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i 2 B FRIDAY. MARCH S. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Bedford at Klamath Falls; GP At Crater Tonight; Tornadoes Entertain Comets on Saturday Mcdford, Crater and Grants Pass - the remaining three. Who from among them will the conference champion and state tournament entrants be? That puzzle still is to be solved as the Southern Ore gon conference schools take to the maplccourts tonight in the final week end of the regular basketball season. The three high schools, as just above everyone here abouts knows, are tied for the loop leadership. They have 0-5 records and among the five league schools are the only ones left in the chase for the title and for the two District 8 A-l berths in the Oregon state tourna ment which opens on March 19 at Eugene. T o n i g h t's encounters are Grants Pass at Crater (CeiT tral Point) and Medford at Klamath Falls. On Saturday completing the regular sched ule, Crater vies at Medford and Grants Pass at Ashland. Games at Central Point and Medford are billed for 8:15 p.m. and the others for 8 o'clock. The varsity scuffles all follow 8:30 p.m. junior ' varsity contention. Tourney Spot Stressed While the league champion' ship is a coveted prize, win. ning it seems almost second ary to garnering a tourney place. And, even the week end games may not settle the Issue. Deadlock in the bid for tournament representa tion looms highly possible -even probable - necessitating playoff action. A three-way knot could re sult should the three con tenders split their week end frays. Crater's Comets feel that the burden mostly is on their shoulders since they meet both their co-league pacers. Coath Gordon Prehm of the Grants Pass Cavemen perhaps reflected Comet and Black Tornado sentiment as well when he said concerning the week end's challenge: "We ex pect to win two. But, some body is going to have to lose." Hard To Predict This week end's outcome Ik a "hard thing to predict stated Prehm. I don't know as if there has been a altua tlon such as this where three clubs are even and every' thing hinges on two games." The GP tutor said that the Cavemen are getting ready for Ashland as much as Cra ter. Both games arc just as important, he said. Ashland is a real threat. Prehm reported that his club has made some offensive changes. Some new patterns are being worked on to try to get Increased scoring. lie mentioned Cavemen trouble getting the ball in the hoop regularly. Also, the mentor has work ed his charges In effort to avoid collap.se such as oc curred when Medford pressed in the last part of Ihc Tor-nado-GP game one week ago. Prehm blamed the collapse on carelessness then panic, lie said that quite a bit of lime has been spent on the problem and that he feels con fident the Cavemen can han dle the press by anyone now. Postiblt Starters Possible GP starters tonight arc Jim Pippin, Bob Shrpard, Al Hutching, Lyman Kciseck cr and Tom Sparlln. How ever, Shepard, along with Larry Lindquist, has missed a couple of days practice be cause of bad colds. Both are expected to be ready for the week end, but Marty Bauer could get the starting call ahead of Shepard. , As for the Crater Comets, Who are making their finest show in the maplccourt in the school's Class A-l competi tion history, Coach Lloyd Hoffine had little to add to what has been said already this week. He'll likely open with the regular combine of Howard Tomlinson, Paul Bransom, Lou Alvarez, Mike Glines and Pal Pepper. The Fireballs, who beat GP on their own court, are am bitious to atone for two bad nights at Grants Pass. But, the view of a state meet berth within their grasp fires them most of all. Crater has never been to a state tourney and has a flood of well-wishers from throughout the confer ence. Keep Wary Eye It's a big push for the Fire balls and they know it. I The Pelicans are out to get Medford. Such word was brought back to the Rogue ! valley last week end. Klam ath Falls is really looking for you," was the warning. "Keep a wary eye" out for the Pels. "We realize KlaniRth is really waiting," said Medford Coach Frank Roelandt. "It's going to be a rough one I know and it will be the same Saturday (against Crater). It will be one big, long rough week end." Said the Tornado mentor further, "I think we're as ready as we possibly can be. I just hope it's ready enough . It s just a matter of the ball going through the hoop . we'll be giving that 100 per cent effort." j Aim To Do Job The likely Tornado start ers arc Jim Hill, Rich Ben ncr, Jack Forde, Larry Vowell and Dan Miles. Klamath may be Fred Kel- ley, Wayne Chamberlain, Bob Holman, Don Piper and Hal Holinan or Lanny Guyor. Grover Darin, reportedly, has been dropped from the squad. The Ashland Grizzlies will go for victory against Grants Pass as a matter of pride. With only two loop verdicts over the long slate they want to complete their souson on a note of triumph. . "We're going to do a job on Grants Pass, said Coach George Keil. The kids arc looking pretty good Ihis week . . . We're going to give it all. Whether it will be enough or not, I don't know." The spectre of flu is hanging over the club. Possible