MEDFORD MAIL TR1BUNL', MLDrOHD. OHLGON
TULbDA y. NOVEMBER 20, 1962
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Fanfare
Oregon City, Medford high's
icmi final foe in football
nere next Friday night, has
oeen recognized as the come
back team this season in the
state's Class A-l football
circles. Last year the Pioneers
did not score a victory. They
lost eight games and tied one.
This year they are unbeaten
in 10 games. They have won
nine and tied one.
The Pioneers are champs of
Hie Tualatin- Yamhill Valley
TYV) league in which their
record was 8-0-1. Oregon
City's tie was 7 to 7 with Ti
gard. Most lopsided victory
(or the Pioneers was 56 to 0
jver Dallas.
MEDFORD PROBLEM
A Portland prep writer iold
us last Friday thai Medlord'l
main "problem" this week
will be not to take the Pio
neers too lightly. Black Tor
nado Coach Fred Spiegelberg.
as a measure to meet this
problem, has come up with
this slogan: "Remember Da
vid Douglas."
He thereby brings forth the
recollection of 1960 when a
great Tornado team was hum
bled by the spirited Scots of
the Portland area school .
TOUGH GET GOING
Medford high's tremendous
jffensive fourth quarter
narch which brought it tri
umph over defending state
champ Roseburg last Friday
impressed many people.
Coach Al Akins of Southern
Oregon college's Oregon Col
legiate grid champs came up
with this old but applicable
lichet:
"When the going gets lough,
Ihe tough get going."
Okins added, "It's just like
(he Yanks. It's the sign of a
I rue champion."
LOWERY INTERCEPTS
It was Jack Lowery who
made the pass interception
which helped Medford grid
dors against Roseburg in ihe
closing minutes. Our Sunday
story said differently al
though Jack's name was in
our notes. Hope we can
charge the miscue up to a
jarticularly bad week end.
WORTHY TEAM
Any reluctance on the part
of the Phoenix Pirates to be
in the state playoffs as the
representative of the Rogue
league should be cast aside.
We said a couple of weeks ago
lhat we considered the Pi
rates a capable and worthy
learn. We are even more con
vinced after seeing the Buc
caneers thump Elmira.
r.UBBER GAME
It will be a"rubber" game
when Phoenix and Central
play at Phoenix Friday in the
stale A-2 semifinals. It will
be their third meeting in play
offs. In 1960 Central beat the
Pirates 26 to 14. Last fall
Phoenix won 26 to 0 from the
Pirates.
There's another angle.
When Phoenix beat Central
last year, it eliminated the de
lending stale champion. Now,
the Pirates go into the semi ai
defenders.
Central enters the scuffle
unbeaten in eight games.
SHOULD PLAY RAIDERS
Back to Coach Akins. He
feels that any team which is
named by the Big 10 to play
in the Rose Bowl should have
to play his Southern Oregon
Red Raiders to gain the right.
This is the way Akins
figures:
Southern Oregon defeated
Chico state which beat Neva
da, which beat Whittier,
which beat San Diego Stale,
which beat San Jose State,
which beat Washington State,
which beat Indiana, which
beat Wisconsin, which beat
Northwestern. We did not ask
Al if he had worked out how
many touchdowns Southern
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Oregon is better than North
western. ONLY ONE SETBACK
In our bad week end we
also wrote that Southern Ore
gon started the season with
two losses. In truth, the
Raiders opened with their
victory over Chico and have
lost only to Lewis and Clark
in eight games.
REDISTRICTING
What about this redisrict
ing? We speak of the recommen
dation by the Oregon School
Activities association redis
ricting committee to transfer
Marshfield, North Bend and
Roseburg from Class A-l Dis
trict 5 into District 6 for high
school athletic competition.
Most of the reaction in this
area has been negative and
emotional. The proposed shift
would put the three schools
into the same district as Med
ford, Grants Pass, Klamath
Falls, Crater and Ashland.
So far, the Medford posi
tion has been that of the
Southern Oregon conference,
which recommended lhat, if
a change is necessary, Rose
burg only should be brought
into this loop. However,
School Superintendent Leon
ard Mayfield has indicated
that he plans a meeting with
the coaches to discuss what
the Medford stand should be.
This session must be soon.
The proposal goes before the
OSAA board of control on
Dec. 1.
WOULD HELP MEDFORD
The Medford situation is
this: With the growth of
schools and leagues around
the stale, it is increasingly dif
ficult for the Black Tornado
to get football games in the
fall. Obviously, the proposed
shift would help much in solv
ing this problem along with
providing a schedule attrac
tive to the fans. Right now,
the redislricting looms as the
only answer if Medford is to
get football games unless
the Southern Oregon confer
ence goes to a home and home
slate each fall, a setup which
would provide little variety.
