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6 D THURSDAY. APRIL 18. 1363 MEDFORO MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON NFL Stars, Hornung, Karras Draw Indefinite Suspensions; League Officials Feel Action Warranted Detroit Club Fined $4,000 by Rozelle By TIM MORIARTY UPI Sperit Writer New York (UPI Most Na tional Football league offic ials, including Vince Lombar di of the world champion Green Bay Packers, today agreed that the indefinite sus pensions handed two of the pro game's greatest stars for betting on games were fully warranted. Pete Rozelle, once labeled "a tool" of the pro league's club owners, proved to be an frnn . HniOli C O m 111 lS.siO HT T Wednesday when he barred Paul Horning of the Packers, regarded as the most versatile nlavpr in fnnthall historv. and Alex Karras, star defensive tackle of the Detroit Lions The 37-year-old NFL com missioner also lined live oin er Detroit players $2,000 each for betting on tne moz league championship game and the Detroit club was fined $4,000 for failing to heed reports of Its players' gamming activi ties. Lombardl, coach and gen eral manager of the Packers, was "shocked and hurt" when he learned of Hornung's suspension but he admitted Rozelle had no alternative. "There is no evidence of criminal intent; that is, the shaving of points and so forth." Lombardl said. ' How ever, there was a definite vio lation of the player contract and the constitution and by laws of the league in regard to gambling, which is punish able by suspension." 8ms Stronger League Art Modell, president of the Cleveland Browns, said the suspensions "mean that the NFL will be stronger than ever before because of Rozclle's decisions. It should serve as a strong deterrent in the future." Other officials who praised the commissioner's decisions Included Jack Mara, president of the New York Giants and George Hulas, long-time own. er-coach of the Chicago Bears Coach Buddy Parker of the Pittsburgh Stcelcrs said he believed individual National Football league coaches should show more concern over the associatldn players cultivate off the field and de scribed the suspensions as "unfortunate." William Clay Ford, presi dent of the Lions, said Ro zellc's ruling "was slow In coming and rough when it got here." He added, "we feel the ruling was harsh and assume the players feel it was harsh." Hornung, the NFL's player-of-the year in 1B61 and a three - time league scoring champion, admitted he made "a foolish mistake" and said, "I Just hope and pray the sus pension will be lifted after next season." Karras wasn't quite as gracious in accepting his pen ally. "This is guilt by association and innuendo," said the 230 pound lineman who is 28, a year older than Hornung. "I'm not guilty and I've done nothing to be ashamed of." Both suspended players said they had no plans until 1964 when their cases will be reviewed by Rozelle. They had hoped to continue playing football elsewhere, but of ficials of the American Foot ball league and the Canadian leagues said they would hon or the NFL suspensions. Maybe 111 go into wres tling for the rest of my life," said Karras, who once wres tled professionally as "Killer Karras." Rozelle, who revealed he "did much soul searching" be-1 fore handing down his sweep ing suspensions and fines said all seven players in volved "admitted the betting to us." Hornung, an All -America quarterback at Notre Dame before he joined the pro ranks, was specifically charged ,with making bets on college and pro football games through a West Coast friend from 1959 through 1961. The wagers ranged from $100 to $300 a game. Except for one season, in which he won $1,500, Hornung broke approximately even on his gambling, Rozelle revealed. The facts of the Karras case are somewhat different than those which hung Hornung. Karras was not an habitual gambler but he consorted with individuals described by Detroit police as "known hoodlums." The Lions' tackle, though, did make at least six significant bets on NFL games since 1958. One of Karras' last bets was a $100 wager on last sea son's NFL title game between the Packers and the Giants. Five of his teammates - John Gordy, Gary Lowe, Joe Schmidt, Wayne Walker and Sam Williams - bet $50 on the same contest. They all won their bets they bet correctly on the Packers - but they wound up paying stiff penalties. MEBF0RDta!TRIBUirg SPORTS Southern Oregon Round Robin Host Ashland - Southern Oregon college will host its second tennis match of the season as the second of