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Madras Whips Henley
80-72 in A-2 Action
Coos Bay - (UPD - Madras,!
Sherwood, Coquille and Mt.
Angel posted victories Mon
day as the state A-2 high
school basketball tournament
opened here.
Madras downed Henley 80
72, Sherwood toppled Reeds
port 67-60, Coquille edged
Pleasant Hill 64-53 and Mt.
Angel trounced Seaside 56-40
to move into the champion
ship bracket.
The top-ranked Madras
"five" used 33 and 22 point
performances by Joe Pied
mont and Gregg Macy to
down Henley In the day's
first game. Bert Allbritton
and Kent Gooding hit 10
. points apiece to lead the Hen-
: ley attack. -
The fast - breaking Sher-
' wood squad was never head
ed In gaining its victory over
Reedsport. Walt Ratzlaf tal
lied 17 points for Sherwood
while Roger Lowther hit 18
for Reedsport.
Rally
Coquille staved off a last
. minute rally by Pleasant Hill
i to gain its narrow 84-83 vic
tory. The winners held a 84
40 advantage with three mln
' utcs remaining when Pleasnnt
. Hill rallied to narrow the vlc
, tory margin. Ron Stcln tallied
Warriors Meet Syracuse in Start
Of NBA Eastern
By Unllod Prtti International
Wilt Chamberlain, who set
three game records In prelim
inary play-off scries last year,
reaches for more of the same
tonight when the Philadelphia
Warriors host the Syracuse
Nationals In an opening round
Eastern Division contest for
the National Basketball As
sociation championship.
Detroit plays at Los Angel
'es in the first of their be.it-of-flve
scries In the Western
Division.
The Philadelphia-Syracuse
winner goes on to a best-of-.
seven clash with Eastern title
holder Boston, while St. Lou
is, the Western champion,
waits to play the winner of
the Piston-Lakers series.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 19B1
On Tornado Tourney Squad
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21 points for the winners
while PleHsant Hill's Charlie
Roberts pumped In 15 points,
In the final game of the
dny, Mt. Angel outhustled a
taller Seaside squad to gain
an easy 86-40 win and move
into championship contontlon
Ernie Bork paced the Mt
Angel scoring attack with 10
points while Seaside's Larry
Schuchert hit 15 points.
In championship play to
day Madras meets Sherwood
at 7:30 p.m. and Coquile col
lides with Mt. Angel at 8:45.
Henley battled Reedsport
and Pleasant Hill faced Sea
side in consolation games this
afternoon.
Prep Basketball
Cooi Buy UPI A-3 tourney
Mt Rlnnce.
Monriny Hrorffi:
Mftttrni 80, Henley 72.
Sherwood 07, Reedsport AO.
Coquille M, Pleninnt Hill S3.
Mt, A tin el S6, Semlde 40,
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Consolation:
3:00 p. m, Henley vi. Recdiport.
3:49 p. m. Plemnnt Hill vs. Sea
side. rhmplomhlt:
7:30 p. m. MftdrAi v. Sherwood.
8:43 p. m. Coquille va. Mt, Ansel.
Division Playoffs
Chamberlain, who Just com
pleted his regular NBA soph
omore season with 10 new
records, scored 53 points in
one game against Syracuse
last year. He made good on 24
of 42 field goal attempts, both
breaking previous marks, and
pulled down an astounding 40
rebounds. All this occurred on
March 14, 1960, while the
Warriors were beating t h c
Nats. 132-112. "
Philadelphia and Syracuse
finished two -three behind
Boston in the standings this
season. Los Angeles was runner-up
In the Western sector,
with Detroit beating out Cin
cinnati for the lost playoff
spot on the final day of the
campaign.
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Title
GEORGE CLEARWATER
Ashland
Hoop Coach
Resigns
' Ashland - Earl Iba, Ash
land High school basketball
coach, has resigned his
coaching duties but will re
main on the faculty as so
cial studies teacher.
The announcement was
made yesterday by Stanley
,Jobe, city school superinten
dent. In announcing the
resignation, Jobe said Iba
definitely had not resigned
under any pressure from
school officials. He praised
the work Iba has done with
athletic teams.
Iba's basketball teams
have lost 38 straight games
over a two year period. He
came to Ashland as coach
five years ago. Jobe said
he has the highest regard
for Iba's ability and added
that Ashland will have dif
ficulty in finding another
coach of his caliber.
1st Methodist
Tightens Grip
On YMCA Lead
First Methodist, led by Phil
Humphreys with 21 points,
thumped Eastwood Baptist
64-28 In YMCA High School
Church league basketball play
Monday night.