10 IN DISTRICT 5
What has brought the prob
lem to a head is the fact that
next fall present District 5
will have 10 schools with the
addition of new Sheldon high
at Eugene. That means that
the seven schools of the Eu
gene area along with Rose
burg, Marshfield and North
Bend would have to play a
nine game schedule among
themselves. Since nine games
is the OSAA regular season
limit, there could be no foot
ball games with other schools.
This would cut Marshfield
from non-league schedules of
Medford, Klamath Falls and
Grants Pass plus North Bend
and Roseburg from the Grants
Pass slate. This is evidence
that some change is necessary.
But, there is more than foot
ball to be considered other
sports, the size of schools and
the travel matters.
COMPACT LEAGUE
SOUGHT
Comes now the ambition of
the Eugene area schools.
North. South, Sheldon, Cot
tage Grove, Springfield, Thur
ston and Willamette to be e
compact league in all sports
with possible addition soon
of Junction City and St. Fran
cis. This would eliminate lor
them a problem of long travel.
Something for somebody else
to worry about.
CRATER, ASHLAND
SUFFER
Hit hardest, so far as com
petition is concerned if the
proposal goes through would
be Crater and Ashland, who
already have it tough enough
as small schools facing three
big ones. And, then there's
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that travel matter particular
ly rough on Klamath Falls
and intensified for Roseburg,
North Bend and Marshfield.
STILL DISSATISFACTION
No matter how the OSAA
sees fit to "solve" the dis
tricting problem, there will
be dissatisfaction. Even now,
the setup is not ideal. District
6, for instance, just five teams
now because of its geography,
gets an even break with much
larger conferences in sending
representation into stale play
offs. Perhaps, there should be
some give and take so that
the problems could be shared.
It's been suggested that
Springfield, Thurston, Cottage
Grove and Roseburg could be
put in District 6. We have
been told, however, that if
such a move was decreed by
the OSAA, the Eugene area
schools would withdraw from
OSAA competition and not go
along with this districting.
Seems a rather selfish atti
tude to lake. "We won't play
unless we have our way."
ANOTHER PLAN
Nevertheless, it may come
to letting those schools have
their way. How about this
idea?: Put Marshfield and
North Bend into District 8
with North and South Salem,
Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon
and Sweet Home and place
Roseburg in District 6. That
would not be quite so rough
on this district.
METRO CLASS
One solution proposed on
the redislrict issue has been
the addition of a metropoli
tan class for the bigger schools
of the state along with possi
ble readjustment in the aver
age daily membership figures
which determine which class
a school will be in. Schools
over 1.000 ADM would be in
metro competition. Medford
Superintendent Mayfield has
suggested that, perhaps, a var
iance could be applied. When
a school reaches 1,000 under
this plan, it could have Ihe
option of going metro or stay
ing A-l. After the school
reached an enrollment of say
1.200 metropolitan classifica
tion would be mandatory.
ELIMINATE PLAYOFFS
Another course would be to
eliminate all playoffs. One
writer commented that, if this
were done, there would be
no more use for an OSAA. To
him, the idea seemed appeal
ing. PRESCOTT COMMENTS
Most vehement in his out
cry on the redisricting mat
ter has been Speed Prc.scotl,
sports writer for the Ashland
Daily Tidings. He said:
"The whole idea has re
ceived a cool reception from
most Southern Oregon con
ference schools. Klamath Falls
is especially vehemently
against the proposition be
cause of the vast amount of
travel involved, which is ex
actly how the whole thing
originated. The upstate
schools don't want to travel
more than a stone's throw
from their own bailiwick, but
It's okay for other schools to
have to do il. Marshfield and
Roseburg. along with North
Bend aren t very happy about
it cither. We can I imagine
anyone in their right mind
wanting to Ret into the same
league with Medford and
Grants Pass. It seems bad
enough to have to play em
in the playoffs. Of course,
that's just what the upstaters
would tike to see. Under the
proposed realignment. Med
ford. Grants Pass. Roseburg.
Marshfield and even Klamath
Falls would beat each others
brains out during the season
and only one would get into
the playoffs, thus practically
assuring one of the Eugene
schools a quarterfinal berth al
least, as enrollment-wise they
would be the tops in the dis
trict "The whole thing is espe
cially distasteful to A.hland
and Crater, as the caliber of
competition is rough enough
in this league for ihe sin illcr
schools without the addition
of three more tougn outfits.