slartcrs arc Mike Cotton, Dale Topper, Jim Lamb, Rirk Pierce and Tod Hess. Howard Johnson has been laid up with a sprained foot and Joe Rayncs sprained his ankle (his week. Past Scores In past games this season with week end foes Medford downed Klamath Falls 44 to 35 and 49 to 47 at Medford and lost lo the Pels 85 to 64 at Klamath Falls; Medford trimmed Crater 87 tn 58 at Medford and 61 lo 50 at Cen tral Point and lost 68 to 83 to the Comets al Central Point. Grunts Puss has won 56 lo 45 and 78 to 48 over Crater ai urams i-ass ana uraier beat the Cavemen 75 to 67 at Central Point; Grants Pass has won all three from Ash land 67 to 39, 61 to 55 and 51 to 44. Sophomore games also are sot this week end. At Cen tral Point and Medford they will be at the multipurpose room and senior high boys' gym, respectively. Klamath Falls and Ashland game will be at 5 p.m. ait! J IL ...by... We May if3 Save You Money LEASING YOU A CAR or TRUCK at Courtesy Chevrolet Let Ul eiplain th pouible adinlagi of laaiine a car or truck. Coma in aoonl It cairs nothing, to invaihgata out low coit tlctibla la m plan. Ramambar whan you laata from a Now Car Dealar vou have tho protaction of Naw Car Daalat Service plui factory Warranty. Courtesy Chevrolet A L TORNADO BATTLER Hard scrapping Gibb Mitchell, above, is one of Medford high hoopmcn likely to see much service this week end. The Black Tornado is at Klamath Falls tonight and entertains Crater here on Saturday evening. GP Shares Mat Title Corvallis - Hint - Lebanon has to share its Oregon high school Class A-l wrestling title with Grants Pass, it was announced here. The schools were named co champions after a scoring error was discovered by tour nament manager John Dustin of Coos Bay. Lebanon, which was cred ited with edging defending champion Grants Pass 44-43 for the title in the tournament' at Corvallis last week end, lost a point in the corrected scoring. Hermiston, Lebanon, South Eugene Picked To Gain Tournament United Press International South Lugcne, Lebanon and Hermiston arc heavily fav ored lo gain berths in the Ore gon high school Class A-l basketball tournament to night. South Eugene is at Thurs ton, Lebanon plays host to Sweet Home and Hermiston is at Milton-Frcewatcr Marshall, Franklin. Tigard, Sandy, MoUilla, Souih Salem, North Eugene and Pendleton already have clinched spo ; in the lfl-tcam tournament at Eugene March 1I) 'J3. Astoria, Mihvaukic, Reav- crton, Forest Grove, Tilla mook, Oregon City. Crater, ('rams Pass and Medford bat tle it mil for the five other berths In the tourney. I Coquille, Pleasant Hill and I Vale can clinch berths in the Class A-2 tournament with ! wins tonight. SPORTS VIES FOR COMETS A vet eran competitor for Crater high school's Comets Is Mike Glines, above, who is slated for starting duty against Grants Pass at Central Point tonight and against the Tor nado at Medford on Saturday, Stroh Beer Will Roll In Tourney Buffalo, N.Y. - (UHl - The Stroh's Beer of Detroit, which placed ninth last year and second in 1061, will roll its first three-game block in to night's American Bowling congress tournament and may pile up enough pins to theat en first place Helin Tackle of Detroit. Paced by Dave Soutar, who won the 1061 Professional Bowlers Association national tourney and finished fifth in 1062, ihe team will undoubt. edly shoot toward the 6157 compiled by Helms fob. ne Formed in 1934, the Stroh's won the ABC that year and went on to place second in 1057 and 1058 and third in 1951, 1054, 1058. Another team, Monlclare Pontiac of Chicago will make its classic division debut to night. No teams in cither division slipped into the top ten stand ings Thursday. In the minor events, Vince Dinapoli of Ro chester, N.Y., missed a 7-pin and settled for a first place tie in the regular division all events. His 1054 total for nine games matches thai of Andy Huboda of Young?town, Ohio. who moved into first in the all-events three days ago. HOCKEY WESTFRV IKACiI'F: Inttrd Press I11trrn.1tln1.iil w ia t pu c.r n San Fran. 37 21 1 7 2 IRfi Portland .. :n 2( 7S ,M Ln Aug... M 2 3 M 21X1 IRtf Spokane .. 27 27 2 5H 181 178 Niirihrm Dlviiion U I. 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Should all teams lie for first, two of them, to be de termined by a Sunday draw ing, would play on Tuesday on neutral court- with the winner to automatically qual ify for one of the league's two tourney spots. The loser then would play the third team on Wednesday for the other position. IF TWO TIE If two teams lie for second, playoff game would be on Tuesday. Should two tie for first, a simple drawing would decide which state tourna ment each will occupy. This is the neutral court setup: Should Grants Pass and Crater meet the game would be at Hedrick gym in Med ford. Games putting Grants Pass against Medford or Cra ter against Medford would be at Ashland High. Commissioner Golden Noble would assign officials after conferring with coaches and alto would name a tcorekeep er and timer. A pre-tale of tickets would be conducted at the schools involved. Charges for admis sion would be 50 cents for students and $1.50 for adults. 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