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6 B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, I960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Tornado Takes On SE Axemen Tonight Same quintet which started of its action with the Tornado tangles last week end for the In st year's series. Roelandl Black Tornado likely will get j said that the Aen?enu nli?1hl nnr lien a tmia hi if that tVin :'rn,initC!i1JViCle"(K! Tornado intended to be pre ball team against South Eu gene in the Willamette valley ; city. That's what Coach Frank Roclandt said before the Tor- 1 nado headed for Eugene to day. He indicated, also, that Saturday night starters against the Axemen would de- pend on performances to night. Possible Medford five for the tipoff includes Stan Dow son, Howard Brown, Bob Quinney, Jim Barry and Dick Ragsdalc. Correct Mistakes The Tornado this week has spent time trying to correct mistakes which showed up in the Marshfield and North Bend scuffles last Friday and Saturday. This has meant work mostly on defense. Roe landt commented that offense worked "fairly well" against the Pirates and Bulldogs. He also termed the attack "satisfactory." Medford cagers, in addition, have primed an offense to go against zone defense, which South Eugene used for some pared, There will be some state wide attention on this series since both clubs are consid ered among the best in the state and Medford is defend ing Class A-l champion. SPORTS KF Pelicans Play Bend In Series Larry Hink Sets Raider Jayvee Scoring Pace Ashland - Coach Al Akins' Junior varsity cagers of South ern Oregon college join the Raider wrestling squad in layoff from further action until the first of the year. SOC's Jayvees own a 3- wln, 1-loss record in the new hoop season and have been impressive in all four starts. Last Saturday's 72-40 victory over Medford National Guard opened the Southern Oregon Independent league year for the jayvees. They do not re turn to action until early in January. A pair of high-scoring fresh men, Larry Hink of Roscburg, and Steve DeFore of Madras top the squad in scoring with 60 and 51 points, respective ly. The same two lead in field goal percentage. Hink has a ,572 mark on 25 shots good on 53 attempts while DeFore has hit 22 of 47 trys for a .468. As a team, the SOC Juniors have fired at a .403 clip to their opponents' .305 mark from the field. SOC has scored 269 points in the four outings for a 67.3 average per game as compared to the 57.5 pace set by their foe. United Press International Top-ranked Klumath Falls open a two-game week end series with unbeaten Bend to night at Bend in Oregon's top high school basketball play. Bend is at Klamath Falls Saturday night. The Pelicans, with their only defeat to Roscburg in their opener this year, bring a 3-1 record against Bend. The Lava Bears have rolled up four straight this season. Defending class A-l cham pion Medford, rated third be hind Roscburg in the state, takes on South Eugene in a pair of games at Eugene. Other Tussles In other key action tonight, Corvallis is at Bcaverton in a battle of the unbeatens and Roscburg plays Grants Pass. Other top games match Grant-Washington, Jefferson- Roosevelt, Parkrosc - David Douglas, Jesuit-Central Cath olic, Hillsboro-Redmond, Mark Morris, Longview, Wash. - As toria, South Salcm-Sunset, St. Helens - Scappoose, Ncwberg Reynolds, West Llnn-Mollala, Battle Ground, wash .-bandy, Thurston-Sweet Homo, Newport-Lebanon, North Eugene North Salem, Crater-Marsh- field, Albany-Scrra Catholic, North Bcnd-Rcedsport, Ashland-Douglas, Milton-Freewa- tor-Pendleton, Hermiston-w al ia Walla, Wash., Baker-Elgin and Ontario-La Grande. sA J J rt. ,-l y-1 - w w ' PLAYS FOR PILOTS-George Koch, 6-3, ex-Medford high, is a sophomore guard on the University of Portland basket ball squad. Says "Varsity Profiles," Pilot basketball hand book, about Koch: "Has exceptional sparking and one of the surest feeders on the squad. Could be one of the best in the area when he gains confidence and experience Another comment: "Negratti (Coach Al of Portland) figured correctly that Koch's speed and sound fundamentals would permit the unusual switch from high school center on a ma jor prep team to college guard." George is described as "an other excellent athlete from the famous Medford high pro gram." (Allan J. deLay photo) Burgess To Show Talents In City of Roses Action FQ FT TP Hink S5 10 60 Hcnnon 5 4 14 DcKorc 32 7 51 Eickworth 8 7 S3 Louk .. 