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Newspaper Page TextTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 19S2 Fair, Chilly VJeather Forecast For Floyd-Sonny Battle Tonight By JACK CUDDY UPI BpeiU Writer Chicago - (UPli - With fair; chilly weather forecast for to night, the red hot and fabu lously rich heavyweight title match between champion Floyd Pattenon, a "good little man," and Sonny Liiton, a "good big man" who was very bad outside the ring, will be fought at Comisky Park. This scheduled IS round bout between Liston, a burly ex -convict and strong arm guy, and the smaller, faster Patterson of Scarsdale, N.Y., is expected to attract $8 mil lion in total global receipts - an all-time record for a fight or any other one-night enter tainment. Although light rains fell early Monday night, the pre diction of dry weather "In the low 40s" for tonight In' dicated top coats for men and fall coats for women specta tors among the 33,000 or more at the White Sox baseball park, where a gross gate of about $600,000 was indicated Pleases Liiton Liston, who motored into Chicago from his camp at Aurora Downs, 111., Monday night, was delighted at the promise of very cool weather. "Remember what I said in camp," he told friends. "If It's a cold night, I won't let the fight last very long." Before Sonny's weather modification, he predicted a kayo over Patterson within five rounds. Now, he appar ently figures on a quicker ending. In the wagering, Liston is favored at 8-9; but a sampling poll of 104 writers from the United States and foreign countries showed that 62 pick ed Patterson to win and only 42 favored Liston. Liston, 28, is favored In the betting to achieve his 27th straight victory because of height, weight, reach, fist-size and maybe punch advantages. His 84-inch reach Is the sec ond longest in heavyweight title history. Ex champion Primo Camera had a reach of 8SV4. Patterson's is only 71. And at six-feet-one, Sonny HUNTERS HUNTERS Meliker'i Maps ol each ceurtty skew thou Sard to find raadi, trails, lakai, creaks, itc, Gat an up-ro-daN ona for your trio. $1.25 oar county at all Sports and Stationary Stores or Mart liar Maps, Tacama, Waih. mm BRAKE SPECIAL FORD, CHEVROLET, PLYMOUTH Similar Savings on All Makes and Modali FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY All Brake Relina Jobs GUARANTEED 30,000 Miles or 1 Year on Pro-rata Basil GENERAL TIRE 1111 Court ill r V I a 0 M r mi (gerieral) TOPS arsraraaaaaasasaaaasa 90 Financing O.A.C. Can lauh( i Sola1 an Canilgnmanl BUD'S AUTO SALES AND REPAIR f-kk-U 4 Dallrary SON MY LISTON HOW THEY STACK UP - Champion Floyd Patterson will give away 13 inches In reach and possibly 23 pounds In weight to chal lenger Sonny Liston when they meet at Comiskey Park, Chicago, tonight for the world heavyweight boxing - crown. The is two Inches taller than the champion. Sonny's gloved 14' inch fists look like bowling balls. Likely Aggressor Sonny is expected to be the aggressor because of his physi cal advantages and to shuffle after the champion and to use his long left jab as a bat' terlng ram, setting him up for smashing left hooks or straight rights. Twenty seven year old Floyd, making his eighth de fense in his 10th title fight, apparently Is Just as eager for tonight's battle as is Liston. Before he and his handlers drove Into Chicago Monday night from his camp near El gin, 111., he reminded his men: Gee, I hope this fight is staged Tuesday night, exactly as scheduled. I Just couldn't stand a postponement - I'm so eager to get that Liston into the ring - and finally earn the prestige I deserve." Chicaao IUPU Here are the facta and liaures on tonight's Floyd i-auerion-nonny vision n a a V y welfht title Nihil Principal! Champion Floyd patterann or scaradale, , NY., Sonny Liston of Philadelphia. Title at atake Patterson'a world heavyweight championship. Luaiancr--ia rnunna. Place Comiskey Park. Chicaao (outdoors). r romoters c namptonsntp RULING SERVICE ol Medtord Phone 773-8255 w flvir TfMJ JKjtv Tires and II WHOLESALE and RETAIL 4019 S. Pjc. tale or the rm 2 Ago - 11 212 Weighs JM t'l lUlel ' 4- teeoh 7l li" Hack . ' 15 44." . Chan 40 46 12 Chaat" 42" ' t- expanded ; ' SI" ' Waist . ' 'VI 12" M JJ" ' iteaee ' 14 2" J4" , Net .' U 14" JJ" , Wrtit I" . $!" . Thloh .. ill2", call - IS " 12" . ankle . ; 12" MedforivISTribunb sipaDiHnrs OSU's Terry Baker Gets UPI 'Backfield' Berth New York - IUPB - America football memo: One observer called In "un believeable" three touch downs running and three more passing - but you'd bet ter believe It because Oregon State's Terry Baker is a solid candidate for All America honors. Terrific Terry, who final ly scuttled a fiery Iowa State team, 39-35, with his third touchdown pass 20 seconds from the finish, heads the first 1962 "backficld-of-the-weck" selected by United Press In ternational. Named - with Baker for standout performances on col lege gridirons last week end were Billy Lothridge of Geor gia Tech, Tom Myers of Sports Inc., with v.ct-preiitlnt Al fiolan actlnf promoter In con- Junction with Irving Schocnwtld ol Chicago. txpeciea crown ao.vw. Expected ite Between $600. 