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o o O o O O i JA urtn MLDFORD MAIL THIBUNC. MfcUtOMO, OHL. Tornado Holds Off Grants Pass 66-59 Title Fit S&l SOUTIIKRN OREGON CONFERENCE STANDINGS W. L. Medford 3 0 Klamath Fall 2 0 Grants Pass 1 I Crater 0 2 Ashland 0 3 Prt. 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 It was "take me out to the 'brawlgame' " in the Climate city Friday night as the Med ford Black Tornado advanced the cause of its Southern Ore gon conference defense with victory over Grants Pass high in a rough and tough combat. Medford won the ruckus 66 to 59 for its third decision in the loop against no setbacks. And, the outcome left the rug ged, determined Grants Pass hoopsters 1-1 in the con ference. While the Big Wind was in front almost all the way, tri umph by no means came easy for the Medfords. The Cave men, on their familiar home court, virtually stopped the generally effective Tornado fast break. Medford had to scrap hard for most of its field buckets against a stiff GP defense and "cheap" bas kets were few and far be tween. And, until fouls mounted up, the Caveman of fense, itself, ran into stern Medford resistance. Free Tosses Difference A total of 49 personal in fractions were whistled in the tangle by referees. Hal Doug las and Don Sutphin 22 against Medford and 27 against the host contingent. And, the scoring difference was at the gift toss line with Medford putting in 28 of 40 tries to GP's 19 to 34. GP led in field goals 20 to 19. Medford's Bob Quinney took advantage of the fouls against him for a perfect 10 for 10 on free chances. He also had nine for 19 from the field and was high score man of the evening with 28 coun ters. Dave Hauntz, a non starter hit six of nine from the field and five of seven .rom the gift mark for 17 Grants Pass tallies. Bob Lew ellyn of Grants Pass put in seven of nine free efforts. Medford lost the services of Quinney and Dick Ragsdale on fouls, Quinney with three minutes to play and Ragsdale with a minute and one:half to go. For Grants Pass Jim Da vis bowed out on infractions in the third quarter and Clyde Murray, Larry Jannssen and Lewellyn were banished in successive order in the fourth. 11-Point Gap Quarter scores had Med ford leading 18 to 14, 35 to 27 and 50 to 46. Only Grants Pass lead was in the first canto when Hauntz took a oass from Lewellyn and put the ball through for 14 to 13. Medford was on top to stay 15 seconds later, when Quin ney tallied off a Ragsdale feed. Stan Dowson flipped in the bill after a Quinney pass and then got a free toss for the first quarter dif ference. Medford with Quinney, Ragsdale and Jim Barry tabu lating stretched to an 11 point spread at 26 to 15, then kept an advantage of at least eight points until the halftime horn. Janssen's driver and Jim Blacksmith's long pusher for GP cut the gap from 35 to 13. Medford restored the edge to eight on Quinney's jumper and Bruce Bray's easy basket off Quinney's interception of a Caveman inbounds throw. In a little over six minutes of the third panel GP outscored Medford 12 to 7. And. when Hauntz swished in the ball off Lewellyn's pass-in from under ley 17 for Medford and the hoop, the MSlf Od margin man Keisecker 14 for GP, was just 46 to 43. , WiH i.a &; BOX: ....... HwHH lrtf.,.-rt a reuuutia . Hood, f Ly- Dowson sank shot and Ragsdale two free heaves for 50 to 43. But Hauntz was fouled while pot ting a rebound at the buzzer and made his charity throw for the 50 to 46. Barry's free toss and Quin ney's jumper got Medford off on the right foot in the fourth quarter and with the help of seven free points, the Tornado headed by 11 counters at 64 to 53 with 2' i minutes left to play. Medford charts showed the Tornado with only 40 shots from the field during the eve ning but the Tornado made 19 of them for a hot .475 average. The Grants Pass effort on 44 casts was a good warm 454. Only six actual shots were on the Tornado chart for the last quarter with Quinney firing five times before being re tired. Grants Pass won both the junior varsity and sophomore scuffles. Respective scores were 50 to 49 and 54 to 51. Tornado jaycees headed 49 to 48 and were stalling with 16 seconds left. A Grants Pass player was awarded free op portunity and made his one and one tries giving the Cave men the game. Dan Miles had 20 points and Mike Neathamer 13 for Medford which was ahead by nine points at the half. Mike Milleman and Bob Wilson each scored 12 for GP. Medford sophomores were in front 14 to 11 at the quar ters but Grants Pass led 29 to 28 and 48 to 38 at the other intermissions. The Tornadoes cut their deficit to 51-50 in the fourth panel. Harold Reid had 18 points and Dick Deff- Eaton. f .... Quinney. c HHgsdale, g Barry, k .... Dowson, g Brown Mclntyre .. Bray Schroeder Totals KG .. a'i 19-9 3-3 . 