three round robins will be played here Friday and Saturday, Coach Alex Petersen announced. Chico State, Seattle univer- HIGHEST VALUES! Booster Groups Will Convene Crater Boosters club will meet at 7:30 o'clock this eve ning at the Pioneer cafe In Central Point. Medford Linebackers club will have its final luncheon meetlno of the school year on Friday noon at Norm unucK Wagon. Coaches of the area will be guests. sity and University of Oregon will participate. On Friday SOC plays U of O and Seattle meets Chico at 2 p.m. At 9 a.m. Saturday SOC will meet Chico and U of O will oppose Seattle. At 2 p.m. final matches will have SOC against Seattle and U of O against Chico. Oregon State university was winner and Southern Ore gon second last week in a round robin which included Willamette university and St. Mary's college. UO Ducks Slate BYU University of Oregon, Eu gene - Oregon, trcsli trom a 74-71 dual meet win over Stanford, tackles improved Brlgham Young Saturday in a two-way test at Hayward Field. The meet will start at 1 p.m. with competition In the field events while the running events wll lgel underway at 1:30 p.m. Those times are one-half hour earlier than previously scheduler! and have been shifted to avoid conflict with Oregon's North ern division baseball p,;tinc against Oregon Slate nt llowc field. Coach Bill Boworman'a Ducks, on the strength of some fine efforts in the win over Stanford, continue to dominate Northern division track performances. The Webfoots lead in seven events and share top billing in two others. A quartet of performers own leaderships in two events for the Web foots. Dave Stccn in the shot put and discus. Keith Forman in the mile and two-mile, and Mel Henfro In the broad jump and high hurdles are undis puted leaders, while Dave Blunt shares the top spot in both dashes Top Northern division track marks: MHS Girls Net Victors Medford high won from St. Mary's 6 to 2 yesterday in a girls' tennis match. RI8ULTH Nlneles Shareen Vnuns M rtrf Laura Oatzcr, SM, 61. ((-; Sue Naumes. SM, def. Diane Paulson, )- . 7-0 B. it Marv WuUh SI, dcf. Kathy Smith. M, 6-4. aanara irvin. M, del Sarah RODirUOn. SM. tl-l ti-3: Paula Low- ery, M. def. Jeanne Rossi. SM. 7-5. 6-0; Charlotte Reynolds. M, def. .-m'pnanic Houen, u-i. B-O; Sue Home. M. -4. Chariotte Sokolow skl. SM. H-3. match halted by rain; Jcnnee Salade. M, def. Suste La ten -dreisc, SM. 6-3, 6-3. Ooubtps trying and Lowery def. Ratzer and WaUh. 8-5. Seals, Bucks Deadlocked in WHL Playoff united Press International The Southern division play off finals between the San. FranclSCQ Seals and the Port land Buckaruos are going down to the wire, sire - and the wire Is in Portland. The Seals assured that the liest of seven series would take Just that many Wednesday night when they shut out the Bucks roos 3-0 at San Francis co to square matters at 3-3, it was announced after the game that the deciding con test will be played in the Portland arena next Tuesday, April 23. Wmmv en a" 'M TBI Crater High Trips Ashland Nine 10-3 Central Point - Crater high, doing the bulk of its damage in the second and third innings, whipped Ash land here yesterday in a non league baseball encounter. It was the second win this season for the Comets over the Grizzlies. The teams split a Southern Oregon confer ence twinbill. Crater collected four runs in the second panel when Mike Glines doubled home two markers. Larry Mason and Dave Twedell singled in the stanza and there were a base on balls, a groundout and an error. SUSPENDED-Paul Hornung, top, of the Green Bay Pack ers, and Alex Karras, bottom, of the Detroit Lions, yester day were "suspended indefi nitely ' for betting on games by National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The commissioner explained that the cases of Hornung and Karras could not possibly be reviewed before 1!B4. (UPI) MH Tennis Crew Wins A tennis match between Crater and Medford high boys, started Tuesday and completed Wednesday, was won by Medford 5 to 2. The Comets of Central Point took one of the singles matches when Cliff Pickham downed Nick Rasmussen and one of the doubles when Pink ham and Joe McCalvy trip ped Dean Hansen and Jim Rowan. And, they came close to taking a couple of singles tussles. The Southern Oregon con ference engagement was con sidered a home one for Cra ter although it was contested on the Medford courts. Crater plays at Klamath Falls on Friday and Ashland at Medford. On Saturday it will be Klamath Falls at Med ford and North Bend at Cra ter. RKSULTS: singles Mike Naunies. M. def. Mike Gardner. C. 6-2. 