The Methodists retained
first place In league play with
an 8-1 mark. Eastwood is in
the cellar by virtue of a 1-7
season record.
First Baptist retained sec
ond place by whipping First
Christian 31-20. Gary Olson
paced the Uatptist attack with
10 points. Leonard Welch had
nine for the losers. Christian
led 12-8 at halttimc.
St. Lukes was awarded a
forfeit victory over Westmin
ster Presbyterian. St. Lukes
now has a 4-5 mark. Westmin
ster shares the cellar with
Eastwood Baptist.
accidentTtoll
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dren of school age are killed
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Defense
Tillamook First
Black Tornado Foe
Medford High school's
Black Tornado headed to the
Oregon Class A-l basketball
tournament today. And, while
the Hurricane of the Rogue
valley goes as District 6's No.
2 representative, it is given
as much chance as any other
aggregation in the 16 -team
scramble of annexing the
championship trophy.
The Tornado, in fact, is re
garded as one of the favor
ites in the big school cage
classic being held again at
University of Oregon's Mc
Arthur court in Eugene. Med
ford, too, will bear special
Joe Allison
Champion
Joe Allison, Rogue River
was winner of the National
Rifle association pistol sec
tional tournament held here
yesterday under the sponsor
ship of the Medford Rilfe and
Pistol club.
His total score was 845 out
of a possible 900. In the in
dividual matches he won the
rapid fire and three stage na
tional course and was first
in the master class in the
slow and time fire events.
Runner up and high master
was Colonel Frank Graham,
Medford, who totaled 839 and
was winner in the slow and
time fire matches.
High expert was Joseph An
derson, Roseburg with 810,
second expert Don Dilling
ham, Rogue River 806; high
sharpshooter Ed McGlnty,
Medford 785, second sharp
shooter Ray Jones, Yreka,
738; high marksman Rate An
ders, Medford, 787, second
marksman Wes Van Buskirk,
Ashland. 778; high unclassi
fied William Ducan, Yreka,
804; second unclassified, Tom
Sensabaugh, Grants Pass 798.
The Rogue River team of
Allison, Dllllnham, Tom Sen-
esabough and Lowell McKen
zie totaled 1085 to win the 3
stage team event. Medford's
team of Van Buskirk, Gra
ham,, Andrews and McGlnty
held the second spot witn
1065.
TROJANS VICTORS
Los Angelcs-OIPD-Tho Uni
versity of Southern California
swimming team has served no
tice it Intends to defend suc
cessfully its National Col
legiate Athletic Association
crown March 23-24-25. The
Trojans had no trouble clinch
ing the Big Five swim cham
pionship Saturday at the final
day of the league meet. Final
standings: 1-USC, 183; 2
Washlngton. 89; 3-Stanford,
69; 4-Callfornia, 24; 5-UCLA,
23.
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MEDFORD MAIL
Wednesday in
watching as the defending ti
tlist. Opening action in the tour
nament is slated for tonight
but Coach Frank Roelandt's
Tornadoes go north a day
ahead of their opening skir
mish. They begin their title
defense at 2 p.m. Wednesday
against Tillamook, champ of
the Tualatin-Yamhill Valley
circuit (District 4).
Third Time
Winner of that game will
advance to 7:30 p.m. Thurs
day play against either South
Salem o r Bend. Loser will
take on the South Salem-
Bend loser at 11 a.m. Thurs
day.
Medford will encounter Til
lamook for the third time this
season. The Big Wind thump
ed the Cheesemakers here 44
to 27 and 69 to 33.. These were
the third and fourth setbacks
of the slate for Tillamook but
the crew from "the land of
cheese, trees and ocean
breeze" caught stride to com
pile a 16-6 mark and suffer
only two setbacks in the TVY.
The Tornado goes to Eugene
with a 17-5 record.
This is the 23rd year Med
ford has had a state basket
ball tournament entrant.
Black Tornado cagers seek
the fourth diadem for their
school. Coach Roelandt is tak
ing a Medford club to Eugene
for the seventh time. On his
squad are just three of last
year's titular gang. They are
all-staters Bob Quinney and
Dick Ragsdale and Jim Bar
ry, who drew all-conference
honors along with the other
two.
Leading Contender
A strong windup of its
Southern Oregon conference
campaign has established the
defisnders as one of the lead
ing contenders in the tourn
ey. Medford wrapped up its
regular season by thumping
league champion Klamath
Falls and knocking the Peli
cans from their No. 1 Oregon
prep rating. The Tornado,
consequently, was accorded
No. 5 spot in the ratings
while pulling the Pels to No.