And. moreover, is the eco
nomic problem encountered
in sending bakctball. base
ball and track squads to
Marshfield. Medford and
Grants Pass do not have quite
a? acute a problem, but from
what we've been able to
learn, neither cily is loo hot
about the idea.
"Aside from the caliber of
competition and economics is
the question of just who is
running the athletic pro
grams, the schools or some 1
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IN SOC BACK FIELD Mike Hood, above, ex-Medford high,
will be in the Southern Oregon college backfield when the
Raiders lake on Whitworth at Central Point at noon in a
Thanksgiving day football game. Hood is a triple threat with
his running, passing and puss catching. He had a big hand
in SOC's victory last Saturday over Weber.
. ' i ' f :
WHITWORTH DEFENDER Fred Shaffer, above is a de
fensive end for the Whitworth college football team which
plays Southern Oregon college on Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanks
giving day, at Crater high stadium at Central Point. A sen
ior, Shaffer is 6-2 and 230 pounds. The two-year lclterman
senior holds the NAIA discus toss record. He has speed lo
go with his size and strength.
Oregon Players See
Ohio St. Game Films
Eugene, Ore. - ffll - Coach
Len Casanova of the Univer
sity of Oregon Ducks con
centrated on offense Tuesday
and planned to work on de
fense Wednesday In prepare
his team for its traditional
bailie with the Oregon St.ile
Beavers Saturday.
The Ducks held a light run
ning drill Monday and watch
ed movies of their 26-7 tout
by Ohio Stale. However, Casa
nova said his team came
through the battle without
serious injury.
RULES OUT DOWNES
New York - IUPH - Jersey
Jones, manager of middle
weight champion Dick Tiger,
said Monday that Terry
Downes of England will not
be an opponent fur his fighter
until Downcs regains the
British middleweight title.
power-mad people upslatc.
whose knowledge of Oregon
geography ends at Lane coun
ty line. When a school no
longer has control over the
scheduling of athletic ron
lests. then it s time to close
up shop.
"Nobody denies Ihe prob
lem in working out redisrict
ing' formulas that will pro
vide well balanced leagues
and still allow for future ex
pansion as new schools are
cropping up hither and yon
almost daily and A-2 schools
are rapidly growing lo loin
the ranks of the A-l division.
It's going to take a lot of
study and we feel lhat there
is some realignment lhat is
really necessary, but it should
benefit all concerned, not
iust one particular little
I group, whose apparent knowl
edge of Oregon geography is
i confined to the Lane county
line. From where we sit. it
I looks like all the nuts won't
be in the fruit cake for this
' holiday season."
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Ducks Have
Chance Yet
Eugene - ll'Ni - ' I don't
think we're out of the run
ning for a major bowl bid.
Bui we're certainly going to
have to beal Oregon Stale
to be considered."
Disappointed .Oregon fool
ball coach Lcn Casanova
spoke these words today as
the Ducks began getting ready
to end their regular season
against the Beavers follow
ing a 26-7 loss to Ohio State
at Columbus Saturday.
The loss was the second
against six wins and a tie in
nine games for Oregon.
"Our loss lo Ohio Stale
hurl our chances for an invi
tation," Casanova said. "But
our record is pretty good and
our schedule is lough. I def
initely think we still have a
chance tor a bid."
However. Casanova point
ed out "I really don't knuw
the thinking of these howl
people."
"We're going to h;rve lo be
tough to beat Oregon Slate."
! the Oregon coach continued.
' "I just don't know how we're
' going lo defense Terry Baker.
: He's a tremendous athlete."
I The Ducks face the Ucav
1 ers at Corvallis. They have
: nol beaten their archrivals
! since 19511.
i "Ohio Slate is Ihe tougli
1 est learn we've played this
I year," Casanova said. ' At
! least, it was against us." He
I termed the Ducks' showing
"not the worst of the season
I but not the best."
i The Buckeyes rolled up a
I 27 - 14 edge in first downs
and a 3(13-224 edge in total
i yardage.
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Thursday Big Test
For SO Red Raiders
"The big test for the Raid
ers this year."
That is what Coach Al
Akins foresees for his South
ern Oregon college football
team when il concludes its
campaign in a noontime game
on Thanksgiving day, Thurs
day, Nov. 22.
The Red Raiders of the
Rogue take on Whitworth col
lege al Crater High stadium
in Central Point.
This fracas will match the
champions of two confer
ences. Soulhern Oregon won
the Oregon Collegiate crown
and Whitworth of Spokane,
Wash., the Evergreen.
Akins looks for "a real
tough game from the Whits."