4-1 . 6-2 . 1-0 . 2-1 .. 2-2 . 0-0 FT Reh. pp TP 0-0 0-0 0 10-10 io 5- 1 6- 4 3 6-3 5 0-0 0 3-1 1 8-6 3 2-0 1 n 4O 2 3 28 5 10 3 6 1 7 0 0 0 3 2 10 . 40-19 40-28 10 22 66 Grants Pass Hamilton. Murray, c ... Jansscn. g Lewellyn. g Hauntz Blai'ksmith Staley Milleman 2-0 14-3 4-2 11-6 2-1 1-0 0-0 FT Rfb. I'F 3-D 0 I Atkins 5-1 6- 3 9-7 7- 5 0-0 4-2 0- 0 1- 0 .41-20 34-19 23 59 Referees Douglas and Sutphin. JAYVEE LINEUPS: 50 Grants Pass Mcdtord 49 F 12 M. Milleman .... Neathamer 13 F O'l.eary Foide 2 C 5 Robertson Sander I G 1 Ronzan Miles 20 G 10 Weedman Lauranee 6 Substitutions For Grants Pass. Shcpard 4, Wilson 12. Sturgill 6. Benner. V. Van Koten; for Med ford. Mitchell 2, Bowman 3. Low cry 2. Partsafas 1. Plankenhorn 1. M. White, Clausen. SOPH LINEUPS: 54 Grants Pass 12 Hutchins 5 Pippin C 12 Arnold Medford 51 Stockton 11 . Salyers Reid 13 G 5 Thompson Farnsworth G 14 Keisecker Delflcy 17 Substitutions For Grants Pass. DeCourcey 6: for Medford Stiger, Anderson 2. Railton 4. Kart Races Medford Go-Kart club hat a trophy race billed for this afternoon. Racing ii slated for 1:30 p.m. at the club's kart race way along highway 99 on the fairgrounds property at the south edge of Med ford. Kails must be safety checked by 1 p.m. Races will be run in all classes if entries are sufficient. Something new in one of Southern Oregon's fastest-growing areas . . - - -5. ' ' ,f-.. T-i i -i ' ''P 111 ni'ir "7 TMlft X Mil- nim ,. , . x"yT . . a brand new grand new FLYING "A" SERVICE STATION AM. SB Conveniently Located at WEST MAIN and OAK GROVE RD. Telephone SP 3-3539 EVERYTHING YOUR CAR NEEDS FOR EFFICIENT, ECONOMICAL OPERATION! 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Co-promoter Norman Roths child decided on Las Vegas as the site for the fourth bout between the pair after salisfy- ng himself with financial prospects in discussions with local businessmen. The bout will be held at the Las Vegas convention center and the house will be scaled to draw $200,000 capacity itli tickets ranging from $10- $40. Rothschild, Syracuse, N.Y., match maker, copromoting ith local promoters Mel Greb nd Jack Doyle, said Fullmer, the 29-year-old champion from West Jordan, Utah, will get $60,000 of the $150,000 telc- ision money and 40 per cent f the gate. Robinson will get $50,000 of the TV money and per cent of the gate. The fight will be televised MEDFORDtfWTRIBUNB Basilio Notches Comeback Victory New York - (UPI) - Carmen Basilio, former welterweight and middleweight champion, used a persistent forcing and hooking attack Saturday night to score a heartening comeback victory on a unani mous 10-round decision over Mexican Caspar Ortega at Madison Square Garden. Craggy-faced Basilio, weigh ing the heaviest of his career, earned the right to a non-title fight with welterweight cham pion Benny (Kid) Paret on March 4 at a site to be an nounced later. Carmen of Chlltenango, N.Y., scaled a suspension- causing 159'i pounds, exactly 10 more than slender Ortega s 149'$. Under Suspension Chairman Melvin L. Krule witch of the New York State Athletic commission announc ed at the ringside that Basilio is "now under suspension and I will announce the length of the suspension on Monday." Basilio will be suspended for at least 30 days for break ing an agreement to weigh no more than 155 pounds. Returning to the ring after a six-month lay-off and after having been knocked out in his two last previous fights with middleweight co-cham pion Gene Fullmer, Carmen showed flashes of his former prowess and appeared In much better condition than on last June 29 when stopped in the 12th round by Gene. In the dressing room Basilio announced, "I'll keep on fight ing. With tonight's bout under my bell, I'll be much sharper next lime." At 33, he thought he might go into permanent retirement if he