3.
As a result there Is no clean
cut single favorite in the
tournament. Klamath still
ranks as a top entrant. Unde
feated Grant and Wilson,
Roseburg, Central Catholic
and Bend are among clubs
with favored backing.
Coach Roelandt said last
night that the Medford start
ing five likely will be Bob
Quinney, Jim Barry, Stan
Dowson-, Dick Ragsdale and
either Steve Hoots or Bruce
Bray. Hoots, who sprained an
ankle almost two weeks ago,
was running failrly well in
scrimmage yesterday when
the Tornado had its final
home dr411. Roelandt said that
Jim Barry, who turned his
ankle in the Klamath game,
the last one of the season, ap
pears at full strength.
Cheesemakers Belter
Others on the tourney squad
will be Mike Hood, Scott Ea
ton, Bob Mclntire and George
Clearwater.
In a telephone interview
yesterday, Tony Dooher, coach
of the Tillamook club, rated
his Cheesemakers "vastly im
proved" and "much better
than when they met the Black
Tornado In December. He stat
ed the belief, however, that
his team is not of the caliber
of the Tornado and that,
should Tillamook beat Med
ford, it would be a "big up
set." Leon Thompson, 6-2, Alex
Hoffert, 6-3, Mark Sather, 6-5,
Wayne Hill, 6 feet, and Gary
Brunes, 5-9, are the possible
coast team starters with Gary
Spencer, hefty 6-foot all-state
football tackle, the No. 1 re
serve. Thompson has scored
321 points for Tillamook, Sa
ther 267 and Hoffert 245. Hof
fert and Sather have been the
top rebounders.
Tillamook has a young team
and six varsity men, will be
back next season.
Pair Rope Steer
In 6.9 Seconds
Rogue Valley Ropers chalk
ed up some real good times
at the Jackson county fair-
arounds Sunday.
Choose-for-partners winners
were Lee Hancock and Ray
Bernard, 8.4. Then Earl Head
and Dick Perry won the next
with 7.1 only to return In the
next to make the best time of
the day in the steer roping
contests with 6.9 seconds.
There were five draw-for-partner
contests with winners
as follows:. Dick Perry and
Earl Head, 9.2; Bud Tucker
and Dick Perry, 16.0; Lee
Hancock and Al Muse, 10.9;
Carl Flncher and Bud Tucker,
11, and Bud Tucker and Walt
Kurz, 16.9. Calf roping was
led by Gordon Moxlcy, Eagle
Point, with 17 seconds.
President Larry Perry an
nounced a business meeting
March 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Trallways cafe. A banquet
will follow the meeting for
members, wives and guests.
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TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
DEFENDERS RETURN These three hoop
men shown with their coach, Frank Roe
landt, were among Black Tornado squad
members headed for Eugene today for de
fense of Oregon Class A-l basketball cham
pionship they won a year ago. From left
are Roelandt, Jim Barry, Bob Quinney and
Stations Bill
Broadcasts of
Medford Tilts
Medford radio station
KYJC and KMED will car
ry all of Medford high's
games in the Oregon Class
A-l basketball tournament
at Eugene.
First game for the Black
Tornado will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday against Tilla
mook. ,
KYJC will air 10 games
In addition to Medford's,
according to station man
ager Tom MacLeod, who
will serve as chief announc
er for the tourney.
Three non-Medford games
aenmieiy scheduled by
KYJC are Klamath Falls
St. Helens at 7:30 o'clock
tonight. South Salem-Bend
at 3:15 p.m. Thursday and
Roseburg-David Douglas at
7:30 p.m. Thursday.
KMED sportscaster Don
Hanlin is serving as one
of the announcers at the
A-2 state tournament at
Coos Bay.
Mountain Men
Conduct Shoot
After firing a few practice
shots out of Nick Nixon's barn
windows, the Little Butte
Mountain Men got their muz
zle loader shoot underway
with a full head of steam
Sunday.
Match 1, one shot for cen
ter for women was taken by
Dorothy Henagin who fired a
.44 caliber Ohio rifle for the
first time. In Match 2, a
strange rifle shot, Al Oster-
man was victor. In the event
contestants exchanged rifles
and fired a single shot for
center.
Another one-shot for center
event was Match 3, copped by
Jerry Henagin. Nine-year-old
Danny Osterman, using a .32
caliber squirrel rifle, claimed
Match 4, a three-shot group.
In Match 5, a three-shot group
offhand trophy affair, Joe
Williams was victor. The tro
phy must be won three times
for permanent possession.
