boston Celtics bat
tle the New York Knicker
bockers in the night cap. De
troit plays Philadelphia at the
University of Maryland gym.
By NORMAN CORNISH
Washington - (UPD - Former
lightweight champion Ike Wil
liams told Senate boxing in
vestigators today that he re-ceived-and
rejected-bribe of
fers totaling $180,000 to lose
three fights, including two
championship bouts during his
long career.
In each case, Williams testi
fied, the offers were relayed
to him through Frank (Blinky)
Palermo, Philadelphia under
world figure and Williams'
manager after 1947. Williams
said that Palermo told him
each time that he had been
approached by somebody,"
Palermo advised against ac
cepting the offers but said
Williams should use his "own
judgment."
Williams said he was of
fered $100,000 to lose the Kid
Gavilan in 1948; $30,000 to
lose a title bout with Freddy
Dawson in 1949; and $50,000
to take a dive in the cham
pionship bout with Jimmy
Carter in 1951.
Sorry He Refused
During questioning on the
$100,000 bribe offer, Williams
said: "I'm sorry I didn't take
it ... I lost the fight anyway."
Williams said that he was
having tax troubles at the
time and could have used the
money.
Williams testified earlier
that Palermo took the entire
purses, totaling $64,900, from
two title bouts.
Williams said he didn't
receive "five cents" from his
bouts with Jessie Flores Sept,
23, 1948, in New York, and
with Beau Jack July 12, 1948,
in Philadelphia. Palermo has
been identified by the Senate
antitrust and monopoly sub
committee as the acting under
world kingpin of professional
boxing while r a c k e t e e r
Frankie Carbo is serving
prison term for undercover
fight managing.
Paid Taxes
Williams said that even
though he didn't get any
money from his two matches,
he paid the taxes.
Williams said the purse
from the Flores fight was
$32,500 and the purse from
the Jack fight $32,400. Paler
mo, as his manager, was sup
posed to get only one-third of
that, with Williams getting
two-thirds,
Williams said that when he
asked Palermo for the money
he was told both times there
was none available because
Palermo had encountered
"tough times."
Willams said he earned
more than a million
Jersey Conservation depart
ment for about $186 a month.
He is married with two chil
dren and lives in Trenton, N.J.
Williams turned up to tes
tify as a previously unidenti
fied mystery witness in the
Senate probe.
LAKERS AND PISTONS
Portland - (UPD - Profession
al basketball comes to Port
land next Monday and Tues
day when the Los Angeles
Lakers and the Detroit Pistons
play NBA -counting games
each night. The games will
be played in the Memorial
Coliseum.
RIDES FIVE WINNERS
Coral Gables, Fla. - (UPD -Baulio
Baeza scored five vie
tories on Monday's Tropical
Park racing program when he
won aboard Our Pleasure
($17.70) in the second race,
Rory ($6.00), in the fourth,
Piconero 2nd ($12.20) in the
fifth, Peace Isle ($7.70) in the
eighth and Thuries ($9.10) in
the ninth.
Derby Favorites Lining Up
during 154 professional fights,
but now works for the New I
By OSCAR FRALEY
United Press International
Miami, Fla. - (UPD - The ac
tion has all the earmarks of a
full-fledged cavalry charge to
day as Florida horse racing
prepares for a wide-open dash
toward the Kentucky Derby.
Victory in the early May
run for the roses, which is
everybody's horse race, al
ready Is being claimed for a
half dozen chargers stabled
in the sunshine state and
awaiting the major prep races
just ahead. That's partially
due to the fact that 13 of the
last 23 Derby winners win
tered in Florida against six
propped in California.
The early talk, as all the
colts await their automatic
third birthday on Jan. 1, is
that a little colt called Carry
Back or a king-sized one
named Ways And Means will
be the one to beat when they
finally blow boots and saddles
at Churchill Downs.
Test Coming Up
All of this could change
rapidly in the major 3-year-old
tests ahead such as the
Everglades on Feb. 15, Hia
leah's $100,000 Flamingo on
Feb. 25 and such later events
as the Florida Derby and the
Wood Memorial.
Actually it looks like a wide
open year in which almost
anything can happen or any
thing can win. For this is a
rather ordinary crop of im
pending 3-year-olds aside from
the two which were named.
The big colt, Hail To Reason,
voted the 2-year-old cham
pion, broke a sesamoid bone
and had to be retired.
Jack Price, who trains
Carry Back, asserts bitterly
that his colt should have been
awarded the 2-year-old crown.
And don t knock It because
the colt is small because so,
too, were such as War Ad
miral and Seabiscuit.
"I think Carry Back was
the best," Price grates. "He
won from three furlongs to a
mile and a sixteenth. Hail To
Reason never raced farther
than seven furlongs."
Three Other Hopefuls
dollars! Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, the
addition to Ways And Means,
a colt which grew so fast at
two that he was kept out of
competition to let him get his
size and strength. These arc
The Monk, Royal Record and
Hitting Away.
But Ways And Means is go
ing to win the Derby," says
groom Wendell Griffin, while
Mr. Fitz just smiles and
makes no claims.
"I rubbed Iron Liege for
Calumet before he won the
Derby and this colt is a better
prospect off the way he has
turned it on in his work
outs." Vic Sovinski, the cocky ap
pearing, one-time Chicago
baker who saddled Venetian
Way to win the Derby this
year, is high on another un
raced colt called Vital Star.
He looks like his old man, a
Derby darkhorse, who raced
into the winner's circle, and
don't tell me you've forgotten
Dark Star. Sovinski has the
colt's campaign completely
mapped out right up to Derby
day and the moment he ac
cepts the trophy.
Crozier "Great Prospect"
"I have a great prospect in
Crozier," owner Fred W.
Hooper says of the Midwest
champion.
Also on hand are Harbor
View Farm's Roving Minstrel
and Garwol, Calumet's sore
backed Beau Prince, an $80,
000 buy named Globemaster,
Bill MacDonald's Covered
Bridge, and such hopefuls as
Bronzerullah, Ross Sea, Vapor
Whirl, Intensive, Mt. Hope
and Bluescope.
Which is why Florida rac
ing is looking forward to a
free for all, witli some of the
most exciting, wide open ac
tion the Derby-bound 3-year-old
division has ever seen.
86-year-old dean
has three other
of trainers.
hopefuls in
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