6-0; Gary Highland. M. def. Robert Bruce. C. 6-2. 6-4: Cliff Pinkham. C. def. Nick Rasmusten. M. 0-6. 6-4. 12 10; Greg Peters. M. def. Mike Tur ner. C, 6--0. 4-6. 7-5: Tom Glon nlng, M. def. Joe McCalvy, C. 3-7, 6-4, 7-5. . noublea Lee Wimberley and Naunica def. Gardner and Bruce, 812, fl-3; Plnkham and McCalvy def. Dean Hanaen and Jim Rowan 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Mason, who pitched the first three frames for the Comets, helped the Crater of fense cause with a two-run single in the third inning, Neil Rivenburg and Don Ki bourn also got hits. A base on balls preceded the safe ties. There were three mark ers in the stanza. Ashland had a three-run second panel on the strength of a waiK and hits by Jan Susee, John Rhodes and Den nis Kcndell. Glines and Mason each had two hits for Crater and Rhodes and Kendall each a pair for the Bruins. Mason fanned five and walked one while allowing three hits in his three cantos on the hill. Wayne Clay whif fed three and permitted two hits in his two innings. Larry Pepper chucked the last two chukkers, as Coach Bill Piche gave his pitching staff a workout. Pepper struck out three. Dave Barger struck out three, walked two and allow ed all seven Comet hits in three innings. Dane Smith went the other three, striking out one and giving up two free passes. Ashland is to play a league doubleheader at Grants Pass on Saturday. Crater will have no Saturday action. Its date with Corvallis has been post poned until Wednesday, May i, when a twilight-night dou blebiil will start at 6 p.m. at Memorial field, White City. Corvallis has not played a game this season because of bad weather in its area. And, the Spartans want to be bet ter organized before making any long road trip. With the weather being what it has been and with the threat still hanging on, Piche indicated he was just as happy his Fireballs have a bye this week end. Ashland Grizzlies Down SM in Track Ashland - Ashland high won eight of the 14 events here yesterday afternoon in posting a 65' 2 to 56' victory over the St. Mary's of Med ford track team. Each school had a pair of double winners. Gerald Brown won the mile and half mile for the Grizzlies and Jim Lamb the high hurdles and high jump. For St. Mary's Jim Webb took the 100 and 220-yard sprints and Tom Dar land the 440 and broad jump. Other Ashland winners were Don Sorenson in the shot put, Dennis Ekwall in the low hurdles, Tom Huff in the javelin and Bill Jury in the pole vault. Pete Naumes took the discus for the Cru saders and the SM team of ,Tim Sakraida, Jim Calhoun, Webb and Darland won the relay. Ashland is slated to go to Klamath Falls this Saturday for a meet with KF and Bend but the meet could turn into a dual with Klamath at Ash land. Snow now covers the Klamath track. Nail- WiSULTS: High hurdles Lamb. A mcs. SM; Skwalt. A. 17.1. 100 Webb. SM; Boyce, A: Simpson. A. 10.6. Mile Brown, A; Wruck. SM; B. Reverman. SM. 4:42.1. Shot put Sorenson. A; Cook. SM; Saner. R. 44-10. 440 Darland, SM; Tyler. A; J. Reverman. SM. 33.8. Chico Stops Raider Undefeated Streak Ashland - Southern Oregon college's undefeated status in 1963 baseball play was brought to a halt yesterday. The Chico State Wildcats tripped the Red Raiders of the Roffua 6 to !i and 4 to :i in non- conference play at Chico, Calif. Chico Dickcd ud enough runs in the first innini- of the seven inning starter to win. They scored three on two tuts. an error and a stolen base. In the nine-inning second hassle, the Wildcats went ahead 4 to 2 on three runs in the bottom of the eighth on two hits and two walks. Wail drove in the runs with a bases loaded double. Hughes hits five for seven for SOC. He tripled. Paul Blinka swatted four for. seven. Southern Oregon had won eight straight games before yesterday's setbacks. LA Lakers Top Celts Los Anscles-(UPD-The Los tory. He lopped all point-maK-1 ..mmr. T.;.krr ivaWcd the ers with 42 - on 17 field MM-; SCORE: Ahhland 030 000 0 3 7 Crater 143 002 x 10 7 1 Baraer. Smith 4i and DeBoer: Mason. Clay Mi. Pepper (6t and Summerfield, Rotenberger (6j, Martell Reelected By Ski Club Wayne Martell has been re elected president of the Rogue Snowmen ski club. The Snowmen named Dave Keiscr vice president and Mrs. Arthur Ekerson secretary-treasurer. A total of 135 Snowmen members have signed up for the free day Sunday, April 21, at Mt. Shasta Ski bowl. They will get free use of the lift and of equipment as long as it lasts. Beginners will re ceive free