Other three - shot group
events were Match 6, won by
Keith Henagin and Match 7,
nabbed by Bill Fitzsimmons.
Henagin had to break a tie
with Fitzsimmons in Match 6.
Bob Varney was the winner
of Match 8, a one-shot affair
for persons who had not yet
won a prize. Match 9, con
cluding the shoot, was anoth
er one-shottcr and was taken
by Al Henagin.
BOLT TAKES PRIZE
Pensacola, Fla. -HJPD- Tom
my Bolt credited consistency
and self control with bringing
him his first major golf vic
tory since last summer-the
sixth annual $20,000 Pensa
cola PGA Open. "Consistent
play from the tee to the green,
that's what did it," Bolt said,
describing 72 holes of play
that saw him miss only one
fairway and hit 61 of 72
greens to walk out with a
check for $2,800 and a 72-
hole total of 275 Sunday.
Portland - (UPD - The Port
land Beavers of the Pacific
Coast league have traded
pitcher Vlto Valentinettl for
Clarence Podbielan In a deal
with Buffalo. Podbielan had a
10-4 record lost season with
San Diego and Buffalo.
METAL WORKS
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Residential Sheet Metal Work
Stainless, Galvanised
and Copper Fabrication
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State
Higinbotham Set Comet Pace
In Assists; Alvarez Headed
Gains, Edwards
Central Point Loyal Hig
inbotham, top scorer for the
Crater high basketball squad
over 'the past season was also
top man of the club in help
ing teammates record points.
Comet statistics show Higin
botham with 106 assists. Louis
Alvarez followed with 67 and
Mike Glines ranked third with
51.
Alvarez was the leader in
getting the ball away from
the opposition with 57 gains
to his credit. Higinbotham ran
second with 47 gains.
Dennis Edwards claimed re
bounding laurels by a substan
tial margin. He picked up 142
rebounds from the offensive
board and 142 from the de
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22 162 65 .401 5737 .649 167 77
21 9937 .375 3218 .563 92 62
22 19773 .367 8851 .579 197 274
21 316107 .339 '83140 .763 354 75
22 11035 .318 64 46 .719 118 100
21 152 16 .303 3121 .677 113 64
22 7422 597 17 7 .412 51 89
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16 13 3 .231 12 6 .500 12 16
9 8 0 .000 4 2 .500 2 4
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Team
USC Favored in
NCAA Playoffs
Portland - (UPD - Southern
California's basketball team
was to arrive here today in
preparation for Wednesday
night's opening of the western
NCAA playoffs.
Southern Cal, the western
favorite, meets Oregon at 9:30
p.m. Wednesday. Seattle
clashes with Arizona State in
the first game at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday night the two
winners collide in one game
while Utah meets Loyola of
Los Angeles in the other.
John Rudometkln, Southern
Cal's big center hurt in a gym
class last week, is ready to
see action in the regionals.
It's a winner
Any man who
knows the ropes,
knows Kessler
rings the bell.
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Cage Tourney
Dick Ragsdale. All-three playere were on
the Roelandt-tutored 1960 titular squad.
This is the seventh time Roelandt has taken
a Tornado club to the hoop classic. Medford
opposes Tillamook at 2 p.m. Wednesday in
its opening game.
Rebounding
fensive for 274 total. Tom
White had 100 retrieves and
Jeff Anhorn 89. Edwards was
involved in jump balls 44
times.
Crater totals show Higin
botham with 354 points for
the season. Edwards was sec
ond with 197 and Alvarez
counted up 167.
The Comets had a .342 team
shooting mark from the field.
Alvarez topped the club in
dividually with .401 and Mike
Glines with .375 was next
among those who played most,
At the free toss line the Com
ets average was .643 with Hig-
inbotham's .763 the individual
best. White hit .719.
TAKES FOUNDATION JOB
Miami Beach, Fla. - (UPD -William
Denis Fugazy, presi
dent of Feature Sports, Inc.,
promoters of Monday's Floyd
Patterson -Ingemar Johansson
heavyweight title bout, has
been named sports director of
the National Paraplegic Foun
dation.
SERVED WARRANTS
Miami Beach, Fla. - (UPD
ingemar Jonansson was
served warrants after his de
feat by Floyd Patterson Mon
day night, preventing his leav
ing the United States until he
guarantees payment of U.S. in
come taxes on his estimated
$1 million income from the
bout.
every "round; 'sAYS
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TITLE BOUT SET
Paris - (UPD - The European
Boxing Union announced
Monday that the European
m i ddleweight championship
bout between Gustav Scholz
of Germany and Laszlo Papp
of Hungary will take place in
West Berlin before April 15.
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