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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1963 Deer Starving In Northeast Oregon Area Enterprise, Ore.-WPD-Large numbers of deer were found dead or dying recently in the Snake river country of north east Oregon, a State Game Commission biologist said to day. Lack of food was blamed. Bob Stein, district game biologist here, made a s'irvey of the area on horseback. He reported that most of the live deer observed appear ed in an emaciated condition, The area in which winter losses occurred is near the jg60 Pony Creek-Waterspout Creek burn which covered 11,000 acres. No browse re- vegetation has occurred the site, Stein said. The commission said that In other areas of the state winter losses appear light. TOURNEY AT A GLANCE By United Press International Tuesday Night Scores Medford 67, Lebanon 63 (o.t.) North Eugene 68, Marshall 66 (o.t.i Tuday'g Schedule 9 a.m. Pendleton va. Molalla 10:19 a.m. Astoria vs. Tillamook 2 pjn. Grants Pass vs. South fialem 3:13 p.m. Sandy vs. Hermiston 7:au p.m. aoum SiUgene vs Vllwaukie 8:45 pjn. Franklin vs. Tigard Black 67 to Tornado Overcomes Lebanon In 63; Will Face North Eugene On Overtime Thursday Forde Tremendous With 32 Points; Medford Has To Come From Behind Stop-O-Matic Brake Lining In stalled on all 4 Wheels WHILE YOU WAIT! Easy terms. Brake Specialist for 23 years, . Phone 779-1966 NATIONAL 11 BRAKE CENTER 1216 North Court 32 BY DICK JEWETT Mail Tribune Sporli Editor McArthur Court, Univer sity of Oregon, Eugene - The Medford High school Black Tornado overcame the upset ambitious Lebanon Warriors here last night in a hectic overtime embroilment to ad vance to Thursday quarter finals in the Oregon Class A-l basketball tournament. Score was 67 to 63. Jumping Jim Hill javelined in a rebound bucket for Med ford's go-ahead points with 45 seconds left in the extra session. Jack Forde, tremen dous with 32 points for the night, added a dash of savor ing salt with another rebound basket on his missed gift toss with one second left to play. The Tornadoes, among the tourney favorite teams, had to come from behind to tie it in the fourth quarter and to win it in the extra canto against a fired, persistent Warrior aggregation. Lebanon fought from nine points down in the third period to make it a nip and tuck skirmish down to the final buzzer. Victory carried the Torna- do into a 3 p.m. game on Thursday against North Eu gene which defeated Mar shall of Portland, 63 to 66 in the other Tuesday night first round fray also on overtime. Lebanon will face Marshall at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in con solation quarterfinals. The teams went in to the extra panel knotted at 61 each. Lebanon's Dave Sturgis made it 63 to 61 for his club with a tip shot 10 seconds after the session began. As soon as the Warriors went on offense again, they turned to ball control. But, a pass mis fired and Medford had the ball out of bounds. With 1:40 remaining Forde put in a turning jumper to once more deadlock the fracas. Still playing for the good shot, the Valley league team worked the ball. But, Sturgis fouled Medford's Gibb Mitch ell underneath the Warrior cage. Mitchell's shot with 48 seconds left missed but Hill nabbed the ball and whipped through the hoop for Coach Frank Roelandt's Southern Oregon conference co-cham- pions. Lebanon was not out ol It vet. However, a missed War rior shot was rebounded by a Medfordite with 18 seconds left. Miles tried to control the ball against a pressing rival and it went out of bounds. The Warriors of Coach Barney Holland gained possession. With seven sec onds on the clock, Forde broke up a Lebanon pass Then, he was fouled by Tim Blanchat. Forde missed the free try but made the follow goal and there was no more time for the plucky Lebanese. Forde, who hit eight for 10 from the field in the second half and 11 of 14 for the game along with 10 for 15 from the charity stripe, was the game's high scorer. As a kingpin for Medford in the clutch he also lead Twister