000 and 1800,000. weatner forecast rair ana cooi. Bettlnc odds Liiton favored at 6-3. sports writers' poll pattenon favored 611-43. T me of main event 8:40 p m. CDT, 10:40 (KDT-. First preliminary 1:30 p.m. (CDT) 8:30 (EDTl. rauersun i purae no per cent 01 net live gate (probably about $370.0001. Liiton pur- per cent oi net live gate (probably about $75. OOO with a guarantee of $100,000 from all sources.. Promotion shara of live gate 321. per cent. Closed circuit TV and other an- cillarks Originally purchased by Graf, ReinTr and smim, inc.. oi Loa Arise lea for utarantee of Si million to Championship Sports aiainst 18 per cent of all net proceeds. (Jioseo circuit iv Avananie 10 1,010.000 seats at 271 cities In United States and Canada and sell ing what appears to be about 730.000. Exoectea iron proceeds irom closed-circuit S4.SOO.000. Othei ancillary revenue movies $ 'J 00, 000, ADC domestic radio Saul. 000; BriUsh radio, t.16,000. other foreign radio io uanaoa, Sweden and South AmerliH. $t.0. 000. Japanese radio, Sb,O00. Ire land's radio. $1.7 AO fur an ex tra-ancillary total or st.40.ooo. Total probable gross revenue from all anclllarles $5,140,000. Anciuurics plus live sate prob ably about $5,840,000. Patterson 43 per cent of gate and SV. oer cent of promotions end of anctllartcs expected to total about $1,700,000 largest purse in history to he paid over 17 years. Liston's per cent of gate and promotion anclllarles expect to be about $400,000 (with $1100, 000 luarantee). When purses and Graf. Reiner tk Smith are paid Championship Spurts expects to wind up with about SI, 100. 000. ir 1 Hwy. - 535-1816 rWJU PATTERSON . , - i r WD fight will be seen on closed circuit tele vision at the Craterian theatre in Medford through the facilities of Graff-Reiner-Smith enterprises. Championship Sports, Inc., will present the bout. Bell time here is 8:30 p.m. (PST). - (Wide World photo.) Northwestern and sophomore Johnny Roland of Missouri. In that dipsy-doo thriller against Iowa State, Baker piled up 31T yards running and passing, scoring on touch down bursts from the 2, 43 and 1 and hitting touchdown passes from the 31, 10 and 43. No other back had a hand in that much scoring, though it was a big week for multi touchdown producing. Lothridge led Georgia Tech to a 26-9 victory over Clem son by taking a personal hand In all his team's points on three touchdown passes. My ers equalled one of Otto Gra ham's passing records with 20 completions in 24 attempts against South Carolina as he fired Northwestern to a 37-20 victory. Roland, like Myers a soph omore under fire for the first time, averaged 8.5 yards per carry while scoring on runs of two and 58 yards and catch ing a seven yard pass for a third score in a 21-10 deci sion over California. Among other top stars were Pete Liske of Penn State, Jerry Cook of Texas, Jerry Stovall of Louisiana State, Joe Lopasky of Hous ton, Jerry Yost of West Vir ginia, a future Oregon State opponent, and Joe Namath of Alabama. Standout linemen included Vcrn Burke of Oregon State who caught 12 passes in his first college game. Roxy Ann Loop Slates Games Talent will play at Gold Hill on Friday and St. Mary's will vie at Eagle Point in Roxy Ann league junior high football games. In the league jamboree on Friday Talent beat Eagle Point 21 to 0 and Gold Hill 7 to 0 in 20 minute sessions. Gold Hill tipped St. Mary s 7 to 0 and. St. Mary's beat Eagle Point 19 to 0. Rogue River did not partici pate and may not play league games. Lewis and Clark To Work On Defense In Preparation for SOC i Portland - OIPD - Coach Joe I Huston of Lewis and Clark J said today his team would j have to be at its best to win from Southern Oregon here : Saturday afternoon. The two small college gl i ants clash In a nnnconference I game at Grlswold Stadium. : Lewis and Clark trounced Portland State 64-20 to as- I sume the favorite roll in the ; Northwest Conference while Southern Oregon handily de feated Chi co State 28-0. i Huston said his club would work on defense this week to try to find ways to halt Doug Olsen's accurate passing. POSITION ELIMINATED Soutliport, England - HOT - ;The United States was left without a representative In the British Ladies' Open amateur