13 12 3B Dickerson 5 8 18 Cook 5 3 13 BurKesft 3 2 8 Cnrr 3 0 6 Abbott 2 0 4 Carter 2 2 6 Roberts 10 2 FundorburK 113 McWUUnm 0 1 1 Totals 104 Opponents is 61 2S! 58 230 Av. 13,0 14.0 12 8 11.3 0.3 4.3 3.8 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 .8 .5 67. J 37.5 Hockey NATIONAL LEAGUE Uniifd Press International A pair of Toronto rookies teamed up perfectly to put an end to Montreal's eight-game winning streak. Johnny MacMillan and Bob Nevin were the two rookies who led the Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory Thursday night and enabled Toronto to climb within five points of the first- place Canadlons in the Nation al Hockey league. Gordle Howe's third goal In as many games earned the De troit Red Wings a 1-1 tie with the New York Rangers in the only other game scheduled. By MIKE HUDSON United Press International Just how good is Gonzaga's Frank Burgess? The 6-foot-l guard poured in 'about 20 points per game last year, but some critics believed Gonzaga's unimpressive sched ule and so-so 14-12 record took some luster from Burgess' record. This year, Burgess has upped his pace to about 37 points per game. Moreover, Gonznga'has added backboard height and has been playing for better basketball. Most important, the Zags have lined up their most ambitious schedule ever-one that will provide a true test for Burgess. The Bulldog s journey Into the big lime begins in earnest tonight at the City of Roses tournament at Portland. The Zags will meet Iowa and Santa Clara will face Port land. The winners will have at it Saturday after tonight's losers play. With Christinas vacation time here again, intcrsection- al cage action dominates the scene. The Pacific Coast split four such ba(.tles Thursday. Gaels Gallop On the credit side of the ledger, once-beaten St. Mary's withstood a second half rush and defeated Evansvillc, 79 69. Big Tom Meschery wowed the fans with a 31 point per formance, but perhaps equal ly important, 6-foot-5 soph Steve Gray had 16. San Francisco State edged Valparaiso, 78-70 as Richie Williams tossed in 29 points for the Gators. yiHilTY OWL MIE(K0)M VS. 1PIEM STATE ICY JO Mail Tribune Station Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Loyola took its lumps for the second straight time in Ohio as Xavicr caged the Lions 79-62. The Musketeers broke the game open with 13 straight points early in the second half. Jerry Grote had 16 for the losers. Washington State invaded Wichita and was bounced 83- 64. The Cougars' Dwight Da mon led scorers with 21 points, but four of the Kansas team tallied in double figures. A widely-scattered schedule tonight finds Butler and Notre Dame invading Lo-s Angeles for jousts with JSC ano UCLA. San Jose State is at Utah; Washington at Iowa State; Idaho at Kent State; and San Francisco State at Washington of St. Louis. A few Coast clubs try their hand against teams in their own back yard. California still the West's best until prov en otherwise-meets San Fran cisco. Arizona State is at Ore gon State; Humboldt State at Willamette and Whitworth at Fresno State. Oregon. Penn State Clash Saturday in Liberty Bowl By RUSS GREEN , curled back to Philadelphia -(UPD- Defend-1 workouts. Ine nhamDinn Penn Statp and ,' Oregon s challenger Oregon stage their permit the Records Fall InSOIBLTilt Butte Falls - Butte Falls basketball team served notice on other Southern Oregon In dependent league members Tuesday night by thrashing the Grants Pass National Guard team by a score of 117 to 15. The game, Initial league effort for both teams, broke one league record and tied another. The 15 points scored by Grants Pass was the least number of points chalked up by a team in league play and the 117 counters by Butte Falls tied the league record, previously Held by last sea son's Hawkinson Tire of Med ford. The win tied Butte Falls for the league leadership with the Southern Oregon college junior varsity. The jayvees whipped the Medford National Guard, 72 to 40, last Saturday night. final workout on the green grass of Philadelphia Stadium today with each club in good shape for Saturday's second annual Liberty Bowl game. It was the third time around for Oregon on the em erald sprayed turf which was snow clogged the forepart of the week following a 14-inch storm, and the first for the Nittany Lions in the huge stadium where they inaugu rated the bowl scries last year with a 7-0 victory over Ala bama. The underdog Webfoots reached town Wednesday, shook out the kinks of a trans continental flight with a 35 minute tuneup and repeated again Thursday. Penn State, a one-touchdown favorite, didn't arrive until Thursday night-the procedure it fol lowed a year ago-after final workouts on frozen Beaver Field at University Park, Pa, Elements in Doubt 1 The elements were in doubt, with the weather bureau of fering everything from rain to sleet to clear weather, but cold. In the first gamble against northern weather va garies last year, the