rebound domination with 17 retrieves. Sturgis headed Lebanon with 18 points and clever- working Blanchat had 17. Hill scored 12 for Medford and Miles 11. Ron Price put in 12 for the Warriors and Medford Heads 36-27 Hill had 13 rebounds as Medford led in that depart- Be in Line Thursday, 10 A.M. The Rogue Shop, Ashland, Ore. Takes Drastic Action To Force Out Stock Posps o PRICE EXPLOSION!! We Need the Cash Within 30 days we must force out hug stocks. Realizing that sale of this magnitude requires a sacrifice, we have slashed prices with no regard of cost. We give fair warning this stock will not last at these prices. T ALL OUT SALE Selling Huge Stock... Hurry! Famous Name Brands All Finest Quality! ALL SALES FINAL -NO TELEPHONE ORDERS Sale Continues Daily at High Speed Savings Up to 50 Bring a Friend Share the Profits! A Once-a-Year Event Men's Suits Sport Coats Shirts Socks Jackets Slacks FAMILY SHOES Men's Dress Styles Work Boots and Shoes Children's Brand Names Women's and Misses The Rogue Shop Ashland, Oregon ment 52 to 40. Rich Benner cleared eight. Sturgis pulled 11 for the Valley loop repre sentative. Price had nine and Blanchat eight. Lebanon pulled up from a 27 to 36 early third quarter deficit to even the game at 45-all on a Price rebound. Then Joslin put Lebanon on top with steal and dri"e for 47 to 45. Score was knotted nine times after that, eight times in the fourth quarter. A Forde basket made the third quarter standing 47-each. Medford had the lead six times in the quarter but the Warriors went ahead 61 to 59 with 3:25 to go when Steve Simpson goaled off a Joslin feed. There was no more scoring until Price foul ed Forde on the Medfordites driver effort with 59 seconds left. The tallest Tornado made both free tries which sent the tangle into the extra stanza. Desperation Shot The southern Oregonians nabbed the ball on a missed Sturgis shot with 13 seconds left and took time out with nine seconds on the clock With five seconds left a Miles to Hill pass went out' of bounds. Lebanon called time with three seconds to play. A long desperation shot by Simpson was short. This is the way it went in the fourth stanza up until the time Simpson put Lebanon on top: Forde sank a rebound for 49 to 47 Medford. Price did the same to tie the score. An other Forde rebound was matched by a Sturgis driver Mike Neathamer scored on free line range shot for Med ford but Joslin countered with a long push. Hill scored on a Forde feed but Blanchat and Sturgis free tosses tied it at 55 apiece. Forde scored on a Miles' pass but Blanchat drove for a Warrior basket. Lebanon went: ahead briefly on an other Joslin long shot. Then Forde drove the base to tie the game at 59. Team Biases The Warriors caught ablaze as a whole team to overcome their nine-point deficit. Jos lin hit: from the slot and the slick Blanchat swished driver. Neathamer fired from inside the circle for the Tor nado for 38 to 31. Blanchat tallied on a drive and on fast break as the Warriors waxed hot. Score was 38 to 35, Forde stalled the Wilanv erte valley five with a three point play. Nevertheless, th Lebanon splurge continued as Price and Sturgis goaled. Medford's lead was but 41 to 39. Miles held off Lebanon with a hook and long push but these were matched by Joslin from the corner and Simpson from the side. Then the Price bucket made it 45 each. Lebanon had the best of it scorewise in the first quar ter with three-point leads of 9 to 6 and 11 to 8 but the Whirlwind seemed to gain in aggressiveness as Neathamer and Mitchell entered the ac tion. First quarter wound up 11 to 10 for the District 8 Lebanese. After a 13 to 10 Warrior lead, Medford fought in front. Tornado Goes Ahead Forde tossed in two free shots and Hill tabulated on Forde assist for a 14 to 13 edge. Lebanon went on top again 15 to 14 on a pair of Sturgis gifters. Nevertheless, Forde replied in kind, put in a tip in basket and added two more free points. A Benner driver gave the Tornadoes 22 to 15 command. Medford held four leads of eight points and was ahead by