golf championship when Mrs. Murray Gordon of Elmwood, N J., was eliminat ed by Peggy Recce of Eng land. 3 and 2. in an opening round match Monday. MEDFORD MAIL Sports Bulletin Chicago 'IW ChalUngtr Sonny Litton bad an advan tage ei 25 pounds evar haarywaight champion Floyd Patlaraon whan Son ny walghad 214 to Floyd's 111 at iht) waigh-in today for tonight's till fight at Comiskay Park. Tha waight advantage was exactly as axpaclad for thair SB million match, el though each registered about one pound less than ha had expected. Oregon, OSU List Crop Of Prep Stars United Press International All - state basketball star Rick Whelan of Milwaukie is at Oregon State and football ace Ray Palm of Roseburg is at Oregon. These two were among a large crop of freshman ath letes which enrolled at the two schools. Palm, an end, was joined at Oregon by state champion high school teammates Mike Flury, fullback, and Ken King, guard. Oregon State got several promising California football players, including Wayne Val ley Jr., tackle, from San Lean dro and ton of a former Bea ver fullback. Among prep basketball aces at the Corvallis school are Larry Enos of Corvallis, Scott Eaton of Medford-who also was a football star, and Mike Mattox of Coos Bay who played prep basketball in Mis souri. Oregon got footballers Don Causey, North Salem center; Don Maust, Sunset halfback; Tim Casey, Jesuit fullback, and John Ripper, North Bend halfback, among others. Basketball hopefuls at Ore gon include John Franz of North Eugene, Gary Patzke of Klamath Falls and Dave Ka foury of Cleveland. Oregon State got football prospects in tackle Bill Stell macher of Albany; Lonnie Hays, Franklin halfback, and Springfield fullback Joel Hea cock, plus the Californians. Marcial Hunter of Corvallis, state high hurdle champion, enrolled at Oregon. Franz, the basketball prospect, also is the state high jump king. Southern California Leads Big 6 In Three Stats Departments San Francisco - IUPU South ern California, running" up 301 yards in total offense while upsetting Duke Satur day, leads the Big Six in three statistical departments, according to averages released today. The Trojans top the league teams in total offense; in rushing defense, allowing only 55 yards; and in pass ing offense with 13 out of 23 completed for 175 yards. Washington leads in total defense, giving up only 130 yards to Purdue in a 7-7 dead lock; and In rushing offense, with 234 yards. California, beaten by Mis souri, was tops in aerial de fense, possibly because the Ti gers threw only three passes. They caught one for six yards. Portland Buckaroos Lose 1st Exhibition Victoria, B.C. - IUPU - The New York Rangers defeated the Portland Buckaroos 6-1 in an exhibition hockey game Monday night. It was the first game of the season for the Bucks, who be gan training here Sept. 16. STILL IN COMA Los Angeles -WW- Heavy weight boxer Alejandro La vorantc remained in a coma and near death todav for the fourth day. Dr. J. DeWitt Fox, a neurosurgeon who took part in two emergency brain oper ations and a tracheotomy per formed on the huge boxer since he was knocked out Fri day night, said Monday that Lavorante could emerge from the coma "In a couple of days." RETAIN ANNOUNCERS New York - IUPB - The New York Mcts announced Sunday that they are retaining Ralph Klncr, Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy as their radio television broadcasting team In 1963. LAMPORT'S Medford's Most Popular SPORTING GOODS STORE 226 East Main Street ' DON'T FORGET Oregon Hunting Season Opens Saturday, September 29 GET YOUR LICENSE HEREI Phone 772-6815 Open Fridays Until 9 P.M. TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Fanfare Medford High school's sta dium already is in need of another new grandstand - judging from the turnout of fans at last Friday night's Medford Marshfield football game. And, we hear Fred Spiegelberg, the Black Tor nado's head grid mentor, re marked along that line to Bud Parsons, president of the Line backer's club, in a post-game conversation. The spanking new 4,000 seat stand and the 2,500-seat one just were not enough to seat all the crowd which turn ed out for that dedicatory game. Whether the turnouts for most future games will be as big remains to be seen. Nevertheless, bleachers will be set up, according to Lee Ragsdale, supervisor of health and education for the school district. IMPRESSIVE EVENING Te see both grandstands jampacked was a tremendous, wonderful, inspiring sight. And, the grandstand dedica tion and the fired up Black TornbJo victory made the eve ning alt. the more impressive. Ordinarily, we do not leave the press box during a ball game. Last Friday night, how ever, we