bowl was rewarded with a beautiful pre-winter day with comfort able mid - 40 thermometer reading. Oregon Coach Len Casa nova, who faces Lions' Coach Rip Engle for the second time the first in 1950 when Casa nova's Pitt team lost 21-20 to State in a game delayed a week by ' snow-was hopeful for a firm turf for the inter sectional clash. Indications were he would get it, unless there was a day-long rainfall. An extra-heavy tarpaulin proved perfect insulation after the week-end snow, and the ground was much the same as it was for the Army-Navy game of three weeks ago when the huge canvas was offense is built about quarterback Dave Grosz, good enough to be Phil adelphia Eagles' draft choice last year, with the Ducks' quarteback totaling 1,140 yards on offense during the 7-2-1 season just ended. Speed for Weight Casanova stressed the Ducks sacrificed poundage for speed and maneuverability, and he had all working with the 6-2, 200-pound Grosz in the T-for-mation attack. Halfback Dave OSC, Duck Fives Bill Conflicts United Press International Oregon won't lack for ma jor college basketball this weekend. seven major hoop games are scheduled with Portland, the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State all due to see action. The City of Roses tourna ment opens tonight with Iona of New York and Gonzaga and the Pilots and Santa Clara paired. At Corvallis, the Bea vers will attempt to break a three -game losing streak against Arizona State. And Saturday night, Ari zona State, which topped Ore gon State 77-75 in a thriller at Tempe, will move over to Eugene to meet Oregon while the Beavers entertain the high scoring Seattle Chieftains. Oregon, 1-2 for the season, will seek to snap a two-game losing streak after dropping decisions by wide margins on the road last weekend to Wy oming and Colorado. Oregon State, tuning up for defense of its Far West Classic title, is seeking a victory after consecutive losses to Arizona State, California at Santa Bar bara and Washington. OSCj stands 1-3. Grayson, a 9.7 sprinter and dynamic Cleveland Jones, a 5-3, 148-pounder, combine on the wide stuff, i Penn State rolled into town with a 6-3 record which in cluded victories over Army and Pitt, the teams which jolted national champion Syr acuse on succeeding after noons. Offensive, Defensive Power The Lions have power of fensively and defensively to cope with Oregon's speed. They are well qualified at quarterback with Galen Hall, who beat Alabama last year; and Dick Hoak, who com mands the "ready team" which is dignified talk for the secondaries. Hoak is the team's offense leader. Jim Kerr and Sam Sobczak are the workhorses in the backfield. Bulldogs Trim North GP Club I- McLoughlin eighth grade cagers won 38 to 27 from North Grants Pass yesterday. The Bulldogs held the Cave kids scoreless in the second quarter. Period scores were 9 to 8, 13 to 8 and 27 to 16. Larry Stockman had 16 points for McLoughlin and Hower ton 10 for Grants Pass. North Grants Pass whipped its McLoughlin Gold counter part 32 to 17 in the seventh ' grade fray. Sergeant had 11 ; points for GP and Roger John- son eight for Mac. The Golds, ' cold in the first half, made only one field bucket in the ; first two quarters and trailed 18 to 3 at the midway halt. j College Football 20,403,409 for By FRED DOWN New York-IUPt-College foot-1 ball attendance rose 4.02 per cent this year to top the 20- millinn msrb- fnr th first time in history. A National Collegiate Ath letic bureau survey of 620 col leges reveals that 20,403,409 spectators viewed games this year topping the 11-year-old record for total attendance by 751,514. The previous mark, set in 1949, was 19,651,995. College football attendance in 1960 also set records in av erage attendance, 7,523 per game, and of 32,909 per home schedule. This was the seventh con secutive season in which col lege football attendance in creased. The figures show an increase over the last five years of 18 per cent. Total at tendance in 1955 was 17,266,- Attendance 1960 Season 556 and in 1959 it was 19, 615,344. Credit Favorable Weather Favorable weather was of. fered by the NCAB as an im portant reason for this year's increase. NCAB figures showed that 41.6 per cent of all the games in 1959 were played in "unfavorable weath er." College officials reported only 13.6 per cent of their games were played under poor weather conditions this year. Five of the seven geograph ical sections of the country showed increases, topped by the 26.38 per cent rise in the Rockies. Atendance was up 11.62 per cent in the Mid lands, 7.32 per cent in the East, 5.46 per cent in the South and 1.98 per cent in the Midwest. 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