six, 32 to 26, at halftime. The Tornado outscorcd Lebanon 12 to 4 in the first 3 minutes of the second quarter and had a 22 to IS margin for the full period. Third quarter favored the Warriors 21 to 15. Field goaling and averag ing was close. Medford had 27 of 66 for .409 and Lebanon 26 of 64 for .406. Ninth in Row Triumph was the ninth in a row for Medford which stormed into the tournament by sweeping the last half of its conference. Both clubs worked the ball well at times. Lebanon had a bit the better of it on fast breaking. The Warriors were able to get their defense set consistently against the Med fords. Work of Forde, Hill and Benner on the boards kept the Warrior fast break from being more damaging. Lebanon, after taking 61 to 59 lead, tried to play keep away. Yet, the ball switched hands several times before Forde's tying free shots. Ron Davies' rebound bas ket with five seconds left was the winning goal as tall North Eugene outscored Mar shall eight to six in overtime in the second fracas last night. The Minutcmcn of Portland, f wo H ' o W i ..)..... win i iiiiinn)- in ii sTs fcssi n ' f'nH " nisrsiT MEDFORDtKsTRIBUNB A .9 SIPCMBTS YOUR TIRES VIE FOR REBOUND-Medford's Jack Forde (41) and Jim Hill (43) vie with Lebanon's Tim Blanchat (20) for rebound during game at Eugene last night in opening round of upset victim, had 14 to 11, 35 to 28 and 50 to 43 quarter advantages. A-l basketball tournament, The Black Tor nado won in overtime 67 to 63, with Forde netting 32 points. (UPI) like Lebanon, wiped out a nine point disadvantage to send their fray into extra time. Lagging 45 to 54 in the early fourth period, they knotted the game at 60-all with 1:55 to play on a d-iver by spectacular Nick Jones, who had 30 points for the evening. All-siater Bill Thomas had a chance to win for North with two seconds left when he missed on a one and one free shot chance. A Bob Craven goal try under the hoop was blocked at the buzzer. Davies and Craven gave North Eugene a 64 to 60 over- lime lead. Stan Koltsch put in two free throws for Mar shall. Craven drove the base for 66 to 62 but Mike Gallo way brought the Minutemen even with a long push shot and a driver off a swipe. Torrid Shooting North Eugene's Highland ers, No. 1 rated in state polls and like Medford almost an ' Scoring was torrid from the field. Marshall hit .464 and North Eugene .452. The taller Eugene club had re bound margin 44 to 33. Mar shall was hurt when 6-7 Bob Manser fouled out at the start of the fourth chapter. Medford's work will be cut out for it against North Eu gene. The Highlanders have Craven, 6-6, and Thomas and Davies, each 6-5, as regulars with Pete Robertson, 6-6 in reserve. The Tornado spill with South Eugene, the only club which has defeated North this season. A first night crowd of 10,- 142 broke the previous rec ord of 6,410. iioxks: T.ebanon Simpson Sturgis .... price Blanchat Joslin Grieve o-l Bush 0-0 ro 3-4 e-u 3-0 7-2(1 5-13 Rrb. PFT1 :i i 8 n in 0 4 12 A 17 3 3 10 .10 0 0 0 0 Totals 2S.-64 11-18-52 12 67 3 team rebounds. , Reb.PF TP 0 Medford re rT Benner 3-13 2-2 Hill 6-15 0-0 13 Forde 11-14 10-15 17 Miles - 5-10 1-2 4 Vowell 0-1 0-1 0 Mitchell 0-2 0-1 2 Neathamer 2-11 0-2 1 12 Totals 37-66 13-21'I2 ' 7 team rebounds. Lebanon II 15 21 14 283 Medford 10 22 IS 14 867 Officials Wilaon and Bucxiewlzs mm I Wlili ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE SPECIAL HERE'S HOW Wl SAVE YOUR TIRES Correct Caster, Camber, Toe-in Adjust Steering Weights Included Balance Front Wheels ll MAKES 111 MODELS NO UCtrtlOM 0 complete brake reline North Eufene KO FT Thomas 9-17 3-6 Craven 8-17 1-3 Davies 8-15 2-4 Gordon 1-3 1-1 Michael 5-9 4-4 Robertson 0-0 1-2 Green 0-1 0-0 Reb. PF TP 7 3 21 Totals 2S-62 12-2044 11 88 7 team rebounds. Marshall F(l FT Reb. IF TP Jones 12-17 Manser 1-2 Koltsrh 5-20 Hosteller .... fl-1 Galloway .... 6-13 Alexander .. l- McKlnney .. 0-0 Reese 1-1 Totals 28-98 H-19'33 16 68 5 team rebounds. North Eugene ' XI 1-1 I" O HO Marshall ... 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