left the perch atop the new stand and went acrois the field to the officials dress ing room on the other side. We wanted to find out wheth er Dan Miles had poked the nose of the ball into the end sone before he fumbled on Medford's first scoring play. It was ruled he had. The jaunt gave us opportunity to get a view of the crowd we don't usually see. You can believe it was i long walk down the stand around the end of the field and then back and up to the press box again. Just try it. PRESS ACCOMMODATED Medford school administra tion, headed by Superinten dent Leonard Mayfield, is go ing out of Its way to accommo date press box occupants with first class facilities and serv ice. There'll be some changes (and some experimenting is indicated) in the press area on the new stand until it is A-l in servicability. In the old eastside press box which will continue to house radio and public address personnel, changes already have been wrought. False floors provide a better view and the writing surfaces have been sloped. Medford high faculty mem ber Ryder Berg saw to it that occupants of the new press box were well cared for last Friday. He distributed ther moses of coffee. And, Dr. May- field was on hand looking into the interests of the occupants of the roof top seats. FIVE CALLS NEEDED It took five telephone calls io run down the information we needed on one week end football game. First we talked io the coach. He reported that we could get the scoring and statistical details from the team's statistician. We called the statistician, who indicated that so far as he knew the coach had the sheets of infor mation on the game. He had given them to the mentor at the home of a neighbor who it an assistant coach. So we called back to the coach who said that the papers were likely at his assistant's place. We then telephoned the assistant. He had the inlorma tion but was a bit uncertain about interpreting the notes. We asked how close he lived to the statistician. He said it was about 20 feet. So, we placed another . phone call while the assistant coach was delivering the papers back to the compiler of the slats. CROSS-TOWN ELEMENTS The St. Mary's and Phoenix high football battle in the Class A-2 Rogue league will have the elements of a "cross town" rivalry this Saturday night. While St. Mary's school is inside Medford's city limits, it is also in the Phoenix school district. If this year's SM Crusader - Pirate struggle is anything like the 1961 game, it will be a terrific fray to watch. Last year's encounter was a see-saw one with the lead changing hands several times and Phoenix winning bv four points. FINE BRANDS OF BALL Phoenix, the defending slate Jack Woodward of Phoenix co-champ in its class was un beaten last season while the only game St. Mary's lost was to the titular Pirates. Coaches DICK JfWETT Mail Tribuee S parts Hires Jack Woodward of Phoenix and Bill McKibbin oi St. Mary's teach fine brands of football and are recognised among the top mentors in the state. SOUTH IS TOUGH Medford high's football team does not play this week. But, take it from the Tornado scouts, they'd better make good use of the extra practice time to get ready for the South Salem Saxons who come here on Oct. 5. The scouts saw South whip Klamath Falls last Friday and really were im pressed. - "South Salem Is tough," said one of them. He reported that the Saxons have a big line, pursue well, have good spirit and hit hard. "Don't look for an easy game," the scout said. South won 27 to 7 despite 14 penalties which cost 140 yards, gave Klamath Falls four first downs. Klamath chalked the set back up, from its viewpoint, to inexperience which cost on pass defense and kept the Peli cans from taking advantage of breaks. SCORE LEFT OUT As will happen, much to our regret, the final score was left out of the Prospect-Butte Falls high football story on Sunday. Prospect won 37 to 20. At Butte Falls. Coach Con nie McQuerrey is seeking to fill a backfield gap in prepar ation for the Loggers' Thurs day afternoon game at Can yonville. He reported that the Loggers suffered hard blows in the Prospect game when Jim Lytle broke an arm and Ron Smith severely sprained an ankle at the outset of the action. FUNGUS TO BLAME A fungus is to blame for the moth-eaten look of the turf at the Medford high football stadium. Russ Acheson, assis tant school superintendent, re ported the turf in the best con dition ever until the early August rain. Then, the fungus got into the grass and it is in the worst condition ever. Var ious means have been tried to remedy the problem. FAMOUS LAST WORDS The big heavyweight cham pionship boxing bout is to night. Here are comments Sonny Liston