He indicated that, if the
weather allows, his Raiders
will do a lot of throwing.
Six Game Strings
Southern Oregon goes into
the contest with a 7-1 record
while Whitworth is 6-2. Both
teams are riding on six-game
winning streaks. The Pirates
rested last week end while
the Raiders were battling by
tough Weber college 26-3.
Pirate statistics are impres
sive. In the NAIA release ot
Nov. 15 Chuck Reed, Whit
back, was fifth in the nation
in individual rushing. He had
carried the ball 139 times for
965 yards and a 120.6 per
game average. In team rush
ing the Buccaneers were 25th
nationwide. They have aver
aged 347.6 yards in total of
fense. For team defense the
Spokane club ranked 12th.
They have allowed opponents
an average of 151.9 yards per
game. In United Press Inter
national small collegiate rat
ings, at last report, the Whits
had 15th spot.
Whitworth has a reputation
for strong teams. The Pirates
gained fourth ranking of As
sociated Press in 1961.
But the Raiders do not lake
a back seat with their stais.
Bennett Leading
Kerm Bennett is leading
ground gainer for the Raid
ers. He lias carried me Dan
99 times and has gained 43B
yards. The speedy halfback is
also leading the Raiders in
the scoring department, with
a total of 60 points.
In passing Doug Olsen has
attempted 175 and completed
100 for 1,403 yards and 1J
touchdowns. The leading pass
receivers on the squad are
Howard Hartman and Dave
Hughes. Hartman has caught
50 for 684 yards and seven
touchdowns. Hughes has taken
31 for 385 yards and six IDs.
Soulhern Oregon's defen
sive unit has allowed the op
ponents a total of 1.523 yards,
an average of 190.4 per game.
The Raiders have given up
725 yards rushing and 798
passing. In team rushing de
fense the Raiders are ranked
21sl in the nation.
The Raiders have been re
quired to punt only 17 times
this season, with freshman
Denny Ellis doing the boot
ing. He has a 33.9 average.
Hood To Play
Only loss this season by
the Raiders has been 20-7 to
a strong Lewis and Clark
team of the Northwest con
ference. Whitworth dropped
its first two frays, 48-7 to
Fresno State and 7-0 to Uni
versity of Pugct Sound. The
Bues since have avenged the
UPS loss.
Thursday's game will mark
the second game of the sea
son for ex-Medford High half
back Mike Hood. He was in
eligible, as a transfer, before
the Weber fray. Against the
Utah club he got the Red
Raiders on the scoreboard
with a pass to Dave Hughes
He was also the leading
ground gainer for SOC on 10
carries for 63 yards. Hood
al.o caught two passes for 15
yards.
The three B-boys from Cen
tral Point will be in their
last SOC football game to
gether Thursday on the Crater
field. Seniors Doyle Bransom,
Al Barnes, and Bennett have
helped the Raiders to a suc
cessful season. Bennett is fol
lowed in rushing by Barnes
who has carried the ball 71
times for 317 yards and Bran
som who has carried 42 tries
for 223.
Head coach Sam Adams of
the Whils has named as prob
able starters on the offense
Randy Rice, left end; Mike
Edmunds, left tackle; La
Vaughn Stephens, left guard;
Perry Morton, center; Gene
Baker, right guard; Ken Sug
arman, right tackle; Wendell
Witt, right end; Don Leebnck,
quarterback; Charlie Reed,
left half; Bruce Grady, full
back; and John "Hula" Murio.
right half.
Likely openers on defense
for ihe Bucs are Mike Peter
son, left end; Mike Edmunds,
left tackle; Marty McWhin
ncy, middle guard; Ken Sug
arman, right tackle; Bill Den
holm, right end; Paul Ken
dall, left corner back; La
Vaughn Stephens, linebacker;
Perry Morton, linebacker;
Gene Baker, right corner
back; John Murio, left safely;
and Ed Matthews, right safe
ty. Akins has named as prob
ables on offense Howard
Hartman, right end; Gary
Reed, right tackle; Bud Britt
san, right guard; George
Moses, ccnler; Larry Ryerson,
lefl guard; Glen Moses, left
tackle; and Dave Hughes, left
end. In the backfield for the
Raiders will be Doug Olsen,
quarterback; Bennett, left
half; Barnes, fullback; and
either Bransom or Mike
Hood, right half.
Defensive starters for
Southern Oregon will include
Jess Munyon, left end; Glenn
Vandergaw, left tackle; Rick
Speight and Ken Bastian, in
terior linemen; Ron Baker,
right tackle: Dick Roiling,
right end; John Buck and
Skip Bennett, linebackers;
Dan Montgomery, half back;
Doyle Bransom. safety; and
Harold Haugen, halfback.