was beaten badly. Excellent Fight The fight with Ortega was excellent, studded with fierce exchanges. There were no knockdowns in this contest between Carmen's left hooks and Ortega's long left jabs to the head and rights to the body. Gaspar slipped to the canvas when he missed a 'punch in the second. Basilio suffered a nick on his right brow in the second round and his nose began bleeding in the third. Ortega's nose bled slightly after the seventh. The three ring officials fa vored Basilio on a rounds basis as follows: Referee Al Berl, 6-4; Judge Leo Birn baum, 6-4; Judge Joe Eppy, 5-4-1. The United Press Inter national had Basilio ahead, 7-3. The crowd, estimated at 8,000 - the largest for a Gar den fight in more than a year -cheered the verdict heartily. Oregon Ducks Nip Idaho On Last Moment Bucket Moscow - Wni - A field goal by Denny Strickland with two seconds remaining gave Ore gon a 68-66 victory over Idaho Friday night. Strickland's two - pointer came on a tip-in of a missed shot by Duck center Glenn Moore. Oregon, winning its fifth game in eight starts, played for Moore's shot for a full minute after the Vandals tied the score at 66-66. The Ducks had to fight back to win. They trailed at 16-7 early in the game and were behind at halftime 32-35. But with Moore turning In a 32-point performance, Ore gon rallied in the second half and lied it al 33-33. The score was knotted three times in the second half. Rich Porter paced the Van dals' offense with 20 points. Strickland seconded Moore In the Oregon scoring with 12. Idaho, which now stands 2-10 for the year, will play host to Oregon again tonight. The Ducks now have won three in a row. by the American Broadcasting company. In their last fight in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, the verdict was a draw and Fullmer re tained his title. They each won one of their two previous bouts. Rothschild said he decided on Las Vegas for the fourth fight between the 40-year-old Robinson and Fullmer be cause he was Impressed with the spirit of cooperation shown by local business and civic leaders at a conference yesterday. Robinson is scheduled to start training Monday at Harry Wiley's gym in New York. Rothschild said. Fullmer's manager, Marv Jenson, came here to help complete arrangements for tho fight. He said Fullmer will arrive here about two weeks in advance and has already started training at home. Robinson will go to San Jacinto, Calif., about Jan. 15 where he trained for the Lo Angeles fight. Palmer Is 1960 Golf Money King Dunedin, Fla. -(UPII- Arnold Palmer, the hard-hitting U.S. Open and Masters champion from Lattobc, Pa., was offi cially crowned the 1960 mon ey-winning champion of the Professional Golfers associa lion Saturday with a record official total of $75,262.85 in purses won. Palmer's total eclipsed tho old mark of $72,835.83 set by Ted Kroll in 1956. In addition Palmer picked up $5,705.21 in unofficial winnings for a grand total of $80,968.03. PGA headquarters slated that the 31-ycar-old Pcnnsyl- vanian won eight of the 27 tournaments in which he com peted in 1960 and also finish ed in the top five in nine oth ers. The top six on the all-time money-winning list for a sin gle season now line up this way - Palmer, Kroll, Dick Mayer $65,835.00 (in 1957), Bob Toskl $65,819.81 (in 1954), Byron Nelson $63,- 335.66 (in 1945), and Julius Boros $63,121.55 (in 1955), Runaway Winner Palmer was a runaway win ner in this year's money com petition. Ken Venturi of San Francisco was a distant sec ond with $41,230 and Dow Finsterwald of Tequesta, Fla., was third with $38,541.87. However, Finsterwald remain ed a model of consistency, for this was his fifth straight year among the top five In official earnings. Billy Casper Jr. won the Vardon Trophy competition, which is based on the lowest average score for 60 official rounds. The Califoinian had an average oi ou.uou io oe come the first player since Sam Sncad had 69.86 in 1955 to break the 70-mark. Finster wald was second with a 70.322 average for 93 rounds. And Finsterwald led me Ryder cup competition with 496.55 points, followed by Jay Herbert with 447.25. Doug Ford won the "TT" competition for the second straight year with 2,021.00 points compared to 2,006.00 for Palmer. 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