lessons. SOFTBALL MONDAY Salem -HOT- The biennial Softball game between legis lators and lobbyists Is sched uled for 3:30 p.m. Monday in the mall In front of the capitol building. TEAMS DIVIDE Forest Grove (UPD Pacific and Portland State split a non-conference baseball dou bleheader Wednesday, with PSC winning the opener 8-2 and Pacific the second game 4-3. A wild pitch by Gordon Riese in the seventh inning sent Gary Lee home with Pa cific's winning run in the nightcap. Boston Celtics by one game I today as the teams look a 1 breather in the best-of-scven j National Basketball Associa tion (NBA) championship se I rles. The Lakers scored a llli-il!) victory in the thud game Wednesday night, leaving the Celtics ahead In the series by two games to one. Boston won the first two games on its goals and 8 free throws. West was a tiger on the hoards Willi eight rebounds and was particularly effective in the final quarter when the Lakers moved into their big gest lead of the night. The Lakers outscored the Celtics, 36-11) in the final period. Baylor had a total of 38 points and grabbed 23 rebounds. The Celtics, Bill Russell HOCKEY UO, and Tom Rutty Brown, WALKER THI WEEPER'S 1243 S. Riverside 100 Dave Blunt Boawell. OSU. 0.8; OSU. S.7. 220 Blum. HO. and Boivrll. OSU. It,?; nrown, OSU. and Jerry Plowman W. 21 (I. 440 Norm Hoffman. OSU. and Lynn Eves. OSU. 48 2; Ray Van Aaten. UO. 48 4. 88011 oilman. OSU I 41 .V Keith rtirinaii. UO. 1 31; Iain Col. pitta. OSU, I 31 8. Mile Konnan. UO. 4 00 1: Ar chly San Hotnanl. UO. and Moi nan Grolh. OSU. 4 04.7. 2-mlle Forman. UO. 8 3S8; San Romiini. UO. II IM 1 Orntl, OSl! :IIS. .i-mlte Dick OouBlaa. I. 14 IV Paul llrnden. I. 14.1J; Jib Colpitla. WSU. 1430 HUh hurdle Mel Renfro. UO. I I. Tom Valt, OSU, 14 4; Mike Thrall. W. 14 5. Intermediate hurdlea W y a 1 1, OSU. 38 11. Thrall. W. 38 4; Ren fro. O. Brown. OSU. and Trank Marah. OSU 38 6 lilati lunin Paul Sliilwr ITr. 8-81,; Terry Llewellyn. UO, -9;' ; Ray Nickleherrv W. 6-Bt,. Broad Jump Renfro. UO. and Phil Shlnnu-k. W 24.8V Wart buka Weal W -', Pole vault Brian Sterntwrf. W. I 15-17',: Marl frank. UO. 1J-0 .4 tied at 14-8i Shot put Uae Sleen. UO St 8V Dick Brown UO. 34-4; Don ! Roberta. OSU, 33-1 1 Dl.i-llm Star,, 1 'It IT... I .... I Jaaano. OSU 18.V2. lUrvey lla'w ken. W. 136.8. Jayelln Gary Slenlund. OSU. M-SV Lea Tipton. UO. 337-10',; John Burna. UO. 232-5 Triple Jump Weal. W 48-3 V Vern fox. UO. 48-3V Bob Buhy. . 4S.'a. I STt KN 1 Htll'C Untied Pre International (Semifinal hrl-of-seyen) auuinrTit Miwiion San Francuco . Portland Nimhern llhlilon Vancouver Seattle w. i. or oa .3 3 in 18 .3 3 18 It I W. I ill (.A 3 2 17 13 2 :t 13 17 Mritnr.ftav' KeMllt Vancouver ;l. Seattle 2 home court Sunday and Tues- ; WM ncld to 19 rebound. day- j comedown considering his 38 The fourth game will be ; wnen tne Celtics beat the played at the Los Angeles : Lak(,rs . 1.3-106 at Boston Sports Arena Friday night . Tuesday night. The game us already a sell-out ' so a closed circuit television : VIE AT HOUSTON has been set up at two Los Houston - UPt - Its lakes Angeles theaters where the ! dyed blue, its fairways cc overflow faithful can wit- mcnt - hard, its greens thick ncss Hie game. Tickets arc and verdant, the Memorial priced al $2.50. : Park golf course today began Wednesday night's crowd of i bearing Hie brunt of 1149 pros 15.4D3 was a record basket- and 10 amateurs teeing off hall gathering for the Sports! for the $50,000 Houston Clas-! Arena. The old mark was ! sic. This is the year the ex-! 15.212 set April 7 when the j Perls are looking for a new Lakers met the St. Louis Classic record for 72 holes, j Hawks in a Western Division The old record of 273 was set Jerry West - with consid-1 V 'g Mike Souchak in 1955. erable assistance from team- McMinnville - ilW- A sched matt Elgin Baylor was a j tiled baseball game between: orte-man wild west show In Oregon and Lintield was rain Wednesday night's Laker vic-1 ed out here Wednesday. WHITE LEVI'S SLIM FITS See Them Today at LAMPORT'S Madford'f Most Popular SPORTING GOODS STORE 226 East Main Phone 772-6815 Downtown Medford Low hurdlea Ekwalt A; Sakrai- Broad Jump Darland. SM; Sa kraida. SM: Boyce. A. 19-6. Javelin Huff. A; l-ainoun. auoi Morris. A 188-8. Discu Naumea. SM; Sorenson, A; Lohman A. 131-V 220 Webb. SM; Boyce. A; Simp aon. A. 24 0. 880 Brown. A; Tyler. A; Batzer, SM. 2;08.6. Pole vault Jury. A: Johnson A; Richtcr. SM. tl feet. High jump Lamb. A; Sakraida, SM; lie third. 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