Bucs Trade
Groat for
Cardwell
P i 1 1 s b u r g h-iUPU-Joe L
Brown, after making "one of
the most difficult decisions of
my life, went back to the
trading block today seeking
additional players to strength
en his Pittsburgh Pirates.
At a news conference Mon
day. Brown announced the
trade of shortstop and team
captain Dick Groat and south
paw relief pitcher Diomedcs
Olivo to the St. Louis Cardi
nals for righlhanricd hurler
Don Cardwell and inficldcr
Julio Golay.
The Pirate general manager
said parting with Groat and
Olivo, because of his close re
lationship with both, was dif-
dicull but necessary.
In Groat, the Pirates sur
rendered one of the top clutch
hitlers in baseball. Appearing
in 161 games last season,
Groat batted .294 with 199
base hits and 62 runs batted
On niimprnus occasions he
enfrl fir-orl hie timi al hat tw
hitting lo the opposite field lo
advance a runner. He is con
sidered the best hit-run man
In the game.
Olivo appeared in 62 games
for Pittsburgh last year, com
piling a 5-1 record with a 2.79
earned run average in 84
innings.
But age was against both
players. Groat is 32, Olivo 42.
Cardwell, acquired by the
Cardinals earlier in the off
season from the Chicago
Cubs, is 27. Golay is 23.
Beavers Hold Long
Workout Session
Corvallis - IUPII - The Ore
gon Slate Beavers held a
lengthy workout Tuesday In
preparation for Saturday s bat
tle wilh their cross -stale
rivals, the University of Ore
gon Ducks.
Coach Tommy P r o I h r o
warned his troops that the
Ducks may come back strong
after their plastering at Ihe
hands of Ohio State.
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Mid-November Golf Is
Attraction At
White City - Golf in mid
November has been another
attraction of the Rogue valley
at the Veterans Administra
tion Domiciliary as member
golfers and volunteers of the
United Voluntary services
continued competitive team
play, according to Al Birman.
chief of the domiciliary sports
program
Steve Moslowski, member !
who runs the pilch and putt 1
course, turned in eight birdies
for a four under par for 13
holes and a gross score of 50.
The first matches had vol
unteers from the Rogue Val
ley Country club including
Mrs. Les Schnieder. Mrs. Ren
Taylor, Mrs. Randall Giffonl.
Mrs. Ken Teeter and Mrs. Tom
Culbertson.
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gross i
With an average low
ol b3 tor 18 holes, the team
led by Mrs. Gifford included
Sieve Moslowski, Gerald Frey
and Dan Yarno was low.
Mrs. Taylor's team with an
average 5Ta garnered the
laurels for low net which in
cluded the members' handi
caps. Lester Termin and sharp
shooting Archie Peterson, who
had a two under par 52, were
Taylor's companions.
The second day of play had
volunteers Mrs. Schnieder,
Mrs. Bill Schei, Mrs. F. G.
Bunch and Mrs. Al Williams.
The Bunch team, which
leads VA golf, turned in a
low gross of 257 - a 64 1 t
average and a 228 net or an
average of 57. it included
Archie Peterson, Henry lloulc
and John Lee.
Peterson, playing without a
handicap, had a 54 low gross
for a second placing net score.
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John Lee w;;;i his handicap
for (he low net of 52 for tho
18 holes.
All volunteers from Med
ford play without handicaps
in the matches arranged by
Al Williams, former golf pro
fessional at the Rogue Valley
Country club.
A handsome trophy donated
bv Mrs. Schnieder will bo
given to Ihe domiciliary mem-
ber golier who shows thr
greatest improvement among
domiciliary golfers.
Mickle of Linfield
Named Oregon College
'Player Of The Week'
Portland - (ITU - Linfield
sophomore quarterback Bill
i iwichic was named luciay aa
Oregon's college football play
jcr of the week by the Line
: backers, local booster group.
: Mickle led Linfield to a
13-0 win over Pacific. Linfield
finished its season unbeaten
I with nnr lie.
Honorable mention went to
Dick Lawrence of Pacific,
Mickey llergert of Lewis and
Clark. Bruce Williams of Ore
gon State, Greg Willener of
Oregon and George Douglass
of Willamette.
HONOR WHIZZER WHITE
New York - iUPH - Suprenia
Court Justice Byron Whito
will receive the annual Gold
Medal of the National Fool
ball Foundation and Hall of
Fame al a dinner Dec. 4. In
addition, 12 electees will bo
inducted into Ihe Hall of
Fame.
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