and Floyd Pat terson made in interviews made for Esquire magasine: Liston-"! jab to hurt. That's all. I don't believe in waiting until I get into trouble. I fight to keep out of trouble and I fight to get out of trouble. I fight my own fight. I always fight my own fight. It doesn't matter to me what the crowd is like, whether they're for me or not for me. I don't pay attention to the crowd. I just go in and fight my fight. It doesn't matter who I ever fought. I felt he made just one mistake. I felt his only mis take was getting in the ring with me. The worst person in the world to fight is a scary person." Patterion-"No one knows me like I know myself . . . and with me my mental out look for a fight is the most important thing of all. It is as important to me as my training and physical condi tion. I'll bring myself up to tnis tignt, and if I'm very sharp - or let's just say sharp - that's all I need to win. Mental alertness is it. If I have to think what I'm going to do after a punch, or before a punch, I might as well give up. I will , . . train hard to get vicious for my fight with Lis ton." Redman of Huskies Is Lineman of Week San Francisco - HIPD - Soph omore guard Rick Redman of the University of Washington has been chosen the first Big Six lineman of the week. Redman, who beat out two veterans to win a starting berth, was a constant source of harassment to the Purdue secondary Saturday as Wash ington and Purdue played to a 7-7 tie. UNfiNGHLS CONCRETE Not OH! S Medford Phoenix, St. In Medford Medford and Rogue River will be the scenes of the only senior high school 11 man football the Rogue val ley this week. Prospect plays host in an eight-man game. Big game in the valley will match Phoenix and St. Mary'a at the Medford High ichool stadium on Saturday night. Phoenix was champ and St. Basketball Teams Win At Happy Camp Happy Camp - The Happy Camp "C" and "D" basketball teams won a game apiece here Friday night over the oppo nents from Etna. The "C" game score was 46-36; the C's now 2 and 0 in Evergreen league standing. The "D team won 30-13 and now stand 1 and 1 in Evergreen league having lost to Butte Valley last week. Leading the Happy Camp C team were Kenny Stovall, center, with 23 points; and John Smith, forward, with 13 points. The Etna scoring was divid ed between Ronald Quigley, Jim Ayers, Doug Jenner, and Doug Andrews. The Indians "D" team was led by Jerry Fretwell, with 12 points. Others scoring for Happy Camp were Jimmy Fehely, Johnny Klein, Marty Ferguson, Dean Stovall, and Jeff Thorn. Etna's D team scores was made by Steve Holmes, Steve Walters, Tom Cooke, and Jerry Durette. The Fort Jones "C" and "D" teams will be the visitors here Saturday, Sept. 29 in more Evergreen league games. Denny Moyer To Fight Giambra at Portland Portland - (UPD - Denny Moyer of Portland's fighting Moyers and Joey Giambra of San Francisco will meet here Oct. 20 for the new world junior middleweight title. The Portland Boxing Com mission said that contracts have been signed and the bout sanctionel. It will be held at the Portland Memorial Coli seum. Moyer is the No. 1 contend er and Giambra is ranked second. WORLD LEADER BEST VALUES! Woven Plastic Full leatherette trim Plastic coated fiber Clear plastic SEAT COVERS Includes full set and expert installation OPEN: MON. - 437 So. Phone Flavored but O 0 0 GOOD! CALL 773-7555 Mary's Vie on Saturday Mary's runnerup in the Rogue league last season. And, Phoe nix went on to the Oregon A-2 co-championship. Sacred Heart will play Rogue River on Friday eve. ning in the Rogue circuit,' Prospect will entertain Days, Creek in Class B eight-man ball on Friday afternoon. ; Rogue league play Friday also will include Eagle Point at Lakeview in the afternoon and Illinois Valley at Henley at night. Crater To Coquille Among the Class A-l schools southern Oregon only Klamath Falls will be at home on Friday. It takes on CorvaU lis. Three others travel with Crater at Coquille, Grants Pass against Marshfield at Coos Bay and Ashland against Crook County at Prineville. Medford has no game. In a skirmish moved up to Thursday afternoon because of the start of the hunting season, Butte Falls eight-man team will play at Canyon ville. One ninth grade scuffle is also set for Thursday with Crater playing that afternoon at Hedrick in Medford. Ash land will vie at McLoughlin ninth in Medford on Friday. Hedrick will contend at Mo Loughlin in a Thursday eighth grade game. RENT a Hertz Truck by the WEEK, DAY or HOUR A. 8. Scarlett licensee Medford Agent CHUCK RISSE RICHFIELD SERVICE 9th & Central PHONE 772-5638 $1488 Vfl ft ft TO Vgatfr00 Mast Cars SAT. 8 till 5:30 Central 773-6450 Ashland ' B T?ew 7"-SLi-- ""V